The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-01-06
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Sporting: Jack johnson defeated STAN
ley ketcheI IN Y ROUNDS Tor the
heavyweight championship az san
Francisco.
Seattle Far: The Alaska YUKON facfic
exposition closed with a record I'm att
tendance Of ABOUT 3.,5O.Vo0
Y. Sporting: Henri 81 Yves wn he
Marathon Derby al Seaitia .'lrs,
81 minutes and - seconds
l9 Obituary. Cesafe i.psl ed
criminologst and al n:
aged %.
Poriola Festival: Ceiebrati, is
covery in ll'iJ or the Uly II ss n
cisco by Don Gaspar De Porinla ~, un
In San Francisco.
d. Political: Cabinet crisis In spar. re-
suit OF the execution on uct IS OF
Prof Ferrer. the revolutlonisl
Earthquake: Catania. Sicily. shaken;
Vesuvius again active.
a Conventions: Annual convention OF the
National Women's Christian unon
opened at Omaha.
q. Personal: The car enteiSa ilaly as
guest of King Victor Emmanuel
IS. Obituary: Gen. Oliver Otis Howard
u. s. A.. retired. distinguished veteran
of the civil and indian wars al Bur
lington. VT; aged 70 Rear Admiral
Henry Erben, l.. S. NJ. retired. ma
val hero Of the civil war. in New York
city. aged u. Prince Herobumi Ito,
Japanese statesman. formerly resident
general Of Korea. at Hardin. Manchu-
ria. victim OF Korean assassin aged
H.
shipwreck: 20 deaths in the wrecking
OF the steamer Hestia. from Glasgow,
off the Maine coast.
q. Greece: Battle at Athens between gov.
eminent ironelads and d fotilla OF de-
stroyers manned by mutineers
Sporting: James J Jeffries signed with
Jack Johnson TO box for tie neavy-
weight championship. "a rounds or
more.
Personal: Lillian M. N. Stevens elected
president OF the national W. &. r. U.
%. Sporting: II. +. Grant won the VAN
derbilt cup race. driving 50 norse-
power Alec car an average of CTS miles
for 2IS.0S miles. Pennsylvania beat
Carlisle indians at football. Is TO 6. on
Franklin field.
NOVEMBER.
( Political: Judge William j. Gaynor
elected mayor of New York on tho
Democratic ticket. the election a gen.
erai reverse for Tammany Hall. Mu-
Hitipdt ItlollA utltdttu III San rrdn-
cisco. Tom johnson beaten BY Her
man Baehr in Cleveland mayoralty
election
4 Personal: Peary awarded gold med
al by the National Geographic society
for having reached the north pole.
Obituary: William Torrey Harris. noted
philosopher and former United States
commissioner OF education. at Provi-
dence. X. l.: aged "A.
8 Storm: Beginning OF rainstorm on
the island OF Jamaica which caused
many deaths and the destruction by
iandslides. shipwreck and inundation Of
property estimated at sI.000000.
& Aeronautics: Paulhan. French aviator,
made new record In flight. reaching
an altitude OF 81 feet at Sandown
park. London.
Z Obituary: Lionel Brough. once noted
comedian. In London.
Fatal Fire: deaths In the burning Of
celluloid factory In Brooklyn.
Convention: The American Federation
Of Labor met in Toronto.
10 Personal: President Taft reached
Washington at the end OF his tour.
L. Sporting: Yale defeated Princeton. II
10 0. at New Haven. Michigan defeat
ed Pennsylvania. IL TO 6. at Philadel-
phia. Game between Cornell and Chi
TO 6.
Mine Disaster: Explosion in the st. Paul
Coal company's mine near Cherry. ILL.,,
resulted in the death Of nearly 90
miners.
IL shipwreck: 100 deaths by the sinking
OF the Pacific liner La Seyne after COL
lision near Singapore.
Financial: The American Telephone and
Telegraph company secured control OF
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany
Is Obituary: Richard Watson Glider. au-
thor and editor OF the Century Maga-
zine. in New York city; aged C6.
10 Obituary. William NJ. Laffan. editor
Of the New York Sun. at Lawrence.
y. u: aged 81.
%. Sporting: Yale beat Harvard at foot
bill. 5 to o. In Cambridge. Brown de-
feated Carlisle Indians at football. 4
to s. In New York
Standard oil Case. The eighth United
States circuit court. sitting as a court
OF appeals. ordered the Standard OIL
trust to dissolve.
Obituary: Consuelo. dowager duchess OF
Manchester. called the most influential
woman In England, In London aged 81.
g Obituary: David A. DE Almond. one
OF the oldest and best known Demo-
cratic members OF congress. at Butler.
Mo-: aged Is.
90 Political: The British house OF lords
rejected the Liberal budget By a vote
OF $50 10 IS.
switchmen's Strike: swIichmen's strike
begun on railroads IN the northwest
DECEMBER.
l. Political: The United States severed
diplomatic relations with Nicaragua.
virtually demanding the organization
OF a new government TO replace ze-
laya's.
2 Fire: Fire IN the business district OF
Baltimore caused loss OF nearly 81
OOQ.OOO
q Sporting: Calvin Demarest OF Chicago
won the iS2 baik line billiard title
from, George Sutton In New YORK.
T. shipwreck: Steamer ELAN vannin lost
In the Mersey: u passengers and a
sailors drowned. Steamer Thistlemor
wrecked in Barnstable bay: % Of the
crew lost.
Obituary: Princess waidemar. noted
member Of the royal family Of Dem
mark. in Copenhagen.
s. Obituary: George Crocker. capitalist.
In New York city: aged 53
g. Personal: William J. Calhoun OF Chi
cage appointed United States minister
20 China.
o Fire: Kalamazoo. Mich. loss OF $50
900 by flames In the business district.
10. Obituary. Red Cloud. noted fighting
chief Of the Sioux. at Pine Ridge res
ervation: aged So.
shipwreck: Is lives lost by the founder
ing OF car ferry Marquette and Besse-
mer No on Lake Erie.
II. Fire: Herne Oaks. home Of the late
James A. Herne. actor and playwright.
burned at Southampton. N. u.