Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-05
1911 IN BRIEF.
The Chief Events of a
Notable Year.
SHORT DAILY RECORD.
Contemporary History Of the
World b Paragraphs.
NE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL.

NE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL.
Political Affairs, Aviation Flights,
Sporting and Personal Items-l4oss
q Life and Property by Academic,
8hipwrecks, Storms and Confia-
grAtiOas-A Chronological Review.
JANUARY.
{ Panama Libel Suit: The United States
supreme court decided the govern
nents Tibet suit against the New York
World In favor Of the publishers.
4 Earthquake: Z towns wrecked in Rus
sian Turkestan; loss Of life estimated
at 10000.
& Obituary: United States Senator Ste
phen =. Elktns of West Virginia died
tn Washington: aged ~.
= Financial: The Carnegie Trust compa-
ny OF New York. holding deposits OF
nearly s9.O00.000. was closed by the
state banking authorities.
Aviation: Meet at San Francisco.
~ Obituary: Gen. George b. Dandy. U.
8. A.. retired. veteran OF the Mex
lean and civil wars. In New York city;
aged 81.
+. Etre: The chamber of commerce in Gin
cinnati destroyed: loss sl.0OOO0o
U Convention: The American Civic fed
GRAFTON met In annual session in New
York.
q. Fire: Ferncroft Inn. at Danvers. Mass,
a noted hosiery built in 1879. totally
destroyed.
Explosion: Accident in the fireroom OF
the battleship Delaware killed sea-
men.
English explorer and writer, In Lon
don: aged 50
Aviation: Eugene B. Ely. Curtiss avi-
ator. flew from the San Francisco avi-
alton field to the deck of the cruiser
Philadelphia. 10 miles. and back to the
starting point.
q Obituary: Paul Morton. financier, for
merry secretary of the navy, in New
York city: aged 81.
q. Assassination: David Graham Phil
hips. journalist and novelist, shot down
In the streets of New York by Fitz-
hugh COyie Goldsborough. who imme-
diately killed himself.
u Japan: Twelve Japanese anarchists I'M
der conviction for conspiracy to kill
the mikado and his family were exc
cuted at Toi:yo
Obituary: David Graham Phillips, the
author. died from wounds received on
the 23d: aged a.
.. Sir Charles Dixie. English statesman,
In London: aged GS.
u Tidal Wave: A rush Of waters follow
Ing upon the eruption of Mount Taal
In the Philippines. destroyed several
villages along the shores of Lake Taal
300 deaths reported
u Obituary: John MacWhirter. noted
British painter. in London: aged a.
u Aviation: J. A. McCurdy. American
aviator. flew from Key West. Fla. to
within 10 miles of Havana. Cuba, win
ming prize Of 5000 from the Havana
Post.
FEBRUARY.
L Explosion: s killed. hundreds hurt by
dynamite at pier I. Communipaw. Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey: damage
exceeded sl.000.000
Obituary: Rear Admiral Charles 8 Sper-
~. commander of the American bat
tleship fleet on its world cruise. 1888,
In Washington: aged g.
6 Obituary: Gen. Piet A. Cronje, Boer
leader In the war with England, In
Klerksdorp. Transvaal: aged IS.
Z Mexico: Gen. Orozco's rebels beaten in
all day battle: government troops en-
tered Juarez at night
Fire: State capitol at Jefferson City, Mo-,
burned: loss $l.0OO.0OO.
Z Personal: John Graham Hope Horsley
Beresford. Lord Decies. married Helen
Vivien Gould. daughter of George J.
Gould. in New York.
4 Obituary: Rear Admiral Silas ". Ter
ry. U. 8. NJ. in Washington: aged S.
Political: The Arizona constitution adopt
ed by popular vote
- Obituary: DR.. Edward G. Janeway,
R1@f nN Nnrrt Vrnt 1l@1t-
N. j.: aged Co.
= Obituary: Gen. Alexander S. Webb.
whose brigade held the bloody angle"
at Gettysburg. at Riverdale, NJ Y:
aged &C.
O Obituary: Rear Admiral Arthur p.
Eazro. U. 8. ~. retired, at Jamaica
Plains. Mass: aged 63. Rear Admiral
w. s. Bogert. U. s. NJ. retired: aged
"A.
Political: Juarex. Mexico under MARTA,
law.
q Sporting: c. NJ Daniels lowered No
meter swimming mark at New York
Athletic club. United States won curl
ing tournament. beating Canada, at
Boston.
a Sporting: Sam Langford whipped Bill
Lang In London.
q Obituary: Quanah Parker, worlds
richest Indian. most famous Of Conan
che tTiOe. IN hlanOma: aged ".
Railroads: Interstate commerce commits.
sion dsallowed increased freight rates
CO.. roads affected in east and middle
states.
u. Political: United States senate ratified
new treaty with Japan
p. Political: House approved fertilization
OF Panama canal. appropriating s..
100000.
Obituary: Frederick Spielhagen, OLE
school novelist. in Berlin: aged 81
sam Waller Foss. poet and lecturer. IL
Cambridge. Mass aged S.
- political: Resolution to elect United
States senators by direct vote Of tn,
people lost In senate by I votes.
MARCH.
& Convention: Southern commercial con
gress met at Atlanta.
4 Obituary: Ellen Wade Colfax, widow
Of Vice President Schuyler Colfax. a
South Bend. ind aged 49,
4 Fire: Minheap polls. MINI loss nea ri,
$l0O0.CM BY the burning Of the Syndi
cate block.
Aviation: Lieut.. Rague Of France flew
over Mediterranean from Antilles. |
miles from Nice. to island II Gorgona
or Italy. rs miles. record to date TO
oversee flight.
Political: President Taft accepted res
tgnation os Richard A. Rallinger a
A secretary of the interior: Walter |
Fisher Of Chicago appointed.
Army and Navy: $4,000 United States so
diers. Is vessels and 1000 marines OF
dered to the Mexican border and g,,
coast for mimic warfare.