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

Panama Libel suit: The United States
! Fuprene court decided the govern
Trents Tibet suit against the New York
flfoTic IN favor OF the publishers.
L-Earthquake: towns wrecked In Rus
elan Turkestan: loss OF Efe estimated
az 1000
4 Obituary: United States Senator Ste
Dben Z. ElkiEs Of West Virginia died
4 p Washington. aged ~.
\. Financial: The Carnegie Trust compa-
ny % New York. holding deposits OF
nearly 100000. was closed By the
state banking authorities
Aviation: Meet at San Francisco.
o Obituary: Gen. George b. Dandy. U.
s. A. retired. veteran OF the Mex
lean and eva wars, In New York city:
aged 81.
Fire: TIE chamber OF commerce in Gin
natSdestroyed: loss 100000.
2 Convention: The American Civic fed
Grafton met In annual session in New
York
a noted hosiery built in 1873. totally
destroyed.
Explosion: Accident in the freroom OF
the battleship Delaware killed 8 sea-
men.
3. Obituary: Sir Francis Cation. noted
English explorer and writer, IN Lon
don: aged 50.
Aviation: Eugene B. Ely. Curtiss avi-
ator. few from the San Francisco avi-
alton field to the deck OF the cruiser
Philadelphia. u miles. and back TO the
starting point
n Obituary: Paul Morton. fnancier. for
merry secretary OF the navy. In New
York city: aged g.
y Assassination: David Graham Phil
lips. journalist and novelist. shot down
] In the streets Of New York by Fitz-
49,
diately killed himself.
u Japan: Twelve japanese anarchists I'M
der conviction for conspiracy TO kill
the mikado and his family were exc
cuted At Tokyo
. Obituary: David Graham Phillips. the
author. died from wounds received on
the I'd. aged ~
= Sir Charles Dixie. English statesman.
In London: aged @.
n Tidal Wave: rush Of waters follow
ing upon the eruption of Mount Taal.
In the Philippines destroyed several
villages along the shores OF Lake Taal:
800 deaths reported
=. Obituary: John Macwhirter. noted
British painter. In london: aged t.
%. Aviation: J. A McCurdy. American
aviator. new from Key West. Fla. to
within 10 miles OF Havana. Cuba. win
ming a prize OF 5000 from the Havana
Post
I FEBRUARY.
IL Explosion: &c killed. hundreds hurt by
4 dynamite at pier Z. Communipaw. Cen
trnl Railroad OF New Jersey; damage
exceeded 100000.
! Obituary: Rear Admiral Charles 8. Sper-
~. commander OF the American bat
tleship fleet on its world cruise. lS0S-s
, In Washington: aged c.
Obituary: Gen. Piet A. cronie. Boer
a.. ..-lsA
klerksdorp. Transvaal aged 70.
fk Mexico: Gen. orozco's rebels beaten in
all day battle: government troops en-
tered Jnarcz at night.
Fire: State capitol al Jefferson City. Mo-.
burned: loss 100000.
~ Personal: John Graham Hope Hershey
Beresford. Lord Decies. married Helen
4 Nivien Gould. daughter OF George J.
Gould. In New York.
y Obituary: Rear Admiral Silas W. Ter
A-y. U. $. n. In Washington: age IS.
% ditlcal: The Arizona constitution...dopt-
- b. I'd by popular vote.
re obituary: DR.. Edward c. Janeway.
e., &c ted New York specialist. at Summit.
j.: aged GO.
ne obituary: Gen. Alexander s. Webb.
am hose brigade held the bloody angle"
CHI Gettysburg. at Riverdaie. n. Y:
ged 7e.
Y bituary: Rear Admiral Arthur p.
Sazro. U. S. N. retired. at Jamaica
Plains. Mass: aged g. Rear Admiral
W. s. Bogert, U. S. N. retired: aged
a.
= Political: Juarez. Mexico. under martial
:, law.
.t. Sporting: c. M. Daniels lowered 2Oo
meter swimming mark at New York
Athletic club. United States won curl
ing tournament beating Canada. at
Boston.
~. Sporting: Sam Langford whipped Bill
- Lang In London.
Obituary: Quanah Parker. world
D. richest Indian. most famous OF Conan
nv be tribe. IN Oklahoma: aged 81.
VIII @iroads: Interstate commerce commits
en- on disailowed increased freight rates;
a roads affected In east and middle
otes
- Hlticai: United States senate ratified
" treaty with japan
itical: House approved fertilization
Panama canal. appropriatlng S..
200.
iary: Frederick SpieIhagen. old
II pol novelist. In Berlin: aged 50
4 Walter Foss. poet and lecturer. ir
bridge. Mass: aged 50.
ical: Resolution to elect United
res senators by direct vote OF the
rle lost in senate by votes.
mAhCH.
invention: Southern commercial con
ress mot CT Atlanta.
Obituary: Ellen Wade Colfax widow
! OF Vice President Schuyler Coifax. a
South = nd. Ind: aged 70
Fire. NJ nneapolis. MINI: loss near RI!
100000 by the burning of the Syndi
IL cate block.
Walton: Lieut.. Bague OF France nev
over Mediterraner from Antilles. 4
miles from Nice. ~ island OF GorEonA
OF Italy. ia5 miles. record to date 10
oversee flight
Political: President Taft accepted res
ignation OF Richard A. BallinEer a
M secretary OF the interior. Walter
X Fisher u Chicago appointed.
Army and Navy: 1900 United States sol
81 disrs Is vessels and 1900 marines or
W dered TO the Mexican border and grl
IN coast for mimic warfare.