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


trip.
20. elimination Of a forest fire which de-
stroyed 81 100000 worth Of hr and tam
arack timber along Lake Coeur
d'Alene Wash.
q. AeTonautics: Opening of the aeroplane
races at Rheims. France.
20. Fire: Loss of xl,OOO.OO0 by flames in
the business dlstrict Of Decatur. III.
Accident: killed and many injured In
a strikers riot at the Pressed Steel Car
conpany's plant at Schoenville. Pa.
Obituary: Rev. Thomas Ducey. pastor
of st. keo's Roman Catholic church.
in New York city. widely known for
his denImoiations Of municipal corrup-
don: aged sc.
q. Aeronautios: Glenn II. Curtiss. Amer
lcan aviator. made speed record at
Rheims 10y covering SIS miles In
minutes 80 20 seconds.
Shfpwreck: The Nicolas Castsnia found
cred off the Isle Of Pines, carrying
down passengers and q officers and
sailors.
a. Shipwreck: The Nosth German Lloyd
steamer Scldesein cellided with the
Argentine excursion steamer Colombia
In Montevidep harboT and sunk her
with a loss of over l50 passengers.
Is. Aeronautics; Paulhan, French avi-
ator. broke all records for length
OF unbroken fight. including Wilbur
Wrighus. by remaining In the air
hours, So minutes and "a seconds at
Rheims
q. Obituary: George Manvine Fem. Eng
llsh novelist of the old school, In Lon
don; aged, 49,
Aeronautios. Henry Farman English
aviator set new record for heavier
than air machines by covering iu.1S
miles In hours 4 minutes and Sc 2-5
seconds, at Rheims.
81 AeronaurtCsi Glenn II. Curtiss won
the International aviator cup at
Rheims By travelling at the rate OF
t665 miles. an hour and covering l242
miles in Is minutes 503-5 seconds.
Morocco: The Spaniards at Mehlla de-
Stroyed 100 Moors by exploding "a mine
under their camp.
Flood: High water at Monterey. Mexico.
caused the toss OF upward Of 10000 lives
aud destroyed property valued at $780,
O0O.000
29 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.
/. Personal; DR.. Frederick A. Cook an
nounced the discovery by him OF the
north pole on April q. 1908.
g. Personal Rear Admiral e. s. Sperry
commander OF the Atlantic fleet on the
Pacific cruise and homeward voyage
T. Obituary: Clyde Fitch. the playwright.
at ChaloLs surMarne. France
Railroad Accident: The Baltimore ana
Ohio's Royal Blue limited wrecked bS
train robbers near Chewton. Pa.
killed and 30 injured.
Personal: Dr. Frederick A. Cook. the
arctic explorer. who left civilization
for the farthest north In 1907. landed
at Copenhagen.
O. Convention: International Esperanto
congress opened at barcelona.
z. The Taft cup trophy In the German
American sonderklasse races won by
the American yacht Joyette of Mar
blehead Mass
Obituary: Henry b. Blackwell. anti
slaverist ana pioneer woman suffrn-
gist. I'm Boston,, aged "a.
PersonaE 'eary cabled from Indian
Harbor. Labrador. that he reached the
north pole April g. 1909
g. Aeronautics: CGpt h. s Cody. an
American In the British service ma,
cross country aeroplane flight of A.
miles. covered In ! hour and min
utes.
Obituary. Joel Il. Erhardt, noted law
yer and. political leader, In New York
city; aged 90 Lieut.. Gen. Henry Z.
Corbin. IT, 5. A.. retired. In New York
city; aged. 10.
g. Obituary: Gen. Edward NJ. McCook, a
civil war veteran OF the Ohio family
OF lighting McCooks." in Chicago;
aged a.
~ Obituary: William Lloyd Garrison.
son and namesake OF the great anti
slavery leader and himself a widely
known retormer and publlcist at Lex
ington. Mass; aged IL.
IL Convention: The American bankers
association met In Chicago.
Obituary: Mayo Williamson Hazeltine,
noted book reviewer and author at
Atlantic
b. PERSONAL; President Taft started from
Boston on his 1900 mile tour. Mar
riage OF Dingwall Scotland. OF Prince
Miguel Of Braganza, IA 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.
"A. Peary, homeward bound, reached
Sydney, n. s. DR.. Frederick A. Cook.
the explorer. arrived In New York
from Copenhagen.
Obituary: Governor John A. Johnson of
Minnesota at Rochester. Mimi; aged
49,
% Obituary: Robert Hoe 3D.. head of the
noted firm of printing press manufac-
turers of New York and London. In
London; aged 20. Henrietta Chanfrau.
an old time actress. who supported
Forrest aud 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 60,
Is. Balloon Accident: French military
diriglble Republiaue wrecked near
Moulins during ascension, and off,
GERS on board killed.
Hudson Tercentenary; Opening OF the
Hudson-Fulton celebration by naval
parade In New York harbor.
( 20. Polar Exploration: Peary's arctic ship
Roosevelt arrived at New York.
OCTOBER.
l. Commander Robert II. Peary reached
New York.
Aeronautics: International balloon race
from Zurich,
| 2 Aeronautics: Orvllle Wright broke the
high flying record by soaring 1000 feet
at Potsdam. The Mars won the in
ternational goal race from Zurich.
landing within 100 yards of goal.
/ 4. Obituary Albert Pulitzer fOundap of