Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-01-08


turning from fete. by reyolutionist.
2-Manuel II. proclaimed king OF Portu-
SPremier Franco resigned and fled from
Portugal. being succeeded by Admiral
7-FuneraI of King Carlos and Crown
Prince Luiz held in Lisbon.
20-Lieut-Gen. Stoessel condemned to die
in st. Petersburg. for surrender of Port
Arthur to Japanese;
2S-Attempt to asSasstnate shah OF Per-
sia at Teheran failed three persons be-
ing killed. AT mine near San Juan de
sabinas, Mexico, 20 killed by re explosion. S ION
ru seizure by Chinese presented to lat
ter's government at Pekin.
15-Fire in business section Bahia, Bra
zil, caused sl,OOo.OOO loss and killed
1s-Lieut- Gen. smirnor wounded in ST
Petersburg duel with Lieut.. Gen. Fock
whose bravery In Port Arthur defense
had been questioned
lsion near Hadakode, Japan, cost 300
27-Chilapa, Mexico. destroyed by earth
quake shocks. and 500 persons killed.
Apr. 4-Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
resigned as prime minister of Great
Britain and his resignation was accept
ed by the king.
1s-Italian squadron prepared for demon
stration in Turkish waters.
22-Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, for
2s-LIeut. Gen. Linevltch. aide-de-camp
to Emperor Nicholas, died In st. Peters
24ITRe duke de Chaulnes. who married
Miss Theodore Shonts. died suddenly in
Paris.
American liner. st. Paul, on Isle of
Wight, 2S perishing,,;: Half Of Notre
29-Three thousand Christian Armenians
massacred by Kurds in Persia. Jap
anese cruiser Matsushima sunk OFF Pes
cadores islands by explosion which
May 4-Ferry boat capsized near Bykhofr
in the government of Mohiler' drown
6-Young Manuel formally swore alle-
glance as king OF Portugal.
21-Near Antwerp 60 persons killed In
24-Francois Coppee. noted French poet
and dramatist. died.
2S-Fire in Kiang-Li coal mines In China
suffocated 1000.
Jun. 2-Gen. Sir Redevers Butler, Boer
war general. died in London.
4-Cloudburst at Guanajuato. Mex, killed
20 persons. Forty ships wrecked and
270 pearl fishers drowned in typnoon off
Australian coast
15-Fifty Japanese boats wrecked in
storm. $50 men being drowned,
vo, Russia Killed 200 miners.
5-Four hundred buildings at Port au
Prince Hayti, de destroyed ed BY by fire; rrr
I
key, resigned and sultan formed a new
Sep. 2O@central Telephone building and
postoffice at Paris, France, destroyed
by fire; loss, $4,000
| Oct. 5-Independence of Bulgaria pro-
claimed. severing bonds of Turkey;
Prince Ferdinand proclaimed czar.
7-Island of Crete proclaimed union with
2ooTyphoon on Chinese coast cost lives
Nov. SWJapanese steamer Taish Maru,
sank In storm, l50 drowning.
| S-Victorien Sardou, Frances most IA
nous playwright, died.
| 13-Emperor of China died after long ill
ness In Picking, Prince Chun made re-
gent OF the empire and Pu Wui. heir.
14pTsse Hsi An. dowager empress OF
China. died suddenly in Peking and
Prince Pu-Wi, three years old, was
placed on the throne.
| 25-British steamer Sardinia burned near
Vaietta, Malta. 125 persons perishing.
| 80-Japaneae steamers collded OFF Chefoo
| China and 700 persons. including Ameri-
cans and Europeans. drowned.
| Dec. 2-Nord Alexis, president of Hayti
dsp,sied by people and fled Port au
| Prince, his departure being followed by
q night of wild looting in which ~ per-
sons were killed. Gen. Legitime pro-
! claimed president. ..Pu-Yi. three-year-