Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-11

29-Ninety miners killed by mine explo-
sion near Thurmond, w. Va.
FEBRUARY.
John d. Rockefeller makes So. O00,-
600 gift to educational work.
12-20O lives lost by sinking Of Joy
line steamer Larchmont off Block Island
X L.. Death of ex-Goy. Frank w. Hig-
gins of New York.
1876 persons killed and 100 injured
in train wreck on New York Central in
New York City.
2O-$lT3,0OO stolen from Z. 3. sub
treasury in Chicago
21-English steamer Berlin goes down
of coast of Holland; $50 lives lost. 80.
Cornelius J. Shea and associates acquit-
tcdf of conspiracy in Chicago. Mrs.
Dora Mcdonald shoots and kills Webster
$. Guerin in Chicago.
Pennsylvania railroads lS-hour
flyer wrecked near Johnstown, Pa.
Missouri Legislature adjourned by small
pox scare.
Fifty ninth Congress adjourns sine
die. Three changes in Presidents cab
met take effect.
7-Strother brothers in Culpe2per, Va.
acquitted of murder under ''unwritten
law"
9-Death of John Alexander Dowie..
VIII J. Davis freed OF responsibility for
Iroduois theater disaster by Judge Kim
brough of Danvile, Ill.
12-Death of NJ. Casimir Perier, for
mer president of France. Magazines on
French battleship Jena explode at Toulon,
killing so and ininring 800 persons.
14-Death of Maurice Grau, impress
sario.
16-Buning of IIeicon Hall. Upton
Sinclair's colony, near Englewood. \. j.
1S-Greater Louisville exposition open
ed.
19-Death of Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
22-Many persons killed in riots in
Moldava
25-Death of Alexander Beaubicn. first
white male born in Chicago
3l-Death of Galusha \. Grow, former
Congressman from Pennsylvania.
APRIL.
2-Chicago elects Fred \. Busse.
Republican. Mayor and approves new
traction ordinance by majority OF 32.l26
4-Hotcl fire in san Francisco Kills II
persons. Lunacy commission declares
Harry X. Thaw sane
9-IlowaM Nicholas and Leonard Leo
pold convicted of murder Of Mrs. Mar
garet Leslie in Chicago.
11-Lord Cromer British ruler in
Egypt. resigns.
Standard Oil Company convicted
in Illinois court of rebatirs.
14-Death Of James H. Eckes of Chi
cugo . EARTHQUAKES ut Chiapa and
Chilpancineo. Nevico.
l5-Great Northcrns Oriental Limited
derailcd by wreckers az Bartlett. y. D.
16-1!-Nolcsnic eruptions in Chile.
90 Grea, fire in native quarter of
Manila.
&c Opening of jamestown (va) Ex-
position
ao-HurTicore in Caroline Islands kills
zoo people.
ny.
,-Crcar boss g.; lie from r,.,. SEA in
Csnton Chioa.
Sir Alexar3er Sweticaham retires
as Governor Of .,Ame az.
6-Dr. John Watson Clam Maclaren)
dies in Mt pleasaat. Iowa. e.. Tornado
wipes out towns Of Rirthright and Ridge
way, TEXAS
1910 bora to King Alfonso of
| Spain.
ll-Mystic shr.ner special wrecked at
Honda. Cal. and 81 lives lost.
l2-Mine fire at Velardena, Mexico,
kills 90 men ... earthquake in China
kills 1000 persons.
l7-Isaac Stephenson elected United
/
9J-Death Of Theodore Tilton in Paris.
26-Death of Mrs. William Mckinley
JUNE.
/ Oscar IL. resumes reign as King Of
Sweden
6-Sudden death Of Mrs Helen NJ.
Cougar.
Fatal and destructive tornado in
Kentucky and southern Illinois and In
diana.
9-Death Of Julia Magruder. Novelist.
1o-Great strike against government in
wine growing regions of France. 800
lives lost in burning of Chinese thester
in Hongkons.
1l-Death of Senator John T. Msrga.
Of Alabama.
12-2OO lives lost in hurricane o. Care
| line Islands.
1s-Msysr Schmitr Of San Franchises
convicted Of extortien.
i4-Oiympio Thcster burns in Chicago
16-Cssr dissslves the Dunn.
1S-Death of Pref. Alexander y. Her
schel, English astronomer.
2O-Mayor Mcclellan of New Yorl
breaks FIRST sod for constructors Of sres
Cntskill aqueduct.
26-Fire destroys block of buildings as
Joining jamestown opposition.
3O-Desth Of Francis Murphy, temper
ance evangelist
july.
Fatal wizdstorm sweeps western
Wisconsin.
6-Jssn d. Rockefeller appears ss wit
ness in court Ia Chicago.
T-TsrRado damages Long Pine, Nes.
S-DeatA Of James McGrsxahsn, gsa
pei song writer.
DEMONSTRATION Of President Fsl
Heres attempted in Paris.