The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-01-04
1911 IN BRIEF.
The Chief Events Of a
Notable Year.
SHORT DAILY RECORD.
Contemporary History of the
World In Paragraphs.
THE YEARS OBITUARY roll.

Sporting and Personal Items--Loss
OF Life and Property by Accidents,
Shipwrecks, storms and Confia-
grations-A Chronological Review.
JANUARY.
g. Panama Libel Suit: The United States
supreme court decided the govern
ment's libel suit against the New York
World In favor of the publishers.
4, Earthquake: 2 towns wrecked in Rus
sian Turkestan; loss of life estimated
at 10000.
5. Obituary: United States Senator Ste
phen b. EllSins of West Virginia died
in Washington; aged 10.
4 financial: The Carnegie Trust compa-
ny OF New York. holding deposits Of
nearly s9,0o00o0. was closed by the
state banking authorities. ..t
Aviation: Meet at San Francisco.
10 Obituary: Gen. George B. Dandy. u.
$. A., retired, veteran OF the Mex
lean and civil wars. in New York city;
aged 81
Fire: The chamber Of commerce. in Gin
clnnati destroyed; loss $l,0o0,000.
II Convention: The American Civic fed.
GRAFTON met in annual session in New
York.
u. Fire: Ferncroft Inn, at Danvers, Mass
a noted hosiery built in 1879, totally
destroyed.
Explosion: Accident in the fireroom of
tho battleship Delaware killed sea-
men.
is. Obituary: Sir Francis Cation, noted
English explorer and writer, in Lon.
don; aged So
Aviation: Eugene b. Ely, Curtiss avi-
ator. flew from the San Francisco avi-
alton field to the deck of the cruiser
Philadelphia, Is miles. and back to the
starting point. r.
19. Obituary: Paul Morton, financier, for
merly secretary of the navy, in New
York city: aged a.
g. Assassination: David Graham Phil
lips, journalist and novelist. shot down
in tho streets OF New York by Fitz-
hugh Coyle Goldsborough who imme-
diately killed himself.
"a. Japan: Twelve Japanese anarchists I'M
der conviction for conspiracy to kill
the mikado and his family were exc
cuted at Tokyo.
Obituary: David Graham Phillips, the
author. died from wounds received on
the 3d. aged ~.
Is. Sir Charles Dixie, English statesman.
In London; aged 6s.
Is. 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:
900 deaths reported.
% Obituary: John MacNhirter, noted
British painter. in London; aged a.
80. 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. @
]. Explosion: 80 killed, hundreds hurt by
dynamite at pier :, CoHiiIunipaw. Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey; damage
exceeded $1o0o,000.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Charles S. Sper.
ny. commander OF the American bat
,ieship feet on its world cruise. 19OS-9.
In Washington: aged s..
4. Obituary: Gen. Piet A. Cronje, Boer
leader in the war with England. In
Klcrksdorp. Transvaai; aged s.
5. 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 100000.
& Personal: John Graham Hope Horsley
Beresford. Lord Decies. married Helen
Viyien Could daughter of George j
Gould. in New York.
3. Obituary: Rear Admiral Siias w. Ter
nv. u. s. N. In Washington; aged 6S.
Political: TheArlzona constitution adopt
cd by popular vote.
10. Obituary: DR.. Edward G. Janeway,
noted New York specialist. at Summit,
n. j.; aged GO.
y. Obituary: Gen. Alexander s. Webb.
whose brigade held the bloody angle.
at Gettysburg. at Riyerdale. N. ";
aged &c.
10. Obituary: Rear Admiral Arthur p.
Nazro. u. S N. retired. at Jamaica
Plains. Mass; aged 6S. Rear Admiral
w S, Bogert, U. S. N, retired; aged
a.
Political: Juarcz, Mexico. under martial
law.
20 Sporting: c. 81. Daniels lowered 800
meter swimming mark at New York
Athletic club. United States won curl
ing tournament, beating Canada. al
Boston
q Sporting; Sam Langford whipped Bill
Lang In London.
% Obituary; Quanah Parker, worlds
richest Indian. most famous OF Conan
che tribe In Oklahoma: aged 67
Railroads: Interstate commerce commits
Sion disallowed Increased freight rates:
go roads affected in east and middle
states
new treaty with Japan.
'0'itical: House approved fertilization
- Panama canal. appropriating 81
fp.0O0
OBITUARY; Frederick Spielhagen. old
school novelist. in Berlin; aged s.
itri Walter Foss poet and lecturer, in
cambridge. Mass aged So.
2, official: Resolution 10 elect United
States, senators by direct vote Of the
people lost'fn senate by votes.
MARCH.
. Convention: Southern commercial con-
greas met at Atlanta.
4 Obituary: Ellen Wade CoIfax, widow
OF Vice President Schuyler Colfax, at
South Bend. Ind: aged 70.
Fire: Minneapolis. Mimi; loss nearly
sle0o.o0O by the burning OF the Syndi-
cate block
Aviation Lieut.. Bague OF France few
over Mediterranean from Antilles. ii
miles from Nice. to island OF Gorgona,
M Italy, Us miles record 10 date for
oversea fight
I. Political; President Taft accepted res
;;fiation OF Richard A. Bailinger as
secretary Of the interior: Walter l.
aF'isher of Chicago appointed
Amy and Navy. 1900 United States sol.
iiefs. no vessels and 1000 marines or.
dured 10 The Mexican border aud gull
coast fos mimic warfare