The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-31
on the world cruise entered the Golden


Fire: Loss of s.5oO.ooe in the business
district of Atlanta.
Sporting: Rhodora Richard Croker's
horse won the Thousand Guinea stakes
at Newmarket.
.. Convention: The American Surgeons
association met in Richmond. Va.
Financial Troubles The Euclid Avenue
Trust Co. of Cleveland assigned with
liabilities of 81, 100, 900.
Personal: Rear Admiral Robley d Ey-
ans relinquished command of the At
lantic battleship feet
IL. Conventions The National Association
of Retail Grocers met In Boston.
Temple of Peace: Cornerstone of the
Hall OF the International Union of
American Republics laid in Washing
ton.
IL Storm: IL people killed by a tornado
at Bellevue, Neb.
l3. Convention: Conference OF governors
met in Washington.
Aeronautlcs' Feat: Wright brothers
made a successful flight with their
aeroplane at Manteo, N. c.
Sporting: Jack Atkin won the Metropol-
itan handicap at Belmont part. New
York.
Storm: so people killed in Louisiana by
a tornado.
H. Obituary: Rear Admiral c. W. Rae.
u. s. N. in Washington.
Is. Political: The Socialist party nomi-
mated Eugene V Debs and Benjamin
Hanford at Chicago.
Obituary: Mrs Emily f. Woodley, Ia
nous in the civil war as Federal
army nurse. in Philadelphia; aged 70.
Prof w A Wyckoff, sociologist stu
dent and author, at Princeton, N. ].
Fire Loss of s1.250OOO by fire in the
Omaha Packing Co.'S plant at South
Omaha.
is Sporting Jay Gould defeated Eugene
Miles. the English player, for the
worlds amateur tennis championship
IN London.
Is Financial Troubles The Allegheny Ma
tlonal bank suspended In Pittsburg.
10 Sporting Preceptor won the worlds
record for two-year-olds, running four
and one-half furiongs straightaWay in
81 seconds
Conventions The National Association
of Manufacturers met in New York.
The Southern Baptists met at Hot
Springs Ark
% Convention Conference on interna-
tIoual arbitration met at Lake Mo
honk \
q Railway Accident 80 killed and 100 In
jared tn a collision near Antwerp. Bel
GUM
Conventions The general assembly OF
the PRESBYTERIAN InuTCn IN lHe bHitco
States met in Kansas City. Mo.
u Obituary. Francois Coppee. French
poet and dramatist. in Paris. aged 66.
D. Financial Troubles: The Amador Min
ing and Development Co. of Montana
failed In Chicago.
r. Shlpwreck: The fishing schooner Fame
run down off the coast of Maine by
the Dominion Atlantic line steamer
Boston; 10 sailors drowned
n TDat atrfd IInndaTann TnYODOSaT
of "BIuebeard" and theatrical man
ager of note In Chicago: aged g.
Rear Admiral A. 8. Crowninshield, U.
s. N. retired. in Philadelphia; aged 6b.
2S Storm: 10 persons killed by a tornado
in Alfalfa county. Okla.
Obituary: Lieut.. Gen Stephen D, Lee.
noted Confederate veteran, In Vicks-
burg. Miss; aged 10.
Convention: International congress OF
aeronauts met in London
30. Political: Emergency currency bill
passed and signed by the president.
Congress adjourned.
a. Conventions The inter national con
gress OF navigation met in ST. Peters
burg
JUNE.
L Convention: American Medical associ-
alton met In Chicago
Sporting: Celt won the Brooklyn handi-
e. Obituary: Gen. Sir Henry Redvers
Butler British commander at the Siege
OF Ladysmith in the Boer war, in Lon
don: aged CO.
3. Sporting: Signorinetta an Italian
horse. wen the English Derby
Convention. Sth biennial convention OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers at Columbus, o.
:. Warship Disaster: BY the explosion OF
lao ftth m cruiser TpnnpggOG
near San Pedro. Cal. OF the crew
were killed and several injured.
6. Storm: Windstorms and flood caused
heavy loss OF life In Oklahoma. Kan
sas. Nebraska and Iowa.
7. Personal: King Edward VII. of Eng
land and Emperor Nicholas H. Of Rus
sia met for official conference al Reval.
o. Convention: Reunion OF United Con-
federate Veterans at Birmingham.
Ala.
10. Obituary: Former Congressman oliver
Hazard Perry Belmont, prominent cap
italist and society man, at Hampstead.
N. Y; aged so.
Personal: Gen. Clement A. Evans elect
ed commander in chief OF the United
Confederate Veterans.
IL. Obituary, Isaac b. Rich. veteran the-
atrical manager. In Boston; aged 81.
l3. Convention: Worlds church congress
met in London
Miscellaneous: Caleb Powers convicted
of completely in the murder OF Gov.
William Goebel of Kentucky, par
doned. Thomas Virgins (Blind Tom).
noted negro piano player, died in Ho-
boken. N. j.. aged about go.
IA Obituary: Frank c. Bangs. an actor
associated with Edwin Booth. Char
Iotte Cushman and Laura Keene, in
Philadelphia: aged n.
Sporting: w X. Vanderbilts horse
Northeast won the Grand Prix de
Paris. the greatest race on the French
turf.
Ib. Convention: The worlds temperance
congress met at Saratoga Springs
N Y.
II. Fire Loss of ;250,O coo at the Kaul lum-
Der plant. Birmingham, Ala.
Is. Convention International Sunday
school convention met in Louisville.
Political: w IT. Taft nominated for
president at the Republican conven-
ton in Chicago
Fire Plant OF the Shelby Steel Co
burned at Shelby, o.. loss 32.OoO,oOo
10. Sporting Ballot owned by J. r.
Keene. won the Suburban handicap at
Sheepshead Bay, New York
o. Fire. In the business section of Three
Rivers. Que loss $l.000,0OO
Obituary; Ellen M, Ames. an author
known as Eleanor Kirk. at Weeka-
paug r. L.; aged 76
Convention: The General Federation Of
Women's Clubs met in Boston.
= Persia Persian parliament over
thrown for refusing the demands OF
the shah
b. Shipwreck. Spanish steamer Larache
wrecked near Muros. with heavy loss
OF life among passengers and crew
Sporting. Harvard won the varsity boat
race at New London.
Obituary; Grover Cleveland, president Of
the United States from 1895 to 1889 and
from 1893 to 1897. at Princeton. N. j..
aged II