The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-10
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Jan. 5-Moroccan army captured zinat.
Raisulis stronghold. and he and follow
erS fled to mountains.
6-Chinese trading quarter OF hancock
S-Muzaffar Ed-Din. shah of Persia, died
at Teheran.
l1-Tldal wave devastated some OF Dutch
East Indian islands; hundreds of per-
l5-Earthquake followed by fire partly de
stroyed Kingston, Jamaica; over l,OOO
persons killed and injured; Typhoon
swept Islands of Samar and Leyte,
Philippines: 100 lives lost.
1S-Rear- Admiral Davis landed force of
American marines at Kingston. Jamai-
ca, to which Gov. Swettenham objected;
Davis promptly sailed away
21-British officials virtually apologized
for conduct of Gov. Swettenham toward
22-TIdal wave in Dutch East Indies en-
quilted Island of Simalu. drowning 1900
persons.
Saarbrueck, Prussia, killed l4s miners.
III. l.. L. Lagercrantz appointed min
lister OF Sweden to United States.
Feb, british steamer Claxering went
ashore near Hartlepool, England; q
OF crew drowned.
SIS. A. Alexandrovsky. governor Of PEN
"a, Russia, assass!nated. ,
16-Cookton, North Australia, DESTROYED
by hurricane; damage of 100000
caused. :. British steamer Orlando sank
in collision near Cardiff, Wales IA per-
21DMail steamer Berlin from England
wrecked Off Hook of Holland in ter
rifle gale; 12S persons drowned.
Mar. 4SGov. Swettenham of Jamaica. re-
signed post. .Eighty-fve persons buried
by landslide in Algeria.
S-Engish house of commons defeated
woman's suffrage bill.
I'm Petkoff, premier OF Bulgaria, asSaS-
sinated at Sofia.
l2-Powder magazines on board French
battleship lena exploded at Toulon; 1903
bluejackets and officers killed and
hundreds injured.
Mar. l9-Count Lamsdorff. former Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs, died at
22NNicaraguan forces captured strongly
fortified Honduran town of Choluteca
and President Bonilla fled in boat.
24-M Pobiedonostseff. ex-procurator- gen.
eral of holy synod. died at st. Peters,
Abr. 6-StrlKers at LODI, Russia, killed
ten workmen for attempting to resume
11"Sir EIdon Gorst succeeded Lord Cro-
mer as plenipotentiary Of Great Britain
to Egypt who resigned. Floods In
Turkey caused death of 200.
l2-Honduran city of Amapla surrendered
to Nicaraguans; President Bonilla took
refuge on American cruiser.
l6-At least five important towns In Mex
leo destroyed and scores killed by
earthquake.
and Salvador signed at Amapla.
Nav 1-Terrihc hurricane causes loss OF
millions of dollars and death of several
persons at Campeche.
6-About $500 Turkish troops practically
annihilated. in battle with rebels In
Province Of Yemen Turkish Arabia,
s-Heir to throne Of Spain born to Queen
11-Ninety miners lost lives in fire in
copper mine at Velardena, Mexico.
1T-Cossacks killed q innocent men at
LODI, Russia, in connection with rob-
berry.
Jun i5-Russlan douma dissolved by car
and elections for new parliament or
dered First session OF The Hague
peace conference held.
q7-Ry burning of native theater In Hong
Kong 500 Chinese persisted.
Jul. l5-Attempt made to assassinate
President Fallieres Of France; latter
lsUGen. AlIkhanof. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OF Tinis. and two others blown TO
pieces by bomb hurled at carriage in
which they were riding. at Alexandra
pol Russia.
IsEEmperor OF corea decided to abdlcate
throne.
in revolt OF Corean troops enraged at
decree disbanding them. when they at
tack japanese in Seoul.
e-Cassablanca. Morocco, bombarded by
French cruisers
s-Moorish troops repulsed with heavy
loss in two desperate attempts to rush
French camp outside Cassablanca and
z7.coi Ivanhoff. governor OF vIborE prison.
and vicious foe Of terrorists. assassin
ated by bomb In St Petersburg.
Sep. 4-StrikinE dock laborers Of Ant
werp burned lumber yard and ware
houses; los1 egtmatsd n.N4M