Year 1908 Chronicle of Change and Peace
A compact survey notes global changes in 1908 with new rulers in Portugal, shifts in China, Haiti, Bulgaria and Turkey, amid a year of notable deaths in art and letters. It lists dramatic events including assassinations, disasters, fires, political upheavals, and major elections, while highlighting peaceful progress and material prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Portugal
Lisbon
Manuel
China
Hayti
Bulgaria
Turkey
Grover Cleveland
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Fingland
Tomas Estrada Patton
Cuba
Henry C. Potter
Moron Dix
New York
Ira D. Sankey
Pablo de Sarasate
August Wilhelm
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Oubda
Joel Chandler Harris
Morat Halstead
Bronson How
Victorien Sardou
Louise Chandler Moulton
Harriet Hosmer
Roosevelt Seeks Canada Mexico Aid for North America Conservation
President Roosevelt announces a White House conference to promote conservation of natural resources across the border. Letters to the Canadian governor general and premier and to Mexico's Diaz invite participation, with Gif ford Pinchot delivering invitations and meeting officials in Ottawa and Mexico City. The aim is joint action and shared resource knowledge beyond borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sossevelt
Canada
Mexico
White House
Washington
North America
Roosevelt
Diaz
Gifford Pinchot
National Conservation Commission
United States
Mr. Pinchot
Ding
Provisional Cuban government to end Jan 28
Washington dispatch describes Secretary of War orders to convene a Cuban Congress for credentials and presidential inauguration on January 28, 1909. The plan sets the president and vice president to be inducted that day with a joint session to confirm electoral results. Also reports Minnesota Supreme Court tax rulings against railroad earnings tax and other state cases.
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Island
Magoon
Washington
Havana
Senate
House of Representative
Cuba
Congress
Regulon Simone
Great Northern
Minnesota
Supreme Court
St. Paul
Duaties C. J. Brown
Chicago Creat Western
Great Northern Railways
B.T. Young
Randa
Great Western
United States Supreme Court
Victor Lucian Bolpice Lecot
Bordeaux
Chambers
France
W. Jennings
Court of Special Bea
United
Porto Rico
Ohio Supreme Court
Panien
Calamity in Italy As Massive Earthquake Ravages Sicily
The disaster devastates Messina and nearby towns in Calabria and Sicily with reported deaths potentially up to 150,000. Cities such as Messina Regio Catania and others suffer near total ruin as tidal waves and ground collapse erase communities and change the landscape across the strait.
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Culabela
Riclly
Hayor
Vittoria
Sicily
Camarine River
Naro
Ali
Mensina
Islad
Mineo
Catania
Patti
Castoreal
Mmilea
Milasso
Palms
Calabria
Ale
Messina and Catania Devastated in Major Earthquake Toll
The text portrays a catastrophic earthquake in Sicily and Calabria, noting Messina and Reggio as the hardest hit. It cites 32 minutes of shaking followed by a giant wave, describes wide ruin across about 4400 square miles, and predicts Messina may never rise again from ruins and ashes.
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Straits of
Messina
Maddin
Hoggle
Wea
Cattazzaro
Palmi
San Francisco
Fregglo
California
Beylla
Charybdis
Aluce Aenas
Vostice
Mexeina
Catania
Sicily
Reggio di Calabria
Charybdin
Mesaina
Mount Bins
Mount Vesuvius
Mightan
Panic at Altoona Theater Traps Spectators in Stampede
A fire starter on stage at the Keith Theater in Altoona Pennsylvania sparked a panic after an act ended. Spectators rushed for exits with many sustaining bruises as flames spread across the stage and into the interior while firefighters rushed to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
T Keith Theater
Moving Picture Show
Burglary and Lock Faults Tie to Bank Heist Details
The Monrovia bank robbery is questioned by expert claims that a skilled thief could not have lifted 29 000 from the vault due to a faulty time lock repair four days earlier by a Los Angeles locksmith. Despite the lock being left outwardly intact, authorities doubt the burglar’s ability with ordinary combinations. Expanded notes cover other local deaths, crimes, and court actions.
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First National Fink
Monrovia
Los Angeles
Uvebsa
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