The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-01-28
Record Is of Change and Death.
but Also Of Peace and
Prosperity.
NATIONS HAVE NEW RULERS.
Many Persons Known in statecraft.
Politics, Music and Letters
Pass Away.

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mas taken rulers and governments hav
Deem changed. men and women OF prom
nence and achievement In many line
have passed into the silent hereafte,
nre and Hood have levied their toll
upon human life and property. gree,
and hate have melted to grave crime /,
numerous instances But the record /,
got all DARK. Mans activities aIon.
peaceful ways have gone steadily for
ward. achievement has made decided
Roadway. the quiet lives OF the major.
iV or earrh's people hive moved on IN
Fexed BY war. pestilence or famine. and
grateful material prosperity seems TO
De the portion Of most Of the civilized
Early in February the king and
crown prince OF Portugal were assas-
sinared In street OF Lisbon and the
crown passed to a young son and broth
err the present King Manuel. The
deaths In November. OF the Emperor
and the Dowager Empress of China
caused change In the ruling head of
the Celestial empire A new president
has more recently taken hold of affairs
In Hayti, Bulgaria has declared Itself
independent OF Turkey. and the last
named country itself has made radical
innovations tending toward 4 constitu-
tioial government.
The neurology OF the year Is memor-
aole for the number OF notable men
and women Of prominence In the world
OF art letters and music who have
passed away Among those to sueeumb
during 1903 were ex-Presidenr Grover
Cleveland. Sir Henry Camp5elI-Banner-
man. ex-premier Of England; Tomas
Estrada Palma. Cuba's first president
Bishop Henry c. Potter and Rev. Nor ,
gan Dix OF New York. Ira d. Sankev.
Pablo de Sarnsate. August WfIheImf. 1
Edmund Clarence Stedman. @Ouida."
Joel Chandler Harris. Murat Halstead.
Bronson Howard victorien Sardou.
Louise Chandler Moulton. Harriet Hos
nier. Chas- Emory Smith ard VIM. B. !.
Allison
a destructive theater fire and panic c
IN Boyertown, Pa, the burning OF
school house In Cleveland suburb. e,
nine explosions, forest fires In MIchi- u
'an. Wisconsin ard Minnesota. and
torms and foods In various parts Of =, x
ne country caused the loss Of many
Ives
me year witnessed the starting Of
ADMIRAL Evans feet OF warships on its
r1umphai tour Of the Pacific.
The horrible developments mon the
lurder farm Of Mrs. Belle Guinness.
ear LaPorte. Ind, the unlawful activi- sr,
es OF the night riders in Tennessee
I'd Kentucky. and the race riots in mol
pringield. Ill. are dark spots unon I
Ie record Of the year. ops
The principal events OF 1908 may be
US epitomlzed: idei
JANUARY.
4-Jury disagrees in trial of Caleb .
'wers for murder Of Gov Goebel Of ver,
'ntucky- Jury acquits Geo. A. Petit Sta
ne Of Sfeunenburg murder in Idaho. D
l5-Iheater. fire and panic in Boyer f;on
VI. Pa, causes 1G7 deaths and injury >,
70 persons Union station annex in zen
nsas City burns. g"
ls-Dearh Of Edmund Clarence sted-
n. poet Three miners rescued after 2
ng buried for 46 days in mine at lives
:. Mo.
Of chas. Emory Smith Of A.
ladelphia. former Postmaster General lowe
E$1 100000 FIRE in Portland. Me- Ame
'fh OF August WilheImj. noted violin g.
of "ouida," English novel 10
sIoul
100000 fire In Chicago. u
death Of Burr Robbins. we'll OF G.
wn circus man. IA
FEBRUARY. Ill.,.
King Carlos and Crown Prime. SINCE
Felipe Of Portugal assassinated An %
It's OF Lisbon. =. Harry Thaw ac- 20
ted OF Stanford White murder at III
Toole Of Montana resigns. II
Manuel II. proclaimed King Of Por- Msdi'
Death Of Col Thos. G. Lawlor of
ford. Ill l.
Burial Of King Carlos and Grown B.
re Luiz Felipe Of Portugal. West,
Anthracite centennial celebrated IN fngton
esbarre. Pa Al
$4,000 bank robbery in Rich Hill. missio
(Nev.
Marriage of Miss Theodore shontx 6-16
Duo de Chaulnes. gan. Y
io-SeFere blizzard sweeps middle border
western States. a.
Death Of Senator Latimer of South 21-
ina. ish VIC
Death Of Harriet Hosmer. Ameri- 2s-
culptress. ueern
Mine explosion near San Juan
olnas. Mexico. kills 76 miners. kR
Unsuccessful attempt made TO kin ~ T,rI
OF Persia with bomb. wv o. eNp
~ Republican. chosen Senator from verrarv
7-E
-.r.., g.. - ,r kills 10
...-, tampa, RIA. 16-f
c. ~ asaasslnation OF Chief Of wiscon.
- ~ r,, ~, on'ppy o. chicago. Alpena,
~ Nriiuren iose lives IN burning 1921
TIC school In North Collinwood, a In soutl