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H. Obituary: Gen. a. B. Nettleton, civil
war veteran and journalist, in Chica-
go: aged 49,
Sporting: Uhlan trotted half a mile to
wagon in 56A seconds at Cleveland,
breaking the worlds record of / min
ute, made by Major Delmar in 1906
L. Obituary: josef Israels. noted Dutch
artist, at The Hague: aged S6
Anniversary: Bennington, VT, celebrat-
ed its formation as town $50 years
ago.
Aviation: international meet at Chicago.
H. Obituary: Maj. Henry Reed Rathbone,
military aid to Lincoln, who grappled
with Booth, the presidents assassin,
when latter had fired his fatal bullet,
In Hanover, Germany; aged 73.
Aviation: Harry N. Atwood reached Chi
cago from ST. Louis 286 miles, with
two stops: time s hours 43 minutes.
Convention: International Typographical
union met in San Francisco
Is. Aviation Disasters: w. r. Badger of
Pittsburgh and ST. Croix tombstone of
Chicago killed at Chicago meet.
16. Obituary: Albert GARNER, French bill
lard champion. in Paris
Ii. Political: Senate passed resolution to
admit Arizona and New Mexico into
the Union.
IS. Aviation: w. c. Beatty in Wright bi-
plane beat worlds record for duration
while carrying a passenger at interna-
tional meet in Chicago; time 8 hours
38 minutes.
n. Convention: G. A. r. national encamp-
ment at Rochester.
Obituary: Gamaliel Bradford. reformer
and political economist, at Wellesley,
Mass: aged So
Is. Aviation: Atwood completed 1.265 mile
aeroplane trip from ST. Louis to New
York, landing at Governors island aft
er % hours 81 minutes actual flying.
Railroad Accident: 80 persons died as
result of wreck on Lehigh Valley rail-
road at Manchester N. Y.
20. Personal: Judge Harvey M. Trimble
of Illinois elected commander in chief
of the G. A. r.
Aviation: M. Helles, French aviator,
broke the record for single long dis
tance flight by covering 746 miles in Is
hours at Mourmelon. France.
Disaster: Panic at moving picture show
cost 26 lives at Cannonsburg, Pa.
2S. Storm: II deaths, 100000 damage to
property in Charleston S. C.
81. Obituary: Peter B. Sweeney. last sur
vivor of Tweed machine, in New York.
w. Fl. Galloway, artist and illustrator,
at WeStport. Conn: aged Al.
Convention: The Union Veteran legion
met at Pittsburgh.
SEPTEMBER.
/. Obituary: Gen. Benjamin H. Grierson,
noted Federal cavalry raider in the
civil war at Omena, Mich. aged IS.
s. China Flood: Food riots in China due
to flood. which drowned 100000 people
and destroyed crops.
s. Obituary: Katharine Cecil Thurston,
English author at Cork, ireland.
Swimming Feat: William Burgess, an
Fms pljc jchr ba
mel from South Foreland. England. to
Cape Gris-Nez, France. nearly 20
miles, in "a hours.
8. Obituary: DR.. Thomas Dwight distin-
guished anatomist, successor at Har
ward to the late Oliver Wendell Holmes,
at Nahant; aged 6S..
Criminal: Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, at
Chesterfield Court House. Va, found
guilty of the murder of his wife.
O. Aviation: First British aerial postal
service inaugurated at London.
10. Obituary: James Russell Solely. naval
authority and writer at Newport, R. l.;
aged 60.
Il. Convention: Governors conference met
at Spring Lake. N. ].
Financial Troubles: Van Schaiek & Co.,
noted New York stock brokers. failed,
owing $5500.00O.
a. Russia: Premier Stolypin of Russia
shot at Kiev by an assassin.
Is Obituary. Joel Benton, author, poet
and critic, at Poughkeepsie; aged 50.
PERSONAL President Taft set out from
Boston on his trip through "a states
Conventions: The Society of the Army Of
the Potomac met in annual reunion at
Providence.
16. Obituary: Edward Whymper, artist.
author and explorer, noted as an Al
pine climber, at Chamonix. France;
aged H.
Sporting: Harold H. Hilton amateur
golf champion of Great Britain, won
the American title by defeating it's
holder Frederick Herreshoff. at Rye,
N Y
Auto Accident: II spectators of an auto
race at Syracuse killed and IL seriously
injured.
II. Obituary: Col J. ]. McCook. last of
the fighting McCooks'' of Ohio, at
Seabright. N. j.; aged 67.
Is. Russia; Premier stolypin of Russia,
who was shot by an assassin on the
18th, died of his wounds.
Conventions: International Municipal
congress and exposition opened in
Chicago International Good Roads
congress and exposition met in Chi
cago
90 Obituary: Sir Robert Hart. distin-
guished in the Chinese customs serv-
ice. in London; aged 76
snip DISASTER. IA killed Dy the explosion
of a gun on the French arnored cruis-
er Gloire at Toulon.
a. Political: Canada rejected reciprocity
with the United States at its annual
election.
e. Aviation: NJ Mathieu scored the rec
ord height with passenger of 5000 feet
at Issy-les- -Moulineaux France.
q. Obituary: Charles Battell Loomis, hui
morous author and lecturer. at Hart
ford, Conn: aged So
a. Italy: Italy called 112000 reserve sol
diers into field to invade Tripoli-
rs. Russia: Bogroff, who shot Premier
Stolypin of Russia fatally on the 14th
inst, hanged for the murder at Kiev.
Convention: Conservation congress met
at Kansas City.
Ship Disaster: French battleship Liberte
destroyed at Toulon by explosion Of
magazines; 235 killed and IS injured,
26. Obituary: Gen. c. F. Henderson. civil
war veteran and ex-United States sem
ator. at sea: aged a. A. K. Loring.
the well known Boston publisher, in
Boston; aged 7S
Sporting: Philadelphia Athletics won the
American league pennant by defeating
Defroit II 70 < at PhiladelDhia