Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-04-29
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'556 Thomas Cranmer, first Protestant
Archbishop of Canterbury, burned ut
the stake.
1617-Celebratio at Quebec of the first
marriage in Canada.
163S-Rhode Island purchased from the
Indians for forty fathoms of beads.
1663-Albermarl Colony, North Caroli-
ma, founded by emigrants from Nir-
gina.
l614Berkeey sold his share of New
Jersey for 1000 pounds.
17OS-Baron John Lovelace appointed
Governor of New York.
1144-Lotteries were authorized by law
in Massachusetts.
1766-Repeal of the Stamp Act cele- .
brated in Boston.
1166-An association called the Daugh-
ters of Liberty formed at Providence,
1775-Patrick Henry made his famous
speech at Richmond, Va, urging re-
sistance to England. :. /. The Cam
bridge Flag was placed on Fort
Hill, Boston
11I6-British evacuated Boston, and
Washington took possession of the
city
lIS3-Spain recognized the independence
of the United States.
l7S4-The Bank of Massachusetts, the
first bank in New England, was es-
tablished in Boston.
i79O-Benjami franklin petitioned Con-
gress to abolish slavery.
1791-Bank of New York incorporated.
1SO5-Napoleon annulled the marriage of
his brother, jerome, to Elizabeth
Patterson of Baltimore. :. Bona
parte assumed the title of King OF
Italy.
1S15-Sloop-ofw Hornet captured the
British warship Penguin of the
Cape of Good Hope.
1S17-Charter granted for Allegheny Col
lege at Meadville, Pa.
1S24-The Franklin Institute of the
State of Pennsylvania incorporated.
opened for students.
1S36-First issue of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger"
began the bombardment
of Vera Cruz Mexico.
1S49-Charles Albert of Sardinia abdi-
Gated.
1S51-Peter II. Burnett inaugurated first
Governor of California at San Jose,
the temporary capital.
1S55-Twenty- three lives lost in the burn
ing of the steamer Bulletin near
Vicksburg. !. . Thirty-fve lives lost
by an explosion in the Midlothian
coal mines in Virginia.
lS61-Alexander II. Stephens spoke in
Savannah in favor of the upholding
of the new Confederate States con-
stituton.
lSG3-Natonal Theater, Boston, Destroy
ed by fire.
lS65-Presdent Lincoln ordered the ar
rest and prosecution of all persons
supplying arms and ammunition 10
hostile Indians.
IS67-Booth's Winter Garden Theater in
New York destroyed by fire.
IS71-Gov. Holden of North Carolina
impeached and removed from Office.
IS75-United States Senate ratified the
Hawaiian treaty.
LSS0-United States Supreme Court de-
clared unconstitutional the law pro-
hibting the employment of Chinese
in factories.
LSS4-Twelve persons killed by cyclone in
Kentucky.
SS5-State reservation at Niagara Fails
opened as a public park.
SS7-Many lives lost in the burning Of
the Richmond Hotel in Buffalo, N.
Y.
SSS-Morocco refused the demands Of
the United States.
S9O-Manitoba Assembly passed reso-
luton urging reciprocity with tine
United States in manufactured artl-
cles and natural products. Prince
Bismarck resigned the German cham
cellorship.
gerrymander declared
unconstitutional.
Army of the Common
weal' started from Masilon, Ohio.
for Washington, ID. G.
S95-A party of 200 colored emigrants
sailed from Savannah for Liberia
-. St James Hotel in Denver burn
ed. . The National Bank of Karsas
City suspended. Great damage
done in Northern Georgia by a tor
nado.
Jackson and Alonzo Walling
hanged at Newport KY, for the
murder of Pearl Bryan.
Regent of Spain signed
treaty of peace with the United
States.
Orchard sentenced to death
at Boise, Idaho.
Roosevelt, in conference
with Gov. Deneen of Illinois, urged
presidential candidacy of Secretary
Taft.
Roosevelt sent a message
to Congress urging corporation and
Industrial legislation. ..... United
States Supreme Court declared the
railroad rate laws Of Minnesota and
North Carolina unconstitutional