Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-31

.erDnt cup IN the nrst Dig auto race
IN the United States
Shipwreck: British steamer Call. from
New London. Prince Edward Island
wrecked In the gulf OF ST. Lawrence:
IS seamen drowned
10. Russo-Japanese War: The mikado OF
Japan predicted long war and urged
his people to be patient and patriotic.
Accident: % people killed and 80 injured
in wreck on the Missouri Pacific
road at warrensburg. Mo.
Personal: Robert J. Wynne appointed
postmaster general.
II. Fire: In Winnipeg. Man. flames In the
business district caused a loss of
Russo-Japanese War: Desperate battle
near Yentai station between Gen Kg-
ropatkin's advance guard and the
Japanese column led by Gen. kurokt
13 Shipwreck: The New Brunswick
schooner Wentworth wrecked upon
Chatham bar. Massachusetts; u peo-
pie including the captain and his fam
fly. drowned
a Obituary: King George Of Saxony. In
Dresden; aged a.
@Russo-Ja panese War: Soaviest fighting
of the prolonged battle of Sha river:
the Japanese right. center and left ar
mics attacked the Russians. driving
them north of the river.
Is. Shipwreck: British schooner MelroSe
wsecked of the Florida coast: lives
lost.
l6. Obituary: Brig. Gen. William Scott
Worth. U. S. A. retired. SON of the
Mexican war hero and veteran OF
the civil war and the Spanish-Amer-
lean war. in New York city: aged Ga
II. Russo-Japanese War: The Japanese
advance northward checked by the
Russians at Sha river; the Russians
captured many cannon.
Is. Russo Ia panese War: Gen. Kuropat-
kin appointed commander in chief OF
the Russian army in the far east, in
dependent OF Viceroy Alexeieff. De3-
perate attempt of the japanese to re-
capture Lone Tree hill from the Rus
slams.
20. Russo-Japanese War: The Baltic fleet
in its voyage to the far east reached
Shagen, Denmark. End of the battle
of Sha river. which proved substan-
TALLY draw. neither side having
gained the objective as planned: the
combined losses in 10 days fighting es-
timated at $1,000 killed and wounded:
Marshal Oyama reported finding over
1900 dead on the field: the Russians
admit loss of 10000 killed and wound
ed
p. Russo-Japanese War: The Baltic fleet
fired upon English fishing boats during
the niGAt in the North sea: fishing
vessel sunk. 2 English fishermen kill
ed and several wounded.
p South America: Peace treaty signed
between Chile and Bolivia.
"a. Sporting: Major Delmar clipped half
a second from the worlds record by
trotting a mile in 2:0lh at Memphis:
previous record of 2:01A held Jointly
by Major Delmar and Lou Dillon.
Is. Airship Test: The airship Arrow. con-
structed by Capt. Baldwin, sailed q
circuit of 10 miles at St. Louis.
s.. Sporting: Dan Patch paced a mile In
harness n sc at Memphis, lowering
his own pssyious worlds record of
156A.
q. New York Subway: The underground
electric road in New York opened to
the public from city hall to Harlem.
q. Political: Dispute over the affair be-
tween the Russian Baltic fleet and the
English fishing boats n the North sea
referred by Russia and England to an |
international commission organized un- |
der the terms of The Hague conven- |
ton.
Explosion, In Mine No 3. at Tercio. |
Colo: so miners killed.
3D. Anniversary: Columbia university. |
New York. began the celebration Of |
her 10th anniversary.
81. Sporting: Joe Cans, lightweight cham |
pion of the world. won in contest |
with Jimmie Britt on foul at San |
Francisco.
NOVEMBER.
1. Political: Arbitration treaty concluded
by United States and France.
Obituary: Paul de Cassagnac. noted |
Bonapartist and duelist. in Paris: aged
81.
8. Political: The national election result
ed as follows: Popular vote-Roosevelt