Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-12-30
THE MIDDLEBURY REGISTER.


H. Shipwreck: II deaths by the wrecking
of the packet City OF Saltillo on the
Mississippi river near Glen Park. Mo.
H. Mining Accident: Explosion in the
Wellington mine at Whitehaven, Eng
land, caused the death of 1876 miners.
IL. Earthquake: Several shocks in San
Francisco.
Is. Conventions National gathering of So
cialists at Chicago.
Earthquakes Shocks at Los Angeles,
Call and vicinity.
16. Convention: Pan-American congress
opened at Buenos Aires. Argentina.
II. Convention: National Association Of
Manufacturers met in New York.
Explosion: boilers of the American Tin
Plate company at Canton, o., explod-
ed, killing 20 men and injurng upward
of SO.
Obituary: Pauline Viardot-G Garcia, sis
ter of the late Manuel Garcia and like
him noted opera singer. in Paris.
IL. Halley's Comet: The earth passed
through the tail of Haley's comet at
1917 p. m, New York time.
Explosion: Dynamite exploded at the
barracks of the guard at Pinar del
Rio. Cuba. destroying 100 lives.
Conventions: The United Typothetae of
America, otherwise the employing
printers. met in their Path annual con-
vention at Washington. National COM
mandery of the Naval and Military
Order Of the Spanish American War
met at New York city. The Mohonk
Lake conference on international ar
bitration met at Mohonk Lake, N. Y.
Obituary: John A. Kasson former Unit
ed States minister to Austria, In Wash
ington; aged So.
10. Conventions: Worlds Sunday School
association met at Washington.
Earthquake: Violent shock at Salt Lake
City.
"a Shipwreck: IS deaths by the sinking of
the steamer Frank II. Goodyear near
Port Aux Barquais, Lake Huron.
rs. Fire: The Hotel Champlain, a large
summer resort on Bluff Point, totally
destroyed loss about $500, 900.
26. Submarine Disaster: The French sub
marine Pluvoise rammed by ferry
boat in Dover strait and sunk with her
crew of "a
q. Railroad Accident: 10 killed and 40 in
jured in a wreck on the Lehigh Val
ley near Wilkesbarre Pa.
IS. Obituary: DR.. Robert Koch. eminent
bacteriologist, discoverer of a con-
sumption cure, at Baden Baden; aged
e.
%. Aviation: Glenn H Curtiss flew from
Albany to New York. following the
course of the Hudson river, winning
the New York Worlds prize of $4,000.
Nicaragua: Government forces repulsed
in an attack upon Estrada's reVolu-
tionists at Bluehelds.
81. South Africa: Union Of South African
states proclaimed.
JUNE.
/. Obituary: Edward jenkins. English
editor and writer author of the SEN
sational political pamphlet "Ginxs
Baby" in London; aged r. Sir Fran
els Seymour Haden. noted English art
list, in London aged 90. Dr. Elizabeth
Blackwell, pioneer woman physician
in England and the United States in
London; aged SO.
Sporting: Lemberg won the English Der
by.
Polar Research Captain Scotts antarc-
tic expedition sailed from London.
8. Obituary: William Sydney Porter, nov
elist known as 20. Henry" in New
York city; aged 49,
8. Cloudburst: Several villages in east
Hungary wiped out: 800 deaths.
Z. Earthquake: Southern Italy shaken;
upward of 100 deaths.
Obituary: Prof Goodwin Smith. Anglo
American author and educator, at
Toronto aged 81.
9. Obituary: Sir George Newnes. noted
British publisher. in London; aged SO.
II. Fire: 20 acres of warehouses and
dwellings burned in Seattle; loss near
ly 100000.
IL. Obituary Herman VEIN American
actor distinguished on the London
stage; aged 81.
Storm Disaster: Cloudburst in the Abr
valley Prussia, destroyed $50 lives.
l3. Aviation: C. X. Hamilton drove Cur
tiss blplane from New York to Phil
adelphia and return. winning so. 900
prize: time, New York to Philadel-
phia. Sc miles, l hour 81 minutes; Phil
adelphia to New York, l hour Sc min
utes. Walter S. Brookins established
new worlds altitude record by as
cending 4.3S4 feet in a Wright aero
plane at Indianapolis
Fire Disaster: Flames followed collapse
OF roof of the Montreal Herald build
ing and caused loss of 40 lives.
IA Convention: Worlds missionary con-
gress opened In Edinburgh.
l6 Obituary: John Austin Stevens, found
er Of the Sons of the Revolution. at
Newport. r. l.; aged SO.
H. Aviation: Walter S. Brookins made
new worlds altitude record by ascend
ing 4s00 feet at indianapolis.
u.s. Storm Disaster: IS deaths in New York
city by electric rainstorm.
Railroad Accident: 10 killed and nearly
100 injured in collision near Yer
sailles, France.
Personal: EX-President Theodore Roose-
welt welcomed in New York on his re-
turn from his African and European
trip.
Political: The railroad bill, creating
court OF commerce and amending the
interstate commerce act of 1887 be-
came law.
49, Obituary: Henry Neville, noted actor
and dramatist, in London.
Convention: Worlds Sunday school con
vention met in Washington.
z. Aviation: Count Zeppelin's drigible
Deutschland sailed from Friederichs-
haven to Dusseldorf. 800 miles. carry
Ing II passengers.
"a. German airship Deutschland made an
excursion trip carrying 80 passengers
Is. Political: Congress adjourned.
Sporting: Cornell won the varsity eight
four Dared race and freshman's eight
at Poughkeepsie.
&c. Sporting: Nuage, owned by Nine
Cheremeteff. won the French Grand
Prix, beating w. K. Vanderbilt's Rein
hart by a neck.
Political: Gen. Porfro Diaz reelected
president of Mexico.
&. Obituary: United States Senator Sam
uel Douglas McEnery OF louisiana in
New Orleans; aged IA. Dr. John Hen
nv HAYNES noted aoloUioaI ~