The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-12-28
organized in 1854, at vlneland, N j.,

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aged 81
. Sporting: Zeus. 3-year-old. set new
track record at Pimlico by running 7
furlongs in i:5.
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 Longboat; time. hour 22 minutes
90 3-5 seconds.
Obituary: Mrs. Winfield Scott Hancock
widow of the noted general, near Mem
phis. Tenn
g. China: Cabinet form OF government
adopted with Prince Ching premier.
g. England: First court In King George
" held at Buckingham palace.
Obituary: Col. Thomas Wentworth Hig-
ginson, author historian and soldier,
at Cambridge. Mass. aged 81.
10 Aviation Disaster: Lieut. Il. NJ.
Kelly. United States signal corps, kill
ed at San Antonio. Tex.
Mexican Revolution: Juarez was sur,
rendered to the insurrectos after sew
eral hours hghting, losses $50 killed.
$50 wounded Madero established pro-
visional capital.
q Personal: King George and Queen
Mary opened festival of empire at
Crystal palace London their first pub
lie ceremony and first Of coronation
festivities.
II. Conventions 1nterna tional institute OF
Agriculture assembly In Rome.
15 Standard Oil Case: United States SUI
preme court ordered dissolution OF
Standard Oil company within six
months.
Aviation: Speed records with and with
out a passenger twice beaten in mono
plane flights at Rheims. Henry Wey-
mann, American. flew 995 miles an
hour and Lieut. Fequant, French, lOl
miles an hour.
16 Conventions: United Confederate Vet
erans reunion at Little Rock. Ark.
order of the Founders and Patriots OF
America in Philadelphia.
Fire: 81 200. 600 loss at Portland, Me.
H. Obituary: w. b. Bakert ex-congress-
man and father Of rural free delivery,
at Aberdeen. Md; aged II.
lS Conventions General assembly OF Pres
byterian church at Atlantic City. N. J.
l9 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 =. Vinton, noted
portrait painter. in Boston, aged 65.
a. Mexico: Peace agreement between gov
ernment and insurrectos signed
Aviation Disaster: Henri Maurice Ber-
teaux. French minister OF war, killed
anu n f. fss MOnlSs HuIl
when monoplane plunged into crowd at
Issy-les- -Molneux. France.
% Political: Henry l.. Stlmson took oath
as secretary OF war succeeding Jacob
NJ. Dickinson, who resigned on the 18th.
g. 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: Chesterville, original home of
George Wythe. signer OF the Declara-
tion 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.
g. Political: Porhrio Dlaz resigned as
president of Mexico.
Navy: Battleship Wyoming. largest in
United States navy. launched at Phil
adelpha
Aviation Lieut.. Menard. French avi-
ator. set mark by flying with passen-
ger S73 miles in hours 10 minutes in
France.
26 Aviation: Pierre Vedrines finished first
in the Paris to Madrid race, winning
$4,000 in prizes
Personal: Ex-President Diaz left Mexico
secretly and embarked at Vera Cruz
for Spain.
q. Fire: Dreamand. Coney Islands lar
gest amusement park, destroyed; loss
s2OOO,OOO
2s Sporting: Martin ]. Sheridan threw
discus lil feet ~ inches. beating his
1910 record nearly feet.
g. The Courts: Supreme court found
American Tobacco company guilty of
violating Sherman antitrust act and
ordered corporation to dissolve unless
reorganized
pai IIgin ha
b. and q. near McCook. Neb. IL killed.
Obituary: w. S. Gilbert. dramatic au-
thor and lbrettst, who wrote "Pina-
fore" patience" the "Mikado" and
other favorites. in London aged rs.
30 Sporting: Ray Harroun won 500 mile
international auto sweepstakes at In
dianapolis; time hours AIS minutes.
/. Kohlemenen. Finnish runner. made
American record for 20 miles at New
York; time / hour 81 minutes s5 Sec
onds.
81. Sporting; sunstar won the English
Derby.
JUNE.
]. Sporting: American team defeated
English in first match for internation-
al polo cup at Meadow Brook, NY;
score AZ goals to 3.
2 Sporting: ii. ii. Hilton of Liverpool
won the British amateur golf cham
pionship by 4 up and 3 to play at
Prestwick. Scotland
4. Storm; Heavy wind and rain storm
swept over northern and central Ohio;
many deaths; estimated loss s3.000000.
Railroads: S23,750000 terminal. worlds
second largest for use OF one railroad,
opened In Chicago by Chicago and
Northwestern.
6. Obituary: Edward Harrigan, famous
old time actor and playwright. In New
York; aged Go.
7. Mexico: Francisco ]. Madero, director
or Mexican revolt. entered Mexico
City the populace showering him with
flowers.
Earthquake: Mexico shaken; deaths es-
timated from 200 TO 1900.
Obituary: Rear Admiral T.. ID. Robie,
u. s. NJ. retired, veteran who was
with Perry in Japan In 1853. In Wash
ington; aged So
| g. Sporting: American players won Sec
ond and decisive international polo
match at Meadow Brook. N. Y, de-
feating English team AZ TO 3h.
Obituary; Carrie Nation. temperance
champion. In Leavenworth; aged &C.
l0-n. Notable electric storm on the At
lantic coast. centering at New York.
| Sporting: Alcantara H. won the Prix
du Jockey Club race known as the
French Derby the ChantiIIV