Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02
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Jan. 5-Moroccan army captured Znat
Raisuli's stronghold, and he and follow
erS fled to mountains.
6-Chinese trading quarter of hancock
devastated by fire; loss about IS, 600, 900.
S-Muzaffar- Ed-Din, shah of Persia, died
11-Tidal wave devastated some Of Dutch
East Indian islands; hundreds of per-
sons persisted
stroyed Kingston, Jamaica; over 1000
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.
2S-Explosions of fire damp in mine near
Saarbrueck, Prussia, killed AS miners.
III. l.. Il. Lagercrantz appointed min
lister of Sweden to United States.
Feb. british steamer Clavering went
ashore near Hartlepool, England; 20
of crew drowned.
| SIS. A. Alexandrovsky, governor of Pen
| "a, Russia, assassinated.
by hurricane; damage of $1,000. 600
| caused. British steamer Orlando sank
in collision near Cardiff, Wales IA per-
sons drowned. Governor of port of
| Baku murdered.
21-Mail steamer Berlin from England
wrecked off Hook OF Holland in ter
| rifle gale; Us persons drowned.
| Mar. 4-GoV. Swettenham of Jamaica, re-
signed post. .Eighty-five persons buried
| by landslide in Algeria.
| S-English house of commons defeated
woman's suffrage bin
| I'm. Petkof, premier Of Bulgaria, assas-
sinated at Sofia.
12-Powder magazines on board French
battleship lena exploded at Toulon; 1O3
bluejackets and officers killed and
| hundreds injured.
Mar. l9-Count Lamsdorff, former Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs, died at
San Raemo.
-Nicaraguan 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
2s-Peasants and troops fought in Alex
andria. Wallachia; 20 men killed and
Abr. EStriKers at LODI, Russia, killed
ten .workmen for attempting to resume
| work
mer as plenipotentiary of Great Britain
| to Egypt, who resigned. Floods In
Turkey caused death of 300.
12-Honduran city Of Amapla surrendered
to Nicaraguans; President Bonilla took
refuge on American cruiser.
13-Kingston, Jamaica, experienced an.
other earthquake shock, which die
l6eAt least five important towns in Mex.
leo destroyed and scores killed by
earthquake.
NAV 1-Terrific hurricane causes loss OF
millions of dollars and death of severa
persons at Campeche.
3-EXplosion of gunpowder magazine a.
Canton. China, causes heavy loss of life
and great damage to property.
6-About $500 Turkish troops practically
Province of Yemen, Turkish Arabia
9-Heir to throne of Spain born to Queer
Victoria, at Madrid.
11-Ninety miners lost lives in fire II
copper mine at Velardena, Mexico.
| 17-Cossacks killed Fl innocent men a
Lodz, Russia, in connection with rob
| berry.
2O-Foilowing assassination of three DO
lice officials ~.rious rioting occurret
at Odessa, Russia. Hundreds of peopl,
injured by Black Hundred, who ral
wild through streets.
Jun. 15-Russan douma dissolved by czal
and elections for new parliament or
neaee conference held. hasu'
27-By burning of native theater in Hons
Kong 500 Chinese persisted.
| Jul 15-Attempt made to assassinat,
President Fallieres of France; lattel
1s1Gen. Aiikhanoff. ex-governor genera
o ot by 6mb hurled in at carriage SlGwn
! which they were riding. at Alexandra
, 1srEmperor of corea decided to abdicat,
1sNMany killed and wounded in a elias,
between Corean and Japanese troops a
Seoul.
22-Explosion in Japanese colliery cause,
; Aug. 1-About 100 men killod and woundet
in revolt of Corean troops enraged a
: decree disbanding them, when they at
tack Japanese In Seoul