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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-08

United States senate by Rhode Island
Legislature.
United States senate to succeed J. B.
McCreary.
Mar. 6-Gary elected United States SEN
ator by joint South Carolina Legislative
20-senate passed ship subsidy bill CIV
Ing 16-knot vessels mile between
pines. Australia. China and Japan.
&c. f. Littlefield tMeJ resigned as con-
gressman.
2-President Roosevelt sent special mes
sage to congress. relating to child-em-
ployers' liability and injunction in labor
cases. tariff and other laws. John
W. Stewart fVto appointed to M sen
field Proctor.
25-German government declined to re-
ceive d. J. Hill as ambassador to Ger
27-Hall Milton F'la) appointed to sue
coed late Senator Bryan.
2S-Germany announced acceptance of d.
J. Hill as Ambassador to Germany.
3l-President Roosevelt accepted resigna-
ton of Ambassador Tower and sent
to senate appointment OF DR.. Hill.
Apr. Edwin Norris inaugurated gov
ernor of Montana
2-Agricultural appropriation bill Of ST.
sSterling employers liability bill passed
house. House passed appropriation bill
for Pearl Harbor. Hawaii naval sta
ssna,NI Mten sworn in to sue
9President in special message asked
Nuppression of anarchy.
2l-President Roosevelt signed employer
liability bill.
N-President Roosevelt in special mes
sage urged child labor law: l..
May H-Vreeland currency bill passed
house.
Gin trying to kill emergency currency
bill Lafolette talked IS hours.
30-Congress adjourned after senate
Jun. ls-President Roosevelt accepted
Secretary Of War Tnf',s restoration.
appointing Luke E. Wright his sue
cessor.
2a-Secretary Sleeper. in charge OF vene-
zuelan diplomatic affairs, left Caracas
as result OF Castro disputes.
30-Luke Wright took Up Office Of secre-
tary of war. vice Taft. resigned.
Jul. 9-Nenezuela severed relations with
United States by recalling diplomatic
Nov. 13-secretary OF Navy Victor H.
Metcalf resigned. Truman H. New
berry named as successor.
24-Former Gov. Albert b. CumminS elect
ed United States senator from Iowa, to
fill out term of late Senator w. b. Alli-
son.
27-United States and Japan signed treaty
agreeing to respect each others rights
in Pacific and defining mutual attitude
toward China
Dec. 7-Both houses of congress convened
for second session of Sixtieth congress
for the naming of a committee of in
vestigation to probe secret service crit
icisms In presidents message.
1s-Senate adopted resolution to investi-
gate inferences in presidents message
T-House adopted resolution asking presi-
relative to secret service assertions in
message.
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placed in receivers

Texas saving bank. placed in receivers
hands.
ls-John r. Walsh. president Chicago Ma
tional bank and several railroads. CON
victed of misappropriating institutions
funds.
2l-Capital State Bank. Boise. Idaho. sus
22-Traders and Mechanics Bank, Pitts
burg, Pa. closed doors.
25-National Bank Of North America. New
York. closed for liquidation, by order
of government.
eo-New Amsterdam National bank. cap
ital sloOO.oco and Mechanics and Ira
charge by comptroller OF currency.
3l-Oriental Bank of New York closed
DOORS following run.
Feb. l3-W. b. Ridgely. comptroller Of
currency. accepted presidency OF re-
organized National Bank OF Commerce.
Kansas City. Mo.
Railroad Co., Gould line, placed in re-
.7.Financiers b. r. Thomas and 0. F,
agement of funds Of Provident Savings
Life Assurance society,
sentenced to five years in federal prison.
l6--People's National bank. Aspin. Cot.
closed.
Apr. pike County Bank and Trust Co.
Macomb City. Miss. placed In receiver 8
2l-Bank of wauseon, wauseon. O..
closed doors.
many cities. failed for $4,000
May S-Euclid Avenue Trust Co.. Cleve-
land. o., assigned.
l4-Reserve Trust Co. and American Saw
ings bank, Cleveland. O., closed their
sc. w. MacMillen 4 Co. Pittsburg,
Pa; stockbrokers. failed liabilities.
Jun 3-Kosciuske Company bank. War
saw. Ind. closed by state auditor.
3-Citizens' bank. Dover. KY, closed
Jul Irrational Deposit bank. Philadel-
pha, Pa. closed by comptroller of cur
17-Farmers and Merchants Banking Co..
Cleveland, o., failed.
x3-StandarS OH R3D,34o.0oo Aae aeci-
sio. s.aninoesly reversed sy Unit
Aug. SFrrst National bank. Belle PLANE,
currency: bank was insolvent; Presi-
dent J. g. Lund committed suicide.
"a. @ Brown 4 CO., one Of largest
biities over 81 900. 600.
Sep. 10-A. Booth & Co. largest fish
house in country. forced into receivers
Oct. 16-Union National bank, sommer-
vile. Pa, closed by government.
Nov. 5-Charles W. Morse and Alfred II.
Curtis. great financiers., found guilty
of misapplication of funds and falsify
Ing books OF National Bank OF Amer
lea, New York.
Curtis given liberty on suspended SEN
sNEldred bank of Eldred. Pa. suspend
ed capital stock, $l0c, ,0OO
Dec. 7-National exchange bank at
Springfield. Mo-. closed; excitement
caused by effort OF w. o. Oldham.
cashier OF State Savings bank. to shoot
President H. B. Mcdaniel. of Union Ma
tional bank.
n-.springport, Mich. State Savings bank
closed by bank examiner.
-Somersworth. n. H., First National
bank closed. following discovery Of
shortage of $S5.000.
23-Thomas F. Ryan announced retire
ment from finance.
26-Henry w. Poor New York broker, as
signed for creditors.
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ing down many houses.
Mar. at Collin wood, o.. 1.A scheDa
rhiIdres E'~ri.hed ns result OF hEe
Ia primary school n-d Ai's"aA"'
SAT Hanna, wyo.. 20 Killed by expio-
sions in Union Paciiic railroad mine
Apr. lin Virginia. " est virginia ana
kentucky foods caused loss OF seven
lives and did $Spe.Olj damage TO properiy:
E1At Chelsea. Mass, Y -, pyrssnSs pcl,,snS
loss of s5.5ou.yJo: l,5,c families rendered
homeless.
H-Three prairie fires in South Dakota
destroyed farm property valued al
2s-Tornadoes in Texas. South Dakota
and Nebraska caused six deaths ana
much destruction Of property.
e4-In Louisiana. Mississippi, and Ala
bama tornadoes. $50 lives lost; t6 towns
badly wrecked; property loss sl2,poyyo.
Madison, Wis. Oklahoma and Texas.
killed IS persons and caused great prop
erty loss.
l2-Tornado which visited Belleview,
Springfield, Louisville. Richheid and
Fort Crook, killed l. persons
l3-Tornado wrecked Gillian, La. killing
eight.
e5-Northern and Central Texas hood
caused death of l. persons
27-Alfalfa county. Okla. tornado killed
l5 persons and hundreds of head OF
Aug. 2-Furnie. Coal Creek and Michael
b. G.. wiped out by prairie fires: loss,
:::.F'lood At Augusta, Ca, did damage of
$1,000. 900: PA pershed.
26-At Hail.yville. Okla. 80 miners per
ished when fire destroyed hosting shaft
cattle.
&l.OC0.010. and caused "A deaths.
Sep. l7-Lieut. Thomas +. Selfridge killed
and Orvillc Wright seriously injured by
falling of aaroplane to ground during
flight AT Fort Meyer.
I'M nnesota forest fire loss estimated at
$40 C00. 600.
Oct. l7-Near Metz. Mich, l5 forest fire
refugees killed in wreck of train, which
was caused by fire burning trestle work.
BON Presuue isle and in Alpena county.
Michigan, i5 killed in forest fires.
NOV. 9-At Marianna. Pa. coal mine. 40
miners perished result OF terrific eX-
posion.
Dec. 1e-Premature explosion of dynamite
on Panama canal killed u.
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being voted out of existence. David 8.
Rose elected mayor of Milwaukee. Wis.
IT. T. Crittenden. Jr.. elected mayor
of Kansas City. Mo.
Jun. l7-Fresident Roosevelt was given a
17-minute demonstration In the Republic
usecretaGy Of e%HsrhIm WSr Wm a Il as Taft wa.
nominated for the presidency of the
United States in the Republican conven-
tion at Chicago. on the first ballot, re-
N-Congressman Jas. g. Sherman was
nominated for vice-pres!dent' on the
hrst ballot by the Republican conven-
Jul s-Frank H. Hitchcock elected chair
man Of the Republican national COM
ewilliam Jennings Bryan was nominat-
ed for the presidency by the Democratic
National convention at Denver. Colo.
Thomas E. Watson was formally noti-
fed Of his nomination for the presi-
dency by the populace at Atlanta. Ga.
io-John Worth Kern of Indiana was
the Democratic National Convention. at
wEusene W ". ch.nn of Chicago wa.
United States. @ and Ind Hsu's K. 3. Wstkin. in of Of
Ada. Ohio. for the vice presidency by
the National Prohibition convention. at
N-Wm. H. Taft was formally notified of
his nomination at Cincinnati. Ohio.
ts-Thos l.. Hisgen OF Massachusetts,.
Graves OF Georgia, for president, in
the first national convention of the In
dependence party at Chicago.
Rev. 3-Wn. II. Taft elected preatdeat
and Jas. r. Sherman vice-pPesIdent Of
the United States, .. the Republican
ticket ~ q. electoral vote Of S27, de-
featin6 WilAass JeaniaGs Bryan aad
,. ~. kera, Dea0rratlc candidates
fer ere.tAeat aad vice-pressAest, re-
n spectively .Chas. A. Deoeen re-
eBected governor 81 I1llnols. Th0a. a.
MaFshall elected governor OF Indiana
....Fre4 y: Warner reelected Cow
era0r of Michigan :. .James A. Da.
vtAsea reelected geversoe sf Wis
eOosso. .Chas. e. Haghes reelected
gOverasr Of New York.
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Union square. New York. killing himself
and companion and injurins four po-
licemen.
Msy 5-Five hodIes Of persons sup
poseAly nsrd-red by Mrs. belle GAM
sess dsE Mp at rsia~ Of her home at
La Porte. lad. where she and her
two children were Thought 10 have
died In burning home.
6-Four more bodies found on Guinness
farm at La Porte lad.
Jun. l3-Mrs. Daniel Cooper. Cadillac
Mich, killed husband, five children and
self. Coy. Wilson. Kentucky. par
doned Caleb Powers and James How
ard; convicted of completely in killing
of William Goebel.
22-Nne negroes lynched and shot and
Killed In Sabine county, Tenn, re-
suit of two murders.
Jul, lsIGuiseppe Ala, murderer Of ra-
ecuted at Canon City, Col.
Aug. Flour negroes lynchcd at Russell
vile, KY, for p.aising killing of white
1i-SpringdeId. ILL.,. mob burned negro
homes, killed two persons and ruled
the city as result of removal Of ne.
gro assnniter OF Mrs. Richardson.
l5-Troops rushed TO Springfield. ILL.,: Will
liam Donegan lynched by mob, several
17-Mobs at Springfield. Ill, fired on
troops: white man slain.
Nov. 9-Former United States Sen. Ed
ward w. Carmack was shot and killed
by Robert Cooper, young attorney. at
Nashville. Tenn, in street duel
H-Three negroes. arrested for murder.
taken from Tiptonville. Tenn, Jail and
lynched In accordance with pre-ar
ranged program.
26-Ray Lamphere. charged with murder
of Mrs. Belle Guinness was found guilty
of arson and sentenced TO from to q
years in state prison. by Laporte, Ind.
jury.
Dec. lo-Abe Ruef. former San Francisco
political boss. convicted of bribery.
Charles E Davis found not guilty of
murder of DIR. Frederick Rustin.
l6-H. f. Agar. wanted at Princeton. Ind.
for el25OO0 alleged forseries, arrested at
HarlinEen. Tex.
17-Elmer Hill. alleged murderer lynched
at Monticello. ny.
20-Robbers raided Ceresco Ia, bank, Sc
curing s., coo.
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l1-At vaudreuil. Can. . by powder ex-
plusion.
l2-At Providence. Il. l.. in starch fac
tory explosion.
lG-At West Toledo. O.. in railroad coll
lis.on.
2o-At Pinole. Cal. IS by explosion Of
23-At Spring Valley. y Y. in collision
between wagon and railroad train.
Mar lo-At Natchoz, Miss. by gas ex-
Apr, Near Laquin. Pa. in train
22-At Ellsworth. Pa. in coal mine ex-
s1-Near Helena. Ark. Is by capsirins Of
carnival steamer.
2S-Near IpsilInii. Mich. in collision OF
intcrurban trolleys.
May AT Chicago, by explosion OF
naphrha tank.
s-N Fort Wayne. Ind. 20 in New Ave.
line hotel fre....At Brooklyn, n. Y. .
AT Newport. ore. II drowned when
steamer kellon was wrecked in storm.
AT New York. in incendiary tene-
Fat Lookout coll!ery. Mount Lookout
% WSyo.; in explosion, u.o,s
by launch tank blast.
Jun. NEAR San Pedro, Cal. by burst
ing steampipe on cruiser Tennessee
Near Annapolis. Nd. in heaG-on rail
road collision,
G.At Gladstone, Col. In mine by suf-
location.
22-At Chicago, Ill, I by heat
25LAt Chicago. Ill. in fire and explo-
sion.
2G-Near Chaaron Neb. in railroad
2s-At Clinton. Minn.. / by tornado
| 2S-Near Wellington. Kan, drowned by
| flood caused by cloud-burst.
Jul Near knobnosler, Mo, 9 in fast
train collision
3-At Cleveland. O., / in fireworks explo-
l5-At wiliamstown. Pa, ! miners in
| terrific eNplosion....At Youngstown. o..
b by sewer cave-in.
l6-At Clcclum. Wash. in powder expio-
l9-Ncar Columbia city, Ind. in COLI
| sion between train and auto.
Aug. Sat San Francisco. cal, in auto
AT Warren's Landing. Can. in burn
| ing steamer.
| lO-At York. Pa. s in boiler explosion.
lS-At kilbourn., Wis. 4 drowned by cap
| sizing Of launch.
25-At chelsea. Mass. S by collapse of
| building.
| 2s-Near Wiikcsbarre, Pa. 6 in train col
Sep Lon Deer Isle in caps.zing OF
25-At .Youns's Point. Mont. 10 In train
| collision.
Oct l-.At Sugar Ridge. O., in train
, collision....At Scapppose. Gre. 6 in train
4-At New York. S in tenement house fire.
| AT New York, II in incendidry tene-
| ment house fire.
l5-Near Fort Collins. Col. in quarry
| explosion.
Nov linear New Orleans. La. II in
| train collision....At Borrie, Wyo., in
| collision.
| 20-EXplosion OF gas in Brooklyn. n. Y.
| street. 80 killed.
| 23-Tornadoes in western Arkansas caused
| loss of 80 lives and damaged much prop
| erty.
| Dec. 4-On Cape Ray, 2S in wrecking of
| steamer 500 City. in fierce gale.
| 6-On Lake Superior, % in sinking OF Du-
| luth steamer.
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Ek{ElAER6N

Jan. s-Employers' liability law held uD.
constitutional by supreme court Of the
United States.
Feb 12-Six New York-to- Paris racing
autos started from Herald square, NeH
York.
Mar l2-Atlan,ic battieship feet dropped
anchor in Magdalena bay
Supreme court ruled Minnesota and
North Carolina had no right to fi1
railroad rights,
Apr Mrs Alfred G. Vanderbilt began
suit for separation from husband.
H-Atlantic battieship fleet arrived AZ
San Diego. Cal.
in 6s drys' In -
23-Illnois local option law held constt-
May 6-Atlantic ba,tleship fleet arrived at
2l-Miss Mae c. Wood lost divorce
suit against United States Sen. Thornas'
Wood Jailed. Rev. DR.. Baxter T. Full
lerton. st. Louis elected moderator Of
Presbyterian church of United states,
at Kansas city meeting.
25-Harry X. Thaw decided insane and
sentenced to insane asvlun.
Jun llmAsnew-Har, Hart v ant aG'i1raGe trach-
2o-Presdent Roosevelt ordered tro6;S
out against bandits on Mexican border
M IL order aaD,s s9 sscsTp TspFdy s.y Law .a
from San Francisco on round the world
trip.
Sep. s-col H. NJ. Ncvius elected com
public: Mrs. w. L. Gilman. RoNbury,
Mass, elected president, of Women's
Relief Corps.
s-Orville Wright at Fort Meyer broke
worlds aeroplane record by remaining
in air over hour.
10-Orville Wright again broke worlds
record remaining in air l.05 81
1l-Orville Wright broke worlds record,
remaining in air l:io2s
2l-Wilbur Wright broke brother's
worlds record At lie Mans, France, re-
manning in afr l:3l25
Nov. lO-Pe:ition for rehearng of STAN
dard Oil ~. 10000 case refused by
United States circuit court of appealo
at Chicago.
Dec. S-senof Don Juan Barrios. minis
ter of foreign affairs of Guatemala, suS-
tained seeious injuries In automobile ao-
cident st Washington.
u-Natio0al Rivers and Harbors con-
gress passed resolution. asking $soo. Co.,
000 bo0d issue for improvements on rtv-
ers and harbo,s Of the country...-
Armed fanatic terrorized Edgewater. N.
j., shooting several, until run down
ana shot by police and mob Of citizens.
13EKansas supreme court decided sep
arate schools for colored children par
missible.
5-American Tobacco Company declared
illegal combination by United States CIR
rVit court at New York.
H-Seven Pittsburg councilmen and TIVE
bankers arrested on graft charges.
23-Standard. Republic and Waters Pierce
oil compa mics ousted from Missouri
A-Seventy more PittsburR counc:lmoO
implicated In graft scandal.
E-Virgina City. Mont. shaken - -
we're earthquakes.
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Jan. lo-Parker building in New York de-
stroyed: loss S. 100000: Z firemen killed.
l7.McNeil & Higgins grocery house de-
A-Portland. Me. city hall and police
building destroyed: loss 81. .ooo. .0O0
1.ChicaEo loop" fire caused sl.7oo. 900
damage. .Coburn warehouses, Indian
apols. Ind. loss S600. 900. :. Part Of Nell
son Morris packing plant. Kansas City.
Mo-. destroyed: loss. 100000.
George Gould residence At lakewood.
N. J., destroyed; loss. $500 900.
Feb. 4-Berln. n. H., business section
sustained 100000 loss.
IBlock Of Peoria. ILL.,. buildings de-
stroyed: loss. $4,000.
Mar. l-Northern section of Tampa. Fla,
destroyed; loss. 500. 900; militia called
out: Two New York fires caused loss
Of &2.625.0O0.
u-Big Timber. Mont, business section
wiped out; loss. t400. 600.
1tLeland hotel Springfield. Ill. de-
stroyed: loss. SIS 0nO.
Apr. 3-Peoria distillery damaged to ex-
tent OF S236, 900. Four Lynchburg, Va.
factories destroyed: loss. SIS 0Oo
o-Nine Richmond. VT. business blocks
destroyed.
May 3-Antipolo.. P. l.. destroyed
5-Business districts OF Coalton, o., and
Walkerton. Ind. destroyed.
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n New Orleans loss stoo oOO

81 Now, orleans, loss, 100000
de yna. loss, s. 5000.
To- .9 Ap Cook, : ID. destroyed: loss.
Be- Parl.ins Co. South Omaha.
N Destroyed, loss, s5Uu.u1J.
Jun. al Tlls packing plant burned at
n 'ny. Kan. loss, ..lH.rJO.
r. -a.-= sreTioa of Tnfnc Rivers,
" e'a rpEe1. loss, sl.25Jv Block
OF .Tt Chester. :. Y, buildings de-
at .r ul rrlarI.es destroyed as re-
SUI 0l .tEiutuS in western ana north
t l.nas u mia. loss, S5@,p.p,
s. lh. MINI. docks and sheds de-
81 F'es loss, 81 N.UI0.
Jul u s'pn Aarbor front destroyed;
2l.S .oD@ood, Idaho. destroyed; loss.
'Sl,,i aieGphia p'cr and merchandise
css ruE-d. loss, Sil9.pS.
Aug Armour elevators and Burlington
Ta. "a property at Chicago. destroyed; !;
I'LL New York Central yards. Eas, Buff
IA. y. y loss. s!,cvIc1
Se-Hr% Orleans business section sus-
TAI iH"i S.o0p,opJ damage. Darby, Mont,
an gsi completely destroyed.
Sep i.Rawiiie, Nev.. largely destroyed;
los S,5p,O90.
Glamour wool house. Chicago stock
,,yaid~ destroyed: loss. 100000.
ll-cosmosdalc, Ky. cement plant de-
stroyed. loss. :2.C0o,O0o
oct. i-lhttsoUrg, Pa, plate glass com
pau works damaged, $4,000.
l.-Ii"rk Island. Ill. loss. s5o0.oeD.
IL Nvcr Col, mills destroyed; loss
N9v Philadelphia. Pa. lumber yards
destroyed sl:O 900.
lI-lnt.anola, Miss. cotton warehouses
de- Tpycd loss, s. 0.oO0.
lS-IHrtstown, Ky. distillery warehouses
deS' ryy.d loss. 81 l50,0,J
Dec. .5-Ravis. OKLA. business section
wirnd out: loss &35VcO.
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Jan. 4-Boise IDAHO jury acquitted George
Pettibone Of murder of Ex-Gov. Steun-
enberg.
IF A. Heinz surrendered himself on
charge of over-certification Of checks
representing over 100000.
eFormer Mayor Schmitz of San Fran
cisco freed Of graft charge by court OF
appeals.
Feb. HAIRY K Thaw was found not
guilty OF Stanford White murder on in
sanity grounds; committed to insane
asylum.
tFormer Gov Hargis Of Kentucky was
shot and killed by his son. Beach
HarGis.
11-Mrs Dora Mcdonald found not guilty
of murder OF Webster Guerin.
Mar. 2-Chef of Police Shippy of Chi
caSo, was stabbed by anarchist. who
was kille. oy shippy; Shippy's son shot
down.
1.-TWO alleged negro murderers were
lynched near Hawkinsvilie. Ga.
eCalifornia supreme court released for
mer Mayor Schmitx Of San Francisco.
lifting graft charge.
l0-Fouf negroes lynched At van Cle4ve,
Orchard At Caldwell. idaho.
Vsentenced to death. but ciemency was
recommended.
0-Anarchist silvsrstein hurled tomb in
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son jumped liz #. setting new Amer
lean ski record.
lG-John Mangseth jumped III IT., break
ing American ski record.
S-A. Wcngler. Chicago. broke wurId'o
bowling record AT Cincinnati. score L99.
23-Nenson again broke American ski rec
ord nIarh-lZ2 II.
Mar. ls-Tommy Burns knocked out JeTn
Roche in first round at Dublin
@-Evcnson again broke Ski record:
jumped lSl II.
27-Ca!yin Dcmarest won national billiard
championship at Chicago.
Apr. 3-l'rank Gotch won worlds wres-
Ting championship from George Hack-
cnsChmidt.
20-nenry Chadwick, father OF baseball"
died in Brooklyn, aged 50.
May 5-Calvin D"marcst, Chicago. won
International billiard championship At
New York.
Jun. y Harvard won VARSITY boa, race
Jul. i-"Bat,llng'' Nelson defeated Joe
Cans. I rounds at Frisco, winning
worlds lightweight championship.
1-Mercedes car won Grand PriS auto
race in France. Two men killed.
l1-Thomas }. Brice. president Columbus
baseball club, dropped dead
H-In olympic games flanagan Aneri-
ca. won hammer throw, breaking olym-
pic record; Sheppard. American. won
500 meter run.
lG Sheridan, American. won olympic dis
Gus throw, Rose, American. won shot
24-John J. Hayes American. won OIyrn-
pic Marathon race.
-3-olymplc games closed. stanunSt
America. ll4ls United Kingdom. q "a;
Sweden, 12'a: Canada. II: South Africa.
S; Greece. 8; Norway, s. Germany, :;
Italy 3, Hungary l-3. France, l-3;
Australia, 1; Finland. l.
Aug. 22-Tommy Burns knocked our
Sauires. 18Th round at sydney. Australia
Sep billy Papke knocked out stan
ley Ketchel 18th round. at Los Angeles.
Cal, winning mddlewesht worlds pu-
gistic championship. Handy. Chica-
go, won ten mile swimming race at St
Louis. Mo
s-Neson knocked out Cans In 2lst round
Oct. 6-Deiroit won American league
baseball championship.
S-Chcago won National league baseball
pennant.
Chicago National league champions
won worlds baseball championship
from Detroit.
Nov. Jimmy Britt defeated Johnny
Summers. 10Th round. at London.
25nDorando Pietri defeated John ):
2G-mile race In Madison Square garden,
New York, In renewal OF Olympic
struggle.
:a-sfanIey KetcI,eI ksocked 0ut Billy
cisco. rcErininx miadrereixht cham-
E!onshIp of the world.
Dec. ll-At meeting oI national baseball
commission. Umpires Klein and john
stone charged that attempts were Inade
to Bribc them to throw" decisive New
York Chicago game,
26-Jack Johnson tccloredD won the
worlds heavyweight boxing chans-
piOsship from Tomay Rurss At sgd
.sy. Australia. IL - rouad.,
earthquake which destroyed several
towns, killed many, and caused disas-
trous tidal wave. wrecking many vesseio'
and much property.
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Mar 2-Coal operators in Pittsburg dis
trict commenced preparations for strike.
1850 st. Louis brewery employees
struck for higher wages.
Apr. 1-Pending wage settlement. $4,000
miners suspended work in American
mines....T. L. Lewis took up duties as
miners president and invited operators
to wage scale conference.
Six hundred Minn"apuiis. Mimi, paper
hangers and painters struck for closed
N-importation Of strike breakers from
St. Louis to work on Pensaloca. Fla,
non-union men being injured.
l2-Governor OF Florida sent entire militia
body to Pensaco1a.
TCentral competitive field Of operat-
ors and miners reached wage agree
= ment of 80 cents a ton-old agreement;
$4,000 resumed work at once.
May 14-Eight hundred Kansas City. Mo-,
brewery workers struck.
lS-street car strike rioting In Cleveland.
sNw. s. Stone. Cleveland. O.. elected
grand chief engineer Of International
Engineers Brothe rhood.
Nov. 20-Samuel Gompers reelected pres
ident of the American Federation of La
Dor at Denver. Col.
Dec. k-Wiiliam H. Newman resigned as
president of New York Central lines
1S-PresiAeat SnAae1 GOMRern Of
American Federation Of Labor sen-
teaeeA to one year In Jail, vice-preS-
iAeat J. }. Mitchell to nine mOnth1
and Secretary Frank Morrison to six
R0nths. In connection with alleged
Backs Stove Company boycott, by cir
c1It cOuet Of District Of Columbia.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-08

old son o. Prince ChUn, oro~re2
emperor OF China and assembled tns
tErunG.
ll-Gen Simon captured town Of Co
nl,yeE without resistance
IS lIt, n cruiser s-Zsd Venezuelan
glurdsAIp,
l. Dutch battIoship captured another
Venezuelan gl!arlEAip.
l5-Ncnr rzucltrs rose ag inst Castro, burn
ing his statues and pluuGrrins Caracas.
iI-Gep. Anton Simon elected president
of Hayti.
Placing President Gomez Of venozuelA
oUs-SG Castro cabinet
-2-Castro charged with plot TO assassin
ate Gomez, which was foiled
Gin Berlin. Castro issued statement.
abandoning claims to Venezuelan pTesl-
G"ncN.
o5-fresidenf Fallieres Of France attacked
by cr,izcd politician
2G-l!aron Cote, chief Of Russian secret
political police, killed in battle with rev.
olutioniSts