The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-01-04

Political: United States recognized re-
public of Portugal.
The Maine: First remains recovered
from wrecked battleship
Centennial: Hundredth anniversary of
celebrated
20. Coronation King George gave state
banquet Shakespeare ball in Albert
hall. London.
n. The Olympic: White Star liner reached
New York on first trip westward; time
8 days 1G hours AZ minutes.
e, Coronation: King George v. crowned
in Westminster abbey; John Hays
Hammond represented United States
as special amba ssador.
a. Obituary: Rear Admiral Charles s.
Norton. U. s. ~, at Westfield N. j.;
aged IS.
Anniversaries: The Society of Friends
ORTHODOXY commemorated its 25th year.
~ meeting at Providence. r. I. Cen
tennial of Venezuslas independence
celebrated
Coronation Imposing international ma
|. val review in honor of the king at
Portsmouth
Explosion; II killed by boiler cxplo-
sion on the Mississippi steamer st. Jo-
seph at Berkeley Landing. Mo.
20. Sporting: Grand Prix de Paris won
80 Obituary: Paul de Longpre, noted
painter of flowers. at Hollywood. Cal;
aged Sc
Naval: Russia's first Dreadnought, the
Sevastopol. launched.
90 Sporting: Harry Vardon won English
open golf championship at Sandwich.
England.
JULY.
/. Heat Wave: Beginning Of a spell Of
intense heat throughout the northern
and eastern states.
Fire: Business part of West Salem, Wis. /;
loss 100000
Obituary; Eugene F. Ware, soldier ant
poet. at Colorado Springs: aged 70.
4. Heat Wave: Thermometer l03 in New
York. 1o6 in Topeka; hottest July 4th
known in New York. a$ ~
g. Heat: Fifth day of deadly heat wave
in east and middle west
Convention: Christian Endeavorers at
Atlantic City. N. ].
T. Political: United States Great Britain,
Japan and Russia signed treaty for
preservation of the fur SEAL
Obituary: Gen. Clement A. Evans, ex-
commander United Confederate Vet
Grams. at Atlanta. Ga; aged n.
Shipwreck: The Pacific Coast liner San
ia Rosa stranded near Point Arguello.
CAL: 30 lost
g. Personal: King George v. and Queen
Mary welcomed an FIRST visit to Dublin
as soyereigns. eEr ....aEs-t ~
TO- Conventions: EIks grand lodge at At
laptic City, N. j. National Education
al association in San Francisco,
u Train Wreck: Federal express, Wash
ington to Boston. crashed down en-
bankrnent at Bridgeport, Conn: IL
killed, 90 burt
Convention: Mystic Shriners in Roches-
So ter N. Y. " ..-@
Fire: oseoda and Ausable. Mich, prac-
tically destroyed.
Aviation; Harry N. Atwood reached
Washington. having flown from Bos-
ton. SOS miles, winning a New York
Times trophy and establishing a long
distance American record.
IL Fire: South WATERFORD. Me-, burned
loss $4,000.
13. Personal: Edward, eldest son of King
George ". installed as Prince OF
Wales Tablet to Founder" William
Penn unveiled in Church of All Hal
lows. London pf
IL Naval: First cruiser for Cnina's mod
ern navy launched
10. Mine Disaster: Explosion killed q at
Sykesy,lle Pa
II. Aviation: olieslagers. Belgian aviator,
made a worlds record of an uninter-
rupted flight of 3Ss miles at Brussels:
previous record held by Tabuteau, 262
miles.
IS. Convention: International Order of
Good Templars in Philadelphia.
Naval: The annual naval war game be-
gan Off the New England coast.
p. Obituary: Charles Walter Stetson
noted artist, in Rome: aged S.
Anniversary: 50th anniversary of first
Bull Run battle celebrated at Manas-
sas, Va. ~
Aviation: Marcel Jordan flew 465s4
miles, remaining aloft hours Is min
utes, then distance and duration
record.
% Political: Senate passed Canadian rec
iprocity bill. 60 to u.
q. Heat: Most oppressive in Paris in Is
years: thermometer registered i04 in
Berlin.
Confiagration: Fires / n the STEAMBOAT
district of Constantinople caused loss
of s25.00o,000 and left 100000 people home
less.
"a Obituary: w. E. M. Hicks, last sur
vivor of Seminole war, at Flint, Tenn. ;
aged 81.
q. Political: President signed bill for rec
iprocity with Canada.
Aviation: Andre Beaumont won $50, 900
prize for circuit of Great Britain race
of 1910 miles: Vedrines second.
Storm: Typhoon and tidal wave de-
stroyed 1900 houses and 500 lives in
Japan.
q. Haiti: Reyolutionists in possession Of
all cities on island but the capital;
United States warships ordered to pa
troll coast.
Aviation: St. Croix tombstone stayed in
air 4 hours minute and a fraction.
breaking American record to date.
Obituary: Edward NJ. Shepard, noted
lawyer and Democratic leader, at Lake
George N. y: aged 81.
Is. Railroad Accident: Is killed and 30 IN
iured on the Bangor and Aroostook,
near Grindstone. Me.
AUGUST.
]. Obituary: Edwin A. Abbey, American
decorative artist, in London; aged So
2. Convention: international permanent
bureau of peace opened at Berne Swift
zerland. knights of Columbus in De-
troit
.. Political: Ang!o-American and Fran
co-American arbitration treaties signed
by President Taft
4. PERSONAL: Admiral Heihachiro Togo
who led Japan's victorious fleet in the
Russo-Japanese war; landed at New
York.
Flood: Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma;
damage estimate exceeded 100000
). Personal: Admiral Togo. guest of hon
or at White House dinner
Z. Sporting: Bob Burman made auto rec
ord for a mile on a half mile track
time minute seconds, at Scranton,
Pa.
Obituary; Elizabeth Akers Allen. the