Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1907 — 1906 IN REVIEW [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

1906 IN REVIEW

Notable Occurrences of the Year. NATURES FURY LET LOOSE A Classified Summary of World Events—ltems of Personal Inter* •st- Fatal Explosions and Collisions—Disasters at Sea—Sporting Events—Conventions. JANUARY. 16. Seventeenth annual* convention of the United Mine Workers met at Indianapolis. FEBRUARY. T. The Woman's National Suffrage association met in Baltimore. MARCH. 15. National assembly of the United Mine Workers of America opened In Indianapolis. ' APRIL. T. International postal congress opened at Rome by King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena. 16. Fifteenth congress of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington. 25. Annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans at New Orleans. MAT. 1. Fifteenth national convention Daughters of the Revolution met in Philadelphia. Annual congress of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution met In Boston.

JULY. 23. Pan - American congress opened at Rio Janeiro; Elihu Root, secretary of state, the leading representative o f the United States. AVGUST. 13. Fortieth annual encampment of the G. A. R. met In Minneapolis.

SEPTEMBER. L The International Alliance of Woman’s Suffrage Associations met in Copenhagen. . OCTOBER. - - ' - Ift The American Bankers’ association met In convention in St. Louis. 18. Triennial world's convention of the W. C. T. U. met in Boston. 26. National convention of the W. C. T. U. met In Hartford. Conn. NOVEMBER. 12. Twenty-sixth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor begun at Minneapolis. 13. National Baptist congress convened at St. Louis. 20. Transmississippi congress met in Kansas City. DECEMBER. ft California Miners' association met in San Francisco. ft National Senatorial amendment convention met in Des Moines. ■ National waterways congress met in Washington. 27. The American Association For the Advancement of Science met in New York city.

Elihu Root.