Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-31
NJ lay.


S-Big fire in Atlanta. Ga
10-Niolent storm sweeps Southwestern,
States.
11-Destruetive tornado in northern
Nebraska.
13-GOvernors of all States meet in
convention in White House in Washing
ton
21-Great railway disaster near Ant
werp. Belgium.
23-Death of Comedian Peter f. Dali
ley.
30-Sixtieth Congress adjourns sine
die.
Death of ex-senator James X. Jones
OF Arkansas. Oregon votes against sim
gle tax and equal suffrage.
Death of Sir Redvers Butler, Eng
fish general.
4-Paris assassin shoots Capt Alfred
Dreyfus
13-Caleb Powers and James Howard
pardoned by Governor of Kentucky.
14-Death of Blind Tom. negro pian-
list.
l6-Republican national convention in
Chicago.
10 w lilldlh H. 1aiC or ONO nominat-
ed for President by Republican conven-
ton
19-James S. Sherman of New York
nominated for Vice President by Repub
licans.
4-Death of ex-President Grover
Cleveland.
26-$1, 100000 fire in Duluth.
Death of Murat Halstead.
death of Joel Chandler Harris.
Port au Prince, Hayti, swept by
fire.
6-Commander Peary starts for far
north.
democratic national convention
opens in Denver.
10-Wm. ]. Bryan nominated for Pres
ident by Democrats.
21-Death of Bishop Henry C. Potter
of New York
22-United States Court of Appeals re-
verses Judge lands decision fining
Standard Oil Company $50, 100000.
24-Sultan of Turkey grants constitu-
tional government.
2S-Independence party dominates His
gen and Graves.
AUGUST.
Great fire destroys cities and MANY
lives in British Columbia.
3-$1 100000 elevator fire in Chicago.
death of Senator VIM. B. Allison of
Iowa. Death of Bronson Howard.
American playwright
S-First general primary election IN
Illinois,
10-Death of Mrs. Louise Chandler
12-Death of A. r. Spofford, librarian
OF Congress.
14-Fatal race riots in Springfield.
III. &. . Death of Ira d. Sankey, gospel
singer.
23-Great fire in Constantinople.
$50 miners suffocated in coal mine
at Haileyville, Okla.
27-Death OF Col. VIM. f. Villas of
Wis.
30-S2 100000 fire in New Orleans.
SEPTEMBER.
Vermont election.
3-Death of Lord Lionel Sackville-
West, former British minister to Wash
ington.
death of Frank P. Sargent com
missioner of immigration. Rawhide
(Nev.) destroyed by fire.
6-16-Forest fires in northern Mchi-
gan, Wisconsin ana Michigan and across
border in Canada.
14-Republicans carry Maine election.
21--Death of Pablo de Sarasate, Span
ish violinist
2S-International tuberculosis congress
meets in Washington.
OCTOBER.
Bulgaria declares itself independent
Of Turkey.
Philadelphia celebrates 225th ami
Elevator explosion at Richford, VT,
kills Is persons.
16-Forest fires rage IN Michigan and
-. Relief train burns near
Alpena, Mich, with 20 persons aboard.
19-21-Land lottery of Rosebud lands
in South Dakota.
22-Marriage of Prince August Will
lam of Germany and Princess Alexandra
Victoria of Schleswig- Holstein.
26-Canadian elections carried by Sir
Wilfrid Laurier and Liberal party.
NOVEMBER.
3-National election. w. H. Taft and
James S. Sherman, Republicans, chosen
President and Vice President.
death of Tomas Estrada Palma,
irst president of Cuba Libre. :. .Chas. w.
Eliot resigns as head of Harvard univer-
;ity.
S-Death of victorien Sardou, French
a III r \
Porte, Ind $. u. Former Z. S. Senator Ed
ward w. Carmack shot dead in Nashville
(Tenn.) street. -. Postmaster Edward
VI. Morgan of New York shot in street
12-Exploson and fire in mine in West
1halia, Germany, kills 339 men.
13-Death of Emperor of China -.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf resigns.
14-Death of Dowager Empress Of
China. Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez chosen
PRESIDENT at Cuban elections
24-Gov. A. B. Cummins chosen T.. S.
Senator from Iowa. 4. Lieut.. Gov. Garst
becomes Governor of Iowa
26-Ray Lamphere convicted Of arson
It La Pore, Ind
27-Treaty between United States and
Japan is announced.
2S-13S miners killed by explosion in
Iarianna, Pa.
29-Flood at Guthrie Okla.
DECEMBER.
president Nord Alexis of Hayti de-
,osed 8. .Pu vi ascends throne of China
Hole blown in levee, saving town of
Pine Bluff, Ark.
10-Abraham Ruef, San Francisco DO
itical boss. convicted of bribery.
12-Dutch cruiser Gelderland captures
venezuelan guardship Alix.
15-Death of Donald G. Mitchell.
Unconstitutional government inau-
ura ted in Constantinople.
2O-Gen. Antoine Simon sworn in as
resident of Hayti.
21-Graft arrests cause sensation in
22-Burning of Herald Square theater
D New York.