Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS

3. Gen Won der Launitz, project of po-
lice at St Petersburg, assassinated
9. Gen. Vladimir Pavloff, procurator gem
eral of military tribunals, assassinated
at st. Petersburg
II. Margaret Young, widow of President
Brigham Young, died at Deseret, Utah;
aged 81.
der of Stanford White begun in New
York city.
%. Tehuantepec National railroad Mex
lean enterprise making a short cut be-
tween the oceans, inaugurated by
President Diaz.
FEBRUARY.
9. Lady Cadogan. leader in the ex-
elusive society of England, died in
London.
%. Honduras declared war against Mica
ragua.
&c. Battle at San Marcos de Colon be-
tween Hondurans and Nicaraguans ia
svorable to the latter.
II lives lost by fire in Montreal school.
MARCH.
Is. French troops advanced to occupy the
Moroccan town of Oudja as a step to
enforce reparation for the death of DR..
Mauchamp, French subject killed at
Morocco city in January.
Nicaraguan forces captured Tegucigalpa,
capital of Honduras.
26. In battle between troops and peas
ants in Alexandria, Wallachia, 60 men
We're killed and 800 wounded.
%. Roumanian troops fired on peasants
at Stanesta killing and wounding 1000.
APRIL.
Z. Gen. Barillas former president of
Guatemala, assassinated in Mexico.
TO- James Davis, well known English dra-
IN ffeas. ~
Owen Hall and author of many popu-
lar comic operas, including "Floro-
DORA" died in London.
H. The Honduran forces surrendered
Amapala to the Nicaraguans.
lS. Standard Oil found guilty in rebate
cases at Chicago
L. Japan launched the Aki, the largest
battleship in the world, at Tokyo.
25 Denis Kearney, who led the agitation
years ago, died in San Francisco; aged
Is The jamestown exposition opened by
President Roosevelt
L. The Irish International exhibition
opened in Dublin.
g. Opening of the trial of William D.
Haywood at Boise, Ida.
Is. I'd international peace congress opened
at The Hague.
II. Mayor Schmitz formally removed from
office by the supervisors of San Fran
cisco.
q. killed and more than 100 wounded in
political riot at Lisbon, Portugal.
JULY.
S. Mayor Eugene e. Schmitz Of San
Francisco sentenced to prison for 5
years.
q. Riot in Seoul, Korea. on account of
the change in the ruler.
81. An inland tribe of Moors attacked the
French port of Casablanea, killing II
foreign residents, including French
men.
AUGUST.
9. In the United States district court at
Chicago Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands fined the Standard Oil Company
Of Indiana s2g,24O0 900 for accepting rail-
way rebates in violation of law.
G. French and Spanish troops landed at
Casablanca, Morocco. and, being fired
upon by Moors, the French cruiser
Galilee shelled the town.
8. Moors attacked Casablanca and were
driven back by the guns OF the allied
warships.
Strike Of telegraph operators began in
Is cities of the south and west.
IL fflllldAil Il. I4QN dLOS, Onc VI Tie ulQ
time prize fighters, died in New York
city; aged 81.
IL. Telegraph operators in New York city
joined the strike.
Robert A. Pinkerton, head of the noted
detective bureau, died at sea.
1000 Moors attacked Casablanca and
were repulsed by French machine guns
l6. The Commercial Telegraphers union
ordered out on a general strike.
q. Nine. Lake, a pioneer slack rope
walker and circus rider. died in Jersey
City.
%. A section of the great cantalever
bridge under construction on st. Law
renee at Quebec collapsed killing 81
workmen.
SEPTEMBER.
3. General Pleasant Porter, chief Of
the Creek Indian Nation, died at vi
nita, l. t.; aged ST.
8. Anti-Jewish outbreak at Kishinev.
Ii. Cunarder Lusitania cut the ocean rec
ord by reaching New York in S days
81 minutes from Queenstown.
70. French peace terms accepted by the
Moors at Casablanca.
80. Monument to the late President VIII
liam Mckinley dedicated at Canton, o.
ocToBER
10. Cassie Chadwick died in the Ohio peni-
Tertiary.
IL. The armored cruisers Tennessee and
Washington sailed from Hampton
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