Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1949 — Page 6

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THE FATEFUL FIFTY YEARS • •• ••• ••• Noteworthy Events of Our Time, 1900-1949

1900 UNCLE SAM counted noses and discovered he had 75.994,375 nephews and nieces . . . This also was the year Dr. Walter Reed

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forces retaliating and captur* ng the capital, Peking. Aug. 14. Two thousand Americans participated . . . Meanwhile, the Boer war raged in South Africa . . . Two tragic events marred the year: A Hoboken, N. J. dock Are, June 30. claimed 147 lives and on Sept. 8. a Galveston, Tex., hurricane and tidal wave killed 3,000 ... On brighter side was opening of the Paris Exposition on April 15 . . . Victor Emmanuel (II became king of Italy, following assassination of King Humbert on July 29 ... On Nov. 6 William McKinley was re-elected President of the United States ... In the world of sports, the American league began operation as a minor league and James J. leffries was heavyweight boxing .hampion of the world. 1901 THIS YEAR is memorable because Dec. 12. Guglielmo Marroni transmitted the flrst wireless mpulse, the letter "S". across

the Atlantic . . . Edward VII became king of England and emperor of Britain. following death, Jan. 22. of Queen Victoria... Year's I meet tragic event was aaaasination of I President William McKinley in Buffalo. N. Ym (U> visit

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>an-American Exposition there) >y an anarchist. Theodore Rooeereit became president . . . Stulent revolts broke out in various parts of Russia ... On Nov. IS he Hays - Paunceforte treaty. - uwiding tor construction of an sthmian canal, was signed . . . Bartier in the year the United Mates Steel corporation, captabaed at 31.31».000.000, was organised ... Bi sports: The American basebail league dedared Itself n major league and Fielding H. Tests famed point- I

the Beilin embassy He failed to leave Berlin with the rest of the embassy staff when they were repatriated shortly after Pearl Harbor. The state of Maine prohibits spectator participation in any fight between rats.

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a-minute” University of Michigan footbail teams began their five-year unbeaten reign. 1902 A STEP FORWARD toward better international relations was gained in the will of Cecil Rhodes, who died May 26, in which he

and associates began the campaign to wipe out yellow fever . . . tfle Fren c h m a n Santos - Dumont msdethe first successful sirship flight . . . The Boxer rebellion against "foreign de v i I"control broke out in Chins, the Allied

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Cuban republic was inaugurated on May 20 . . . President Roosevelt * commission ended a Pennsylvania mine strike involving 145.000 ... In South Africa the Boer* finally submitted, May 31, to the British ... Tragic was the Park Avenue hotel fire in New York. 21 losing their lives ... A grester tragedy was the eruption of Mt. Pelee, destroying St. Pierre. Martinique, killing 30.000 . . . Famine swept Sweden and Finland . . . Germany. Austria and Italy renewed the Triple Alliance . . Year's brightest spot was the opening of the first Intemstional Arbitration Court in The Hague. Holland. 1903 MOST MEMORABLE event of the year was the first successful airplane flight ever made, by the Wright brothers at Kill Devil

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20. <7 Jews were slain . . . Serbiai King Alexander and Queen Drags were assassinated June 11 ... In July, rebellion broke out in Macedonia, due to misrule of the Turks . . . Panamanians revolted against Colombia. Nov. 3. the United States recognising the Panamanian republic. Nov. 13 ... At year's end. Dec. 30. its greatest tragedy struck. Are in the Iroquois theater Chicago, resulted in 402 deaths ... The Orst World Series was held tn October, the Boston Red Sox defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates. • games to 3.

GEN. ROMULO (Cont. From Page one) any indication of withdrawing their insistence that only the plan that each of the opposing sides supports is workable as a world atomic control system. Midway in me assembly session, llorniilo sent a personal appeal to each of the six powers—who are permanent members of the I'N'c atomic energy commission — asking them to make a new approach toward finding agreement on a control plan. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

1904 FIRST MAJOR WAR of the Twentieth Century broke out between Russia and Japan on Feb. 6. In May the Japs began teige

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pro vided for ed u cation of A m e r i c *n, German and British colonial students st Oxford I the Rhodes Scholarships) . . . IT h e Panama 1 canal neared reality as the U. 8 bought French rights in the canal project.. The

2.300 buildings on Feb. 7 . . . President Theodore Roosevelt wss elected to full term on Nov. 8... There was great rejoicing in New York on Oct. 27 a* the subway waa opened, assuring swift transportation to the nation's biggest city . . . The adverse progress of the Russo-Japanese war caused growing unrest in Russia as the year drew toward an end ... A great day for the British was Aug. 9 which witnessed the coronation of King Edward VII .. . The New York Giants refused to play the Boston Red Sox any post-war games so there was no World Series. 190 S THE YEAR was marked by unrest, distrust and strife ... In St. Petersburg. Russian capital, many were killed on Jan. 22 (Red

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| h 11L Kitty Hawk. N. C.. Dec. 17 . . . First trans- ! continental i auto trip was made earlier. May 23 - Aug. L San Francisco to New York, by Dr. H. N. tackaon and 8; wall Crocker... In ' Russian pogrom at Kishinev. April 19-

nies In the U. fl. brought stringent regulations ... The Union of Norway and Sweden was dissolved during the year. Haakon VII becoming king of Norway ... On Jan. 2 Port Arthur fell to the Japs in Russo-Japanese war. The Russian fleet was destroyed. May 27», in Battle of Tsushima Straits. Russo - Japanese peace treaty was signed at Portsmouth. N. H.. Sept. 5 . . . Medicine was greatly advanced by A. Kinhorns discovery of novocain ... In sports: The Philadelphia Athletics won the World Senes from the New York Giants. 4 games to 1. Neal-ldM io Hit

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SHOWING HIS RESENTMENT against undergoing an X-ray examination for tuberculosis, Sin bad, young gorilla at Chicago's Lincoln Park zoo, stretches his Jaws to bite finger of Dr. Chester Fisher, while Roy Hoff (left) and R. Marlin Perkins (right) try to hold him up to screen. (International}

of Port Arthur ... St. Louis opened. May 1. an exposition commemorating the Louisiana Purchase ... In June a strike in ChiI cago against meat packers I broke out and quickly spread I to other cities ... A great fire in Baltimore destroyed

i Sunday) when strikers marched to the Winter palace to present a petition to Czar Nicholas II . . . From May to October Russia was in a state of revolution ... Disclosure of irregulanI tits among ao m s insuranee eompa-

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hloi k * ; H' I THE FAMOUS World War I German sea raider. Count Felix Von Luck-* ner, is shown in Cleveland, 0., one of the scheduled stops of his U.S.South America tour. He is traveling under the auspices of the United States State Department to prom its better German-American relations. (International Sounduholw) r ■ .1 ... ■■ Lead pencils apparently originated in England about IMO with the discovery of a graphite mine in Cumberland. Raw graphite was sawed into strips and. without further treatment, was inserted Into slots cut lengthwise in wooden dowels. MUCH PAYROLL (Cont. From Pag* e rally.” “I don't object to congressmen putting their relatives on the payroll provided they are working." he added. "But I never hire any of mine. I don't want to get them In the habit.” « COUNTY COURT (Cont. Krum Page Ont) for painting the court room and the adjacent offices. It was noted that the January 9 date will give ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS POULTRY NOW TURKEYS .Whole or Half x Fully Dressed 10 to 20 tbs. CHICKENS Fully Dressed Frying or Roasting i m y pi Tenderized • All Sizes GERBERS MEAT MARKET Phone 97

the commissioners time to prepare ' specifications in accordance witli Hie proposed purchase of the i truck and labor. — WINTRY STORM i (C<»nt. From Page One) I motor traffic for a time yesterday. Montana reported temperatures as low as 29 below zero. The storm was a preview of whqt the west may expect later on in the season. Winter will arrive officially at 11:24 a. m. tomorrow in each time zone. But in the eastern portion of the

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