The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-28
1911 IN BRIEF.
The Chief Events of a
Notable Year.
SHORT DAILY RECORD.
Contemporary History of the
World In Paragraphs.
THE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL.
Political Affairs, Aviation Flights,
Sporting and Personal Items-Loss
of Life and Property by Accidents,
Shipwrecks, Storms and Confia-
grations-A Chronological Review.

Shipwrecks, Storms and Confia-
grations-A Chronological Review.
JANUARY.
3. Panama Libel Suit: The United States
supreme court decided the govern
ment's libel suit against the New York
World in favor of the publishers.
4. Earthquake; towns wrecked In Rus
sian Turkestan; loss Of life estimated
at 10000.
s. Obituary: United States Senator Ste
phen b. Elkins of West Virginia died
In Washington; aged 20.
T. Financial: The Carnegie Trust compa-
ny of New York, holding deposits of
nearly 100000. was closed by the
state banking authorities.
Aviation: Meet at San Francisco.
10. Obituary: Gen. George b. Dandy. u.
S. A, retired, a veteran of the Mex
lean and civil wars, in New York city;
aged 81.
Fire: The chamber OF commerce in Gin
cinnati destroyed; loss $1,000,000,
II Convention: The American Civic fed
GRAFTON met in annual session in New
York.
II. Fire: Ferncroft Inn, at Danvers, Mass.
noted hosiery built in 1879, totally
destroyed
Explosion Accident in the fireroom of
the battleship Delaware killed sea-
men.
Is. Obituary: Sir Francis Gallon, noted
English explorer and writer, in Lon
don; aged SO.
Aviation: Eugene B. Ely, Curtiss avi-
ator, flew from the San Francisco avi-
alton field to the deck of the cruiser
Philadelphia 10 miles, and back to the
starting point.
10. Obituary: Paul Morton, financier. for
merly secretary of tho navy, in New
York city; aged 81.
%. Assassination: David Graham Phil
lips journalist and novelist, shot down
in the streets of New York by Fitz-
hugh Coyle Goldsborough, who imms-
dately killed himself.
"a. Japan: Twelve Japanese anarchists un.
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 23d; aged A.
%. Sir Charles Dixie, English statesman,
In London; aged 6S.
%. Tidal Wave: A rush of waters follow
ing upon the eruption OF Mount Taal,
in the Philippines, destroyed several
villages along the shores of Lake Taal;
300 deaths reported.
%. Obituary: John MacWhirter, noted
lIlllSn painter, III LONDON, ABeu "a.
&c. Aviation: J. A. McCurdy American
aviator flew from Key West. Fla, to
within 10 miles of Havana. Cuba. win.
ming a prize Of 5000 from the Havana
Post
FEBRUARY.
!. Explosion; 81 killed, hundreds hurt by
dynamite at pier Z, Communipaw, Cen
trail Railroad OF New Jersey; damage
exceeded 100000.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Charles s sper-
ry, commander of the American bat
tleship fleet on It's world cruise 1869.
in Washington; aged g.
4. Obituary: Gen Piet A. Cronje, Boer
leader in the war with England, in
klerksdorp. Transvaal; aged 70.
s. Mexico: Gen. Orozco's rebels beaten In
all day battle; government troops en-
tered Juarez at night
Fire: State capitol at Jefferson City. Mo.
burned; loss $1,000 900.
Z. Personal: John Graham Hope Horsey
Beresford, Lord Decies married Helen
Vivien Gould, daughter of George j.
Gould, in New York.
8 Obituary: Rear Admiral Sllas w. Ter
ry, u. S. N. in Washington, aged Gs
Political: The Arizona constitution adopt
ed by popular vote.
10. Obituary: DR.. Edward c. Janeway,
noted New York specialist. at Summit,
N j.; aged b9
IL Obituary: Gen. Alexander S. Webb
whose brigade held the bloody angle"
at Gettysburg, at Riverdale, N. y;
aged Is.
Is. Obituary: Rear Admiral Arthur p
Nazro, L. s. N, retired, at jamaica
Plains, Mass; aged G3 Rear Admiral
w. S. Bogert, U. S. N, retired; aged
"A.
Political: Juarez, Mexico, under martial
law.
20. Sporting: G. NJ Daniels lowered 200
meter swimming mark at New York
Athletic club. United States won curl
ing tournament. beating Canada. at
Boston.
q. Sporting: Sam Langford whipped Bill
Lang In London.
o. Obituary: Quanah Parker. worlds
richest Indian most famous of Conan
che tribe I'm oklahoma; aged 67.
Railroads: Interstate commerce commits
sion disaloWed increased freight rates;
GOO roads affected in east and middle
states.
"a Political: United States senate ratified
new treaty with Japan.
%. Political: House approved fertilization
OF Panama canal appropriating 49,
100000
Obituary: Frederick spielhagen. old
school novelist, In Berlin; aged So
sam waiter fOSS, poet ana lecturer, IN
Cambridge, Mass; aged SO.
49, Political: Resolution to elect United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people lost In senate by votes.
MARCH.
g. Convention: Southern commercial con-
gress met at Atlanta.
L. Obituary: Ellen Wade Colfax, widow
of Vice President Schuyler Colfax. at
South Bend, Ind; aged 10.
g. Fire: Minneapolis, Mimi; loss nearly
s10O0,000 by the burning of the Syndi-
cate block
Aviation: Lieut.. Bague of France few
over Mediterranean from Antilles. 10
miles from Nice. to island of Gorgona.
off Italy, 125 miles, record TO date for
oversee flight.
T. Political: President Taft accepted res
ignation of Richard A. BallInger as
secretary OF the interior: Walter L.
Fisher of Chicago appointed.
Army and Navy: 1900 United States sol
diers Is vessels and 1000 marines or
dered to the Mexican border and gulf
coast for mimic warfare.