Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-02
/ Russia. Opening of the second douma

s. Russia: Opening Of the second douma
at ST. Petersburg. accompanied by
serious riots in the capital.
O. shipwreck: "a deaths by the founder
ing of the German steamers Wettern
and Jorgensen in the North sea.
Obituary: John Alexander Dowie. found
er of the world famous Zion COM
munity, in Chicago; aged 60. M. CASH
mir-Perier, ex-president of France, in
Paris; aged GO.
L. warship Disaster: Explosion on the
French battleship Lena at Toulon
caused the death of 103 seamen.
Is. Flood, Rivers at Pittsburg reached
gauge Fof 1855 feet, the highest in a
century; "a deaths from food and PEI
cuniary loss estimated at SIS 100000.
l6 Fire: Helicon Hall, the home of Up
ton Sinclair's cooperative colony at
Englewood, N. j., burned to the ground.
Mine Disasters: A cage cable accident
at the Saarlouis mines. Rhenish Prus-
sia, killed % miners. Firedamp ex-
plosion in the coal mines near For
bach, Germany, killed rs miners.
Obituary: John OLeary, Fenian leader
and well known writer and editor. in
Dublin; aged n. @s.p
10. Obituary: Thomas Bailey Aldrich,
poet, author and playwright. in Bos-
ton; aged 69
a. Sporting: Montgomery won the Cres-
cent Derby In New orleans.
a. Fire: A. G. Spalding & Bros sport
ing goods establishment burned in Chi
cago; loss $350,0O0.
q. Morocco: French troops advanced to
occupy Oudja as a step to enforce
reparation for the murder of DR..
Mauchamp, French subject. at Mo-
toccos city last January.
Obituary: Prof. Ernst Won Bergman.
noted German army surgeon in Wies-
baden; aged TO-,
Fire: The Morton salt block destroyed
at Hutchinson. Kan; loss nearly $780,
Hondurss- @ i, Nicaragua: @ Iii Niearaguan force.
captured Tegucigalpa, capital OF Hon
q. Fire: Flames in the tobacco district
Of South Boston. Va, caused loss OF
$1,0O0, 900.
Railroad Accident: 2s killed and 100
injured in "a, wreck on the Southern
Pacific near Cotton. Cal.
~. Fires: AT Lacrosse, Wis; loss $780,
900. Flames caused loss Of $500. 900 at
Laurens. 8. c.
81. Obituary: Galusha A. Grow, noted
speaker Of congress in the sixties and
striking figure in the political his
tory Of the country, ats Glenwood. Pa.
aged 50.
APRIL.
Fire: San Francisco's lighting plant
destroyed; lossss2,5 500 600. NJ ssts., ii
5. Storm Disaster: Tornado sweeping
over Louisiana and Alabama destroyed
property valued at s2,0Oo.000; 25 per-
sons killed and 100 injured.
Fire: The Mcdonald engineering build
ing at McGill university, Montreal. de-
stroyed by fire; loss $75O.oOO.
6. Obituary: DR.. William Henry Drum
mond, Canadian poet at Cobalt, Ont;
aged 81.
8. Fire: Plant of the Columbus Dispatch
and other business properties burned
at Columbus, o.
Obituary: Rev. DR.. John Johnson, rec
tor emeritus Of st. Philips church.
Charleston, survivor and principal his
torian of the Confederate defense Of
Fort Sumter, in Charleston; aged 78.
Isle of Pines: The United States su-
preme court decided that the island is
Cuban territory.
9. Fire: Loss of s1.ooo.ooo at Amsterdam.
N. Y, by the burning of the Amster-
dam Broom Co.'S plant.
II. Personal: Lord Cromer. British agent
and consul general in Egypt. resigned
his post.
Il Central America: The Honduran forces
surrendered Amapala to the Nicara-
guans.
the rebate cases at Chicago.
Obituary: Daniel H. Chamberlain. re-
- construction governor of South Caro-
lima, at Charlottesville, Va: aged e.
a. Earthquake Disaster: Chilpancingo and
Chilapa and contiguous towns in Mex
leo razed 500 deaths reported.
IL. Sporting: Glorifier won the Carter
handicap at Aqueduct traek. New
York
Japan: The largest battleship in the
world, the Aki. launched at Tokyo.
II. Earthquake: Shocks in Spain and
Constantinople.
/ ID. Convention: 18th annual congress of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
4 luton met in Washington.
=. Fire: The Indianapolis Frog and
Switch Co.'S plant at Springfield, O.
(owned by Vice President Fairbanks),
burned; loss $350.0O0.
2s. Worlds Fair: The Jamestown expo
sition opened by President Roosevelt.
q. Obituary: Prof. Thomas s. Noble.
noted painter and art teacher. In New
York city; aged "A.
y. Political: Revolt in Montenegro.
MAY.
Explosion: IA killed by gas explosion
in the Shipple mine at Scarboro.
Y. w. Va.
4 Convention: National meeting Of the
General Society Of the Daughters of
the Revolution at Wheeling. W. Va
IA Exhibition: The Irish International
exhibition opened in Dublin.
4 = Obituary: Gen. John Watts de Pey-
s ster. noted New York soldier and au-
thor, in New York city; aged Sc.
u Obituaries: Gen. Henry Ronald Doug
4 las McIver, veteran Of the Confeder-
ate army. who had fought under many
S# flags. in New York city. Dr. John
I'M Watson Clan Maclaren), the Scotch au-
SN thor, at Mount Pleasant, Ia; aged 81.
~ Shipwreck By the loss of the French
steamer Poitou, off San Jose Ignacio,
Uruguay. 100 lives were lost.
y Obituary. N Edmund G.. Ross, former
M United States, senator for Kansas. at
A Albuquerque. N. M; aged 81.
w Sporting: Gloriier won the Metropoli-
tan handicap at Belmont park
~ ObitIaEXt,s Gem Orlando B. Wilcox.
y, &, q. retired, veteran Of the Mex
ican naas aeasHts afs,sat coburg. Ont:
Personal: A male heir born to the