Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-12-26

both are worlds records.
l8 Personal: Judge Mahlon Pitney or
New Jersey was installed as associate
justice OF the United States supreme
court 1
Aerial Warfare: An italian army aero
plane dropped bombs into a Turkish
camp IN Tripoli, killing 10 Arabs.
- Explosion; mysterious explosion killed
80 men at San Antonio. Tex.
Is Celebration The Philadelphia Acade.
my of Natural Sciences celebrated its
centenary. -----.---------.-...----.
20 Mining Accidents: 9 miners killed by
explosion at Dunmore, near Scranton.
Pa. Explosion wrecked the San Bots
mines at McCurtain. Okla. burying
over 100 miners.
a. Battle near Jiminez. Mexico, between
government troops and 1900 insurgents.
who were routed.
e Obituary: Gen. III. II. Bingham, men,
Der OF congress- known as the father
Of the house." at Philadelphia: aged Il.
s6. Mexico: Insurgents repLlsed an at
tack by regular troops at Jiminez.
Judicial: Chicago meat packers declared
not guilty OF violating the antitrust
law.
Mining Accident: so miners killed b. an
explosion at Jed. w. Va.
Riot: During a political riot at Rock
Island the police fired on the crowd.
killing 3 citizens and woundng 9.
e. Convention: The American Academy
OF Political Social Science met In Phil
sdelphia.
Fire: Young's pier, noted resort at At
lantic City. burned; loss 100000
81 Obituary: Senator Robert Love Taylor
of Tennessee, n veteran in national
politics known as "Fiddllng Bob" in
Washington; aged 6l.
APRIL.
l. Sporting: oxford won the annual race
with Cambridge on the Thames; time
for 4la miles, % minutes 3 seconds.
Political Milwaukee elected fusion
mayor over a Socialist by 1900 ma
iority.
J. Aviation Disaster: Calbraith Rodgers,
aviator. who few from the Atlantic to
the Pacific in 1911, killed In fight at
Long Beach. Cal.
l. Obituary: DR.. |. X. Funk, author and
publisher, at Montclair, N j.; aged 73.
6 Strike English miners confederation
abandoned their coal strike.
T. Flood; 1000 square miles inundated by
a flood in the Mississippi; damage es-
innate sl0,0000O0: 1000 homeless.
Obituary: Emily Soldene. vocalist, &C.
tress, journalist and novelist, who In
troduced Gilbert and Sullivan operas
In America. In London.
10. The Titanic: The White Star liner IT,
tanic, largest passenger steamer afioat,
sailed from Southampton on her maid
en- voyage Cor New York.
IL. Sporting: Major league baseball season
opened.
IL Obituary: Miss Clara Barton, founder
Of the American Red Cross society. at
Glen Echo. Md; aged 90 Gen. Fred
erick Dent Grant. son of the late Gen.
d. NJ. off araI
IL 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 liner
Titanic sunk by collision with an Ice
berg In longitude 60.H west, latitude
A.46 north. at 2:a0 a. m: out Of z 26
passengers and crew only 7V were
saved. ...+ ~
Obituary: w. T. Stead. journalist and
reformer at sea; aged G. Isidor
Straus, merchant and philanthropist.
at sea aged 81. Francis d. Millet art
list. at sea: aged 6. Col J. J. Astor.
soldier and capitalist. at sea; aged AZ.
jacques Futrelle. author. at sea; aged
81.
M Aviation: Miss Harriet Quimhy, the
American air woman. few across the
English channel. the first woman to
accomplish the Feat
n. Personal: Statue to John Paul Jones
naval hero of the Revolutionary war
unveiled In Washington.
~ Sporting: Mike Ryan Of the New York
Athletic club won the annual Ameri.
can Marathon at Boston. covering tn,
- mile course In hours "a minutes
81-S seconds '@~
n Storm: Nearly 100 people killed By cy
clone In Illinois and Indiana r
~ Obituary: Justin Mccarthy. novelist
historian. former member Of pariia
ment. at Tolkostone, England: aged 81
| 81. Obituary: Or. d. X. Pearsons, whs
Chicago; aged o. sA1 .@E
Storm: Oklahoma swept BY a tornado
q deaA
o. Fire: The great bazaar quarters II
Damascus. Syria. burned: loss uc.oOe.
| co.
o. shipwrssA: seeanasr Texas. sndar tn.
Turkish nA< sunk In the gs2f Of 2myr
IA: . passsnSsgs drewnsA 81
] Tha T1tAlts; Cable ahip Naokay Ben
nett. With her cargo o< 10 Of the II
tAnis dsal recovered tr~n tbs sea
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L Convsattaa: Csleniaa Danes mAl
4 Osisusrya nsnsrg @. pAvsapsrs, "a
moss sAstsonAst u New Yors. assA q
Army Avtsskon: Italian Airships eyoppe
/ . b0nhs Cd the sTsarkAsh worlS Q
AsiaiAA, Tsaeoik
!. Cpnvnt3on:. United cenfelsrats Vet
i erane ,mAs e NAeep. CA
] q Psfbohaf: 0sn. 0annetA n. Yeanu
alsstsAa eAAnAnAsr Il oh1St Of IN
L Il United Confederate vetArAnA Kin
George v. a EASiaad went dawn n
submartAs beat In weymouth ny.
4 NJ rontt6Al: II house q repressntattv
l i passsA IL bili Cor the popular ssstis
! Of United oAkes senators. ~ to -
u Oht0aEy: Frederick VIII. o< DNnnAri
l at Hanhsrg Germany: agsd C.
- Cenysniien: Peace conferencs mst q
Lake A0hauk. n. T..
Personal: Tbs Danish crewn pftucs pSs
l claimed kinS ~ Chr1atian X. s iis5 TT
- Political: The Socialist national oos
vsntion ut Indianapolis nominated Ia
gene v. Debs and Emil seidsi for pre-
Asnt and vice president ss,s,, gyerfS
Coal Strike: Coal miners convention
Wukssbarrs adopted an agreement Wit
4 mine owners ana ended the strike: l7c
900 miners resumed work.
Naval: Battisship Texas. largest In Il
United States navy. launched at New
! port News. Va
~ Fire: Flames In the business distri,
OF Houston. Tex. caused loss {
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| 30 Cuba: Uprising OF negroes In Cuba