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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Conrad, Joseph 1830-1891 (search)
Conrad, Joseph 1830-1891 Military officer; born in Wied-Selters, Germany, May 17, 1830; graduated at the Hesse-Darmstadt Military Academy in 1848; settled in Missouri; and joined the National army at the beginning of the Civil War in the 3d Missouri Infantry. He was present at many important actions during the war; was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers at its close; joined the regular army in 1866; and was retired with the rank of colonel in 1882. He died in Fort Randall, S. D., Dec. 4, 1891.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sage, Russell 1816- (search)
pitalist; born in Shenandoah. N. Y., Aug. 4, 1816; received a public school education; and till 1857 was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Troy. He was elected alderman in 1841 and 1848; served as treasurer of Rensselaer county for seven years; was in Congress as a Whig in 1853-57; later became interested in railroads; removed to New York City in 1863 and engaged in business in Wall Street; and for many years has been closely connected with the affairs of the Union Pacific Railroad. On Dec. 4, 1891, a man named Norcross ob---tained access to Mr. Sage's office; secured an interview with the millionaire; demanded from him $1,200,000 in cash; and, on Mr. Sage's refusal to pay the money, pulled a small dynamite bomb from a satchel in his hand, and dashed it on the floor. The explosion that followed killed Norcross, seriously injured Mr. Sage, wounded a clerk so severely that he died soon afterwards, and partially wrecked the building. At the time of the outrage William R. Laidlaw, Jr.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trials. (search)
50,000; trial begun March 8, 1894, at Washington, D. C.; verdict of $15,000 for Miss Pollard, Saturday......April 14, 1894 Patrick Eugene Prendergast, for the murder of Carter Harrison, mayor of Chicago, Oct. 28, 1893; plea of defence, insanity; jury find him sane and he is hanged......July 13, 1894 Eugene V. Debs, president American Railroad Union, charged with conspiracy in directing great strike on the Western railroads, and acquitted......1894 [He was sentenced to six months imprisonment for contempt of court in violating its injunction in 1895.] William R. Laidlaw, Jr., v. Russell Sage, for personal injuries at time of bomb explosion in the latter's office, Dec. 4, 1891; suit brought soon afterwards; plaintiff awarded heavy damages by jury; defendant appealed; case still in the courts. Leon Czolgosz indicted in Buffalo for murder of President McKinley, Sept. 16, 1901; tried Sept. 23-24; found guilty on second day; executed in Auburn (N. Y.) prison......Oct. 29, 1901
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
s Exposition opens at Augusta, Ga.......Nov. 2, 1891 Itata case submitted by counsel in the United States court at Los Angeles, Cal.......Nov. 5, 1891 Señor Pedro Montt, minister from Chile, officially presented to President Harrison......Nov. 14, 1891 A lunatic enters the office of Russell Sage in New York City with a hand-bag, demands $1,250,000, and on refusal drops the bag filled with explosives, killing himself and a bystander, injuring others, and wrecking the building......Dec. 4, 1891 Secretary of War Redfield Proctor resigns......Dec. 5, 1891 France removes restrictions on American pork......Dec. 6, 1891 Fifty-second Congress, first session, meets......Dec. 7, 1891 Annual message of President Harrison......Dec. 9, 1891 United States Senate ratifies the general act passed by the anti-slavery conference in Brussels, July 2, 1890......Jan. 11, 1892 Forest preserve in New Mexico set apart by proclamation of President......Jan. 11, 1892 Randolph Roger
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
in 8 hours 42 minutes......Oct. 26, 1891 Roswell P. Flower elected governor......November, 1891 Field, Lindley, Wiechers & Co., stockbrokers, of New York City, make an assignment, liabilities, $2,000,000; E. M. Field said to be insane......Nov. 27, 1891 A lunatic enters the office of Russell Sage, in New York; being refused his demand for $1,250,000, he drops a hand-bag containing explosives, killing himself, a by-stander, bruising Sage and others, and wrecking the building......Dec. 4, 1891 Greater New York bill fails in Assembly......March 15, 1892 Legislature appropriates $300,000 for the Columbian Exposition......March 22, 1892 Cyrus W. Field, born 1819, dies at Ardsley, N. Y.......July 12, 1892 Switchmen's strike at Buffalo, on the Erie Railroad, begins; strikers burning freight trains and destroying about $1,000,000 worth of property......Aug. 14, 1892 Sixty-fifth and 74th regiments of national guard are ordered out at Buffalo by General Doyle......Aug. 1