Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-12-30


The census of 1910 shows an in
crease in population over 1900 of 49,
959,S6O.
JANUARY.
2 Obituary: Agnes Booth, widow Of Ju-
MUS Brutus Booth and at one time a
star actress, in Brooklne Mass. aged
g. Personal: Charles w. Morse convicted
New York banker began fifteen year
sentence in the United States peniten-
tiary at Atlanta.
4 Aviation Accident Leon Delagrange,
pioneer aeroplane eXperimenter, killed
by the fall of a Bleriot monoplane at
Bordeaux France.
Obituary: Darius Ogden Mills banker
and capitalist, at San Francisco; aged
81.
z. Aviation: Hubert Latham. French avi-
ator, beat the records for altitude of
heavier than air machines by ascend
ing nearly $500 feet at Mourmelon,
France.
Personals Clifford Pinchot chief forester,
removed by President Taft.
Obituary: Flora Adams Darling, found
er of the Society of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution. in New York
city; aged 70.
s. Obituary: Francesca di Paola Satolli,
noted cardinal, in Rome. Gen. New
ton Martin Curtis, hero of Fort Fish
err" in New York city; aged "a.
10. Aviation: Aviation meet opened at Los
Angeles.
IL. Sporting: Fred Games won the three
cushion billiard championship of the
world from Alfredo De ORC, the Cuban
champion, in New York; final score
$50 to 1877.
13. Shipwreck: Steamer Czarina wrecked
Coos Bay bar, Oregon coast; 30
drowned.
H. Conventions: United Mine Workers Of
North America met at indianapolis.
Conference on uniform legislation met
in Washington.
19. Financial: Lathrop, Hopkins & Co.
and J. NJ. Fske & Co, STOCK Exchange
brokers, failed in New York as the re-
suit of the collapse of the Hooking
pool; total liabilities about 100000.
q. National Guard: The organized volun-
teer militia of the United States be-
came permanent adjunct of the reg
ular army establishment by the opera
ton of the Dick law.
Railroad Accident As killed and 80 in
jured In the wrecking of a passenger
train on the Canadian Pacific at the
crossing OF Spanish river. Ontario.
q. Obituary: Ezra Kendall well known
comedian. at Martinsville. Ind; aged
Personal: John r. Walsh, convicted Chi
cago banker, began serving a five year
term in the federal prison at Leaven-
worth, Kan
"a Paris Flood: The river Seine exceeded
high water mark in Paris. endanger-
ing the city and paralyzing traffic
r. Panama Libel Case: Indictment of the
New York World in the Panama libel
case quashed in the United States cir
cult court in New York city.
q. Paris Flood: Rising of the Seine
checked; square miles inundated; loss
estimated over $200OO0,O00.
81. Explosion: 70 miners killed by explo-
sion in the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company's mine at Primero. Colo.
FEBRUARY.
/. Mining Accident: SO killed by explosion
in the Browder mine near Drakesboro.
Ky.
2 Mining Accident: IS killed at Las Es-
peranzas, Mexico.
Financial: Fisk & Robinson bankers
and brokers in New York. Boston.
Chicago and Worcester, failed with
$6Si7, 96S liabilities. The Mexican Ma
tional Packing Co.. incorporated in
New Jersey and operating In Mexico,
failed with liabilities placed at $751;
100000.
l. Boycott Decision: The Connecticut
hatters' boycott case decided in favor
of the plaintiff with award OF damages
against the individuals who instituted
the boycott amounting to 1922 900.
Shipwreck: The United States naval
tug Nina lost on the voyage from
Hampton Roads to Boston with a crew
of 80 on board
IL SnlpWreck. the French liner General
Chanzy wrecked in a gale near the
island of Minorca; 156 persons per-
ished.
IL Financial: The Central Foundry Co a
steel corporation operating foundres
in several states. failed with liabilities
placed at over 100000.
Volcanic Disaster: Eruption of volcano
Poasa, Costa Rica, destroyed so lives
Shipwreck: IS lives lost on the Pacific
Navigation Co.'S steamer Lima. strand
ed in the strait of Magellan
IL. Railroad Accident: II killed and 20 in
jured in a head-on collision near Ma
con, Ga, on the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad.
Is. Personal: Herbert Gladstone whose
father w. T. Gladstone 'the great
commoner" twice declined seat in
the house of lords, elevated to the
peerage.
China: Anti-foreign riot in Canton; 500
mutinous soldiers killed
16. Obituary: George Holland, the actor
In Philadelphia aged Ga. Gen. St
Clair Mulholland noted veteran of the
civil war in Philadelphia; aged II.
10. Obituary: Neil Burgess, the actor, In
New York city; aged g.
Strike: Philadelphia street car men went
out after long elaboration.
20. Obituary: Count Won Stollberg- Werni-
gerode president OF tho German reichs-
tag in Berlin; aged 70.
a. Strike Riot: people killed and 100 in
jured In Philadelphia during a riot re-
sulting from the strike.