Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-05-28


1607-English %colonists began to build
at jamestown, Va.
1611-Sir Thomas Dale arrived at the
jamestown colony, with 500 peo-
pie.
1640-Thomas Dudley was chosen Gov
ernor of Massachusetts colony.
16G5-Connecticut and New Haven col
onies united.
1731-Tinal settlement of boundary
dispute between New York and
Connecticut.
1770-Corner stone of Brown Univer.
sity laid at Providence.
17S1-Benedict Arnold became com
mander OF the British forces in
Virginia. -. British force captured
at O~rangeburg, S. c..
17S4-Virginia voted a statue in honor
of Washington to be placed in the
new capitol in Richmond.
1S04-The Lewis and Clarke expedi-
tion left st. Louis to explore the
Northwest.
1S11-Corner stone of Tammany Hall,
New York, laid.
1S12-The remaining part Of Florida
was annexed to the Mississippi ter
ritory.
1S16-The American Bible Society or.
ganized.
1S29-Several factories in Massachu-
sets shut down because of a de-
mand for higher wages by their
employees. 80. Ship Alexander ar
rived at baltimore from Liverpool
with equipment for the first rail.
road in the United States.
1S36-A treaty was made by Mexico
with Texas, acknowledging it's in
dependence.
1S37-All of the banks in New York
City stopped specie payments.
1S56-Second vigilance committee or
ganized in San Francisco.
1S57-The Agricultural College Of
Michigan was opened to students.
1S5S-Minnesota admitted as the thir-
ty-second state.
1S6O-Republican convention at Chi
cago nominated Abraham Lincoln
and Hannibal Hamlin.
1S61-Dlockade of Charleston, S. c.,
established by the steamer Mag
ara'....A convention held at
Wheeling, w. Va, declared for the
Union.
1S62-The Confederate gunboat Ala
bama launched.
1SG3-Jackson, Miss, taken by the Fed
erals under Grant. -. Federals I'M
der command of Gen. Sherman
took possession Of Jackson, Miss.
1S64-Sherman made a general attack
on Johnston's army at Resaca,
lSG5-Trial of President Lincoln's STAY
ers begun.
1S67-Russia ratified the Alaskan ces-
sion treaty. Jefferson Davis ad-
mitted to bail in 100000.
1S75-Charlotte Cushman took her
farewell Of the stage at the Globe
Theater, Boston.
1S76-The Centennial Exposition at
Philadelphia opened.
1S79-Income tax bill defeated in the
lower house of Congress.
1SSO-Nashville, Tenn, celebrated the
centennial anniversary of it's set
tIement.
1SS2-Lieut. Lockwood reached far
thest northern point. The Su-
preme Court overruled all excep-
lions in the Guiteau case.
1SS7-Statue of President Garfield IN
yelled in Washington. D. C.
1SS9-Six hundred houses destroyed in
the great fire in Quebec.
1S9O-Father Damien died at the leper
settlement in the Sandwich is
lands.
1S91-Monument marking the center
of population unveiled twenty
miles east of Columbus, Ind.
1s92--Union Printers Home at Colo.
RADIO Springs dedicated.
1S93-Earl of Aberdeen became Gov.
ernor General of Canada.
1S94-Talmage's Tabernacle, in Brook.
Ign, destroyed by fire.. .Monu.
ment to the mother of Washington
dedicated at Fredericksburg, Va.
1854 portion of Admiral SIMPSONS
fleet bombarded the batteries at
San Juan, Porto Rico.
19o5-Many killed in tornado at Sny-
der, Okla.
1907-Isaac Stephenson elected Sena.
tor in Wisconsin,, ending five
weeks deadlock.
190s-Number Of lives lost in lorna
does in Sarpy and Cass counties,
Neb... United States Senate pass.
ed the Aldrich currency meas.
ure....The conference of Govern.
ors On the Conservation of Natu-
raj Resources met at the White
House....N New buildings of the
College of the City of New York
formally opened.
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Physicians at Warrington.