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

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the speed race al Belmont park; time
for 621 miles 81 minutes IA seconds.
30. Aviation: J. II. Moisant won the race
from Belmont park to the statue OF
Liberty and return. covering 81 miles
in "a minutes 3is4 seconds
81. Aviation: Ralph Jolnstone ascended
91ll feet at Belmont park. the worlds
record.
NOVEMBER.
1. Personal: John Morley (Viscount Of
Blackburn, best known as "A man Of
letters. resigned his place In the Brit
ish cabinet secretary Of state for
India.
8 Fire: In Philadelphia 1pss OF over $780,
600 In the business district
T. Obituary: William st. John Harper,
noted artist and illustrator. in New
York; aged 50.
8. Mexico. Anti American demonstrations
i'm the City Of Mexico and elsewhere.
8. Mine Disaster: II miners killed by ex-
plosion In the Lawson mine at Black
Diamond Wash
8. Elections; Democratic landslide In sew
eral state elections and Democratic
house OF representatives returned to
congress. Massachusetts,. Connecticut,
New York and New Jersey elected
Democratic governors to succeed Re-
publican governors. and Ohio re-elect-
ed Democratic governor.
Mine Disaster: Explosion In mine No. :
OF the Victor American Fuel company.
Colorado. entombed 40 miners.
TO- Political: President Taft sailed on the
cruiser Tennessee from Charleston on,
official visit to the republic of PAN
anna and the canal zone.
IL. Sporting: Harvard beat Dartmouth, 18
to 0. In the annual football game
at Cambridge Yale defeated Prince
ton. to 3, at Princeton. Michigan
and PENNSYLVANIA played a tie game,
at Franklin field: score TO o.
IL. Obituary; United States Senator Alex
ander Stephens Clay OF Georgia, at At
lanta: aged 81.
IA. Personals Prince Victor Napoleon
Bonaparte. prctendcr TO the throne of
France married Princess Clementine
OF Belgium at Moncalieri. italy
Count Tolstoy. who mysteriously disap-
peared IN October. discovered in rail-
way station about 80 miles from his
home In an enfecbled condition.
Obituary: John la Fargo distinguished
mural painter and stained glass art
ist In Providence. r. l.. aged G..
Aviation: Eugene r.. Ely In the Curtlss
biplane Hudson Filler few from the
deck Of the United States scout cruiser
Birmingham in Hampton Roads to
Willoughbv beach. miles distant.
Personal: President Taft reached PAN
anna and had n conference with Col
Goethals and other members OF the
canal commission
16. Political: President Taft addressed the
Panauans at u state banquet and de-
clarod that there would be no annexa-
tion OF the republic of Panama to tho
United States
II. Aviation Ralph Johnstone. the avi-
ator. killed bv the fan OF his bipiane
at Denver: aged 20.
-. Sporting: Yale and Harvard's football
match al New Haven resulted I'm no
score game.
20. Obituary; Count Leo Tostoy. the IA
nous Russian novelist. at Astapova.
Russia; aged So
% Personals: President Taft reached Fort
Monroe on his return from Panama
23- Aviation: j. Armstrong Drexel ascend
ed 9SN feet I'm a monoplane at Phila-
delphia.
26. Sporting: The Navy defeated the Army
at footbaIT on franklin field. Phliadel-
phia, TO 0,
Fatal Fire: % operatives killed and "a
injured at factory fire in Newark.
N. j.
q Mexico: Government troops defeated
400 revolutionists I'm battle at Chihua-
hua.
%. Political: The British parliament dis
solved by royal proclamation.
20. Political: The government asked tho
dissolution of the sugar trust las q
combination In restraint OF trade"
The conference OF governors met at
Frankfort. Ky.
80. Obituary Jein Mace. noted English
prizefigher In the sixties, In England;
aged 49,
DECEMBER.
T. Political: Gen. Porfrio Diaz was in
augurated president Of Mexico for the
eighth time.
2 Obituary: Gen. Il. A. Carr, u. 8. A.,
retired, distinguished In border trou-
bles before the civil war as we'll as
that conflict died In Washington: ag' |
So
3 Obituary: Mary Baker Glover Eddy,
founder OF the Christian Science churc l.
In Boston. aged go
Gen. Wesley Merritt, U. s. A., retired,
noted In the civil and Spanish-Ameri-
can wars, at Natural Bridge. Va;
aged a.
6. Political: The last session of the sist
congress opened.
g. Storm: Heavy snow or rain In the
northern and eastern states.
Obituary: The Duke Of Chartres, one Of
the Orleans princes who served I'm
America In 1862. In Paris; aged 70.
Fire: At Evansville. Ind; loss of $780,
Convention: The American Red Cross
society met In Washington.
Political: President Taft's message rec
commended the fortifying OF the PAN
ANA canal. a ship subsidy, IA halt In
ieBisfdtlnB on corporations ana par
cells post.
T. Obituary: Ludwig Knaus, famous genre,
painter, In Berlin; aged 81.
Sporting: George Moore made a worlds
record run Of 15 at cushion caron
billiards In New York
o. Aviation: Legagneux, French aviator
established new worlds record for
altitude at Pau by soaring 10498 feet
To- Brazil: Mutiny OF Brazilian marines
at Rio de Janeiro resulted In q battle
causing 400 casualties.
Sporting: Root and Moran, the Irish
American team. won the day bicycle
race In New York; score 2.54b miles 8
laps.
18th Census: Ohicial figures published:
population, exclusive OF Alaska, 81 ,972,-
266; including all possessions, 101 100
900; gain since 1900. $3.50, S60
Aviation: Capt. Bellanger French army
aviator made a new worlds speed
record by flying 100 miles, from Vim
cennes TO Mourmelon. In 70 minutes,
an average OF SO miles an hour. The
previous record OF about 61 miles an
hour was held by Grahame- White.
II. Obituary: Dr. Emil Reich. author and