Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 20, 1909, Page 5

| 4 T ee ee ee ee ee STORY OF OF (908 Review of the the Year From , January to December. RECORD DAY BY DAY. Notable Political Events In Amer- Ica and Europe. NAMES ON MORTUARY LIST. Destruction of Life and Property by Accidents, Wrecks and Fires. Miscellaneous Items of Interest. | The World of Sports—A Chronolog- feal Review. The year 1908 has been memorable Wor a prolonged drought during the ripening season of some soil products, fyet a bumper crop in point of value ¢was garnered. Stirring political events fixed the attention of the world from the opening to the close of the year, motably in Portugal, the king and ‘crown prince being assassinated. in Bebruary; in Persia and Turkey, re- sulting in changes in the form of gov- ernment; in Morocco, where a pretend- ef was placed on the throne, and in the Balkan states of Bulgaria, Bosnia ‘and Herzegovina. The year’s mortuary record bears the names of Grover Cleveland, Sena- tor Allison, Senator Proctor and Sen- ator Whyte, E. C. Stedman, Joel Chan- @er Harris, Murat Halstead, Louise @handler Moulton, Harriet Hosmer, Professor Norton, Dr, Gilman, Bishop H. ©. Potter, Bronson Howard, Rear Admiral Coghlan, Donald G. Mitchell (ik Marvel), Louise de la Ramee (Ouida), Campbell-Bannerman, Gener- al Nodzu and General Linevitch (in Russia), Ludovic Halevy and Francois Coppee (in France). JANUARY. 1. Storm: % deaths in a tornado near ‘Wesson, Miss. @ Obituary: Dr. Nicholas Senn, surgeon, U. 8. A., prominent in the Spanish- American war, in Chicago; aged 63. @ Obituary: Charles Augustus Young, noted American astronomer, at Han- over, N. H.; aged 74. Political: Mulat Hafid proclaimed sul- tan of Morocco. @. Business Troubles: Receivers appoint- ed for the Chicago and Great Western railway. 11. Political: Appointment of Baron Taka- bira as ambassador to the United States officially announced at Tokyo. Accident: 16 children killed in a theater crush at Barnsley, England. Fire: $5,900,000 loss by the burning of the Parker building in New York city. Obituary: Henry Kenny, president of the Delaware railway, who attended to the secret journey of President Elect Abraham Lincoln on his way to Wash- ington in 1861, at Ridley Park, Pa.; aged 80. W& Fire Catastrophe: 173 deaths by the Durning of the Rhoads Opera House at Boyerstown, Pa. 44 Obituary: James Ryder Randall, au- thor of the famous war song, “My Maryland,” at Augusta, Ga.; aged 69. 36. Obituary: Holger Drachmann, Den- mark’s greatest modern poet, at Co- penhagen; aged 61. %@ Obituary: Edmund Clarence Stedman, American author and critic, known as the peanker poet in New York city; a Personal: Lord Curzon, former vice- Toy of India, elected to the Irish peer- in the face of great opposition. @ Obituary: Charles Emile Dameron, noted French landscape painter, in Paris; aged 60. Morris K. Jesup, noted banker and philanthropist, in New York city; aged 78. @. Obituary: Dr. Edward A. MacDowell, noted American composer and pianist, in New York city; aged 48. cS peer: August Wilhelmj, noted vio- Mnist, in London; aged 62, Mrs. An- { tonfo Yznaga, noted for her beauty, ‘wealth and noble connections, in Natchez, Miss. Wire: City hall and police building at Portland, Me., destroyed; loss $1,000,- 0. @. Obituary: Louise de la Ramee (Ouida), the novelist, at Florence, Italy. @. Fire: In Portland, Me.; loss of over $800,000 in the wholesale district. % Fire: In Chicago; loss of $1,000, the business district. | Obituary: Cardinal Richard, archbishop | _of Paris, in that city; ai 89, } Personal: Gladys Vanderbilt married to Count Laszlo Szechenyi of Hungary in New York city. a" Obit : David Johnson, American lant ng painter, at Waldon, N. Y.; 000 in a Sinn Special presidential message ; _to congress upon the corporations. Qbituary: Bishop E. G. Andrews of the = B. church, in New York city; aged | ! FEBRUARY. ; 2 Political: King Carlos of Portugal and | the Crown Prince Luiz Filippe assas- , . gmated at Lisbon. & Political: Manuel, second son of the assassinated monarch, proclaimed king | as Manued II. of Portugal. | Rip Disaster: Phoenix line steamship | St. Cuthbert destroyed by an explosion off Nova Scotia; 15 deaths. & Fires: Loss of $500,000 in Rochester, N. Y. Loss of $400,000 at Berlin, N. H. @i-Obituary: Valerian Gribayedof’, jour- ~ malist end illustrator, in Paris; aged 50. @% Shipwreck: American ship Emily Reed segs off the Oregon coast; 10 sail- as, Food: Highest water of the flood at a Shipwreck death 6 Aslak steamer a ‘wreoked on the Norway coast; 14 sall- ors Jost. pe. Explosion: 2 killed at the Hercules powder works at Pinole, Cal. } personal: Gen. Stoessel, Russian com- "Stee in the defense of Port Arthur, | to death by a military court at Bt. Petersburg, with a recommend- to mercy. be Th : Crosby 8. Noyes, editor of the ‘Washington ‘Star, ae Los Angeles, “Cal.;, aged Harriet Hosmer, n Appericen eoeeeas at Watertown, . Peuline Lucca (Baroness : , famous opera t i * a | in @ schoolhouse fire in North on the outskirts of Cleve- horse, th at Newmarket. %. Convention: The American Surgeons’ association met in Richmond, Va. Financia! Troubles: The Huclid Avenue Co. of Cleveland assigned with a. Samak: Dr. B. St. John Roose, one tee omar ee re ck pity: it 01 ; 9: Fire: Burning of a machine shop at ee Mass., caused a loss of $300,- 0. Convention: Mothera met in Washington. a tae 2,000 native houses burned at Ma- % ‘cident: @ deaths caused by explo- ft chemicals at aiapohen Mies International Congress of ton. 32 Storm: 12 people killed by a tornado at Bellevue, Neb. 13. Convention: Conference of governors Wright brothers successful flight with their aeroplane at Manteo, N. C. Sporting: Jack Atkin won the Metropol- ftan handicap at Belmont part, New York. Storm: 60 people killed in Louisiana by @ tornado. 14 Obituary: Rear Admiral C, W. Rae, U.S. N., in Washington. 15. Political: The Socialist party nomi- nated Hugene V. Debs and Benjamin Hanford at Chicago. Obituary: Mrs. Emily H. Woodley, fa- mous in the civil war as a Federal %5, Haiti: Several Haitian revolutionists shot by order of President Alexis. 1. Obituary: Senator William Pinkney ‘Whyte of Maryland, at Baltimore; aged &. Haiti: At the demand of the powers Hattian revolutionist suspects were al- lowed to leave the country. 18 Obituary: Cardinal Casali del Drago, one of the Roman nobility, in Rome; aged 70. Russia: Duel at St. Petersburg between Gen. Fock and Gen. Smirnoff, whe par- ticipated in the defense of Port Ar- thur. Death sentence of Gen. Stoesse! for the ‘surrender of Port Arthur com- muted to imprisonment for ten years. Which Began January 2nd °09 STILL GONTINUES AT |THE PIONEER STORE Owing to the backward season and conttnous mild weather army nurse, in Philadelphia; eged 73. 19. German Africa: German troops in A! Prof, W. A. Wyckoff, sociologist stu- rica lost 14 killed and 17 wounded in a 1 am over stocked on the following lines, and which dent and author, at Princeton, N. J. Fire: Loss of $1,250,000 by fire in the ce Packing Co.’s plant at South skirmish with Hottentots. 2% Sporting: Angelus won the $10,000 City Park Derby at Orleans. 2%. Political: Durham White Stevens, dip- lomatio adviser to the Korean council} 16. Eee Jay Gould defeated Eugene of state, mortally wounded at San Miles, the English player, for the Francisco by a Korean “patriot.” world’s amateur tennis championship 2% Obituary: Spencer Compton Caven- in London. dish, duke of Devonshire, noted for] 18. Financial Troubles: The Allegheny Na- [idaed Sper and ere gamers at. tional bank suspended in Pittsburs. 18, rads Sporting: Preceptor won the world’s % ® Burned in Rp rion Drury Lane theater Fecord for two-year-olds, running tour nd one-half furlon raightaway in Pitas n ibs eihickeekeiPakl Gee A Co,, in New York, opened its doors} Conventions: The National Association after a suspension of five months. of Manufacturers met in New York, : Chilapa, Mexico, partly de- The Southern Baptists met at Hot stroyed by. shocks, followed by fire. Springs, Ark. 2%. Mine Accident: 27 lives lost by explo-| 9 Convention: sions in a coal mine at Hanna, Wyo. t 8. Obituary: Joseph Howard, Jr., noted newspaper man in New York city; a aged 75. APRIL. 2, Warship Disaster: British torpedo boat destroyer Tiger cut in two by collision a the cruiser Berwick off the Isle ft Wight; 86 men drowned. 3% Fires: At Lynchburg, Ve., loss of $225,000 in the tobacco district. Over shan ied loss by the burning of Corning ’s distillery at Peoria, Ill. apiating: Gotch defeated Hacken- schmidt for the world’s heavyweight Ladie’s Coats t+ +. 0 ¢ ¢ ¢ + ¢ o Conference on interna- tional arbitration met at Lake Mo- honk, N. Y. Rallway Accident: 60 killed and 100 in- jured in a collision near Antwerp, Bel- gtum. Convention: The general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States met in Kansas City, Mo. Obituary: Francois Coppee, French poet and dramatist, in Paris; aged 66. Financial Troubles: The Amador Min- ing and Development Co. of Montana failed in Chicago. |. Shipwreck: The fishing ag met Fame run down off the coast of Maine by wrestling championship at Chicago. the Dominion Atlantic line steamer Political: Thomas E. Watson of Georgia Boston; 13 sailors drowned. nominated for president by the Peo-| Obituary: David Henderson, composer ple’s party at Bt. Louls. of “Bluebeard” and a theatrical man- Obituary: James Jeffrey Roche, noted ager of note, in Chicago; aged 68. ire poet, at Berne, Switzerland; es Admiral A. 8. Crowninshield, 4 - N., retired, in Philadelphia; aged 4 Political: Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-| 38. storm: 10 persons killed by a tornado man, prime minister of England, re- in Alfalfa county, Okla. signed. Obi : Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, @ Political Riot: Over 100 people killed stew Eb vee > fee} noted Confederate veteran, in Vicks- and wounded during an election dis- burg, Miss.; aged 7. ‘a turbance in Lisbon, Portugal. Convention: International congress of & Political: Herbert S. Asquith appoint- aeronauts met in London. ed prime minister of England by King/ go, Political: EZXmergency currency bill Edward. passed and signed by the president. 12. Obituary: Lieut. Charles A. L. Totten, Congress adjourned. Ry Bi fp paeree ne for es prope: 81. Convention: The international con- e of , a ess of navigation met in St. Peters- Milford, Conn.; aged 61. Gen. Byron oie: is M. Cutcheon, noted veteran of the civil war, at Ypsilanti, Mich.; aged 72. Fire: In Chelsea, Mass.; 20 blocks ‘de- of nearly $10,- JUNE. 1 Convention: American Medical associ- ation met in Chicago. Sporting: Celt won the Brooklyn handi- cap at Gravesend, New York. 2% Obituary: Gen. Sir Henry Redvers 3%. Sporting: Jack Atkin won the $10,000 Carter handicap at the Aqueduct track, offer at greatly reduced prrices Children’s and Misses Coats Ladie’s Fur Scarfs and Muffs REMEMBER THIS SALEIS STILL GOING ON DON'T FORGET THE PLAGE THE PIONEER STO JOHN BECKFELT Children’s and Misses Fur Scarfs and Muffs Men’s Overcoats Men’s Suits Boys Overcoats Boys Suits Buller, British commander at the siege of Ladysmith in the Boer wer, in Lon- don; aged 69. % Sporting: Signorinetta, an Italian horse, won the English Derby. Convention: 8th biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers at Columbus, O. New York. Obituary: Rear Admiral George Beal Balch, U. 8. N., retired, at Raleigh, N. C.; aged 87. 2. Convention: The national society, Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, met in Washington. M1. Convention: The general society, 16. H. E. GRAFFAM REAL ESTATE AND f I in| § Warship Disaster: By the explosion of Daughters ee Revolution, et @ boiler tube on the cruiser Tennessee INSURAN CE 22, Sir Henry Campbell-Ban- near San Pedro, Cal., 6 of the crew nerman, who had recently resigned. were killed and several injured. zr premiership of England, in Lond Storm: Windstorms and fiood caused aged 72. Bishop Ellison Capers, noted heavy loss of life in Oklahoma, Kan- FIDELITY veteran of the civil war, at Columbia, aoe, Nebrenks and lows. i . Personal: King Edward VII. of Eng- JUDICIAL 2%, Obituary: Gen. Nikolat Lineviton, auc-| 14nd and Emperor Nicholas II. of Rus- , cessor to Kuropatkin in command of sia met for official conference at Reval. EXCISE. the Russian army in Manchuria in| ® qeerenten: ace gotreees. | 1905, at St. Petersburg; aged 69. o ‘eterans at Birmingham, CONTRACT, Storm: Beginning of a two days’ tor- nado which swept the southern states from Texas to Georgia; nearly 400 peo- ple killed and many thousands injured. 2% Convention: The American Society of International Law met in Washington. Auto Race: Louis Strang won the tro- phy in the Briarcliff contest, near New York, gered aed molles in 6 hours 14 pos 18 2-5 seconds in an Italian 3B. Personal: Cardinal Logue, head of the Roman Catholic church tn Ireland, rived in New York to partic’ the centennial of the New Yor! diocese. Boat Disasters — %. Obituary: Former Congressman Oliver Hasard Perry Belmont, prominent cap- we and pee: man, at Hempstead, aged 50. personal Gen. Clement A. Evans elect- ed commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans. 1. Obituary: Isaac B. Rich, veteran the- atrical manager, in Boston; aged 81. 18. Convention: World's church congress met in London. Miscellansous: Caleb Powers, convicted of complicity in the murder of Gov. William Goebel of Kentucky, and in fact all kinds of Bonds issued. Notary Public Office ‘opposite Post Office. sccht Over Finnigan’s 6 thet drowned by the Mississippi river “u Obituary: ‘Frank C. Bangs, an actor @esociated with Edwin Booth, Char- lotte Cushman and Leura Keene, in Philadelphia; aged 71. rting: W. K. Vanderbilt's horse fortheast won the Grand Prix de egy the greatest race on the French , Arkansas. : 28’ sallors killed or ynlasing in a collision between the cruiser Gladiator and the . Paul off the Isle of : Beginning of the in New COLUMBIA Double Disk Records. Two records at the price of one. Music on both sides. Fit any disc machiue.. We have just received a large and varied assortment. and hear them. uw. iceaentics The world’s temperance “sss Sune met at Saratoga Springs, 1%, Fire: Losa of $250,000 at the Kaul lum- ber plant, Birmingham, Ala. 18, Convention: International Sunday school convention met in Louisville. Political: W. H. Taft nominated for président at the Republican conven- tion in Chi cago. Fire: Plant of the iby Steel Co. burned at Shelby, oti if 5 1, Sporting: Ballot, Keene, won the Subur Sheepshead , New York. ss ae In the section Rivers, Que.; loss $1,000,000. Obituary; Blien M. Ames, an author known as Bleanor Kirk, at Weeke- paug, R. I; aged 76. Convention: The General Federation of ‘Women's Clubs met in Boston. 3% Persia: Persian parliament over- pose for refusing the demands of Bs. aaa: Spanish steamer Larache wrecked near Muros, with heavy loss of life among passengers and crew. ; Harvard won the varsity boat face at New London. ce) : Grover Cleveland, president of y United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 189 to 1897, at Princeton, N. J.; aged 71. %. Fire: Loss of $1,000,000 by the burning of @ grain elevator at Duluth. Mezco: Mexican revolutionists raided the town of Las Vacas, on the Rio Grande. Accident: 9 killed and 0 injured in a trolley collision near Ypsilanti, Mich. %. Obituary: Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, son of thé late Gen. John A. Dix, who was noted in the civil war, and rector of Trinity parish, New York, over & years, in that city; aged 81. %.' Convention: The national congress, Sons of the Sere Revolution, Records and Machines. Roy R. 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