Nicholas II dissolves the Duma and begins a crackdown on dissenters.

16 Aug.

An earthquake devastates Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile, killing twenty thousand people and causing an estimated $300 million in property damage.

Sept.

The Chinese Imperial Court agrees to the gradual adoption of a constitution. An imperial order aims at ending the opium trade in China. Britain cooperates by restricting the flow of the drug into China from India. China, in turn, limits the harvest of poppies, the source of the drug.

29 Sept.

U.S. troops occupy Cuba and repress a liberal uprising against the government of Tomas Estrada Palma. Oct. In Cuba a provisional government led by Charles Magoon is put in place by the United States.

1 Oct.

Great Britain, Egypt, and Turkey settle their boundary dispute over the Sinai Peninsula, most of which remained under Turkish control.

18 Oct.

Georges Clemenceau becomes premier of France for the first time...