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%. culminatioh OF forest fire which de-
stroyed 100000 worth Of FIR and tam
arack tiiuber along Lake Occur
d'Alene, Wash
n. Aeronautics: Opening OF the aeroplans
races at Rheims. France
r. Fire: Loss OF 100000 by flames In
the business district OF Decatur. Ill
Accident: 5 killed and may injured in
q strikers riot at the Pressed Steel Car
company's plant at Schoenville. Pa.
Obituary: Rev. Thomas Ducey. pastor
OF St. Leo's Roman Catholic churcn
In New York city. widely known for
his denunciarions OF municipal oorrup-
ton; aged a6.
=. ArrQnautics. Glenn II. Curtiss. Amer
lean aviator. made speed record at
Rheims by covering els miles IN s
minutes IS rs seconds.
Shipwreck: The Nicolas Castania found
cred of the Isle OF Pines. carrying
down passengers and q officers AMI
sailors.
"a Shipwreck: The North German Lloyd
steamer Schlesein collided with the
Argentine excursion steamer Colombia
In Montevideo harbor and sunk her
with loss OF over l50 passengers.
g. Aeronautics: Pauhan, French avi-
ator. broke all records for length
OF unbroken flight. including Wilbur
Wrights. by remaining In the air Z
hours. 50 minutes and "a seconds at
Rheims
n. Obituary George Manyile Fem. Eng
lish novelist OF the old school, In Lon
don: aged IS
Aeronautics: Henry Farman. English
aviator, set new record for heavier
than air machines by covering HIS
miles in hours. minutes and Sc rs
seconds. at Rheims.
Is. Aeronautics: Glenn II. Curtiss won
the international aviator cup at
Rheims by travelling at the rate of
1866 miles an hour and covering l242
miles in Is minutes 80 3-5 seconds.
Morocco: The Spaniards at Melilla de-
stroyed 100 Moors by exploding mine
under their camp.
Flood: High water at Monterey. Mexico,
caused the loss of upward of 10000 lives
and destroyed property valued at $780,
0o0000
%. Holmes Centenary: The Tooth ianniver-
sary OF the birth of Oliver Wendell
Holmes celebrated.
80. Convention: Sixth international trades
union congress opened In Paris.
SEPTEMBER.
I. Personal: DIR. Frederick A. Cook an
nounced the discovery by, him Of the
north pole on April q. 1908.
Z Personal: Rear Admiral c. s. Sperry.
commander of the Atlantic feet on the
Pacific cruise and homeward voyage
placed on the retired Hist OF the navy
L Obituary: Clyde Fitch. the play wright
at Chalons-sur-Marn France.
Railroad Accident: The Baltimore ana
Ohios RI val Blue limited wrecked BY
train robbers near Chewton. Pa; ?
killed and 90 injured.
Personal: DIR. Frederick A. Cook. the
arctic explorer. who left civilization
for the farthest north IN 1907. landed
at Copenhagen.
6 Convention: International Esperanto
congress opened at Barcelona.
T. The Taft cup trophy In the German.
American sonderklasse races won by
the American yacht Joyette on Mar
blehead. Mass.
Obituary: Henry d. Blackwell. anti
slaverist and pioneer woman suffra-
gist. In Boston: aged 81
Personal: Peary cabled from Indian
Harbor Labrador. that he reached the
north pole April s. 1903
Aeronautics: Capt +. S. Cody. an
American In the British service. made
q cross country aeropiane flight OF 10
miles. covered In | hour and 3 min
utes.
Obituary: Joel B. Erhardt. noted law
yer and political leader in New York
city: aged 90 Lieut.. Gen. Henry {.
corbin. L. s. A.. retired. In New York
city: aged 6.
q Obituary: Gen. Edward M. McCook. a
civil war veteran OF the Ohio family
Of fighting McCooks." in Chicago:
aged Ga.
L. Obituary: William Lloyd Garrison.
son and namesake of the great anti
slavery leader and himself a widely
known reformer and pubiicist. at Lex
ington. Mass: aged Il.
H. Convention: The American bankers
association met in Chicago.
Obituary: Mayo Williamson Hazeltine.
noted book reviewer and author. at
Atlantic City. aged IS
Is Personal: President Taft started from
Boston on his 1900 mile tour. Mar
riage at Dingwall. Scotland. Of Prince
Miguel % Braganga. claimant TO the
throne OF Portugal. and the American
heiress saiss Anita Stewart OF New
York.
Obituary: Baron Tweedmouth. late first
lord bf the British admiralty. IN Lon
don: aged CO.
10 Storm: beginning OF a West India
hurricane which ragged for two days
along the northern gulf coast. heavy
loss Of life and great damage TO prop
erty.
a. Peary. homeward bound. reached
Sydney. ~ s. DIR. Frederick A. Cook
the explorer. arrived IN New York
from Copenhagen
Obituary: Governor John A. Johnson OF
Minnesota a; Rochester. Mimi: aged
a.
2. Obituary: Rocert Hoe ID, head of the
noted firm Of printing press manufac-
furers of New York and London. IN
London: aged 20. Henrietta Chanfrau.
an old time actress. who supported
Forrest and the Booths at Burlington.
N. D.: aged -. Major Rodina Mutt.
last male survivor Of Barnums cele-
brated midget troupe. at Dorchester.
Mass: AGED %.
dlrigible Republque wrecked near
Moulins during ascension. and 4 OH
GERS on hoard killed.
Hudson Tercentcnary: Opening OF the
Hudson-Fulton celebration by a naval
parade In New York harbor.
90 Polar Exploration: Peary's arctic shir
Roosevelt arrived at New York.
OCTOBER.
4 Commander Robert 4. Peary reached
New yora.
Aeronautics: international balloon race
from zh ich
Z Aeronautlcs Orville Wright broke the
high fiyias record by soaring Loo feet
at rotsdnm. The Mars won the In
ternational goal race from Zurich.
landing within 90 yards OF goal
4 Obituary. Albert Pulitzer founder OF
the New York Journal and brother OF
Joseph Pulitzer Of the New YORK;