The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27
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l635-Henry Bull, the new colonia
governor, arrived in Boston.
1641-Richard Bellingham chosen colo
nial governor of Massachusetts,.
1692-Jamaica devastated by an earth
quake and tidal wave.
17O9-Paper money first authorized
and issued in New York.
1884 bankruptcy act was passed by
the Rhode Island Assembly.
177O-City of Port au Prince, San Do.
mingo, destroyed by an earth.
quake.
1774-The Connecticut Committee OF
Correspondence suggested a time
and place for meeting of the
Congress. -. The Boston port bill
went into operation.
l776-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
1832-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.
lS4S-Whig convention at Philadelphia
nominated Zachary Taylor for the
presidency.
1S59-French and Sardinians defeated
the Austrians at Magenta.
i861-A Bank Convention of the Con-
federate States" met in Atlanta.
tS62-Fort Pillow, Tenn, evacuated
by Gen. Beauregard.
lS64-The Federals were repulsed in a
battle near Cold Harbor, Va. 80.
Morgans forces defeated by Gen.
Burbridge, near Lexington, KY.
l866-Dominion Parliament met for
the first time in the new buildings
at Ottawa.
iS72-President Grant signed the Phil
adelphia Centennial bill. .Repub.
lican national convention at Phil.
adelphia nominated Grant and
Wilson.
l874-House of Representative passed
bill for the admission of Colo
RADIO to the Union.
IS75-Charlotte Cushman made her
last appearance on any stage at
Easton, Pa.
.8S9-Fire at Seattle destroyed $5,000,.
900 worth of property.
.S91-Massacres in Hayti by order of
Gen. Hippolyte. -. Chilean insur
gent steamer Itata surrendered
to American naval vessels.
892-The "High-Water Mark" monu.
ment on Gettysburg battlefield was
dedicated.
S93-Destructive floods in Mississippi
S93-Business portion of Fargo, N.
D., destroyed by fire.
S94-Dedicatio of the Field Colum.
bian Museum in Chicago.
S95-Motion favoring woman suffrage ,
defeated in the Canadian House ,
of Commons.
S9S-Lieut. Hobson sunk the Merri. c
mac in the harbor of Santiago de v
Cuba. t
under Lord Roberts en-.
tered Pretoria. I
States Senate passed the 6
Philippine government bill.
swept over Gainesville,
Ca, with loss of many lives. -. /
Cruiser Tacoma launched at San
Francisco.
and Clark Exposition
opened at Portland, Ore. +. Nor
wegian Parliament proclaimed dis.
solution of the union with Swed.
en-.
Roosevelt appointed a
national commission on the Con.
servation of National Resources
-. An explosion on the cruiser +
Tennessee killed five men. ). Jury l
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.
Cross Continent Auto Race. l.
At the same moment that the Pacific
xposition was set in motion the =