Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-20

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15O2-Columbus entered the harbor
which he called Porto Bello.
15SO-Sir Francis Drake returned from
his voyage round the world.
16O9-Henry Hudson arrived at Dart
mouth, England, on his return from
his first voyage of discovery in the
new world.
162O-The Plymouth company was Or
gained. . The Mayfiower cast an
Choir in Provincetown harbor, Cape
Cod.
17h5-Two hundred Scotchmen from
Nova Scotia were banished from
Baltimore.
1775-Lord Dunmore declared Virginia
to be in a a state of rebellion.
fifteen Howe's army went into win
ter quarters in Philadelphia. 80.
Americans repulsed British attack on
Mud Fort, which later became Fort
Mifiin.
17S2-The America, the first hne-ot-bat-
tie ship built in America, launched
at Portsmouth, N. II.
17S3-Continental army d%isbanded and
returned to their homes.
, 1S04-Rhodium discovered in platinum
ore by DR.. Wollaston of london.
1S11-Gen Harrison defeated the In
dams in battle of Tippecanoe.
1S13-Gen. Jackson defeated the In
dams in battle of Tallegada. Brit
ish repulsed in an attack on 'Og-
densburg, N. Y.
States forces.
1S16-Two hundred persons drowned in
the wreck of the transport Harpooner
off Newfoundland coast.
1S29-British government opened the
West India trade to the United
States. President Jackson pro-
posed to reduce the number of navy
yards in the United States to four
Norfolk, Narragansett, Washington
and Charleston. New England
coast visited by a storm of unusual
violence.
1S37-Elijah p. Lovejoy, anti-slavery ed
itor. mobbed and killed at Alton, III.
1s3S-Martial law established in Mon
treal.
Bodybuilding of Abraham Lincoln and
Mary Todd at Springfield, III.
1s47-First American missionary church
organized in China.
1S52-Fire destroyed a large section OF
the city of Sacramento, Cal.
1S61-Gen. Hunter superseded John G.
Fremont in command of the western
department of the army Battle OF
Belmont ended in a victory for the
Confederate forces.
1S62-Gen. Burnside succeeded Gen.
McClelland in the command OF the
army of the Potomac.
1S6+Federal forces won victory at bat
tie of Franklin, Tenn. Abraham
Lincoln reelected President of the
United States. f.
1S65-Gen. Frederick Funston, U. s. A.,
born in Ohio. The Confederate
priyateer Shenandoah surrendered at
Liverpool after having destroyed
about thirty vessels.
1S6S-Gen. Ulysses S. Grant elected
President of the United States.
England and the United States
agreed to arbitrate the Alabama af-
fair. . ...
1S71-Henry NJ. Stanley discovered Dr.
Livingstone at Ujiji.
1S72-Fire broke out in Boston and in
two lays burned over an area of
sixty-fve acres and caused a loss of
$~SO,OOO,OOO. s'
1S75-Richard P. Bland Of Missouri in
troduced free silver bill in the
House.
1S7S-Remains of Alexander T. Stewart,
millionaire merchant, stolen from the
vault in st. Marks churchyard, New
York.
1san-James A. Garfield of Ohio elected
President of the United States.
1SS3-South Dakota adopted a censtitu-
ton. .r
1SS4-Grover Cleveland of New York
elected President of the United
States.
1SS5-Last spike of the Canadian Pa
ci6c railway driven at Eagle Pass,
B. C.
1SS9-President proclaimed Montana a
State of the Union.
1S93-The government of Sir William
Whiteway returned to power in New
foundland. Steamer City of Alex
andria, from Havana for New York,
burned at sea; thirty lives lost.
Is9S-William A. Stone elected Governor
of Pennsylvania.
19OO-Cuban constitutional convention
met in Havana.
19OS-The Republic of Panama recog-
nized by the United States. New
Irish land act went into operation.
19OG-President Roosevelt sailed for
Panama ..... Sultan of Morocco re-
ceived United States Minister Guns
mere at Fez... .Stensland and Her
ing, Chicago bank wreckers, ~sen:enc-
ed to the penitentiary.
"a prominent politician" of New York
is accused by Il New York judge with
having engaged in white slave" traffic.
The arrest of four sailors of the liner
Adriatic, which arrived in New York
from Southampton, is believed by the po-