The advent of paper cups for drinking
Minkowski formulates his 4-dimensional geometry
In March, a woman in Blythe, England, burned to death in her bed without the bed sheets being scorched or damaged
Belle Gunness of Laporte, IN, either
- Killed 13 men and successfully escaped with their money
OR
An explosion in Siberia flattens 100 square miles of forest
Steamer Ying King founders off Hong Kong, losing 300
Earthquake in southern Italy kills 150,000. | 
