Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-12-27
MAY.


q Obituary: Homer c. Davenport. fa-
nous cartoonst. In New York. aged IS.
Army Aviation: Italian airships dropped
30 bombs on the Turkish works at
Aziziah, Tripoli.
T. Convention: United Confederate Vet
Grams met at Macon. Ca
9 Personal: Gen. Bennett II. Young,
elected commander in chief of the
United Confederate Veterans. King
George v. of England went down in a
submarine boat in Weymouth bay.
k3 Political: The house OF representatives
passed the bill for the popular election
of United States senators. 2S7 to SO.
IA Obituary: Frederick VIII. of Denmark,
at Hamburg. Germany; aged 60.
To- Convention: Peace conference met at
Lake Mohonk, N. Y.
Personal: The Danish crown prince pro-
claimed king as Christian x
ID Political: The Socialist national con-
vention at indianapolis nominated Eu-
gene v. Debs and Emil Seidel for pres
ident and vice president
Coal Strike: Coal miners convention at
Wilkesbarre adopted an agreement with
mine owners and ended the strike; no.
600 miners resumed work.
Naval: Battleship Texas. largest in the
United States navy. launched at New
port News Va.
L. Fire: Flames in the business district
Of Houston. Tex, caused a loss Of
100000
20 Cuba: Uprising of negroes in Cuba
n Convention: Sons of the American Rev.
olution met In Boston.
z Personal: Mrs Emmeltne Pankhurst
and other suffragists convicted Of con-
spiracy in London.
o. Cuba: United States marines ordered
to Cuba to protect American residents
against the rebellious negroes.
Marine: Hamburg-American liner I'm
perator. largest vessel in the world,
launched at Hamburg with Emperor
William as sponsor.
Convention: International congress OF
navigation met at Philadelphia
Is. Fire: Historic old Eutaw House burned
in Baltimore.
Sporting: Jerome D. Travers defended
his title Of champion by defeating Os-
valid Kirkby at the Metropolitan Golf
association tournament at Short Hilla
N. J.
Cuba: Revolt spreading IN Cuba; United
States battleship ordered 70 sail south.
rs. Obituary: Jan Blockx, composer and
authority on Flemish music and folk
song. at Antwerp. Belgium; aged 60.
a. Sporting: Abel R Kiviat made a new
record by running the 1900 meter race
in minutes SO 1-5 seconds at New York.
Political: President Taft informed the
Cuban government that the United
States would not intervene in Cuba
q Fire Disaster: l03 lives lost in a thea
ter fire at Villa Real, Spain.
30. Obituary: Wilbur Wright, aviator and
aeroplane inventor. at Dayton, O.;
aged IS.
JUNE.
L Aviation Disaster; Philip o. Parmalee,
killed in aviation flight at North Yaki-
ma, Wash.
2 Sporting: James N Duncan made a
new record with the discus-l45 feet
s11 inches. Kiviat ran 1900 meter race
in minutes Sc AS seconds In New
York. beating his own record made
May q.
g. Fire: 1000 houses burned in Constanti-
nople.
Obituary: Mrs. Margaret Sangster, poet
and author. at Maplewood, N. j.; aged
"A.
Personal: President Taft welcomed the
visiting division of the German navy
to American waters at Fort Monroe.
Va.
T. Convention: American Medical associ-
alton met at Atlantic City
Obituary: Eliza Archard Conner, social
reformer and writer. in New York city:
aged 72
s. Sporting: Tagale won the English
Derby at EPSON
T. Sporting: Mark S. Wright clea red l3
feet 2A inches in a pole vault at Cam
bridge. Oswald Kirkby defeated Je-
rome d. Travers at Atlantic City for
the New jersey golf championship.
Ship Disaster: French submarine war
ship Vendemaire sunk In collition with
the battlcship Saint Louis of Cher
burg peninsula: crew of q drowned.
g. Obituary: Rear Admiral Benjamin PEI
fer Lamberton. U. N. retired. who
received the surrender of the Spanish
fleet at Manila bay. in Washington.
10 Obituary: Lottie ellison. actress known
for years as tho Little Magnet" in
New York city; aged Al
ID. Storm: Tornadoes swept over Missouri
and Ohio; loss Of lives, 30 or more.
H. Mining Accident: IL men killed by ex-
plosion in the Victor American Fuel
company mines at Trinidad. Colo.
Political: Republican national conven-
ton met In Chicago
49, Aviation Disaster: Capt Dubois and
Lieut.. Albert Peignau. officers In tho
French army. killed when their BIZ
planes colided in midair at Douai,
France
20 Obituary: Edward Stuyvesant Bragg,
noted civil war veteran who command
ed the famous Iron brigade. at Fond
du Lac; aged IS.
n Harvard won the varsity eight row.
Ing race. defeating Yale at New Lon
don.
e. Political: President ". H. Taft and
Vice President Sherman renominated
at Chicago.
% Accident; 70 people killed by the COL
lapse Of decayed dock at Eagle park.
Grand island. Niagara river.
"a Obituary: Field Marshal Sir George
Stuart White. defender of Ladysmith
In the Boer war. at London; aged n.
Storm: Nearly the entire city Of GUIANA
juato Mexico. destroyed and about
Loo lives lost as the result Of a cloud
burst
%. Sporting: Edwin Ray won the British
open golf championship at Muirfleld,
England
Obituary: Sir Laurence Alma Tadema.
the famous English artist, at Wiesba-
den. Germany; aged 76
Political; Democratic national conven-
ton met at Baltimore
Convention: General Federation of Wo-
mans Clubs met at San Francisco.
%. Sporting: American marksmen won in
the international shooting competition
at the Olympic games IN Stockholm;
grand aggregate score OF l.6SS Cornell
won ali three boat racing events at
epsie-Varsity eight Dared raca