The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
HISTORY DAY BY. DAY.
Notable Happenings Throughout
the World.
NAMES ON THE DEATH ROLL.
Discovery Of tho North Pole-ltems'
Of Miscellaneous Observation-Disclosures.
'tion by Accidents, shipwreck,
Storm and Flood-sportins Events.
A Chronological Review.

Storm and Flood-sportinE 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 foods, nature dealt leniently
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 far the greatest event Of the last
twelve months was the discovery of
the north pole. On Sept. / DR.. Freder-
lex A. Cook came out Of the north and
announced that he had reached the.
goal IN April p, 1908. Six days later
Commander Robert E. Peary emerged
with the news that he had made the
discovery on April 6, 1905. Peary's
papers were approved by the 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 OF a hunting trip in Africa, the
passage Of the Payne-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 Diaz on the borders Of Mex
leo; the return to Hampton Roads of
the sixteen American battleships after
their cruise around the world and the
decision of the United States circuit
court dissolving the Standard Oil trust.
In foreign lands the occurrences Of
chief historic interest were the depos-
ing of Abdul Hamid H., the triumph
Of progressive government in Turkey
and a new ruler in Belgium.
The year saw the flying age fair
~ ushered in, the notable aeronau-
tic feats having been the crossing
Of the English channel, the triumphs
Of Count Zeppelin with his dirigible,
in which he made various long flights
and once carried twenty-seven passen-
gers, and the flights of the Wright
brothers, including the rounding Of the
statue Of Liberty and Grants tomb at
New York and the high ascension of
1,6OO feet in Germany.
AS a 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 eel
ebrations were held. including the
Hudson-Fulton in New York, the ter
centenary of the discovery of Lake
C%hamplain and the Portola festival at
San Francisco.
The years deaths were notable, in
Guiding in the world of letters such
names as Algernon Charles Swinburne,
Edward Everett Hale, George Mere
dith, F. Marion Crawford and Richard
Watson Glider; in public life, Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, David A. De Almond,
Governor John A. Johnson. Justice
Peckham Of the United States supreme
o011rt md prinon Tfo 0F Ton0n.i l., N.Y.
and navy circles. Admirals Rojestven-
sky and Cervera and Generals Henry
G. Corbin and o. o. Howard, U. S. A.;
in finance, Edward II. Hartman and
Henry H. Rogers; in journalism, The
odore Barth and Colonel A. X. Nc
Clure; in the drama, Coquelin and Mod
jeska; in scientific research, Cesare
Lombroso and Professor Simon New
comb, and in the ranks of royalty Leo
pold II. of Belgium.
JANUARY.
6 Fire: The Illinois club, with its gal
lery Of fine paintings. destroyed in
Chicago; loss $50, 900. -
& Political: President Roosevelt's mes
sage on the secret service rejected by
the house Of representatives.
~ ACC1OSuI. ~ lAlO lllo ny gas OA.g
plosion in Letters colliery at ZieEler,
Ill.
II. Accident: Explosion in the Lick Branch
mine. Bluef1eld, w. Va, caused the.
death Of 100 miners. ~
n. Accident: Firedamp explosion in the
Auka coal mine at veszprin, Hun
1 gary, caused. the death Of 20 men. :
Obituary: Admiral Rojestvensky. COM
mander1 Of the Russian Baltic fleet
when annihilated by Togo's ships.
May. 1906. in the sea OF. Japan, in st.
Petersburg: aged 90.
10. Railroad Accident: p killed and many.
injured in a collision on the Denver:
and Rio Grande near Dotsero, Colo.
II. Fire: In Boston 3S autos in storage
destroyed.
10. Fire: At North Chelmford, Mass, loss
Of nearly 500. 900 by fire in the wooden
mills.
Polar Research: Lieut.. Il. H. shackle-
ton, r. N. reached latitude 81. %, about
st III rntaa from tho south no1o ST. 2tE