Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1907 — THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

1125—Death of Emperor Henry V. at Utrecht 1611—Sir Nicholas Bacon craated the first English baronet by James I. 1633 —Samuel de Champlain entered upon his second tenure Of office as governor of Canada. 1657 —Alliance of Vienna. _ 1659 —Bichard Cromwell formally abdl- ’ cated, after nominal rule of seven months. 1679 —Habeas corpus act passed In Eng- -. land. 1703 —St, Petersburg, capital of Russia, founded by Peter the Great. 1709 —British under Marlborough victorious at battle of Ramlllles. 1763 —Fort St. Joseph taken by the In- — dians. 1781—American force laid eelge to Augusta, Ga. 1795—Mungo Park set sail on his first voyage to Africa. 1813—Duroc killed at Reichenbach. IS26—First congress met in Bolivia. 1831 —Edward Livingston of Louisiana became. Secretary of State.... Levi Woodbury of New Hampshire bocame Secretary of <Be Navy. ~ ~ 1845—Sir John Franklin sailed from Sbeerness on his last expedition to the Arctic. 1859 —Dr. A. Conan Doyle, English nov elist, born. X 1862 —Battle of Port Royal, Virginia. 1867 —Queen Victoria signed the proclamation uniting the provinces of Canada into one dominion. 1872—The Earl of Dufferin appointed governor general of Canada. 1877 —Don Carlos, Spanish pretender, expelled from France. 1881— Queen Victoria revived title of Duke of Albany for her youngest son Leopold. 1882— Royal Society of Canada held Its first meeting at Ottawa. 1883— Brooklyn bridge opened to traffio. 1889 — Shah of Persia arrived at St Petersburg on his first European tour.... Mr. Leslie Carter granted a divorce from his wife at Chicago. 1890 — George Francis Train completed his trip around the world in 67. days, 13 hours. 1891 — Waited States Supreme Court declared “original package” law constitutional. IS92—Cyclone In Kansas destroyed two towns and killed 31 persons. 1895 —Secretary Carlisle spoke against the free coinage of sliver at the sound money convention at Memphis. 1890 —Several hundred lives lost In cyclone in St. Louis, Mo. 1898—U. S. battleship Oregon completed trip of 14,500 miles around Gape Horn in 73 days. 1900— Congo Free State annexed by Great Britain. 1901 — Bresci, the assassin of King Humbert of Italy, committed suicide in prison., .Norwegian parliament conferred franchise on women taxpayers. 1902 — Rochambeau etatue dedicated at Washington, D. C. 1903 — British troops defeated the Mad Mullah in Somaliland. 1905 Japanese destroyed Russian fleet in battle of Sea of Japan. 1906 — Reunion of Presbyterian church (North) and Cumberland Presbyte rlan church effected at Des Moines.