New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-29
Ing With IN accident after travelling s.
miles which indefinitely postponed the


Ing With IN accident after travelling IS
miles which Indefinitely postponed the,
trip.
elimination Of forest IRE which. de-
stroyed $1,000. 900 worth of fir and tarn-
arack timber along Lake Occur
d.AIene. Wash
4. AeronautIcs: Opening OF the aeroplane
races at Rheims. France.
q Fire: Loss of 100000 by flames in
the business district Of Decatur. Ill.
Accident: killed and many injured in
strikers riot at the Pressed Steel Car
company's plant at Schoenville. Pa.
Obituary. Rev Thomas Ducey. pastor
of St Leo's Roman Catholic church
in New York city, widely known for
his denunciations of municipal corrup-
ton: aged 66.
g. Aeronautics: Glenn H. Curtiss. Amer
lean aviator, made speed record at
Rheims by covering 6l-5 miles in s.
minutes IS rs seconds
Shipwreck: The Nicolas Castania found
cred off the Isle of Pines, carrying
down passengers and q officers and
sailors.
a. Shipwreck: The North German Lloyd
steamer Schlesein collided with the
Argentine excursion steamer Colombia
in Montevideo harbor and sunk her
with a loss of over loo passengers.
Is. Aeronautics: Paulhan,s French avis
ator, broke all records for length
of unbroken fight. including Wilbur
Wright's. by remaining in the air z
hours. SO minutes and "a seconds at
Rheims
q. Obituary: George Manville Fem. Eng
- lish novelist of the old school, in Lon
don. aged 49,
Aeronautics: Henry Farman, English
aviator, set new record for heavier
fI,9r, raiy 0l,ir bxy<
miles in hours. minutes and Sc 2-5
seconds. at Rheims.
q. Aeronautics: Glenn II. Curtiss won
the international aviator cup at
Rheims by travelling at the rate OF
1866 miles an hour and covering 1919
miles in 10 minutes so 3-5 seconds.
Morocco: The Spaniards at Melilla de-
stroyed 100 Moors by exploding mine
under their camp
Flood: High water at Monterey, Mexico,
caused the loss of upward of 1000 lives
and DESTROYED property valued at $780,
100000
g. Holmes Centenary: The Tooth anniver-
sary of the birth of Oliver Wendell
Holmes celebrated.
30. Convention: Sixth international trades
union congress opened in Paris.
SEPTEMBER.
l. Personal. DIR. Frederick A. Cook an
nounced the discovery by him of the
north pole on April H. 1905
:. Personal: Rear Admiral c. S. Sperry,
commander of the Atlantic fleet on the
Pacific cruise and homeward voyage,
placed on the retired list of the navy
4. Obituary: Clyde Fitch. the playwright.
at Chalons-Sur-Marn France.
Railroad Accident: The Baltimore and
Ohio's Royal Blue limited wrecked by
train robbers near Chewton, Pa; 2
killed and 80 injured.
Personal: DR.. Frederick A. Cook. the
arctic explorer, who left civilization
for the farthest north in 1907. landed
at Copenhagen.
& Convention: International Esperanto
congress opened at Barcelona
Z. The Taft cup trophy in the German
American sonderklasse races won by
the American yacht Joyette off Mar
blehead. Mass.
Obituary: Henry b. Blackwell. anti
slayerist and pioneer woman suffra-
gist. in Boston; aged 81.
Personal: Peary cabled from Indian
Harbor. Labrador. that he reached the
north pole April 6. 1909
T. sAeronauticS: Capt f. S. Cody. an
American in the British service. made
cross country aeroplane flight of 10
miles. covered in l hour and min
utes.
yer and political leader. in New York
city: aged 10. Lieut.. Gen. Henry. G.
Corbin. U. S. A.. retired. in New York
city; aged IS.
g. Obituary: Gen. Edward NJ McCook.
civil war veteran of the Ohio family
of fighting McCooks." in Chicago:
aged Ga.
Il. Obituary: William Lloyd Garrison.
son and namesake of the great anti
G 1au loa1 Tor mid o1x
known refor,ner and publicist. at Lex
ington. Mass: aged Il.
II Convention: The American Bankers
association met in Chicago.
Obituary: Mayo Williamson Hazeltine
noted book reviewer and author. at
Atlantic City; aged 6S
Is. Personal: President Taft started from
Boston on his 1900 mile tour Mar
rage at Dingwall. Scotland. Of Prince
Miguel Of Braganza. claimant to the
throne of Portugal. and the American
heiress Miss Anita Stewart Of New
York
Obituary: Baron Tweedmouth, late first
lord Of the British admiralty. in Lon
don; aged 60.
10. Storm: Beginning OF a West India
hurricane which ragged for two days
along the northern gulf coast; heavy
loss Of life and great damage to prop
erty.
q. Peary. homeward bound, reached
Sydney, II. S. DR.. Frederick A. Cook.
the explorer, arrived in New York
from Copenhagen.
Obituary: Governor John A. Johnson of
Minnesota al Rochester. Mimi: aged
49,
q. Obituary: Robert Hoe Sd, head of the
noted firm of printing press manufac-
turers of New York and London, in
London: aged TO- Henrietta Chanfrau.
an old time actress. who supported
Forrest and the Booths. at Burlington.
N j.: aged 70. Major" Rodina Mutt.
last male survivor of Barnum's cele-
brated midget troupe. at Dorchester,
Mass: aged g.
Is. Balloon Accident: French military
dirigible Republique wrecked near
Moulins during ascension, and Off
GERS on board killed
Hudson Tercentenary: Opening of the
Hudson Fulton celebration by a naval
parade in New York harbor.
20. Polar Exploration: Peary's arctic ship
Roosevelt arrived at New York
OCTOBER.
L Commander Robert q Peary reached
New York
Aeronautics: International balloon race
from Zurich.
2 Aeronautics: Orville Wright broke the
high flying record by soaring 900 feet