The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-01-21

Vermont. in Washington; aged n.
Fire Catastrophe: ia school children
killed In a schoolhouse fire in North
Collinwood, on tho outskirts Of Cleve-
land
& Obituary: Dr. b. St John Roosa, one
OF the leading eye and ear experts of
the country, In New York city: aged TO-
D. Fire: Burning Of machine shop at
Lowell, Mass, caused a loss Of sSoo.-
0O0
no. Convention: International Congress OF
Mothers met in Washington.
IL. Fire: 1000 native houses burned at Ma
nila.
H. Accident: 6 deaths caused by explo-
sions OF chemicals at Natchez, Miss
Sporting: Meellck won the 1000 Cres-
cent Derby at New Orleans.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Theodore f.
Kane. u. s. N, retired. in New York
city; aged 6S.
Is. Haiti: Several Haitian revolutionists
shot by order of President Alexis.
II. Obituary: Senator william Plnkney
Whyte Of Maryland, at Baltimore:
aged &
Haiti: At the demand OF the powers
Haitian revolutionist suspects were al
lowed to leave the country.
1S. Obituary: Cardinal Casali del Drago,
one of the Roman nobility, in Rome;
aged TO-
Russia: Duel at 81. Petersburg between
Gen. Fock and Gen. Smirnoff, who par
ticipated In the defense of Port Ar
thur. Death sentence OF Gen. Stoessel
for the surrender OF Port Arthur com
muted TO imprisonment for ten years
~. German Africa: German troops In Az
rica lost IA killed and II wounded in a
skirmish with Hottentots.
%. Sporting: Angelus won the 10000 City
Park Derby at New Orleans.
"a pOlitirais Durha m NVhifa Gtayana din
lomatic adviser to the Korean council
OF state, mortally wounded at San
Francisco by Korean patriot"
a. Obituary: Spencer Compton Caven-
dish. duke OF Devonshire, noted for
great wealth and accomplishments at
Cannes France; aged 70.
Is. Fire: The famous Drury Lane theater
burned In London.
a. Financial The Knickerbocker Trust
Co., In New York, opened It's doors
after a suspension OF Ave months.
Earthquake: Chilapa, Mexico, partly de-
stroyed by Shocks followed by FIRE.
"a Mine Accident: "a lives lost by explo-
sions in a coal mine at Hanna, wyo.
%. Obituary: Joseph Howard, Jr., noted
newspaper man In New York city;
aged 70.
APRIL.
4 warship Disaster: British torpedo boat
destroyer Tiger cut in two by collision
with the cruiser Berwick of the Isle
of Wight; 96 men drowned.
3. Fires: At Lynchburg, Va, loss OF
$4,000 in the tobacco district. Over
$50 900 loss by the burning OF Corning
& Co.'s distillery at Peoria, Ill.
Sporting: Gotch defeated Hacken-
schmidt for the worlds heavyweight
wrestling championship at Chicago.
Political; Thomas 2. Watson Of Georgia
nominated for president by the Peo-
nlA'a nartV at Of I.Ouiq
Obituary: James jeffrey Roche. noted
American poet. at Berne. Switzerland; (;
aged 81.
l. Political: Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man, prime minister OF England, re-
signed.
G. Political Riot: over 100 people killed
and wounded during an election dis
turbance in Lisbon. Portugal.
8. Political: Herbert g. Asquith appoint
ed prime minister OF England by King
Edward.
II. Obituary: Lieut.. Charles A. L. Totten,
u. 8. A., retired, noted for his prophe-
cies OF the coming end OF the world. at
Milford. Conn; aged 61. Gen. Byron
NJ. Cutcheon. noted veteran OF the civil
war. at Ypsilanti Mich; aged 72
Fire: In Chelsea, Mass. 20 blocks do
stroyed. causing a loss OF nearly tio.-
10000: Is deaths.
10. Sporting: Jack Atkin won the SO 900
Carter handicap at the Aqueduct track.
New York
lS. Obituary: Rear Admiral George Beal
Balch, U, 8. N. retired, at Raleigh.
N. c.; aged g.
20. Convention: The national society.
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
tion. met in Washington.
n. Convention: The general society,
Daughters OF the Revolution. met in
New York city.
"a Obituary. Sir Harry tyafnnhaII IA n
herman, who had recently resigned tho
premiership OF England, In London;
aged ". Bishop Ellison Capers. noted
veteran OF the civil war. at Columbia,
8. c.; aged 70.
q. Obituary: Gen. Nikolai Linevitch, sue
cessor 10 Kuropatkin In command OF
the Russian army In Manchuria In
1906, at st. Petersburg; aged So.
Storm: Beginning OF a two days tor
nado which swept the southern states
from Texas TO Georgia; nearly 400 peo-
pie killed and many thousands injured.
n Convention The American Society OF
International Law met In Washington.
Auto Race: Louis strang won the tro-
phy in the Briarclifr contest, near New
York, speeding 36 miles In 8 hours IL
minutes 10 rs seconds In an Italian
car.
n. Personal: Cardinal Logue, head of the
Roman Catholic church in Ireland ar
the centennial OF the New York arch
diocese.
Boat Disaster; Is people drowned by the
capsizing OF the Mississippi river
steamer Marion near the mouth OF
the st. Francis river, Arkansas.
Warship Disaster: % sailors killed or
missing In a collision between the
British cruiser Gladiator and the
American liner st. Paul of the Isle OF
Wight.
a. Catholic Centennial: Beginning OF the
Roman Catholic celebration In New
York city.
q. Financial Troubles: The New York
Stock Exchange firm of Coster, Knapp
g. Co. failed for nearly $400O,000.
Accident: killed, and 80 injured In a
trolley collision near Ypsilanti, Mich.
o. Obituary; Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, son
OF the late Gen. John A. Dix, who was
noted In the civil war, and rector Of
Trinity parish, New York. over u
years in that city; aged 81.
90 Convention: The national congress-
Sons OF the American Revolution.
opened In Buffalo.
Warship Disaster: Japan's protected
cruiser Matsushima destroyed by ex-
plosion of Pescadores Islands; over
A0 deaths ranortRd