The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-28

in the Franco RUSSIAN war, at Nantes
France. aged 10 Hesba Stretton, Eng
lish novelist. In London; aged TO-
O. Convention: Society of the Army of
tho Tennessee met ut Council Bluffs, la.
L. Political Anti-Manchu revolt broke
out In China.
Aviation: c p Rodgers. who left New
York Sept IS TO fly to the Pacific,
reached Kansas City. having covered
iS3 miles, a cross country record.
10 Sporting: De ORC Won the three cush-
ion earrom championship. beating
John DAILY in New York: final score
loo to 1l6.
Convention: National farmers congress
met at Columbus. o. First session OF
the American Indian association at Co.
lumbus, o.
Anniversary: 2o0th anniversary OF the
birth Of Or. Henry NJ. Muhlenberg,
German American church pioneer, cell
ebrated at Allentown.
g. 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 rs.
10 Railroad Accident: s Killed in a head
on collision on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road near Fort Crook. Neb.
It. Obituary: r. *. Munkittrlck humor-
49, Convention: The Military order of the
Loyal Legion met in Philadelphia.
10 Convention. National Womans Suf-
frage association met in Louisville.
Aviation Disasters Eugene b. Ely. noted
airman. killed at Macon, Ga.
III Obituary: Ida Lewis Wilson, lighthouse
heroine. at Newport, r. l.; aged y.
25 China: The national assembly de-
manded reforms by the imperial gov
eminent
26. Sporting: Philadelphia Athletics (Amer-
lean league) won the worlds baseball
championship by defeating New York
CNational league) at Philadelphia;
score IL to .
27 Rear admiral j. II. Sands. U. s. N.
retired a civil war veteran, in Wash
ington; aged G6.
20 Obituary: Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor
or the New York World at Charleston.
S C.. aged 81.
Sporting. Matt McGrath threw the ham
iuer Is feet inches in New York,
breaking John Tlanagan's record by 3
feet.
DO China: The throne yielded to the ma
tioual assemblys demand for constitu-
tional government.
NOVEMBER.
l. Personal: President Taft arrived In
Washington at the close of his western
trip.
Shfpwreck: French steamer Diolobah
wrecked off Canary islands; "a drown
ed
q Obituary: Kyrle Bellew the actor, at
Salt Lake city; AGED 81.
Naval Review: Fleet OF over 100 battle
ships cruisers and auxiliary vessels
reviewed by President Taft at New
York
T. Football: Princeton defeated Harvard,
s to 8. at Princeton. Minnesota de-
feated Chicago, 30 to o. at Chicago.
Carlisle Indians beat Pennsylvania. IL
to o. at Philadelphia. Syracuse and
Michigan tied, to 6, at Ann Arbor.
g. Aviation: c. =. Rodgers. the aviator,
landed at Pasadena. Cal. making a
worlds record of $50 miles; he left
New York city Sept Il on the Atlantic
to Pacific prize flight
6. Political: Madero was inaugurated
president of Mexico.
g. Political: Hon. a. J. Balfour resigned
as leader of the British Conservatives.
Obituary: w Clark Russell, author of
sea stories. In London; aged 67.
g. Howard Pyle, artist and author, in
Florence. Italy; aged IS.
H. Cyclone: Wisconsin and Illinois swept
by an electric and wind storm; IL dead
in Rock county Wis
Football: Carlisle Indians beat Harvard,
Is to u, at Cambridge. Michigan lost
to Cornell 6 to 0, al Ithaca.
u Cold Wave: The temperature fell rap
idly from the Rockies to the Atlantic
coast.
Obituary: John l.. Carncross, noted old
time minstrel, in Philadelphia; aged II.
10. Convention: American Federation Of
Labor at Atlanta.
Is. Fire: At ogden, Utah; the Eccles
building wrecked loss $4,000.
China. Yuan Shin Kai assumed the reins
as premier.
Convention: National Good Roads asso-
citation in Chicago.
l6. ShipWreck: Norwegian ship Antigua
wrecked at the mouth OF the St Law
renee: Is sailors lost
IS. Naval: England launched her Hst
Dreadnought, the Centurion.
Shipwrcck: Russian steamer Hermann
Lerche In the North sea; &c drowned
Mining Disaster: 10 operatives and sur
Veyors killed in an explosion in the
Bottom Creek mine at Vivian, w. Va
Foo'llll Princeton, 6; Yale. 3. at New
Haven. Harvard 8; Dartmouth, 3, at
Cambridge. Chicago, g. Cornell. 0. at
Chicago. Michigan Il; Pennsylvania.
g. at Ann Arbor Minnesota 6; Wis
consin, g. at Madison.
49, Wireless Telegraphy: A wireless mes
sage was transmitted from Coltano,
Italy, to Glace Bay. Nova Scotia. 1900
miles
90 Convention: American good roads con-
gress In Richmond. Va.
%. Railroad Accident: Train on the state
railway plunged into the river Thouet
at Montreuil- Bellay, France; about 100
passengers killed or seriously injured.
"a. Obituary: Marquis Jutaro Komura,
japanese statesman and diplomat, in
Tokyo; aged S..
%. Football: Yale and Harvard tied at
Cambridge, 0 to O. Navy beat Army. 3
to o. at Philadelphia Minnesota de-
feated Illinois, IL to 0, at Champaign.
Ill. Chicago beat Wisconsin, 5 to 0. at
Chicago
30. Football: Pennsylvania outplayed Cor
nell q to 9, at Philadelphia. Carlisle
Indians defeated Brown, IL to 6, at
Providence.
DECEMBER.
/. Obituary: Charles S. Francis. journal
list and diplomat, in Troy, N. Y; aged
IS
Persia: Russia ordered an army advance
upon Teheran.
T. Persia: Tho national council appealed
to the United States for aid against
Russia.
Political: cd congress opened first reg
ular session.
s. Los Angeles Dynamiting: The McNa-
mara brothers sentenced to imprison-
ment for the explosions at the Times
building and the Llewellyn Iron works.
National Red Cross society in Washing
ton. Irrigation congress in Chicago.
T. Shipwreck: Belgian steamer Van Dyck
wrecked off the Cornish coast: IA sail
ors drowned
g. The Maine Wreck: Naval investigating
board reported THE injuries to the