Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27
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Storm: The utadas wsse struck b. q
blizzard. which = so0s places was the
worst In many ysess.
Fire: In the buafAaao end resideaos 20.
| + ton e Houston. Tex: lass se00AaQo
and 300 people homeless.
! u Wtndstorm: The Atlantic coast struck
BY wind travelling at the rate Of over
% miles an hour and often over 100
miles,
Sporting: Kilbane defeated Attsll IN 4
10 round contest for the worlds feath-
erwetEht championship at Los Angeles.
>. Italian War: The italian parliament
voted to annex .Tripoii.
T. Political: Roosevelt formally an
nounced that he would accept the Re.
publican examination II offerea him,
q. storm: 4 tornado swept over Texas.
Kansas. Mississippi and Missouri.
causing heavy loss OF lie and prop
erty.
q. Mexico: Juarex. Mexico. captured by
insurgents against Maderos govern
ment.
.... MARCH.
L War in Tripoll: Italian war depart
ment announced that the loss from
Italian troops In the war with Turkey
was $50.
English Coal Strike: Strike of loo, 600
British miners in dispute over wages.
'& Obituary: Annie Yeamans. well known
actress. in New YORK city: aged Is.
Z Personal: Marconl. pioneer Of wireless
telegraphy. made life member Of tho
Italian senate
4 South Pole Search: Amundsen the ex-
plorer. announced that he reached the
south pole on Dec II. 1911
IL. China: Yuan Shih Kai inaugurated pro.
visonal president of China.
IL Lawrence Strike: End of the strike Of
min operatives at Lawrence, Mass,
which began Jan. IL. 1912
II. Obituary: Henry Bacon. noted Ameri-
can artist. at Cairo. Egypt; aged u.
Is. Shipwreck: American fishing schooner
Patrician wrecked off Cape Sable; cap
tain and OF the crew drowned.
Storm: The South Atlantic coast states
swept by a hurricane; many deaths;
traffic paralyzed.
16. Shipwreck: 10 lives lost by the sinking
Of the Oriental liner Oceana after col
lision in the English channel.
The Maine Wreck: The hulk Of the bat
tieship Maine was sunk with imposing
ceremonies off the coast of Cuba.
II. Obituary: Rear Admiral G. w. Mel
vile. noted naval veteran Of the civil
!, war and later an arctic explorer at
Philadelphia: aged IL
Sporting: Arthur Postle, famous profess
sional runner. made LEO yard dash In
Al-6 seconds and 200 yard dash in IS
seconds at Auckland, New Zealand:
both are worlds records.
l8. Personal: Judge Mahlon PItnay of
New Jersey was installed as associate
justice Of the United States supreme
court.
Aerial Warfare: An Italian army aero
plane dropped bombs into a Turkish
camp In Tripoli. killing 10 Arabs.
Explosion: A mysterious explosion killed
81 men at San Antonio, Tex.
H. Celebration: The Philadelphia Acade-
my of Natural Sciences celebrated its
centenary
n Mining Accidents: . miners killed by
explosion 1t Dunmore. near Scranton.
ia. Expression wrecked the San BoiS
mines at McCurtain. Okla. burying
over 100 miners.
u Battle near Jiminez, Mexico. between
government troops and l.s0O insurgents. |
who were routed> 7.t,, = r |
a. Obituary: Gen. H. H. Bingham. men,
Der OF congress, known as the .'father
Of the house." at Philadelphia: aged II,
H. Mexico: Insurgents repulsed an at
tacK oy regular troops at Jiu1inez.
5o0icaa4: Chicago meat packers declared
not guilty Of violating the ANTITRUST
law
explosion at Jed miners killed by an
Riot: During politicar riot i
Island the police fired on the crowd.
Z killing s.ci:izens and wounding 9.
b. Convention: The American Academy
OF Political Social Science met In Phil
adelphia
Fire: Young's pier. noted resort at At
hntic City. burned: loss 100000
b. Obituary: Senator Robert Love Taylor
OF Tennessee, a veteran In national
politics known as "Fiddling Bob" in
Washington; aged g.
APRIL.
I. Sporting: Oxford won the annual race
with Cambridge on the Thames; time ,
Tor Az miles. % minutes 3 seconds. /
Z Political: Milwaukee elected a fusion !
mayor over a Socialist by 1900 ma ,
jority.
!. Aviation Disaster: Calbraith Rodgers, !!
aviator, who flew from the Atlantic to |
the Pacific in 1911. killed In q flight at |
Long Beach, Cal.
l. Obituary: DR.. l. X. Funk, author and |
publisher. at Montclair. N. j.: aged 7a
s. Strike: English miners confederation
abandoned their coal strike.
Flood: 1000 square miles inundated by
food in the Mississippi: damage es-
innate s1o.00O.o00: 10000 homeless.
Obituary: Emily Soldene. vocalist. ac-
tress. journalist and novelist. who in
troduced Gilbert and Sullivan operas
In America, In London.
10. The Titanic: The White Star liner tt
tanic. largest passenger steamer afoat.
sailed from Southampton on her maid
en- voyage for New York.
II. Sporting: Major league baseball seassa
opened. -
u. Obituary: Miss Clara Barton. founde.
Of the American Red Cross seosety. at
Glen Echo. Md: aged 60 Gen. Fred.
ertck Dent Grant. son Of the late Gen
u. 8. Grant. In New York city: aged g. 1
u Political: The state department warn.
ed the Mexicans that their country
will be held responsible for the protec-
ton Of Americans.
Is. Titanic Wreck: The White Star iiaei
Titanic sunk by collision with an ~
berg In longitude 60.A west, latitude
A.46 north. at ESQ a. m. out Of 1an
passengers and crew only ~ were
saved.
Obituary: W. T. Stead. Josraasist and
fefor3HeE at sea-: aged g. Isidor
straus. merchant and philanthropist
At sea: aged G.. Francis D. Milet. art
tstaat sea: aged s.. Col. J. j. Aston.
collier and capitalist, at sea: aged n.
jacques Futrelle. author, at seA; aGed
IL .tsa:. 49, III 5.5ss. s5:1 II
u Aviation: Miss Harriet Quimby, the
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