Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-12-27

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James Bryce, Retiring British Ambas-
sador to the United States.
the Prohibition party at Atlantic City,
N. j., July 10; the first eugenics con-
gress, July "a; encampment Of the
G. A. r., when Alfred B. Beers Of Con-
necticut was elected commander in
chief, Sept II; the woman suffrage
convention in philadelphia Nov. 21-26;
the American mining and irrigation
congress at Spokane, Wash, Nov. %
2S, and the rivers and harbors con-
gress in Washington, Dec. 4-6.
Baseball, Pugiism and Aviation.
The New York Giants won the Ma
tiOnal league pennant and the Boston
Red SoX the American league pennant
The Boston Red Sox defeated the New
York Giants four games to three for
the championship Of the world.
Jack Johnson beat Jim Flynn at East
Las Vegas, n. NJ, for the pugilstic
| heavyweight world championship, and
Ad Wo@ast beat Joe Rivers at Los
Angeles for the lightweight champion
ship July 4.
Aviation hung up some new records,
and frequent additions were made to
the list of fatalities since mans first
ambition to fly. Rutherford Page of
New York was the first aviator to lose
his life in 1912. meeting his death while
i'll an airship over Los Angeles Miss
Harriet Quimby, the first woman to
cross the English channel in an air
craft, was killed in fight near Bos-
ton July 1, and the next day Melvin
| Vaniman and four others were killed
when Vanimans dirigible balloon, the
Akron, exploded at Atlantic City, n. j.
Labor.
While there were the inevitable la
Dor disturbances, it could not be said
that 1912 brought any labor crisis in
the United States The strike of the
Lawrence (Mass) textile workers,
which commenced Jan II, was brought
to conclusion March 13, the men gain
ing an increase in wages. Some of
their leaders were charged with the
murder of a woman and put on trial.
! They claimed that the victim was kill
ed by others than themselves during a
| riot
Though the United States was quite
fortunate in the matter of labor trOu
| bles, the strike of a million British
workmen aroused CONSERVATION abroad.
| Commerce was tied up at heavy finan-
cial cost. and there was grave appre-
| hension of famine and long continued
bloodshed Fortunately, however, the
strike terminated before these things
occurred, the men scoring victory.
Miscellaneous.
Fire destroyed the Equitable Life AS
surance building, New York city,
Jan. 0.
One hundred and seventy-two lives
were lost when the Russian steamship
Russ foundered in the Black sea
Jan. II.
Charles w. Morse of New York was
released from the Atlanta penitentiary
on pardon of President Taft, Jan. Is.
Over forty union leaders were ar
rested Feb. II, charged with having
part iE dynamite conspiracy. They
faced trial in indianapolis Oct. l.
The hulk of the battleship Maine.
which was blown up in Havana har-
Dor, was sunk March 16.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, British
suffragette leader. was sentenced to
nine months in prison May %
President Leconte and 400 others
were killed by an explosion in the ma
tional palace of Hayti Aug. 4.
An earthquake cost several thousand
lives in Turkey Aug 8
Mulai Hafid abdicated MorOcco's
throne, and Youssef was proclaimed in
his place Aug. II.
Five hundred government troops
were massacred by Nicaraguan rebels
Aug. 10.
General Mena, Nicaraguan rebel
| leader. surrendered Sept %
A typhoon caused $25,0O0O0O loss in
the Philippines Oct. 1G. Turkey de-
| clared war on Selvia and Bulgaria
| Oct IT,
Federal forces recaptured Vera Cruz
Oct. %.