The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-31
HISTORY MADE DURING
THE YEAR OF GRACE 1908
Record Is of Change and Death,
but Also of Peace and
Prosperity.
NATIONS HAVE NEW RULERS.
Many Persons Known in Statecraft,
Politics, Music and Letters
Pass Away.

The year 1908, like most of those pre-
ceding it, has brought about many
changes in all parts of the world Death
has taken rulers and governments have
been changed, men and women OF prom
inenCe and achievement in many lines
have passed into the silent hereafter,
fire and flood have levied their toll
upon human life and property, greed
and hate have melted to grave crime In
numerous instances. But the record is
not all dark. Mans activities along
peaceful ways have gone steadily for
ward, achievement has made decided
Roadway, the quiet lives of the ma jor-
ity of earth's people have moved on I'M
veXed by war, pestience or famine. and
a grateful material prosperity seems to
be the portion of most of the civilized
nations.
Early in February the king and
lcrOwn prince of Portugal were assas-
Isinated in street of Lisbon and the
crown passed to young son and broth
Ter, the present King Manuel. The
deaths, in November, Of the Emperor
and the Dowager Empress of China
caused a change in the ruling head of
the Celestial empire. A new president
has more recently taken hold of affairs
in Hayti, Bulgaria has declared itself
independent Of Turkey, and the last
named country itself has made radical
innovations tending toward q constitu-
tional government.
The neurology Of the year is memoir
able for the number of notable men
and women of prominence In the world
of art, letters and music who have
passed away. Among those to succumb
during 1908 were ex-President Grover
Cleveland, Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man, ex-premier Of England; Tomas
Estrada Palma. Cuba's first president !;
Bishop Henry c. Potter and Rev. Nor
gan Dix Of New York, Ira ID. Sankey,
Pablo de Sarasate. August Wilhelmj,
Edmund Clarence Stedman, "Oulda,"
Joel Chandler Harris. Murat Halstead,
Bronson Howard. victorien Sardou,
Louise Chandler Moulton, Harriet Hos
mer, Chas. Emory Smith and VIM. B.
Allison.
The principal events of 1908 may be
thus epitomized:
JANUARY.
| 4-Jury diSagrees In trial of Caleb
Powers for murder of Gov. Goebel of
Kentucky. Jury acquits Geo. A. Petit
bone of Steunenburg murder in Idaho.
13-Theater fire and panic in Boyer
town, Pa, causes 167 deaths and injury
of 10 persons 4. A.. Union station annex in
Kansas City burns.
1S-Death of Edmund Clarence Sted-
man. poet Three miners rescued after
being buried for As days in mine at
Ely, Mo.
19-Death of Chas. Emory Smith of
Philadelphia, former Postmaster General.
psi ,O0O,OO fire in Portland, Me-
Death of August Wilhelmj, noted violin.
ist
25-Death of "Ouida,'' English novel
ist.
2S-S1, 100000 fire in Chicago.
3O-Death of Burr Robbins, we'll
known circus man.
FEBRUARY.
liking Carlos and Crown Prince
LUZ Felipe of Portugal assassinated in
streets of Lisbon. -. Harry Thaw ac-
quilted of Stanford White murder.
Gov Toole of Montana resigns.
2-Manuel II. proclaimed King of Por-
tugal.
&c ~
Rockford Ill.
1O--Burial of King Carlos and Crown
Prince LUZ Felipe of Portugal.
11-Anthracite centennial celebrated in
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
12-$23,000 bank robbery in Rich Hill.
Mo.
15-Marriage Of Miss Theodore Shonts
and Due de Chaulnes.
1S-19-Severe blizzard sweeps middle
and western States.
20-Death of Senator Latimer of South
Carolina.
21-Death of Harriet Hosmer, Ameri-
can sculptress.
2I-Mine explosion near San Juan
de Sabinas, Mexico, kills 90 miners.
2S-Unsuccessful attempt made TO kill
Shah of Persia with bomb. w. o.
Bradley, Republican, chosen Senator from
Kentucky.
j Great fire in Tampa, Fla.
Attempted assassination of Chief of
Police Geo. NJ. Shippy of Chicago.
4-1IS Children lose lives in burning
of public school in North Collinwood. a
Cleveland suburb. Death Of Senator
Red6eld Proctor of Vermont.
10-Attempt made on life of King Haa-
kon of Norway.
12-20-Floods do damage along rivers
of middle west.
12-Admiral Evans feet arrives at
Magdalena Bay, Lower California.
17-Death of Senator William Pinck-
ney Whyte of Maryland.
22--Death of Senator William ]. Bry-
an OF Florida.
| 23-20O persons drowned in collision
of japanese ships off Todohokke, Japan.
26-Earthquake and fire destroy Chi
lapa. Mexico.
2S-Bomb thrown in Union Square,
New York, by Selig Silverstein.
| APRIL.
| -IOpullSl natlOnal convention In st.
Louis
4-Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman.
premier of England. resigns.
ELECTION riots in Lisbon, Portugal.
| death of Congressman A. l.. Brick
of Indiana.
12-Chelsea, Mass, devastated, by $1O,-
100000 fire. Death of Gen. b. Nj.
Cutcheon of Michigan.
15-IIauser Lake dam, north of Helena,
Mont, bursts and causes great havoc.
22-Death of Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman, ex-premier of England.
23-Death of Gen. Linevtch. Russian
commander. Due de Chaulnes dies sud
denly in Paris.
2-Destructive tornado sweeps IS
A Wonderful Fossil Bed.
An expedition directed by Prof. Fl. F.
Osborn of the American Museum of Nat