Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-29

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America landed at Manhattan,
now New York.
1692-3ridget Bishop hanged at Sa-
lem, Mass, for witchcraft.
1709-Paper money first authorized
and issued in New York,
17S6-A line of stages was started be-
tween Boston and Newport.
1854 bankruptcy act was passed by
the Rhode Island Assembly.
176S-Riot in Boston over the seizure
of the sloop Liberty by the COM
missioners of the Kings Gus
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1775-General Gage issued a procla.
nation declaring Massachusetts
under martial law.
1776-The Legislature of Connecticut
declared for independence.
17SS-New Hampshire ratified the
Constitution of the United
States.
1S01-The Pasha OF Tripoli declared
war against the United States.
1S06-British House of Lords resolved
to abolish the slave trade.
1SS1-King of the Netherlands rem
dered his decision on the boun-
dairy question between Maine
and the British possessions.
1SS5-Five Spanish pirates were
hanged in Boston.
1SSS-Congress passed an act creating
the new territory of Iowa.
1S4O-Great Socialist demonstration
in Paris.
1S51-San Francisco vigilance com.
mittee was formed
1S54--The Merrimac of Civil War
fame was launched at the
Charlestown navy yard
1861 - Confederates evacuated Har-
per's Ferry after destroying all
available property.
1S62-Federals under General Shields
defeated by the Confederates
under General Jackson at battle
of Port Republic.
1863 - Confederates under General
Ewell defeated the Federals I'M
der General Milroy at Winehes-
ter, Va.
1S64-Grant began to move his forces
across the James river in order
to attack Richmond from the
south.
1S65-Russell A. Alger brevetted ma
jor general of volunteers for
gallant service. William L.
Sharkey appointed governor of
Mississippi.
1S66-Dominion Parliament met for
the first time in the new build
ings at Ottawa
1S6S-Senate passed admis sion bills
for the States of North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia,
Louisiana, Alabama and Florida.
-. Large section of Marquette,
Mich, destroyed by fire.
1S71-Great storm in Galveston, Tex.
1S74-House of Representatives pass
ed a bill for the admission Of
Colorado to the Union.
1SSO-General ]. B. Weaver of Iowa
nominated for President by tne
National Greenback Labor con-
vention.
1SS4-Samuel j. Tilden Of New York
declined to become a candidate
for the Presidential nomina-
ton.
1SS7-Statue of Nathan Halls dedicat-
ed in Hartford, Conn.
1s91-Massacres in Hayti by order of
General Hippolyte. -. British
Parliament passed the Behring
sea bill.
1S92-National Republican convention
at Minneapolis renominated
Benjamin Harrison for Fresi.
dent.
1892 Battleship Massachusetts,
launched at Philadelphia.
1s95-The Canadian canal at Sault
Ste. Marie was opened.
1s97-President Mckinley and mem
bers of his cabinet visited the
Nashville exposition.
1901-Dedicatio OF the new mint
building In Philadelphia.
1902-House of Representatives pass
ed an anti-anarchy bill.
1903-Town of Hoppner, Ore, almost
completely destroyed by a
cloudburst.
1905-Sweden protested against Amer
lean recognition OF Norway's in
dependence. Norwegian Par
lament proclaimed dissolution
OF the union with Sweden.
1850. II. P. Belmont, prominent
New York capitalist, died..
President Roosevelt appointed q
national commission on ths
Conservation of National Re-
sources. Ten thousand suffra-
gettes took part In street
demonstration in London.