The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-12-27

Woodrow Wilson, Democrat, Elected
President Of tho United States Nov. S.
running mate, died on the eve of the ma
tional contest.
Wilson's popular plurality exceeded 1000, :
600, and his electoral majority was over
200. Roosevelt ran second and Taft third,
while the Socialist party polled about $780,
600 votes. almost double it's strength in
1908. Woman suffrage won in Oregon,
Michigan, Arizona and Kansas, making
ten suffrage states. A big suffrage parade
was held in New York city Nov. 9 to eel
citrate the victories of Nov. 5. Many new
governors were elected. Colonel Roose-
welt In a statement Nov. II said that the
Progressive party. whose candidate he
was, had come to stay. The Progressive
national committee met in Chicago Dec.
10-11 to plan the future work Of the party.
An important feature Of national legis-
lation was the passage of the parcels post
bill, a part OF the postoff1ce appropriation
bill. Most important of government in
vestigations in the year was that OF the
50 called money trust" Several reports
were made, but when the inquiry was re-
sumed Nov. 20 1t was said that 1t might
go to the next congress. The Lorimer
case was finished. 1t being decided that
William Lorimer was not legally elected
to the United States senate.
Two new states were added to the Union
In 1872. New Mexico Jan. 6 and Arizona
Feb. IA. -
The dawn Of. 1872 witnessed the climax
OF the revolution in China, which had Gre
ated worldwide interest. DIR. Sun Vat Sen.
became provisional president Jan. /. The
Manchu dynasty abdicated the throne
Feb. II. and Yuan Shin Kai was inaugu-
rated as provisional president OF the Chi
nese republic; as 1t became, March 10. Po-
litical disturbances in Cuba, becoming seri-
Gus in January, continued until finally.
May a, two. battalions OF United States
marines were sent to protect American
interests.
Aviation made two records in January.
and Rutherford Page OF New York, killed
at Los Angeles was victim Of the years
first airship fatality. Jules Vedrines Of
France few SSH miles In / hour. and DR.
g. Ulich. flying in Germany with three
passengers. remained aloft l hour IS min
utes.
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans, u. s. N.
retired. died In Washington; aged sixty
6ve.
The Equitable Life Assurance building,
New York city. burned Jan. 8, entailing
the largest loss by fire for any one build
Ing In recent years. Several lives were
lost.
January's worst disaster cost 172 lives at |
sea. The Russian steamer Russ founder
ed In the Black sea on the 18th.
~AAoIASp w. MUISc, Now 1OTk banker, l
Vas pardoned from the Atlanta peniten-
dary by President Taft. Physicians had
said Morse was hopelessly Ill. but six
months after release he re-entered busi-
ness.
General James B. Weaver, ex-conyress-
man and Peoples party presidential can
didate In 1892, died at Des Moines, Ia,
aged scventy-eight, Feb. 6.
ChapUnd with oop,nIIot%,, ~ . 5v~o .t4..-
conspiracy. over forty union leaders were
arrested ! nthe United States Feb. IA and
put on trial In Indianapolis Oct. l.
March contributed an event of ~particu-
J4r international Importance. Captain Ro-
AID Amundsen. Norwegian, on the 7th, an
nounced that he had reached the south
pole.
Rear Admiral George w. Melville. U. s.
n. died In Philadelphia, aged seventy
two. March II.
Impressive ceremonies marked the sink
tng or the hulk Of the battleship Maine
on b coast on the 18th.
Tho months big news to labor was the
strike Of . million British workmen, which
Ckass.) strike on the 18th. 1t started
Jan. II.
The worst disasters were an explosion
u . Antonio, Tex. killing thirty-two
men. on the 18th and an explosion at Jed. |
". Va. killing eighty-two miners, on the |
18th.
FOR April the browning event in sports
Was the opening of the professional base
ball season on the 18th.
Major General Frederick Dent Grant !
lied In New York city. aged sixty-two,
April II.
Clara Barton. ounde Of the American
He'd Cross society. died at Glen Echo,
Nd, aged ninety, April u.
A cyclone In Illinois and Indiana cost |
~ lives April a and a tornado In Okla
homa thirty-one lives, the 9th. Sixty-six
passengers persisted when the Texas, fly
ing the Turkish flag. sank in the gulf OF
Gsmyrna, the 30th.
Ths house of representatives May Is