Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS

ANUAR
3. Gen. Won der Launitz, project OF pO-
lice at st. Petersburg, assassinated.
0. Gen. Vladimir Pa Wolf. procurator gem
eral OF military tribunals, assassinated
at St. Petersburg.
II. Margaret Young, widow of President
Brigham Young, died at Deseret, Utah;
aged 81.
22. Trial of Harry *. Thaw for the muir
der of Stanford White begun In New
York city.
q. T~ehuantepec National railroad, a Mex
lean enterprise making a short cut be-
tween the oceans, inaugurated by
President Diaz.
O. Lady Cadogan. a leader in the ex.
elusive society of England. died In
London.
70. Honduras declared war against Mica
aqua.
6. Battle at San Marcos de Colon be-
tween Hondurans and Nicaraguans. IA
vorable to the latter.
II lives lont by fire in a Montreal school.
MARCH.
s. French troops advanced to occupy the
Moroccan town OF Oudja as a step to
enforce reparation for the death OF DR..
Mauchamp, a French subject killed at
Morocco city in January.
E~icaraguan forces captured Tegucigalpa,
capital of Honduras.
g. In a battle between troops and peas
ants In Alexandr',, Wallachia. so men
were killed and 400 wound,i
%. Roumania troops fired on peasants
at Stanesta. killing and wounding 1000.
APRIL.
Z. Gen. Barillas former president OF
Guatemala. ASA ssinated in Mexico.
10. James Davis. well known English dra-
matte writer over the per name OF
owen Hall and author of many popu-
lar comic operas. including "Floro-
dora" died in London.
IL. The Honduran forces surrendered
Amapaia to the Nicaraguans.
Is. Standard Oil found guilty In rebate
cases at Chicago.
Is. Japan launched the Aki, the largest
battleship in the world. at Tokyo.
Is. Denis Kearney. VINO led the agitation
aga:ns. the Chinese in California 30
years ago. died in San Francisco; aged
ca.
26. The jamestown exposition opened by
President Roosevelt.
MAY.
I. The Irish formations exhibition
opened in Dublin.
Q. Opening OF the trial Of William D.
Haywood at Boise, Ida.
JUNE.
Is. 81 international peace congress opened
at The Hague.
II. Mayor schmitz formally removed from
office by the supervisors of San Fran
q. s killed and more thar 100 wounded in
a political riot at Lisbon, Portugal.
JULY.
s. Mayor Eugene f. Schmits OF San
Francisco sentenced to prison for s
years.
a. Riot in Seoul. Korea. on account of
the change In the ruler.
81. An inland tribe of Moors attacked tho
French port of Casablanca. killing -
foreign residents. including 6 French
men.
3. In the United States district court at
Chicago Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands fined the Standard OIL Company
of Indiana s2s, 240. 900 for accepting rail-
way rebates in violation Of law.
s. French and Spanish troops landed at
Casablanca, Morocco. and, being fred
upon by Moors, the French cruiser
Galilee shelled tho town.
Q. Moors attacked Casablanca and were
driven back by the guns Of the allied
warships.
Strike of telegraph operators began in
Is cities of the south and west.
II. William II. Edwards, one Of the old
anu lA4H' MN "a NNN" AOAfN
city. aged GO.
2. Telegraph operators in New York city
Joined the strike.
Robert a. Pinkerton. head of the noted
detective bureau. died at sea.
1000 Moors attacked Casablanca and
were repulscd by French machine guns.
l6. Tho Commercial Telegraphcrs' union
ordered out on n general strike.
%. Nine. Lake. a pioneer slack rope
walker and circus rider. died in JERSEY
City.
q. A section OF the great cantalevcr
bridge under construction On ST. Law
renee at Quebec collapsed, killing 81
workmen.
g. General" Pleasant Porter. chief OF
the Creek indian Nation, died at vi.
nita. !. r: aged CT.
8. Anti-Jewish outbreak at Kishinev.
10. Cunarder Lusitania cut the ocean rec
ord by reaching New York in 5 day:
"a minutes from Queenstown.
%. French peace terms accepted by the
Moors at Casablanca.
10. Monument to the late President VIII
liam Mckinley dedicated at Canton. o
ocToBER.
10. Cassie Chadwick died in the Ohio peni
Tertiary.
Y. The armored cruisers Tennessee ant
Washington sailed from Hampton
Roads for thu pa-