Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-04
organized in 1854. at vineland, N. j.,


opened at Baltimore by President Taft.
4. Sporting: William Queal. American
distance runner, won worlds Is mile
championship in New York. defeating
Tom Longboat time / hour % minutes
81 S-5 seconds.
Obituary: Mrs. Winfield Scott Hancock
widow of the noted general, near Mem
phis. Tenn
O. China: Cabinet form of government
adopted. with Prince Ching premier.
g. 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.
10 Aviation Disaster: Lieut.. O. e. NJ
Kelly. United States signal corps kill
ed at San Antonio. Tex.
Mexican Revolution: Juarez was sur
rendered to the insurrectos after sew
eral hours fighting; losses 1S0 killed.
$50 wounded; Madero established pro-
visional capital.
L. PERSONAL: King George and Queen
Mary opened festival of empire at
Crystal palace. London, their first pub
lie ceremony and first of coronation
festivities.
a. Convention. International institute OF
Agriculture assembly in Rome.
Is Standard Oil Case: United States SUI
preme court ordered dissolution Of
Standard Oil 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 99.5 miles an
hour and Lieut.. Fequant French, 101
miles an hour
i6. Conventions: United Confederate Vet
erans' reunion at Little Rock Ark.
Order of the Founders and Patriots of
America in Philadelphia.
Fire: 81. .00O0 600 loss at Portland, Me.
II. Obituary: W. B.. Baker ex-congress-
man and father of rural free delivery,
at Aberdeen, Md: aged II.
Is. Convention: General assembly of Pres
byterian church at Atlantic City, N. j.
l9. Sporting: Miss Dorothy Campbell,
American. won woman's golf cham
ponship of Great Britain.
Naval: Great Britain's 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. E. E. Monis. premier, hurt
when monoplane plunged into crowd at
Issy-les- Molineux, France
q. Political: Henry L. Stimson took oath
as secretary of war. succeeding Jacob
M. Dickinson. who resigned on the 12th
q. New York Public Library: New York
city's $9,e0O,O00 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-
ton of independence and said to have
been oldest residence in America, burn
ed at Hampton. Va
"a. Convention: Congress on international
arbitration at Lake Mohonk N Y.
q. Political: Porfirio Diaz resigned as
president of Mexico
Navy: Battleship Wyoming. largest in
United States navy. launched at Phil
adelphia
Aviation: Lieut. Menard French avi-
ator, set mark by flying with passen-
ger 1873 miles in hours 15 minutes in
France
26 Aviation: Pierre vedrines finished first
in the Paris to Madrid race winning
$4,000 in prizes.
Personal: Ex-President Diaz left Mexico
secretly and embarked at Vera Cruz
for Spain.
"a. Fire: Dreamland Coney Islands lar
gest amusement park, destroyed: loss
S2,000000.
%. Sporting: Martin ]. Sheridan threw
1910 record nearly 2 feet
20. 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.: IA killed.
Obituary: w S. Gilbert. dramatic au-
thor and librettist, who wrote Pima
! a hp a6fl,f md
other favorites. in London: aged 75.,
30. Sporting: Ray Harroun won 500 mile
international auto sweepstakes at IN
dianapolis time hours Ais minutes.
l. Kohlemienen. Finnish runner made
American record for 20 miles at New
York; time 1 hour 81 minutes 35 sec
onds
81. Sporting: sunstar won the English
Derby.
JUNE.
/ l. Sporting: American team defeated
English in first match for information
al polo cup at Meadow Brook, NY;
score AZ goals to 8.
8 Sporting: H. H Hilton of Liverpool
won the British amateur golf cham
pionship by up and 8 to play at
Prestwick, Scotland.
& Storm: Heavy wind and rain storm
swept over northern and central Ohio;
many deaths; estimated loss So 000, ,000
Railroads.: s23,750O00 terminal worlds
second largest for use of one railroad,
opened in Chicago by Chicago and
Northwestern.
G. Obituary. Edward Harrgan. famous
old time actor and playwright. in New
York: aged Co.
2. Mexico: Francisco l. Madero. director
or Mexican revolt. entered Mexico
City. the populace showering him with
flowers
Earthquake: Mexico shaken: deaths es-
timated from 200 to 1900
Obituary: Rear Admiral E. d. Robie.
U. S. N. retired veteran who was
with Perry in Japan in 1853, in Wash
ington; aged so.
9. Sporting: American players won sec
ond and decisive International polo
match at Meadow Brook. N Y. de-
feating English team ~ to 3ja.
Obituary: Carrie Nation. temperance
champion. in Leavenworth: aged S.
l0-11 Notable electric storm on the At
lantic coast. iceEtering at New York
Sporting: Aicantara II. won the Prix
du Jockey Club race known as the
French Derby. over the Chantilly