150 Years 1887-1901 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY PART THREE OF THE DALLES CHRONICLE'S TEN-PART SERIES. April 27, 2007 Page 5 TIMELINE 1891 The Dalles municipal water system inaugurated. 1891 Steamer REGULATOR built in The Dalles. 1891 Seufert Bros. Salmon, fruit and vegetable canning factory, one of the largest industries in The Dalles, incorporated. March 3, 1891 The International Copyright Act of 1891 was passed by the 51st Congress. April 1, 1891 The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago. October 1, 1891 Stanford University begins classes in California. December 29, 1891 Thomas Edison patents the radio. 1892 Three brick yards established in The Dalles to produce material for fire-resistant buildings. 1892 Methodist Church built, Fifth & Washington, The Dalles. April 15, 1892 The General Electric Company is established. May 28, 1892 John Muir organizes the Sierra Club in San Francisco. August 9, 1892 Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph. November 8, 1892 Grover Cleveland is elected to his second term as president. 1893 First Christian Church is established in The Dalles. 1893 Panic of '93 leads to relocation of railroad shops from The Dalles to Portland with loss of 1,200 jobs. May 1, 1893 The 1893 The World's Fair open in Chicago. November 7, 1893 Colorado grants women the right to vote. Earline Wasser Soldiers' Angels www.soldiersangels.org Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro Pc-cillin program