Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

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The year lyuS has been memorable
for n prolonged drought during the
riDening season of some soil products,
vet a bumper crop in point OF value
was garnered. Stirring political events
crcd the attention of the world from
the opening to the close of the year.
notably in Portugal, the king and
crown prince being aSsassinatel in
February; in Persia and Turkey, re-
sulting in changes in the form of gov
erument; in Morocco, where a pretend
er was placed on the throne, and in
the Balkan states of Bulgaria, Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
Standing out above all other calami- |
ties for many years was the earthquake
in the island of Sicily and the prov |
ince of Galabria, southern Italy, Dec.
%, in which whole cities were DESTROY
ed and loss of life estimated at from
100000 10 $4,000 inflicted
The years mortuary record bears
the names of Grover Cleveland, Sena-
tor Allison. Senator Proctor and Sen
ator Whyte. Z. c. Stedman, Joel Chan
der Harris, Murat Halstead, Louise
Chandler MOulton, Harriet Hosrner,
Professor Norton, DR.. Gilman, Bishop
II. c. Potter, Bronson Howard. Rear
Admiral Coghlan, Donald C. Mitchell
Tx MARVEL, Louise de Ia Rance
(Ouida), Campbell-Bannerman, GeDer-
al NodZu and General Linevitch lin
Russia), Ludovic Halevy and Francois
Coppee lin Franco.
JANUARY.
1. Storm: %. deaths in a tornado near
WeSson Miss
2. Obituary: DIR. Nicholas Sem, surgeon,
L. S. A. prominent in the Spanish
American var, in Chicago; aged g.
4 Obituary: Charles Augustus Young,
noted American astronomer. at Han
over, N. H; aged a.
Political: Mulai Hafid proclaimed sui
tan of Morocco
O. Business Troubles: Receivers appoint
ed for the Chicago and Great Western
railway.
Il. Political: Appointment of Baron Taxa
hira as ambassador TO the United
States officially announced at Tokyo.
Accident: II children killed in a thcater
crush at Barnsey. England
Fire: s5,0GoOO0 loss by the burning of the
Parker building in New York city
Obituary: Henry Kenny. president of
the Delaware railway. who attended TO
the secret journey of President Elect
Abraham Lincoln on his way to Wash
ingtor In 1861, at Ridley Park. Pa;
aged So
Is. Fire Catastrophe: 178 deaths by the
burning of the Rhoads Opera House at
Boyerstown, Pa.
H. Obituary: James Ryder Randall, aus
thor OF the famous war song, My
MARYLAND at Augusta, Ga; aged 50.
Is. Obituary: Holger Drachmann. Den
marks greatest modern poet, at Co
penhasen: aged Ct.
Is. Obituary: Edmund Clarence Stedman,
American author and critic. known as
the "banler-poet." in New York city;
aged "a
20. Personal: Lord Curzon, former vice.
roy Of India, elected to the Irish peer
age in the face OF great opposition.
e. Obituary: Charles Emile Cameron,
motel French landscape painter, in
Paris; aged co. Morris X. Jesup.
noted banker and philanthropist, in
New York city; aged IS.
q. Obituary: Dr.. Edward a. Mcdowell.
noted American composer and pianist,
in New York city; aged 81
-. Obituary: august Nilhelmi, noted vio-
linist. in London; aged GO. Mrs. An
tonic Y=naga, noted for her beauty,
wealth. ana EICDle COIilSNllOHS, III
Natchez, Miss.
Fire: City hall and police building at
Portland. Me, destroyed; loss $1,000
o00.
Is. Obituary: Louise de la Rance (ouida).
the novelist at Florence italy.
q. Fire: In Portland. Ne; loss of over
$4,000 in the wholesale district.
IS. Fire: In Chicago; loss of 81 100000 in
the business district.
Obituary: Cardinal Richard archbishop
of Paris. in that city; aged SO.
Personal: Gladys Vanderbilt married to
Count Laszlo Szechenyi OF Hungary in
New York city.
90 Obituary: David Johnson. American
landscape painter, at Walden, N. Y:
aged 81.
81 Political: Special presidential message
to congress upon the corporations.
Obituary. Bishop =. C. Andrews of the
NJ. z. church. in New York city; aged
50.
FEBRUARY.
l. Political: King Carlos OF Portugal and
the Crown Prince Luiz Fiippe assas-
sinated at Lisbon.
= Political: Manuel, second son of the
assassinated monarch. proclaimed king
as Manuel II. of Portugal.
Ship Disaster: Phoenix line steamship
St. Cuthbert destroyed by an explosion
". off Nova Scotia: IS deaths.
Fires: LOSE Of S5Oo.coo in Rochester, N
NJ. Loss Of $4,000 at Berlin n. II.
IN Obituary: Valerian Gribayedoff, jour
<lalist and illustrator. in Paris: aged so
H. Sipwrcck: American ship Emily Reet
wecked off the oregon coast: 10 sail
os lost.
IS Rood: Highest water of the flood a
Pttsourg; loss s2.EO0C00.
IT, Sipwreck: British steamer Aslal
y.ecked on the Norway coast; IA sail
ofs lost
20. Pplosion % killed at the Hercule
polder works at Pinole, Cal.
Perlnal: Gen Stoessel, Russian com
mAder in the defense of Port Arthur
senenced to death by military cour
at II Petersburg, with a recommends
tioh to mercy.
q. Obituary: Crosby S. Noyes. editor o
thet Washington Star. at Los Angeles
Call aged SO. Harriet Hosmer. note
And can sculptor, at WATERFOWL
Mast saged a.
q. Obid ny: Pauline Lucca (Barones
wall ofen). famous opera singer, Il
vien a aged g.
IL MARCH.
l. FfreIA Tampa. Fla. So acres burned
over, ! nusing a loGs of 100000.
L. Obitu ~: Senator Redfield Proctor OF
Verm At, in Washington; aged Y.
Fire T,fastrophe: ia school children