Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-01

29-Death Of Rev. Morgan Dix.
SO-23S lives lost by sinking Of Japan
csc cruiser, Matsushima.
MAY.
3-Burning of Aveline hotel in Fort
Wayne, Ind. Marriage of Prince Will
helm Of Sweden and Grand Duchess Ma
RE Paulovna of Russia.
4-l2O persons drowned in River
Dneiper, Russia, by capsizing of ferry
boat.
5-6-Nine corpses unearthed on farm
of late Mrs. Belle Guinness, north of La
Porte, Ind.
6-Combined Atlantic and Pacific fleets
enter San Francisco harbor -. Manuel
proclaimed King of Portugal.
S-Big fire in Atlanta, Ga.
10-Violent storm sweeps Southwestern
States.
11-Destructive tornado in northern
Nebraska.
13-Governors of all States meet in
convention in White House in Washing
ton.
21-Great railway disaster near Ant
werp, Belgium.
23-Death of Comedian Peter F. Dali
ley.
3O-Sixtieth Congress adjourns sine
die.
JUNE.
death of ex-senator James X. Jones
of Arkansas. Oregon votes against sin
gle tax and equal suffrage.
death of Sir Redvers Butler, Eng
lish general.
4-Paris assassin shoots Capt. Alfred
Dreyfus.
13-Caleb Powers and James Howard
pardoned by Governor of Kentucky.
14-Death of Blind Tom, negro plan
list.
16-Republican national convention in
Chicago. =
1S-WilIiam H. Taft of Ohio nominal
ed for President by Republican conven-
ton.
19-James s. Sherman of New York
nominated for Vice President by Repub-
licans.
24-Death of ex-President Grover
Cleveland.
26-$1, 100000 fire in Duluth.
JULY.
Death of Murat Halstead.
death of Joel Chandler Harris.
Port au Prince, Hayti, swept by
fire.
6-Commander Peary starts for far
north.
democratic national convention
opens in Denver.
10-Wm. J. Bryan nominated for Pres
ident by Democrats.
21-Death of Bishop Henry c. Potter
of New York.
22-United States Court of Appeals re-
verses Judge lands decision fning
Standard Oil Company $29,24O,OOO.
OF C1t-- "a ,rln o-p + ,>r,y,-,
tional government
2S-Independence party dominates His
gen and Graves.
Great fire destroys cities and many
lives in British Columbia.
3-S1. 100000 elevator fire in Chicago.
4-Death of Senator VIM. B. Allison of
Iowa. Death of Bronson Howard.
American playwright.
S-First general primary election in
Illinois.
lO-Death of Mrs. Louise Chandler
Moulton.
12-Death of A. r. Spofford, librarian
OF Congress-.
14-Fatal race riots in Springfield,
Ill.,. Death of Ira D. Sankey, gospel
singer.
23-Great fire in Constantinople.
$50 miners suffocated in coal mine
at Haileyvillc, Okla.
27-Death of Col. VIM. F. Villas Of
Madison. Wis.
3O-S2,OOO,OOO fire in New Orleans.
SEPTEMBER.
Vermont election.
3-Death of Lord Lionel Sackville
West, former British minister to Wash
ington.
death of Frank p. Sargent, com
missioner Of immigration. ...Rawhide
(Nev.) destroyed by fire.
6-1G-Forest fires in northern Michi-
| gan, Wisconsin and Michigan and across
! border in Canada.
14-Republicans carry Maine election.
21-Death Of Pablo de Sarcastic, Span
| ish violinist.
2S-International tuberculosis congress
meets in Washington.
OCTOBER.
5-Bulgaria declares itself Independent
Of Turkey.
6-Philadelphia celebrates 225th ami
versary.
Elevator explosion at Richford, VT,
kills IS persons.
16-Forest fires rage in Michigan and
Wisconsin. ...Relief train burns near
Alpena. Mich, with 20 persons aboard.
19-21-Land lottery of Rosebud lands
in South Dakota.
22-Marriage of Prince August Will
liam of Germany and Princess Alexandra
Victoria of Schleswig-Holstcin.
26-Canadian elections carried by Sir
Wilfrid Laurier and Liberal party.
NOVEMBER.
3-National election. w. II. Taft and
James S. Sherman, Republicans, chosen
President and Vice President.
death of Tomas Estrada Palma,
first president of Cuba Libre. .Chas. w.
Eliot resigns as head of Harvard univer-
sity.
S-Death of Victorien Sardou, French
playwright.
9-Trial CT Ray Lamphere begins in La
Porte, Ind. Former U. S. Senator Ed
ward w. Carmack shot dead in Nashville
(Tenn.) street. Postmaster Edward
NJ. Morgan of New York shot in street.
~12-Explosion and fire in mine in West
phalia. Germany, kills 800 men.
13-Death of Emperor of China. -.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf resigns.
14-Death of Dowager Empress Of
China. Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez chosen
president at Cuban elections.
2-Gov. A. 3. Cummins chosen U. S.
Senator from Iowa.. Lieut.. Gov. Garst
becomes Governor Of Iowa.
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