Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28

from wrecked battleship.
Centennial: Hundredth anniversary of
cotton weaving at Fali River. Mass.
celebrated.
20. Coronation: King George gave state
banquet. Shakespeare ball in Albert
hall l.nmion.
a. The olyIuidc: White Star linexl cached
New ioiK N first trip westward: time
days Ii nours AZ minutes.
z. Coronation: King George V. crowned
In IVES munster abbey; John HAYS
Hammond represented United States
as speciuI ambassador.
"a Obituary Rear Admiral Charles S
Norton. L. 5. N. at Westfeld. N. j.;
aged rs.
Anniversaries: The Society OF Friends
orthodox commemorated its 18th year
ly meeting at Providence. r. /. Cen
tennial OF Nenezuela's independence
celebrated
Coronation: Imposing International ma
val review in honor of the king at
Portsmouth.
Explosion: II killed by a boiler explo.
sion on the Mississippi steamer st. Jo-
seph at Berkiey Landing. Mo.
%. Sporting; Grand Prix de Paris won
by Marquis de Ganay's AS q Attout.
20. Obituary. Paul de Longpre, noted
painter OF flowers, at Hollywood. Cal;
aged 81
Naval: Russia s first Dreadnought, the
Seyastopot. launched.
30 Sporting Harry vardon won English
open golf championship at Sandwich,
England
JULY.
1. Heat Wave: beginning Of a spell OF
intense heat throughout the northern
and eastern states.
Fire. Business part of West Salem. Wis
loss 10000.
Obituary: Eugene F. Ware. soldier and
poet, al Colorado Springs: aged 20.
4 Heat Wave: Thermometer 1903 in New
York. l0f IN Topeka: hottest July 4th
known i'm New York.
6. Heat: Fifth day Of deadly heat wave
in east and middle west.
Convention Christian Endeavorers at
Atlantic ,Iiy. y j.
T. Political. tinted States. Great Britain,
Japan and Russia signed treaty for
preservation of the fur seal.
Obituary: Gen Clement A. Evans, ex-
commander United Confederate Vet
Grams, AT Atlanta, Ga. aged II.
Shipwreck: The Pacific Coast liner San
Ia Rosa stranded near Point Arguello,
Cal 80 lost.
s. PERSONAL: King George ". and Queen
Mary welcomed on first visit to Dublin
as sovereigns.
10 Conventions: Elks grand lodge at At
lantic City. n. j National Education
dl dSS'NldNlOii III san CIdnClStO.
IL. Train Wreck: Federal express, Wash
ington to Boston. crashed down en-
bankment at Bridgeport. Conn; u
killed 80 hurt
Convention: Mystic Shriners in Roches-
ter. n. Y.
Fire: Oseoda and Ausable, Mich, prac-
tically destroyed
Aviation: Harry n. Atwood reached
Washington. having flown from Bos-
ION. 5GS miles. winning a New York
Times trophy and establishing a long
distance American record.
IL. Fire: South WATERFORD. Me-, burned:
loss 100000.
10 PERSONAL: Edward, eldest son Of King
George ", installed as Prince of
Wales. Tablet to Founder William
Penn unveiled in Church of All Hal
lows, london
"a Naval: First cruiser for China's mod
ern navy launched
Is. Mine Disaster: Explosion killed q at
SykesVille, Pa.
IL. Aviation: Olleslagers, Belgian aviator,
made a worlds record of an uninter-
rupted flight of 3SS miles at Brussels;
previous record held by Tabuteau, 362
miles.
IS. Convention: International Order OF
Good Templars in Philadelphia.
Naval: The annual naval war game be-
gan off the New England coast.
- SAAd 4 0ACLSOIs |
noted artist. in Rome; aged So.
Anniversary: 50th anniversary of first
Bull Run battle celebrated at Manas-
sas, Va.
Aviation: Marcel Jordan flew 1861
miles, remaining aloft 2 hours As min
utes, then a distance and duration
record
q Political Senate passed Canadian rec
iprocity bill. SO to q.
q. Heat: Most oppressive In Paris In Is
years: thermometer registered lo4 in
Berlin
Confagration: Fires in the STEAMBOAT
district of C~onstantinople caused a loss
of sZ5,o0otNp and left 100 900 people home
less.
"a Obituary w. e. NJ. Hicks. last sur.
vivor Of Seminole war, at Flint, Tenn;
aged 81
26 Political: President signed bin for rec
iprocity with Canada.
Aviation: Andre won $50 900
prize for circuit OF Great Britain race
of 1.010 miles; Vedrines second.
Storm: Typhoon and tidal wave de-
stroyed 1900 houses and 500 lives In
Japan.
"a. Haiti: Revolutionists In possession of
all cities on island but the capital:
United States warships ordered to pa
troll coast.
Aviation: st. Croix tombstone stayed i'm
dr . hours 1 minute ana q traction,
breaking American record to date.
Obituary Edward M. Shepard, noted
lawyer and Democratic leader, at Lake
George. N. Y: aged 81.
q. Railroad Accident: Is killed and 30 In
jured on the Bangor and Aroostook.
near Grindstone. Me.
AUGUST.
l. Obituary: Edwin A. Abbey, American
decorative artist. in London; aged So.
2 Convention: international permanent
bureau OF peace opened at Berne, wit
zeriand. Knights of Columbus In De-
troit.
3. Political. Anglo-American and Fran
co-American arbitration treaties signed
by President Taft.
l. Personal: Admiral Heihachiro Togo. |
who led Japan's victorious feet in the
Ru-sso-Japanese war, landed at New
York.
Flood: Missouri. Kansas and Oklahoma: !
damage estimate exceeded $1,000 900.
5. Personal: admiral Togo. guest of hon.
or at White House dinner.
Z. Sporting: Bob Burman made auto rec
ord for a mile on q half mile track,
time ! minute 8 seconds. at Scranton. |
Pa
Obituary; Elizabeth Akers Allen. the !
y poet. author Of Rock Me to Sleep.
Mother" at Tuckahoe. N. T.; aged rs
Joseph Parry, Utah pioneer, 1.-The IA
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