The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-01-05
sEPTEMB BER.

met at flttSpurgn
SEPTEMBER.
1. Obituary: Gen. Benjamin H. Grierson.
noted Federal cavalry raider In the
civil war, at Omena. Mich; aged S5:
S, China Flood: Food riots In CHINA oue
to flood, which drowned 100000 people
and destroyed crops.
G. Obituary: Katharine Cecil lhurs.o"'
English author. at Cork. Ireland
Swimming Feat: William Burgess. an
Enclishman, swan the English cnan-
mel from South Foreland. England. 10
Cape Gris-Nez France. nearly "
miles, in 2i hours.
8. Obituary. DIR. Thomas Dwight, distln-
euslied anatomist. successor az iiar-
ward to the late oliver Wendell Holiness
at Nahant: aged 6S..
Criminal: Henry Clay Beatue' 'r.. a,
Chesterfield Court House. Va. touhd
guilty OF the murder Of his WIFE
9. Aviation: First British aerial postai
service inaug,irated at London.
TO- Obituary: James Russell Soley, navai
authority and writer at Newport, Il. l.,
aged 90.
70. Convention: Governors conference met
at Spring Lake. N. j.
Financial Troubles: Van Schaick q CO.,
noted New York stock brokers. failed
owing s3,509,00O,
\,
shot at kev by an assassin.
Is. Obituary: Joel Benton author. poet
and critic. at Poughkeepsie; aged S0'
Personal: President Taft set out from
Boston on his trip through "a states.
Convention: The Society of the Army OF
tie Potomac met in annual reunion az
Providence.
IS. Obituary. Edward Whymper, artist
author and explorer, noted as an Az
pine climber at Chamonlx, frahce'
aged IL
Sporting: Harold H. Hilton, amateur
golf champion of Great Britain. won
the American title by defeating Its
holder Frederick Herreshoff, at Rye.
N. Y.
Auto Accident: II spectators of an auto
race at Syracuse killed and u seriously
injured.
H. Obituary: Col. J. ]. McCook, last OF
the "hghting McCooks' OF ONO, az
Seabright. N. j.; aged 67.
lS Russia: Premier Stolypn OF RUSSIA
who was shot by an assassin on tho
llth. died of his wounds.
Conventions: international Municipal
congress and exposition opened in
Chicago International Good Roads
congress and exposition met In Chi
cago
20. Obituary: Sir Robert Hart, distin-
guished in The Chinese customs serV-
ice. in London; aged 76.
Ship Disaster: IA killed by the explosion
of gun on the French armored cruis-
er Gloiro at Toulon.
q Political: Canada rejected reciprocity
with the United States at its annual
election.
% Aviation: M Matthew scored the rec
ord height with passenger OF S,000 rect
al Issy- les -Moulineaux, France
g. Obituary: Charles Battell Loomis, hu-
morous author and lecturer. at Hart
ford, Conn; aged SO,
"a Italy: Italy called 1l2,o0o reserve SOL
dlers into field TO invade Tripoli.
IS. Russia: Eogrorf. who shot Premier
Stolypin of Russia fatally on the 14th
inst, hanged for the murder at Kiev
Conventions: Conservation congress met
at kaIsas City,
Ship Disaster: French battleship Liberte
destroyed at Toulon by explosion OF
magazines: 235 killed and Ss injured.
sG Obituary: Gen C. f. Henderson. civil
war veteran and ex- United States sen-
ator, at aca; aged a. A. X. Loring
the well known Boston publisher. In
Boston; aged Is.
Sporting: Philadelphia Athletics won the
American league pennant by deteatlng
Detroit. Il to 8. at Philadelphia
30 Flood Disaster Austin, Pa, destroyed
by flood due to broken mill dam; IL
killed. 5 missing.
Aviation: Cromwell Dixon. American
aviator few over the Rocky noun
tains, starting from Helena, Mont.
winning $4,000 prizs, for the feat.
OCTOBER.
/ Political: Monarchist uprising in Por-
tugal Francisco ]. Madero elected
president of Mexico
2 Obituary: Rear Admiral Winfield Scott
schley U. S N, retired hero of the
Arctic ana Of the naval battle of San
t!ago in New York; aged 1a.
Aviation Disaster: Cromwell Dixon, first
to fly over the Rockies. killed In flight
at Spokane. Wash.
g. Italy-Trpoli: Tripoli bombarded by
Italian warshps.
4 Italy-Tripoli: Italians from the war
fleet In the harbor of Tripoli landed
and hoisted the Italian flag.
Sporting: The New York baseball club
won the National league pennant, de-
feating Brooklyn to 0.
5. Sporting: The Harmsworth cup won
BY Dixie ~. in a notorboat race at
Huntington bay. Long Island.
Aviation: Six balloons-3 American,
German and French-started from
Kansas CITY 10 race LOT tne Jdiles
Gordon Bennett trophy
Aviation: Lieut. Hans Gericke. pilcting
tie GerfnaH balloon Berlin a.. wot
the Bennett trophy by covering 4ii
miles. Kansas City to I.adysmith Wis.,
8. Obituary: Gen. Charctte of the French
army. former Papai Houave and noted
IN the Franco-Prussian war. at Nantes,
f5raaes; pge5 70. Hesba Stretton. Eng
lish novelist, In Londop; aged 70.
10. Convention: Society OF the Arpg 81
the Tennessee met at Council Bluffs, Ia.
Ii. Political: Anti-Manchu revolt broke
ont In China.
Aviation c. P. Rodgers, who left New
York Sept. IS 10 ~ 70 the Pacific,
reached Kansas City, having eoysrrd
1,4S3 miles, a cross country record.
r. Sporting. De Orc won the three cush-
lon carrom championship. beating
John DAILY. In New York; final score
$50 to 146.
cenyentIan: National farmers congress
met at Columbus, o. First session OF
the American Indian association at Co.
lumbus. o.
Anniversary: 2o0th anniversary Of the
birth Of DR.. Henry NJ Muhlenberg.
German American church pioneer. cell
ebrated at Allentown.
I3 Personal: The Duke of Connaught In
stalled as governor general Of Canada
at Quebec.
a. Obituary: Associate Justice John M.
Harlan of the United States supreme
court died in Washington: aged 7s.
Is. kauroad Accident: s killed In a head
on collision on Inc Missouri Pacific rail-
road near Fort Crook Neb.f e..