The Detroit times., 1910-12-31

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The year
1916 has taken its place in history as
a year in which much was doing.
Many high events stand out as mile
posts of the twelve months
Poiiticai insurgency" signalized
1910 fHYInk United States. A group OF
Republicans, joined with progressive
Democrats, succeeded in breaking
the power of Speaker Cannon to hold
up progressive legislation. The VIC
tory of progressive Democrats In
Arkansas and Maine in September
was a forerunner OF the Landslide
Nov. s, In which almost the entire
nation repudiated the standpatters IN
congressional and state elections.
Emil Seidel, socialist, was elected
mayor in Milwaukee, April 3; the
first socialist congressman, Victor
Berger, Nov. s.
Territorial conventions adopted a
plutocratic constitution in New Mex
co and a progressive one in Arizona
convention,
On Nov. s the initiative and refer
rndum was carried in Colorado, and
Washington became the fifth state TO
give wome nthe right TO vote.
The year 1910 saw Theodore Roose-
velt rise to a height of world-popu-
larity that no man before him had
reached while alive. He emerged
from his hunting trip in the jungle
Of Africa, March IA. to begin a trium-
phal progress unmatched in the
worlds history. He was. given an
enthusiastic reception on his arrival
in New York, and again during a
political trip to the west. The defeat
pf the Republican party in New York
was looked upon as a defeat OF I. f.
The year 1910 made history in air
navigation. No great improvements
were Made in the machines, but dar-
ing sairmen learned the use OF the
machines so we'll that remarkable
records were established. Aviation
n,eets became common over the civt
lixed world. Louis Paulhan few 1ss
miles from London TO Manchester,
making but one stop, on April 2S.
Dlenu III. Curtiss few from Albany
10 New York, May 20.
Count Zeppelin established the first
Reroplane passenger service between
two German cities. The first airship
wreck in a storm occurred June p
but the 80 passengers of the Yep
pelin ship were rescued. Chavez
crossed the Alps mountains, Sept. %.
but received fatal injuries
Attempting to cross the Atlantic
from Atlantic City In dirigible bal
loon, Oct. 15, Walter Wellman was
rescued $50 miles east OF Cape Hat
teras, making the longest air journey
over the sea.
Rising at st. Louis. Alan j. Haw-
ley and Augustus Post made a record
by flying all the way to northern
Quebec in balloon. Eugene Ely
made the first flight from the deck OF
q warship to land Nov. IA. On Oct II
French dirigible balloon. carrying
seven people, made the voyage from
Compeigne to London. across the
channel. In six hours. journey re
uuiring seven hours by the fastest ex-
press train and boats REM Barrier
Frenchman, established new
speed record when he flew more than
l6 miles in 10 minutes and 55 Is sec
onds, at Memphis, Dec T. NJ. Leg
agneux rose to the record height of
i0,499 feet at Pau. France, Dec. 9
Twenty-three aviators were killed
Conservation received setback
when President Taft removed Chiet
Forester Clifford Pinchot. Jan. Z. be
cause he criticised the president foy
removing l.. r. CLAWS CLAWS had
exposed Secretary OF the Interior
Ballinger's work, TO let private inter
fsts steal the peoples valuable water
power and coal lands.
Experiments with soldiers seemed
TO show incubation against typhoid
successful.
Other events OF the year were:
Jan. 8: Mrs. 4. III. Hartman gives
10000 acres and s1.000,000 for a New
+, York state nature park
Jan. "a: Storms through western
Europe: big Paris food
Feb. 6: Rostands great play
"Chantecler. produced in Paris.
Feb o: Congress sets aside Glacier
national park, million acres in north