Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-02
Epitome Of Events Ending No.
vember = 1919.

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Vice President James Schoolcraft Sher-
man died OF uremic poisoning at his home
IN Utica; the body lay in state In the
county courthouse; funeral services this
afternoon were attended by the President
Of the United States and many Eationai
legislators and jurists. The battleship
New York. the superdreadnouGht OF the
worlds navies, was launched at t., New
York navy yard. President Taft and Sec
rotary Of the Navy Meyer participating
in the ceremonies: they both spoke In ia
vor Of the construction OF two battle
ships year for the upkeep OF an oe-
ouate navy a. a banquet following the
launching. The long missing forward tuI-
ret of the battleship Maine. blown up IN
Havana harbor was located tortS Leel
from the main wreck DISCUSSION oI q
successor on the republican hauonai
ticket to replace Vice President sherman;
deceased. brought prominently Forward
as possibilities the names OF GOV. n"u Me-
of Missouri, Representative 3 w; WI
Call Of Massachusetts, and Jonp
maker of Pennsylvania. WOODROW
son, democratic candidate for PRESIDENT
received a eixty-two-minute ovation III
New York. breaking the record OF d ioI
ty-minute demonstration for the ouii
moose nominee, Theodore RooseNelt, es-
tablished a few days previously EA-I res
ident Roosevelt, rapidly recuperating from
the wound inflicted by an assassins Dull
let passed his fifty-fourth birthday. Inc
engagement Of the widow or ex-fresiueh'
Grover Cleveland to wed Thomas >. res
ton. an educator and scientist. was an
nounced Six nuns lost their lives IN d
fire in the endeavor to save the lives OIL
orphan charges, at San Antonio .eA
Their automobiles knocked into the river
off a flatboat in collision with a ra1t. TOUR
persons lost their lives in the Delaware
river. Police Lieut.. Charles Becker, con-
victed of the murder in New York OF
Gambler Herman Rosenthal, was .on-
demned to death in the electric chair De
cember 8. Sophie G. Singer Of Baltimore
was found murdered in Cmcago room
In house; a woman who shared her quar-
tiers admits that her own husband was
the murderer. Among those who died dur
ing the week were Amos clark. former
member of Congress from New Jersey
Sheridan Pitt. at one time United states
consul at Tientsin, China; Richard f.
Connell, representative in Congress Tor
the twenty New York district
Foreign.
crushing blow to the main Turkish
army, resulting in the capture of Lule
Burgas and the rout and flight OF the
enemy before the victorious Bulgars'
places Constantinople virtually at the
mercy of Gen. Savoff's army; Adrianople
Is completely invested and expected to
fall at any moment; Turkish battlesh1p
was sunk in the harbor of Saloniki oy
Greek torpedo boat: Servian cavalry
captured a Turkish force retiring from
Uskub, and seized 123 guns; Montenegrins
reported successes: the ex-sultan, Abdul
Hamid was removed from his retreat in
Saloniki to Constantinople on German
ship; Queen Eleanor of Bulgaria. IN
nurses garb, Is minfstering to wounded
soldiers of the victorious army: fears of
anti-Christian outbreaks throughout Tur-
key were expected to give excuse for m
reference of the powers. Members OF the
opposition, elected from the Hungarian
parliament, tried to force their way in
and were barred by a military Gordon
which surrounded the buildings. The Gu
ban elections passed on without ant1cl-
pated disorder; troops guarded the streets
and polls: Menocal. for president. led IN
early returns. The cruiser Baltimore and
the tender Yankton were ordered to Santo
Domingo, where increasing disorders on
the north coast called for precautions TO
protect American life and property; the
American consulate at Puerta Plata was
barricaded against possible attack. Gen.
Felix Diaz, leader of the recently crushed
revolution In Vera Cruz Mexico, was con-
demned by court-martial with several Of
his lieutenants, to death: the Mexican
gian consul at Merida, Yucatan. Presi-
dent Leonidas Plaza of Ecuador an
nounced q new cabinet, with DIR. A. Is.
Moreno as minister of foreign affairs and
premier. Crown Prince Frederick Will
liam of Germany, falling under his horse
head and face. France Won the Gordon
Bennett trophy in the International bal
loon race, although some of the airships
have not yet been heard from.
District of Columbia.
Executive departments We're closed in
respect to the memory of the dead Vice
President. James S. Sherman; flags on all
government buildings We're at half-staff
the President and many officials and leg
isiators left Washington for Utica to at
tend the funeral. Moving picture oper-
ators have made a demand on the theater
managers for better wages on basis of
fixed working hours. The members
of the walters union, out on strike, were
arrested for assaults on strike-breakers:
the union will employ counsel to defend
them. The open game season begun with
record of good sport from hunters A
record for health, especially in regard to
infant mortality. reported by the healt h
department, was ascribed to the effec-
tiveness of the fly crusade The Capital
Yacht Club ended the nautical season
WIFI the TOdSt. neiQ at Mar
shall Hall. w W. Milan was cleo ed
president of the Sunday School Associa-
ton at the annual meeting. A record at
tendance viewed the floral exhibition at
the chrysanthemum show of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Simon Wolf. law
yer. sociologist. author and diplomat Gel
ebrated his seventysixth birthday. Tony
Milano. convicted of the murder of boy
in his cObbler's shop. was condemned to
be hanged January "a, 1913. A. NJ. Trav-
ers. post office clerk, pleaded guilty to
the embezzlement of postage stamps and
paid Il fine imposed. Among those who
died during the week We're Maj. c. f..
Larrabee. former assistant commissioner
of Indian affairs; Frederick A Holden,
until recently longtime land office
clerk; Dr. John E. Toner of the pension
bureau: Col John Hancock. veteran of
the civil war and a government employe;
Prof. Oskar Krutzsch instructor in mu-
sic; John W. kincheloe. twice a member
Of the Virginia legislature; Mrs. J. b.
Macfeely. widow of Gen. Robert Mac
feely, L. S. A.