Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

GTeaC 6rlCQ1ns HlnR George V. pro-
claimed throughout the empire.
| 10. Convention: General Federation Of
Women's Clubs met at Cincinnati.
/ IL. Shipwreck: II 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 rnine at Vhitehaven, Eng
land, caused the death OF 1S5 miners.
is. Earthquake: Several shocks in San
Francisco.
Is. Convention: National gathering OF So
cialists at Chicago.
Earthquake: Shocks at Los Angeles,
Cal, and vicinity.
16. Convention: Pan-American congress
opened at Buenos Aires, Argentina.
II. Convention: 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 injuring upward
of so.
Obituary: Pauline viardot-GarcIa. sis
ter OF the late Manuet Garcia and like
him a noted opera singer. in Paris.
Is. Halley's Comet: The earth passed
through the tail Of Halley's comet at
1917 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 Path annual con-
vention at Washington. National COM
nlandery Of the Naval and Military
Order OF the Spantsh-American War
met at New York city. The Mohonk
Lake conference on International ar
bitration met at Mohonk Lake. n. Y.
Obituary: John A. Kasson. former Unit
ed States minister to Austria, in Wash
fngtou; aged IS.
10. Convention: Worlds Sunday School
association met at Washington
Earthquake: Violent shock at Salt Lake
City.
"a Shipwreck: Is deaths by the sinking of
the steamer Frank H. Goodyear near
Port Aux BarQuais. Lake Huron.
Is. Fire: The Hotel Chanplain, a largo
summer resort on Bluff Point. totally
destroyed; loss about 100000.
&c Submarine Disaster: Tho French sub
marine Pluvoise rammed by a ferry
boat in Dover strait and sunk with her
crew of q.
27. Railroad Accident: 10 killed and 40 in
jured in a wreck on the Lehigh VAL
ley near Wilkesbarre. Pa.
Is. Obituary: DR.. Robert Koch. eminent
bacteriologIst. discoverer OF a con-
sumption cure, at Baden-Baden; aged
81.
Albany to New, York following the
course of the Hudson river winning
the New York Worlds prize of $4,000.
Nicaragua: Government forces repulsed
in an attack upon Estrada's revolu-
tionists at Bluefields.
81. South Africa: Union of South African
states proclaimed.
JUNE
I. Obituary: Edward Jenkins. English
editor and writer author of the sen
sational political pamphlet 'Ginx'S
BABY" in London; aged - Sir Fran
els Seymour Haden. noted English art
ist, in London; aged %. DR.. Elizabeth
Blackwell. pioneer woman physician .
in England and the United States, in
London: aged SO.
Sporting: Lemberg won the English Der +
by.
Polar Research: Captain scott's antarc-
tic expedition sailed from London.
Q. Obituary: William Sydney Porter nov .
elist known as 80. Henry in New
York city: aged 49.
8. Cloudburst: Several villages in east .
Hungary wiped out 800 deaths.
Z. Earthquake: Southern Italy shaken:
upward of 100 deaths.
Obituary: Prof. Goodwin Smith. Anglo ,
American author and educator, at
Toronto: aged 81.
8. Obituary: SIR George Newues noted /
British publisher. in London; aged So.
II. Fire: 20 acres Of warehouses and .
dwellings, burned in Seattle; loss near
" 81. 100000.
IL. Obituary: Herman Vein. American
actor distinguished the London
stage: aged 81.
Storm Disaster: CIoudburst in the Abr
valley. Prussia. destroyed $50 lives.
IS. -. IL. a
tiss biplane from New York to Phil
adelphia and return, winning SO OO1
prize: time, New York to Philadel-
phia, Sc miles. hour 81 minutes: Phil
adelphia TO New York. l hour sc min
utes. Walter S Brookins esta hlished
new worlds altitude record by as
cending 1884 feet in a Wright aero
plane at Indiana polls.
Fire Disaster: Flames followed collapse
of roof of the Montreal Herald build
mo md 4 loco - YF-ENr
a. Convention: Worlds missionary con-
gress opened in Edinburgh.
e. Obituary: John Austin Stevens, found
er of tho Sons of the Revolution, at
Newport, r. l.: aged IS.
Z. Aviation: Walter s. Brookins made
new worlds altitude record by ascend
ing $500 feet at indianapolis. !
S. Storm Disaster: 18 deaths in New York
city by electric rainstorm.
Railroad Accident: 19 killed and nearly
100 injured in a collision near Yer
sailles. France. /
Personal: Ex-President Theodore Roose-
welt welcomed In New York on his re
turn from his African and European
Political: The railroad bill. creating a ,
court of commerce and amending the
interstate commerce act Of 1887, be-
came a law.
9. Obituary: Henry Neville noted actor /
and dramatist. in London.
Convention: Worlds Sunday school con-
Yention met In Washington
2. Aviation: Count Zeppelin's dirigible q
Deutschland sailed from Friederichs- Z
haven to Dusseldorf, 300 miles, carry
ing IL passengers.
German airship Deutschland made an q
excursion trip carrying 90 passengers.
). Political: Congress adjourned
Sporting: Cornell won the varsity eight.
four cared race and freshman's eight o
at Poughkeepsie.
J. Sporting: Nuage owned by Nine
Cheremetef, won the French Grand
Prix, beating w. X. Vanderbilt's Rein or
hart by a neck
Political: Gen. Porfiro Diaz reelected
president of Mexico.
Obituary: United States Senator Sam n
uel Douglas McEnery of Louisiana, in
New Orleans; aged "A. DR.. John Hen
ry Haynes. noted archaeological ex-
plorer, at North Adams. Mass.
Fire: Paterson, n. J., suffered s500.Oo0
loss by flames In the business district.
Obituary: United States Senator John
w. Daniel OF Virginia. at Lynchburg;
aged IS. 4
. Sporting: Harvard won the varsity
races over Yale at New London.