Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-12-30

the speed race at Belmont park time
for 621 miles 81 minutes II seconds.
30 Aviation j. b. Moisant won the race
from Belmont park to the statue of
Liberty and return, covering "a miles
in "a minutes 34.S4 seconds.
81 Aviation: Ralph tombstone assembled
9,714 feet at Belmont park, the worlds
record.
NOVEMBER.
1. Personal: John Morley Vscount of
Blackburn, best known as a man of
letters, resigned his place in the Brit
ish cabinet as secretary Of state for
India.
3 Fire: In Philadelphia loss of over $780,
600 in the business district.
l. Obituary: William St. John Harper.
noted artist and illustrator. In New
York; aged So
s. Mexico: AntiAmerican demonstrations
in the City of Mexico and elsewhere.
9. Mine Disaster: II miners killed by ex-
plosion in the Lawson mine at Black
Diamond, Wash.
8. Elections: Democratic landslide in sew
eral state elections and a Democratic
house of representatives returned to
congress. Massachusetts, Connecticut,
New York and New Jersey elected
Democratic governors to succeed Re-
publican governors and Ohio re-elect-
ed a Democratic governor.
Mine Disaster: Explosion in mine No. 3
OF the Victor American Fuel company
Colorado, entombed 40 miners
10. Political President Taft sailed on the
cruiser Tennessee from Charleston on
an official visit to the republic of Pan
anna and the canal zone
IL Sporting: Harvard beat Dartmouth 10
to o. in the annual football game
at Cambridge. Yale defeated Prince
ton, to 3. at Princeton. Michigan
and Pennsylvania played a tie game
at Franklin field: score to 0.
i3. Obituary: United States Senator Alex
ander Stephens Clay of Georgia. at At
lanta; aged 81.
H. Personal: Prince Victor Napoleon
Bonaparte, pretender to the throne of
France, married Princess Clementine
of Belgium at Moncalieri, Italy.
Count Tolstoy, who mysteriously disap-
peared in October. discovered In a rail-
way station about so miles from his
home in an enfeebled condition.
Obituary: John La Fargo. distinguished
mural painter and stained glass art
list in Providence. r. l.. aged g.
Aviation: Eugene B. Ely in the Curtss
biplane Hudson Filler flew from the
deck Of the United States scout cruiser
Birmingham in Hampton Roads to
Willoughby beach. miles distant.
Personal: President Taft reached PAN
anna and had a conference with Col.
Goethals and other members OF the
canal commission.
16. Political President Taft addressed the
Panamans at a state banquet and de-
clared that there would be no annexa-
tion OF the republic of Panama to the
United States.
II. Aviation: Ralph tombstone. the avi-
ator, killed by the fall of his biplane
at Denver; aged 30.
10. Sporting: Yale and Harvards football
match at New Haven resulted in a no
score game.
nous Russian novelist. at Astapova.
Russia aged 50.
%. Personal: President Taft reached Fort
Monroe on his return from Panama
%. Aviation: j. Armstrong Drexel ascend
ed 9S97 feet in monoplane at Phila-
delphia.
DC. Sporting: The Navy defeated the Army
at football on Franklin field, Philadel-
pha, 3 to 0.
Fatal Fire: % operatives killed and "a
injured at a factory fire in Newark.
n. ].
400 revolutionists in battle at Chihua-
hua.
q. Political: The British parliament dis
solved by royal proclamation.
%. Political The government asked the
dissolution Of the sugar trust las a
combination in restraint Of trade"
The conference of governors met at
Frankfort, Ky.
30, Obituary: Jem Mace. noted English
prizefghter in the sixties, in England;
aged 49,
DECEMBER.
l. Political: Gen. Porfirio Diaz was in
augurated president Of Mexico for the
eighth time.
z Obituary: Gen. e. A. Carr. L. S. A.
retired distinguished in border trou-
bles before the civil war well as in
that conflict, died in Washington; aged
So
g. Obituary: Mary Baker Glover Eddy
founder OF the Christian Science church,
In Boston, aged go
Gen. Wesley Merritt, U. 8. A, retired
noted in the civil and Spanish Ameri-
can wars. at Natural Bridge, Va:
aged "A.
s. Political: The last session of the 61st
congress opened.
g. Storm: Heavy snow or rain in the
northern and eastern states.
Obituary: The Duke of Chartres. one of
the Orleans princes who served in
America in 1862, in Paris; aged TO-
Fire: At Evansville. Ind: loss of $780,
900.
Convention: The American Red Cross
society met in Washington.
Political: President Tafts message rec
commended the terrifying OF the Pan
anna CANAL. a ship subsidy n halt in
cells post
7. Obituary Ludwig Knaus, famous genre
painter, in Berlin; aged 81.
Sporting: George Moore made a world
record run of Is at cushion carcm
billiards in New York.
3. Aviation: Legagneux, French aviator,
established new worlds record for
altitude at Pau by soaring 10, 49S feet.
10. Brazil Mutiny of Brazilian marines
at Rio de Janeiro resulted in a battle
causing 400 casualties.
Sporting; Root and Moran. the Irish
American team. won the day bicycle
race in New York score ISIS miles
laps.
18th Census; Official figures published:
population, exclusive of Alaska, 91,972.-
266; including all possessions. 101, 100
900; gain since 1900 Is, $50.
Aviation: Capt. Bellanger, French army
aviator, made a new worlds speed
record by flying 100 miles from Vim
cennes to Mourmeon. in 70 minutes.
an average OF Sc miles an hour The
previous record Of about 81 miles an