Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

10. Financial Troubles: Milburne Flour
Mills Co.. in Philadelphia, failed for
s751.OOo
q. Sporting: Nealon won the Suburban
handicap at Sheepshead Bay.
Political: During riot over political
questions in Lisbon. Portugal, citi-
zens were killed and over 100 people
injured.
q. Sporting: Michael J. Sheridan estab-
lished a new worlds record for throw
Ing the discus. in New York city: dis
lance 1876 feet 10 inches.
"a. Shipwreck: British steamship Santi-
ago foundered off Corral. Chile: out Of
80 souls on board SO were lost.
70. Sporting: Cornell won the four mile
race for varsity Fights at Poughkeep-
sic. n. Y; time 20 minutes 2 2-5 Sec
onds Richard Cookers Orby won the
Irish Derby at Dublin.
q. Obituary: Elizabeth Cary Agassiz
widow of the great scientist and one
of the founders of Radcliffe college,
at Boston: aged a.
Sporting: Harvard won in the annual
four Dared contest at New London,
Conn.
So Obituary: Francis Murphy, noted
temperance lecturer. at Los Angeles
aged II.
4 Sporting: Nazzaro, an italian. won
France breaking the worlds record
by an average speed of az miles an
hour.
8. Storm: A tornado in central Wiscon-
sin destroyed 26 lives.
l. Obituary: Francis B. Thurber. mer-
chant, lawyer and economist. IN New
York city; aged 65.
3. Convention: 18th annual convention
of the National Educational associa-
ton at Los Angeles.
Ii. Sporting: Peter Pan won the Brigh-
ton handicap at Brighton Beach. n. Y.
May Sutton. the California wonder re-
captured the all England tennis cham
pionship at Newport, Wales.
Is. Accident: 10 killed and II injured by
an explosion In the turret of the bat
tleship Georgia during target practice
at Boston.
II. Accident: s persons killed and many
injured by the collapse of a building
IN London. Ont.
Financial: Thebaud Bros one of New
York's Oldest shipping concerns. failed
for nearly 100000.
Obituary: Prof. Angelo Heilprin. noted
geolosist.. who made the ascent of
Mont Pelee during the eruption of
1902, In New York city; aged 54
10. Obituary: Gen. George w. Mindil. civil
war veteran, who became colonel at
the age of 10. In New York city: aged
Ga. Hector Henri Malot. noted French
anu novelist, III tdFlS, aSSu
u
Korea: The emperor of Korea abdicat-
ed in favor of the crown prince
20. Accident: 81 killed and many injured
in wreck on the Pere Marquette
road near Salem Mich.
n. Korea: Riot In Seoul, the capital, on
account OF the change of ruler.
q. Shipwreck: SO passengers lost from
the steamer Columbia. which sank in
collision with schooner off the
Mendocino coast.
8. Korea: BY convention between
Japan and Korea Japan assumed en-
tire control of the internal administra-
ton of Korea ..
r. Obituary: United States Senator Ed
mund w. Pettns of Alabama at Ho.
Springs, N c.: aged Sc.
Ship Disaster; lives lost by the burn
ing of the steamer Frontenac on Ca
yuga lake. -. .s
| g. Fire; In Nemphis: loss $500, 600 by
flames in the business section. A
large sectioA. of Coney Island amuse-
nent resorts burned. with loss Of 81 :
! 800, Co., C,-...
%. Fires: In New York city tenement
house blaze destroyed 10 lives Long
Beach hotel. high class summer re-
sort on the Long Island coast. accom-
modating 800 guests. burned to the
ground. ei
| 81. Obituary: Francis Miles Finch, law
yer and 1urist,. author of the war
elegy 1.-THE Blue and the Gray" at
| Ithaca: aged 50.
Morocco: An inland tribe of Moors at
| tackled the French port OF Casablan-
ca, killing II foreign residents, includ-
| ing Frenchmen.
AUGUST.
I. Obituary: David Christie Murray.
| British playwright and novelist, in
| London: aged 81.
| g. Standard Oil Trials: Standard OIL
Company of Indiana fined 500. 900 by
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands OF
| the United States district court al
Chicago for accepting rebates from
railways in violation of law.
| Obituary: Augustus st. Gaudens, the
sculptor. in Cornish. N. H: aged 50.
! 4. Railroad Accident: 40 passengers
| killed by the wreck OF a railway coach
near Anglers France
8. Morocco: French and Spanish troops
| landed at Casablanca and. being fired
upon by the Moors. the French cruiser
Galilee shelled the town.
| 8. Morocco Moors attacked Casablanca
and were driven off by gun fire from
the allied warships.
Telegraph Strike: Operators went GU,
| In Is cities OF the south and west
IL Conventions: SD annual session of the
Typographical union opened at Hot
Springs
1 operators OF New
| York city Joined the strike.
Morocco: 1900 Moors attacked Case
blanca and were repulsed by Frenc1
machine guns.
Ia. Financial Troubles: The Pope Manu-
featuring Co.. maintaining several
plants throughout the country. failed
| for 81, 100000.
i5 Explosion: killed and 50 injured by
explosion in a dynamite factory al
Doemitz. Germany.
Obituary: Joachim, famous Hungar ar
vioinist in Berlin; aged rs.
Fire: Loss of SS00000 by flames in the
hotel section OF Old Orchard. Me-
l6. Telegraph Strike: Commercial Te!eg-
raphers' union ordered out on a gen.
| eral strike.
II. Financial Troubles: Curtiss. Letget1
& Co. Of Troy. N. r. failed foi a..
100000.
Is. Convention: The international Social.
list congress opened at Stuttgart.
q. Financial Troubles: The Oregon Trust
and Savings bank of Portland. Ore.
placed in hands of a receiver.
=. Fires: Loss of s1.0oo000 by flames ir
the fashionable shopping district Of
Pittsburg. Loss of sl500,0o0 in tn,
| business section of Cincinnati.
Is Obituary: The Earl of Dunmore. mos
prominent Christian Scientist In Eng
! land at Canterbury; aged Sc.
-. Conventions: 24th annual conference
of the International Law association