The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-04
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il5sSverriont, III NaslIington:} yed a. N
y Fire Catastrophe: Ill school children
Killed in d schoolhousc iifG In North
collInwoed, on the 5outsklrts OF Glove
LAND. . H :! <; I'll z
s. Obituary.: DR.. b. ST. John Roosa, one
y OF the leading e:e and ear expertsiof
4 the country. in New York city: aged 40.
ks.tFIre: Burning Of machine shop at
Lowell, Mass, caused n loss OF $780,
n 900. IS VS. s &.
10; convention:. International Congress OF
az Mothers met in Washington. * * s.
H.. Fire: 1000 native houses burned at Ma
Mia. '.s
H.. Accident: 6 deaths caused by expio-
slons OF chemicals ut Satchez. Miss.
Sporting: Meellck won the tlQ,Glp Cres-
cen, Derby Mt New Orleans. y. y.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Theodore r.
81 Kane. u. s. NJ. retired, In New York
city. aged 6. stgi .f, 81 q
Is. Haiti: Several fInItlan rero!utionlsts
shot rs order OF PresIdeH. Alexis.
II, Obituary: Senator William plnkney
Whyte Of Maryland. at Baltimore:
aged 81 sT i1s5t ~
Haiti: At the demand Of the powers
Haitian revolutionfst suspects were al
lowed TO leave the country.
IL. Obituary: Cardinal Casali dol Drago.
Z. one of the Roman nobility, In Rome:
4 aged 70. GiS1
Z Russia: Duel at st. Petersburg between
z Gen, Fock and Gen. smlrnoff. who par
3 tIcipated In the Iefcnae Of Port Ar
thur. Death sentence OF Gen. Stoessel
for the surrender OF Port Arthur com
mutcd to imprisonment for ten years. I
-; German Africa: German troops In AZ
2 rIca lost Il killed and II wounded In 4
skirlnlsh with Hottcntots. z
- Sporting: AngGlus won the $1,000 City
Park Derby at New Orleans.
q. Political: Durham White Stevens, dip
lomatic: adviser TO the Korean council
4 Of state, ,mortally wounded nj San
Francisco by a. Korean .patrtot." n
q. Obituary: Spencer Compton cavcn-
dish. duke OF Dev0nHhire, noted for
great wealth and accomplishments. at
Cannes, France; aged Is. 81, E.s..
Is. Fire: The famous Drury Lane theater
burned In London. .N
n. Financial: The knickerb0eker Trust
Co., In New York, opened Its doors
after suspension Of i've months.
EARTHQUAKES: ChilapR, Mexico. partly de.
stroyetl by shocks, followed by fire.
e. Mine Accident: z lives lost BY explo-.
sons In n coal mine Mt Hanna. Wyo.
20. Obituary: Joseph Howard Jr.. noted
newspaper man In New York city;
aged IS. a.-e-I '.
" APRIL.
2 Warship Disaster: British torpedo boat
destroyer Tiger cut In two by collision
Z with the cruIEer berwick of the 1sle
q - JTyl.xbf, ~ r,n,t u
4. Fires: At Lynchburg. Va. loss OF
5000 In the tobacco district. Over
$4,000 loss by the burning Of Corning
& Co.'S dls,il|ery at Peoria. H.
Sporting: Gotch defeated llacken-
schmidt for the worlds heavyweight
wrestling championship ut Chicago.
Political: Thomas Z. Watson OF Georgia
nominated for president by the Poo
pies party Mt st. Louis.
Obituary: James jeffrey Roche, noted
American poet. at Berne. Switzerland:
aged Ct.
L. Political: SIR Henry caIHrbeit. BANNER
man. prime minister Of England re-
signed.
c. Political Riot: Over 100 people killed
and wounded during an election dis
turbancc In Lisbon. Portugal.
g. Political: Herbert s. AsQ,lith appoint
cd prime minister OF England by King
Edward.
II. Obituary: Lieut.. Charles A. /. Totten.
y. s. A.. retired, noted for fiis propIe-
cIcs OF the coming end Of the world. at
Milford, Conn: aged G.. Gen. Byron
NJ. cutcheon. noted veteran Of the cvi!
war. Mt Ypsllnnti. Mich: aged T.
Fire: III Chelsea, hfnss.: 70 blocks de-
stroycd. causing loss Of nearly no.
HD.fA0: II deaths. 'l-
Is. Sporting: Jnck Atkin won the 10000
Carter handicap ut the Aqueduct track.
New York. Coos
IT, Obituary: Rear Admiral George Bcnl
Isaich. U. s. n. retired. ut Raleigh.
". c.: aged ST.
70. Convention: The national society,
Daughters of the American Revolu'
ton, met In Washington.
=. Conventions: The general society,
Daughters OF the Revolution. met In
New York city
-. Obituary: Sir Henry Camnbell.Ban'
herman. who hnd recently resigned tho
premiership Of England. In London:
aged 70. Bishop Ellison Capers. noted
veteran OF the civil war. AT Columbia.
s. c.; AGED 20. ra
., Otg,tuary: Gen. Nlkoai l.inevltch. sue.
ccssor TO Kuropatkin In command OF
the Russian army In Manclnlrin IL
1906, ut 81 Petersburg; aged g.
Storm: Beginning OF two days tor.
nado which swept tho southern slater
from Texas to Georgia; nearly +0o peo.
pie Killed and mary thousands Injured.
n. Conventions: The American Society OF
International Law met III Washington.
Auto Race: Louis AtranF won the tro-
ply In tho Brlarclifr contest, near New
York, speeding @6 miles In hours II
minutes Is rs seconds In an Italian
car.
Is. Personal, Cardinal Lngue. head of tbs
Roman, Catholic church In Ireland, mr.
4 rived In New, Yor. TO participate ~
the centennial Of the New York arch
i, diocese III i!sa$ 4t i.
$ Boat Disaster: Is people drowned by thu
cnpsIzlng OF the Mississippl river
\ steamer Marion near the mouth OF
the St. Francis river. Arknnsas.
Warship Disaster: q sailors Killed OF
missing In collision between tho
British cruiser Gladiator and tho
American liner st. Paul on the Isle Of
Wight. =.
n. Catholic, Centennial: Beginning Of the
Roman Catholic celebration IN Nc"
d York city. - stIL. g..tt04giN s'Esstj
y. Financial Troubles: The New York
Stock Exchange Hrrn Of Coster, Knapp
& Co., failed for nearly A.tf0too. - f
Accident: . killed and % Injured In
trolley collision near Ypailanti. Men.
u Obituary: Rev. DR.. Morgan DIX. son
of,the lAto Gen. John A. Dir. who was
noted IN the civil war. and rector o.
Trinity parish. New York. over y
years.7in that city; aged g.
H. Conventions: The national congreas,
Sons OF the American Revolution,
opened In Buffalo.
waruh1p Disaster: 1apan's protected
( cruiser Matsunhirna destroyed by az.
plosion OF Peaeadores Islands; over,
2 10 deaths reported ~ n "
fE..,. N MAY.
l. Financial Troubles: ". A. stetson,