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had not been
duly elected to that body.
AUGUST.
Z Tho United States senate warned for
eiGn nations against acquiring naval
military sites near United States pos
sessions.
s. National convention Of the Progressive
party met at Chicago.
z. Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram John
son nominated by the Progressive ma
tlonal convention at Chicago.
= Second regular session Of the ed con-
gress closed
SEPTEMBER.
IL Judge Alfred b. Beers Of Connecticut
elected commander In chief OF the q.
A. X. at Los Angeles
ocroBHR.
10 DR.. Alexis Carrel OF the Rockefeller
institute was awarded the Nobel prize
of $4,000 FOR achievement In surgery.
Is. Peace protocol signed BY Italy ana
Turkey. bringing to an end the war
over Tripol
s. Governor Woodrow Wilson Of New
Jersey and Governor Thomas r. Mar
shall Of Indiana elected president and
vice president on the Democratic tick
ct by an overwhelming electoral ma
jority. Popular vote: Wilson, 6156. .7aS;
Roosevelt, a.92s.140; Taft, 3.s76, 422; Debs,
673.253 tapproximate); Chain, l6O.6A.
=. Treaty between Great Britain and the
United States adjusting the north At
lantic fisheries controversy ratified In
Washington.
DECEMBER.
4 Last session Of tho ed congress
opened.
{. President Taft recommended measures
70 strengthen the army and navy In
his annual message to congress.
= Woodrow Wilson's 66th birthday cele.
brated at Htaunton. Va. where he was
born In 1876.
q. The commercial treaty Of 1882 with
Russia, which was abrogatsd by the
United States. terminated.
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Joe Wood. Nsw yorL ,he
Boston Americans. with Joe Wood in
the box, defeated the New York Ma
tionals by q score OF to 3.
lG Boston Red 6ox won the final game In
the worlds championship series, de-
feating New York Giants TO /: at
Bost0n.
=. While Koiehmainen, ths Finnish cham
plon. made new record IN Marathon
racing by running the distance In 2
hours . minutes - is seconds In New
Z ark. NJ ].
NOVEMBER.
Z Harvard defeated Princeton in the an
:. nual game at 6oIdiers' field. Cambridge.
i6'to g. Wisconsih defeated Chicago. 20
TO ". at, MadisQl. Is, ~. s.,s,s,{
:. Carlisle Indians defeated Army. n TO
Q. at West Point. Pennsylvania won
over Michigan. q TO p. at Philadel-
phia.
la The annual football game Of Yale and
Princeton resulted In q tie score Of 0
to at Princeton. Pennsylvania de-
feated Carlisle Indiana. "a TO 26. at
Philadelphia. Wisconsin defeated Min
pesota at football. II to o. at Minneap-
oils. Michigan won over Cornell at
Ann Arbor. 70 tot
a. Harvard footbalK team defeated Yale,
" 10 0. at New Haven. Chicago won
over Minnesota. 2 to 0. at Chicago.
- Ad Wolgast defeated for the light
weight championship BY While Ritchie
In l6 rounds At DAILY City, Cal.
Pennsylvania won at football over Corr
nell. Z TO 2, at philadelphia.
ssx dss Sicycle race began 10 Nsw
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]. ;. ?. Jonss, former United otatss ssn-
aaor from Nevada, at Los Angeles, CsI.S
q Col. James Gordon. noted ex-Ccnfed-
crate, at OkoIons, Miss; aged 70.
b. Rev. DR.. Robert coIyer. noted Uni
tartan preacher, IN New York city:
aged ~.
DECEMBER.
4 Gen. Julius N. Btahei. Federal veteran
Of the civil war. In New YORK city /;
aged 81.
4 Gen. Gates r. Thruston. civil war vet
etran, author and historian, at Nash
VILE; aged n.
n Prince LuitpoId. regent Of Bavaria. ~
Munich: aged 81.
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LOSSES BY FIRE

JANUARY.
8. The Equitable Life Assurance building
burned In New York; 8 persons killed
and 10 injured.
II. Nearly 5000 buildings burned in Osaka,
Japan; loss $i3.00o.O00.
%. Fire destroyed the Academy OF Music
and annex buildings IN Pittsheld,
Mass: loss $s0o.GOl.
EEBRuARY.
I. Si.500,O00 factory blaze IN philadelphia
8. Hotel Downey burned at Lansing.
a. Fire In the business and residence sec.
tion OF Houston. Tex. caused loss Of
$atOo,Oo0 and lcft 2toO people homeless
NAnCH. t s ~
.. Youns's pier. noted resort at Atlantic
City. burned: loss &00.a00.
APRll-
u. The great ba zaar quarters in Damas.
Gus. Syria. burned; iose N00oo0o0
10. Flames in the business district Of
Houston. Tex. caOsed "a loss Of q, ,000,-
0O0 -.t
3. Historic old Eptax House burned in
Baltimore.
yuNn
g. 1000 houses burned IN constantinopiA
4 Fire Ia the business district Of North
Adams. Mass. caused q loss Of 1s0o,Oo0
- thousand Island park swept by nre;
loss 100000.
%. A,ss,oOo.o 900 hrs, In Vancouver. B. c.
sBprEMBER.
J. Fire In Ocean Park, a resort near Los
Angeles. Cal. caused damage Of over
I. Loss OF 81 .O00,0o0 by fire In the h and
O. railroad pier at Philadelphia.
Is. Fire in the storehouse OF the United
States arsenal at Benicia, Cal. caused
loss Of over Sl,000O00
NOVEMBER.
e. Flames In the business district Of Put
nam, Conn, caused % loss Of >b0Q.00n
-. Tho historic town OF Washington, the
Texas ''cradle OF liberty" destroyed By
hre.
DECEhBnR
10 Loss Of $780, .0o0 by flames In the bun.
ness district Of Cinctnnat.
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RECORD Of 1872
The Events Of the World
q In Paragraphs.
TWO ATTACKS ON TURKEY.
4 Summary Of AfFsirs Abroad and
at Home-M Miscellaneous Happen.
ings--Accidents--St storms aud ship
Disasters--sports.
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL

JANUARY.
y. The United States government warned
Cuba that political disturbance on the
island must cease.
rnBRuARY.
a. The Manchu dynasty abdicated the
throne Of China by an edict veeting
the sovereignty In the people
H. Arizona proclaimed Q state Of the
Union.
Is. Yuan Shin Kai elected president Of the
Chinese republic.
~ Roosevelt formally announced that he
would accept the Republican nomina-
uon II offered him.
~ Yuan shih Kai inaugurated provision
at president Of China.
~ Judge Mahlon Pitney Of New Jersey
was installed a. associate justice Of
the United states supreme court.
APRIL.
Il The state department warned the Mex.
leans that their country will be held
h. responsible for the protection Of Amer
leans.
, q Gen. Bennett H. Young elected COM
mandcr In chief OF the United Confed-
crate Veterans.
y. The Danish crown prince proclaimed
king az Christian x.
y. The Socialist national convention At
Indianapolis nominated Eugene v.
Debs and Emil 0eidel for president and
vice president.
q. President Taft informed the Cuban
government that the United States
would not intervene In Cuba
JUNE.
~ Republican national convention met In
Chicago.
- President w. H. Taft and Vice Presi-
dent James g.. Sherman renominated
by the Republican party.
=. Democratic national convention met at
Baltimore.
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THEDEATHRO[[
Noted People Who Passed
Away In 1912.
VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN died

Authors, Noted Artists,
Eminent Statesmen and Rulers and
Famous Soldiers Crowd the List.
All Ranks Leveled.
JANUARY.
Z Alfred Teunyson Dickens. son Of the
novelist. In New York; aged 81.
.. Rear Admiral Robicy d. Evans. u. 8.
NJ, retired, in Washington: aged @.
n. Judge william Lochren, noted jurist,
former commissioner Of pensions, In
Minneapolis, MINI: aged So
SEsRuARY.
q Gen. J. b. Weaver, who was candidate
for president In 1880 and again In 1854,
at Des Molnes: aged 70.
.. Able Charles IIoyson. famous French
preacher known ~ Pers Hyacinthe, at
Paris; aged s..
IS. Mrs. Roger A. Pryor. author and one
Of the founders OF the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, In New York
city; aged S2.
NARcH.
II. Rear Admiral q. w. Melville, noted
naval veteran OF the civil war and lat
aged 72.
.. Gen. II. II. Bingham, member Of con.
gress known az the father Of the
house." at Philadelphia: aged II.
q. Senator Robert Love Taylor Of Ten
nessee, q veteran In national politics
known as "FIddling Bob" in Wash.
ington; aged 81.
APRIL.
( DR.. I. X. Funk, author and publisher
at Montciair, N. j.: aged 70.
& Emily Soldene, vocalist. actress. jour.
nallst and noYeliat who introduced
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JUNE
.. French submarine warship Vende-
maire sunk In collision with the hat
tleship Saint Louis of Cherbousg;
crew Of q drowned.
OCTOBER.
L The British b. submarine cut In two
by an ocean liner In the English chan
mel: Is drowned.
DECEMBER.
TO- British battleship Centurion ran down
the italian steamer Derna IN the Eng
lish channel and sank her with all her
crew.
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a, sne uuN al. Jim Thorpe.
Stockholm with 12s points TO Swedens
l0i and England's &C. Thorpe. the In
dian, won the decathlon.
2. Olympic games ended. Sweden won
with a total of l33 points; United
States, 1879. England. IS. United States
led In flrsts with Is; Sweden second
with %.
n. Arthur Chapple ran motorcycle
mile In 1-5 seconds and 80 miles In
n minutes 3S as seconds, both records.
at Brighton Beach. N. Y.
%. Ernest Barry, the English champion
sculler. defeated Richard Arnst Of Aus
traiia over the Thames course for the
championship Of the world.
AUGUST
l. Arthur Chapple drove a motorcycle
mile in 70 as seconds at Brighton
Beach. beating his own record Of July
a.
snPrEMBER
l. jerome Travers won the amateur golf
championship Of the United States. de-
feating Charles Evans. Jr.. at Whea-
ton. ILL.,, in the final round.
H. The Chicago Americans defeated Phil
adelphia at Chicago, insuring the
league pennant 70 the Boston Red Sox
for the worlds series.
n. The New York club Of the National
baseball league cinched the pennant
by defeating the Boston club in New
York. S TO 3.
-. Matt McGrath made new worlds
record by throwing u -fG pound hammer
record distance of l91 feet inches;
former record 1870 feet inch.
OCTOBER.
Z Ralph De Palma won the Vanderbilt
auto cup ON the Wauwatosa course
Wis; time 4 hours 20t minutes 3l54
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servian army defeated the Turks at
kumanova.
NOVEMBER.
.. Greek troops captured Saloniki from
the Turks.
q. Desperate Bulgarian attack In front OF
Constantinople repulsed by the Turks.
70. The Balkan allies captured Monastir
from the Turks.
3. Delegates representing Turkey and the
Balkan states met near Constantino-
pie to confer on peace.
O. Servian troops seized Duraxzo, an Al
banian port on the Adriatic sea.
DECEMBER.
& The Balkan league powers. with the
exception OF Greece. signed an arinis-
tice with Turkey
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.|| 4.
seconds and 30 yard dash in 10 sss-
onds At Auckland, New Zealand. Both
are worlds records.
APRIL.
l. oxford Wofr the annual race with Cam
bridge on the Thames time for ~
miles. "a minutes . seconds
=. Major essue baseball sei,ou opcreh.
%. Mike Ryan Of the New l.is Athlete
club won the annual American Mara
thon at Boston, covering the q mile
course In hours "a minutes IS i.5 sec
onds.
,. Jerome D. Travers. defended his title
Of champion by defeating Oswald
kirkby at the Metropolitan Golf asso-
citation tournament at Short Hills,
N. J.
n. Abel r. Kiviot made new record by
running the 1900 meter race In 3 min
utes 90 is seconds at New York.
JUNE
3. James Duncan made new record
with the discus--i45 feet 91s inches.
kiyiat ran 500 meter race In min
utes 66 IS seconds In New York city.
beating MIS- own record made May 81
5. Tagalie won the English Derby at Ep-
som.
& Mark 8. Wright cleared 10 feet ~
inches In a pole vault at Cambridge.
Oswald Kirkby defeated Jerome ID.
Travers at Atlantic City for the New
Jersey golf championship.
n Harvard won varsity eight rowing race
from Yale at New London.
- American marksmen won the inter-
= national shooting competition at the
Olympic games In Stockholm: grand
aggregate score OF less.
Cornell won all three boat racing events
ut oughkeepsie--varsity 8 Dared race.
4 miles. time 10 minutes q IS seconds
varsity 4 cared race. miles. time 10
minutes A1.6 seconds freshman 8
cared race. miles. time minutes.
Il rs seconds.
yULr.
l. Miss May Sutton won the clay court
tennis championship Of the United
States by defeating Miss Mary Brown
at Pittsburgh.
I. Jack johnson defeated Jim Flynn in
the 9Th round for the heavyweight
championship Mt East Las Vegas
n. Nj.
Ad Wolgast declared winner in 1.
round contest for the lightweight,
championship. defeating 'oe Rivers .,
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matunl OF the
Balkan states.
. Turkey declar-
cd war upon
gervia and Bull
garia. Greece
and Bulgaria
declared " ar
against Turkey.
King Ferdinand
OF Bulgaria
Joined the army
at the front.
! Battle at Kirk
Kilise between
BuIgars and
Turks.
l. The Turks re-
treated from
Kirk kilise. be-
ing driven out
BY the Bulga-
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from ~ Atiastlc 10 the Pacific N mi.
killed IN fisht at Long Beach, Cal
English Miners Confederation atsAn-
doncd their coal strike.
B. The White Star liner Titanic, largest
passenger steamer anont. sailed from
Scsthampion on her maiden voyage
for New York.
6. Miss Harriet Cuifnhy. the American
air woman, flew across the English
plish the feat.
D. Gable ship Mackay Bennett with her
cargo Of 1870 OF the Titanic dead re-
covered from the sea reached Halifax.
N. q.
g. Coal miners convention at Wilkes
barre adopted an agreement with mine
owners and ended the strike; 10000
miners resumed work.
!. Philip o. Parmaiee killed In aviation
flight at North Yakima. Wash.
.. President Taft welcomed the visitins
division Of the German navy to Amer
ican waters at Fort Monroe. Va.
,. The squadron Of three German war
ships visiting the United States steam
ed into the Hudson. escorted by four
American battleships.
10. Capt. Dubois and Lieut.. Albert Pei
gnan, officers In the French army.
killed when their biplanes collided In
midair at Douai, France.
JULY.
I. Miss Harriet Quimby, the first woman
to cross the English channel In an
aeroplane, killed In flight at Boston
g. The great dirigible balloon Akron ex-
pioded IN flight at Atlantic City, N. j..
killing aeronauts. including Melvin
Vaniman. her pilot.
8. The memorial lighthouse to commem-
crate the tercentenary Of Champlain's
diacovery Of the lake which bears his
N. Y.
10. Herman Rosenthal, New York gam
bier and accuser Of the police. shot
dead In the street.
-. The balloon Uncle Sam. which left
Kansas City on the 9th. landed at
Manassas. Va. having Travelled 925
miles, beating competitors In the
Bennett elimination race.
AUGUST.
10 United States army maneuvers began
In Connecticut.
H. Mulai Hand the sultan Of Morocco.
abdicated the throne: Muiai Youssef
was proclaimed sultan.
II. Tho war game ended at Newtown.
Conn.
a. President Taft signed the Panama ca
nal bill regulating the canal tolls.
SEPTEMBER.
u. Gen. Count Marosuke Nogi. the Japa-
nese hero Of Port Arthur. and his wife
killed themselves at Tokyo because Of
the death OF the emperor.
u The Goth anniversary Of the meeting
Of Il governors on the 18th OF Septem-
Der. 1862. at Altoona, Pa. was cele-
brated IN that city.
%. The Pulitzer school Of Journalism ai
Columbia university opened In New
York.
ocrOBER.
/. Trial Of the dynamite plotters at Los
Angeles Oct. ], 1910. was begun In In
dianapolis.
H. Col Theodore Roosevelt was shot al
Milwaukee by a would be assassin
named John Schrank.
IL The city OF Vera Cruz, Mexico. arose
In rebellion against President Madero
Gen. Felix Diaz. nephew Of ex-Presi
dent Diaz, was at the head of the in
surrection. ~
g. Vera Cruz Mexico. recaptured from
the insurgents by federal forces.
Is. Lieut. Charles Becker Of the New
York police found guilty Of the mur
der Of Herman R0senthal on July I
In New York city.
30. The French balloon Picardie won tn
James Gordon Bennett cup by a fiigh
Of 1851 miles "a worlds recordD fron
Stuttgart. Germany. nearly to Moscow
Russia.
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MRS. HeARsT's BIG GIFT

Deadwood, 8. D., Dec. 24--One hun
dred thousand dollars in gold was
distributed as a Christmas present
today among the employees Of the fam
Gus Homestake gold mine. of which
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, mother of VIII
liam Randolph Hearst, is the principal
owner. Each Of the $500 employees Of
the company was presented with an
amount equal to per cent Of what he
earned in wages during the year.
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Open an ACCOUNT

With The Knox Savings & Loan As
sociation before January 10 and your
deposits win bear interest from the
1st Of January.
Interest at the rate Of 4 per cent
per annum IL credited to the account.
every quarter.
G. r. COLvILLE, Sec'y.
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ACCIDENTS ON LAND

JA&UARI.
q. Is miners ki!sS1 and 10 injured by dust
explosion at Eemmerer, Wyo.
Y. In a wreck on the Illinois Central at
Kinmundy, ILL.,, the former president
OF the road, J. T. Harahsn, was killed:
also F. o. Melcher, second vice presi-
dent OF the Rock Island, and E. B.
Pierce. general solicitor Of the same
system.
H. A mysterious explosion killed ss men
at San Antonio. Tex.
10 Explosion wrecked the San Bois mines
at McCurtain. Okla. burying over 100
miners.
&C. 81 miners killed by an explosion at
Jed. w. Va.
a 10 people killed by the collapse o. a
decayed dock at Eagle Park. Grand
island. Niagara river.
1 q killed and many injured on the Della
ware and Lackawanna railroad in .
rear end collision at Gibson's NarrowA
NY.
8. q killed and 30 injured in an accident
on the Ligonier Valley railroad at WI.
pen. Pa.
IL 1s killed in collision on the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy railroad at
Western Springs. III.
NOVEMBER.
IL. 10 people killed and IS injured in a col-
lision OH the Yszoo and Mississippi
Valley railroad at Monte. La.
H. 16 people killed and IA injured in q
wreck on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton railroad near indianapolis.
DECEMBER.
8. u killed and many injured an 6 rail-
road collision at Dresden, o.
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Los Angeles. Cal
.. Formal opening
Of the Olympic
games at Stock
holm.
Z. Jim Thorpe of
Carlisle, Pa.
W on the PEN
tnthlon In the
olympic games.
z Ted Meredith
(American) won
the 400 eter
race In the
Olympic games,
making q new
worlds record:
time IS seconds.
L. X. n. Nc Ar
thur Of South
Africa won the
Olympic Mara
thon at Stock
holm.
|6. Am erica won
the track and
Al a
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seconds. dis-
tance about 800
miles.
The stralian
team won the
international
cricket match
by a margin Of
1872 runs In Now
York.
Miss Margaret
Curtis of Bos-
ton won the ma
tional wonan's
golf champion
ship at Man
chester, Mass.
by q score Of
3 up and . TO
play.
!. In the opening
game of the
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the BALKAN WAR

OCTOBER.
T. Hostiiities between the Balkan states
aid Tut1ey were iogun BY clash on
lie frys ~ moth Of Adrianople.
g. Montenegro declared war against Tur-
key
TO- The Montenegrin army captured Dctch-
Itch mountain. on the road TO Scu.
tart, with nearly all OF the Turkish de-
tenders
n. Bulgaria presented to Turkey the uiti.
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Gilbert and Sui
livan operas In
America, In Lon
don.
. Gen. Frederick
Dent Grant. son
Of the late Gen.
Z. 3. Grant, In
New York city;
aged c.
Miss Clara Bar.
ton. founder Of
the Am erican
Red Cross soci-
ETY.. at Glen
Echo. Nd; aged
30.
J. w. T. Stead,
journa alist and
reformer. at sea:
a.-l co
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Ap
Is. The White Star
liner Titanic
sunk by colli-
sion with an
iceberg In longi-
tude b0.1l west,
latitude 41.I6
north, at 2:20
Q. m. Out Of.
2,D8 passengers
and crew only
707 were saved.
A m o n q h .
Americans lost
" ere Isidor
Straus and Col.
J. J. Astor.
%. Steamer Texas,
under the Turk
ish nag. sunk
In the gulf Of
Smyrna; &C pas
Sengers drowned.
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NovEM D Err.

}. James Bryce.
British ambas-
Sador to the
United States.
resigned his
post.
.. The prime min
lister of Spain.
Canalejas. was
shot dead In the
streets Of Ma
drid by an an
archist.
L The board Of
artitrators In
the railway en-
gineers' demand
for increased
pay decided In
favor of the en-
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. Woodrow WILL
son nominated
for president by
the Democratic
convention at
Baltimore.
!. Governor Thorn.
as r. Marshall
nominated for
vice president
by the Demo-
cratic conven-
ti0n at Isalti-
more.
!. The national
Prohibition con-
vention met at
Atlantic City.
N. J.
!. By a vote OF %
to % the United
States senate
declared that
Wiliia m Lori
mer Of Illinois
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ca. N. r.; aged ,.mss shs,man
81. '""o'
SOvEMBnR.sM
u. Minnie Hauk- wartegg. retired prlma
donaa. famous In the title role Of Car
men. In Munich. Bavaria.
3. Isador Rayner. United States senator
from Maryland. In Washington; agsd
e.
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ham. England:
aged %.
J. Gen. II. Is. Car
ringtOn. II. 3.
A.. retired. a
veteran Of the
plains and the
civil war. ia
Boston. aged 81.
]. NJ IA .. Judith.
French actress.
who Az the idol
Of her day. rival
Of Rachel and
friend OF Eugo
and George Snnd.
In Paris; aged
s..
J. James school
craft Sherman.
Vice president
NJ the United
states. at Eti-
ca. N. X: aged
-
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
L. B. HOUCK

ATTORNEY AT. LAW
Office Rogers building, No. Ill South
Main street. Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Rooms
2 end 8, second floor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-11
TWO REPUBLICAN.
CONVENTIONS TODAY

Des Moines, April 1O.-Palo Alto
and Kossuth counties are scheduled
to hold republican conventions today
and select delegates to the state con-
vention to be held at Cedar Rapids
April "a.
Returns today from yesterdays
convention show that solid Cummins
delegation was secured by Chicasaw
county republicans. Instructions to
vote for national delegates who favor
the nomination of Senator Cummins
for president were given.
President Taft and Senator Cum
minis divided honors at the Jackson
county convention, an equally divided
delegation to the state and district
conventions being named.
Pottawattomie county democrats
elected delegates to the state conven-
ton and instructed them to support
a Clark delegation to the national
COW ention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-11
WANT MORE RAIL TAX
GIVEN TO THE CITIES
Davenport Boosters Claim That in
Some Instances Counties With.
out Station Receive More.

Davenport, April 10.--Davenport
citizens are making strong plea be-
fore the Iowa state tax commission In
session here for three days, asking
that Iowa cities be allowed more
equitable portion Of the railroad taxes.
Their claim Is that cities are at con-
siderable expense to protect terminal
railroad property and provide public
privileges which the railroads enjoy
alike with other companies and citi'
zens and they receive in many in
stances a smaller amount of the taxes
than counties wherein there is not
even a railroad station.
Mayor Alfred Mueller Of Davenport,
president Of the Iowa league of munich
palities, was one of the speakers be-
fore the commission today. The men,
hers will be here today and tomorrow.
Secretary j. r. Brindly OF the COM
mission addressed large gathering
Of business men on taxation today at
luncheon prepared in honor of the
commission at the Davenport CONNER
cial club.