Atty John Henry Smyth named minister to Liberia

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Kit Carson, frontiersman, dies

Death

Leopold von Ranke, historian, dies

Death

6" of snow falls in eastern Iowa

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James Gleason, NYC, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool)

Birth

Cyprian K Norwid, Polish painter/poet/playwright (Wanda), dies

Death

Douglas Fairbanks, Denver CO, actor (Zorro/3 Musketeers/Robin Hood)

Birth

Baseball game between one-armed and one-legged players

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9th Kentucky Derby: William Donohue aboard Leonatus wins in 2:43

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12th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Knight of Ellerslie wins in 2:39«

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Hermann Neiáe, writer

Birth

1st transcontinental train arrives in Vancouver, BC

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Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74

Death

Adrian Roland Holst, Dutch poet (Raged and Tired)

Birth

Herbert Marshall, London, actor (Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes)

Birth

Virginia Eames, Ft Davis TX, entertainer

Birth

Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach, composer, dies at 73

Death

P„r Lagerkvist, Sweden, novelist/dramatist (Barabbas, Nobel 1951)

Birth

William Love hosts ground breaking ceremonies for Love Canal

Event

Franz E Neumann, German mineralogist/physicist, dies at 96

Death

Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago and Back), dies at 34

Death

Frank McHugh, actor (Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young)

Birth

Joseph Hazen, lawyer

Birth

1st Philippine Expeditionary Troops sail from SF

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Associated Press News Service forms in NY

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