Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

the Ger1nan balloon Berlin II. won
the Bennett trophy by covering as
miles. Kansas City to Ladysmith, Wis.
o. Obituary: Gen. Charette of the French
army. former Papal zouave and noted
In the Franco-Prussian war. at Nantes,
France: aged -. Hesba stretton. Eng
lish novelist. IN London: aged 20.
10 Convention: Society OF the Army OF
the Tennessee met at Council Bluffs Ia.
II. Political: Anti-Aanehu revolt broke
out In China
Aviation: c. P. Rodgers. who left New
York Sept. IS to ny to the Pacific.
reached Kansas City. having covered
LASS miles, O cross country record.
L. Sporting: De Orc won the three cush-
ion carrom championship. beating
John DAILY. In New York: final score
lbo to li6
Convention: National farmers congress
met at Columbus, O. First session OF
the American Indian association at Co
lunbus, o.
Anniversary: aooth anniversary of the
birth of DR.. Henry NJ Muhlenberg.
German American church pioneer. eel
ebrated at Allentown
IL Personal: The Duke OF Connaught in
stalled as governor general OF Canada
at Quebec.
IL Obituary: Associate Justice John NJ.
Harlan Of the United States supreme
court died In Washington: aged Is.
Is Railroad Accident: killed In q head
on collision on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road near Fort Crook. Neb.
IT. Obituary: r. K. MunlIittrick, humor-
Gus poet. In Stamford. Conn; aged IS.
L. Convention: The Military Order of the
Loyal Legion met IN Philadelphia.
l9. Convention: National Woman's Suf-
frage association met in Louisville.
Aviation Disaster: Eugene B. Ely. noted
airman killed at Macon Ga.
q Obituary: Ida Lewis Wilson. lighthouse
heroine. at Newport. R. l.; aged z
Is. China: The national assembly de-
manded reforms by the imperial gov
eminent
%. Sporting: Philadelphia Athletics (Amer-
lean league, won the worlds baseball
championship by defeating New York
tNationai league> at Philadelphia:
score Is to =
q. Rear Admiral J. H. Sands. q. s. N.
retired. civil war veteran. in Wash
ington; aged s..
q. Obituary: Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor
of the New York World. at Charleston.
s. c.; aged Ga
Sporting: Matt McGrath threw the ham
mer lE feet inches In New York.
breaking John Flanagans record by .
feet.
DO China: The throne yielded to the ma
tional assembiys demand for constitu-
tional government.
NOVEMBER.
| L Personal: President Taft arrived In
| Washington at the close Of his western
trip.
| shipwreck: French steamer Dioiobah
wrecked of Canary isiards: % drown
ed.
z Obituary: Kyrie Beilew. the actor. al
Salt Lake City; aged S.
Naval Review: Fleet Of over 100 battle
ships. cruisers and auxiliary vessels
reviewed by President Taft at New
York.
4. Football: Princeton defeated Harvard
8 to 6, at Princeton Minnesota de-
feated Chicago. 50 to o. at Chicago
Carlisle Indians beat Pennsylvania. Il
to 0, at Philadelphia. Syracuse and
Michigan tied, to 6. at Ann Arbor
g Aviation: C. p. Rodgers. the aviator
landed at Pasadena. Cal. making &
worlds record of $40 miles: he lef
New York city Sept II on the Atlantis
to Pacific prize flight.
Political: Madero was inauguratet
president Of Mexico.
& Political: Hon. A. J. Balfour resigned
as leader of the British Conservatives
Obituary: w. Clark Russell. author o
sea stories, in London; aged 81.
g. Howard Pyle. artist and author. II
Florence, Italy; aged 5a
IL Cyclone: Wisconsin and Illinois swep
by an electric and wind storm; II deat
in Rock county. Wis.
Football: Carlisle Indians beat Harvard
IS to Is. at Cambridge. Michigan los
! to Cornell 6 to 0. at Ithaca.
L. Cold Wave: The temperature fell rap
idly from the Rockies to the Atlantis
coast
Obituary: John L. Carncross, noted oil
time minstrel. In Philadelphia: aged Il
Is Convention: American Federation o
Labor at Atlanta.
| Era. Ogden Utah. Eccie
building wrecked; loss $4,000.
China: Yuan Shih Kai assumed the rein
as premier.
Convention: National Good Roads asso
citation In Chicago.
l6 Shipwreck: Norwegian ship Antigu
wrecked at the mouth Of the St. Law
renee: Is sailors lost
a8. Naval: England launched her rs
Dreadnought. the Centurion.
Shipwreck: Russian steamer Hermann
Lerche. in the North sea: 2G>firowned.
Mining Disaster: 10 operatives and S sur
veyors killed in an explosion In tn
Bottom Creek mine at Vivian. w. Va.
Football: Princeton. 6: Yale. 3. at Ney
Haven. Harvard. 5: Dartmouth. 3. q
Cambridge. Chicago. 6: Cornell. o. q
Chicago. Michigan. II; Pennsylvania
., at Ann Arbor. Minnesota, g: wis
consin, 6, at Madison.
10. Wireless Telegraphy: A wireless mes
sage was transmitted from Coitant
Italy. to Glace Bay. Nova Scotia. 4.O(
miles
DO Convention: American good roads con
gress In Richmond. Va.
g. Railroad Accident: Train on the stat
railway plunged into the river Thoue
at Montreuii-Bellay, France; about X
passengers killed or seriously injured
IA Obituary: Marquis Jutaro Komurs
Japanese statesman and diplomat. 1
Tokyo; aged Sc
Is. Football: Yale and Harvard tied q
Cambridge. o to O. Navy beat Army.
. to 0. at Philadelphia Minnesota DE-
feated Illinois. IL TO 0, at Champaign
III Chicago beat Wisconsin. TO 0. q
Chicago.
3D. Football Pennsylvania pu, MIA Yed Coz
nell. y to 9. at Philadelphia. Cariisl
Indians defeated Brown. IL TO q. Z
Providence.
! DECEMBER.
/ Obituary: Charles g. Francis. journa
! ist and diplomat. in Troy. N. Y; age
S.
Persia: Russia ordered an army advanc
upon Teheran.
| L Persia: The national council appeaie
10 the United States for aid againi