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DATES OF RECENT HISTORICAL EVENTS.

Aguinaldo captured, March 23, 1901.

Alaska boundary award made. Oct. 17. 1903. Albert I. ascended throne of Belgium, Dec. 17, 1909. Alfonso XIII, ascended throne of Spain, May 17, 1902: attempted assassination of, in Paris, June 1, 1906; shot at by anarchist in Madrid, April 13. 1913.

Amundsen, Roald, completes northwest passage, 1906: reaches south pole. Dec. 16. 1911. Anarchists, Chicago, hanged, Nov. 11. 1887. Anarchists pardoned by Altgeld, June 26, 1893. Andree began arctic balloon trip. July 11, 1897. Anglo-American arbitration treaty signed, Jan. 11. 1897.

Anglo-Boer war began, Oct. 10, 1899; ended May 31, 1902.

Anglo-Japanese treaty signed, Jan. 30, 1902.
Arabic sunk, Aug. 19, 1915.

Archbald, Robert W., judge of United States Circuit court, impeached and removed from office, Jan. 13, 1913.

Arizona admitted as a state. Feb. 14, 1912. Armenian massacres began in 1890; culminated in 1895, 1896 and 1897.

Atlanta, Ga. (Cotton States and Industrial), exposition, Sept. 15 to Dec. 31, 1895.

Australian commonwealth inaugurated, Jan. 1, 1901.

Balkan-Bulgarian war began, May 23, 1913; ended, Aug. 10, 1913.

Balkan-Turkish war began, Oct. 8, 1912; ended, May 30, 1913.

Baltimore fire, Feb. 7, 1904.

Battle ship cruise, American, Dec. 16. 1907, to Feb. 22, 1909.

Bennington gunboat disaster. July 21, 1905. Bering sea seal treaty signed, Nov. 8. 1897. Bismarck resigned chancellorship, March 18, 1890: died. July 30, 1898.

Borda, President, assassinated. Aug. 25, 1897. Bosnia and Herzegovina annexed by Austria. Oct. 6, 1908.

Boxer outbreak in China began, May 1900. Boyertown (Pa.) theater fire and panic, Jan. 13. 1908.

Brazil proclaimed a republic, Nov. 15, 1889. Brest-Litovsk peace treaty signed, March 3, 1918. Buffalo (Pan-American) exposition. May 1 to Nov. 2. 1901.

Bulgaria proclaims independence, Oct. 5. 1908. Cable, Pacific, laying of, begun at San Francisco, Dec. 14. 1902.

California Midwinter exposition, Jan. 1 to July 4, 1894.

Calumet (Mich.) hall panic, Dec. 24, 1913. Campanile in Venice fell, July 14. 1902. Canadian reciprocity bill passed by congress and signed by President Taft. July 26, 1911: rejected by Canada, Sept. 21.

Carlos I., king of Portugal, assassinated, Feb.

1. 1908.

Carnot, President, assassinated, June 24, 1894. Cartago, Costa Rica, destroyed by earthquake, May 5, 1910.

Caroline islands bought by Germany. Oct. 1, 1899. Charleston, S. C. (Interstate and West Indian). exposition, Dec. 1. 1901, to May 20, 1902. Chelsea (Mass.) fire. April 12, 1908. Cherry (Ill.) mine disaster. Nov. 13. 1909. China, revolution begins Sept. 7. 1911: republic proclaimed Dec. 29, 1911; Manchu dynasty abdicates Feb. 12, 1912.

Cholera epidemic in Hamburg. Germany. August, 1892: in Russia and Italy, summer of 1910. Christian IX., king of Denmark, died Jan. 29. 1906.

Christian X. proclaimed king of Denmark, May 15, 1912.

Coal (anthracite) strike began, May 12, 1902; ended. Oct. 21, 1902.

Constantine, king of Greece, deposed, June 12,

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Cuba under sovereignty of United States, Jan. 1. 1899.

Cuban constitution signed. Feb. 21, 1901.
Cuban-United States reciprocity treaty ratified,
March 19, 1903; bill to carry treaty into effect
passed by congress, Dec. 16, 1903.

Cuban republic inaugurated, May 20, 1902: President Palma and cabinet resigned and American control established, Sept. 29, 1906: Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez elected president, Nov. 14. 1908: American control relinquished, Jan. 28. 1909.

Cuban revolt began. Feb. 24, 1895. Currency law enacted, Dec. 23, 1913. Czolgosz, McKinley's assassin, tried and sentenced, Sept. 24. 1901; executed. Oct. 29. 1901. De Lesseps, Ferdinand, convicted of Panama fraud, Feb. 9. 1893. Delyannis, Grecian premier, assassinated, June 13, 1905.

Dewey's victory at Manila, May 1, 1898. Diaz, Porfirio, forced by revolutionists to resign presidency of Mexico, May 25, 1911. Dingley tariff bill signed. July 24, 1897. Dom Pedro exiled from Brazil, Nov. 16. 1889. Draft for American national army; registration day June 5, 1917; numbers drawn July 20, 1917. Dreyfus, Capt.. degraded and sent to Devil's island, Jan. 4. 1895: brought back to France, July 3, 1899: new trial begun. Aug. 7: found guilty. Sept. 9: pardoned, Sept. 19. 1899; restored to rank in army, July 12, 1906, by decision of Supreme court of France: decorated with cross of Legion of Honor. July 21, 1906. Earthquake in India, April 4. 1905: in Calabria, Italy, Sept. 8. 1905. and Dec. 28, 1908. (See also San Francisco, Valparaiso, Kingston, Messina and Cartago.)

Eastland steamship disaster in Chicago, July 24, 1915.

Edward VII, proclaimed king. Jan. 24. 1901: crowned, Aug. 9, 1909; died, May 6, 1910. Elizabeth, empress of Austria, assassinated. Sept. 10, 1898.

Empress of Ireland sunk, May 29, 1914. European war began Aug. 1, 1914; ended Nov. 11. 1918.

Fallieres. C. A.. elected president of France. Jan. 17. 1906.

Ferdinand, Archduke Francis, and consort assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, June 28, 1914. Ferrer, Francisco, executed in Spain, Oct. 13. 1909.

Field, Marshall, died, Jan. 16. 1906.

Fisheries (Atlantic) dispute settled by Hague court, June 1, 1910.

Floods in Ohio and Indiana, March 25-27, 1913. Formosa transferred to Japan, June 4, 1895. Frederick VIII. succeeded to throne of Denmark, Jan. 29. 1906; died, May 14, 1912. Galveston tornado. Sept. 8. 1900.

General Slocum disaster, June 15, 1904. George I.. king of Greece, assassinated in Saloniki. Macedonia. March 18, 1913.

George V. succeeded to British throne, May 6. 1910; crowned. June 22, 1911.

Gladstone resigned premiership, March 2, 1894: died, May 19. 1898.

Goebel, Gov. William, shot, Jan. 30, 1900; died, Feb. 3.

Greco-Turkish war began, April 16, 1897: ended, May 11, 1897: peace treaty signed, Sept. 18. 1897.

Haiti, President Lecomte of, and 400 persons
killed by explosion in palace, Aug. 8. 1912.
Halifax disaster, Dec. 6, 1917.
Harriman, E. H., died, Sept. 9. 1909.
Harrison, Benjamin, died, March 13, 1901.
Harrison, Carter, Sr.. assassinated. Oct. 28. 1893.
Hawaii made a republic, July 4, 1894; annexed
to United States, Aug. 12, 1896; made a terri-
tory. June 14, 1900.

Haymarket riot, Chicago, May 4, 1886.
Hay-Pauncefote isthmian canal treaty signed,
Nov. 18, 1901.

Homestead (Pa.) labor riot. July 6. 1892.
Humbert, King, assassinated. July 29. 1900.
Idaho admitted as a state, July 3, 1890.

Income tax amendment to constitution of the
United States proclaimed, Feb. 25, 1913.

Irish land purchase law in force, Nov. 1, 1903.
Iroquois theater tire, Dec. 30. 1903; lives lost, 575.
Italian army routed in Abyssinia, March 1, 1896.
Italian prisoners lynched in New Orleans, March
14. 1891.

Italy declares war on Turkey over Tripoli dis-
pute, Sept. 29. 1911; formally annexes Tripoli.
Feb. 23. 1912: war ended. Oct. 18. 1912.
Ito. Prince, assassinated, Oct. 26. 1909.
Jameson raiders in Transvaal routed, Jan. 2.
1896.

Jamestown (Va.) tercentennial exposition, April
26 to Nov. 30, 1907.

Japan, battle of Sea of, May 27-28, 1905.

Japan declared war on China, Aug. 1. 1894; war
ended, April 17. 1895.

Japan-Russia war began, Feb. 7, 1904; ended
Sept. 5. 1905.

Jerusalem captured by British, Dec. 11, 1917.
Johnstown flood. May 31, 1889.

Jutland naval battle, May 31-June 1, 1916.
Ketteler, Baron von, killed in Pekin, June 30,
1900.

Kingston (Jamaica) earthquake and fire, Jan. 14,

1907.

Kishinev massacre, April 20. 1903.

Kitchener, Lord, drowned June 5, 1916.
Koch's lymph cure announced, Nov. 17, 1890.
Kongo Free State annexed by Belgium, Aug. 20.
1908.

Korea annexed by Japan, Aug. 29. 1910.
Kossuth, Louis, died, March 20, 1894.

Labor department (U. S.) created, March 4, 1913.
Lawton, Gen. H. W.. killed, Dec. 19, 1899.
Leiter wheat deal collapsed, June 13, 1898.
Leopold II., king of Belgium, died. Dec. 17, 1909.
Liliuokalani, queen of Hawaii, deposed, Jan. 16.
1893; died Nov. 11, 1917.

Louisville tornado, March 27, 1890.

Luiz Philippe, crown prince of Portugal, assassinated, Feb. 1, 1908.

Lusitania sunk, May 7, 1915.

Madagascar annexed to France, Jan. 23, 1896. Maine blown up, Feb. 15, 1898; raised in 19111912 and sunk in the open sea off Havana, March 16. 1912.

Manuel II., king of Portugal, deposed. Oct. 3-4.

1910.

Marconi signals letter "S" across Atlantic, Dec. 11. 1901.

Messina destroved by earthquake. Dec. 28, 1908. Mexican revolution, Nov. 18, 1910, to May 25, 1911: President Diaz forced to resign, May 25. 1911. Americans

crisis:

оссиру

Mexican-American
Vera Cruz, April 21, 1914; eighteen Americans
killed by Villa bandits, Jan. 10. 1916; Villa
raids Columbus, N. M.. and kills seventeen
persons, March 9, 1916. American troops invade
Mexico from north; President Wilson calls
out national guard, June 18, 1916.
Meyerbeer centenary celebrated in Berlin, Sept.
5. 1891.

Morocco conference began, Jan. 16, 1906.
Mukden, battle of, Feb. 24-March 12. 1905.
McKinley, President, shot by anarchist Sept. 6,
1901; died, Sept. 14, 1901.

Nansen arctic expedition started, July 21, 1893;
returned Aug. 13, 1896.

Nashville, Tenn. (Tennessee Centennial), exposi-
tion. May 1 to Oct. 31, 1897.

New Mexico admitted as a state, Jan. 6, 1912.
Nicholas II. proclaimed czar of Russia, Nov. 2.
1894: crowned. May 26. 1896: attempted assassi-
nation of, Jan. 19, 1905; deposed, March 15,
1917; put to death, July 16, 1918.
Norge disaster. June 28, 1904.

North Collinwood (O.) school disaster, March 4,
1908.

North pole reached by Commander Robert E.
Peary, April 6, 1909.

North sea naval battle (see Jutland).

Norway dissolved union with Sweden, June 7, 1905.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory admitted to union
as state of Oklahoma, Nov. 16. 1907.
Omaha tornado, March 23, 1913.

Omaha, Neb. (Trans-Mississippi), exposition, June
1 to Nov. 1. 1998.

Omdurman, battle of, Sept. 4. 1898.

Oscar II.. king of Sweden, died. Dec. 8, 1907.
Otto, insane king of Bavaria, deposed, Nov. 5.
1913; died, Oct. 11, 1916.

Panama canal property bought by the United
States, Feb. 16, 1903.

Panama fraud trials in Paris, Jan. 10 to March
21. 1893.

Panama revolution. Nov. 3. 1903.

Pan-American congress, first, began, Oct. 2. 1889: second. Oct. 23, 1902.

Parcel post established in United States. Jan. 1
1913.

Paris exposition, 1878, 1889, 1900.
Paris flood, Jan. 20-Feb. 1, 1910.

Peace conference called by czar, Aug. 24, 1898;
opened at The Hague, May 18. 1899; closed,
July 29, 1899; second peace conference, June 15-
Oct. 18, 1907.

Peace palace at The Hague dedicated. Aug. 28.
1913.

Pekin captured by the allies, Aug. 15. 1900.
Petrograd riots. Jan. 22, 1905.

Philippine-American war began, Feb. 4, 1899;
ended April 30, 1902.

Philippines ceded to the United States. Dec. 10.
1898.

Pope Benedict XV. elected, Sept. 3, 1914.
Pope Leo XIII. died, July 20, 1903.

Pope Pius X.. elected, Aug. 4. 1903; died, Aug.
20. 1914.

Portland, Ore. (Lewis and Clark), exposition.
June 1 to Oct. 14, 1905.

Port Arthur captured by the Japanese from the
Chinese, Nov. 21, 1894; from Russians, Jan. 1.
1905.

Porto Rico ceded to the United States. Dec. 10. 1898.

Porto Rico hurricane, Aug. 8. 1899.

Portugal, King Carlos, and Crown Prince Luiz of.
assassinated, Feb. 1, 1908; Manuel II. deposed
and republic declared. Oct. 3-4, 1910.

Postage between United States and Britain re-
duced to 2 cents. Oct. 1. 1908.
Postal banks established in United States. Jan.
3. 1911.

Preparedness campaign in United States, 1915-1916.
Pretoria captured by the British. June 4, 1900.
Pullman strike began, May 11, 1894; boycott be-
gan. June 26; rioting in Chicago and vicinity.
June and July: strike and boycott ended, August.
Reciprocity (with Canada) bill passed by congress
and signed by President Taft, July 26, 1911:
rejected by Canada, Sept. 21, 1911.
Rhodes, Cecil, died, March 26, 1902.
Roentgen ray discovery made public. Feb. 1, 1896.
Roosevelt. Theodore, became president of the
United States on death of McKinley, Sept. 14.
1901: elected to same office, Nov. 8. 1904: at-
tempted assassination of. Oct. 14, 1912.
Russia-Japan war began, Feb. 7. 1904: ended
Sept. 5. 1905.

Russian revolution overthrows czarism, March
12, 1917.

Sakurajima, eruption of. Jan. 11-13, 1914.
Salem (Mass.) fire, June 25, 1914.

Salisbury, Premier, resigned, July 13, 1902: died,
Aug. 22. 1903.

St. Louis clubhouse (Missouri Athletic) fire, March
9. 1914: lives lost. thirty.

St. Louis evelone, May 27, 1896.

St. Louis (Louisiana Purchase) exposition, April 30 to Dec. 1. 1904.

St. Pierre. Martinique, destroyed. May 8, 1902.
San Francisco earthquake and fire, April 18-20.
1906.

San Juan and El Caney, battles of, July 1, 1898.
Santiago de Cuba, naval battle of. July 3. 1898.
Santiago de Cuba surrendered, July 17, 1898.
Schley inquiry ordered. July 26.

1901: began. Sept. 20: ended, Nov. 7: verdict announced, Dec. 13.

Schurz, Carl, died, May 14, 1906.
Scott, Robert F.. explorer, perished in blizzard
after reaching south pole, March 29, 1913.
Seattle, Wash. (Alaska-Yukon), exposition, June
1 to Oct. 16. 1909.

Senators, U. S.. direct election amendment pro-
claimed. May 31, 1913.

Sergius, Grand Duke, assassinated, Feb. 17. 1905.

Serbia, king and queen of, assassinated, June 11,
1903.

Shah of Persia, assassinated, May 1, 1896.
Simplon tunnel completed. Feb. 25, 1905.
Skager-Rak naval battle (see Jutland).
Somme, battle of, began, July 1, 1916.
South pole reached by Capt. Roald Amundsen.
Dec. 16. 1911; reached by Capt. Robert F. Scott.
Jan. 17. 1912.

Spanish-American war began, April 25, 1898: peace
protocol signed, Aug. 12. 1898; Paris peace
treaty signed, Dec. 12; peace treaty ratified,
Feb. 6. 1899.

Springfield (I11.) riots and lynchings. Aug. 14-15. 1908.

Standard Oil decision by United States Supreme
court. May 15, 1911.

Stolypin. premier of Russia, shot by assassin,
Sept. 14. 1911; died, Sept. 18.

Stone. Ellen M.. captured by brigands, Sept. 3.
1901; released. Feb. 23. 1902.

Sulzer. William, governor of New York, impeached
and removed from office, Oct. 17. 1913.
Sussex sunk, March 24, 1916.

Taft. William H., elected president of the United
States, Nov. 3. 1908.

Tariff (Payne-Aldrich) act approved, Aug. 5, 1909:
(Underwood-Simmons) act approved, Oct. 3, 1913.
Titanic steamship sunk, April 15, 1912.
Tobacco trust decision, May 29, 1911.
Transvaal republic annexed to Great Britain,
Sept. 1. 1900.

Turkey, sultan of, proclaimed constitution, July

24. 1908: Sultan Abdul Hamid deposed, April 27, 1909. Turkey, war with Italy over Tripoli began, Sept. 29. 1911; ended, Oct. 18, 1912.

Turkey, war with Balkan states began, Oct. 8.
1912; Nazim Pasha assassinated. Jan. 23, 1913.
Union of South Africa proclaimed, May 31, 1910.
United States entered European war, April 6,
1917.

Utah admitted as a state. Feb. 4. 1896.
Valparaiso earthquake, Aug. 16, 1906.
Venezuelan blockade by England, Germany and
Italy began in first part of December, 1902;
ended, Feb. 13, 1903.

Verdun, battle of, began, Feb. 22, 1916.
Vesuvius, great eruption of. April 1-10. 1906.
Victor Emmanuel III.. king of Italy, crowned.
Aug. 11. 1902; attempt to assassinate, March
14. 1912.

Victoria, queen of England, died, Jan. 22, 1901.
Volturno disaster. Oct. 9. 1913.

War, great European, began, Aug. 1, 1914; United
States entered, April 6, 1917; war ended, Nov.
11. 1918.

Wilhelmina proclaimed queen of Holland, Aug.
31. 1898.

Wilson, Woodrow, elected president of the United
States, Nov. 5, 1912; re-elected, Nov. 7, 1916.
Windsor hotel, New York, burned, March 17, 1899.
World's Fair in Chicago opened, May 1, 1893;
ended, Oct. 30. 1893.

World war (see European war).
Wyoming admitted as state. July 10, 1890.
Yalu, battle of., Sept. 17. 1894.

GIFTS FOR NEGRO Y. M. C. A. BUILDINGS. Made by Julius Rosenwald of Chicago and others. Julius Rosenwald in January, 1911. offered | Columbus. Pittsburgh and New York, when to contribute $25,000 toward the cost of a Y. M. C. A. building for colored men and boys in any city of the United States that would raise at least $75.000 additional to make a minimum fund of $100,000. As the result of this offer $250,000 has been paid out by Mr. Rosenwald for buildings in Chicago, Washington, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Kansas City. Cincinnati, Brooklyn, St. Louis. Baltimore and Atlanta. In addition. $75.000 is ready to be paid by Mr. Rosenwald for buildings in Rosenwald

Atlanta
Baltimore
Brooklyn

Chicago

Columbus

Total cost.
$123.609.00
110,000.00

they have complied with all conditions. By
means of Mr. Rosenwald's offer others have
contributed to a total actual, and as to Colum-
bus. Pittsburgh and New York prospective, dis-
bursement of $2,000,000. Nearly $1,000,000
is the gift of white people. More than a
quarter of a million dollars was given by
negroes in the various communities benefited.
The following table, prepared by W. J. Par-
ker, business manager of the Chicago Y. M.
C. A., analyzes the $2.000.000 disbursement:
By local
Other
negroes.
sources. Year.
$28.462.86 1919

By local
whites.
$39.348.45

gifts.
$25,000

$30.797.69

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20.000.00

15,000.00 1918

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25.000
25.000

105,000.00 25,000 104.014.51 25.000 358.000.00 25.000 110.000.00 25.000 160.000.00 25.000 185.000.00 114,877.95 $1,994,764.45 $325.000 NOTE-Of the above cities all except Columbus. New York and Pittsburgh have met the conditions of Mr. Rosenwald's gift. These three cities have been granted an extension of time. The above table does not include a promise of $25,000 to the colored Y. W. C. A.

Totals..

$960,514.11 $282,416.11

1918 20.000.00 1912

$426.834.23

of New York (made because a joint fund was raised there) on conditions similar to those for the colored Y. M. C. A. An extension of time has been granted to the New York women until Jan. 1. 1919. The building they propose to erect will cost upward of $100,000.

NOTABLE GIFTS AND BEQUESTS IN 1918.

Butler, Mrs. Margaret L., St. Louis, Mo.. by | will to Lindenwood coliege, St. Charles, Mo.. $1,000,000.

Carnegie, Andrew, New York, to McGill university, Montreal, $1,000,000.

Crane, Zenas. Dalton, Mass., by will to educational, charitable and other institutions, $500.000.

Harris, George B., Chicago, by will to Presbyterian hospital and Art Institute of Chicago, $1,700,000, to be shared equally.

Hoge, John, Zanesville, O., to Metropolitan mu-
seum, New York, NY.. $950,000.
Noyes, La Verne W., Chicago, to the University
of Chicago, $2.500.000.
Palmer, Mrs. Potter, by will to educational and
philanthropic institutions, $525.000.
Schaffner, Joseph, Chicago, by will to Michael
Reese hospital, $20,000; to Northwestern uni-
versity, $10,000.

Schapper, Ferdinand, Elue Island. Ill., by will
to Chicago Art institute, $50.000.
Sterling. John W., New York, N. Y., by will to
Yale university, $20,000,000,

DEATHS OF

Abbey. Edwin A. Aug. 1, 1911.

Abdul Hamid, Feb. 10, 1918.
Adams, C. F., March 8, 1918.
Adams, Chas. F., Mar. 20, 1915.
Aehrenthal, A. L., Feb. 17, 1912.
Aldrich, N. W., April 16, 1915.
Aldrich, T. B., March 19, 1907.
Alexander III., Nov. 1, 1894.
Alexander, J. W., June 1, 1915.
Alexis, Nord, May 1, 1910.
Allen, Grant, Oct. 25, 1895.
Allison, W. B., Aug. 4, 1908.
Alma-Tadema, L., June 24, 1912.
Altgeld, John P., March 12, 1902.
Altman, Benjamin, Oct. 7, 1913.
Alverstone, Visc'nt, Dec. 15,1915.
Anderson, Galusha, July 20, 1918.
Andrassy. Count, Jan. 30, 1900.
Angell, James B., April 1, 1916.
Anthony, Susan B., Mar. 13, 1906.
Arabi Pasha, Sept. 21, 1911.
Archbold, J. D., Dec. 5, 1916.
Armour, Philip D., Jan. 6. 1901.
Armstrong, M., May 26, 1918.
Arnold, Edwin, March 25, 1904.
Astor, John J., April 15, 1912.
Astor, John Jacob, Feb. 22, 1890.
Audran, Edmond, Aug. 19, 1901.
Austin, Alfred, June 1, 1913.
Avebury. Lord. May 28, 1913.
Barnum, P. T.. April 7. 1891.
Barr, Robert, Oct. 22, 1912.
Bartholdi, F. A., Oct. 4, 1904.
Barton, Clara, April 12, 1912.
Bascom, John, Oct. 2. 1911.
Bebel, August F., Aug. 13, 1913.
Becquerel, A. H., Aug. 25. 1908.
Behring, E. von, April 1, 1917.
Beit, Alfred, July 16, 1906.
Bell, Digby, June 20, 1917.
Bellamy, Edward, May 22, 1898.
Bellew, Kyrle, Nov. 2. 1911.
Belmont, August, Nov. 24, 1890.
Belmont, O. H. P., June 10, 1908.
Bennett, Jas. G., May 14, 1918.
Bertillon, A., Feb. 13, 1914.
Besant, Sir Walter, June 9, 1901.
Bigelow, John, Dec. 19, 1911.
Bismarck, Prince, July 30, 1898.
Bitter, Karl T. F., April 10, 1915.
Bjornson, B.. April 26, 1910.
Black, Frank S., March 21, 1913.
Black, John C., Aug. 17, 1915.
Black, William, Dec. 10. 1898.
Blackie, J. S., March 3, 1895.
Blackwood, W., Nov. 11, 1912.
Blaine, James G.. Jan. 27. 1893.
Blake, Lillie D.. Dec. 30. 1913.
Blavatsky, Mme., May 9, 1891.
Bliss, Cornelius N., Oct. 9, 1911.
Blouet. Paul, May 24, 1903.
Bogardus, A. H., March 23, 1913.
Boito, Arrigo, June 11, 1918.
Bonheur, Rosa, May 25, 1899.
Booth, Edwin, June 7, 1893.
Booth, William, Aug. 20, 1912.
Boucicault. Aubrey, July 10, 1913.
Bowman, Thomas, March 3, 1914.
Bradley, L. D., Jan. 9, 1917.
Brady, A. N., July 22, 1913.
Bragg, Edward S.. June 20, 1912.
Brahms, Johannes, April 2, 1897.
Brassey, Thomas, Feb. 23, 1918.
Breton, Jules A., July 5, 1906.
Brewer, David J.. March 28, 1910.
Brisson, Henri, April 14, 1912.
Bristow, Benj. H., June 22, 1896.
Brooks, Phillips, Jan, 23, 1893.
Brough, Lionel, Nov. 8, 1909.
Buck, Dudley, Oct. 6, 1909.
Buckner, S. B., Jan. 8, 1914.
Bullen, Frank T., Mar. 1, 1915.
Bulow, Hans von, Feb. 13, 1894.
Burdett-Coutts, Baroness, Dec.
30. 1906.

Burdette, R. J., Nov. 19, 1914.
Burleigh, B., June 17, 1914.
Burnand, F. C., April 21, 1917.
Burnham, D. H., June 1, 1912.

NOTED MEN AND WOMEN (1890-1918).
Burrows, J. C., Nov. 16, 1915. |
Busse, F. A., July 9, 1914.
Butler, Gen. B. F.. Jan. 11, 1893.
Calhoun, W. J., Sept. 19, 1916.
Campbell-Bannerman, H.. April
22, 1908.

Canalejas, J., Nov. 12, 1912.
Carden, D., Oct. 16, 1915.
Carleton, H. G., Dec. 10, 1910.
Carleton, Will, Dec. 18, 1912.
Carlisle, John G., July 31, 1910.
Carlos I., Feb. 1, 1908.
Carnot, President, June 24, 1894.
Carolus-Duran, E. A., Feb. 18,
1917.

Carréno, Terese, June 12, 1917.
Carte, D'Oyly, April 3, 1901.
Casimir-Perier, March 12, 1907.
Cervera, P., April 3, 1909.
Chamberlain, Jos.. July 2, 1914.
Chanute. Octave, Nov. 23, 1910.
Chase, Wm. M., Oct. 25, 1916.
Childs, George W., Feb. 3, 1894.
Choate, Joseph H., May 14, 1917.
Christian IX., Jan. 29, 1906.
Chulalongcorn I., Oct. 23, 1910.
Claretie, Jules, Dec. 23, 1913.
Clarke, Chas. H., Aug. 10, 1915.
Clay, Bertha M.. March 14, 1914.
Clemens, S. L.. April 21, 1910.
Clement, Clay, Feb. 21, 1910.
Cleveland, Grover, June 24, 1908.
Cody, W. F., Jan. 10, 1917.
Coleridge-Taylor, S., Sept. 1, 1912.
Collyer, Robert, Nov. 30, 1912.
Colonne, Edouard, March 28, 1910.
Comstock, A., Sept. 21, 1915.
Constant, Benjamin, May 26, 1902.
Cooke, Jay, Feb. 16, 1905.
Cooley, L. E., Feb. 3, 1917.
Coppee, Francois, May 23, 1908.
Coquelin, B. C., Jan. 26, 1909.
Coquelin, E. A. H., Feb. 8, 1909,
Corbin, Austin, June 4, 1896.
Corning. Erastus, Aug. 30, 1896.
Corthell, E. L., May 16, 1916.
Cox, George B., May 20, 1916.
Cramp, Edwin S., June 6, 1913.
Crane, Richard T., Jan. 8, 1912.
Crawford, Emily, Dec. 30, 1915.
Crawford, F. M., April 9, 1909.
Crawford, Jack, Feb. 27, 1917.
Crockett, S. R., April 20, 1914.
Croke. Archbishop, July 22, 1902.
Cromer, Earl of, Jan. 29, 1917.
Cronje, Piet, Feb. 4. 1911.
Crook, George, March 19, 1890.
Crosby, Fanny, Feb. 12, 1915.
Cullom, Shelby M., Jan. 28, 1914.
Cummings, Amos J., May 2, 1902.
Curie, Pierre, April 19, 1906.
Curtin, Jeremiah, Dec. 14. 1906.
Curtis, George W., Aug. 31, 1892.
Curtis, William E., Oct. 5, 1911.
Curzon, Lady, July 18, 1906.
Cuyler, T. L.. Feb. 26, 1909.
Dahn, Felix S., Jan. 3, 1912.
Daly, Augustin, July 7, 1899.
Dana, Charles A., Oct. 17, 1897.
Daniel, John W.. June 29, 1910.
Davenport, Homer May 2, 1912.
Davis, George R.. Nov. 25. 1899.
Davis, Henry G. Mar. 1, 1916.
Davis, Mrs. Jeff., Oct. 16, 1906.
Davis, Richard H., April 11,1916.
Davis. Winnie, Sept. 18, 1898.
Davitt, Michael, May 31, 1906.
Debussy, C. C., March 26, 1918.
Deering, Wm., Dec. 9, 1913.
De Martens, F., June 20, 1909.
Detaille, Edouard. Dec. 24. 1912.
Dewey, George, Jan. 16, 1917.
Diaz, Porfirio, July 2, 1915.
Dilke, Chas, W., Jan. 26, 1911.
Dingley, Nelson, Jan. 13. 1899.
Dodge, G. M., Jan. 3, 1916.
Dolliver, J. P.. Oct. 15, 1910.
Donnelly, Ignatius, Jan, 2, 1901.
Douglass, Fred'k, Feb. 20. 1895.

Drachman, Holger, Jan. 15, 1908.
Draper, Andrew S., Apr. 27, 1913.
Drexel, Anthony J., June 30, 1893.
Driver, S. R., Feb. 26, 1914.
Drummond, H., March 11, 1897.
Du Maurier, G., Oct. 8, 1896.
Dumas, Alexandre, Nov. 27, 1895.
Dunbar, Paul L., Feb. 9, 1906.
Dvorak, Antonin, May 1, 1904.
Dwight, Timothy, May. 26, 1916.
East, Sir Edward, Sept. 28, 1913.
Eddy, Mary Baker, Dec. 3, 1910.
Edward VII., May 6, 1910.
Edwards, Amelia B., April 15, 1892.
Eggleston, Edw'd, Sept. 3, 1902.
Eggleston, G. Cary, April 14, 1911.
Ehrlich, Paul, Aug. 20, 1915.
Elizabeth, Empress, Sept. 10, 1898.
Elkins, Stephen B., Jan. 4. 1911.
Ellis, Edw. S., June 20, 1916.
Emmett, "Fritz," June 15, 1891.
English, Wm. H., Feb. 7. 1896.
Evans, Robley D., Jan. 3, 1912.
Evarts, Wm. M.. Feb. 28. 1901.
Faguet, E., June 7, 1916.
Fair, James G., Dec. 28, 1894.
Fairbanks, C. W., June 4, 1918.
Fairchild, Lucius, May 23, 1896.
Faithfull, Emily, June 1. 1895.
Farley, J. M., Sept. 17, 1918.
Farjeon, B. L.. July 23. 1903.
Faure, Felix, Feb. 16, 1899.
Fenn, G. M., Aug. 27, 1909.
Ferdinand, Archduke, June 28,
1914.

Ferrer. Francisco, Oct. 13, 1909.
Field, Cyrus W. July 12, 1892.
Field, Eugene, Nov. 4, 1895.
Field, Kate, May 18, 1896.
Field, Marshall, Jan. 16, 1906.
Field, Richard M., Nov. 11, 1902.
Field, Stephen J.. April 9, 1899.
Finlay, Chas., Aug. 20, 1915.
Fisk, Clinton B.. July 9, 1890.
Fitch, George, Aug. 9, 1915.
Flagler, Henry M., May 20, 1913.
Florence. Wm. J., Nov. 19. 1891.
Flower, Roswell P., May 12, 1899.
Foraker, J. B., May 10, 1917.
Forbes, Archibald, March 30, 1900.
Ford, Patrick, Sept. 23, 1913.
Foss. Cyrus D., Jan. 29. 1910.
Fox, Della, June 16, 1913.
Francis Joseph I., Nov. 21, 1916.
Frederick VIII., May 14, 1912.
Frederick, Empress, Aug. 5, 1901.
Fremont, John C., July 13, 1890.
French, W. M. R., June 3, 1914.
Frohman, Chas., May 7, 1915.
Froude. James A.. Oct. 20, 1894.
Frye, William P.. Aug. 8. 1911.
Fuller, Melville W., July 4, 1910.
Funston, F., Feb. 19, 1917.
Furness. H. H., Aug. 13. 1912.
Gaillard, D. D.. Dec. 5, 1913.
Gallieni, J. S., May 27, 1916.
Garnett, Henry, Nov. 5, 1914.
Gary, Joseph E., Oct. 31, 1906.
Gates, Jolin W., Aug. 9. 1911.
Gaynor, Wm. J.. Sept. 10, 1913.
Geikie, James, March 2, 1915.
George, Henry, Oct. 29, 1896.
George I. (Greece), Mar. 18, 1913.
Gilbert, William S., May 2, 1911.
Gilder, Jeannette L., Jan. 17,
1916.

Gilder, R. W., Nov. 18, 1909.
Gill, David, Jan. 24, 1914.
Gilmore, Patr'k S., Sept. 24, 1892,
Gladden, Wash'n, July 2, 1918.
Gladstone, W. E., May 19, 1898.
Goode, George B., Sept. 6. 1896.
Goodwin, J. Cheever, Dec. 18, 1912.
Gould, Jay, Dec. 2, 1892.
Gounod, Charles F., Oct. 18, 1893.
Grant, F. D.. April 11, 1912.
Grau, H., Oct. 27, 1912.
Gray, Elisha, Jan. 21, 1901.
Green, Hetty, July 3, 1916.

Gresham, Walter Q., May 28, 1895.
Grieg, Edvard, Sept. 4. 1907.
Grodekoff, N. I., Dec. 26, 1913.
Grundy, Sydney, July 4, 1914.
Guild, Curtis, April 6, 1915.
Guilmant, F. A., March 30. 1911.
Hagenbeck, Carl, April 14, 1913.
Hale, Edward E., June 10, 1909.
Halevy, Ludovic, May 8, 1908.
Halstead, Murat, July 2, 1908.
Hamilton, Gail, Aug. 17, 1896.
Hampton, Wade, April 11, 1902.
Hanlon, Edward, Jan. 4, 1908.
Hanna, Marcus A., Feb. 15, 1904.
Hanshaw, T. W., March 4, 1914.
Harahan, J. T., Jan. 22, 1912.
Hardie, J. K., Sept. 26, 1915.
Harlan, John M., Oct. 14, 1911.
Harper, Olive, May 3, 1915.
Harper, William R., Jan. 10, 1906.
Harpignies, H. J., Aug. 28, 1916.
Harriman, E. H., Sept. 9. 1909.
Harris, J. Chandler, July 3, 1908.
Harris, William T.. Nov. 5, 1909.
Harrison, Benj.. March 13, 1901.
Harrison, Carter, Sr., Oct. 28, 1893.
Hatch, Rufus, Feb. 23. 1893.
Hay, John, July 1, 1905.
Hayes, R. B., Jan. 17, 1893.
Hearn, Lafcadio, Sept. 26, 1904.
Heilprin, Angelo, July 17, 1907.
Heilprin, Louis, Feb. 13, 1912.
Henderson, C. R., Mar. 29, 1915.
Henderson, D. B.. Feb. 25, 1906.
Henry, O., June 5, 1910.

Hepburn, W. P., Feb. 7, 1916.
Herkomer, H. von, March 31, 1914.
Herne, James A., June 2, 1901.
Hewitt, Abram S., Jan. 18, 1903.
Heyse. Paul, April 2. 1914.
Hilkoff, M., March 21, 1909.
Hill, David B., Oct. 20, 1910.
Hill, James J., May 29, 1916.
Hitchcock, E. A., April 9, 1909.
Hitt. John, April 29, 1911.
Hitt, Robert R.. Sept. 20, 1906.
Hoar. George F., Sept. 30, 1904.
Hobart, Garret A., Nov. 21, 1899.
Hodler, Ferdinand, May 21, 1918.
Hoe. Robert, Sept. 22, 1909.
Holden, E. S.. March 16, 1914.
Hollaender, G., Dec. 6, 1915.
Holleben, T. von, Feb. 1, 1913.
Holman, W. S., April 22. 1897.

Holmes, Mary Jane, Oct. 6, 1907.
Holmes, Oliver W.. Oct. 7. 1894.
Howard, O. 0., Oct. 26, 1909.
Howe, Julia Ward, Oct. 17, 1910.
Hoxie, Vinnie R., Nov. 20, 1914.
Hubbard, Elbert, May 7, 1915.
Huerta, V. Jan. 13, 1916.
Humbert, King. July 29, 1900.
Hunt, William H., Sept. 7. 1910.
Huntington, C. P., Aug. 14. 1900.
Hutchins. Stilson, April 22, 1912.
Huxley. Thos. H., June 29. 1894.
Hyacinthe, Pere, Feb. 9. 1912.
Ibsen, Henrik, May 23, 1906.
Ignatieff, N. P.. July 4, 1908.
Ingalls. John J., Aug. 16, 1900.
Ingersoll, Robt. G.. July 21. 1899,
Ireland, John, Sept. 25, 1918.
Irving, Henry, Oct. 13, 1905.
Irving. Laurence, May 29, 1914.
Isherwood, B. F., June 19, 1915.
Israels, Joseph, Aug. 12. 1911.
Ito, Admiral Y.. Jan. 14, 1914.
James, Henry, Feb. 28, 1916.
Jameson, L. S., Nov. 26, 1917.
Jaures, Jean L., July 31, 1914.
Jefferson, Joseph, April 23, 1905.
Jewett, Sarah O., June 24, 1909.
Joachim, Joseph, Aug. 15. 1907.
Jokai, Maurus, May 5, 1904.
Johnson, Eastman, April 5, 1906.
Johnson, J. A.. Sept. 21. 1909.
Jones. Fernando. Nov. 8, 1911.
Joubert, Gen., March 27, 1900.
Judd, Orange. Dec. 27. 1892.
Judge, Wm. Q.. March 22, 1896.

Judith, Mme., Oct. 27, 1912. Kaempf, J., May 25, 1918. Katsuro, Taro, Oct. 10, 1913. Keene, James R., Jan. 3, 1913. Kelcey, Herbert, July 10, 1917. Kellogg, Clara L., May 13, 1916. Kelly, Myra, March 31, 1910. Kelvin, Lord, Dec. 17, 1907. Kendal, W. H., Nov. 6, 1917. Kiderlen-Waechter. A. von, Dec. 30, 1912.

Kitchener, H. H., June 5, 1916.
Kjelland, Alexander, April 6, 1906.
Knott, J. Proctor, June 8, 1911.
Koch, Robert, May 27, 1910.
Kossuth, Louis, March 20, 1894.
Kruger, Paul, July 14, 1904.
Kwang-Hsu, Nov. 14. 1908.
Labouchere, Henry, Jan. 16, 1912.
La Farge, John, Nov. 14, 1910.
Lamar, J. R., Jan. 2, 1916.
Lamprecht, K., May 11, 1915.
Landon, M. DeL.. Dec. 16, 1910.
Lang, Andrew, July 21, 1912.
Langley, Sam'i P., Feb. 27, 1906.
Larcom, Lucy, April 17, 1893.
Lawton, H. W.. Dec. 19. 1899.
Lecocq, C., Oct. 25, 1918.

Lee, Margaret, Dec. 26, 1914.
Le Febre, J. J., Feb. 24, 1912.
Lemaitre, F. E., Aug. 6. 1914.
Leo XIII.. July 20, 1903.
Leopold II., Dec. 17. 1909.
Lewis, Alfred H., Dec. 23, 1914.
Li Hung-chang, Nov. 7, 1901.
Liliuokalani, Nov. 11, 1917.
Lister, Joseph. Feb. 11. 1912.
Lockwood, Belva, May 19, 1917.
Logan, Olive. April 23, 1909.
Lombroso, C., Oct. 19, 1909.
London, Jack, Nov. 27, 1916.
Long, John D., Aug. 27, 1915.
Longpre, Paul de, June 29, 1911.
Lorimer, George C., Sept. 8, 1904.
Lossing. Benson J., June 3, 1891.
Low, Seth, Sept. 17, 1916.
Lowell, James R., Aug. 12, 1891.
Lowell, P., Nov. 12, 1916.
Loyson, Charles. Feb. 9, 1912.
Lubbock, J. (see Avebury).
Lucca, Pauline, Feb. 28. 1908.
Lurton, Horace, July 12, 1914.
Maartens, M., Aug. 4, 1915.
Mabie, H. W., Dec. 31, 1916.
Mace, Jem, Nov. 30, 1910.
MacNaughton, Mrs. A., March

31, 1910.

MacVeagh, W., Jan. 11, 1917. Magruder, Benj. D., April 21, 1910. Mahan, Alfred T., Dec. 1, 1914. Mandel, Leon, Nov. 4, 1911. Manning, Cardinal, Jan. 14, 1892. Mansfield, Richard, Aug. 30, 1907. Marble, M., July 24, 1917. Maretzek, Max, May 14. 1897. Markham, C. R., Jan. 30, 1916. Marryat, Florence, Oct. 27. 1899. Marsh, O. C., March 18. 1899. Marsh, Richard, Aug. 10, 1915. Martinelli, S., July 5, 1918. Massenet, Jules, Aug. 13, 1912. Mathews, Wm., Feb. 15, 1909. Maupassant, Guy de, July 6, 1893. Maxim, H. S., Nov. 24, 1916. Mead, Larkin G., Oct. 15, 1910. Medill. Joseph, March 16, 1899. Meissonier, Jan. 31. 1891. Melville, G. W., March 17, 1912. Mendes, Catulle, Feb. 8. 1909. Menelik II., Dec. 12, 1913. Menzel, Adolf, Feb. 9. 1905. Meredith, George. May 18, 1909. Merritt, Wesley, Dec. 3. 1911. Metchnikoff, E., July 17, 1916. Meyer, G. von L., March 9, 1918. Michel, Louise, Jan. 9. 1905. Millais, Sir John, Aug. 13, 1896. Miller, Joaquin, Feb. 17. 1913. Miller. Roswell, Jan. 3. 1913. Millet, Francis D., April 15, 1912.

Mills, Benj. Fay, May 1, 1916. Mills, L, L., Jan. 18, 1909. Mills, Roger Q.. Sept. 2. 1911. Mirbeau, O., Feb. 16, 1917. Mistral, Frederic, March 25, 1914. Mitchel, John P., July 6, 1918. Mitchell, Maggie, Mar. 22, 1918. Modjeska, Helena, April 8, 1909. Monvel, Boutet de, March 16, 1913, Moody, Dwight L., Dec. 22, 1899. Morgan, J. P., March 31, 1913. Morrison, W. R.. Sept. 29. 1909. Morton, Paul, Jan. 19, 1911. Mosby, Jolin S., May 30, 1916. Moscheles, F., Dec. 22, 1917. Most, Johann, March 17, 1906. Moulton. Louise C., Aug. 10, 1908. Muensterberg, H., Dec. 16, 1916. Muir, John, Dec. 24, 1914. Murphy, J. B., Aug. 11, 1916. Murray, J. A. H., July 26, 1915. Murray, Sir John, March 16, 1914. Mutsuhito, Emperor, July 30, 1912. McArthur, John, May 15, 1906. McCarthy. Justin, April 24, 1912. McClure, A. K., June 6, 1909. McCosh, James, Nov. 16. 1894. McGovern, T., Feb. 22, 1918. McKinley, Wm.. Sept. 14. 1901. McLean, J. R., June 9, 1916. McRea, James, March 28, 1913. McVicker. Jas. H., March 7, 1896. Naeyer, Ernst D., Sept. 10, 1913. Nares, George S., Jan. 16, 1915. Nation, Carrie, June 9, 1911. Nelson, W. R., April 12, 1915. Newcomb, Simon, July 11, 1909. Newman, J. H., Aug. 11, 1890. Nightingale, Flor., Aug. 14, 1910. Nixon, Wm. P., Feb. 20, 1912. Nogi, M., Sept. 13, 1912. Nordica, Lillian, May 10, 1914. Nye, Edgar W., Feb. 21. 1896. O'Brien, R. B., March 19, 1918. Ochiltree. Thos.. Nev. 26, 1902. Ohnet, Georges, May 5, 1918. Oliphant, Mrs. M.., June 25, 1897. Ollivier, Emile, Aug. 20, 1913. Olney, Richard, April 8, 1917. Orchardson, W. O., April 13, 1910. O'Reilly, John B.. Aug. 11, 1890. O'Reilly, R. M.. Nov. 3, 1912. Oscar II., Dec. 8., 1907. Otis, H. G., July 30, 1917. Otto, King, Oct. 11, 1916. "Ouida" (Louise de la Ramee).

Jan. 24. 1908.

Paine, Chas. J., Aug. 14, 1916.
Paine, Robert T., Aug. 11 1910.
Palma, Tomas E., Nov. 4, 1908.
Palmer, John M., Sept. 25. 1900.
Palmer, Potter. May 4, 1902.
Palmer, Mrs. Potter, May 5,1918.
Palmer, Thos. W.. June 1, 1913.
Parker, Joseph, Nov. 28, 1902.
Parkman, Francis, Nov. 8, 1893.
Passy. Frederick, June 12, 1912.
Pastor, "Tony," Aug. 26, 1908.
Payer, J. von, Aug. 31, 1915.
Paz, Jose C. P., March 10, 1912.
Pearsons, D. K., April 27, 1912.
Peck, George W., April 16, 1916.
Peck, Harry T., March 23, 1914.
Peffer, W. A., Oct. 7, 1912.
Pennypacker, S. A., Sept. 2,1916.
Perkins. Eli, Dec. 16, 1910.
Pia, Maria, July 5, 1911.
Piatt, John J., Feb. 16, 1917.
Picquart, M. G., Jan. 18, 1914.
Pierrepont, E.. March 6, 1892.
Pingree, Hazen S., June 18, 1901.
Pitou, A., Dec. 4, 1915.
Pittman, Ben, Dec. 28. 1910.
Pius X.. Aug. 20, 1914.
Platt. Thos. C., March 6. 1910.
Playfair, Lyon, May 29. 1898.
Plympton, E., April 12, 1915.
Poincare, J. H., July 18, 1912.
Poole, Wm. F.. March 1. 1894.
Poor, H. W., April 13, 1915.

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