The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-12-31

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:. Obituary: Murat Halstead, veteran
newspaper editor and magazine writer,
/ in Cincinnati aged TO-
/ B. Obituary: Rear Admiral Charles M.
Thomas, y. S. ~, retired second in
command of the battleship feet on
the Pacific cruise. at Monterey Cal;
aged 63
/ s. Obituary: Joel Chandler Harris, au-
thor of .Uncle Remus" and other sto-
ries, in Atlanta; aged 50.
| Sporting: Battling Nelson defeated Joe
Cans for the lightweight championship
of the world in II rounds at San Fran
cisco.
Political: Revolution in Paraguay ended
in a change of government
i T. Pacific Fleet: The battleships sailed
from San Francisco bound for the
orient.
Convention: The National Coed Roads
association met in Buffalo
| 8. Fire: Flames on the Boston piers
I caused a loss of $1.5000O0.
g. Political: Diplomatic relations severed
between the United States ard Ven
ezuela
Obituary: Gen. Samuel H. Hurst, noted
civil war veteran at Chillicothe, o.;
aged 49,
TO- Political: William Jennings Bryan
nominated for the presidency by the
Democratic convention at Denver.
H. Political: Obaldia elected president of
Panama
Conventions: Federation of American
Zionists met at Atlantic City.
| IS. Sporting: The Olympic games opened
in London by King Edward
a. Convention western Federation of
Miners met at Denver.
49, Political: Eugene w Chain and Aaron
S. Watkins nominated for president
and vice president by the Prohibition
convention at Columbus, Q.
/ 49, Sporting: Martin j. Sheridan Of New
York made a new world record by
hurting the discus 1913 feet 8 inches at
the London Olympic games.
E19. Conventions National congress of Els-
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, 600 900.
Centenary: Opening of the celebration
Of the 299tA anniversary Of the found
ing of the city Of Quebec
q. Obituary: Bishop Henry G. Potter Of
the diocese of New York, lat Coopers-
town N. Y; aged 70.
o. Judicial: Decision of the United States
court of appeals .overruled the $50, 240,-
coo 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.
e. Convention: 17th universal peace con-
gress met in London.
&c. Political: Thomas L. Hisgen and John
Temple Graves nominated for presi-
dent and vice president by the INDIE
pendence league convention at Chica-
go.
AUGUST.
J. Fire: 100 square miles Of territory in
British Columbia swept by a conha-
grafton started by. bush fires; loss
S700e,0O0 and many deaths reported.
A. Obituary: Bronson Howard, American
playwright, author of Saratoga"
Shenandoah and other popular plays,
at Avon-by -the-Sea N. J.; aged 66
William Boyd Allison of Iowa, father
of the senate" at Dubuque; aged TO-
Katharine Prescott Wormley, well
known translator Of Balzac's works
into English, at jackson, N H.; aged
78
Aeronautics Count Zeppelin Travelled l61
miles over southern Germany in dir
igible balloon, which was afterward
destroyed by fire.
g. Obituary: Elizabeth M. Stewart
founder of the w. c. T. u, at Hicks
vile, o.; aged 80.
Fire. At Midway, KY, warehouses
burned with whisky in bond valued at
$2,500,000.
Conventions: International congress Of
historical sciences met in Berlin. Pan
American medical congress opened in
Guatemala City, Guatemala,
8. Financial Troubles: The Pillsbury-
Washburn Flour Mills CO. in Mime
aDolis placed in receivers hands, liza
bilities $9000,000
10. Conventions: Annual conventions Of
the International Typographical and
of the Stereotypers and EIectrotypers'
unions and also theAmerican Fedora
ton OF Catholic Societies opened in
Boston.
Obituary: Louise Chandler Moultons
well known author, in Boston; aged rs.
L. Obituary: Ira D. Sanl1ey, singing
evangelist and author of hymns, in
Brooklyn; aged 68.
IL. Obituary: A. r. Spofford, formerly IL
brarian of congress- at Plymouth, N
H.; aged S.
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 $250,000
Convention: SD 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, U. S. N, placed on the re-
tired list at the naval age limit of 62
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
co. Political: Kongo annexation treaty
adopted by the Belgian chamber of
deputies.
%. Morocco: Mulai Hafd, pretender to
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
Folgefonden off Norway.
Fire: 1900 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
g.