Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-22
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1635-Henry Bull, the new colonial
governor, arrived in Boston.
1641-Richard Bellingham chosen colo
NAL governor of Massachusetts,.
1692-Jamaica devastated by an earth.
quake and tidal wave.
17O9-Paper money first authorized
and issued in New York.
1756-A bankruptcy act was passed by
the Rhode Island Assembly.
177O-City of Port au Prince, San Do
mingo, destroyed by an earth
quake.
1774-Tke Connecticut Committee of
Correspondence suggested time
ard place for a meeting of the
Congress. The Boston port bill
went into operation.
1776-Richard Henry Lee introduced a
resolution into the Congress, de-
claring that the United Colonies
are and ought to be, free and indie
pendent States. British fleet
arrived at Charleston, S. c., to be
gin the campaign in the South.
17S5-John Adams, the first American
minister to England, presented to
the King
1S05-Peace concluded between the
United States and Tripoli.
1S32-First reform bill became law in
England.
1S40-The Unicorn, the first steam YES
sci from England, reached Boston.
1S45-Mexico declared war against the
United States.
1S48-Whig convention at Philadelphia
nominated Zachary Taylor for the
presidency.
1S59-French and Sardinians defeated
the Austrians at Magenta.
1S61-A Bank Convention of the Con
federate States met in Atlanta.
1S62-Fort Pillow, Tenn, evacuated
by Gen. Beauregard.
1S64-The Federals were repulsed in a
battle near Cold Harbor, Va.
Morgans forces defeated by Gen.
Burbridge, near Lexington, Ky.
1S66-Dominion Parliament met for
the first time in the new buildings
at Ottawa.
1S72-President Grant signed the Phil
adelphia Centennial bill. Repub.
licaR national convention at Phil
adelphia nominated Grant and
Wilson.
1S74-House of Representatives passed
a bill for the admission of Colo
RADIO to the Union.
1S75-Charlotte Cushman made her
last appearance on any stage at
Easton, Pa.
1SS9-Fire at Seattle destroyed $5,0O0,-
900 worth of property.
1S91-Massacres in Hayti by order of
Gen. Hippolyte. .. Chilean insur-
gent steamer Itata surrendered
to American naval vessels.
1S92-The High Water Mark" monu
ment on Gettysburg battlefield was
dedicated.
1S93-Destructive floods in Mississippi.
1S93-Business portion. of Fargo, ~
D., destroyed by fire.
1S94-Dedication of the Field Column
bian Museum in Chicago.
1S95-Motion favoring woman suffrage
defeated in the Canadian House
of Commons.
1S9S-Lieut Hobson sunk the Merri
mac in the harbor of Santiago de
Cuba.
190O-British under Lord Roberts en-
tered Pretoria.
1902-United States Senate passed the
Philippine government bill.
i9O3-Tornado swept over Gainesville,
Ga. with loss of many lives.
Cruiser Tacoma launched at San
Francisco.
19O5-Lewis and Clark Exposition
opened at Portland, Ore. Nor
wegian Parliament proclaimed dis
solution of the union with Swed.
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19OS-President Roosevelt appointed
national commission on the Con
servation of National Resources.
-. An explosion on the cruiser
Tennessee killed five men. T.. Jury
disagreed on the fourth trial of
Caleb Powers for numbering Gov.
Goebel. of Kentucky Balloon
Chicago, flying from Quincy, ILL.,,
to Clear Lake. n. D.. broke the
aerial speed record, averaging sew
enty-five miles an hour