The Dickinson press., 1910-12-31

Aviation: 70 balloons started from In
dianapolis In an American champtou-
ship race. Balloon America II. handed
near Warrenton. Va, after q flight Of
~ hours.
10. Aviation: Weymann, an American,
and George Chavez. q at
tempted to fly over the Alps. Both
failed. and Chavez was MORALLY hurt
In landing.
Convention: 44th national encampment
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
met at Atlantic City.
Personal: Emperor William of Germany
and Francis Joseph Of Austria mot at
Vienna.
d. Trolley Disaster: Collision on the Wa
bash Traction line near K%ingsland,
Ind, caused the death Of 4S passen-
gers.
q. Sporting: Harvester lowered the trot-
ting record for stations to<2:01 at Co
1umbus.
y. Convention: National Irrigation con-
gress opened in Pueblo, Colo.
q. Convention: The United Irish league
met at Buffalo.
u. Convention: National good roads con-
gress met in st. Louis.
- Obituary: Winslow Homer. famous
American painter, at scarboro. Me-:
iE>-xI ~ rr-. rr.-s-.-E~-
Wis, the author. at the home Of her
son, Richard Harding Davis, Mount
Kisco. N. T.; aged 70.
Avlation: Walter 3. orooklns Drohe sne
PROSE country alstahce rec9ro Dy nyane
winning a 10000 prize.
OCTOBER.
!. Sporting: The Vanderbilt cup auto
race won by Harry F. Grant; time, 4
hours 10 minutes 81 seconds. -
Ship Disaster: q Of the crew Of the bat
tleship New Hampshire drowned by
the swamping of q launch In the Hud-
son river at New York.
Explosion: A mysterious explosion, fol-
lowed by fire. destroyed the Los An
geles Times building and caused the
death OF Il employees OF the paper.
Aviation: Aviator Wynmalen made a
worlds record for height by ascending
9,186 feet at Mourmelon, France.
hipwreck: The Pacific Navigatio COM
pany's steamer Chiriqui wrecked on
ers; ~ ives lost.
Ooituary: HA-soVeIho Napoieon bona-
parte br0Waru OF florioa' a former
CuDan niiouster, at Jacksonville; geo
%.
]. Convention: ~nternationa prison con-
gress opened In Washington.
Obituary: Former Governor and United
States Senator David Bennett Hill, at
Albany; aged 81. Joseph Abner Har-
per, emb OF the old firm of Harper
& Bres., the New York publishers. at
NeWburg, N. y; aged w.
Fire: In New York city loss OF N,600,000
by flames In the lumber and factory
district on the hudson river front.
3. Convention: Dry farming congress
-. ODonGO aC SDOkano, -FHF T
= Coiiisioh: W eiectric cars colilded
at Ill, causing the death
OF 81 people, cnleny passengers.
personal: Justice w. n. Moody OF the
Dhlteu states supreme court resigned.
= Fortugal: repupncah uprising IN LIS
oon. hlhs Manuel captured. me army
ana navy slded with the revolution
ISIS, VINO proclaimed a republic
!" NINE Disaster: So miners by
an explosion IN the colorado Fuel and
Iron eompanys NINE at
Soio'
10. PERSONAL: Ex-Governor Charles E.
Hughes took the oath of office as jus
tlce or the United States supreme
.. court at Washington.
10. STORM a !ierce STORM swept over Eu-
rope; CAUSING neavs loss OF IRE on the
Gus.lsn Ioasl aho ~ inc Baltic.
H. nMlpw,eGn: IN rrencn steamsnip
vnle ue I.ocleAor5 was rarnine'ts DY INC
5 5 steainer FsverM. the 2 OF
Pi ss ahG SAM N Win ~ OF ner crew.
HI4lnalslai' II SnaEtnt, sstoss spank cL
E.on t9n Mie u ssVs.eoeHtis nranches'
msAs ,neo .ne 10 ~ noo ne y d receiver, o"-
,r INs uepos'1 : ss'oo y y
To- ,oon = MS; Z; uieau, nuteu Amer,
~ 1T Sou.pIe ata4 ~ aene4es lay; asea
=: n.e 9ea.es oetaeof Sonatilan T;
70 u io""' at oi' Doose' seo
ANlation' Wellmans pal!oon America
starIea on its oversee night at Attain
1c CITY:
10 ERE: Al Alaoaster, Mich' loss OF $soo,-
wv Dy names IN the plant OF the Unit
ed STATES gypsum
me zootn anniversary OF the settlement
OF bergen county, j., py the Dutch
was celeprated.
y. Aviation: ~ oailoons representing the
Uniteo states, rance, Germany n
switzeriand started from st. Louis In
the race Tor the Bennett
cup ana $4,75O IN prizes. The dirigible
t41a.oon GieI1ent,oayaro salleo from
as ar.s - Aohuon Az . hoars' carrying =
peopie.
Obituary: julia Ward Howe, author Of
me Battie LYNN OF the Republic"
H 0f Mti6V0fnuyn III . a a % II