Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-12-31
Aoe centenary: The Tooth anniversary
~ the birth Of Edgar Allan Poe ce,s.

h Sn. ne olrtn OF Edgar Allan Poe celS.
o. ICuba:t, Gen, Jose Miguel Gomez n r., :
Z c,aimed president Of the republic.
elected United States senator Nv NE
=, new York legislature L, y,,r,. -.
~ xAccaaent: Explosion, followed by fire.
{, A. temporary, crib Of q tunnel under
~ Lake Michigan Off Chicago: about 20
!, workmen lost their liyes.'>'C -, y ~ ~
- q FIRE: Att Galveston q flames ION the
=. M Wy caused loss of $500, 900. ''@
~ snlpWreck: on Nantucket White: Star;
J inner Republic rafnmed and sunk ~
tanan liner Florida: 6 deaths and -re.
nassa.. rescue Of over 1000 impefiled
Earthquake: 60 villages DESTROYED and
y to,W0 to 5000 lives lost in the province
OF Luristan, Persia; y
1'.' ODltu!ary: Benoit- Constant Coouel,n
-, noted French actor, In Paris. asa r
a. Cuba: The reins' Of government turned
over to President Gomez by the Amer
an ican governor general, Magoon.
". slre: Stt. Pau. loss Of 100000 by fire
49,. In g department store,
Fersonai:s President Elect Taft arrived
at Colon, Panama.
20. EARTHQUAKES: Severe shocks IN sno,n
u. Obituary: Miss Martha Finley. authnr
OF the Elsie Books" at Elkton. Ma:
aged 81: i s.S{i.l ~, -AAN
- FEBRUARY. e,
h personal: President Elect William r.
1ait formally opened the Pacific end
OF the Panama canal.
SnlpWreck: British steamer Clan Rana,d
- iost on the coast of Australia: the
captain and 46 sailors drowned. >,
q Obituary: John Gilmer Speed. journal.
st ana author. at Mendham. N. j.;
q The Cruising. Fleet: The battlesh,ns
salieo from Gibraltar. homeward
OBITUARY: Catullus Mendes, noted
French poet. in Paris. ct
- personal: King Edward VII. received in
~, Berlin, the first visit of a British king
10 the German capital in 1876 years.;
>. Foltical: FRANCE and Germany signed a
Morocco pact: &'.'@'ss% %>I"'l2t, vi
L. Lincoln Centenary: The Tooth ami
Versary Of the birth of Abraham Lin
coin celebrated. %z-t = - -
L. Fire Disaster: Between 200 and 800 per-
sons burned to death and scores in
5ured in a fire which DESTROYED the
Flores theater naAcapulco:..Mextco ,
II. Obituary: Geronimo, noted Apache
chief and raider. died a prisoner Of
war at Fort Sill. : ~ ,,.5r..
10. Obituary: Grand Duke Vladimir. uncle
OF the car of Russia, III st. 1Petersz
burg; aged g. Rear Admiral Charles
g. Cotton. w. 8. NJ. retired. at, Nice,
France nged &C. ~','' 50 Il ~:
conventions: National congress- of moth
ersi opened In. New Orleans
10 Disaster at Sea: The Hainburg-South
America liner Presidente Rocai burned
off Peninsula Valdes: loss Owners re-
por) 20 lives (Press report 266 OF the
passengers and crew:)' e.
n. Obttuary: Carroll D. Wright, soldier,
statistician and educator. at Worces-
ter Mass; aged g.. ~ t':'i!'1 20.
q. The Cruising Fleet: The battleships
=. reached Hampton Roads.
q Storm: IS killed and many injured by
tornado which swept over eastern
- Arkansas,
2& Obituary: Rev. Theodore Cuyler, noted
minister and author. in Brooklyn:
aged g.
a. Sporting: American bowling congress
opened in Pittsburg.
T. MARCH. - :
L Obituary: E. ]. ('Lucky'') Baldwin,
we'll known turfman. at Arcadia, Cal:
aged 81. j. sg@ ST
z Sporting: Ora Morningstar won the
championship of the world at 1872 balk
/, line billiards. defeating George F.. slos-
y son, the ISL champion, in New York
city; final score. 5OO to "a. '.'
e. Political: Inauguration of William
!. Z Howard Taft as 9th president of the
United States. The Goth congress ended
Storm: Fierce windstorm and rain in
~ the Atlantic: states. a.! :; :! & . =
Panama Scandal. The publishers and
2, lone editor of the New York World In
( dicted by the federal grand jury in
il 4 New. York city,. II =. =
6 Political: President Taft nominated
!, his cabinet as follows: Philander &C..
~, Knox, secretarys Of state;, Franklin
4, iMacVeag' the. treasury; Jacob n.
g Dickinson. war; George Won l. Meyer:
8 James Wilson. e agrtculture: Charles
- NageI, commences and labor: Frank: H.
Ell Hitchcock. postmaster general: George
w. Wickersham, attorney general I; =
Obituary John II. r Starin,' pioneer $ In
: river and harbor transportation, In
1: New. York city; aged 81. - '':."' ..,'
@ Storm Disaster: 20 KILLED and! "a in
jured in q tornado at Brinkley, Ark.
10. Obituary: Maj. 2. L. q. Zalinski, u.
s: A.. retired. noted inventor and en-
Gs glneer. In New York city: aged GO.
Standard OILS Railway rebate case de-
cided in favor Of STANDARD Oil in
Chicago *s,3; $ # .5 HI, .5 5s
T. Storm: 100 houses wrecked by a cyclone
* at Cuthbert. Ga; deaths. = 49, V.
L. Black Hand: Lieutenant Petrosfni.
noted Italian detective in New York
city, assassinated at Palermo. Italy.
Is. Political: Special session Of the 61st
<, congress opened Joseph q. Cannon
elected speaker of the house. $4S3
: Weston's Walk: Edward Payson Wes-
ton started from New York on q walk
= to San Francisco IS s3t45a g. y
l6 Obituary: Elinor Mac. CARNEY Lane,
II 3, author Of ''Nancy Stair" and other
novels, at Lynchburg. Va. - -, - .ss
IA. Tariff: Bill framed by the Republican
I members Of the ways and means COM
& mittee introduced In the house by Sc,
e reno e. Payne. chairman of the COM
n nit TED aS1 st. f:5ts: ;tsS;,. {
%. The Cooper: Trial: Col. Duncan B.
$&s Cooper and his son Robin found guilty
ES Of the murder OF ex-senator Carmack
Il f In Nashville and sentenced to 20 years.
q. 4Aeronautics:4 Count s Zeppeiin's dirigi-
~ bic airship created q worlds record
4 by carrying q persons $50 miles.
q PERSONAL: / Theodore Roosevelt, ex-
4 president. sailed from New York for
.s;& Naples on the hamburg American
liner Hamburg. vi ( Sst53 SS;ss
b Obituary: Col. William Lamb. soldier.
81 editor and lawyer, hero of the confed-
Il u crate defense OF Fort Fisher In 1865. at
Mort ok. Va. aged q. S{ f
ss Personal: Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
$ss ford OF the British navy retired after
so years service. as S A. ;5
d.. Convention: Southern child labor con-
~ grass met in New Orleans. q5;S
I Political: Agreement reached between