Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

proclaimed King of Portugal.
S-Big fire in Atlanta, Ga.
1O-Violent storm sweeps Southwestern
States
1l-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.
80 sixtieth Congress adjourns sine
die.
death of ex-senator James K. Jones
of Arkansas. Oregon votes against sin
gle tax and equal suffrage.
death of Sir Redvers Butler, Eng
ish general.
4--Paris assassin shoots Capt. Alfred
Dreyfus.
12-Caleb Powers and James Howard
pardoned by Governor of Kentucky.
14-Death of Blind Tom, negro plan
ist
16-Republican national convention in
Chicago.
1S-William H. Taft of Ohio nominat-
ed for President by Republican conven-
ton.
19-James s. Sherman of New York
nominated for Vice President by Repub-
leans.
24-Death of ex-President Grover
Cleveland
26-$1, 100000 fire in Duluth.
JULY.
Death of Murat Hastead.
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 $29,240,OOO.
24-Sultan of Turkey grants constitu-
tional government.
2S-Independence party dominates His
gen and Graves.
AUGUST.
Great fire destroys cities and many
lives in British Columbia.
3-$1, 100000 elevator fire in Chicago.
death of Senator VIM. b. Allison of
Iowa. :. Death of Bronson Howard,
American PLAYWRIGHT
S-First general primary election in
Illinois.
1O-Death of Mrs. Louise Chandler
Moulton.
12-Death of A. r. Spofford, librarian
OF Congress.
14-Fatal race riots in Springfield
III. +. Death of Ira d. Sankey, gospel
singer.
23-Great fire in Constantinople.
$50 miners suffocated in coal mine
at Haileyville, Okla.
27-Death of Col. VIM. F. Villas Of
Madison. Wis.
3O-$ 100000 fire in New Orleans.
SEPTEMBER.
Vermont election.
3-Death of Lord Lionel Sackyille-
West former British minister to Wash
ington.
death of Frank P. Sargent, COM
missioner of immigration. Rawhide
(Nev.) destroyed by fire.
6-16-Forest fires in northern Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Michigan and across
border in Canada.
14-Republicans carry Maine election.
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ish violinist
international tuberculosis congress
meets in Washington.
OCTOBER.
Bulgaria declares itself independent
of Turkey.
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.
Marriage of Prince August Will
liam of Germany and Princess Alexandra
Victoria of Schleswig- Holstein.
26-Canadian elections carried by Sir
Wilfrid Laurier and Liberal party.
NOVEMBER.
3-National election. W. Fl. Taft and
James S. Sherman, Republicans, chosen
President and Vice President.
death of Tomas Estrada Palma,
first president of Cuba Libre i. Chas. w.
Eliot resigns as head of Harvard univer-
sity.
S-Death of victorien Sardou. French
playwright.
5-Trial of Ray Lamphere begins in La
Porte, Ind. /. +. Former U. s. Senator Ed
ward ". 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
phaia, 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.
24-Gov. A. u. Cummins chosen Z. S.
Senator from Iowa Lieut.. Gov. Garst
becomes Governor of Iowa.
ZO-hdN 1dlhpEeIe COuNkCteu VI aASOh
at La Porte, Ind.
27-Treaty between United States and
Japan is announced.
2S-13S miners killed by explosion in
Mariana, Pa.
29-Flood at Guthrie, Okla.
DECEMBER.
president Nord Alexis of Hayti de-
posed. :. Pu Vi s,scends throne of China
-. Hole blown in leyee, saving town Of
Pine Bluff. Ark.
1O-Abraham Ruef, San Francisco po-
litical boss. convicted of bribery.
12-Dutch cruiser Gelderland captures
Venezuelan guardship Alix.
I5-Death Of Donald G. Mitchell.
Unconstitutional government inau-
gurated in Constantinople.
2O-Ge4. Antoine Simon swc-n in as
president OF Hayti.
21--Graft arrests cause sensation in
Pittsburg-
12-Rurnin1 of Herald Souare theateK