World 1907 Timeline Highlights Early 1907
A chronicle of early 1907 events including Rockefeller gifts to universities, railroad leadership changes, Persian and Central American diplomacy, labor strife, legal actions against Standard Oil, and political shifts in the United States and Europe. Notable items include Rockefellers donation to the General Education Board, Reed Smoot’s Senate confirmation, and Roosevelt’s naval and international stances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Figueroa
Republic of Salvador
Shah of Persia
Teheran
Nicaragua
Honduras
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard Ou Company
British Columbia
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Brownsville
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
Shah of
Persia
King Edward
House
Kaiser
Senate
Reed Smoot
Utah
Major Goethals
Chie
Panama Canal
Tobacco Trust
Claudio Williman
Uruguay
March House
Edward
England
Fallieres
France
Paris
Dominican Congress
United States
San Francisco
Ireland
House of Comemons
William D. Haywood
Externor Steunenberg
Horse
Idaho
Spain
Madrid
Chicago Board of Traile
Reichstag
Commissioner of Corporations
Standard Oil Company
Irish National Convention
Birrell
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Texas
Jeferson Davis
Richmond
Knox
Schmitz
The
Hague
Newfoundland
Moscow
House of Commons
House of Lords
Walter F. Frear
Hawaii
Wilhelmina of
Holland
John D. Rockfeller
Standard Oil
Chicago
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Harriman
Edward L. Taylor
Korea
Zebbrugge
Leopold
Belgium
Japan
Venezuela
Steunenberg
Philippine Assembly
Tie contract boosts Belle Fourche from Hulett deal
W H Sutherland closed a 150000 railroad tie contract with Belle Fourche Tie and Lumber for delivery in Belle Fourche next spring. The firm includes W J Wood and Pearson and Youngman. Ties will arrive by Belle Fourche river drive starting in April, with crews, hoists, and booms planned to handle the load and stockpile on river banks. The industry is expected to inject thousands of dollars locally and provide summer employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Sutherland
Hulett
Belle Fourche
Bellefourche
Sutherland
Troubles of a New State Race War in Oklahoma
Gov. Haskell reports alarming dispatches from Henrietta with two National Guard companies ready to move. Armed groups patrol streets as couriers seek armed Negroes four miles from town amid lynching rumors and expected attacks. Aberdeen board to hold medical license examinations January 9 at Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Irrigation Congress
Sacramento
Cal
McKlnley
Buffalo
Oklahoma
Paris
United States
Borah
Idaho
Boise
New York City Railway Company
Root
Washington
Mexico
John Charles Bell
London
Roosevelt
Canton
Guthrie
Okla
Haskell
Henrietta
National Guard
Henrrietta
James Garden
Aberdeen
State Board of Medical Examiners
Mitchell
New England Cotton Mills to Curtail Output in Early 1900s
General curtailment of production in New England cotton mills is expected from January to early March. Most mills will operate four days a week, some six days with reduced machinery, affecting about 140 000 workers. Major New Bedford firms and mills in Manchester Lowell and other centers reportedly agree to the plan to meet existing contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
New England
New Bedford
Manchester
N. H
Lowell
Rhode Island
Bishop Mann Dead in Spearfish Creek Mystery
The body of George Mann also known as Bishop Mann was found in a Spearfish creek after a night of drinking. A pioneer settler born in 1844 in Baltimore and once wealthy, he spent his later years in Spearfish with little left. He had no known relatives besides a sister in New York. Funeral arrangements not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Spearfish
Bishop” Mann
George Mann
Montana
Black Hills
Deadwood
Baltimore
New York State
Fifty Still Buried as Mine Disaster Toll Rises
At the Darr mine in Acobs Creek Pennsylvania Pittsburg Coal company rescuers report completion of exploration with 220 bodies recovered and estimates of at least fifty more dead still beneath fallen slate and coal. Dozens of animals have been removed and the disaster has paralyzed the region for years to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acobs Creek
Pittsburg Coal Company
May Wedding in Missouri Metropolis
May from St Louis wed a former Mrs A Webb in Missouri metropolis about three weeks ago. He is a successful cattleman in the Elle Fourche valley where he has lived twenty five years and has reduced his herds to manage the homestead. The bride, a local belle of boyhood, drew many congratulations from friends in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou May
St. Louis
A. Webb
Missouri Metropolis
May
Benedict
Elle Fourche
Ernest May
Taggart Must Go Denver Preparing Fight for Indiana Leader
Indiana Democrats begin county conventions signaling a bitter clash to oust Taggart with anti Taggart forces mobilizing across districts. The fight centers on replacing Taggart dominated leadership as Bryan allies back an alternative while Denver gears up for the Democratic National Convention with 50 000 visitors expected and hotels and delegations courting arrangements ahead of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
State Central Committee
Taggart
French Lick
William O'Brien
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Bryan
Denver
Eo Fiee
Tammany Hall
New York
Cook County
Chicago
National Committee
Enouyh
M. B. Cramer
Maurice Featherstone
Twentieth Assembly
New York City
Honeymoon Limited cancelled due to brides fear of paparazzi
The Honeymoon Special train from Chicago to the Pacific coast was cancelled after brides feared photographers would snap them for papers. The regular trains carried the couples, while crew members faced an awkward ride with bouquets and cameras likely pointed their way, a humane act to spare the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Omaha
Chicago Dispatch
Pacific
Omaha World-Herald
Work In the Dakota Shaft at Bald Mountain
Imperial Mining continues sinking the Dakota shaft, from 50 feet to 440 feet so far. Quartzite expected near 600 feet with 660 to 700 feet possible, bottom still porphyry. Nearby shoots of ore and surrounding quartsite districts suggest high prospectivity near the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Mining Company
Dakota Mining Company
Bald Mountain
Dakota
Imperial Company
Bald
Conscription Approved in Rio Janeiro Senate
The Rio Janeiro Senate approved the government bill on the third reading establishing obligatory military service under conscription. The measure advances to the next stage for implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
Rio Janerio
Senate
Ape
St Paul Banks Return to Cash Basis
On December 24 St Paul and Minneapolis banks moved back to a practical cash basis after recent shifts, affecting operations and customer transactions across the Twin Cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Animal trainer William Bell dies in Kansas City
William Bell, a renowned animal trainer known for commanding Rajah the famous man eating elephant, collapsed and died in Kansas City from a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srops Reed
Kansas City
William Bell
Ebeecus
Bell
Goldfield Mine Crisis Grows As Troop Withdrawal Debated
Reports from Goldfield say mine owners seek a U S circuit court injunction to stop Western Federation and Goldfield Miners Union from picketing mines. Nevada Senator Newlands urges delaying troop withdrawal until progress is shown, and Secretary Taft and President Roosevelt weigh options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newlands
Nevada
Taft
Sparks
Newland
Roosevelt
Pine
Goldfield
President
Also Mentioned on This Page
University of Chicago
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
National Assembly of Persia
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Harriman Roads
Pavlov
Spooner
H. Post
Rico
Russell Sage
Johnson
Minnesota
Transvaal
Manchuria
Alabama
Alfonso
Louis W. Hill
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Central America
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Sir Eldon Gorst
Lord Cromer
Egypt
Chicago & Alton
Confercice
Court of Criminal Appeals
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Gaeta
Iloilo
Island of
Panay
Porte
Labrador
Amapala
Morocco
Lord Methuen
South Africa
McKinley
Lawton Monument
Southern Railway
Judge Landis
Emperor Francis Joseph
Isehl
International Socialist Congress
Stuttgart
Provincetown
Atlantic
Prince Wilhelm
Sweden
Oyster Say
Mirga Ali Afghan
President Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Timperer
Tokio
Rodolphe Lemieux
Canada
Hong Kong
Manila
Vicksburg
Miss
Knickerbocker Trust Company of
Cortelyou
New York Stock Exchange
Brooklyn
New York Cleatinghouse
Queen Victoria
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
Norway
Berlin
Union
Panama
Howard Maxwell
Bank Ofrooklyn
Suicde
Annie M. Bradley
Arthur Brown
National Bank of Commerce of
Hampton Roads
Beagan
Williams
Mississippi
DeArmond
Missouri
House of Representatives
Mann
B. S. Bunch
Wyo
Doig Western Federation
AY Sole
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