The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-03
EVENTS IN 1905.
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lister who was hostile to Napoleon l..
at Vienna; aged "a.
Convention The Woman's National
Suffrage association met in Baltimore.
Cyclone: Tbs Society and Tahiti groups
OF Islands damaged to the extent OF
100000
s. Accident: An explosion IN the Stewart
collieries at Oak Hill. " Va. caused
the death Of 2S miners
TO- Obituary: Paul Laurence Dunbar, the
negro poet, at Dayton. o. aged "a
Il Fire: At Duluth, MINI. loss of 81. 0o0. =
no by the burning of an elevator
plant
Personal: Alice Roosevelt married to
Congressman Nicholas LonRworth at
the white House.
ls Poltical Clement Armand Fallieres
inaugurated president of France.
10. Political: The hungarian parliament
dissolved by a show of force. at Buda-
pest.
q. Earthquakes Seismic disturbance fol
lowed by a tidal wave resulted In a
loss Of life estimated at 1000 on the
coast Of Colombia.
% Fire: Loss Of 100000 By the burning
of the San Francisco lighting plant
Is. Fire: The plant OF the Intercolonial
railway burned at Moneton n. b
loss 81 10000
Obituary: Hon. David 3 Henderson.
former speaker of the house OF repre-
sentatives, at Dubuque. Ia. aged Sc.
r. Obituary: Prof. Samuel 7. Langley.
secretary OF the Smithsonian inst-
tute and a scientist OF worldwide rep
utation, at Aiken. 8. G.
Personal; Prince Eite Frederick second
son OF Emperor William of Germany.
married to the DuoIesse Sophie Char
lotte Of Oldenburg in the imperial pal
ace at Berlin.
MARCH.
l. Tornado: "a killed by a storm which
swept over Meridian. Miss. property
loss 100000
4. Obituary Lieut.. Gen. John M Soho.
field L. S. A, retired. at ST Angus
tine. Fla; aged rs.
6. Obituary: Gen. Sir William Forbes
Gatacre, a British leader in the Sudar
and in the Boer war. in London; aged
6-8. Philippines: Fight between Gen
Leonard Woods force and the Moros
on Mount DaJo 800 Moros killed, and
the troops suffered a loss OF IL killed
and SO wounded
7. Political: The French ministry, head
ed by Premier Rouver, resigned after
n defeat on the church question.
10. Obituary: Eugene Richter. Radical
leader OF the reichstas. long an oppo-
nent OF Bismarck and one of Ger
many's most noted political editors. in
Berlin; aged g.
il. Disaster: Mine explosion at Pas de
Calais. France. caused the death of
over 100 miners.
Shlpwreck q sailors persisted by the
sinking Of the Phenix liner British
King of Sable island.
Obituary: Or. Manuel Quintana. presi-
dent OF the Argentine Republic, at
Buenos Ayres; aged II.
IL. Judicial: Decision by the United
States supreme court that corporations
must produce their books and papers
and answer questions In actions
brought by the government.
Is. Shipwreck British steamer Colne
foundered off the Dutch coast; 11
sailors drowned
Obituary: Susan Brownell Anthony, pho
neer woman suffragist. at Rochester.
N. Y; aged &C.
a. Sporting: Battling Nelson defeated
Terry McGovern in a six round CON
test In Philadelphia.
is. Convention: National assembly of tho
United Mine Workers OF America
opened in indianapolis
ls. Accident 80 killed and 20 injured in
head-on collision on the Denver and
Rio Grande. near Adobe. Colo
no. Earthquakes Several prosperous
towns In Formosa destroyed. causing
the loss OF several thousand lives les.
timated) and property damage of
&45, 900.
49, Accident: IL miners killed by a snow.
slide al Silverton. Colo
9o Obituary: Mrs. A. d. T. Whitney au-
thoress. best known by her stories for
young people. at Milton. Mass. aged
Political: Charles S. Francis of Troy,
N. Y. appointed to succeed Bellamy
Storer as American ambassador to
Austria.
II. Judicial: Judge Otis J. Humphrey of
the United States district court grant
ed the immunity pleas OF the officers
OF five packing firms under indictment
for conspiracy in restraint of trade, In
Chicago.
q. Obituary: DR.. Robert ogden Doremus.
well known chemist. in New York city:
aged So.
Accident: Heavy loss OF life by explo-
sion in the Century mines. West Vlr-
ginia.
g. Obituary: Ras Makonnen the most
noted man in Abyssinia. who com
manded the army which defeated the
Italians in 1896, at Jibuti.
26. Philippines 16 American soldiers and
30 Pulajanes killed In a fight at Ma
gaton. Samar.
Obituary: Col. H. K. shackelford au-
tnOr OF popular detective STORIES at
cambridge. Ga: aged 65.
Fire. Wrangel. Alaska, nearly wiped
out.
Accident: 10 trainmen killed and II ir>
1ured in wreck on the Chicago and
Northwestern. near Casper. Wyo.
q. Obituary; Norval f. Foard. VIC"
known Baltimore journalist. In that
city; aged 60. w. H. Mcdonald. we'll
known actor. one of the original
"Bostonians," at Springfield. Mass.
aged Sc.
Fire; Steamer Plymouth. Fall River
line, with other properties. burned at
Newport, r. t.: loss 81, 900. 900.
Is. Fire: At Jamestown. Pa. loss $500 900.
81. Political: The International conference
on Morocco affairs at AlReciras came
to agreement upon all points In dis
pute between Germany and France.
Coal Strike; About 10000 miners stop
ped work,
APRIL.
l. Obituary; Gen. Blanco. last captain
general OF Cuba. in Madrid; aged "A.
s. Obituary: Eastman Johnson. noted
American genre painter. in New York
city; aged 81
Mount Vesuvius: Violent explosions
took place in the crater. accompanied
by streams of lava and showers of
cinders over the surrounding country
as far as Naples.
g. Obituary: Alexander Kielland. the
foremost Russian author. called the
"Daudet of Norway" at Bergen:
aged 81.
Political Parliamentary crisis in Hun
gary ended by a compromise between
the crown and the Hungarian indie