New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-30

flight over Switzerland
2. Obituary: Murat Halstead, veteran
newspaper editor and magazine writer,
in Cincinnati; aged 70.
3. Obituary: Rear Admiral Charles NJ
Thomas, T. S. N, retired, second in
command of the battleship fleet on
the Pacific cruise, at Monterey, CAL;
aged 60.
4. Obituary.: Joel Chandler Harris, au-
thor of "Unele Remus" and other sto-
ries in Atlanta; aged 60.
Sporting: Battling Nelson defeated Joe
Cans for the lightweight championship
of the world in II rounds at San Fran
Political: Revolution in Paraguay ended
in a Change of government.
Z. Pacific Fleet: The battleships sailed
from San Francisco bound for the
orient.
Convention. The National Good Roads
association met in Buffalo.
8. Fire: Flames on the Boston piers
caused a loss of 81 500, 600.
9. Political: Diplomatic relations severed
between the United States and Ven
ezuea.
Obituary: Gen. Samuel II. Hurst. noted
civil war veteran at = ChillicOthe, O.;
aged 70.
10. 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
Zonists met at Atlantic City.
1s. Sporting: The Olympic games opened
in London by King Edward.
a. Conventions: Western Federation of
Miners met at Denver.
| Is. 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 new world record by
hurting the discus 12S feet inches at
the London Olympic games.
| IT, Convention: National congress of Es-
| perantists met at Chautauqua N. Y.
| Financial Troubles Cameron, Currie &
| Co. Of Detroit, members of the New
| York Stock Exchange, placed in the
| hands of receiver, owing 81, 0O0, 600.
Centenary: Opening OF the celebration
of the Booth anniversary of the found
ing of the city of Quebec.
u. Obituary: Bishop Henry c. Potter Of
the diocese Of New York, at Coopers-
| town, N. Y; aged 10.
| "a. Judicial: Decision of the United States
| court OF appeals OVerruled the $29,240
| 600 Standard Oil fine 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 J. Hayes, an American
won the Olympic Marathon race at
London.
/ q. Convention: 18th universal peace con-
| gress met in London.
| %. POLITICAL: Thomas L. Hisgen and John
Temple Graves nominated for presi-
| dent and vice president by the Inde-
| nendence convention ChiCa-
go.
AUGUST.
/. Fire: 100 square miles of territory in
British Columbia swept by confia-
| grafton started by bush fires; loss
100000 and many deaths reported.
| 4. Obituary: Bronson Howard, American
| playwright, author of Saratoga"
Shenandoah" and other popular plays,
at AVon-by -the-Sea, N. j.; aged 65.
| William Boyd Allison of Iowa, father
of the senate at Dubuque; aged 70.
| Katharine Prescott Wormey, well
known translator Of Balzac's works
into English, at Jackson, N. H; aged
| 49,
Aeronautics: Count Zeppelin travelled z61
miles over southern Germany in dir
igible balloon, which was afterward
destroyed by fire.
| s. Obituary: Elizabeth NJ. Stewart,
founder of the w c. T. u, at Hicks
vile, o.; aged 49,
Fire: At Midway. Ky, warehouses
burned with whisky in bond valued at
$2,50O,OOO.
Conventions: International congress OF
historical sciences met in Berlin. Pan
American medical congress opened ir
| Guatemala City Guatemala.
8. Financial Troubles: The Pillsbury-
Washburn Flour Mills Co. in Mime
apolis placed in receivers hands; LA
bilties $9,OOO,000
10. Conventions: Annual conventions Of
the International Typographical anG
of the Stereotypers and Electrotypers
unions and also the American Fedora
ton of Catholic Societies opened ir
| Boston
Obituary: Louise Chandler Moulton
well known author, in Boston: aged 10
II. Obituary: Ira D. Sankey, singing
evangelist and author of hymns. ir
Brooklyn; aged 6S.
IL. Obituary: A. r. Spofford formerly IL
brarian of congress. at Plymouth. N
H: aged SO.
l6 Obituary: ]. w A Macdonald, known
Americas oldest sculptor. at Yon-
kers N. Z: aged 81.
Fire: At Oklahoma City, Okla, Lee no
tel destroyed; loss s250,000
Convention: 23d annual meeting of the
National Editorial association opened
at st. Paul
II. Convention: International Esperanto
congress met in Dresden, Saxony.
Is. Personal: Rear Admiral Robley D.
Evans. Z. S. N, placed on the re-
I tired list at the naval age limit of 6:
years.
10. Pacific Cruise: The battleship fleet ar
rived at Sydney. N. S. w.
Mining Accident: Scores of miners killed
by gas explosion in the Maypole col
liery at Wigan England.
20. Political: KOngo annexation treaty
adopted by the Belgian chamber o,
deputies.
%. Morocco: Mulai Hafd, pretender te
the throne. proclaimed sultan follow.
ing defeat Of the army Of Abdul Aziz
sultan Of record
Shipwreck: 40 passengers lost in the
wrecking of the Norwegian steamer
FolgefondeI off Norway.
Fire: 150o buildings burned in STAN
boul the Mohammedan quarter Of
Constantinople.
"a. Obituary: Baron Speck Won Sternburg
German ambassador to the United
States, at Heidelberg, Germany; aged
Sc.
Is. Conventions: National society, Sons o.
Veterans. ret at Niagara Falls. An
i nual convention of the American Bal