Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
organized in 1854. a. vine,and. N. j.:

organized in 1854. at vineiand. N. J.:
aged s..
Sporting: zeus. 3-year-old. set new
track record at Pfmlieo by running
furiongs IN 1:z6
Convention: National peace confer ence
opened at Baltimore by President Taft
J. Sporting: William Queal. American
distance runner. won worlds 70 mile
championship in New York. desea ting
Tom Longboat: time hour y minutes
90 3-s seconds.
Obituary: Mrs. Winfield Scott Hancock.
widow or the noted general. near Mem
phis. Tenn.
6 China: Cabinet form OF government
adopted. with Prince Ching premier.
8. England: First court in King George
v. held at Buckingham palace.
Obituary: Col Thomas Wentworth Hig-
ginson. author. historian and soldier.
at Cambridge. Mass; aged 81.
10 Aviation Disaster: Lieut. O. E. NJ
Kelly. United States signal corps, kill
ed at San Antonio. Tex.
Mexican Revolution: Juarez was sur
rendered to the insurrectos after sew
eraI hours fighting; losses $50 killed.
go wounded: Madero established pro-
visional capital
L. Personal: King George and Queen
Mary opened festival of empire at
Crystal palace. London, their first pub
lie ceremony and first OF coronation
festivities
IA. Conventions: International institute CT
Agriculture assembly in Rome.
Is Standard Oil Case: United States su-
preme court ordered dissolution of
Standard Oh company within six
months.
Aviation: Speed records with and with
out a passenger twice beaten In mono
plane flights at Rheims. Henry wey-
r1fl
hour and Lieut.. Fequant. French. lol
miles an hour.
| le. Conventions: United Confederate Vet
Grams reunion at Little Rock. Ark
Order of the Founders and Patriots Of
America in Philadelphia
Fire: 81, 900 600 loss at Portland. Me.
4 II. Obituary: W. B. Baker. ex-congress-
man and father of rural free delivery.
at Aberdeen. Nd: aged IL
Is Convention: General assembly of Pres
byterian church at Atlantic City. n. j.
ls Sporting: Miss Dorothy Campbell,
American. won woman's golf cham
pionship of Great Britain.
| Naval: Great Britain's first naval" air
| ship launched.
90 Obituary: Frederick p. vinton, noted
portrait painter. in Boston: aged s..
q. 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 al
Issy-les- Molineux, France.
q Political: Henry L. Stimson took oath
as secretary of war. succeeding jacob
NJ. Dickinson. who resigned on the 18th
q 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 &c
statehood.
Fire: Chesterville. original home OF
George Wythe. signer of the Declare.
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.
Is. Political: Porfirio Diaz resigned a.
| president Of Mexico.
Navy: Battleship Wyoming. largest IL
United States navy. launched at Phil
adelphia.
Aviation: Lieut.. Menard, French avi
ator. set mark by flying with passen
ger s73 miles in hours 15 minutes II
France.
D. Aviation: Pierre Vedrines finished frs
in the Paris to Madrid race. winning
$4,000 in prizes.
Personal: Ex- President Diaz left Mexic,
secretly and embarked at Vera Cru;
for Spain.
"a. Fire: Dreamland, Coney Islands lar
gest amusement park. destroyed; los
100000.
%. Sporting: Martin ]. Sheridan threw
discus 14l feet ~ inches, beating hi
1910 record nearly 2 feet.
q. The Courts: Supreme court foun,
American Tobacco company guilty o
violating Sherman antitrust act an,
ordered corporation to dissolve unles
reorganized.
Railroad Accident: Collision on the c
B. and Q. near McCook, Neb. IA killed
Obituary: w. 9. Gilbert. dramatic au
thor and lfbrettist, who wrote Pima
fore" Patience" the "Mikado" an
other favorites, in London; aged Is.
90 Sporting: Ray Harroun won 500 mil
international auto sweepstakes at In
dianapolis: time 8 hours as minutes
L Kohlemienen, Finnish runner, mad
American record for 90 miles at Ne1
York; time l hour 81 minutes IS sec
onds.
a. Sporting: Sunstar won the Engiis
Derby.
JUNE.
L Sporting: American team defeate
English in first match for information
al polo cup at Meadow Brook, NY.
score ~ goals to g.
Sporting: H H. Hilton Of Liverpoc
won the British amateur golf cham
pionship by up and to play q
Prestwiek Scotland
Storm: Heavy wind and rain storr
swept over northern and central Ohio
many deaths; estimated loss 5000, 600
Railroads: SO. 900 terminal world
. second largest for use of one railroad
opened In Chicago by Chicago an
Northwestern
G. Obituary: Edward Harrtgan. famou
old time actor and playwright, in Me-
York: aged 6.
z. Mexico: Francisco l. Madero, directc
or Mexican revolt. entered Mexic
City. the populaes shewering him wit
flowers
Earthquake: Mexico shaken; deaths es
timated from 200 to LOO
Obituary: Rear Admiral E. D. Robi
u. 8. N. retired. veteran who wa
with Perry in Japan In 1883. In Wast
ington: aged 50.
O. Sporting: American players won SCI
ond and decisive intsrnationa pol
match at Meadow Brook, N Y, d,
feating English team "a to 81
.. Obituary: Carrie Nation, temperate
champion. in Leavenworth; aged 65.
lo-n Notable electric storm on the A
lantic coast. centering at New York.
, Sporting: Alcantara IL won the Pr
du Jockey Club race. known as IL
French Derby. over the Chantill
course
L. Convention: International Woman Su
frage alliance In Stockholm: Mrs Ca
RE Chapman Gait (American) re-elec
ed president
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