Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-31
JANUARY.

JANUARY.
L Political: Dr. Sun Vat SEN took the
oath az provisional president OF China
at Marking
2 sportinE: Kohlsmainen Of Finland
won Marathon and championship OF
the world at Edinburgh: time. hours
q minutes 5sh seconds Barney Reilly
broke the record OF the Stoughton
slide (skD at Milwaukee win a I57 foot
Jump.
Obituary: Alfred Tennyson Dickens. son
Of the novelist, IN New York: aged s..
q Personal: Cayalieri. the opera star. d.
vorced from r w. chanIer
Obituary: Rear Admiral Robley d. Nv
ans. u. s. n. retired. IN Warrington;
aged 6s.
4 Obituary: Capt ]. c. JorEenson. riBe
inventor, In WashiWgton; aged 60.
g. Fire: In the buslhsss section Of Co
lumbia, g. c.. loss aboot tcsoOoo
Storm: A blizzard RACED IN the Missis-
sippi valley from Kansas 70 the lakes.
II persons frozen 10 death.
G. Political: New Mexico proclaimed
state in the Union.
z Obituary: L. @. Gottschalk noted old
time opera singer. IN Chicago. aged IS,
9. Fire: The Equitable LIE Assurance
building burned In New York. 5 per-
sons killed. 10 injured
II. Philippine Islands: Is Meros killed In
battle with American cavalry on the
island Of Jolo
saipwreck: The Russian steamer Russ
foundared in the Black sea: 172 lives
lost
IL Aviationi The French aviator Jules
vedrines beat tho worlds speed record
in flying ssh miles in hour at Pau.
IL Fire: Loss OF $4,000 in Birmingham.
Ala.
16. Obituary Henry Labouchere. editor OF
London Truth. In F1orsn0e. Italy: aged
81.
Cuba: The United States government
warned Cuba that political disturb
ance on tie island must cease.
Convention: The United Mine Workers
of America met in annual convention
nt indianapolis
IL l5hipwreck. The British steamship
'Wlston Hall wrecked OF the coast %
.Aberdeenshire: % seamen drowned.
Storm: England blizzard bound. trafIls
lied UP aGd telegraph lines wrecked.
Personal: Charles W. Morse, me banker,
freed from Atlanta penltentiary on
pardon by the president.
q. Mining Accident: Is miners killed and
10 injured by dust explosion at KEN
'merer, Wyo.
q Aviation Disaster: Rutherford Page OF
New York killed In a Curtiss biplEne
at Los Angeles, the first fatality m the
United States I'm 1912
Railroad Accident: In q wreck on the
Illinois Central at Kinmundy. H., the
former president OF the road, J T.
l5arahsn. was killed; also f. o. Mel
cher. second vice president Of the Rock
lslnpd. and r. 3. Pierce. general solic-
.tor'of the same system.
-. Aviation: DIT @. Ullch. with passen-
gers. stayed In the air / hour and 81
minutes ut Johannistkal. Germany. a
I worlds endurance record
Sporting: sGeorge Bonhag ran 5000 me
tors In ib minutes Is seconds IN New
York. a worlds record. Pat Maedon-
aid heaved an IS pound shot a feet ana
q half nch IN New York. u record
Jack J der made a new record In 70
yard Jrdle race in New YORK; time. 9
tecontb
q. Obituary: Judge william Lochren.
noted jurist. former commissioner Of
pensions, in Minneapolis. MINI; aged
So
q Fire: The Academy OF Music and ar
mex buildings destroyed 80 Pittsfielo
Mass: loss S3oO0C0
FEBRUARY,
2 NVarship Disaster: The British subma-
rine torpedo boat AS sunk Ia collision
with guuboat Hazard or the Isle CT
Wight crew OF "A drowned.
4 The Maine Wreck The hulk of the
batuesHtp Maine was foated at Ha-
vnna
Fire: $4,000 factory blaze in Phuadel-
phiu.
6. Obituary: General J. b. Weaver. who
7us candidate for president In 1850 ana
again in 1892, al Des hoines, aged ID
Fire: Hotel Downey burned a. Lansing.
Mich.. 'os8 1,uc0.
T. Sporting. Willie Hoppe retained his Il
te OF worlds champion a. 49, balk line
billiards by defeating George Sutton
go 10 I'D IN New York.
o. Obituary: Able Charles Loyson. ia
nous Preach preacher known as Pere
Hyacinthe. at Paris: aged -.
10 Sporting. The worlds record OF feet
80 inches Tor indoor high Jump heater
by s. G. Lawrence. who le8ped feet
~ inches NJ BOSTON.
T. Obituary: Lou-s HeEnrin encyclopedia
nd write in View fork city, aged 81
China The Manehu dynasty abdicated
the throns OF china BY an edict vest
iug the sovereignty IN the people
IL I'ynamit.ag = ohioiais and ex-offlcials
OF the International Association OF
Bridge aid Stracturai Iron Workers
arrested n various parts Of the COM
try charged with completely In a dyna-
mite conspiracy.
Political. Arizona proclaimed a state OF
the Union
IL. Railroad Accident: The Chicago Lin
tied wrecked when running a mile q
minute at Warriors Ridge. Pa: Kill.
ed and Il injured.
China: Yuan Shih Nai elected pres!den'
Of the Chinese republic By the ne tiona
assembly.
Obituary: Mrs Roger A. Pryor. author
ard one OF the founders OF the Daugh
tei-s OF the American Revolution. II
New York city: aged 81
A. Obituary: Count Won AehrenthRl pre-.
mier OF Austro-Hungary, at Vienna
aged S.
Fire: In the business district OF Bloom.
field. Mo: loss 81. 200.
%. Storm: - lives lost IN a windstoru
which swept over Louisiana aad MIS-
sisinppi.
a Alpine Tunnel: JunEfrau railroad tur,
mel in che Alps pierced AZ an alitud,
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