Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-04-06

1856 Thomas CraEmer. first Protestant
Archbishop Of Canterbury, burned at
the stake
1617-Celebration At Quebec Of the first
marriage in Canada.
163S-Rhode Island purchased from the
Indians for forty fathoms of beads.
1663-Albermarl Colony, North Carroll
ma, founded by emigrants from vir-
GINA
1914 Berkeley sold his share of New
Jersey for 1000 pounds.
170S-Baron John Lovelaee appointed
Governor of New York
1744-Lotteres were authorized by law
in Massachusetts,.
1766-Repeal of the Stamp Act cele-
brated in Boston.
l766-An association called the Daugh-
tiers of Liberty formed at Providence,
r. l.
1775-Parick Henry made his famous
speech at Richmond, Va, urging re-
sistance TO England :. /. The Cam
bridge Flag was placed on Fort
Hill. Boston.
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Washington took possession of the
city.
1888 Spain recognized the independence
of the United States.
1884 The Bank of Massachusetts, the
first bank in New England, was es-
tablished in Boston.
1790-Benjamin Franklin petitoned Con-
gress to abolish slavery
1791-Bank Of New York incorporated.
1S05-Napoeon annulled che marriage of
his brother, Jerome, to Elizabeth
Patterson of Baltimore. Bona
parte assumed the title Of King Of
Italy
1S15-Sloop-of- Hornet captured the
British warship Penguin off 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.
1S25-The University of Virginia was
opened for students.
1S36-First issue Of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger"
1S47--Americans began the bombardment
of Vera Cruz, Mexico.
1S49-Charles Albert of Sardinia abdi-
Gated.
lS51-Peter II. Burnett inaugurated first
Governor of California at San JOSE,
the temporary capital
S55-Twenty- three lives lost in the burn
80 ~,
Vicksburg. -. Thirty-fve lives lost
by an explosion in the Midlothian
coal mines in Virginia.
1S61-~Alexander H. Stephens spoke in
Savannah in favor of the upholding
of the new Confederate States con-
stltution.
1863 National Thea;er, Boston, destroy
ed by fire.
1S65-President Lincoln ordered the ar
rest and prosecution Of all persons
supplying arms and ammunition TO
hostile Indians.
1S67-Booth's Winter Garden Theater in
New York destroyed by fire.
1S71-Gov. Holden of North Carolina
impeached and removed from Office.
1875 United States Senate ratified the
Hawaiian treaty.
1SSO-United States Supreme Court de-
Glazed unconstitutional the law pro-
hib,ing the employment OF ChineFe
in factories.
1SS4-Twelve persons killed by cyclone in
Kentucky.
1SS5-State reservation. at Niagara Fails
opened as a public park.
1SS7-Many lives lost in the burning OF
the Richmond Hotel in Buffalo, \.
1SSS-Morocco refused the demands of
the United States.
1S90-Gfanitoba Assembly passed a reso-
lution urging reciprocity with the
United States in manufactured artl-
cles and natural products. Prince
Bismarck resigned the German chan
cellorship.
Wisconsin gerrymander declared
unconstitutional
1S94-Coxey's Army Of the Common
veal" started from Masillon, OHIO,
for Washington, ID. G.
1854 party Of 200 colored emigrants
sailed from Savannah for Liberia
St James Hotel in Denver bum
ed =. The National Bank Of Kansas
City suspended. - Great damage
done in Northern Georgia by toi-
nado.
1S97-Scott Jackson and Alonzo Waillng
hanged at Newport, Ky, for the
murder of Pearl Bryan.
1S09-Queen Regent Of Spain signed
treaty Of peace with the United
States.
1eO3-Harry Orchard sentenced 10 death
at Boise Idah~
1oO7-President Roosevelt in conference
Will Gov. Deneen Of Illinois, urged
presidential candidacy Of Secretary
Taft.
1oOs-President Roosevelt sent message
70 Congress urging corporation and
industrial legislation ....... United
States Supreme Court declared the
railroad rate laws of Minnesota and
North Carolina unconstitutional.