The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07

was commemoralcd by an information
al exposition, and q phclgiienal fine
for receiving railway rebates was laid
against the Standard Oil companies.
The mortality list of 1861 inelades
many distinguished authors. artists,
scientists, soldiers and celebrities In
various walks OF life. Among the
Americans who died during the year
were Thomas Bailey Aldrich, the poet;
Mary j. Holmes and A. G. Gunter.
noveiists; Generals Russell A. AlSer.
10. B. Wilcox, NJ. ii. Blunt and 7. I'll.
Ruger. veterans Of the civil war; John
Il. Morgan and Edmund W. Pettus,
United States senators from Alabama;
Gaiusha \. Grow. formerly noted con-
gresham: Z. III. Conger, who was
United States minister at Picking dur
ing the Boxer war; Mrs. William Nc
Ein.ey, widow of the maltyred presi-
dent: Mrs. Agassiz, widow of the great
scientist, and Isabella Beecher Hooker,
last Of the children Of Rev. Lyman
Beecher John Alexander Dowie, the
Zionist leader. died during the year:
also Theodore Tilton. formerly promi-
nent in America, who had lived In
Paris for generation.
Richard Mansfield, the actor. and
Saint Gaudens. the sculptor. Americans
by adoption and long association. died
during the year Notable deaths abroad
include Alexander Herschel, English
astronomer: Maurice Loewy. director
of the Paris observatory and called the
dean Of astronomers: Joachim, Hun
garian yiolinist; Edward Grieg, Norwe-
gian composer; the shah Of Persia,
and Princess Clementine, daughter of
King Louis Philippe Of France, a relic
| OF past glories. who attained the age
Of ninety; also Oscar II. Of Sweden.
JANUARY.
2. Accident: S. deaths in a wreck on the
| Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific al
| Volland, Kan.
q Obituary: Ernest Howard Crosby, So
| eial reformer, IT. Baltimore: aged TO-
Russia: Gen. Won der Launitz, project
Of the police at st, Petersburg. assas-
/ sinated. *+g.*-
Q. Obituary: The shah OF Persia at Te-
heran: aged IS.
0. Persia: Ali MIRA recognized as shah.
II. Fire: Moss &Co.'s tobacco warehouse
burned in Lancaster Pa: loss 81 100000
Tidal Wave: Island OF Simalu, Dutch
East indies, engulfed and other ada
cert islands devastated.
| IL Shipwreck: British ship Pengwerr
grounded OF cuxhaven. Germany
crew of "a drowned.
IL Earthquake: Business part of Kings
ton. Jamaica. destroyed: incomplete
records show nearly 1000 deaths
, United States naval vessels carried
first relief TO the stricken city: prop
erty loss over sIS.OOo.900.
Il Convention: National foreign comrerc'
convention opened in Washington.
Is Storm: 100 deaths In typhoon. which
swept the islands OF Leyte and Samar
in the Philippines.
IL obituary: Margaret Young. widow o
. President Brigham Young. at Desere'
Utah: ,aggt 81
: IL Acctdenfs: i6 deaths In a train col
lision on the Big Four at Fowler. Ind
: "a dead and q injured in wrec
caused by powder explosion on the 81
4 Four system at Sanford. Ind.
!. %. Storm Loss OF sl.ocooo from ssurTa
cane at Buffalo.
| Fire: sHt Youngstown, U. loss OF u
oOooO.
n. Obituary: Josiah Flynt willard sc
eioloEist. who wrote over the nam
: Josiah Fiynt," in Chicago: aged IS.
e q Explosion: 20 coal miners saiied nea
r u..tco. .rsbuar,er.sr Nattouna railroad
: 49,. : Msx,ear .enterrr,se making n sho,
r,,t .hetween The OCEANS. iuaugurnfe
hy president D.ax-
: "a aositrary. cen Russell A. Aige1
Tyrites States senator from Michigan
recruitment Federal veteran and forms
sccrcfary OF var In washington
ypred II.
= q sClbI,uarv. Isabella Beecher f4ooke1
last az the children Of the Rev. Lyma
A Reecher, nj hartford. Conn: aged 8
&C. Obltuary. Rev. Henry Martyn Fielt
.e,erryynan and author. former edito
, N he New Yorlx EynnxeIigt. NJ Stocl
.bri5re Mass. aged s.
Fatal FIRE: 4 deaths ara rroperty los
> n ss5o al In 4 Factory fire M Dove
n
!. Il TSre. Plant 81 the Pheips P,ibfishin
Co M snrinriieId. Mass, : loss 81 200. 90
Explosion: Its miners killed by firedaIn