The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-02

8. Russia: opening of the second dourna
at st. petersburg, accompanied by
serious riots in the capital.
9. Shipwreck: "a deaths by the founder
ing of the German steamers Wettern
and Jorgensen in the North sea.
Obituary: John Alexander Dowie found
er of the world famous Zion com
munity, in Chicago; aged 60. M. Cast
mir-Perier, ex-president of France in
Paris; aged 60.
Il. Warship Disaster: Explosion on the
French battleship Lena at Toulon
caused the death of 103 seamen.
Is. Flood: Rivers at Pittsburg reached a
gauge or 1856 feet the highest in
century; "a deaths from flood and pc
cuniary loss estimated at $25, 0O0OO0
is. Fire: Helicon Hall, the home of Up
ton Sinclair's cooperative colony at
Englewood, N j., burned to the ground.
Mine Disasters: A cage cable accident
at the Saarlouis Mines RhWlish Prus-
STA, killed q miners Firedamp ex-
plosion in the coal mines near For
bach, Germany, killed rs miners.
Obituary: John O'Leary Fenian leader
and well known writer and editor, in
Dublin; aged Y.
10. Obituary: Thomas Bailey Aldrich,
poet, author and playwright, in Bos-
ton; aged SO.
e. 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 $3.50, 000
Is. Morocco: French troops advanced to
occupy Oudja as a step to enforce
reparation for the murder Of DR..
Mauchamp, a French subject, at Mo
rocco city last January.
Obituary. Prof. Ernst Won Bergman,
noted German army SURGEON In WinS-
baden; aged 70.
Fire: The Morton salt block destroyed
at Hutchinson, Kan; loss nearly $780,
600.
Honduras-Nicaragua Nicaraguan forces
captured Tegucigalpa, capital of Hon
duras
Is. Fire: Flames in the tobacco district
of South Boston, Va, caused a loss OF
$1,000
Railroad Accident: % killed and 100
injured in wreck on the Southern
Pacific near Cotton, Cal
-. Fires: At Lacrosse, Wis; loss $780,
600. Flames caused a loss Of $1,000 at
Laurens, S. G.
b. Obituary: Galusha A. Grow, noted
speaker Of congress in the sixties and
a striking figure in the political his
tory Of the country, at Glenwood, Pa;
aged SO.
APRIL.
z Fire: San Francisco's lighting plant
destroyed; loss $2,500,0O
8. Storm Disaster: Tornado sweeping
over Louisiana and Alabama destroyed
property valued at 81 100000; Is per-
sons killed and 100 injured.
Fire: The Mcdonald engineering build
ing at McGill university, Montreal, de-
stroyed by fire; loss $4,000.
mond, Canadian poet, at Cobalt, Ont. !;
aged 81.
9. 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 49,
Isle Of Pines: The United States SUI
preme court decided that the island Is
Cuban territory
9. Fire: Loss of $1,O0O0OO at Amsterdam,
N. Y, by the burning OF the Amster-
dam Broom Co.'s plant
u. Personal: Lord Cromer, British agent
and consul general in Egypt, resigned
his post.
surrendered Amapala to the Nicara-
guans.
13 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.
Is. Sporting: Glorifier won the Carter
handicap at Aqueduct track, New
York.
Japan: The largest battleship in the
world, the Aki launched at Tokyo.
H. Earthquake: Shocks in Spain and
Constantinople.
49, Convention 18th annual congress Of
the Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton met in Washington.
g. Fire: The Indianapolis Frog and
Switch Co.'s plant at Springfield, o.
Owned by Vice President Fairbanks)
burned; loss $S50,0O0.
g. Worlds Fair: The Jamestown expo
sition opened by President Roosevelt.
g. Obituary: Prof. Thomas S. Noble,
noted painter and art teacher, In New
York city; aged IA.
49, Political: Revolt in Montenegro.
MAY.
l. Explosion: IA killed by gas explosion
in the Simple mine at Scarboro,
w. Va.
z 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.
5. Obituary: Gen. John Watts de Pey-
ster, noted New York soldier and au-
thor, in New York city, aged So.
g. Obituaries: Gen. Henry Ronald Doug
las McIver, 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, Ia; aged 81.
g. 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.
9. Sporting: Glorifier won the Metropoli-
tan handicap at Belmont park.
10. Obituary: Gen. Orlando 3. Wilcox,
U. S. A., retired, veteran of the Mex
lean and civil wars, at Coburg, Ont;
aged s..
Personal: A male heir born to the
throne Of Spain, taking the title OF
Prince Of Asturias.
Ii. Accident: 36 killed in wreck on the
Southern Pacific at Honda, Cal.
IA Obituary: Gen. Matthew NJ Blunt U.
s.. A., retired, veteran Of the Federal
army in the civil war, in Brooklyn:
aged II.
l6 Conventions: 18th general assembly