The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-01

q. sllurricane.sl persons killed In gulf
storm which struck the Texas coast
~ Galveston and yItihlty. s9S slslssss
4 Pol tieaIs Diplomatic felatIpnsg severed
u between Holivia md Slhe Argentine ,Re-
& pubiie Upon the initiation OF ArEeH-
!. tina. z. 81. ~ n ~ ~
8. Obituary; Elizabeth Taylor cambridge.
a daughter OF President Zachary Taylor
and smistresa. OF tho White House dur
Ing His term. at Winchester Va: aged
Aerutiautics: LouIs Bleriot. French, aero
maui. crossed over the English channel
N from Calais to Dover I'm an nernnlane,
covering the distance OF n miles In
about 40 minutes . Is 2 : i 4 81 81
%. Folltlcal: Anti -Diaz riot at Gundnla-
!. 1arn. Mexico. resulting In wrecking tho
X town, Ahti.Morpccan war riot In Har-
z AetonaMtlcs: ,Orvilie Wright made a new
nefoptane record by remaining In fight
hour, l. minutes and % seconds with
one passenger at Fort Myer. IS
rs Conventions World conference. OF the
X NJ c.sA. at Barn,en- i lhetfeld, Ger
Z. many. I ". -
%. Earthquakes: Acapulco and Chilpan-
clngo. Mexico. badly shaken and dam
aged. f5js - rs
Aeronautics: orvllle Wright made the
speed required by the government for
army neroplanes Mt Fort Myer. flying
10. mile Hight. ~ ~, y 81. Z y
u. Fire: Loo houses destroyed In Osaka,
Japan. tFi5 3 III Z, g..S5i,
Earthquakes, Mexico City badly shaken.
Z miscellaneous. The Chinese Vice consul.
Lock Wing. shot dead In New York by
chinanan. 200 rioters isummarily
tried. convicted and shot at Barcelona,
Spain. 8. .i.,S. II ( Ms
5 AUGUST s55ss:y !,
2. Personal: Tie Russian Emperor Mich
olns received rs n guest by King Ed.
ward OF England at Cowes.
.. Potttcai: Congress adjourned. The
Payne tariff bill finally. passed by the
senate. tssl-454s $50. ~ -
6. AeronautlcE: Paulhan, French aviator,
made new height record for AERO
planes. varying from 20 TO 40 feet. Mt
DouGl. France, NJ. IL s.,,, !. .ss1ss..
Tennyson Centenary: The Tooth anniver-
sary Of the birth OF Alfred; Tennyson
celebrated. -, 80. 7,sl z
!. Aeronautics: Roger Sommer OF France
beat Wilbur WriEht's. duration record
OF hours. 20 minutes and 81 seconds
by s minutes and Is seconds Mt Mour-
melon. lie Grand. France.
o. Convention: National irrigation con-
Eress met at Spoxanc;-STash. Annual
q. A. r. encamprnent at Salt Lake
City. s, I7I[r
10. Fire: Monticello. N. T., n popular
fire: loss about 100000. De-
II. Morocco: A captive Spanish balloon
used. with fatal effect to direct fire
upon Moorish camp at Metiita.
II. Personal: Samuel r. Van Zandt elect
cd commander In chief OF the G. A. r.
at Salt Lake City 49,,
"a. Accident: Q killed and so hurt in a
head-on collision on the Denver and
Rio. Grande near Colorado Springs,
-, Colo. ny !
Earthquakes: Over 800 buildings destroy
cd and many lives lost In central
Japan. ~ -.
49, Convention: The trnnsmlsssssirpi con,
inerclal congress opened In Denver.
u. Obituary: Lawrence Bacher. -an artls.
known for his etchings, at Lawrence
Park. N. y: aged 81.
Conventions: 43d annual congress OF tho
Universal Peace union. So.
IS. Obituary: Sir Theodore Martin. Eng.
lish author and poet. In London; aged
-. Polar Research: Walter Wellman as-
cended In his dInElble balloon at splt:-
bergen. buand for the nnrtll polr. meet
Ing with an accident after travelling 80
miles which indefinitely postponed the
trip.
20. elimination OF a forest fire which de-
stroyed 100000 worth OF fir and tarn-
nrack timber ulong Lake Occur
l'Alenc. Wash.
Il. Aeronaut!cs: Opening OF the neroplane
races at Rheims. France.
q. Fire: LOSS oil. 100000 by flames In
the business district Of Decatur. Ill.
Accident: killed and many Injured In
q strikers riot ut the Pressed Steel Cur
conlpany's plant ut Scnoenville. Pa
Obituary: kew. Thomas Ducey, pastor
OF st. Leo's Roman Catholic church.
In New York city. widely known for
bis denuncintions Of municipal corrnp-
ton: aged &C.
q. Aeronnutics: Glenn II. Curtiss, Amer
lean aviator. made II speed record ut
Rheims by. covering Gl-o miles In i
minutes So 2-5 seconds. -
Shlpwreck: The Nicolas Castnnla found
cred Oft the Isle OF Pines. carrying
down passengers and = officers ami
sailors.
a. Shipwreck: The North German Lloyd
steamer, Schiesein coiiitied with tie
Argentine excursion steamer Colombia
In Montevideo hnrbor and sunk her
with a loss OF over 100 passengers Il
s. Aeronnutics: Paulhan. French nvl-
Of sunbroken flight. including Wilbur
Wrights. by remaining In the mir :
hours. S. minutes and 20 seconds = al
Rheims. - q. ~ 4. q
q. Obituary: George Mhnpille Fem. Eng
hSh novelist Of the old school. In Lon-
Atll. ibeu .. /. p.
AeronautIcs: Henry Farman. Engl!sl,
aviator. set new record for heavier
tlian mir machines by covering Ills
miles III ) hours. minutes nnd sc --5
seconds. ut Rheims. p = a -. = b.
Is. ,Aeronaut!cs: Glenn II. Curtlss won
the international aviator cup at
Rheims by travelling ut the rate OF
6 1855 miles an hour and covering ia:
miles Iii. Is minutes TO 3-5 seconds. =.
Morocco: The Spaniarls at 5MelIlla dc.
stroycd 100 Moors by exploding mine
under their camp.
Flood: High water ut Monterey. Mexico
caused the loss. of upward of 10, 900 lives
and destroyed property valued at SC.
90D.Do0 ,laf5. I'.,r...' y ~ 4s..-.,,...'
20. Holmes Centenary: The Tooth nnniver.
snry OF the birth Of Oliver Wendell
Holmes celebrated - ~ =
30. Conventions: Sixth International trades
union congress opened In Paris.
~ SEPTEMBER.
|. PERSONAL: DR.. Frederick A.. Cook an
rouncnd the discovery by him of the
north pole on April q. 1908. yg
J. Personal: Rear Admiral c. s. Sperry,
rinI pff ha MI N. y1,.