The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-31
Record tlle lsaI From
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l'IlSIO!lY DAY By DAY.
Notable llappsnl Throughout
The World.
NAMES ION The DEATH roll.

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Discovery Of the North Pole Items
ofliiscellspe0us Interest Destr,,c-
tion By Accidents, shiDWreek,
Storm, and Flood Sporting Events.
A Chronological Review. ~,
The record breaking year 1903. which
saw the discovery Of the north pole,
was. comparatively free from great
disasters % far as the United States
Is CONCERNED. Outside Of the Cher.
!. ~ mine horror, the sinking Of the
steamship Republic and the usual fires
and foods nature dealt lenieu1ly
with this country, but in the world at
! large added the earthquake In Persia,
the food at Monterey, Mexico, and
some minor catastrophes to her book Of
death: &
By Tar the greatest event OF Tue last
twelve months was the discovery of
the north pole. On Sept. Or. Freder-
ick "A. Cook came out Of the north aud
announced that, he lad reached the
goal on April q, 1908. Six days later
Commando. Robert Z. Peary emerged
with the news that he had made the
discovery on April 8, 1909 Peary's
papers were approved blythe National
Geographic society, but doubt was ex-
pressed as to Cooks claims Several
months before the coming Of = Peary
and Cook Lieutenant Shackleton re
turned to tell Of a dash to within III
miles Of the south pole.
Other important events Of the year
were the Inauguration Of President
Taft, the departure Of Theodore Roose-
welt on hunting trip in Africa, the
passage Of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill. the $1,000 mile tour Of Mr.; Taft
over the country, the most romantic
feature Of which was the meeting with
President Diaz on the borders Of Mex
leo; the return to Hampton Roads Of
the sixteen American battleshlps after
their cruise around the world and the
decision OF the United States circuit
court !dlssolyIng thu; STANDARD OH trust.
In foreign lands the occurrences Of
chief historic interest the depos-
ing Of Abdul sHamid IL, the triumph
of progressive government IN Turkey
and a new ruler Up Belgium /.
The year saw; the dying age fair
" ushered In, the notable aeronau-
tic feats having been the crossing
of the English channel, the trlumphs
Of Count Zeppelin with his dirigiblc,
in which be made various long flights
and once carried twenty.seyen passen-
gers, and.athe flights Of the Wright
brothers, including the rounding Of the
statue of Liberty and Grants tomb at
New York and the high ascension of
i, 600 feet III Germany.
AS memorial year 1909 eclipsed
all others owing to the galaxy Of great
men born 100 years before. Centena-
ries' widely observed included. Lincoln,
Darwin. Tennyson, Poe, Gladstone,
Fitzgerald, Holmes, Chopin, Mendels-
sohn. Samuel Johnson 1.-TWO hundredth)
and John Calvin (four hundredth). The
one bundredth anniversary Of the
death Of Thomas Paine was also OBJ
served, In addition, several great Gel
ebrations were held, including Tile
Hudson.F Fulton in New York, the ter
centenary Of the discovery Of Lake
Champlain and the Portola festival ut
San Francisco.
The years deaths were notable, III
Guiding in the world of letters such
names as Agernon Charles SwInburne,
Edward Everett Hale, George Mere
dIth, +. Marion rawford md Richard
Watson Glider; In public life, Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, David A. De Almond,
Governor John A. johnson, Justice
Peckham Of the United States supreme
court and Prince Ito Of Japan; In army
and navy circles, Admirals Rojestven-
sky and Cervera, and Generals Henry
G .aJCorblh and o. o. Howard, Y. 8. A.;
in finance. Edward H. Hartman and
Henry H. Rogers; III Journalism, The
odore Birth aud Colonel Al X. Nc
Clure; In the drama, Coquelln and Mod
jeska; In scientific research, Cesare
Lombroso and Professor Simon New
comb, and III the ranks Of loyalty Leo
pold II. of Belgium.
JANUARY. < 4 Il
9, Fire: Tbs. Illinois club with It's gal
lery Of fine paintings, destroyed in :
Chicago; loss S35 900. ~
Q. Political: President Roosevelts mes
sage on tie secret service rejected. BY |
the house Of representa- Ives. "A
70. eAccident; Is miners killed by ga, ex. |
plosion IN Letters collery at ziegler,
Ill. ,S s,i}
L. Accident: Explosion In the Lick Branch
mine. Blueaeld. ". Va,j caused tho
dehth OF 100 mlpefs S.1jl
Il. Accident: Firedamp explosion in tho
Auka coal mine at Ve4zprim, Hun.
4 gary, caused the death Of. 2io men.
Obituary; Admiral RojestSensky, com.
mAnder OF the Russian Baltic fleet
when annihil6ted by Togos shirs.
May; 1906, 5in the sea Of Japan, In 81.
4 Petersbure;aged GO. y
I6. Railroad "a esIdent: y KILLED and many
injured III d collision on the Denver
and Rio Gtanee near Dotsero, Colo
u. Fire. In huston, 3iS autos In storage
destroyed,
%. Fire: At North Chelmford, Mass, loss
Of nearly $4,000 BY tre IN the wooien
mills.