Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-11

149T-Henry VII. granted a second nat
ent TO John Cabot to make a west
ern voyage of discovery.
1779-Americans defeated the British ON
Port Royal island, South Carolina.
11S9-First issue of the pittsburgh Ga
zette," the first newspaper west of
the Allegheny mountains.
lsO4-Great dinner given in Washington
by members of Congress in honor of
President Jefferson.
lSo'-Burr's conspiracy communicated
to Congress.
1S12-Gideon Granger of Connecticut be-
came Postmaster General of the
United States.
lS24-The Virginia Legislature chartered
the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Canal Com
pany.
1S29-City Council of New York took
action to abolish lotteries
1S30-Daniel Webster made his great
speech for the Union, IN reply to
Robert Y Hayne
1S35-Richard Lawrence. house paint
err, attempted to aSSaSsinate PreSi-
dent Jackson in the capitol at Wash.
ington.
1S4S-A convention at Madison accept
ed Il constitution for Wisconsin.
1S50-Henry Clay submitted compromise
resolutions in Congress proposing an
amicable settlement of the slavery
controversy.
1S55-Chapel and west wing of Rutledgs
College, 5. c., destroyed by fire.
1S60-Pennington. of New Jersey, elect.
ed speaker of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, after balloting nearly two
months
1S61-TeXas convention passed an ordi-
nance of secession.
1S62-United States iron-clad ship Moni.
tor launched at Brooklyn.
1S63-The Federal ram Queen of the
West ran the blockade at Vicks.
burg but was captured II few days
later by the Confederates.
1S64-A draft of 100000 men ordered by
President Lincoln.
1S6J-Gen. Sherman left Savannah on
his northward march. q. g. Military
court at Cincinnati ordered s. b.
Davis to be hanged as Confeder-
ate spy.
1S6S-Gov. Jenkins of Georgia removed
by order of Gen. Meade. Three
million dollar fire in Chicago.
1S69-Lord Lisgar assumed Office as gov
ernor-general of Canada. =. d.. Opening
of Booths theater in New York
City.
1S14-The Olympic Theater, Philadel-
phia, destroyed by fire.
1S75-Attempt to capture the James
brothers at their home in Kearny,
Mo-, resulted in the killing of their
younger brother and the wounding
of their mother.
1S76-Famous bank robbery occurred at
Northampton, Mass.
1SS5-John C. Spooner elected United
States Senator by the Wisconsin
Legislature,
1SS9-John NJ. Clayton. prominent poll
tician, assassnated in Arkansas.
1S91--Wjllam Window, Secretary of the
Treasury, died suddenly while speak
ing at banquet in New York City.
1S94-House of Representatives passed
the Wilson tariff bill.
19O3-Fire in Waterbury, Conn, caused
loss of $3,OOOO0O.
1903-Twenty-one persons killed and
many injured in railroad collision
near Greenland, y. H.. Twenty
persons killed and many injured in
railroad wreck near Tucson. Ariz
19O4-William II. Taft succeeded Elihu
Root as Secretary of War. House
accepted gift of statue of Father
Marquette from Wisconsin.
190J-Nova Scotia visited by a violent
blizzard. -. Great fire in the whole
sale district of Omaha.
19O7-California Senate characterized
federal interference in japanese
school controversy as unwarranted.
19OS-Statewide prohibition rejected by
the Michigan Constitutional conven-
ton. United States Supreme
Court decided that labor bOycotts are
unlawful. -. United States Supreme
Court declared unconstitutional the
law prohibiting discrimination
against members of labor organiza-
tions-President Roosevelt sent to
Congress message denouncing cor
porate lawIessness and urging the
passage of an employers liability
law. Manuel III. proclaimed King
of Portugal. :. d. Federal government
filed a bill in equity seeking dissolu-
ton of the Hartman railroad com
bine