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

~ conventions AntUtFAl Feuef0tlOn OF
Womens Clubs met at Cincinnati
II. Shipwreck: Il deaths by the wrecking
of the packet City of Saltillo on the
Mississippi river near Glen Park, Mo
II. Mining Accident: Explosion In the
Wellington mine at Whitehaven, Eng
land caused the death Of 1855 miners.
lS. Earthquake; Several shocks In San
Francisco
10. Conventions National gathering of So
cialists at Chicago.
Earthquakes Shocks at Los Angeles,
Cal. and vicinity.
1C. Convention: Pan American congress
opened at Buenos Aires, Argentina.
II. Conventions National Association Of
Manufacturers met in New York.
Explosion: boilers of the American Tin
Plate company at Canton. o.. explod-
ed, killing 20 men and niuring upward
of So
Obituary: Pauline Vlardot Garcia. sis
ter of the late Manuel Garcia and like
him a noted opera singer. In Paris.
lS Halley's Comet; The earth passed
through the tail of Halleys comet at
1911 p. m. New York time.
Explosion: Dynamite exploded at the
barracks OF the guard at Pinar del
Rio, Cuba. destroying 100 lives
Conventions: The United Typothetae OF
America otherwise the employing
printers met In their oath annual con-
vention at Washington. National com
mandery OF the Naval and Military
Order of the Spanish American War
met at New York city The Mohonk
Lake conference on international ar
bitration met at Mohonk Lake. N. Y.
Obituary: John A. Kgsson former Unit
ed States minister TO Austria, in Wash
ington. aged So.
10. Convention: Worlds Sunday School
association met at Washington.
E'arfbnttukas NfoIaYf ell ~ O., \ al,
City
"a Shipwreck: is deaths by the sinking OF
the steamer Frank IT. Goodyear near
Port Aux Barquais. Lake Huron.
25. Fire: The Hotel Champlain a large
summer resort on Blum Point. totally
destroyed loss about 100000.
26. Submarine Disaster: The French sub
marine Pluvoise rammed by "a ferry
boat I'm Dover strait and sunk with her
crew of q
q. Railroad Accidents 10 killed and 10 in
jured In a wreck on the Lehlgh Nal-
ley near Wlkesbarre. Pa.
S. Obituary: DR.. Robert Koch, eminent
bacterlologist. discovcrer of con-
sumption cure, at Baden-B Baden: aged
c.
o. Aviation: Glenn H. Curtlss flew from
Albany To New York, following the
course OF the Hudson river. winning
the New York Worlds prize OF $40 900
Nicaragua: Government forces repulsed
In an attack upon Estradas revolu-
tionsts at Blucnelds.
81 South Africa: Union OF South African
states proclaimed
JUNE.
/. Obituary: Edward jenkins. English
editor and writer. author OF the SEN
satlonal political pamphlet "Ginxls
Baby" In London: aged -. Sir Fran |
els Seymour Haden. noted English art
ist In London; aged 90. DR. Elizabeth |
Blackwell. pioneer woman physician |
In England and the United States IN |
Sporting' Lemberg won the English Der
by.
Polar Research: Captain Scotts antarc- |
tic expedition sailed from London.
3. Obituary: William Sydney Porter, now
ellst known as 20. Henry" In New
York city; aged %.
g. Cloudburst: Several villages in east
Hungary wiped out: 300 deaths.
T. Earthquake Southern Italy shaken;
upward of 100 deaths
Obituary: Prof Goodwin Smith, Anglo
American author and educator, at
Toronto: aged SL
Q Obituary: Sir George Newnes. noted
British publisher. In London; aged So
II. Fire: 20 acres OF warehouses and
dwellings burned In Seattle; loss near
ly 81, 100000
2. Obituary: Herman Vein, American
actor distinguished on the London
stage; aged 81
Storm Disaster: Cloudburst In the Abr
valley. Prussia, destroyed $50 lives.
3. Aviation: G. X. Hamilton drove Cur
tlss biplane from New York to Phil
adelphia and return. winning $4,000
prize; time. New York to PhiIadel-
phia SO miles. hour 81 minutes: Phil
adelphia To New York. hour 80 min
utes. Walter s. Brookins established
new worlds altitude record by as
cending 1884 feet In n Wright aero
plane at indianapolis.
Fire Disaster: Flames followed collapse
OF roof OF the Montreal Herald build
ing and caused loss Of 40 lives.
4. Convention: Worlds missionary con-
gress opened in Edinburgh
6. Obituary: John Austin Stevens, found
er OF the Sons OF the Revolution. at
Newport. r. l.. aged 49,
!. Aviation: Walter s. Brookins made
new worlds altitude record by ascend
ing 4.sO0 feet at indianapolis
;. Storm Disaster: is deaths In New York
city by electric rainstorm.
Railroad Accident: 10 killed and nearly
100 injured i'm a collision near YER
sailles, France.
Personal: President Theodore Roose-
NtlN NNlIOHitu III NtW lOTk ON nib T6- 4
turn from his African and European
trip.
Political: The railroad bin. creating a
court OF commerce and amending the
interstate commerce act OF 1887, be-
came law
J. Obituary: Henry Neville noted actor
and dramatlst, in London.
Convention; Worlds Sunday school con-
vention met In Washington
; Aviation: Count Zeppelin's dirigible
Deutschland sailed from Friederichs-
haven 10 Dusseldorf 800 miles, carry
ing II passengers
l. German airship Deutschland made an
excursion trip carrying 81 passengers.
l. Political: Congress adjourned
Sporting: Cornell won the varsity eight
four Dared race and freshman's eight
at Poughkeepsie.
J. Sporting: Nuage owned by Nine
Cheremeteff, won the French Grand
Prix, beating w. X. vanderbilt's Rein
hart by neck
Political: Gen. Porfiro Diaz reelected
president OF Mexico.
J. Obituary: United States Senator Sam
uel Douglas McEnery OF Louisiana, In
New Orleans; aged IA. DR.. John Hem
ry Haynes. noted archaeological ex-
plorer. at North Adams. Mass.