The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-29

kvfatfoni 10 balloons started from IN
dianapols In an American champiun-
ship race. Balloon America H. Iandei
near Wairenton, Va, after flight Of
a. hours.
10. Aviation: Weymann. an American,
and George Chavez, a Peruvian at
tempted to fly over the Alps. Both
failed. and Chavez was mortally hurt
I'm landing.
Convention. iith national encampment
OF the Grand Army of the Republic
met at Atlantic City,
Personal: Emperor William OF Germany
and Francis Joseph of Austria met at
Vienna.
2i. Trolley Disaster: Collision on the Wa
bash Traction line near Klngsand,
Ind, caused the death of &c passen-
gers.
23. Sporting: Harvester lowered the trot-
ting record for stations to 2:0l at CO.
lumbus.
26. Convention: National irrigation con-
gress opened in Pueblo. Colo.
a. Convention: The United Irish league
met at Buffalo.
2S. Convention: National good roads con-
gress met In St Louis.
20. Obituary: Winslow Homer. famous
American painter, at Scarboro, Me-
aged "a. Mrs. Rebecca Harding Da-
Wis. the author, at the home of her
son. Richard Harding Davis. Mount
Kisco. n. v. aged 19
Aviation: Walter s. Broo<lns broke the
cross country distance record by flying
from Chicago TO Springfield, 1856 miles.
winning a $4,000 prize.
OCTOBER.
l. Sporting: The Vanderbilt cup auto
race won by Harry r. Grant; time. 4
hours 10 minutes IS seconds
Ship Disaster: g OF the crew Of the bat
tleship New Hampshire drowned by
the swamping Of launch in the fIud-
son river at New York
Explosion: a mysterious explosion. fol-
lowed by fire destroyed the Los An
geles Times building and caused the
death OF q employees OF the paper
Aviation Aviator Wynmalen made a
worlds record for height by ascending
9.1S6 feet at Mourmelon. France.
Shipwreck: The Pacific Navigation com
pany's steamer Chiriqui wrecked Off
Panama by the explosion OF her boil
ers: 50 lives lost.
Obituary: Ex-Governor Napoleon Bona
parte Broward of Florida. a former
Cuban iilibuster. at Jacksonville; aged
53.
2. Conventions: International prison con-
BfeSS Openeu IN washington.
Obituary: Former Governor and United
States Senator David Bennett hin at
Albany; aged 67. Joseph Abner Har-
per. member Of the old firm of Harper
& Bros. the New York publishers. at
Newburr n. v: aged II
Fire: In New York city loss OF Sl.5OO.O0O
by flames in the lumber and factory
district on the Hudson river front.
3. Convention: Dry farming congress
opened AZ Spokane.
4. Collision: Two electric ears collided
at Springfield H.. causing the death
of 81 people. chiefly passengers
Personal: Justice w H. Moody OF the
United States supreme court resigned
5. Portugal: Republican uprising in Lis
bon. King Manuel captured The army
and navy sided with the revolution
lists. who proclaimed republic
5. Mine Disaster: 80 miners trapped by
an explosion In the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company's mine at Starkville.
Colo.
10. Personal: Ex-Governor Charles f.
Hughes took the oath OF Office as JUS
tice of the United States supreme
court at Washington.
I3. Storm: A fierce storm swept over Eu- I
rope. causing heavy loss Of life on the
English coast and on the Baltic.
A. Shipwreck: The French steamship
Vile de Rochefort was rainnrd by tho
British steamer Peveril In the bay OF
Biscay and sank with 20 of her crew
Financial: The CharlnS Cross bank Of
London, with 40 country branches /
went into the hands OF a receiver, ow- /
ing depositors 100000
s. Obituary: Larkin q. Mead. noted Amer !
lean sculptor. in Florence, Italy; aged /
70. United States Senator Jonathan p. |
Dolliver OF Iowa. at Fort Dodge; aged
81.
Aviation: wellman's balloon America
started on It's oversea flight at Allan
tic City.
g. Fire: At Alabaster, Mich. loss OF $780,
900 by flames in the plant OF the Unit
ed States Gypsum company.
The 20th anniversary OF the settlement |
OF Bergen county, N. j.. by the Dutch
was celebrated.
q Aviation: 10 balloons representing the
United States, France Germany and.
Switzerland started from st. Louis In
the international race for the Bennett
cup and N,75O in prizes The dirigible
balloon Clement-Bayard sailed from
Paris to London In hours, carrying
people.
Obituary: Julia Ward Howe, author OF
"The Battle Hymn OF the Republic"
at Middletown, r. l.; aged 81.
.. Aviation: Wellman abandoned his air
ship $50 miles off Hatteras after SAIL
Ing about 760 miles In 70 hours: far
thest point north was 40 miles north
east of Nantucket
Storm: A West India hurricane struck
the Florida and South Carolina coasts.
.. Aviation: Balloon America H., Post
and Hawley aeronauts. landed In the
province of Quebec. 1855 miles from
st. Louis. the starting point, winning
the Bennett cup for distance
D. Obituary: Gen. Thomas 7. Eckert,
manager OF tho Federal military tele-
graph in the civil war and later pres
ident OF the Western Union, at Long
Branch. N. j.; aged S5.
ShipwTeck: The steamship Regulus. ply
ing between New York and Newfound-
land ports, wrecked by a storm on
Shoal bay; 10 sailors drowned
Personal: Edgar Allan Poe elected to
the American Hall of Fame by a vote
OF So; necessary to choice. 51
2 Criminal; DR.. Hawley H. Crippen
found guilty OF numbering his wife,
Belle Gilmore in the Old Bailey court,
London.
Shipwreck: British steamship Wally
wrecked on Brazil; 30 passengers and
sailors drowned
Aviation: international meet opened at
Belmont park. New York.
;. Sporting The Athletics Of Philadei-
phia beat the Nationals of ChIca 20 for |