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

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Miscellaneous Items OF Interest.
The World of Sports-A Chronology
ical Review.
The year 1908 has been memorable
rior n prolonged drought during the
ripening season of some soil products
yet a bumper crop I'm point of value
was garnered. Stirring political events
fixed the attention Of the world from
the opening to the close of the year,
notably In Portugal, the king and
crown prince being assassinated In
February; in Persia and Turkey, re-
sulting in changes in the form of gov
ernment; In Morocco, where a pretend
er was placed ON the throne, and in
the Balkan states OF Bulgaria, Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
The years mortuary record bears
the names of Grover Cleveland, Sena-
tor Allison. Senator Proctor and Sen
ator Whyte, L. G. Stedman, Joel Chan
dler Harris, Murat Halstead, Louise
Chandler Moulton, Harriet Hosmer,
Professor Norton, DIR. Gilman, Bishop
II. G. Potter, Bronson Howard, Rear
Admiral Coghlan, Donald G.. Mitchell
ok MarveD, Louise de la Rance
(OuidaJ, Campbell -Bannerman, Gener-
al Nodzu and General Linevitch lin
Russia), Ludovic Halevy and Francois
Coppee I'm France)
JANUARY.
1. Storm: 25 deaths in a tornado near
Wesson, Miss.
q Obituary: Dr. Nicholas Sem, surgeon,
u. s. A.. prominent in the Spanish
American war. In Chicago: aged SO.
4 Obituary: Charles Augustus Young,
noted American astronomer at Han
over. N. H.; aged "a.
Political: Mulai Ifahd proclaimed sui
.. Business Troubles: Receivers appoint
ed for the Chicago and Great Western
railway.
II. Political: Appointment of Baron Taxa
hira as ambassador TO the United
States officially announced at Tokyo.
Accident: 16 children killed In a theater
crush at Barnsley. England.
Fire: S5,000.0O0 loss by tie burning OF the
Parker building IN New York city.
Obituary: Henry Kenny. president of
the Delaware railway. who attended 10
the secret journey OF President Elect
Abraham Lincoln on his way to Wash
ington In 1861. at Ridley Park. Pa;
aged 80.
n. Fire Catastrophe: 173 deaths by the
burning OF the Rhoads Opera House at
BoyerBtown, Pa.
~ Obituary: James Ryder Randall. au-
thor OF the famous war song. MY
Maryland" at Augusta. Ca; aged 60.
Is. Obituary: Holger Drachmann, Den
marks greatest modern poet, at Co
penhagen: aged 81.
~. Obituary: Edmund Clarence Stedman,
American author and critic, known as
the ''banker-poet," In New York city:
aged a.
%. Personal: Lord Curzon former vice
roy OF india. elected 10 the Irish peer
age In the face of great opposition.
a Obituary: Charles Emile Dameron.
noted French landscape painter in
Paris; aged CO. Morris X. Jesup.
noted banker and philanthropist, In
New York city; aged rs.
q. Obituary: DR., Edward A. MacDowell.
noted American composer and pianist,
=. in New York city; aged 5S.
d. Obituary: August Wilhelmj noted vio-
linist. in London aged g. Mrs. An
tonic Yznaga, noted for her beauty.
wealth and noble connections. In
Natchez, Miss.
Fire: City hall and police building at
Portland. Me. destroyed; loss $1,000
700.
ab Obituary: Louise de la Rance (ouida).
the novslist, at Florence, italy.
n. Fire: In Portland Me-; loss OF over
$500 900 In the wholesale district.
ts Fire: In Chicago; loss of 81 100000 in
the business district
Obituary: Cardinal Richard, archbishop
of Paris. in that city; aged 50.
Personal: Gladys Vanderbilt married to
Count Laszlo Szechenyi OF Hungary in
New York city
o. Obituary: David Johnson. American
landscape painter, at Waldon. N. T.;
aged 81
u Political; Special presidential message
TO congress upon the corporations.
Obituary: Bishop IL. G, Andrews of i've
M. q. church. in New York city; age
FEBRUARY.
1. Political: King Carlos OF Portugal and
the Crown Prince Luiz Fllippe assas-
sinated at Lisbon.
Political: Manuel, second son OF the
assassinated monarch, proclaimed king
as Manuel II. OF Portugal
Ship Disaster Phoenix line steamship
st. Cuthbert destroyed by an explosion
of Nova Scotia; 10 deaths.
D. Fires: Loss of $500 900 I'm Rochest N.
Y Loss OF 100000 at Berlin, N. IL,
H. Obituary: Valerian Gribayedon. jour
naliRt and illustrator. in Paris; aged 80.
"a Shipwreck; American ship Emily Reed
wrecked off the oregon coast; 10 sail
ors lost.
rs. Flood Highest water OF the flood at
Pittsburg; loss s2b0OOOO,
n. Shipwreek; British steamer Aslak
wrecked on the Norway coast; IA sail
ors lost.
%. Explosion; 2s killed at the Hercules
powder works AZ PinOle Cal.
Personal: Gen Stoessel Russian com
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