Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08

is no shadow of a doubt that this was the
most unlucky of unlucky days for him
self and his synpathiZers. But what about
those who We're not? Was not the day
one of good fortune for those who sought
hi2 downthrow? Therefore, it is an I'M
lucky DAY, beyond doubt. for somebody.
also for somebody else il is going TO prove
a most lucky day. The proposition,
then. is to get on the lucky side.
Maybe little dope will help. Grab
The day book kept by the imp Of ages
and lind out what happened Fridays the
18th first. and, secondly, what happened
Fridays when thirteen was not in the
combination and then what took place
the 18th Of months in which Friday did
not figure
Thumbing ones way back a hundred
years or so, and starting at random--leav
in- the question of good or evil 10 the
reader-here few results. All these
happenings fell on Friday:
Ethan Allen died February l.: 1879.
British cannonaded and bombaTde.
Charlotte, at the mouth of the Genesse
river May H. 1914. Ii was successfully
defended, however. by Gen. Peter b. Por-
ter with 30 volunteers and 500 militia
men.
The famous battle Of Client. at which
the AustrianS defeated the French. oc-
CURED June Is; 1874.
George LulSins at Temple Church
Bristol. England. was dispossesscd Of
seven devils by as many clerSymen, June
j.. 11SS
Following a brilliant meteor at Am
herst. Mass. which fell August Il. 1919.
there also fell a mass Of eeGtinous and
very fetid matter
Benjamin Hammett, October Is 1884,
was fined c1oo9 for refusin. the offer o.
the lord mayor of London.
Napoleon Bonaparte landed on ST
:
On the same DAY Joachim Murat King
Of Naples, was shot Murat. who mar
rid Napoleon sister. was an obscur-
soldier of fortune. who came up dur
ing the French revolution. became a dis
tnguisiJed general and was made King o.
Naples by Napoleon.
! dog. accidentally shut up in a nous
IN Albany. \. f.,'on the first Of Novem-
Der. was taken out on the 18th Of De
c>mber, 1911. after forty -two-day fast,
and recovered.
! pleasure boat. December - $50.
while al New Orleans. burst both boilers.
either killing ~. woundins 100 people.
tiioacchina ROSSiri. the noted Italian
composer. died November - 1S6s. H.s
best known work was William Tell.
ON the 18th of MAY. 1895. official news
Was received at Washington that tn.
Spanish Cape Verde fleet under Admiral,
CerEera mad been sighted off Martinique.
and Secretary Long thereupon issued or
drrs thar Commander Schlcy put To Sc,
IL once with the flying squadron. then
~ anchor in Hampton roads.
- much Tor haphaZard glance At The
happenings Of the world on Fridays. tue
i.th. Lets see what Il similar glance al
III" ledger containing list of happenings
on Friday. irrespective OF the date. VIII
bring forth.
july ;. 1901, J. s. Rogers bequea5hc3
s]'sN.oGo 10 the Metropolitan Museum ~
Afts, New York.
September 6. 1901 President Mckiule.
S.ot twice hy Leon CzolgoSz, While al
Buffalo y. y
February H. l.Do Lord Roseberv de-
clares himself absolutely opposed to Irish
home rule.
On the same day the bill establishing
tne Department of Commerce and Labor
became a law. The bill. Incidentally. Gre
atin@ the new Depar. ment Of Labor Wa
PASSED during the present year-i3i::.
March II. I3ai-One of the tunnels be-
n-ath the Hudson river. connecting New
0Fk and New Jersey. was finished.
Aprli -. l.ri-The United States com
p!ctcd The purchase Of the Panama canal
PROPERTY from the French shareholders.
August l.. l"4-The heir to the throne
81 Russia born.
February L. 1J05-Grand Duke Sergius
aSsaSSinatcd
February -. looa-Piercing Of Simplon
tunnel completed
March J. l9o1-St. Petersburg reports
huropatkin in fun retreat on Telling
March 10. i@35-Mukden and Fushun
occupied by Japanese. Remnant of Ku-
fopatkins army reaches Tie pass. Rus
sian losses IN fighting around Mukden,
-'''"' Gead. 1000 captured and 1lo.oD
wounded Japanese losses in full, III 100.
June ~ 1861 Rockefeller gives $40 0Do,-
WJ Ia the general education board.
Nav >, lr1'-Joint statehood bill passed
by senate To admit Oklahoma and In
dian territory.