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

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/ Mining Accident. Gas explosion caused
the death VI II mineys az WehEsm.
Pa.
"a. Obituary: Sarah Orne Jewett. wrfier
Of Stories depicting New England life
at 8. ath Eerwick. Me. ased 70
spor1h,g: Fitzherbert won she Suburban
aLdI0ap at SheepsI cad Bay New
YORK
Fire: Fort Wiliem Henry hoteh noted
hos teiry OIL Lake Goorge. destroyed.
loss about S.50U)0.
a. Sporting: Nerdun. Rothschild owner
won the Grand Pr!X over the Long
char mps course. near Paris.
29. Convention: American Library associ-
alton met az Breton Woods. NJ. II.
30. Obituary: Carrie Burnham F5itRore,
pioneer woman lawyer. at Sgarth-
more. Pa: ageI y.
JULY.
I. Earthquale: Severe shocks at Rsggio
and Mess.na. scene OF the devastation
last December
Convention: ilst ann0nI meeting OF the
National Wo'l Suffrage association
opened at Seattle.
Spor;,ns Harvard won the varsity race
over ale at New London
Sporting: Corr III won the varsity
eight Dared race at PouRnkeepsie
B. Champlain Celebration: ceremonies in
hoTc OF the discovery os Lake Cham
shores of the lake.
G. Conventions: The American Institute
OF instruction met at Castiae. Me.
Sporting: The champion polo cup. which
has been held In England % years
won back by the Meadowbrcmk IN W
team.
:. Flood; High water swept Down the
Missouri valley. causing the hVas OF II
lives and great damage to Property.
Conventions: Anti-vivisection congress
opened IL, London. international CON
vention OF the Christian EndearOr So
ciety met In ST Paul The EPworth
league met at Seattle
g. Political: The senate passed it's ,r1aend.
ed tariff bill 10y "a vote of i5 to SG
Sporting: The Belgian crew won tho
Grand Challenge cup at Henley Eng
land, defeating the Cambridge cnew.
2. Political: Riotous Bolivians attacked
the Argentine legation at La Pas In
protest against Argcntinas decision tn
the Peruvian boundary dispute.
Obituary Gen. Gallifet. distinguished
French soldier. In Paris: asodt 70.
Lord Ripon. noted English statesman.
In London; a+,ed 81.
II. Obituary: Prot. Simon Newcomb, noted
astronomer. mathematician and trsN-
eler, in Washington: aged "a
Convention; Grand lodge OF the ORDER
of Eks met In Los Angeles.
II. Shipwrec6: In Lake Superior, on
Whiteilsh Point light. steamers J. r..
Cowle and /. NJ. Scott collided, caus-
ing the death Of "A sailors on the.
Cowle. which sank
l3. Obituary: Frederick Phisterer. civiA
war veteran and noted military writer
and stausLieian at Albany. n. y; !
aged. a. Louis Loeb. American artist
and illustrates. at Canterbury, n. H.
aged 43
L. Personal: Prince Won Bulow, chancels
lor of the German empire. retired from
office. succeeded by DIR. Won Beth
munn-IlollWeg.
Marine Disaster. British submarine c II
sunk In collision with the steamship
Eddystone of Haisborough lightshp;
10 of the crew drowned
Political: Royal troops of Persia defeat
ed by the Nationalists at Teheran
Sporting: Weston arrived In San Fran
cisco. having accomplished total dis
tance OF 1855 miles in about los days.
beginning at New York March TO-,
10. Earthquake; In southern Greece 300
lives lost.
IS. Political: Doa Carlos. pretender TO the
throne OF Spain, died at Varese, Lom-
hardy; aged VI
Storm: In New York city l6 persons
killed and over 20 injured by sudden
windstorms.
20. Obituary. Rosa Nouchette Cary. popu-
lar English novelist. in London.
"a. Hurricanes; Il persons killed In a gulf
storm which struck the Texas coast
at Galveston and vicinity.
Political: Diplomatic relations severed
between Bolivia and the Argentine Re-
public upon the initiation OF Argen-
tina.
Is. Obituary: Elizabeth Taylor cambridge.
daughter OF President Zachary Taylor
and mistress of the White House dur
ing his term, at Winchester. Va: aged
50.
Aaronautics. ouIq Rlariot Eranch aaro-
naut. crossed over the English channel
from Calais to Dover in an aeroplane,
covering the distance OF n miles In
about 40 minutes.
Is. Political: Anti-Diaz riot at Guadala-
lara, Mexico, resulting In wrecking the
town. Anti-Moroccan war riot In Bar
celona.
Aeronautics: Orville Wright made new
aeroplane record by remaining in flight
L hour, IL minutes and SO seconds with
one passenger at Fort Myer.
28. Conventions: World conference of the
Y. NJ c. A. at Barmen- Elberfeld, Ger
many.
3O Earthquake: Acapulco and Chllpan-
eingo. Mexico. badly shaken and dam
aged.
Aeronautics: Orvile Wright made tho
speed required by the government for
army aeroplanes at Fort Myer. dying
an average of 42.6 miles an hour In. a
10 mile flight.
81. Fire: 10000 houses destroyed in OSAKA,
Japan.
Earthquake: Mexico City badly shaken.
Miscellaneous: The Chinese vice consul,
Lock Wing. shot dead in New York by
Chinaman. 200 rioters summarily
tried. convicted and shot at Barcelona.
Spain.
AUGUST.
Personal: The Russian Emperor Mich
olas received as guest by kmg Id
ward OF England at Cowes.
8. Political: Congress adjourned. The
Payne tariff bill finally passed by the
senate
G. Aeronautics: PaDhan, French aviator
made new height record for aero
planes, varying from 40, o 40 feet. at
Douai, FRANCE.
Tennyson Centenary: The Tooth auhiver-
sary OF thu birth OF Alfred Tennyson
| celebrated.
| T. AeTonautics: Roger SOmmeP OF France
beat Wilbur Wrshrs duration record
OF hours, ~ minutes and 81 seconds
by minutes ana b seconds at Mour-
melon, lie Grand. France.
| 8. Convention: National irrigation con-
gress me' at Spokane. WASH Annual