Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-02
STORY Of 1903
Review of the Year From
January to December.
RECORD DAY BY DAY.
Notable Political Events n Amer.
lea and Europe.
NAMES ON MORTUARY LIST.
NAMES ON MORTUARY LIST.
OCTOBER.

1. Shipwreck: The French schooner
Juniata wrecked on the Grand banks;
Is sailors lost
2. Pacific Cruise: The battleship fleet en-
tered Manila bay.
l. Philadelphia Anniversary: The 225th
anniversary of the founding of Phla-
delphia by William Penn celebrated in
that city.
Fire: In Pittsburg the Pittsburg Plate
Glass cos plant burned loss $500, 900.
s. Sporting: Martin J. Sheridan beat the
worlds record for discus by throwing
40 feet 6h inches from a 212 meter
circle In New York.
The Balkans: bulgaria declared indie
pendent of Turkey by Prince Ferdi-
nand who proclaimed himself GEAR
of the Bulgars."
6. Convention: 10Th transmississippi com
mercial congress met in San Fran
cisco.
The Balkans: Austria annexed the nom-
inally Turkish provinces Of Bosnia
and Herzegovina to the territory of
the empire.
7. Convention: The national inland wa
terways convention opened In Chicago.
Accident and Fire: Explosion and fire In
a grain elevator at Richford, Vt. re-
suited in the death of Is persons and
loss OF 100000.
Sporting: Czarena made a new worlds
year-od fillies by trotting respectively
in 2:l2l1 and 2:l317 at Lexington, Ky.
8. Political: Crete withdrew from Turk
ish rule and announced annexation to
Greece.
II. Obituary: Gen. Eppa Hunton, noted
Confederate veteran and long distin-
guished in Virginia public life at
Richmond: aged Sc.
Aeronautics: % balloons started from
Berlin in the international balloon
race the British Banshee winning.
IL. Obituary: DR.. Daniel Colt Gilman, en-
inent American educator at Norwich,
Conn; aged II.
Sporting: The Chicago National league
baseball club (Cubs) won the worlds
championship at Detroit by defeating
the Detroit American league club CT-
gers): score %.
Is. Convention: 40th annual convention OF
the National American Woman Suf-
frage association opened In Buffalo.
Obituary: Mrs. George G. Howard. an
old time actress and the original Topsy
in Uncle Toms Cabin" In Cambridge.
Mass. aged 70.
16. Railroad Accident: Train bearing ref
ugees from forest fires wrecked near
Metz Mich; many lives lost.
Fires: At Rock Island Ill. loss Of $500.
900 by flames in lumber plant. Loss
of 81 100000 by fire on the international
IT. Financial Troubles: f. II. Gray & Co.
stockholders in Boston, thrown into
Bankruptcy owing nearly $SOOO.O 900.
49, Fire: The Colonnade and other build
ings on the Chautauqua assembly
grounds at jamestown, n. Y, de-
stroyed by fire; loss $4,000.
Obituary: Count MiChitsura Nodzu a
prominent japanese leader in the late
war with Russia. at Tokyo aged 6S.
Pacific Cruise: The American battleship
fleet welcomed with salutes by the
Japanese fleet at Yokohama.
p, Obituary: DR.. Charles Eliot Norton
well known Harvard lecturer and crit
ic. in Cambridge. Mass; aged 81.
Storm: Destructiy, cipadbur st and food
in Oklahoma.
q. Personal Prince August William.
fourth son of ID" L.etn1n emperor.
married to the Duchess Alexandra Vic
coria of Schle. ,-iiolstem in Berlin
q. Convention: Annual meeting of the
National WomaA Christian Temper
ance union opened in Denver
"a Sporting: George Robertson, driving
80 horsepower lucomObile, won the
Vanderbilt cup in the auto race on
the motor parkway, New York; speed
average "a miles ain hour,
20 Obituary: john Wallace Hutchinson
last of the Hutchinson family OF
singers, at Lynn. Mass; aged 81
Count Gombel Iamo ..o.o, noted Japa
nese admiral, at ToA o; a,cd o6.
Pacific Cruise: The battleship fleet wei
coined by the Chinese at Annoy.