Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31


Z. Pacific Fleet: The battleships sailed |
from San Francisco bound for the |
orient.
Convention: The National Good Roads |
association met in Buffalo.
g. Fire: Flames on the Boston piers |
caused a loss of $l500.o00 |
g. Political: Diplomatic relations severed |
between the United States and Ven |
e2uela.
Obituary: Gen. Samuel II. Hurst, noted
civil war veteran, at Chnlicothe. O.; !
aged 70.
o. Political: William Jennings Bryan
nominated for the presidency by the
Democratic convention at Denver.
U. Political: Obaldia elected president OF
Panama.
Convention: Federation of American
Zionists met 1T Atlantic City.
l3. Sporting: The Olympic games opened
in London by King Edward.
IA. Convention: Western Federation Of
Miners met ct Denver.
l6. Political: Eugene W. Chain and Aaron
S. Watkins nominated for president
and vice president by the Prohibition
convention at Columbus. O.
is. Sporting: Martin J. Sheridan of New
York made a new world record by
hurting the discus 12S feet inches at
the London Olympic games.
10. Convention: National congress of Es-
perantists met at Chautauqua n. Y.
Co. of Detroit, members of tiae New
York Stock Exchange, placed in the
hands of receiver, owing 81, 100000.
Centenary: Opening of the celebration
of the Booth anniversary of the found
ing of the city of Quebec
q. Obituary: Bishop Henry c. Potter Of
the diocese of New York, at Coopers-
town. n. Y: aged 70.
%. Judicial: Decision of the United States
court of appeals ovcrruIed the So 2t0.-
go Standard On line imposed by Judge
Lands.
Personal: The Prince of Wales landed
at Quebec TO attend the tercentenary
celebration.
"A. Political: Constitutional government
restored in Turkey.
Sporting: John ]. Hayes. an American.
won the Olympic Marathon race at
London.
81. Convention: 18th universal peace con-
gress met IN London.
C. Political: Thomas /. EisSer and John
Temple Graves nominated fo- presi-
dent and vice president by the indie
pendence league convention at Chica-
go.
AUGUST.
/. Fire: leo square miles of territory in
British Columbia swept by a confia
grafton started by bush fires; loss
sI.0VO,C50 and many deaths reported.
l. Obituary: Bronson Howard american
playwright, author Of Saratoga"
| shenandoah and other popular plays.
al Avon-by-the-Sea. \. J.; aged Co.
William Boyd Allison OF Iowa, father
OF the senate" at Dubuque: aged 20
Katharine Prescott Wormiey, vcn
| known translator OF El!zec's works
into English. at Jackson, y. II; aged
sS.
Acronautics: Count Zeppelin Travelled 26l
| miles over southern Germany IN q dir
| i-i In I.-.pS aft ard
| destroyed BY FIRE
! G. Obituary: Elizabeth NJ. Stewart,
/ founder of the w. G. T. L.. at Hicks
| vile, o.. ascd 80.
! Fire: At Midway, Ky, warehouses
| burned with whisky in bond valued at
| S2,,o2O53.
Conventions: International CONGRESS- OF
historical scieDpes met in Berlin. Pan
American .neiIcal congress opened in
Guatemala CITY, Guatemala
| 8. Financial Troubles: The Pillsbury-
Washburn Flour Mills Co in Mime
apolis placed in receivers hands; liza
bilites $9,oGJC11.
10. Conventions: Annual conventions OF
the International Typographical and
| of the Stcrcotypcrs ard l-lecsrotypers'
unions and also the American Fedora
ton of Catholic Societies opened in
| BoSt on.
! Obituary: Louise Chandler Moulton
well known author. in Boston; aged 72
II. Obituary: Ira n. Sankey singing
evangelist and author of hymns IN
| Brooklyn; aged Gs.
- Obituary: A. II. Spofford, formerly IL
brar!an of congress. at Plymouth, N
H; aged So.
l6. Obituary: J. W. a. Macdonald. known
as Americas Oldest sculptor, at Yon-
kers, n. Y; aged 81.
Fire: At Oklahoma City, Okla, Lee no.
tel destroyed: loss st50,0oa
| Convention: sd annual meeting of tht
National Editorial association opened
at st. Paul
II. Conventions: International Esperanto
congress met in Dresden. Saxony.
is. Personal: Rear Admiral Robley D
Evans, U. S. N. placed on the re
tired list at the naval age limit OF G.
years.
10. Pacific Cruise: The battlcship feet ar
rived at Sydney. n. s. w.
Mining Accident; Scores Of miners KILLED
by Gas explosion In the Maypole col
licry at Wigan. England
20. Political: Konso annexation treat,
adopted by the Belgian chamber O
deputies.
q. Morocco: Aiulai Hahd. pretender {,
the throne. proclaimed sultan follow
ing defeat of the army of Abdul Aziz
sultan OF record.
ShipwrecS: 40 passengers lost in III,
wrcc2iing Of the Norwegian steame
Folgecorden off Norway
Fire: 1900 buildings burned in STAN
boul, the Mohammedan quarter O
Corstantinoplc.
"a. Obituary: Baron Speck Won Sternburs
German ambassador to the United
States at Heidelberg, Germany; age,
e.
q. Conventions: National society. Sons o
Veterans, met at Niagara Falls. An
, nual convention of the American Ba
association met at Spokane Wash
, Sporting: Allen Winter woa the Amer
, lean Trotting Derby at Readville
Mass.
Financial Troubles: a. Q. Brown &. Co
Stocl. Exchange brokers in New York
failed with heavy liabilities.
&c. Flood: Climax of high water In Nortl
Carolina. South Carolina and Georgia
which resulted IN the loss OF man,
lives; total damage estimated ct owe
Sc,oJ0,0C0.
l Mining Accident: 50 miners suffocated Il
, the HALEY Ola coal mine at AicAles
tcr Okla.
Shipwreclk: British steamer Duncan
wrecked in q typhoon off the island O
Eihuiu. Japan; 81 lives lost.
Fl. Obituary: Tony Pastor, popular the
atrtcal manager: at Elnhrrst. n. Y
eyed - Ex-Cnitcd States Senate
i. William F. Villas of Wisconsin. VIII
served in Clevelsnd's first cabinet, q
Madison; aged g.
e. Obituary: Lieut. Gen. Alexander /