The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-28

bOSlOis ABtu 20.
Mexico: 30 federals and municipal
guards killed In battle with rebels near
Artega.
Judicial: United States supreme court
affirmed consttutionallty OF the corpo-
ration tax.
!. Disaster: l3 killed under falling walls
in Nashville, Tenn
Obituary: w. ID. Bloxham, ex-governor
OF Florida. at Tallahassee; aged IS.
Frank Work. capitalist. famous lover
OF horses, who never entered an auto
mobile, in New York city; aged 3d.
Aviation: First aero war message deliv-
cred at San Antonio Tex, by Lieut..
Ben d. Foulois, u. s. a, who flew 81
miles in As minutes.
!. Mexico: Insurrectos' decree No. 10"
guaranteed protection TO lives and in
terests of foreigners then in Mexico
and reimbursements for losses "as
soon as the triumph of the provisional
government will have become recog-
nized by the capture OF Mexico City"
}. Personal: Col Roosevelt opened great
Arizona dam bearing his name
}, Obituary: Ernest Crofts r. A. noted
painter and keeper of Royal academy,
London; aged Ga
Sporting: Teddy Tetzlaff in Lozler car
established four world $ records at
driving a Fiat; loo mile race finished in
hour Il minutes 20 is seconds.
|. Battleship Texas. of Santiago bay
fame sunk by high explosive projec-
tiles in test.
Fire: At Benton, Pa, loss S20OO, 900 by
the burning of a distilling plant.
,. Obituary: Col. Charles Pereg Lincoln.
cousin OF Abraham Lincoln and long
connected with federal diplomatic and
departmental services. at Ell Reno,
Okla
Fire: Leavenworth county (Kan) court
house; loss 100000
;. Aviation Louis Breguet carried IL pas
sengers two miles In monopane in
France. breaking record to date
/. Aviation: Roger Sommer. French bi-
pianist, broke Breguets "aerobus' rec
ord; carried u passengers.
Shipwreck British Columbia steamer
sunk in gale off Vancouver island q
lost,
). Fire Horror: JAG lost lives in fire at
1929 Washington place, New York.
Railroad Accident: Atlantic Coast line
Dixie Filler wrecked near Ocilla, Ga;
killed.
Fire: Nearly $l,0O0,000 loss in Minneapo-
lis
s. Obituary: Brig. Gen. Ira J. Bloomfield.
civil war hero at Montevista. Colo;
aged 76. Gen. Hamilton S. Hawkins,
veteran of the civil and Spanish Amer
team wars, at Glen Springs. n. Y;
aged 70.
7. Cyclone: Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey swe by devastating windstorm
extending to North Carolina st. Law
renee, Pa, practically destroyed.
3. Aviation: Lieut. Erler, with passenger,
flew in biplane from near Berlin to
Hamburg. 40 miles, in hours 30 min
utes.
Sporting: C. NJ. Daniels set new worlds
swimming record, 2.26 for 200 meters
in tank at Pittsburg.
3 Fire: 81 100000 loss at capitol building,
Albany. n. Y.
Obituary: Sir Casper Purdon Clarke,
former director of Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art, New York. in London;
aged 65.
} Sporting: Bob Burman drove autocar
20 miles in 10 minutes 11.92 seconds
(91 06 miles an hour record at Pablo
Beach. Fla
I. Political: James Aloysius O'Gorman,
supreme court justice, elected senator
from New York.
Sporting: Louis Disbrow at Pablo Beach,
Fla, made world auto marks: 90 miles.
81 minutes $3.50 seconds; 200 miles. ,
Ono previous time for this straight
away recorded hours IA minutes 50
seconds.
Obituary: Otto Ringing, circus man, in
New York city; aged 50.
APRIL.
/. Obituary: Martin Greif, lyric poet Of
modern Germany, at Kufstein Austria
hungary; aged r.
nyfprA hnqt
race from Cambridge, breaking oxford
Cambridge regatta records
Personal: Carter H. Harrison elected
mayor of Chicago for fifth time.
Political; SD congress convened; Champ
Clark speaker. Acknowledgements
commercial treaty ratified.
I. Mine Disaster: G2 men and boys per
ished in the Pancoast mine at Throop
Pa, rs lives lost in the Banner mines,
Alabama.
D. Shipwreck: Steamer Iroquois founder
cd off Coal island, British Columbia. 20
lives lost.
Obituary: Tom L. Johnson, former may
or of Cleveland O., noted for his fight
for cent railroad fares, in Cleveland
aged sc.
? Sporting: National and American
league baseball season opened.
3. Cyclone: Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas
and Oklahoma stormswept DO killed
over 800 injured; loss in St. Louis over
81 900.
Obituary: William Keith. landscape
painter. at Berkeley. Cal; aged p
1. Obituary: Denman Thompson, the ac-
tor at West Swanzey. N IL; aged 49,
George Cary Eggleston, author In New
York city; aged Il.
Personal: President accepted resignation
Of 10 4 At
TO Germany.
). Mexico: The 9th United States cavalry
ordered by president to protect Amer
leans along Mexican border.
Sporting: i. krimmel won national gym
nastic championship. 14770 points. in
New York. William Queal ran 10 miles
In 81 minutes S. 20 seconds In New
York; new worlds indoor record.
s. Mexico: Rebels repulsed federals striy-
ing to recapture Aqua Prieta. Bullets
wounded Americans in Douglas, Ariz
!. Convention: National Society OF
Daughters of the American Revolution
In Washington.
Shlpwreck Spanish steamer San Fer
nand sank off Finnisterre. Spain, p
drowned
l. Personal. Mrs. Matthew r. Scott OF
Illinois elected president general Of
National -. "A r.
Obituary; Rear Admiral Richard Inch
L. s. N, retired at Washington; aged
g. Harry Fem, artist who made first
gift book illustrations produced in this
country. at Montclair. y. J.; aged -
@ Sporting: Americans lost deciding in
ternational chess match. games to 4;
British players won NeWnes cup.
g. Auto Record. Bob Burman did mile In
% 40 seconds. lowering own world Rec-
ord, DIP. made day previous He also
beat Barney Oldhelds mile record on
same course. time 81 y seconds.
A. Sporting: Alfred Shrubb of England
ran 10 miles In 81 minutes seconds.
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