The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-12-30


England; aged ~.
Political: The Payne tariff bill passed
the house of representatives by vote
of 2i7 to 81.
II. Fire Dlsastor: deaths In a fire at
Benox Mass. loss nearly 100000
Financial Troubles: Ennis & Stopani,
brokers in New York and Chicago
failed for Sl.50OOOO.
10. Turkey: Turkish garrirou in Constan-
tinople mutinied and expelled the
Young Turks ministry.
| H. Fire: At Rochester. N. Y. 3 churches,
40 dwellings and business block de-
stroyed loss nearly 100000
Obituary: EN-United States Senator M.
G. Butler of South Carolina at Column
bia s. G.. aged 70.
| 1S. Political Cltimatum of Young Turks
to parliament
10. Conventions National Society Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution met
i'm Washington
q. Storm Disaster: Z persons killed and
property valued at 81 100000 ruined by
a windstorm at Cleveland
q. Obituary: Ex-Cnited States Senator
| William NJ Stewart Of Nevada, in
Washington aged 80
a. Turkey: Young Turks gained control
In Constantinople making Sultan Alb
| dul Hamid prisoner In his palace.
| Is. Obituary: Charles Warren 3toddard,
author and educator. in Monterey.
| Cal aged %.
IS Convention: 9Th congress OF the Inter
| national Womans Suffrage alliance
| opened I'm London
| a. Abdul Hamid III. OF Turkey formally
deposcd by the constitutional party
(Young Turks) and his brother. Mo
manned Resched. chosen successor.
Obituary Heinrich Conried impresaro
former director of the Metropolitan
Opera House. New York, i'm Neral.
Austria; aged 81
/ & Obituary. EN-(1ONpruOr Eredpriplk Hol-
brook of Vermont. at Brattleboro:
aged 96 Olive Logan. former actress,
author and lecturer. near Sutton. Sur
rey. England; aged 20.
| 20. Convention: Annual meeting OF the
National Society OF the Sons OF the
American Revolution opened in Balti-
more.
Turkey; 80 leaders OF the mutiny of
April 10 I'm COnstantinople executed for
conspiracy
Fire: In Chicago 100000 loss by the
burning OF Elevator OF the Illinois
Central.
30. Personal; Daughter born to Queen
Wihelmina of Holland.
Storm Disaster: over 200 dead and mill
lions In property destroyed by torna-
does which swept the south, including
Tennessee. Alabama. Mississippi and
Georgia.
2. Conventions National peace congress
opened In Chicago.
3. judicial: The commodity clause" OF
the Hepburn act declared constitution
al by the United States supreme court.
8. Sporting: st. Yves won the interna-
tional derby In New York covering q
miles and 3S5 yards In hours, a min
utes and . seconds.
.. Obituary; Augusta Evans Wilson, au-
thor OF "Beulah," "St. Elmo" Wash
Il" and other popular novels Of south
ern life. at Mobile. Ala; aged a.
10. Politicul Mohammed V. of Turkey
invested with the sword OF sovereignty
at Constantinople
IL. Boat Disaster: q deaths by the sink
ing Of a ferry launch on the Ohio river
near Pittsburg
II. Quarry Accident: 1000 pounds OF dyna-
mite exploded at South Bethlehem,
near Albany. n. Y. causing the loss
OF ~ lives.
l3. Sporting: King James won the Metro
politan handicap at Belmont park.
New York.
II. Personal: Cen Stoessel and Admiral
Nebogaton, Russian officers. who were
serving sentences for neglect of duty
In the late war pardoned by the czar.
Is. Financial Tracy Co. New York
brokers ana bankers. went into bank
ruptcy owing N,OOO0OO.
Obituary: George Meredith, the English
novelist, in London; aged 81.
Personal: DR. Charles William Eliot re-
tired from the presidency OF Harvard
after 40 ears In that Office.
Fire; Loss of N,50OOOO by the destruc-
tlon of II manufacturing block at Ak
ron, o.
Convention; National good roads con
gress met in Baltimore.
10. Obituary. Henry II. Rogers, financier
and director OF the Standard Oil COM
pany. in New York: aged 90.
Personal: Abbott Lawrence Lowell as
tl,a "A. Of IIav. a,1
versity.
26. Mai. Israel c. Greene, captor OF John
Brown at Harpers Ferry In 1859, at
Mitchell S. D. aged So.
Sporting: King Edwards Mlnoru won
the English Derby.
| 29 Storm Disasters: % persons killed and
40 injured in Oklahoma by tornadoes.
Many lives lost In a cyclone which
swept over western Minnesota and
North Dakota.
30 Tornado. over 30 persons killed and
upward Of 100 injured in windstorm
at Zephyr, Tex.
81 Fire: Al Porta Costa, Cal, loss of 81
100000 by the burning OF the Nevada
grain docks.
JUNE.
l. Worlds Fair: The Alaska Yukon Pa
cifc exposition opened at Seattle
| 2. Obituary: Theodore Barth, noted Ger
man editor. publicist and authority on
American affairs. at Baden Baden;
| aged 60.
3. Sporting: King James won the Brook
lyn handicap at Gravesend.
| 8. Balloon race start at indianapolis for
distance and endurance contests.
6. Obituary: Col. Alexander Kelly Nc
Clure, noted journalist long promi-
nent in Pennsylvania politics. in Phil
adelphia; aged 81
g. Conventions: United Confederate Vet
Grams met at Memphis. Meeting OF
the American Medical association at
Atlantic city.
Q. Convention: National conference OF
charities and correction met at Buff
falo.
10. Obituary: Rev DR.. Edward Everett
Hale. distinguished clergyman, author
and journalist. chaplain OF the United
States senate, In Roxbury. Mass. I;
aged 81.
Storm Disaster. IL persons killed and
scores injured in series OF tOrnadoes
which swept over Texas.
II. Earthquake Disaster: Towns of st.
Cannat and Rognes. In France. ruined 4;
100 deaths