The broad ax., 1909-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

JANUARY.
8 Conviction OF Mayor Schmitz set aside
in San Francisco.
u. Henry Kenny, president OF the Della
ware railway. who attended to the Sc
cret journey OF President Elect Abra-
ham Lincoln on his way to Washing
ton In 1851. died At Ridley Park. Pa
FEBRUARY.
n Gen. Stoessel, Russian commander In
the defense OF Port Arthur. sentenced
20 death by a military court at ST.
Petersburg. with q Recommendation OF
mercy.
3. Trolley tunnel under the Hudson from
Hoboken. n. J., 20 New York opened
MARCH.
Z. Germany launched her biggest battle
ship. the Nassau, at Wilhelmshaven.
Is The death sentence OF Gen. Stoessel
for the surrender OF Port Arthur COM
muted 10 Imprisonment for ten years.
APRIL
q. Beginning OF the Roman Catholic cen
tennial celebration in New York city.
s The Atlantic battleship feet entered
the Golden Gate. San Francisco.
IL Successful flight OF the Wright broth
ers' aeroplane at Manteo. N. c.
Il Prof. Walter A. Wyckoff, sociOlogist
student and author. died at Princeton.
N. J.
United States battIeship Michigan
launched at Camden. N. J.
JUNE.
& DR.. Williamson Boyakin, a protege OF
Andrew jackson and at one time on
the stan Of Gen. u. S. Grant in the
civil war. died at Marysville, Tenn;
aged 1O2.
IL Thomas Virgins blind TOM, noted
negro piano player. died in Hoboken.
N. J.; aged about Co.
L Count Zeppelin made q new world rec
ord by a 20 mile airship flight over
Switzerland
Z. The battleship feet sailed from San
Francisco bound for the orient.
IL Opening OF the celebration OF the 5OOth
anniversary Of the founding Of the
city OF Quebec.
p Decision Of the United States court OF
appeals overruled the S29.2lOO0O Stand
ard on ane imposed by Judge Landis-
AUGUST
( Count Zeppelin travelled 81 miles over
southern Germany in q dirtgible bal
loon, which was afterward destroyed
by fire.
y. The battleship feet arrived At sgd
ney, N. s. W.
n Ftftietb anniversary Of the opening
VI llc BIC8L ucD8Lc DCANccn ADEAnALl
Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas cele-
brated At Ottawa, III
- The battleship neet reached Mel
bourne.
SEPTEMBER
II Orville Wright made an aeroplanS
flight Of / hour IA minutes at Fort
Myer. Va
n Wilbur Wright made q flight OF
hour 81 minutes 8 seconds In his
American ~
France.
- 10th anniversary OF the founding Of
Pittsburg celebrated
z The battleship feet entered Manila
bay.
{ Philadelphia celebrated the 18th an
niversary OF the founding Of the city
BY William Penn
& G1o,oo0 acres OF government land open
ed for settlement on the Rosebud In
dian reservation, South Dakota
IL = balloons started In the intsrna-
tional balloon race At Berlin, the Brit
8h Banshee winning.
Il The American battleship deet well
coined with salutes by the japanese
feet 1T Yokohama
- The battleship feet welcomed by the
Chinese At Annoy.
NOVEMBER
L Julia A +. Carney. author Of the
schooIhouse classic Little Drops of
Water and other poems died at
Galesburg. Ill; aged S.
q United States battleship North Dako-
a, the largest Warship In the world
TO date. launched At Quincy, Mass
10 Governments appeal for q rehearing
IN the Standard on hne 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.
Il Special Prosecutor Francis J. Hansy
shot by Norris