Wednesday, January 19, 2000

Friday, January 19, 1900. Captured.

Filipino guerillas captured an American troop train at Alaminos, Laguna.

Boston Beaneater's catcher Marty Bergen killed his wife and six year old duaghter with an axe, and then killed himself.  He'd become mentally unstable after the death of his son.  He was such a good cathcer, that he later received some votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

As horrific as this sounds, a much beloved, I'm told, great uncle of mine did the same thing, kill his wife and daughter, while deranged, then killing himself.  He turned out to be suffering from a brain tumor.

Last edition: 

Thursday, January 18, 1900. Battle of Mazocoba.

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