Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-01-05
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

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JANUARY.
Q. Conviction OF Mayor Schmitx set aside
in San Francisco.
IL Henry Kenny. president OF tho Della
ware railway. who attended to tho Sc
cret journey OF President Elect Abra-
ham Lincoln on his way to Washing-
ton in 1861. died at Ridley Park. Pa.
FEBRUARY.
n Gen. Stoessel, Russian commander In
the defense Of Port Arthur. sentenced
to death by a military court at st.
Petersburg. with . Recommendation OF
mercy.
= Trolley tunnel under tho Hudson from
Hoboken. N. J.. to New York opened
MARCH.
.. Germany launched her biggest battle
ship the Nassau, at Wilhelmshaven.
Is. The death sentence of Gen. 6toessel
for the surrender OF Port Arthur COM
muted to Imprisonment for ten years.
APRIL.
q. Beginning Of the Roman Catholic CEN
tennial celebration in New York city.
NAY.
6 The Atlantic battleship feet entered
the Golden Gate, San Francisco.
Ii Successful flight OF the Wright broth
ers' aeroplane at Manteo. N. c.
~ It'll. WdAteTs "A. sWyCkOu, 0OClOlOB10S
student and author, died at Princeton,
United States battleship Michigan
launched at Camden. N. J.
JUNE.
3 DR.. Williamson Boyakin, q protege OF
Andrew jackson and at one time on
the STAFF of Gen. u. S. Grant In the
civil war. died at Marysville. Tenn. |;
aged 1O2.
Ii Thomas Virgins (Blind Tom). noted
negro piano player. died In Hoboken.
n. j.; aged about 60.
JULY.
i Count Zeppelin made new world rec
ord by a 20 mile. airship flight over
Switzerland.
q The battleship feet sailed from san
Francisco bound for the orient,
u. Opening of the celebration of the 80Oth
anniversary OF the founding OF tho
city of Quebec.
Y. Decision OF the United States court Of
appeals overruled the $29.240.000 Stand
ard OIL fine imposed by Judge Landis.
AUGUST.
Z Count Zeppelin Travelled 26l miles over
southern Germany In dirigible ball
loon. which was afterward destroyed
by fire.
10. The battleship feet arrived at sgd
ney. N. 8. w.
Il Fiftieth anniversary OF the opening
Of the great debate between Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas cele-
brated at Ottawa. Ill.
q. The battleship feet reached Nell
bourne.
SEPTEMBER.
IL Orville Wright made an aeroplane
flight Of ! hour II minutes at Fort
Myer, Va.
q. Wilbur Wright made flight OF /
hour 81 minutes Is seconds In his
american ,aeroplane at lie Mans.
France.
q. 10th anniversary OF the founding OF
Pittsburg celebrated.
OCTOBER.
Philadelphia celebrated the 225th an
niversary of the founding of the city
by William Penn.
8. $4,000 acres of government land OPEN
ed for settlement on the Rosebud In
dian reservation. South Dakota.
IL q balloons started In the interna-
tional balloon race at Berlin. the Brit
tsh Banshee winning.
IL The American battleship feet well
coined with salutes by the Japanese
feet at Yokohama.
n The battleship feet welcomed by the
Chinese at Annoy.
NOVEMBER.
Julia A. F. Carney, author of tho
schoolhouse classic Little Drops OF
Water. and other poems. died al
GalesbErg. ILL.,. aged S.
United States battleship North Dako-
| ia. the largest warship In the world
| to date, launched at Quincy. Mass
u. governments appeal for rehearine
In the Standard Oil fine case denied by
the federal circuit court in Chicago
Former United States Senator Edward
| w. Carmack of Tennessee shot and
killed In Nashville by Robin Cooper
Ii Special Prosecutor Francis j. Hensy