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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17

Notwithstanding the fact that TIE
past year has witnessed a scarcity o
money throughout the country. there
has been no cessation in the onward
march OF Columbus. the growth and
advancement which she has enjoyed
for nearly a decade having kept up
una babted Considering the general
lack OF Industrial progress elsewhere
advancement OF Columbus along this
line has been little short OF ~onder-
full. On account OF the fact thar the
city has no building Inspector AID
issues no building permits. il = inn
possible 10 state definitely Just how
much money has been expended ia
building operations here during the
past twelve months. but well in
formed real estate man estimates the
amount at between four and nve
hundred thousand dollars
The new buildings include almost
every conceivable kind of = syruct-
ure. banks. churches. factories. dwell
ing houses almost without number
and churches being represented IN
the list In value these buildings
cover an exceedingly large range.
running the gamut from the thousand
dollar cottage OF modest dimensions
10 the great manufacturing plant and
the towering skyscraper. ~ith their
ornate trimmings and every modern
convenience that the mzn % mind
can conceive.
One OF the most iupOFtan- struc-
lures TO raise its towering walls SKY
ward during the year which is nov
rapidly nearing its close = the build
ing which the First state Bank -
erecting at the corner of Main and
Market streets This building. which
is rapidly nearing completion. Is q
structure OF an extra hne quality %
pressed brick. with stone and terra
Gotta trimmings. and is four stories
in height. IL viii cost when con-
pIeted between fifty and sixty thou
sand dollars. and viii b. one % the
handsomest structures of its kind In
the State In addition 20 the oanS-
ing Office. there wilI be two stores On
the lower floor, while The three floors
above will be- devoted TO ornees- The
building viii be equipped with elec-
trie lights. steam heat. elevator and
all modern convenience ana being
right in the heart OF the town is likely
TO be filled with tenants as soon as
com plesed-
Another structure worthy % more
than passing note is the magnificent
edifice erected hx th~ congregation
Of the First Baptist church at the cor
ner OF Seventh street and North Sec-
ond avenue This splendid temple q
worship was completed IN August.
and. together with its equipment and
furnishings, represents an OUTLAY of
about fifty thousand dollars- The
building i OF brick and stone. and -
so arranged that the main auditorium
and SUNDAY school room can b+
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17

Did you ever think what the thou
sandth part Of an inch might mean
in the adjustment OF the needle
stroke OF a sewing machine Or the
many little parts that NAV run veil
for a month or so IN a earelessly-
made machine. and then so wrong
and render il useless7 Trx = Singer.
which leaves the factory perfect: Is
built like a watch and runs like one.
Call az Singer Store. SIS Main street
and buy 4 Singer. 11-22-tf
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17
Activity In Building Circles

thrown into oa~ irans~u~e au1isorsnua
capable q s~atinx nrte~u Anadre1
people. AID the accoartieS ar~ - -
feet that those In tAe uac~s remote
corner of he gallery van AeaF wt1h
e&s~ every word uttered I'm th~ palsis
! TEe egulpueut inciat~> nooera
baptisfry aad a maknins~at Fipe or
Kan. the organ having 6~~u nnilt o.
order and having cost thre~ thcasan4
dollars Andre~ CAr1~gir as1Ate1
6ftesn han4rc1 dclltr~ to~Ar1 the
parchase of the crkan. tar rrmala-
inr afteen nunar~e havnE o~sm rats
- b. In. conxresaftcn
The iu1esrtial izstitlir ard Cnl-
lege. ~hiea L. a soarss az rri4e uot
only 60 coiuuhlars hnt to- the peo-
pie of tAe entire State has 4urlze
the year aaaed tva buildlues 20 tts
alreaty maeaihceut slant a gyuaa-
sinm and library hasinz hsea er-ct-
I'd The Gymn-Aslum rrnre~~nts An
outlay of twenty-tVe th0u~4na dol
lars. ~hlls on the 1tsarv oafy tea
Thousand dollars haTe hs~n ~xpen1e1
ThiS waS the total 4Eacunt AVAllGels-
for library purposes. &c tse trustees
decided 20 ereSt a strasturs susccr-
tihle 60 adtition~ ana improvements.
and - soon a. an a8ttiorai agsro-
prlation can he secured he ubrArl
I'll D. completed
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17
Position Wanted.

As farm manager. Experienced In
farming and In handling iaborers-
For further particulars address wv. -
care this Office 12-I-1m
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17

Notice In hereby glwez tAak. ths
Foster place and the Llncclz-Brown
place are posted ard sre~pssslzg q
forbidden L l. Wnliscrt- l1-1<1z
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17
For a Mans Christmas

NYBODY who m
oldknows how hard it is to find what he really
Often it's hard for him what he really wants. ust some lit
thing anything will do" that's the way he's apt
in in ouie cat
wha frs in
things mnd dyoun n
gheo this
o w ny ynawh getson o four
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-17
Hart Schaffner q Marx fine suits or Owe

something
careful
the spend
please in
quality so will much higher
acceptable No than he fin
walking
men, will M good presents
25
the it doesn't prove
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03

May l6-lsaac Stevenson elected senator
from Wisconsin 10 succeed Spponrr.
Jun. N-CungrrgSman d. II Bankhrad mp
pointed senator to succeed late john 7.
Morgan OF Alabama
Jul "a. . Bacon reelected senator
from Georgia FOR full term
I-Irauk 4 Luurh ~ California, APP
pointed director ~ mint to succeed O.
T. Roberts. resigned
Aug 5-Ey-Guy ] T.. Johnston elected
srnatorsfrum Alabama to succeed late
S"nator pottuH
Sep Il Democrats elected ticket headed
by Haskell for governor In Oklahoma
and Indian TcrritUry. constitution
adopted and state wide prohibition
proposition ,nrrird... ChIcago's new city
charter defeated IN special election
Oct Illinois su2r"m" court declared
'hicnE"s new primary election law IN
constitutional
NOV s Mayor Tom J.. Johnson defeated
Congressman T T. Burton for mayor
or cevclanf Kentucky elected VIII
son, republican. governor. ... Fusion u
republicans and Independence I.auguo
beaten by Taumauy In New York
county.
Dee. congress assembled nj washing
ton Cannon reelected speaker OF the
house
, Ambassador AoN ~ Japan recalled
~ congressman Williams and DcArmoud
participated In list hight on floor OF
house
20 Secretary Taft returned from trip
around world
3-M Guide appointed minister to United
states from Norway 10 succeed late II.
G. HauE"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
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Mar. I-At Pedro. wyo. seven in collision
....At Dossett. Tenn, four by powder
mill blast
AT Taylor. Pa, st1 in mino explosion
0-Near Emporium, Pa, six In powder
mill blast....At Woodward. Ala. five in
.3-At los Angeles. Cal. six In head-on
2S.Near Cotton. Cal, 20 in wreck: nearly
100 injured.
Apr Near Fort Worth. Tex. six train
linear Chaplain. Ont. IL in train wreck
l3-Near Gunter. Tex. eight by gasoline
BON Lake Michigan. lumber barge with
crew Of Il lost.
T.-At Baltimore. eight drowned by col
May lat whipple. W, Va, II in mine
disaster
ll-At Honda. Cal, 81 in wreck due to
defective switch.
2l-At Pittsburg. Ave BY explosion in steel
furnace. On Lake Michigan. i've By
burning OF steamer.
?3-,At Chicago, i've by ammonia explo-
sion in stockyards plant
81. Near Garden Valley, Idaho. seven
drowned
Jun HIN Hampton Roads, II scnmcn by
Cap3lZing Of launch
lN.At Priccburg. Pa. seven by explosion
OF mine gas....At Monahau, Wash, hve
by O~nlng.
Near Tola. Va. eight by dynamite
Jul 4-Fourth OF July celebrations caused
J. deaths, Injured number 2.l53,
In P"nobsrot Bay, Me, six by capslz-
l-At Honeybrook. Pa. seven miners by
whit" damp explosion
J. N"hr Russell, Pa, six by cnpslzlng OF
l5-lu cape Cod Bay Mass. ten officers
and men on hai'l"Ship Georgia by gun
a Ncnr salem, Mich, % in collision;
100 injured
22-On california const. 81 by sinking OF
T-in NV York city IL in tenement
Aug AT San Pedro, Cal. four by col
lapse Of wharf
lG-M Chicago nvc by collapse of build
Ing during wiudstorm
~ soinerHill" Mass, tve by SUI
81 new bridge being built across st.
Lawrence river.
80 Near Charleston. III, Il In collision
between intcrurhan trains
Sep. Near Charleston, W. Va. seven In
wreck
sat Shelton, Wash. ten in burning
"a, Norris. Ia. IL in wreck.
H-Ncar Canaan Station, y in hcad.on
collision.
is-At AspInwall. Pa. six by drowning
Dat N"Gaune", Mich, II by falling Of
cage IN mine shaft seven fatally h"-'
%-on Lake superior, seven drowned by
Wrrrking of steamer
~ N"hr Jackson. Ala. Il by capsizing OF
ferry bout
2N-A'gr B"lnir" o., eight In railroad
wreck four fatally hurt
oc, at Butler, Pa, four by upsettlng
OF molten metal pot, 20 badly injured.
L.ln Glovcrsyillc, n. y, six by sunocu-
ton.
10. Explosion Of powder magazine at
tnuianct Ind, caused death OF 81, over
q" Injured nearly every building In
town ruined
l6 Ncar Joliet, H., I'VE by capsizing Of
boat on canal
2i-Ns1r Ashland. Wis. four by explo-
sion In powder NTH
Nov. at steubcnvllo. o. i've by boiler
explosion
bal South Milwaukee, Wis, six at
grade crossing
25-ln New York city, 70 Italians in tcne-
nI"ut house IRE.
Dec GHAt Monougah, W. Va, about 100
miners by explosion In collcry
NnAt Jacobs creek. Pa. about 800 min
ers by explosion OF gas In colncry.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
GOHERNNENT
r P0kHE1G4LJ

Jan. &c. Z. Hughes inaugurated govern
or OF New York.
SC. NJ. Floyd, republican elected gov
ernor OF New Hampshire. by legislature.
RE w. Hoch inaugurated governor OF
Kansas,
SsW. r.. Frye elected senator from
Maine. w. Murray Crane. from Massu-
chUsrtts: Simon Guggenheim. from Col
orado, Norris Brown, from Nebraska .
W. +. Borah. from Idaho. r. l.. Tay-
Tor. from Tennessee. J. NJ. Dixon. from
Montana. II. L. Burnham from Nov
Hampshire and II. a. Richardson from
Delaware
Is House voted to raise salaries OF con-
gressmen TO $3.50 a year
f2-Senate authorized investigation Of
brownsville AFFAIR" Bailey reelected
senator from Texas. =, Cullom reelected
senator by Illinois legislature.
23-Chas Curtis elected senator from
Kansas to succeed Jos X. Burton
Z-liouse passed pension appropriation
bill and ABOLISHED all s %GG1ee 81
Michigan. elected to succeed Senator
AIger....F. o. Briggs elected successor
TO Senator Dryden OF New Jersey,
long night for seat in United States SEN
ate by vote OF q to Is
Mar l--House passed ship subsidy bill
after long night.
resignation to governor to take effect
.S-fIfty ninth congress adjourned with
b. Cortelyou and Geo Won l., Meyer
sworn In as secretary of treasury and
postmaster general respectively.
k-Jemes r. Garfield took oath Of Office as
secretary OF interior. Regis Henri
Post selected by president as governor
of Porto Rico TO succeed Beekman
W"wm. e Gilbert, a shoe clerk, elected
mayor OF Danbury, Conn.
Apr I-Republicans elected state ticket
In Michigan.
Busse elected mayor OF
Chicago, traction ordinances approved.
A-State Senator David Campbell APP
pointed postmaster at Chicago TO sue
coed Mayor Busse.
against whom charges were preferred.
rendered resignation and president APP
pointed Capt. George Curry to post.
Regis H. Post inaugurated governor OF
Porto Rico to succeed Beekman Win
throp, who retired to become assistant
secretary of treasury
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
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Jan Joe Cans knocked out Kid Her
man In eighth round at Tonopah. New.
...Gustave Bye tied American record
at ski jumping at Munising Mich. rec
ord lO6 feet
is-Abe Attc!l retained featherweight
championship by knocking out Harry
Baker In eighth round at Los Angeles.
Feb 5--rommy Ryan knocked out Dave
Barry in NTH round at Hot Springs,
Ark. Racing in Tennessee Killed by
passage OF anti-pool selling bill
Mar. li-Caivin Demarest won national
amateur championship at ll2 balk line
billiards at New York.
2i--Gary Hermann OF Cincinnati elected
president American Bowling congress-
2s-"Chic" Stahl OF Boston National
baseball team. committed suicide at
West Baden, Ind
Apr. s-Jury in smathers case decided
Smathers had not conspired 10 drug
Lou Dillon and should retain gold cup
won by Major Dclmar.
ii-Joe Ullman. well known bookmaker
went insane at San Francisco.
H-David Rillington, professional swim
mcr swan N-iuile In II minutes So rs
seconds, at Sydney, N. s. w, creating
new worlds record.
ig--Thos. Longboat. Indian runner, won
Boston Marathon road race, defeating
Held Of ia and breaking record for q
mile course.
May s-Tommy Burns won heavyweight
championship by defeating ''Philadei-
phia Jack" o'Brien In 2o-round battle
at Los Angeles.
en-superman, owned by James r. Reene,
won $4,000 Brooklyn handicap ct
otRvssepaa ...sSa
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03

Hover 10 men killed or injured by OK
plosion on japanese battleship kash-
lima, near Kure.
2i-Gen.. Drude burned Moorish camps
near Cassablanca.
2s-Delegates OF three important tribes
Of Moors accepted terms OF peace by
French and hostllities censed.
H-Strko OF Antwerp dock laborers. on
since Juno. ended with sweeping victory
for employers
G.Overiow OF Otonashigawa river. in
Japan, cost lives OF 600
Oct. 5-ENplosion In ammunition factory
at Osaka. Japan. killed % girls and in
jured over co.
lS-Ilague peace conference ended
Seen, Ma1imoffsky, director OF prisons
OF ministry OF interior OF Russia. assas-
sinated by woman in st. Petersburg.
Jl-Town OF Karatagh. Russian Turke-
stan, destroyed by landslide following
earthquake, 1900 persons perish
NOV. b-Hurricane caused great damage
~ Marseilles, France; several people
Killed
9-,Firc ut Iquique, Chill. caused 8. Ooo. 900
loss and rendered . coo persons homeless
Dec. S-OscHr IL. king OF Sweden. died at
Stockholm and Crown Prince GustHve
V. succeeded to throne.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
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Jan. s-Ninc buildings wrecked by eI-
plOsion OF dynamite at Lowell. Ariz.
lS-Floods In Ohio river valley worst In
% years.
lo-Seyeral large steaisers driven aground
and 1850 900 damage done by terrific
gale which struck Buffalo, y. Y.
FEB. B.Washington. Ark. partially de-
stroyed by tornado. two persons killed.
Mar, l5-t'loods In vicinity Of Pittsburg
and down Ohio river valley caused prop
serty damag" estimated at sl0.@o. OoO;
work and at least Il lives lost
Apr 5-TOrnhdO swept across louisiana
Mississippi and part OF Alabama. CON
siderable property destroyed and Is or
I5-Clties OF Chilpanclngo and Chilapa,
Mexico, destroyed by violent earth
quake.
Jun. S-Thlrty persons killed. many hurt
and great property damage done
by windstorms and cloudhursts in Ken
a. lucky. southern Illinois and Iowa.
2-StOrm causing property damage estl-
mated at 10000 swept over Indian Ter
ritory.
2i-Three distinct tornadoes struck McdI-
cine Lodge, Kan, destroying IS houses;
several persons injured.
H-Oil fields OF northern Indian Territory
swept by tornado that killed three men
aud destroyed hundreds OF dorricks;
loss estimated 10000
Jul. 2-Rochestcr, Tex, nearly destroyed
by tornado.
3-Ruena Vista lake levee near Bakers
Hell' Nul'' DTokr, HooulHg JO,VOO acres
and doing 100000 damage.
i-Storm In western Wisconsin caused
death OF q persons. many injured.
l5-Waterspout caused 500 900 damage in
vicinity OF Leayenworth. Kan.
Aug ll-Tornado caused great property
damage at La Crosse, Wis.
2e-Tornadoes In Wisconsin and Ohio
caused several deaths and destroyed
much property.
Oct. s-Tornado near Leeds Ga. caused
Is deaths damage to property enor-
nous. Severe storm caused great dam
age In New York city and in harbor.
Nov. D-FlOOds caused great damage In
southern Texas
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
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Jan. Judge Mccall Of federal court Of
Memphis declared LaFollet,o fellow
servants law unconstitution:i
3-Federal Judge Sanborn sentenced to
jail several leaders OF striking moldors
in Milwaukee for violating injunction.
l0-Senato passed bill in interest OF rail
way employees. Miners at Goldncld
New, voted to end strike.
.l-Shea labor conspiracy trial at Chi
caBo came TO end with jury unable TO
22-John j. Mitchell reelected president
United Mine Workers.
a3-Ovor 5000 men and women in New
York Involved In trouscr-makers strike.
Feb. l3-Westcrn Union Telegraph Co.
announced Increase of 10 per cent. In
wages OF operators ut principal offices.
IECornelius 7. Shea and ten associates
In tenmstcrs' union acquitted OF charge
OF conspiracy on second trial.
Mar. S-Ncbraska house passed employ
ers' liability bill affecting railway train
i0-Street cars In Louisville tied I'D by
strike Of union employees.
3-ln effort to enforce recognition OF
union. 1000 skirt, cloak and suit-mak-
ers OF Boston. employed in about 100
s. Fps, went out on strike
Apr. 4-Threatened strike Of trainmen OF
western railroads averted through medi-
alton of interstate commerce commits
sioners.
a-Great lockout and labor struggle in
Goldneld. New district, ended by agree
z,-salt Lake City stree, car lines tied up
by strike.
May Inlay day brought strike OF iron
workers In San Francisco. teamsters in
Los Angeles, machinsts in Plttsburg
and various labor organizations in
Canada.
a-.Practlcally all OF operators of Pacific
States Telegraph and Telephone Co,
struck for increased wages.
5-Street car employees of San Francisco
struck for eight-hour day and increase
In wages
is-supreme court held eight-hour law
Jun. 20-strike OF Western Union tele-
graph operators at San Francisco and
Oakland, Cal; ordered; increase in
Aug. 7-Western Union operators at Los
Angeles struck because company re-
fused to relnstate discharged man
s-Night operators at Chicago went out
s-Strikc OF Western Union telegraph on
orators spread throughout west and
south. Cornelius z. Shea defeated i'm
election for president of transfers
union by Daniel-J. Tobin.
f2-Strike OF telegraph operators spread
throughout east: news service OF Asso-
ciated Press partially suspended.
i3-Employes OF Colorado q Southern
railroad won strike for increase in
l5-President Small Of telegraphers'
union issued general strike order calling
out all commercial operators not work.
ing under union contracts
Sep. labor day riots occurred In San
francisco. Louisville and Steubenville,
Oct. 4-cotton shipping business of New
Orleans tied up by strike of 5000 cotton
handlers.
Photograph operators in principal cities
of country rejected suggestion of Presi-
dent Small that strike against Western
Union ana Postal companies Be- Dc.
ssessN 80 -, = sSfxSx}ns-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03

! H-Wisconsin university eight won two
mile boat race from Syracuse. at PouGh-
keepsie, N. Y.
Jun. 6-Rlchard Cookers colt, orby. rid
den by Johnnie Rela, won EPSON derby
In England.
2o-NeaIon. owned by C. E. Durnell, won
great suburban handicap at Sheepshead
2i-Alex Ross won open golf champion
ship Of United States.
26-Cornell won varsity eight-oared race
euse won varsity four-oared race and
Wisconsin freshmen. eight-oared con-
test. .Orby won Irish derby.
T-Yale defeated Harvard by boat length
in annual race at New London, Conn.
B-Robert Simpson won western open
golf championship at Hlnsdale, Ill.
Jul. miss Evelyn Sears of Boston. won
women's singles lawn tennis champion
ship Of United States. by defeating Miss
Carrie b. Nicely.
ETommy Burns knocked out BIZ
round, at Colma. Cal. Martin j. Short
dan won all-around championship Of A.
a y. AZ Celtic Park. l.. l.
5-May Sutton OF California regained title
OF British tennis champion. by defeat
ing Mrs. Chambers.
l7--Jack johnson stopped Bob Fitzsim-
mons In second round at Philadelphia.
killarney Oldneld broke two worlds
auto records on half mile track At Far
60 8; D., going first mile Of three mile
=, race In ;lbll and three miles In SOL
Nelson in 20-round contest at San Fran
cisco.
Aug. 30-May Sutton won international
tennis championship at Niagara-on-the-
Lake, Ont.
Sep sc. NJ Daniels OF New York low
cred world's iOO-yard swimming record,
going distance In % 20 seconds. at Man
chester. England
s-Joc Cans defeated Jimmie Britt in Ave
rounds, at San Francisco. Britt broke
wrist in fourth round.
2O-Fred Mcleod Of Chicago. won western
professional golfcrs' championship at
81. Louis.
2-New York Yacht club declined chal-
lenge of Sir Thomas Upton for race for
Americas cup next year because II
sought TO limit size OF racers to IS feet.
S-Mntt McGrath broke worlds record
for l6- pound hammer throw at Kansas
City, by hurllng weight l6i feet inches.
FORMER record l6i feet.
Oct. l2-Chlcago Nationals won worlds
baseball championship by defeating De.
troit Americans four straight games,
Dec. 2-Tommy Burns. Of America,
knocked out Gunner Moir OF England,
In tenth round Mt London.
u-H. c. Pulliam reelected president Ma
tonal league for sixth time,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
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Jan. 3-Blg furniture store at New York
city. loss 100000
S-Piant OF Michigan Stove works at De-
troit Quilted, loss $4,000; one person
Killed. several injured
ll-iIurnlng Of tobacco warehouse at Lam
caster. Pa, caused loss 81, 90 600.
B-plant OF Phelps Pub. Co, at SPRING
field Mass. loss nearly 2lOO0oDO....
Garage IN New York continuing 100 au-
tOmobilcs.
29-Secton OF Baldwin Locomotive works
at Philadelphia. loss 81. 600 900
yoMino mill at Victor. Colo; loss $500 900.
N. d.
S-Lyndhurst. country home Of John
Wanamakcr, at Philadelphia, completes
~ destroyed; loss about $i.5O.00O
25-Plant OF Acker POrcess Co, at Nj
aGara Falls. N. Y. loss $4,000
Mar. Town of Leroy. Ill. partly de-
"a Sporting goods store Of A. G. spalding
Bros. AT Chicago.
25,.Morton salt block, at Hutchinson.
Apr 3O-Plant OF San Francisco Gas a
Electric Co. loss s. 100000.
5-Enginecring building OF McGll uni
yersity. at Montreal. Lose nearly ST.
Blown of Ilolo. Island Of Pnnay, Sec
ond city of Philippines. totally destroyed:
10000 persons homeless
May S-Busincss section OF Barnesboro,
Pa. almost wiped out.
l3-Steamer city OF Cleveland. Mt Detroit.
entirely destroyed loss 500 0O0.
Jun. G-Half Of business section OF Will
low city. n. D.. destroyed.
Jul 27-Over seven blocks Of Coney Is-
lands amusement section destroyed:
loss $1,000 000
2S-BulldlnE OF Memphis Cold Storage Co.,
nt Memphis. loss $500 900
Aug. lover 81 families made homeless
by fire at Edgowater. n. j.
2-Plnnt OF the u, S. Leather Co. at Tom
ahawk. Wis, destroyed loss about
500 600.
l5-Srveral summer hotels. summer cot
tnges and buildings NJ Old Orchard, Me-:
loss estimated 100000
29-Courier Journal building at Louis
Vile. KY
Sep 2-Thrce business squares and por-
ton Of residence section at Houston,
Tex, destroyed. loss 100000.
9-Clin House, famous resort at San
Francisco. destroyed
oct. t-Thousands Of acres of forest land
In SOnoma. Cal
3i-store OF Holden Shoe Co. at Chi
cage loss $500 600
Nov 3-Main office building OF Nelson
Morris packing plant at East st, Louis.
Ill loss $500 200
s-Dpcks at Superior wis. several big
elevn tors. mills and other buildings:
loss estimated 5000. 900
20 Several business blocks at Cody,
WyO., destroyed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-03
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Jan Near Voland. Knns., IS In train
wreck: over 90 injured
Sat wlnopslyi, Vt, six by suffocution.
Near Kcnosha, Wis, nine by powder
explosion.
9-At Pittsburg 30 by explosion in steel
furnace.
Eat Sanford. Ind. 3 By wreck due to
powder explosion, 2: injured. AT
Fowler. Ind. 10 in collision.
9-Near Primero. Colo, "a In coal mine
explosion.
G-At Toronto, w Va. IL by fire damp
explosion IN mine,
29-Near Fayetteville, w Va. 90 in mine
disaster.
Feb AT Monarch, Colo. u In snowslide
....At Thomas. w. Va. q In mine dis
aster.
le-In New York harbor, 1888 by drowning
and exposure by burning OF steamer
Larchmont.
i6-In New York city. q In wreck due to
spreading rails
Sat Las Espranzas, Mexico. over 100,
mostly Japanese, In mire disaster.
26-At Montreal. Que, principal and rs
pupils in burning school.