Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-31
/ 1912 History Day by Day Throughout the World

Obituary: Brig. Gen. CRrrmgton, o. s.
A, retired, q veteran Of the plains and
the civil war. in Boston; aged IS.
e.. Obituary. Nine. Judith. French ac-
tress. rival OF Rachel and friend of
Victor Hugo and George Sand. in Par
Is: aged 50.
% Obituary: James Schoolcraft Sherman.
vice president OF the United States. at
Utica. N. Y; aged 81
Areonautics: The French balloon Picar-
die won the Bennett cup by fight of
1.s61 miles, which was also worlds
record.
NOVEMBER.
L Obituary: Gen. Homer Lea, military
adviser to the Chinese revolutionary
government. at Los Angeles, Cal.
& Sporting: Harvard defeated Princeton
In the annual game at Soldiers field.
Cambridge, 10 to g. Chicago defeated
by Wisconsin, 20 to Il at Madison.
& Political: Governor Woodrow Wilson
OF New Jersey and Governor Thomas
R. Marshall of Indiana elected presi-
dent and vice president on the Demo
cratic ticket by an overwhelming cleo
torai majority Popular vote: Wilson.
e.156,74S: Roosevelt, secs. l4o; Taft 3.S76.-
AZ
& Balkan War: Greek troops captured
Salonfki from the Turks with numer-
Gus prisoners.
q Sporting: Carlisle Indians defeated
Army, a to 6, at West Point. Penn
sylvania defeated Michigan, q to p, at
Philadelphia.
10 Personal: James Bryce, British am
bassador to the United States. resigned
his post.
Il Railroad Accident: 10 people killed and
IS injured in collision on the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley railroad at
Montx, La.
Convention: The American Federation of
Labor met at Rochester. N. Y.
L. Assassination: The prime minister of
Spain. Canalejss, was shot dead m the
streets of Madrid by an anarchist.
IL. Railroad Accident: 16 people killed and
IL injured in q wreck on the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton and Dayton railroad
near Indianapolis.
Pedastrianism: John Henry Scott COM
pleted q walk from New York to Phil
adelphia in the record time OF q hours,
minute and Is seconds.
Convention: The Daughters of the Con-
federacy In annual session in WASH
ington.
Is. Storm: Destructive hurricane and tidal
wave struck the island of Jamaica.
1s. Sporting: The annual football game OF
Yale and Princeton resulted In g tie
score OF to 8 at Princeton. Wiscon-
sin defeated Minnesota at football, Il
to 0, at Minneapolis. Pennsylvania de-
featsd Carlisle Indians, 81 to Is, at
Philadelphia. Michigan defeated Cor
NELL 80 to z, at Ann Arbor.
Obituary: Minnie Hauk- Wartegg, retired
prima donna, famous in the title role OF
Carmen, in Munich.
Is. Balkan War: The Balkan allies cap
tured Monastir from the Turks.
The Courts: The United States supreme
court ordered the dissolution OF the
"bathtub trust"
Personal: President Elect woodrow Will
son given q public reception At Ham
iiton. Bermuda
TO- EARTHQUAKES: Shocks on the Pacific
coast; heavy loss of life in Mexico.
Railroad Accident: IL killed and 40 in
1ured In q head-on collision on the
6eaboard Air line south of Richmond.
Va.
Convention: American Civic association
met in Baltimore.
n. Convention: National Woman Suffrage
association met in Philadelphia.
- Fire: Putnam, Conn, suffered a loss
of $4,000 by fire in the business dis
trict
q. Sporting: Harvard defeated Yale in
the annual football game at New Ha-
ven, 20 to 0. Chicago defeated Mime
sofa, to 0. at Chicago.
"A. Labor Dispute; The board OF arbitra-
tors in the railway engineers demand
for increased pay decided in favor of
the engineers.