Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-01-24
MISCELLANEOUS

JANUARY.
3. Gen. Won der Launitz. prefect OF po-
lice at St. Petersburg. assassinated.
9. Gen Vladimir PaNloff. procurator gen.
eral OF military tribunals. assassnated
at st. Petersburg.
II. Margaret Young. widow Of President
brigham Young; died at peserct. Utah:
aged II.
%. Trial of IIarry' *. Thaw for the muir
der Of Stanford White begun In New
York city.
9. Tchuantcpec National railroad. n Mex
team enterprise making "A short cut be-
tween the oceans, inauguratcd by
President Diaz.
FEBRUARY.
g. Lady Cadogan. n leader In the eX-
elusive society OF England. died in
London.
o. Honduras declared war against Mica
ragua.
g. Rattle Mt San Marcos de Colon be-
tween Hondurans and Nicaraguans, ia
vorable to the latter.
II lives lost by fire in n Montreal school.
MARCH.
Is. French troops advanced to occupy the
Moroccan town OF Oudja rs a step to
enforce reparation for the death OF DIR.
Mauchamp. Il French subject killed at
Morocco city In January.
Nicaraguan forces captured Tegucigalpa.
capital Of Honduras.
rs. In a battle between troops and peas
ants In Alexandria. Wallachia. 60 men
were killed and 800 wounded.
%. Roumanian troops fired on peasants
at Stanesta. killing and wounding loo.
APRIL
I. Gen. Barillas. former president Of
Guatemala aaao aaina tod IN MeYfc0
10. James Davis we'll known English dra-
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.
u. Standard OIL found guilty In rebate
cases at Chicago.
15. Japan launched tho Aki. the largest
battleship In the world. at Tokyo.
8. Denis Kearney. who led the agitation
against the Chinese in California 30
years ago. died In San Francisco; aged
60.
Is. The jamestown exposition opened by
President Roosevelt.
I. The Irish International exhibition
opened in Dublin.
9. Opening Of tho trial Of William d.
nay WOOO AT BOISE, 1Ua.
JUNE.
Is. I'd international peace congress opened
at The Hague.
II. Mayor Schmitz formally removed from
office by the supervisors of San Fran
cisco.
q. killed and moro than 100 wounded In
political riot at Lisbon. Portugal.
JULY.
II
Francisco sentenced to prison for s
years.
q. Riot In Seoul. Korea, on account of
the change In the ruler.
q. An inland tribe of Moors attacked the
French port OF Casablanca, killing Il
foreign residents. including French
men.
AUGUST.
:. In the United States district court at
Chicago Judge kenesaw Mountain
Lands fined the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana 600 for accepting rail-
way rebates in violation Of law.
6. French and Spanish troops landed at
Cusablanca. Morocco. and. being fired
upon BY Moors. the French cruiser
Galilce shclled the town.
8. Moors attacked Casablanca and were
driven bach! by the guns OF the allied
warships.
Is cities of the south and west.
II. William II. Edwards. one OF the old
time prize fighters. died in New York
city: aged 6.
IL Telegraph operators in New York city
Joined the strike.
Robert A. Pinkcrton, head OF the noted
detective bureau. died at sea.
1000 Moors attacked Casablanea and
were rcpulscd by French machine guns
lG The Commercial Telegraphers union
ordered out on O general strike
Y. Nine Lake. 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 6l
workmen.
! General Pleasant Porter. chief OF
the Creek Indian Nation. died at vi.
nita. !. T.: aged Ct.
8. Anti-Jewish outbreak at Kishinev.
IL Cunarder Lusitania cut the ocean rec
ord by reaching New York in days
n minutes from Queenstown.
n. French peace terms accepted by the
Moors at Casablanca.
80. Monument to tho late President VIII
liam Mckinley dedicated at Canton, o.
OCTOBER
10 Cassie Chadwick died In the Ohio pAni-
tentiary.
IL The armored cruisers Tennessee and
Washington sailed from Hampton