The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-28
Ordained In 1854 at Ylneland. Y. ].


furlongs in 1:2G.
Convention. National peace conference
opened at Baltimore BY President TAFT.
z. Sporting: william Queal, American
distance runner, won worlds 10 mile
championship In New York. defeating
Tom Longbos--. time hour u minutes
81 3-5 seconds.
Obituary: Mrs Winfield Scott Hancock.
widow Of the noted general, near Mem
phis, Tenn
8. China: Cabinet form Of government
adopted. with Prince Ching premier
8. England. First court In King George
Y. held at buckingham palace.
Obituary: Col Thomas Wentworth Hi8
gnsOn, author, historian and soldier,
at Cambridge. Mass; aged 81.
To- Aviation Disaster: Lieut.. q. f. NJ
Kelly, United States signal CORPS, kill
ed at San Antonio. Tex.
Mexican Revolutions: Juarez was sur
rendered 10 the insurrectos after sew
eral hours fighting; losses 80 killed,
20 wounded. Madero established pro
vsional capital
Il Personal: King George and Queen
Mary opened festival Of empire at
Crystal palace, London, their fret pub
lie ceremony and FIRST of coronation
festivities
II. Convention. international institute OF
Agriculture assembly in Rome.
Is. Standard OH Case: United States gu
preme court ordered dissolution OF
Standard Oil company within six
months.
Aviation Speed records with and with
out passenger twice beaten In mono
plane flights at Rheims Henry Wsy-
mann, American. flew 995 miles an
hour and Lieut.. Fequant, French 101
miles an hour
Is. Conventions: United Confederate Vet
Grams reunion at Little Rock. Ark
Order of the Founders and Patriots Of
America in Philadelphia
Fire. 81 10000 loss At Portland, Me.
l. Obituary: W. b. Baker. ex-congress-
man and father of rural free delivery.
at Aberdeen Md aged Il.
49, Convention General assembly Of Pres
byterian church at Atlantic City n. J.
10 Sporting Miss Dorothy Campbell
American. won womans golf cham
pionship Of Great Britain.
Naval: Great Brltains first naval" air
ship launched
% Obituary. Frederick p. Vinton, noted
portrait painter, in Boston; aged g.
Il Mexico: Peace agreement between gov
eminent and insurrectos signed.
Aviation Disaster: Henri Maurice Ber-
teauX, French minister of war killed
and A. E. E. Monis premier hurt
when monoplane plunged into crowd at
Issy-les -NolineuX, France.
% Political: Henry l.. Stimson took oath
as secretary of war succeeding Jacob
NJ. Dickinson, who resigned on the 18th
% New York Public Library: New York
city's 100000 public library dedicated
and opened
Political: House OF representatives voted
to admit Arizona and New Mexico to
statehood.
Fire: Chestervllle, original home OF
George Wythe, signer of the Declara-
ton of Independence and said to have
been oldest residence in America, burn
ed at Hampton. Va.
"a Convention; Congress on international
arbitration at Lake Mohonk. n. Y
% Political: Porfrio Diaz resigned as
president of Mexico
Navy; Battleship Wyoming largest in
United States navy, launched at Phil
adelphia.
Aviation; Lieut.. Menard, French avi-
ator, set mark by flying with passen-
ger 1913 miles in 8 hours 10 minutes in
France
&c. Aviation: Pierre Vedrines finished first
in the Paris to Madrid race, winning
$50 900 in prizes.
Personal: EN- President Diaz left Mexico
secretly and embarked at Vera Cruz
for Spain.
q. Fire: Dreamland Coney Islands lar
gest amusement park, destroyed; loss
$2,0o0000
2s. Sporting: Martin J. Sheridan threw
discus al feet AS inches beating his
1910 record nearly . feet
.. The Courts: Supreme court found
American Tobacco company guilty OF
violating Sherman antitrust act and
ordered corporation TO dissolve unless
reorgauized
Railroad Accident: Collision on the {.
b. and Q. near McCook, Neb,i ID killed.
Obituary; w. S. Gilbert dramatic au-
thor and llbrettist, who wrote Pima
fore Patience the 'Mlkado' and
other favorites. in London. aged 70.
90. Sporting: Ray Harroun won 500 mile
international nuto sweepstakes at IN
dianapolls; time hours AIS minutes.
Kohlemienen. Finnish runner, made
American record FOR 20 miles at New
York; time l hour 81 minutes 30 sec
onds.
81. Sporting: Sunstar won the English
Derby.
JUNE.
l. Sporting. American team defeated
English in first match for information
al polo cup at Meadow Brook. NY;
score AZ goals to g.
2 Sporting H. II Hilton Of Liverpool
won the British amateur golf cham
plonship by up and to play at
Prestwick. Scotland
4 Storm Heavy wind and rain storm
swept over northern and central Ohio
many deaths; estimated loss 100000.
Railroads: s23, 10000 terminal world s
second largest for use of one railroad
opened in Chicago by Chicago and
Northwestern
6 Obituary Edward IIarrigan. famous
old time actor and playwright. In New