Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-01-21
THE WEEKLY
|0,T'E HISTORIAN

Io9S-The Marquis de la Roche was
given commission by Henry ". of
France to conquer Canada.
1tI3-Turenne defeated the Imperialists
at battle of Turkheim.
16S3-First regularly elected Assembly of
Pennsylvania convened at PhiladeI-
phia.
11S1-Arnold invaded Virginia with 1.5oo
British troops.
1'S2-Bank of North America. the first
institution OF its kind in the country,
opened in Philadelphia.
17S5-Seat of United States government
located at New York
17sS-Connecticut ratified the constitu-
ton of the United States.
lSO9-Unied States Congress passed
laws TO enforce the embargo.
1S11-Wreck of the Revenge off Watch
Hill, r. |.
lSl4-British government made over
lures for peace with United States.
1Slo-Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the
British at New Orleans.
lS22-GreekS proclaimed their indepen-
dence.
1S2S-Boundary line between Mexico
and the United States settled by
treaty.
1S30-Riotous demonstrations in English
manufacturing districts against the
introduction of labor saving machin-
cry
1S3S-President Van Buren, warned
Americans not to aid in the Canadian
revolt.
1S42-British army destroyed in Khyber
Pass.
lS49-Penny ;'oSl established in Massa-
chusetts. Hundred and fifty gold
seekers sailed from Boston for Cali
fornia on the ship Edward Everett
1S55-Tracks and bridges destroyed in
railroad riots in Erie, Pa. An
liquor shops in New York closed by
order of the Mayor. =. Irish military
companies in Boston disbanded by
order of the Governor of Massachu-
setts. -. A commercial convention of
the Southwestern States met in New
Orleans.
1S63-Confederat force attacked Spring
field, Mo. Mass meetings held in
the large cities of the North to send
supplies to Savannah.
1S65-United States Senate voted to alb
rogate the reciprocity treaty with
Canada. Gen. Butler removed from
the command of the army of the
James, and succeeded by Gen. Ord.
1S6S-United States military asylum at
Augusta, Me-, destroyed by fire..
Congress censured the President for
removing Gen. Sheridan.
1S71-First elections for the Provincial
Legislature were held in Manitoba.
1S72-Congress arranged to issue l cent
postal cards. Col. James Fisk, Jr.,
shot in the Grand Central hotel. New
York, by Edward s. Stokes, and died
two days later.
1S76-Kalakaua, King of the Sandwich
Islands, visited Chicago.
1SSJ-Grover Cleveland, President-elect,
resigned the governorship of New
York.
1SS9-Suspenson bridge at Niagara
wrecked by a storm.
1S9J-Property to value of $1,0O0,O00 de-
stroyed by fire in Toronto.
1S96-Ceei Rhodes resigned the pre-
miership of Cape Colony.
7-Anglo-American arbitration treaty
signed at Washington. j. Pierpont
Morgan presented $1,O00,0O0 to the
ging-in hospital in New York.
1Sl Il ord Curzou of Cohesion assumed
the viceroyalty of India.
1901-The Delaware and Hudson railroad
came under control of the Vanderbilt
interests.
19O4-Ffty-two lives lost by the sinking
of the steamer Challum between Sc
attic and Victoria.
1907-Gen. Paylov military procurator,
killed by Terrorists in st. Peters
burg.
190S-American battleship feet under
command of Rear-Admiral Robley ID.
Evans arrived at Rio de .Ianeiro.