The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-02

d injured from storms which swept
over southern Illinois. Indiana and
Kentucky.
.. Obituary: Julia Magruder. American
novelist, at Richmond. Va, aged %.
10. Financial Troubles: Mnlikcn Bros.
steel manufacturers and constructors.
at Mariners Harbor N. Y. failed.
with liabilities of ts.5o0,00o.
II. Marine Disaster: II men Of the bat
tleship Minnesota lost In a launch
which went down OF Norfolk Va.
,. Earthquake Shocks: An earthquake
shock felt at Kingston. Jamaica. at
1:2o a. m. and one on the coast OF
Chile, go miles south OF Valparaiso.
at ABS a. m.
a. Russia: The imperial government de
manded the expulsion by the douna Of
s. of Its members on q charge OF hign
trea son.
Obituary: Gen. Bartoeme Maso. one Of
the Old Guard of Cuban revolutonists.
former official OF the provisional gov
eminent. at Manzanillo, Cuba: aged 49,
b Convention: The second international
peace congress opened at The Hague.
l6 Russia: The douma dissolved by edict
of the crown; 700 political arrests In
st. Petersburg.
Sporting: Sans Souci II. won the Grand
Prix de Paris.
is Obituary: Alexander Stewart Her
schel noted astronomer. In London
aged q
10. Financial Troubles. Mlburne Flour
Mills Co. In Philadelphia. failed for
$751;. 900
u. Sporting; Nealon won the Suburban
handicap at Sheepshead Bay
Political: During riot over political
questions In Lisbon, Portugal s clu
zens were killed and over 100 people
injured
q Sporting: Michael ]. Sheridan estab-
lished a new worlds record for throw
ing the discus In New York city. dis
lance 1876 feet 10 inches,
"A. Shipwreck: British steamship sanu-
ago foundered OF Corral. Chile; out Of
30 souls on board 80 were lost
Is. Sporting: Cornell won the four mile
race for varsity Fights at Poughkeep
sic. N. Y; time 20 minutes 2-5 sec
onds. Richard Crokers Orby won the
Irish Derby at Dublin.
n. Obituary: Elizabeth Cary Agassiz,
widow Of the great scientist and one
of the founders OF Radcliffe college,
at Boston; aged "a
Sporting: Harvard won In the annual
four Dared contest at New London.
Conn.
%. Obituary: Francis Murphy, noted
temperance lecturer. at Los Angeles,
aged Il.
JULY.
4 Sporting: Nazzaro an Italian won
the automobile grand prlx at Dieppe.
France. breaking the worlds record
by an average speed of u miles an
hour
3. Storm: A tornado in central WiscOn-
sin destroyed 26 lives
T. Obituary: Francis B. Thurber, mer-
chant. lawyer and economist, in New
York city; aged 65
8. Convention: 18th annual convention
of the National Educational associa-
ton at Los Angeles
Is. Sporting: Peter Pan won the Brigh-
ton handicap at Brighton Beach. n. 7.
May Sutton. the California wonder. re-
captured the all England tennis cham
pionship at Newport. Wales
IL. Accident: 10 killed and IL injured by
an explosion in the turret of the bat
tleship Georgia during target practice
at Boston.
II. Accident: 8 persons killed and many
injured by the collapse OF a building
In London. Ont.
Financial: Thebaud Bros. one of New
York's oldest shipping concerns, failed
for nearly $1,000 900.
Obituary: Prof. Angelo Heilprin. noted
geologist. who made the ascent of
Mont Pelee during the eruption Of
1902. in New York city; aged 81.
~. Zen. NreOrRe w. mlnuli, civil
war veteran, who became colonel at
the age OF 49, In New York city; aged
81. Hector Henri Malot. noted French
journalist and novelist. in Paris: aged
n.
Korea: The emperor OF Korea abdicat-
ed in favor OF the crown prince.
20. Accident 81 killed and many injured
In a wreck on the Pere Marquette
road near Salem. Mich.
q. Korea: Riot in Seoul the capital. on
account OF the change Of ruler.
q. Shipwreck; % passengers lost from
the steamer Columbia. which sank in
collision with a schooner of the
Mendocino coast
q. Korea: BY convention between
Japan and Korea Japan assumed en-
tire control of the internal adminstra-
ton of Korea.
q. Obituary: United States Senator Ed
mund W Pettus of Alabama at Hot
Springs N c.; aged Sc.
Ship Disaster; lives lost by the burn
ing of the steamer Frontenac on Ca
yuga lake.
o. Fire: In Memphis loss $500 900 by
flames In the business section. A
large section of Coney Island amuse-
ment resorts burned. with a loss OF 81
800. 900.
70. Fires: In New York city a tenement
house blaze destroyed 10 lives. Long
Beach hotel a high class summer re-
sort on the Long Island coast. accom-
modating 800 guests burned to the
ground.
yer and jurist. author OF the war
elegy 1.-The Blue and the Gray" at
Ithaca: aged so
Morocco: An inland tribe of Moors at
tackled the French port OF Casablan-
ca. killing IL foreign residents. inelud-
ing 6 Frenchmen.
AUGUST.
l. Obituary: David Christie Murray.
British playwright and novelist. in
London: aged 81.
& Standard OH Trials: Standard OIL
Company Of Indiana fined 500. 900 by
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands OF
the United States district court at
Chicago for accepting rebates from
railways In violation OF law.
Obituary: Augustus St. Gaudens, the
sculptor in Cornish N H.: aged So
4. Railroad Accident: 10 passengers
killed by the wreck of a railway coach
near Anglers, France,
s. Morocco: French and Spanish troops
landed at Casablanca, and, being fired
upon by the Moors the French cruiser
Galilee sheed the town.
9. Morocco; Moors attacked Casablanca
and were driven Off by gun fire from
the allied warships.
Telegraph Strike: Operators went out
in Is cities of the south and west
IL Convention: SD annual session OF the
Typographical union opened at Hot
Springs.
Telegraph Strike Operators OF New
York city Joined the strike.
Morocco 1000 Moors attacked Casa
blanca and were repulsed by French
machine guns
H. Financial Troubles The Pope Manu-
featuring Co. maintaining several