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I. :.'V r, "X~ li Kv "2P Complete Record From Jan uary to December. HISTORY DAY BY DAY. Notable Occurrences Throughout the World. -NAMES ON THE DEATH ROIL The Turkish-Italian and Turkish Balkan Wars—Items of Miscella neous Interests, Accidents, Fires, Wrecks aud Floods—Gaines and Races—A Chronological Review. JANUARY. Political: Dr. Sun Tat Sen took the oath as provisional president of China at Nanking. & Sporting: Kohlemainen of Finland won Marathon and championship of the world at Edinburgh time, 2 hours 12 minutes 5(% seconds. Barney Reilly broke the record of the Sioughton slide (ski) at Milwaukee with a 137 toot jump. Obituary: Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son of the novelist, in New York aged 67. S. Personal: Cavalier!, the opera star, di vorced from R. W. Chanler. Obituary: Rear Admiral Robley D. Ev ans, U. S. N., retired, in Washington aged 66. 4. Obituary: Capt. J. C. Jorgenson, rifle inventor, in Washington aged SO. i. Fire: In the business section of Co lumbia, S. C. loss about $400,000. Storm: A blizzard raged in the Missis sippi valley from Kansas to the lakes 11 persons frozen to deutii. Political: New Mexico proclaimed a state in the Union. Obilui w„Auary: L. G. Gottschalk. noted old time opera singer, in Chicago aged 06. 9. Fire: The Equitable Life Assurance building burned in New Vork & per sons killed. 19 Injured. U. Philippine Islands: 26 Moros killed In battle with American cavalry on the island of Jolo. Shipwreck: The Russian steamer Russ foundered in the Black sea 172 lives lost. 13. Aviation: The French aviator Jules Vedrines beat the world's speed record in flying 88»4 miles in 1 hour at Pau. 14. Fire: Loss of *300,000 in Birmingham, Ala. 16. Obituary: Henry Labouchere. editor of London Truth, in Florence, Italy aged 81. Cuba: The United States government warned Cuba that political disturb ance on the island must cease. Convention: The United Mine Workers •v" of America met In annual convention at Indianapolis. 18. Shipwreck: The British steamship Wlston Hall wrecked off the coast of Aberdeenshire 53 seamen drowned. Storm: England blizzard bound, traffle tied up and telegraph lilies wrecked. Personal: Charles W. Morse, the banker, freed from Atlanta penitentiary on a pardon by the president. 21. Mining Accident: 15 miners killed and 40 injured by dust explosion at Kea merer. Wyo. 2t Aviation Disaster: Rutherford Pago of New York killed in a Curtlss biplane at Los Angeles, the first fatality la the United States in 1912. Railroad Accident: in a wreck on the Illinois Central at Kinmundy. III., the former president of the road, J. T. Harahan. was killed also F. O Mel cher, second vice president of the Rock Island, and E. B. Pierce, general solic itor of the same system. 26. Aviation: Dr. G. Ulich. with 3 passen gers. stayed in the air 1 hour and JS minutes at Johannisthal, Germany, a world's endurance record. 8porting: George Bon hag ran 5,000 me ters In lfc minutes 4-5 seconds in New fork, a world's record. Pat Macdon ald heaved an 18 pound shot 44 feet and a half Inch in New York, a record. Jack Eller made a new record in a 75 yard hurdle race In New York time, 9 seconds. 27. Obituary: Judge William Lochren, noted Jurist, former commissioner of pensions, in Minneapolis. Minn. aged 80. 28. Fire: The AcadAiy of Music and an nex buildings destroyed in Pittsfleld. Mass. loss $300,000. FEBRUARY. Warship Disaster: The British subma rine torpedo boat A-3 sunk in collision with gunboat Hazard off the Isle of Wight crew of 14 drowned. 4. The Maine Wreck: The hulk of the battleship Maine was floated at Ha vana. Fire: $1,600,000 factory blaze in Philadel J:- phla. •. Obituary: General J. B. Weaver, who was candidate for president in 1880 and again in 1892. at Des Moines aged 79. 'V: Fire: Hotel Downey burned at Lansing, Mich. loss $400,000. 1. Sporting: Willie Hoppe retained his tl tie of world's champion at 18.2 balk line billiards by defeating George Sutton 600 to 280 In New York. 9. Obituary: Abbe Charles Loyson, fa mous French preacher known as Pere iS Hyacinthe, at Paris aged 85. M. Sporting: The world's record of 6 feet 3% inches for Indoor high lump beaten by S. Lawrence, who leaped 6 feet inches at Boston. it Obituary: Louis Heilprln, encyclopedist i?and writer in New York city aged 61. China: The Manchu dynasty abdicated .jj# throne of China by an edict vest Ins the sovereignty In the people. Dynamiting: 41 officials and ex-offlclals of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers arrested In various parts of the coun try charged with complicity In a dyna mite conspiracy. Political: Arizona proclaimed a state of the Union. )L Railroad Accident: The Chicago Llm srf ited wrecked.when running a mile a "ly, minute at Warrior's Ridge. Pa. 7 W1I ''~t* ed and 71 injured. China: Tuan Shlh «*i elected president ir JT. of the Chinese republic by the national assembly. Obituary: Mpe. Roger A. Pryor, author, and one of the founders of the Daugh tcrs of -the American Revolution, in New York city aged 82. |I Obituary: Count von Aehrenthal, pre mier of Austro-Hungary, at Vienna -Fire: In the buaineee district of Bloom fleld, Mo. loss $226,000. -Storm': lives lost in a windstorm which swept aver Loulslei^. and MIb* SL Alpine Tunnel: Jungfrau rallroad tun nel in the Alps .pierced at an altltndo P.-. MAY. Convention: Colonial Dames met la Washington. S Obituary: Homer C. Davenport, fa mous cartoonist, in New York aged 46, Army Aviation: Italian airships dropped SO bombs on the Turkish works at Azlzlah, Tripoli. 7, Convention: United Confederate Vet erans met at Macon, Ga. (. Personal: Gen. Bennett H. Young, elected commander In chief of the United Confederate Veterans. King George V. of England went down in a submarine boat In Weymouth bay. 13. Political: The house of representatives passed the bill for the popular election of United States senators, 237 to 39. 14. Obituary: Frederick VIII. of Denmark, at Hamburg, Germany aged C9. 15. Convention: Peace conference met at Lake Mohonk. N. Y. Personal: The Danish crown prince pro claimed king as Christian X. 18. Political: Tho Socialist national con vention at Indianapolis nominated Eu gene V. Debs and 12mil Seidtl for pres ident and vice president. Coal Strike: Coal miners' convention at Wilkesbarre adopted an agreement with mine owners and ended the strike 170, 000 miners resumed work. Naval: Battleship Texas, largest in the United States navy, launched at New port News, Va. 19. Fire: Flames In the business district of Houston, Tex., caused a ioss of $1,000,000. 20. Cuba: Uprising of negroes in Cuba. a. Convention: Sonsof the American Rev olution met in Boston. 22. Personal: Mrs. Emmeline Panlfhurst and other suffragists convicted of con spiracy in London. 23. Cuba: United States marines ordered to Cuba to protect American residents against the rebellious negroes. Marine: Hamburg-American liner Im perator. largest vessel in the world, launched at Hamburg with Emperor William as sponsor. Convention: International congress of navigation met at Philadelphia. 15. Fire: Historic old Eutaw House burned In Baltimore. Sporting: Jerome D. Travers defended his title of champion by defeating Os wald Kirltby at the Metropolitan Golf association tournament at Short Hills, N. J. Cuba: R«volt spreading in Cuba: United States battleship ordered to sail south. Z6. Obituary: Jan Blockx, composer and authority on Flemish music and folk song, at Antwerp. Belgium aged GO. *7. Sporting: Abel R. Kiviat made a new record by running the 1,500 meter race in 3 minutes S9 1-5 seconds at New York. Political: President Taft informed the Cuban government that the United States would not intervene in Cuba. 28. Fire Disaster: 103 lives lost in a thea ter fire at Villa Real. Spain. 30. Obituary: Wilbur Wright, aviator and aeroplane inventor, at Dayton, O. aged 45. JUNE. 1. Aviation Disaster: Philip O. Parmalee. killed In aviation flight at North Yaki ma, Wash. 2. Sporting: James N. Duncan made a new record with the discus—145 feet 914 inches. Kiviat ran 1.500 meter race in 3 minutes 56 4-5 seconds In New York, beating his own record made May 27. 2. Fire: 2,000 houses burned in Constanti nople. Obituary: Mrs. Margaret Sangster. poet and author, at Mapiewood. N. J. aged 74. Personal: President Taft welcomed the visiting division of the German navy to American waters at Fort Monroe. Va. 4. Convention: American Medical associ ation met at Atlantic City. Obituary: Eliza Archard Conner, social reformer and writer, in New York city aged 72. 6. Sporting: Tagalie won the English Derby at Epsom. A Sporting: Mark S. Wright cleared 12 feet 2'4 .inches in a pole vault at Cam bridge. Oswald Klrkby defeated Je rome D. Travers at Atlantic City for the New Jersey golf championship. Ship Disaster: French submarine war ship Vendemaire sunk ic collition with tho •battleship Saint Louis off Clier burg peninsula crew of 23 drowned.' 9. Obituary: Rear Admiral Benjamin Pef fer Lamberton. U. S. N., retired, who received the surrender of the Spanish fleest at Manila bay, in Washington. 10. Obituary: Lottie Gilson, actress known for years as the "Little Magnet," in New York city aged 41. 15. Storm: Tornadoes swept over Missouri and Ohio loss of lives, 30 or more. 18. Mining Aocident: 12 men killed by ex plosion In the Victor American Fuel company mines at Trinidad. Colo. Political: Republican national conven tion met in Chicago. U. Aviation Disaster: Capt. Dubois and Lieut. Albert Peignan. officers in the French army, killed when their bi planes collided in midair at Douai, France. 30. Obituary: Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, noted civil war veteran who command ed the famous Iron brigade, at Fond du Lac aged 85. a. Harvard "won the varsity eight row ing race, defeating Yale at New I.on don. 22. Political: President W. H. Taft and Vice President Sherman renominated at Chicago. 23. Accident: 40 people killed by the col lapse of a decayed dock at Eagle park, Grand Island, Niagara river. 24. Obituary: Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White, defender of Ladysmith in the Boer war, at London: aged 77. Storm: Nearly the entire city of Guana juato, Mexico, destroyed and about 1,000 lives lost as the result of a cloud burst. 26. Sporting: Edwin Ray won the British open golf championship at Muirfleld. England. Obituary: Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema. the famous English artist, at Wiesba den, Germany aged 76. Political: Democratic national conven tion met at Baltimore. Convention: General Federation of Wo man's Clubs met at San Francisco. 20. Sporting: American marksmen won in the international shooting competition at the Olympic games in Stockholm grand aggregate score of 1,688. Cornell won all three boat racing events at Poughkeepsle—varsity eight oared race, 4 miles, time, 19 minutes 212-5 seconds varsity four oared race, .2 miles, time, 10 minutes 341-6 seconds freshman eight oared race. 2 miles, time, 9 min utes 31 2-6 seconds. t. Storm Disaster: Reglna, the "wheat city" of Saskatchewan province, al most entirely ruined by a cyclone SO to 70 deaths property loss estimated at $11,000,000 JULY. Sporting: Miss May Sutton won the clay court tennis championship of the United States by defeating Miss Mary Bro'W'n at Pittsburgh. Aviation Disaster: Miss Harriet Qulmby, the first woman to cross the English channel In an aeroplane, killed in flight at Boston 1 Aviation Disaster: The great dirigible balloon Akron exploded in flight at At lantic City. N. J., killing 6 aeronauts, including Melvln Vaniman. her pilot Personal: The cornerstone of the Pulitzer school of journalism Iqld in Nets York. Polities!: Woodrow Wilson nominated for president by the Democratic con vention at Baltimoi'e. Wte: Fir* in the. business district of 17. %f of 11,000 feet, where a 'station Is' lo cated. Storm: The middle west struck by a fellzzard, which In some places was the worst in many years. Fire: In the business and residence sec tion of Houston, Tex. loss $6,500,000 and 2,000 people homeless. B. Windstorm: The Atlantic coast struck by a wind traveling at the rate of over 90 miles an hour and often over 100 miles. Sporting: Kllbane defeated Attell In a 20 round contest for the world's feath erweight championship at Los Angeles. IS. Italian War: The Italian parliament voted to annex Tripoli. 14. Political: Roosevelt formally an nounced that he would accept the Re publican nomination if offered hirn. %. Storm: A tornado swept over Texas, Kansas, Mississippi and Missouri, causing heavy loss of life and prop erty. Mexico: Juarez, Mexico, captured by insurgents against Madero's govern ment. MARCH. I. War In Tripoli: Italian war depart ment announced that the loss from Italian troops ,n the war with Turkey was Sit0. English Coal Strike: Strike of 1,000.000 British miners in a dispii*r. over wages. 3. Obituary: Annie Yeaman's. well known actress, in New York city aged 76. I 4. Personal: Marconi, pioneer of wireless telegraphy, made a life member of the Italian senate. 7. South I'ole Search: Amundsen, the ex plorer. announced that he reached th« south pole on Dec. 17. 1911. 10. China: Yuan Shih Kai inaugurated pro visional president of China. 13. Lawrence Strike: End of the strike of mill operatives at Lawrence, Mass., which began Jan. 11. 1912. 14. Obituary: Henry Bacon, noted Ameri can artist, at Cairo. Egypt: aged 73 15. Shipwreck: American fishing schooner Patrician wrecked off Cape Sable: cap tain and 9 of the crew drowned Storm: The South Atlantic coast states swept by a hurricane tnany deaths traffic paralyzed. IC. Shipwreck: 10 lives lost by the sinking of the Oriental liner Oceana after col lision in the English channel. The Maine Wreck: The hulk of the bat tleship Maine was sunk with imposing ccremonies off the coast of Cuba. I Obituary: Rear Admiral G. W. Mel ville, noted naval veteran of the civil war and later an arctic explorer, at Philadelphia aged 72. Sporting: Arthur Postle, faraous profes sional runner, made a 150 yard dash in 141-5 seconds and a 200 yard dash in 18 seconds at Auckland, New Zealand both are world's records. IS. Personal: Judge Mahlon Pitney otf Nc-w Jersey was installed as associate justice of the United States supreme court. Aerial Warfare: An Italian army aero plane dropped bombs into a Turkish camp in Tripoli, killing 10 Arabs. Explosion: A mysterious explosion killed 32 men at San Antonio. Tex. 19. Celebration: The Philadelphia Acade my of Natural Sciences celebrated its ci-mc-nary. 20. Mining Accidents: 9 miners killed by explosion at Dunmore, near Scranton, Pa. Explosion wrecked the San Bois mines at MeCurtain, Okla.. burying over 100 miners. 12. Battle near Jiminez, Mexico, -between government troops and 1,800 insurgents, who were routed. 23. Obituary: Gen. II. H. Bingham, mem ber of congress, known as the "father of the house," at Philadelphia aged 71. 16. Mexico: Insurgents repulsed an at tack by regular troops at Jiminez. Judicial: Chicago meat packet's declared not guilty of Violating the anti-trust law. I Mining Accident: 82 miners kitted by an explosion at Jed, W. Va. I Riot: During a political riot at Rock I Island the police fired on tho crowd. killing 3 citizens and wounding 9. 29. Convention: The American Academy of Political Social Science met in I'hil adelphia. Fire: Young's pier, noted resort at At lantic City, burned loss $500,000. $L Obituary: Senator Robert Love Taylor of Tennessee, a veteran in national politics known as "Fiddling Bob," in Washington aged 61. APRIL.. I. Sporting: Oxford won the annual race with Cambridge on the Thames time for 4% miles, 22 minutes 3 seconds. £. Political: Milwaukee elected a fusion mayor over a Socialist by 12,069 ma jority. 5. Aviation Disaster: Calbraith Rodgers, aviator, who flew from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 1911, killed in a flight at Long Beach, Cal. 4. Obituary: Dr. 1. K. Funk, author and publisher, at Montclair. N. J. aged 73. 6. Strike: English miners' confederation abandoned their coal strike. 8. Flood: 2,000 square miles inundated by a flood in th£ Mississippi damage es timate $10,000,000 40,000 homeless. Obituary: Emily Soldene. vocalist, ac tress, journalist and novelist, who in troduced Gilbert and Sullivan operas in America, in London. 10. The Titanic: The White Star liner Ti tanic, largest passenger steamer afloat, sailed from Southampton on her maid en voyage for New York. II. Sporting: Major league baseball season opened. 12. Obituary: Miss Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross society, at 'Glen Echo. Md. aged 90. Gen. Fred erick Dent Grant, son of the late Gen U. S. Grant, in New York city aged 62. 14. Political: The state department warn ed the Mexicans that their country will be held responsible for the protec tion of Americans. 16. Titanic Wreck: The White Star liner Titanic sunk by collision with an ice berg in longitude 50.14 west, latitude 41.46 north, at 2:20 a. m.: out of 2,208 passengers and crew only 707 were saved. Obituary: W. T. Stead, journalist and reformer, at sea aged C— Isldor Straus, merchant and philanthropist, at sea aged 67. Francis D. Millet, art let, at sea: aged 65. Col. J. J. Astor, soldier and capitalist, at sea aged 47. Jacques Futrelle. author, at sea aged 37. .16. Aviation: Miss Harriet Qulmby, the American air woman, (lew across the English channel, the first woman to accomplish the feat. jtf. Personal: Statue to John Paul Jones, naval hero of the Revolutionary war, unveiled in Washington. M. Sporting* Mike Ryan of the New York Athletic club won the annual Ameri can Marathon at Boston, covering the 25 mile course in 2 hours minutes 18 1-6 seconds. 11. Storm: Nearly 100 people killed by cy clone in Illinois and Indiana. tt Obituary: Justin McCarthy, novelist, historian, former member of parlia ment. at Folkestone. England: aged 82. K2. Obituary: Dr. D. K. Pearsons, who gave all nie fortune to colleges, in Chicago aged 92. Storm: Oklahoma swept by a tornado 31 dead. 9. Fire: The greet bazaar quarters in Damascus, Syria, burned: less $10.00% 000. 10 8hlpwreck: Steamer-TeXiris'-under the Turkish flag, sunk in the golf of Smyr na: 66 passengers drowned. The Titanic: Cable slilgi Maelnt]r Be* with ner cargo ef 180 of the T#» S^tanle deal) recovered from the to*, a W a S -r 'iSS# '"-v^r^rr^r7::t THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1913. ffbrth" "jfiJams, Mass.," caused a loss of $600,000. $. Obituary: Gen. Robert Frederick Hoke, a distinguished Confederate veteran, at Raleigh, N. C. aged 76. Political: Governor Thomas R. Marshall nominated for vice president by the Democratic convention at Baltimore. 1 Railroad Accident: 41 killed and many injured on the Delaware and Lacka wanna railroad in a rear end collision at Gibson's Narrows, N. Y. Sporting: Ad Wolgast declared winner in a 12 round contest for the light weight championship, defeating Joe Rivers at Los Angeles, Cal. Jack Johnson defeated Jim Flynn In the ninth round for the heavyweight cham pionship at East Las Vegas, N. M. 6. Anniversary: The memorial lighthouse to commemorate the tercentenary of Champlain's discovery of the lake which bears his name was unveiled at Crown Point, N. Y. Railroad Accidcnt: 21 killed an:! 30 in jured in an accident on the Ligonier Valley railroad at Wilpen, Pa. 6. Sporting: Formal opening of the Olym pic games at Stockholm. 7. Sporting: Jim Thorpe of Carlisle. Pa., won the ntatlilon In the Olympic games at Stockholm. 8. Obituary: Robert Wiedemann Barrett Browning, only son of the English poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Hrowning, at Asoio, Italy aged 03. Convention: 50th annual convention of the National Education association met at Chicago. Fire: Thousand Island park swept by fire: loss $5u0.000. Convention: The North American Ke peranto congress met in Boston. Mine Disaster: 51 lives lost in a mine ex plosion ai Conisboro, Yorkshire, Eng land. 10. Political: The national Prohibition con vention met at Atlantic City, N. 1Z Sporting. Ted Meredith (American) won the 400 meter race in the Olympic games, making a new world's record time 48 seconds. 13. Obituary: Gen. H. M. Duffield. veteran of the civil and Spanish-American wars, at Detroit. Political: By a vote of 55 to 28 the Unit ed States senate declared that William Lorlmer of Illinois had not been duly elected to that body. 14. Railroad Accident: 16 killed in a colli sion on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad at Western Springs, 111. 14. Sporting. K. K. McArthur of South Africa won the Olympic Marathon at Stockholm. 16. Sporting: America won the track and fleld meet at Stockholm with 128 points to Sweden's 104 and England's 06. Thorpe, the Indian, won the decathlon. 15. Storm: A cloudburst at Denver caused $1,000,000 damage. 17. Obituary: Henri Poincare, the world famous mathematician, in Paris aged 58. 19. Italian War: S Italian torpedo boats tried to run the Dardanelles and were driven back by the fire of Turkish forts. Storm: The mining towns of Mazuma and Seventrouglis, Nev., were nearly wiped out by a cloudburst many per sons killed. 30. Fire: A $2,000,000 fire In Vancouver, B. C. Obituary: Andrew Lang. English poet, critic and novelist, at Banchory, Scot land aged 68. 22. Sporting: Olympic games ended. Swe den won with a total of 133 points United States, 129: England, 76. United States led in firsts with 25 Sweden second with 23. 24. Fire: A $400,000 oil fire at Marcus Ilook, Pa. Obituary: Fannie Denham Rouse, prob ably the oldest actress in America, at Ohioville. N. Y. aged 81. Convention: The first international eu genics congress met in London. Sporting: Arthur Chappie ran a motor cycle a mile :n. 391-5 seconds and 30 miles in 21 r.inutes 38 4-5-seconds, both records, at Brighton Beach, N. Y. 36. Storm: A cloudburst caused damage In southwest Pennsylvania mines flood ed and a wide area inundated many deaths. 27. Aeronautics: 7 huge gas balloons start ed from Kansas City in an elimination race for the James Gordon Bennett contest to be held in Germany. 29. Aeronautics: The balloon Uncle Sam, which left Kansas City on the 27th. landed at Manassas, Va., having trav eled 925 miles, beating 6 competitors In the Bennett elimination race. 29. Sporting: Ernest Barry, the English champion sculler, defeated Richard Arnst of Australia on the Thames course for the sculling championship of the world. 30. Obituary: Mutsuhito, emperor of Ja pan, at Tokyo aged 60. (Succeeded by his son Yoshihito.) AUGUST. 2 Political: The United States senate warned foreign nations against acquir ing naval military sites near United States possessions. I. Storm: Snow fell In Pennsylvania. 4. Sporting: Arthur Chappie drove a mo torcycle a mile in 38 4-5 seconds at Brighton Beach, beating his own rec ord of July 24. 6. Political: National convention of the Progressive party met at Chicago. Political: The sultan of Turkey dis solved parliament Young Turks lead ers removed. 7. Political: Theodore Roosevelt and Hi ram Johnson nominated by the Pro gressive national convention at Chica go. 8. Accident: Explosion in the national palace of Haiti at Port au Prince kill ed President Leconte, and 400 others were killed or wounded. Earthquake: An earthquake In Turkey destroyed 3.000 lives Adrlanople and Gallipoli suffered severely. 10. Army: United States army maneuvers began In Connecticut 12. Political: Mulat Hafld, the sultan of Morocco, abdicated the throne Mulal Youssef was proclaimed sultan. Convention: The International Typo graphical union met at Cleveland, O. 13. Obituary: Massenet, French composer of opera music, at Paris aged 70. Dr. Horace Howard Furness, noted Shake spearean scholar, at Wallingford, Pa. aged 79. 17. Obituary: Gen. E. V. Sumner, U. S. A., retired veteran of the civil war and also the Spanish-American war, at San Francisco aged 77. Army: War game for the control of New York city ended at Newtown, Conn. 19. Storm: A cloudburst centering at Nile*. Mich., caused damage of $1,000,000. Nicaragua: Nicaragua rebelsjjnassacred 500 government troops 2 Americans were among the victims. 10. Obituary Johann M. Schleyer, Invent or of the artificial language known as Volapuk. at Constance, Switzerland aged 74. Rev William Booth, founder and general of the Salvation Army, In London aged 83. 21. Personal. Bramwell Booth succeeded the late William Booth as general of the Salvation Army. 24. Panama Canal: President Taft signed the Panama canal bill regulating the canal tolls 2$. Political: Second regular session of the 62d congress closed 2f. Storm Disaster: Typhoon In Chekiang province, China, caused a loss of St,000 to TOtOOO lives. SEPTEMBER'. ^.L. Obituary: Maj. A. R. Calhoun, a otvil 'S\\\ war veteran, Journalist and author hi Brooklyn aged 68. Samuel Coleridge Taylor, colored music composer, In London aged 37. Storms: 6 killed and 23 hurt by a cloud burst which struck a Northwestern passenger train near Green Bay, Wis. A death roll of 50 and a property loss of $5,000,000 resulted from a storm and cloudburst in the Panhandle district of Pennsylvania, W»st Virginia and Ohio. S. Fire: Fire in Ocean Park, a resort near Los Angeles, Cal., caused damage of over $5,000,000. $. Obituary Lieut. Gen. Arthur MacAr thur, U. S A., retired, at Milwaukee aged 07. 7. Sporting: Jerome Travers won the am ateur golf championship of the United States, defeating Charles Evans, Jr., at Wheaton. HI., In final round. 9. Political: Maine went Republican. Convention: The Spanish-American war veterans were in session at Atlantic City, N. J. 10. Mexico: Mexican regular troops cross ed United States soil in pursuit of in surgents by marching through Arizona with the consent of the government. Convention: The American Bankers' as sociation met in Detroit. 11. Convention: The national encampment of the G. A. R. niet at I.os Angeles, Cal. Eucharistic congress opened in Vienna. 13. Personal: Judge Alfred B. Beers of Connecticut elected commander in chief of the G. A. R. at Los Angeles. Gen. Count Jlarosuke Nogi, the Japanese hero of Port Arthur, and his wife kill ed themselves at Tokyo because of the death of the emperor. 18. Obituary: Ex-Senator Hernando De Soto Money, at CJulfport, Miss. aged 73. Sporting: The Chicago Americans de feated Philadelphia at Chicago, in suring the league pennant to the Bos ton Red Sox for the world's series. 22. Storm: A typhoon in Japan caused a loss of $20.0W,000. 23. Convention: The international peace congress opened at Geneva. 24. Obituary: Baron Marsehall von Bie bersteln. noted German diplomat, at Berlin aged 70. 21. Anniversary: Tiie CO1I1 anniversary of the meeting of 14 governors on the 25th of September, 1862, at Altoonn, Pa., was celebrated in that city. 26. Nicaragua: Gen. Mena, the Nicaragua revolutionist, surrendered with all his army to United States and Nicaraguan troops. 27. Sporting: The New York club of the National Baseball league "cinched" the pennant bv defeating the Boston club in New York by S to 3. 38. Naval: The French battleship Paris, the most formidable in the navy, launched at Toulon she mounts 1- inch guns and I'll smaller pieces. Obituary: Arihur l.umley, old time art ist, at Mount Vernon, N. Y. aged 75. Aviation Disasters: Three aviators, in cluding two United States army air men, killed in flight, making total deaths in the air to date 191. 29. Sporting: Matt McGrath made a new world's record by throwing a Ifi pound hammer a record distance of 101 feet 5 inches former record ISO feet 1 Inch. 30. Personal: The Pulitzer school of jour nalism at Columbia university opened in N«w York. Obituary: The Rev. Augustus Orlebar, an English vicar, who was the original Tom Brown in "Torn Brown's School Days," at Wellington, England. OCTOBER. 1. Dynamiters: Trial of the dynamite plotters at I.os Angeles Oct. 1, 1910, was begun in Indianapolis. 2. Obituary: Rear Admiral Lucien Young. U. S. N., in New York city aged 60. Sporting: Ralph De Palma won the Van derbilt auto cup on the Wauwatosa course, Wisconsin time, 4 hours 20 minutes 31.45 seconds distance about 300 miles. The Australian team won the International cricket match by a margin of 192 runs in New York. 4. Marine Accident: The British B-2 sub marine cut in two by an ocean liner In the English channel 15 drowned, Convention: The Army of the Tennessee I held its annual convention at Peoria, 111. Balkan War: Hostilities between the Balkan states and Turkey were begun by a clash on the frontier north of Adrianople. & Sporting: Miss Margaret Curtis of Bos 1 ton won the national woman's golf championship at Manchester, Mass. by a score of 3 up and 2 to play. 7. Obituary: Ex-Senator W. A. Peffer, one of the Populist leaders in the sen ate. at Grenola, Kan. aged 81. 8. Obituary: Frank Bostock, the show animal trainer, in London: aged 50. Balkan War: Montenegro declared war against Turkey. Sporting: In the opening game of the world's series at New York the Boston Americans (Red Sox) defeated the New York Nationals (Giants) by a score of 4 to 3. t0. Personal: Dr. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller institute was awarded the Nobel prize of $39,000 for achievement In surgery. Balkan War: The Montenegrin army captured Detchitcli mountain, on the road to Scutari, with nearly all of the Turkish defenders. 12. Anniversary: The centenary of Drury Lane theater celebrated in London at the close of a play. 12. Balkan War: Bulgaria presented to Turkey the ultimatum of the Balkan states. 14. The Courts: A verdict for the plain tiffs In the celebrated Danbury "hat ters' boycott" case was given in the United States district court at Hart ford, Conn. Personal: Col. Theodore Roosevelt was shot at Milwaukee by a would be as sassin named John Schrank. tt. Tripolitan War: Peace protocol signed by Italy and Turkey, bringing to an end the war over Tripoli which began September. 1911. 16. Typhoon: l.oss of $25,000,000 in a ty phoon In the Philippines. Sporting: Boston Red Sox won the final game in the world's championship se ries. defeating the New York Giants 3 to 2 at Boston. Mexico: The city of Vera Cruz, Mexico, arose in rebellion against President Madero Gen. Felix Diaz, nephew of ex-President Diaz, was at the head of the insurrection. 17. Balkan War: Turkey declared war upon Servia and Bulgaria. Obituary: Weldon Brinton Heyburn. United States senator from Idaho, In Washington aged 60. 18. Fire: Fire in the storehouse of the United States arsenal at Benicia, Cal.. caused a loss of over $1,000,000. It. Convention: The W. C. T. U. met In Portland. Ore. 22. Balkan War: Battle at Kirk Killse between Bulgars and Turks reported that 6,000 Bulgars were killed and wounded. Obituary: Robert Barr, the Scottish nov elist, at Woldingham. England. aged 62. tL Mexico: Vera Cruz. Mexico, recaptured from the insurgents by federal forces. Diaz, leader of the revolt, was among the prisoners. Sporting: Willie Kohlemainen, the Fin nish champion, made a new record In Marathon racing by running the dis tance in 2 hours 29 minutes 391-6 sec onds in Newark, N. J. tt. Balkan War: The Turks retreated from Kirk Kilise. being driven out by the Bulgarian army. Servians defeat ed the Turks around Ku ma nova. 9. Mexico: Two officers of Qen. DIaa's force were shot at Vet* Crus following court martial. -'v"'^"' 11 Obituary: Brig. Gen. Carrlngton, ln A., retired, a veteran of the plains,„ the civil war, in Boston aged 88. Obituary: Mme. Judith, French^] tress, rival of Rachel and friend*! Victor Hugo and George Sand, In 1" is aged 85. 30. Obituary: James Schoolcraft Sherm vice president of the United States, Utlca, N. Y. aged 57. Areonautics: The French balloon Pics die won the Bennett cup by a flight 1,3G1 miles, which was also a worli record. NOVEMBER. 1. Obituary: Gen. Homer Lea, militarj adviser to the Chinese revolutionary government, at Los Angeles, Cal. 2. Sporting: Harvard defeated Princetoe in the annual game at Soldiers' field, Cambridge, 16 to 3. Chicago defeated by Wisconsin, 30 to 12. at Madison. i. Political: Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey and Governor Thoma» R. Marshall of Indiana elected presl dent and vice president on the Demo cratlc ticket by an overwhelming elec toral majority. Popular vote: Wilson 6.106.748 Roosevelt, 3.92S.140 Taft, 3,376* 4:2. 8. Balkan War: Greek troops capture* Saloniki from the Turks with numer ous prisoners. 9. Sporting: Carlisle Indians defeatei Army, 27 to 6, at West Point. Penr sylvania defeated Michigan. 27 to 21. Philadelphia. 10. Personal: James Bryce, British am bassador to the United States, resignei his post. 11. Railroad Accident: 19 people killed an4 48 injured in a collision on the Yazoc and Mississippi Valley railroad ai Montz, La. Convention: The American Federation ctf Labor met at Rochester, N. Y. 12. Assassination: The prime minister ot Spain, C^nalejas, was shot dead in tin streets of Madrid by an anarchist. 13. Railroad Accident: 10 people killed an4 14 injured in a wreck on the Cincln nati, Hamilton and Dayton railroat near Indianapolis. Pedestrianism: John Henry Scott com pleted a walk from New York to Phil adelphia in the record time of 23 hours, 1 minute and 15 seconds. Convention: The Daughters of the Con federacy in annual session in Wash ington. IE. Storm: Destructive hurricane and tida wave struck the island of Jamaica. 16. Sporting: The annual football game Yale and Princeton resulted in a t.l* score of 6 to 6 at Princeton. Wiscon sin defeated Minnesota at football, 11 to 0, at Minneapolis. Pennsylvania de feated Carlisle Indians, 34 to 26, ax Philadelphia. Michigan defeated Cor nell, £0 to 7, at Ann Arbor. Obituary: Minnie Hauk-Wartegg, retired prima donna, famous in the title roleol Carmen, in Munich. 18. Balkan War: The Balkan allies cap* tured Monastir from the Turks. The Courts: The United States suprem court ordered the dissolution of tt "bathtub trust." Personal: President Elect Woodrow Wi son given a public reception at Hanr ilton, Bermuda. 19. Earthquake: Shocks on the Pacif coast heavy loss of life in Mexico. Railroad Accident: 12 killed and 40 it jured in a head-on collision on th Seaboard Air line south of Richmono, I Va. Convention: American Civic associatio ns in Baltimore. 21. Convention: National Woman SuCTrag association met in Philadelphia. 22. Fire: Putnam. Conn., suffered a lo* of $500,000 by fire In the -business dis trict. 23. Sporting: Harvard defeated Sale.W the annual football game at New Ha ven, 20 to 0. Chicago defeated Minne sota, 7 to 0. at Chicago. 24. Labor Dispute: The board of ar-Mtrar tors in the railway engineers' demand, for increased pay decided in favor ot the engineers. 25. Obituary: United States Senator Isidor I Rayner of Maryland, in Washington aged 62. Personal: Rev. Anna Howard Shaw re elected president of the National Wons an Suffrage association at Philadelphia. Balkan War: Balkan and Turkish peace delegates met for conference near Con stantinople. 27. Storm: Snowstorms prevailed in the lake and Mississippi valley states. Executive Clemency: Gove,'ior J. A. Dix 1 pardoned A. T. Patrick, uM«r lif sentence for the murder of tyi! lyiam Marsh Rice in 1900. 27. Obituary: J. P. Jones, former Unit States senator from Nevada, at Angeles, Cal. aged 83. K. Obituary: Col. James Gordon, noted ex-Confederate, at Okolona, Mi«u aged 79. Sporting: Ad Wolgast defeated by Willie Ritchie for the lightweight champion ghlp at Daly City, Cal., in 16 rounds. Pennsylvania defeated Cornell at foot I ball, 7 to 2, at Philadelphia. Balkan War: Bulgarians captured 9,00$ 1 Turkish reserves near Adrianople after a stubborn battle. Servia seized Dur azzo, an Albanian port on the Adri atic sea. 29. The Courts: Charles H. Hyde coo I victed of bribery in 1910, while cham berlain of the city of New York. 10. Obituary: Rev. Dr. Robert Collyer, noted Unitarian preacher, in New York city: aged 89. Sporting: Navy defeated Army. to ti at Philadelphia. DECEMBER, 1 Political: Last session of 62d congress opened. Judicial: The United States supreme court ordered the Pacific railway merg er dissolved for violation of the Sher man law. I. Conventions: Governors met in annual conference at Richmond. Americaa Road Builders' association met at (.'In natl. Balkan War: The Balkan league, -with the exception of Greece, signed an ar-. mlstice with Turkey. Railroad Accident: 12 killed and manjr Injured in a collision at Dresden, O. 4. Obituary: Gen. Julius H. Stahel. Fed- ,4 eral veteran of the civil war. in SCew York city aged 87. (. Political: President Taft's annual message recommended measures t* strengthen the army and avy. (. Obituary: Gen. Gates P. Tbrwswu, Federal veteran of the civil war, aa thor and historian, at Nashville aged 77. t. Sporting: Annual 6 day bicycle race, opened ln New Tork city. 10. Fire: Cincinnati business discrtet toee $700,000. Shipwreck: Italian steamer Derna sunk, ln the English channel by collision wlttei the British battleship Centurion and her crew of about 20 drowned. II. Aviation: Roland G. Garros. French aviator ascended 19,082 feet, a WOT Id's record, at Tunis. vf 11 Obituary: Prince Lultpold. regent e( I Bavaria, at Munich aged 9L IS. Wireless: A fedesal law regulating communication by wireless telegraphy went Into effect. 27. Convention: The American Association For Labor Legislation met la Boston. tt. Personal: President Elect Wilson's 66th birthday observed at Staunton.. Va., where he was. born In 1866. Ml Convention: The American tlon For the Advancement of SCIeneei met ln Cleveland. •1. Political: Commercial treaty., of litt between the Unltfd Btatsa and iiuaeia terminated. •. a 4