Politically charged year flips through national conventions
A 1908 recap lists elections and nominations across the nation. Milwaukee mayor David Rose and Kansas City’s T Crittenden Jr. sit against Roosevelt amid Chicago convention events. Taft, Sherman, Hitchcock, and Watson are named in nominations with later electoral results and notable trials and lynchings noted across states from Idaho to Kentucky and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Rose
Milwaukee
Wis
T. Crittenden, Jr
Kansas City
Madun
Roosevelt
Chicago
Wm. H. Taft
United States
Jas
Sherman
Frank H. Hitchcock
William Jennings Paras
Denver
Colo
Thomas E. Watson
Atlanta
John Orth Kern
Indiana
Eugene W. Chafin
A. S. Watkins
Ada
Ohio
Cincinnati
Nos
Hisgen
Massachusetts
J. T. Graves
Georgia
Jas. F. Sherman
William Jennings Bryan
J. W. Kern
A. Demeen
Illinois
Thos. A
List of early 20th century political and disaster events
The document lists dates and brief notes on political moves such as Bradley to the US Senate, McCreary, and Roosevelt’s messages, along with a long sequence of disasters. It includes ship subsidies, resignations, ambassador appointments, and numerous fatal natural and man made catastrophes across 1907 1908.
Record of Bank Failures and Major Disasters Cited
A chronology lists bank failures and closures across 19th and early 20th century dates, including Chicago National Bank and several railroads for misappropriation, Boise Idaho Capital State Bank suspension, Pittsburgh Traders and Mechanics Bank closure, New York National Bank of North America liquidation, and many other banks. Also noted are widespread fires and disasters such as Parker building in New York destruction, Omaha Mill losses, and various city damages across multiple states with figures for losses and affected firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Capital State Bank
Boise
Idaho
Traders and Mechanics’ Bank
Pittsburg
National Bank of North America
New York
New Amsterdam National Bank
Capital
Mechanics and Trapere Bank
Oriental Bay of
Mize
Bank of Wauseon
Wauseon
T. A. McIntyre & Co
Euclid Avenue Trust Co
Cleveland
Reserve Trust Co
American Savings Bank
W. MacMillen & Co
Kokolusko Company Bank
Warsaw
Ind
Pee Bank
Over
Out
National Deposit Bank
Philadelphia
Unites States Court of Appeals
Chi- Aung So
National Exchange Bank
Springfield
W. O. Oldham
State Savings Bank
H. B. McDaniel
Union National Bank
En Port
Mich
Somersworth
N. H
First National Bank
Notable Obituaries and At-Sea Deaths Across the Century
A long list of memorial notices recounts prominent figures who died in February through December across cities like Philadelphia New York Indianapolis and Paris. Notables include 19 Charles Emory Smith editor Philadelphia Press 65. 22 Morris J Jessup banker New York. 23 Edward Alexander McDowell composer New York 46. 26 Louise de la Ramee writer Florence Italy 84. cardinal Francois Richard Paris 89. Duke of Devonshire Cavendish London. Grover Cleveland Princeton New Jersey 72. J H Rowell Bloomington Illinois. J A Scranton Scranton Pennsylvania. Mrs William Astor New York. and many others with ages and locations. The timetables extend into public events and disasters including mine explosions train wrecks fires and shipwrecks from locales such as Ohio Michigan California and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia Press
Russia
Philadelphia
Morris J. Jessup
New York
Edward Alexander McDowell
Louise de la Ramee
Florence
Italy
John Coburn
Indianapolis
Ind
Francois Marie Benjamin Richard
Secu
Paris
Howard
Glencoe
Ill
Dennis O'Sullivan
Columbus
Asbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
Washington
D. C
C. S. Noyes
Washington Star
Pasadena
Cal
James Oliver
South Bend
United States
A Proctor
Vermont
William Pinckney Whyte
Maryland
Baltimore
Charles H. Fowler
W. James Bryan
Florida
Duke of Devonshire
Spencer Compton Cavendish
Londo
A. L.brick
Indiana
Anyharies Quarles
Milwauee
Charles M. Rae
Stephen Lee
United Confederate Veterans
Vicksburg
Miss
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Hempstead
L. I
Supreme Court
J. W. Wright
A. A. Wiley
Alabama
Hot Springs
W. B. Leeds
Rock Island Railway
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
W. Veer
South Dakota
Deadwood
Murat Halsted
Cincinnati
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus
Atlanta
Henry C. Potter
Cooperstown
Louis Snow
St. Louis
Eed
California
James H. Budd
Stockton
William B. Allison
Dubuque
Bronson Howard
Cramsent
Kormes
W. F. Vilas
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Henry Glass
Paso Robles
Frank P. Sareant
A. W. Corliss
Denver
Leslie Carter
Chicago
J. A. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
William Astor
America
T. E. Palma
Santiago
Cuba
J. M. Miller
States
Philadelph
Joseph B. Coghlan
Raleigh
Manila
New Rochelle
N. Y
Henry Jacobson
Leavenworth
Orlando J. Smith
Dobbs Ferry
Claus Spreckels
Alllimaire Sugar King
San Francisco
Davey
Louisiana
New Orleans
Historic sports notes from York yearlong tally
A chronological list covers boxing, rowing, skiing, billiards, wrestling, track and field, car racing, and Olympic events. Highlights include DeMars t’s billiards titles, Gotch’s wrestling crown, Demarest’s billiards championships, and Johnson’s heavyweight boxing title in Sydney. The record also notes deaths of notable athletes Hanlon and Dixon. The compiled data spans performances, records, and key match outcomes across 1900s era sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mangseth
A. Wengler
Chicago
Cincinnati
Venson Funs
Tommy Burns
Jem Roche
Dublin
Evenson
Calvin Demarest
Frank Gotch
George Hackenschmidt
Henry Chadwick
Brooklyn
New York
Harvard
Yale
Battling
Nelson
Joe Gan
Frisco
Merecedes
France
J. Brice
Columbus
Flanagan
America
Sheppard
Sheridan
Rose
John J. Hayes
United Kingdom
Sweden
Canada
South Africa
Greece
Norway
Cea
Italy
Hungary
Australia
Finland
Tommy Es
Squires
Sydney
Billy Papke
Stanley Ketchel
Los Angeles
Cal
Handy
St. Nelson
Chicago National Ice
Detroit
Jimmy Britt
Johnny Summers
London
Dorando Pietri
Madison Square Garden
Olympia
San Francisco
National Baseball Commission
Klein and
Johnstone
Jack Johnson
Timeline of early 20th century events and trials
The record lists diverse items from January to December including Supreme Court rulings on liability and railroad rights, Atlantic battleship fleet movements, high profile divorce suits and political events, notable aviation records by the Wright brothers, governors and state cases, and security incidents. It compiles legal decisions, military arrivals, transport milestones, and notable societal happenings across multiple states and nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Herald Square
New York
Magdalena Bay
Supreme Court
Minnesota
North Carolina
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Husband
San Diego
Cal
Illinois
San Francisco
Mae C. Wood
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Moe
Miss Wood
Baxter P. Fullerton
St. Louis
Presbyterian Church of United States
Kansas
Harry Kaw
Agnew Hart
Atlantic
Col
H. M. Nevins
Grand Army of the Reublic
W. L. Gilman
Roxbury
Women's Relief Corps
Orville Wright
Fort Meyer
ll—Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
France
United States Circuit Court of ON
Chicago
Senor Don Juan Barrios
Guatemala
Washington
Conyon
Edgewater
N. J
Kansas ‘Supreme Court
American Tobacco Company
New
Multiple Drownings and Disasters Reported Across States
A garbled decade-spanning list records drowning and fire deaths across several states. Notable entries include seven in Michenoe Kansas from a skiff overturn, five in Bend Alabama in a railroad incident, seven in Latora City Virginia from a burn, nine miners near Hawk's Nest West Virginia, six killed by a cyclone near Wesson Mississippi, and eight at Northumberland station Camblieues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michenoe
Kan
Ipeaar Bend
Ala
Jimtown
Kat Ri
Latora City
Hawk's Nest
W. Va
Wesson
Miss
Cyclone
Northumberland
Aes Stn Camblieues. Sa
New Liskard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tooking
Politic
People’s Parx
J. Louis
Thomas Watson
Ramiel ‘Williams
Hanly
Muncie
Thomas Lewis
United Mine Workers of America,&—Southern Railway
Luulives
T. L. Lewis
Pensaloon
Fila
Pensacola
Stone
Gant
International Egineers’ Brotherhood
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
William H. Newman
New York Central
Americnan Federation of Labor
J. J. Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Bucks Store
Circuit Court of District of Columbia
George Pettibone
Steunenberg
F. A. Heinz
Bonmite
Court of Appeals
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Hargis
Kentucky
Beach
Dora McDonald
Webster Guerin
Shippy
Hawkinsville
Tantornie Supreme Court
Schmitz
van Cleave
Mie
Harry Orchard
Caldwell
Sarah Tas Silverstein
Union Square
Belle Gunness
la Porte
Gunness
Daniel Cooper
Cadillac
Willson
Caleb Powers
James Howard
Willam Goebel
Sabine County
Tenn
Guiseppe Alia
Leo Heinrichs
Canon City
Colone
Russellville
Richardson
Wilbegs Donegan
Edward W. Carmack
Robert Cooper
Ashville
Curtis Guild, Jr
Ameré
Sonny Sharp Williams
United States Senate
Sen
Wetmore
Rhode Island
Theodona
Bradley
S. B. McCreary
Gary
Senate
South America
Philippines
China
Japan
C. B. Littlefield
Congress
John W. Stewart
Redfield Proctor
D. J. Hill
Germany
Hall Milton
Senator Bryan
Ambassador Tower
Dr. Hill
Edwin Norris
Montana
House of Representatives
House
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Vreeland
Lafollette
Taft
Luke EB. Wright
Sleeper
Caracas
Luke Wright
Venezuela
Senor Veloz-Gollicoa
Secretary of Navy
Victor H. Metcalf
Truman H. Newberry
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
W. B. Allison
Pacific
Houses
Boyerton
Back Texas
Mosaville
Sosono
Mias
Collinwood
Hanna
Wyo
Union Pacific
Virginia
West Virginia
Chelsea
Mass
Texas
Nebraska
Mississippi
Henry County
Oklahoma
Belleview
Louisville
Richfield
Fort Crook
Gilliam
Alfalfa County
Okla
Farnie
Coal Creek
Michael
B. C
Augusta
Halleyville
Thomas E. S.striage
Metz
Presque Isle
Aspen County
Michigan
Marianna
Panama Canal
State Bank
Rockyford
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Western Bank and Trust Co
Dexas, Tex
Texas Saving Bank
Parker
McNeil & the Grocery House
Portland
Chicago “Loop
Coburn
Nelson Morris ‘Packing Plant
Twin Lakes
Minn
George Gould
Lakewood
Berlin
Peor Ti
Tampa
Eland Peeel
We Onearal Sone
Atlante
Es Ness
Camp Cook
Omaha Peening Co
Wee
Penns
Duluth
Boston Harbor
Cottonwood
Eeite
Armour Elevators
Burlington Railroaa Boe
Oss
East Buffalo
Darby
Mont
Ny Ride
Nev
Armour Wool House
Sacar Stock Yards
Cosmosdale
Plate Glass Company
Rock Island
Denver Col
Indianola
Nicholas Senn
Felsenthal
Chipees
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Atew
Grover, Cleveland
Vaudreuil
Can
Providence
Toledo
Pinole
Spring Valley
Seaatcher
Laquin
Ellsworth
Helena
Ark
Ypsilanti
Fort Wayne
New Aveline
Newport
Ore
Kellen
Lookout Colliery
Mount Lookout
Clarendon
San Pedro
Tennessee
Annapolis
Gladstone
la Chicago
Chadron
Neb
Clinton
Wellington
Knobwoster
Williamstown
Youngstown
Warren's Landing
York
Kilbourne
Wilkesbarre
Deer Isle
Young’s Point
Sugar Ridge
Scappoose
Fort Collins
Barrie
N. Y. Street
Cape Ray
Sgo City
Lake Superior
Portugal
Franco
Carlos
Luiz Philippe
Manuel II
Portu
Kalsers Wilhelm
Admiral de Amaral
Luiz
Lisbon
Stoessel
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Shah of Persia
Teheran
San Juan de Sabinas
Mexico
Pekin
Bahia
Brazil
Smirnoff
Fock
Matsu
Hideyoshi
Coltion
Hadakode
Chilapa
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Great Britain
Hankow
Linevitch
Nicholas
Duke de Chauines
Ise Theodora Shonts
Aris
Gladiator
St. Paul
Isle of Wight
Notre Dame de Lette
Ontario
Persia
Matsushima
Pescadores Islands
Bykhoff
Mohileff
Manuel
Antwerp
Francois Coppee
Kiang-Li
Rederers Buller
Guanajuato
Mex
Australian
Vusovo
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Said Pasha
Turkey
Sultan
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Crete
Victorien Sardou
Emperor of
Peking
Prince Chun
Pu Wui
Tsze Hsi An
Prince Pu-Wi
Sardinia
Valetta
Malta
Chef Ching
Amert- Dee tNord
Alexis
Hayts Ac
Tene
Port Au Nee
Simon
Go= nhaives
Castro
Fallieres
Baron Cotte
Sicily
Reggio di Calabria
Cosenza
Catanzaro
Calabria
Owen Moran
Abe Attel
Edward Hanlon
Toronto
George Dixon
J. E. Venson
Ie SD
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