The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-01
1909 Events That
Made History
CONTINUED from Page H.


submission of an income tax consti-
tutional amendment to the state leg
islatures.
July 14-Dr Won Bettman- Hollweg
Is appointed imperial chancellor %
Germany in succession to Prince Won
Buelow.
July -Mohammed Aim, Shah OF
Persia. is dethroned at Teheran AMI
the Crown Prince Sultan Ahmed Mir
ga, is chosen to reign in his stead.
July 20-The Clemenceau cabinet is
defeated in the French Chamber #
Deputies and resigns.
July 21-Storm on the south coast
of Texas causes 3S deaths and prop
erty loss of nearly $1,0OO.000.
July 23-The Canadian Cancellation
board refuses TO admit the chief de-
mands of the striking coal miners.
July 25-Louis Bleriot flies across
the English channel from Calais to
Dover in his monoplane in less than
thirty minutes.
July 25-The flags Of the four pro-
t'tNihS p'NNiS IN NiN'S NV Ai""'NN
down.
July 2G-Forty thousand men quit
work in Sweden and general strike
is called for August 4.
July 27-The Greek flag is hoistsd
at the barracks and fortress of Canea,
Crete.
July 2S-Martial law is proclaimed
over the whole of Spain.
July 2S-Morc than 100000 British
miners vote to strike in support ~
the Scotch miners. resisting wage re-
ducton OF six pence a day.
Aug. 1--Acapulco, Mexico, destroyed
by series of 73 earth shocks.
Aug ST.. $. Senate adopts con-
ference report on tariff bill by vote
of AZ To 81
Aug. 9-The cretans strike the
Greek flags.
Aug. 12--Fort William. Ont, is
placed under martial law because II
rioting by strikers.
Aug. 12-Ellidore Villazon is inaugu-
rated president of Bolivia to succeed
Ismai Monies.
Aug. 15-The Cretan government
resigns.
Aug. 19-The British House of
Commons passes the bill for "A South |
African constitution.
Aug. 21--The greatest floods in for
ty ycars are reported from Victoria,
Australia. e,n ,.... 81
Aug, 22-7Fires destroy two towns in |
British Columbia and threaten a third |
Aug, 25-The3 British association
meets at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Aug. SO-A serious typhoid epidemic
breaks out i'm Coburg, ont.
Sept. 4-A-Dr i'redericls, A., G,oola .an,,
nounees ,that. Ing reached the, ,NPth .
Pole Jon Apri 2l.l9os. :, iat}
SEPT. i3r'he West wing of the rasS /
lament buildings in Torontor ~ Or ~
stroyed by fire.
r Sept. The Chino.Japanese agree
ment regarding Manchuria Is signed !
at Picking
Sept. 5--The new governor of New.
Sir Ralph Williams, ar
rives at st. Johns. -44
Sept. accompanies Peary sends
dispatch from Labrador stating that I
he reached the North Pole on April 6, |
1909.
Sept. 15-President Taft begins his /
journey OF $4,000 miles through the !
west and south.
Sept. 1.-THE British House OF |,
Commons passes the Irish Land Bin. |
Sept. 1S-The Emery claim, long
standing cause OF friction between the |
United States and Nicaragua, Is SET
tied at Washington.
Sept. 20-The first Catholic plenary
council ever held in Canada begins It's |
sessions ut Quebec
Sept. 24-The new United States |
tariff board holds it's first meeting at |
the treasury department, Washington.
Sept. 25-The Hudson Fulton ccle-
bration begins at Now York.
Sept. 30.-The International Confer
ence OF maritime law, sitting at Brus-
sells completes the draft of con-
vention covering collisions and sal
wage at sea.
Oct. DIR James Il. Angel retlres
from presidency of the University II |
Michigan.
oct. 2--The Nalvan Railroad, the
first built solely by Chinese, opens TO
traffic.
oct. abbot l.. Lowell inauguratod !
president of Harvard University
oct. 12-Charles r.. Crane, appoint
ed minister to China, resigns upon the
demand of Secretary Knox.
oct 13-Prof. Ferrer, convicted ~
revolutionary activity. is executed at
Barcelona.
oct. ia Chinese imperial edict
recognizes the provincial assemblies.
members of which viii be chosen to |
form the imperial assembly, which
will draw up the constitution.
oct. 2i--Spanishe cabinet resigns
and Senior Moret Liberal, is asked
to form cabinet.
oct. Fixing Edward I'm zI,ondon
touches a button. opening the doors of
the Royal Edward Institute in Mon
treal. ltt-r.
oct 23--The Hague Tribunpl gives
itS award I'm maritime boundary dis
pute between Sweden and Norway