The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Events of the Year In
Review.
THE FINANCIAL REACTION.
Miscellaneous Affairs, Games and
Races, and Items of Personal and
Political Interest-Losses by Acct
dents and Explosions, Fire and
Storms-A Classified Summary.
MISCELLANEOUS

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JANUARY.
g. Gen. Won der Launitz, project of DO
lice at st. Petersburg, assassinated.
g. Gen. Vladimir Pavloff procurator gen.
eral of military tribunals, assassnated
at st. Petersburg.
IT, Margaret Young, widow of President
Brigham Young, died at Deseret, Utah;
aged 81
g. Trial of Harry K. Thaw for the muir
der Of Stanford White begun in New
York city.
@. Tehuantepec National railroad, Mex
lean enterprise making a short cut be-
tween the oceans inaugurated by
President Diaz.
FEBRUARY.
9. Lady Cadogan, leader in the ex-
elusive society Of England, died in
London.
%. Honduras declared war against Mica
ragua
rs. Battle at San Marcos de Colon be-
tween Hondurans and Nicaraguans, IA
vorable to the latter.
II lives lost by fire in Montreal school.
MARCH.
%. French troops advanced to occupy the
Moroccan town of Oudja as a step to
enforce PREPARATION for the death of DR..
Mauchamp, a French subject killed at
Morocco city in January.
Nicaraguan forces captured Tegucigalpa,
capital of Honduras
rs. In battle between troops and peas
ants in Alexandria, Wallachia, 60 men
were killed and 300 wounded.
%. Roumanian troops fired on peasants
at Stanesta, killing and wounding 1000.
APRIL.
Z. Gen. Barillas, former president of
Guatemala, assassinated in Mexico.
To- all 1r,,o ;-l.I
matte writer over the pen name of
Owen Hall and author Of many popu-
lar comic operas, including "Floro-
DORA" died in London.
IL. The Honduran forces surrendered
Amapala to the Nicaraguans.
13. Standard Oil found guilty in rebate
cases at Chicago.
Is. Japan launched the Aki, the largest
battleship in the world, at Tokyo.
25. Denis Kearney, who led the agitation
against the Chinese in California 30
years ago, died in San Francisco; aged
60.
26. The Jamestown exposition opened by
President Roosevelt.
4. The Irish International exhibition
opened in Dublin.
9. Opening Of the trial Of William D.
Haywood at Boise, Ida
Is. I'd international peace congress opened
at The Hague
II. Mayor Schmitz formally removed from
office by the supervisors of San Fran
CISCO
a. killed and more than 100 wounded in
political riot at Lisbon, Portugal.
5. Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz Of San
Francisco sentenced to prison for 5
years.
q. Riot in Seoul, Korea, account of
the change in the ruler.
81. An inland tribe of Moors attacked the
French port of Casablanca, killing IL
foreign residents, including French
men.
3. In the United States district court at
Chicago Judge kenesaw Mountain
Lands fined the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana $29, 900 for accepting rail-
way rebates in violation Of law.
6. French and Spanish troops landed at
Casablanca, Morocco, and, being fired
upon by Moors, the French cruiser
Galilee shelled the town.
9. 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.
NJ. William H. Edwards, one of the old
time prize fighters, died in New York
city; aged g.
~. 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 repulsed by French machine guns.
16. The Commercial Telegraphers' union
ordered out on general strike.
". Nine. Lake, a pioneer slack rope
walker and circus rider, died in Jersey
City.
%. A section of the great cantalever
bridge under construction on St. Law
renee at Quebec collapsed, killing 81
3. "Generar' Pleasant Porter chief of
the Creek Indian Nation, died at Vi
nita, I. T.; aged 81.
9. Anti-Jewish outbreak at Kishinev.
Is. Cunarder Lusitania cut the ocean rec
ord by reaching New York in 5 days
81 minutes from Queenstown.
%. French peace terms accepted by the
Moors at Casablanca.
30. Monument to the late President Will
liam Mckinley dedicated at Canton, O.
OCTOBER.
10. Cassie Chadwick died in the Ohio peni-
tertiary.
12. The armored cruisers Tennessee and
Washington sailed from Hampton
Roads for the Pa
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81 Mccoy and Chandler in the United
ii States signal corps balloon Mo- 10 won
4 4# the Lahm cup for ballooning by a
81 flight Of AIS miles from st. Louis to
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a. The Illinois and Mississippi canal, con-
# y Meeting the waterway Of the Missis-
u sippi with that Of the illinois river,
Si5%s formally opened. ii - #:5s
~ Edward Payson Weston. long distanoe