The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-01-05
ORGANIZED in 1854. at vineland. N. u

ORGANIZED IN 4oo1, at vIuelanos Ns -
aged 81.
4 Sporting: Zeus, s-year-old, set new
track record at Pimlico by running
furl0ngs In 1:26
Convention: National peace conference
opened at Baltimore bysPresident Taft
Z. Sporting: William Queal. American
distance runner. won worlds Is mile
championship In New York, defeating
Tom Longboat: time hour q minutes
81 IS seconds.
Obituary: Mrs. Winfield Scott Hancock
widow Of the noted general, near Mem.
phis, Tenn.
& China: Cabinet form Of government
adopted, with Prince Ching premier.
q England: First court In King George
v. held at Buckingham palace.
Obituary: Col. Thomas Wentworth Hig-
ginson. author, historian and soldier.
at Cambridge. Mass; aged 81.
~ Aviation Disaster: Lieut. e. e. M.
Kelly, United States signal corps. kill
ed at San Antonio. Tex.
Mexican Revolutions: Juarez was sur
rendered to the insurrectos after sew
eral hours fighting; losses $50 killed.
$50 wounded: Madero established pro-
visional capital.
Il Personal: King George and Queen
Mary opened festival Of empire at
lie ceremony and first of coronation
{ festivities.
II Convention: International institute OF
Agriculture assembly In Rome.
Is Standard OIL Case: United States su-
preme court ordered dissolution Of
Standard OH company within six
months.
Aviation: Speed records with and with
out passenger twice beaten In mono
plane flights at Rheims. Henry Wey-
mann, American, few Dos miles an
hour and Lieut.. Fequant. French. lol
miles an hour.
iG Conventions: United Confederate Vet
erans reunion at Little Rock. Ark.
Order Of the Founders and Patriots Of
America in Philadelphia.
Fire: 100000 loss at Portland. Me.
II. Obituary: w. B. Baker, ex-congress-
man and father of rural free delivery.
at Aberdeen. Nd; aged n.
Is Convention: General assembly OF Pres
byterian church at Atlantic City. N. j.
Ia Sporting: Miss Dorothy Campbell.
American. won woman's golf cham
pionship of Great Britain.
Naval: Great Britains first naval air.
ship launched.
20 Obituary: Frederick p. vinton, noted
portrait painter. in Boston; aged 65.
q. Mexico: Peace agreement between gov
ernment and insurrectos signed.
Aviation Disaster: Henri Maurice Ber-
teaux, French minister of war, killed
and A. r. e. Monis, premier. hurt
when monoplane plunged into crowd at
Issy-les- Molineux, France.
a Political: Henry l. Stimson took oath
as secretary of war, succeeding Jacob
NJ. Dickinson, who resigned on the 18th.
q New York Public Library: New York
city's 100000 public library dedicated
and opened
Political: House OF representatives voted
to admit Arizona and New Mexico to
statehood.
Fire: Chesterville, original home of
George Wythe. signer of the Declara-
tion Of Independence and said to have
been oldest residence in America. burn
ed at Hampton. Va.
4 Convention: Congress on International
arbitration at Lake Mohonk, N. Y.
3. Political: Porfirfo Diaz resigned as
president of Mexico.
Navy: Battleship Wyoming, largest In
United States navy. launched at Phil
adelphje.
Aviation: Lieut. Menard, French avi-
ator, set mark by flying with passen-
ger S73 miles In 8 hours Is minutes In
France.
& Aviation: Pierre vedrines finished first
IN the Paris to Madrid race. winning
$4,000 in prizes.
secretly and embarked at Vera crus
for Spain.
.. Fire: Dreamland, Ccney Islands lar
gest amusement park. destroyed; loss
$2,0000O0.
& Sporting: Martin J. Sheridan threw
discus III feet ~ inches, beating his
1910 record nearly feet
4 The Courts: Supreme court found |
American Tobacco company guilty Of
violating Sherman antitrust act and |
ordered corporation to dissolve unless |
reorganized.
Railroad Accident: Collision on the c. |
B. and Q. near McCook. Neb.: "A killed.
Obituary: W. s. Gilbert. dramatic au-
thor and lihrettist. who wrote 'Pina-
FORE" Patience" the "Mikado' and |
other favorites.-in London: aged rs.
0. Sporting: Ray Harroun won 500 mile
international auto sweepstakes at In
dianapolis: time hours 4l.8 minutes.
l. Kohlemienen. Finnish runner, made
American record for 20 miles Mt New
York: time hour 81 minutes IS Sec
onds
L Sporting: Sunstar won the English
Derby.
JUNE.
|. Sporting American team defeated
English IN first mach for internation-
al polo cup at Meadow Brook. ny;
score ~ goals to 3.
sporting: II. n. Hilton OF Liverpool
won the British amateur golf cham
pionship by 4 Up and . to play at
Prestwick. Scotland 4
/ Storm: Heavy wild and rain storm |
swept over northern and central Ohio;
many deaths: estimated loss S3.o00.0o0
Railroads: 23.550.000 terminal. worlds
second largest for use Of one railroad
opened In Chicau by Chicago and
Northwestern.
!, Obituary: Edw,rd Harrizan fasron.