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

iy surrendering to the house OF COM
mons.
IL Obituary: Gen. A. B. Nettieton. civil
war veteran and journalist. IN Chica-
go; aged e.
Sporting: Uhlan trotted half q mile to
wagon In 5Sh seconds at Cleveland.
breaking the worlds record Of min
ute. made by Major Delrnar In 1906.
Il Obituary: Josef Israeis, noted Dutch
artist. at The Hague; aged &C.
Anniversary: Bennington, Vt, ceiebrat-
ed its formation as q town LEO years
ago.
Aviation: International meet at Chicago.
"a Obituary: Maj Henry Reed Rathbone,
a military aid to Lincoln. who grappled
with Booth, the presidents assassin.
when latter had fired his fatal bullet.
in Hanover. Germany; aged "a
Aviation: Harry N. Atwood reached Chi
cago from ST. Louis. 2s6 miles. with
two stops; time hours g minutes.
Convention: International Typographical
union met In San Francisco.
Is. Aviation Disasters; W. R. Badger Of
Pittsburgh and st. Croix tombstone of
Chicago killed at Chicago meet
Is Obituary: Albert GARNER. French bill
Hard champion. In Paris.
IL Political: Senate passed resolution to
admit Arizona and New Mexico into
the Union.
IL Aviation: W. c. Beatty in Wright BIZ
plane beat worlds record for duration
while carrying passenger at tnterna-
tional meet in Chicago; time hours
IS minutes.
q. Convention: @. A. r. national encamp-
ment at Rochester.
Obituary: Gamaliel Bradford. reformer
and political economist. at Wellesley.
Mass: aged so.
Is Aviation: Atwood completed LIS mile
aeroplane trip from St Louis to New
York, landing at Governors island aft
er Is hours 81 minutes actual flying.
Railroad Accident: 30 persons died as
result Of wreck on Lehigh Valley rail-
road at Manchester. N. Y.
e. Personal: Judge Harvey NJ. Trtuble
of Illinois elected commander In chief
of the G. A. r.
Aviation: NJ. Helles. French aviator.
broke the record for a single long dis
lance flight by covering TAG miles in ID
hours at Mourmelon, France
! Disaster: Panic at moving picture show
cost &c lives at Cannonsburg. Pa.
g. Storm: Ii Deaths 100000 damage to
property in Charleston. 8. c.
81. Obituary: Peter b. Sweeney. last sur
vivor OF Tweed machine, in New York.
W. H. Galloway. artist and illustrator.
at Westport. Conn: aged a.
Convention: The Union Veteran legion
met at Pittsburgh.
SEPTEMBER.
/. Obituary: Gen. Benjamin 81. Grierson.
noted Federal cavalry raider in the
civil war, at Omena, Mich; aged IS.
6. China Flood: Food riots In China due
to flood, which drowned 100000 people
and destroyed crops.
6. Obituary: Katharine Cecil Thurston,
English author. at Cork. Ireland.
Swimming Feat: William Burgess, an
Englishman, swan the English chan
Cape Gris-Nez. France. nearly q
miles. in "a hours.
8. Obituary: DR.. Thomas Dwight. d!stin-
guished anatomist. successor at Har-
ward to the late Oliver Wendell Holmes
at Nahant: aged g..
Criminal: Henry Clay Beattie. Jr.. al
Chesterfield Court House. Va, found
guilty of the murder of his wife.
g. Aviation: First British aerial posta
service inaugurated at London.
TO- Obituary: James Russell Solely. nava
authority and writer at Newport R I.
aged 90.
Il Convention: Governors conference me
at Spring Lake. N. ].
Financial Troubles: Van Schaick & Co.
noted New York stock brokers. failed
owing So 100000
H. Russia: Premier Stolypin of Russi,
shot at Kiev by an assassin.
Is. Obituary: Joel Benton. author. poe
az a6Co cO.
Personal: President Taft set out from
Boston on his trip through "a states.
Convention: The Society of the Army o
the Potomac met in annual reunion a
Providence.
t. Obituary: Edward whymper. arts,
author and explorer. noted as an Al
pine climber, at Chamonix, France
aged Il.
Sporting: Harold H. Hilton, amateu
golf champion of Great Britain, VOL
the American title by defeating 1t
holder, Frederick Herreshoff, at Rye
n. Y.
Auto Accident: IL spectators of an aut
race at Syracuse killed and II serious
injured.
II. Obituary: Col. ]. J. McCook, last O
the lighting McCooks'' of Ohio, q
Seabright. N j.; aged 81.
1s Russia: Premier Stoiypin Of Russis
who was shot by an assassin on tn
18th, died of his wounds.
Conventions: International Municipa
congress and exposition opened 1
Chicago. International Good Road
J congress and exposition met in Chi
cago.
20. Obituary: Sir Robert Hart. distin
guished in the Chinese customs sery
ice. in London; aged 76.
Ship Disaster: II killed by the explosio
of gun on the French armored cruis
err Gloire at Toulon.
q. Political: Canada rejected reciprocit
! with the United States at it's annua
election.
q Aviation: NJ. Matthew scored the rec
ord height with passenger of 5000 fet
at Issy-les-Moulineaux. France.
q. Obituary: Charles Battei1 Loouis, hi
morous author and lecturer, at Hair
ford, Conn; aged so.
"a. Italy: Italy called 1120O0 reserve so
diers into field to invade TripoIi
Is. Russia: Bogroff, who shot Premis
Stolypin of Russia fatally on the l4t
inst, hanged for the murder at Kiev.
Convention: Conservation congress me
at Kansas City.
Ship Disaster: French battieship Liberi
destroyed at Touion by explosion
magazines; 235 killed and IS injured.
3s. Obituary: Gen. c. F. Henderson. civ
war veteran and ex-United States ser
. ator. at sea; aged "a. A K Lorinl
the well known Boston publisher,
Boston: aged g.
Sporting: Philadelphia Athletics won II
American league pernanf by defeatin
Detroit, IL TO 5. at Philadelphia
es. Political: Italy declared war on Turke
30. Flood Disaster: Austin, Pa, destroye
by food due to a broken mill dam;
> killed. missing.
: Aviation: Cromwell Dixon, America
aviator. few over the Rocky moui
tains. starting from Helena. Mont
: winning $4,000 prize for the feat
OCTOBER.
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