The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-01

munity, in Chicago aged CO. M, Cast
mlr-Per1er, ex-president Of France in
Paris; aged 60.
a. Warsh1p Disaster: Explosion on the
French battleship Lena at Toulon
49, caused the death of 1O3 seamen.
10 Flood: Rivers at Pittsburg reached
gauge of 1856 feet, the highest in a
century; "a deaths from flood and Pc
., cunlary loss estimated at s25, OOO0 900.
49, FIRE: Helicon Hall, the home Of Up
ton Sincfairs cooperative colony at
Englewood N. j., burned to the ground.
Mine Disasters: A cage cable accident
at the Saarlouis mines Rhenish Prus-
STA, killed % miners. Firedamp ex-
Ploslon In the coal mines near For
oach, Germany, killed rs miners.
obituary.: John O'Leary. Fenian leader
and we'll known writer and editor. in
Dublin: aged II.
~. Obituary: Thomas Bailey Aldrich,
poet. author and playwright, in Bos-
ton; aged GO. -
u. 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 $500
%. Morocco: French troops advanced to
occupy Oudja as a step to enforce
PREPARATION for the murder of Dr.
Mauchamp, French subject, at Mo-
rocco city last January
Obituary: Prof. Ernst Won Bergmann
noted German army surgeon, in Wies-
baden; aged 70.
Fire: The Morton salt block destroyed
at Hutchinson, Kan; loss nearly $780,
600.
acknowledgements: Nicaraguan forces
captured Tegucigalpa, capital of Hon
duras.
%. Fire: Flames in the tobacco district
of South Boston. Va, caused a loss of
$1OOOOOO -
railroad Accident 26 killed and 100
injured in wreck on the Southern
Pacific near Cotton. Cal
70. Fires: At Lacrosse, Wis; loss $780,
0oo. Flames caused a loss Of s2Oo,OOO at
Laurens, S. c.
81. Obituary: Galusha A. Grow. noted
speaker of congress in the sixties and
striking figure in the political his
tory OF the country, at Glenwood, Pa;
aged SO.
APRIL.
2. Fire: San Franchises lighting plant
destroyed. loss $1,000, 900.
0. storm Disaster: Tornado sweeping
over Louisiana and Alabama DESTROYED
property valued at $2OOO,OOO; Is per-
sons killed and 100 injured.
Fire: The Mcdonald engineering build
Ing at McGill university, Montreal de-
stroyed by fire; loss $750,0OO.
t. Obituary: DR.. William Henry Drum
mond Canadian poet, at Cobalt, Ont:
aged so.
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 Is.
Isle of Pines: The United States SUI
=
Cuban territory
g. Fire: Loss of s1,oo0,0O0 at Amsterdam,
N. Y, by the burning of the Amster-
dam Broom Co.'s plant.
IL. 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.
IL. judicial: Standard Oil found guilty in
the rebate cases at Chicago.
Obituary: Daniel H. Chamberlain, re-
construction governor of South Caro-
lima, at Charlottesville, Va; aged r..
IA. Earthquake Disaster: Chilpancingo and
Chilapa and contiguous towns in Mex
leo razed; 500 deaths reported.
Id. Sporting: GlOrifier won the Carter
handicap at Aqueduct track, New
York.
Japan: The largest battleship in the
world, the Aki, launched at Tokyo.
II. Earthquake: Shocks in Spain and
Constantinople.
Is. Conventions: 18th annual congress of
the Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton met in Washington.
70. Fire: The indianapolis Frog and
Switch Co.'s plant at Springfield, O.
Owned by Vice President Fairbanks)
burned; loss $3.50, 0OO
rs. Worlds Fair: The Jamestown expo-
sition opened by President Roosevelt
%. Obituary: Prof Thomas s. Noble,
noted painter and art teacher in New
York city; aged IA.
~. Political: Revolt in Montenegro.
MAY.
!. Explosion: IA killed by gas explosion
In the Simple mine at Scarboro
w. Va.
2. Convention: National meeting Of the
General Society Of the Daughters Of
the Revolution at Wheeling, w. Va
4. Exhibition: The Irish International
exhibition opened in Dublin
B. Obituary: Gen. John Watts de Pew
ster, noted New York soldier and au-
thor, In New York city; aged SO.
g. Obituaries: Gen. Henry Ronald Doug
las Mclver, veteran of the Confeder-
ate army, who had fought under many
flags, in New York city. DR.. John
Watson Clan Maclaren). the Scotch au-
thor, at Mount Pleasant, a.; aged 81.
8. Shipwreck: BY the loss of the French
steamer Poitou, off San Jose Ignacio.
Uruguay, 100 lives were lost
Obituary: Edmund G. Ross, former
United States senator for Kansas, at
Albuquerque, N. M; aged 81.
3. Sporting: Glorif1er won the Metropoli-
tan handicap at Belmont park.
10. Obituary: Gen. Orlando B, Wilcox
U. s. A., retired, veteran Of the Mex
lean and civil wars, at Coburg, Ont:
aged IS.
PERSONAL: A male heir born to the
throne Of Spain, taking the title of
Prince of Asturias.
II. Accident: Sc killed in wreck on the
Southern Pacific at Honda, Cal.
IA. Obituary: Gen. Matthew M. Blunt. TT.
S. A., retired, veteran of the Federal
army in the civil war; in BROOKLYN:
aged n. -
16. Conventions: 18th general assembly
of the Presbyterian church opened at
Columbus, o. =.
18. Obituary: Edwin H. Conger, who was
United States minister to Picking dur
Ing the Boxer troubles, at Pasadena.
CAL; aged g. X ~
10. Conventions: 9th International Sun
day school convention opened at Rome.
20. Convention: National Association of
Manufacturers met in New York citv.-
Sporting: Superman won the BROOKLYN
handicap at Gravesend.
25. Obituary: Theodore Tilton editor and
author, formerly associated with Henry
Ward Beecher and the plaintiff in the
famous Beecher-Tilton trial. in Paris.
aged u.
Storm: Many lives lost in storm which