The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-01

;. Personal: Peary AWARDED a gold MED
al by the National Geographic society
for having reached the north pole.
Obituary: William Torrey Harl-j. noted
philosopher and former United States
commissioner Of education. at Provi-
dence, r. l.; aged -
s. Storm: Beginning Of a rainstornl on
the island OF Jamaica which caused
many deaths and the destruction by
landslides. shipwreck and inundation OF
property estimated at 5000. 600.
6. Aeronautics: Paulhan. French aviator,
made a new record in flight. reaching
an altitude of ST. feet at Sandown
park, London.
8. Obituary: Lionel Brough. once noted
comedian. In London.
Fatal Fire: 8 deaths in the burning OF
a celluloid factory in Brooklyn
Convention: The American Federation
of Labor met in Toronto.
10, Personal: President Taft reached
Washington at the end OF his tour.
13. Sporting: Yale defeated Princeton. II
to 0. at New Haven. Michigan defeat
ed Pennsylvania. IL to 8. at Philadei-
phia. Game between Cornell and Chi
cago at Ithaca resulted in a score OF
to 6.
Mine Disaster: Explosion in the ST. Paul
Coal company's mine near Cherry, Ill.
resulted in the death Of nearly 30
miners
IA. Shipwreck: 100 deaths by the sinking
OF the Pacific liner La Seyne after col
lison near Singapore.
Financial: The American Telephone and
Telegraph company secured control OF
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany.
1S Obituary: Richard Watson Glider. au-
thor and editor of the Century Maya
zine. in New York city; aged 10
49, Obituary: William NJ. Lafan, editor
OF the New York Sun, at Lawrence.
N. Y; aged 81.
90 Sporting: Yale beat Harvard at foot
ball. to 0. in Cambridge. Brown de-
feated Carlisle Indians at football. p
to s, in New York.
Standard Oil Case: The eighth United
States circuit court, sitting a court
OF appeals. ordered the Standard Oil
trust to dissolve.
Obituary: COnsuelo dowager duchess of
Manchester, called the most influential
woman in England. in London: aged ST.
g. Obituary: David A. De Almond.
of the oldest and best known Demo-
cratic members of congress. at Butler
Mo. aged g.
30 Political: The British house of lords
rejected the Liberal budget by vote
of $50 to IS,
Switchmen's Strike: Switchmen's strike
begun on railroads in the northwest.
DECEMBER.
l. Political: The United States severed
diplomatic relations with Nicaragua,
virtually demanding the organization
of new government to replace Ze-
laya's.
2. Fire: Fire in the business district OF
Baltimore caused a loss of nearly ST.
100000.
l. Sporting: Calvin Demarest OF Chicago
won the 1872 balk line billiard title
from George Sutton in New York.
I. Shpwreck: Steamer ELAN Vannin lost
in the Mersey; II passengers and Il
sailors drowned. Steamer Thistlemor
wrecked In Barnstable bay; 20 Of the
crew lost
Obituary: Princess Waldemar, noted
member of the royal family Of Den
mark. in Copenhagen.
s. Obituary: George Crocker capitalist.
in New York city; aged So
6. Personal: William j. Calhoun Of Chi
cago appointed United States minister
to China.
9. Fire: Kalamazoo. Mich: loss Of $780,
600 by flames in the business district.
10. Obituary: Red Cloud noted fighting
chief of the Sioux. at Pine Ridge res
ervation; aged Sc.
Shipwreck: IS lives lost by the founder
ing of car ferry Marquette and Besse-
nler No. on Lake Erie.
II. Fire: Herne Oaks. home Of the late
James A Herne. actor and playwright.
burned at Southampton. N. Y.
IL Fire: Racine. Wis. the Racine Man.
ufacturing company and other plants
destroyed; loss $650OoO.
IL. Personal: Judge II. H. Lurton appoint
ed justice OF the United States su-
preme court.
Is. Railroad Accident: II killed and many
hurt in wreck on the Southern near
Reidsvile, n c.
16. Political: President Zelaya placed his
resignation in the hands Of the Mica
raguan congress.
II. Obituary: King Leopold II. of Bel
GUM, at Brussels; aged "a
Is. Obituary: Grand Duke Michael Nicho-
laievitch Of Russia, at Cannes. France:
aged x. Gen. Green B. Raum. con-
gresham and former commissioner OF
pensions. in Chicago: aged So
e Prince Albert formally succeeded to
the throne Of Belgium.
q Conventions: The 18th anniversary of
the American Historical and the Amer
lean Economic associations celebrated
in New York.
q. Gladstone Centenary: Tho Tooth ami
versary OF the birth of Right Hon.
William Ewart Gladstone. British
statesman. known the Grand Old
Man Of England. celebrated.