Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-31

Storm and Flood-Sporting Events.
A Chronological Review.
The record breaking year 1909, which
saw the discovery of the north pole,
was comparatively free from great
disasters so far as the United States
is concerned. Outside of the Cher
ry mine horror, the sinking of the
steamship Republic and the usual fires
and floods, nature dealt leniently
with this country, but in the world at
large added the earthquake in Persia,
the flood at Monterey, Mexico and
some minor catastrophes to her book of
death.
BY far the greatest event of the last
twelve months was the discovery of
the north pole. On Sept. l DR.. Freder-
lex A. Cook came out of the north and
announced that he had reached the
goal on April II, 1908. Six days later
Commander Robert T.. Peary emerged
with the news that he had made the
discovery on April 6. 1909. Peary's
papers were approved by the National
Geographic society, but doubt was eX-
months before the coming of peary
and Cook Lieutenant Shackleton re
turned to tell of a dash to within Ill
miles of the south pole.
Other important events of the wear
were the inauguration of President
Taft the denarturc of Theodore Roose-
Welt ON huntinr trin i'm Africa. the
passage of the Pavne- .Aldrich tariff
bill the $4,000 mile tour Of Mr. Taft
over the country. the most romantic
feature of which was the meeting with
President piaz on the borders of Mex
leo: the return to HAMPTON Roads of
the sixteen American battloshins after
their cruise around the world and the
decision of fine Tuifod states circuit
court dissolvino fine Stamford oil trust.
In foreign lands the occurrences of
chief historic. interest were the ,lnp1--
inc of Aldul U1mil H. thp niulnrh
of nrourn~Siyc Government i'm Turkey
and q nnv rllcr i'm Hnl9ium
Tho vnar saw thp n,iur ago ruir-
lv ushorcd I'm fine uot;lhln acronou-
tic foats having been the crossing
of fbo rnolish channel the triumpbs
Of Couut Znrnelin with his diriaible
in which ne made various long flights
and once carried twentv-soven nassen-
gers. and the fights of the Wright
brothers. including the rounding of tbe
statue of Liberty and Grants tomb at
New York and the high ascension of
/ 600 feet in Germany.
AS memorial wear 1909 eclipsed
all others owing TO the galaxy of great
men born 100 years before. Centena-
ries widely observed included Lincoln.
Darwin. Tennvson. Poe. Gladstone.
Fitzgerald. Holmes. Chopin. Mendels-
sohn. Samuel johnson 1.-TWO lundredtM
and John Calvin -four hundredth. The
one bundredth anniversary of the
death of Thomas Paine was also OBJ
served. In addition, several great cell
ehrations wero held including the
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h'u'oi "i'oii III w" A"in' INC 'oi
centenary or the discovery or Lake
Champlain and the Portola festival at
Con Eroncisoo
~,
Inc year deaths were notable IN
Guiding in the world of letters such
names as Algernon Charles Swinburne.
rna, r,ea.. IT. I,oa...a -.
""lu iA".e' '0oi 80 u0ie
dlth, +. Marion Crawford and richard
Watson Glider: in public life. Ethan
Allan yJ,tcbcoct David A no .rnond
c a. ,'
NoVerhor Johh a. Johhsoii' Justice
Peckham OF the United States supreme
court and Prince Ito of Japan. I'm army
81 80 o,roIos, Adn,,roi, poios.,,o,,
u -" NANe'' a." A.oJos'' q"
SKY ana CerVera ana Generals Henry
G. Corbin and o. 0. Howard, u. S. A;
In 6napca Edward TT Hartman and
III nnahce' Hu""iu II. iiaii iiiiaH anu
henry n Hoeers' III JouIhallsnl, Inc
OdOre Barth and Colonel a. X. Nc
Clure: in the drama. Couuelin and Mod
teska. in scientific research Cesare