The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-12-29
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!. Sporting The Vanderbilt cup auto
race won by Harry f. Grant, time, I
hours IS minutes IS seconds.
Ship Disaster: Is Of the crew OF the bat
tleship New Hampshire drowned by
the swapping Of q launch In the Hud-
son river at New York
Explosion: A mysterious explosion. fol-
lowed by Are, destroyed the Los An
geles Times building and caused the
death Of q employees of the paper
Aviation: Aviator Wynmaien made
worlds record for height by ascending
els6 feet at Mourmelon. France.
Ehipwreck: The Pacific Navigation COM
pany's steamer Chiriqui wrecked off
Panama by the explosion OF her boil
ers; 30 lives lost
Obituary: Ex-Governor Napoleon Bona
parte Broward of Florida, a former
Cuban flllbuster, at Jacksonville; aged
S.
2. Convention: International prison con
gress opened In Washington
Obituary: Former Governor and United
States Senator David Bennett Hill at
Albany; aged O.. Joseph Abner Har-
per, member Of the old firm Of Harper
4 Bros, the New York publishers, at
Newburs. N T.; aged Y. y
Fire: In New York city loss Of sl5e0oo0
by flames In the lumber and factory
district on the Hudson river front,
8 Convention Dry farming congress
opened at Spokane.
l. Coliision Two electric cars coIlided
at Springfield, Ill, causing the death
OF 81 people. chiefly passengers.
Personal; Justice w. III. Moody Of the
United States supreme court resigned.
8. Portugal: Republican uprising In Lis
bon. King Manuel captured. The army
and navy sided with the revolution
lists. who proclaimed republic.
s. Mine Disaster: so miners trapped by
an explosion In the Colorado Fuel and
Iron companys mine At Starkville,
Colo.
10. Personal: Ex-Governor Charles r,
Hughes took the oath Of Office as jus
tlce OF the United States supreme
court at Washington.
10. Storm: A fierce storm swept over Eu-
rope. causing heavy loss Of life on the
English coast and on the Baltic.
a. shipwreck: The French steamship
vile de Rochefort was rammed by The
British steamer Peveril In the bay Of
Blscay and sank with % Of her crew
Financial: The Charins Cross bank Of /
London, with 10 country branches /
went into the hands OF receiver, ow- |
Ing depositors 100000.
10. Obituary; Larkln @ Mead noted Amer
lean sculptor. in Florence. Italy: aged |
rs. United States Senator Jonathan p |
Doiliyer OF Iowa. al Fort Dodge, aged /
81
Aviation: wellmsn's balloon America |
started on Its oversee flight al Allan
tic City.
q Fire: AT Alabaster. Mich. loss OF $780,
90 by flames In the plant OF the Unit
ed States Gypsum company.
The 2oth anniversary Of the settlemen;
OF Bergen county, ". j.. by the Dutch
was celebrated.
l. Aviation: 10 balloons representing the
United States, France, Germany and
Switzerland started from ST. Louis in
the international race for the Bennett
cup and p7bo in prizes, The diIiglbie
balloon Clement. Bayard sailed from
Paris 10 London IN 6 hours. carrying
people
Obituary: Julia Ward Howe, author OF
The Battle Hymn Of the Republic
at Middletown. II. l. aged 81
4 Aviation; Wsilman abandoned hts mir
ship so miles OF Iiatieras after sail
ing about 7s9 miles 10 u hours. far.
iheEt point north was ~ miles north
east Of Nantucket
Storm. West India hurricane struck
the Florida snd South Carolina coasts.
!. Aviation Balloon America II. Posi
and Hawlry aeronauts. landed IN The
pr0siRce VI Quebec i4Gs miles from
S. Louis. the starting point. winning
the Bennett cup for distance
Obituary; Gen. Thomas 7 Eckert.
manager o. The Federal military ieie-
graph IN the eiyii var and later pres
ideng Of tAe Western Union, AT Long
Branch ~. j aged *
Efipwreck. The steamship Rexuius ply
ing between New York and Newfoend-
lend ports wrecked Ny storm on
shoal bay. Is sailors drowned
pefsonaig Edgar Allan Poe elected 10
the American Hail 81 Fame by vote
81 O. necessary 20 choice 81
. Criminal. DR. HAwley II. crippen
found guilty Of numbering his wifs.
Belle Elnaoss. tn the oie Bailey court.
London
shspwrccks british steamship waliy
wrecked OF Brsxii. y passengers ard
sailors drowned
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