Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-01-05
JANUARY,

JANUARY.
8. Panama Libel Suit: The United States
supreme court decided the govern
ments libel suit against the New York
World in favor of the publishers.
4. Earthquake: towns wrecked in Rus
sian Turkestan; loss of life estimated
at 10000.
8. Obituary: United States Senator Ste
phen =. Elkins Of West Virginia died
in Washington, aged 20.
z. Financial: The Carnegie Trust compa-
ny Of New York, holding deposits of
nearly 100000, was closed by the
state banking authorities.
Aviation: Meet at San Francisco.
40. Obituary: Gen. George b. Dandy. L.
S. A, retired, a veteran of the Mex
lean and civil wars, in New York city;
aged 81.
Fire: The chamber of commerce in Gin
cinnati destroyed; loss 81, 100000.
d2. Convention; The American Civic fed
GRAFTON met in annual session in New
York
II. Fire: Ferncroft Inn, at Danvers. Mass.
noted hosiery built in 1879 totally
destroyed.
Explosions Accident in the freroom Of
the battleship Delaware killed s sea-
men.
Is. Obituary: Sir Francis Cation. noted
English explorer and writer, in Lon
don; aged 80.
Aviation Eugene B. Ely, Curtiss avi-
ator, few from the San Francisco avi-
alton field to the deck of the cruiser
Philadelphia, 10 miles, and back to the
starting point.
10. obituary: Paul Morton, fnancer, for
niarly secretary of the navy, in New
York city aged "a.
e. Assassination: David Graham Phil
lips, journalist and novelist, shot down
in the streets of New York by Fitz-
hugh Coyle Godsborough who imme-
diately killed himself
IA. Japan: Twelve Japanese anarchists I'M
der conviction for conspiracy to kill
the mkado and his family were exc
cuted at Tokyo
Obituary David Graham Phillips, the
author. died from wounds received on
the I'D, aged A
%. Sir Charles Dixie English statesman,
in London; aged IS.
%. Tidal Wave: rush of waters follow
ing upon the eruption of Mount Taal,
in the Philippines, destroyed several
villages along the shores Of Lake Taal;
800 deaths reported
q. Obituary: John MacWhjrter. noted
British painter, in London; aged a.
30. 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
Z 6hOAF r.
!. Explosion: 50 killed hundreds hurt by
dynamite at pier T. Communipaw, Cen
tral Railroad of New Jersey. DANA ge
exceeded Sl.OOOOJO
Obituary: Rear Admiral Charles S Sper-
ry, commander of the American bat
tlcshp fleet on its world cruise. 1853
in Washington aged GO.
4. Obituary: Gen. Pet a. Cronie. Boer
leader in the war with England, In
I[lerksdorp, Transvaal, aged %.
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 $1,000, 900,
Z. Personal: John Graham Hope Horsey
Beresford, Lord Decies, married Helen
Viven Gould, daughter of George j
Gould. in New York.
g. Obituary: Rear Admiral Silas w Ter
ry, L. S N in Washington aged 6s.
Political The Arizona constitution adopt
ed by popular vote,
10 Obituary: DR.. Edward G. Janeway
noted New York specialist. at Summit
n. j.. aged GO.
~ Obituary. Cen Alexander S Webb
whose brigade held the bloody angle
at Gettysburg at Riverdale. n. y.
aged 70.
16 Obituary: Rear Admiral Arthur P
Nazro, Z. S N. retired, at Jamaica
Plains Mass; aged So. Rear Admira
w - DOBtllt u . NJ ItllItui dBet
Political; Juarez, Mexico under martha
law.
20 Sporting: c. NJ Daniels lowered 90
meter swimming mark at New Yorl
Athletic club United States won curl
ing tournament beating Canada. a
Boston.
q. Sporting: Sam Langford whipped Bill
Lang in London.
q. Obituary: Quanah Parker, world
richest Indian most famous of Conan
che tribe. in Oklahoma; aged e.
Railroads: Interstate commerce commits
sion disallowed increased freight rates
600 roads affected in east and middl
states.
"a Political: United States senate ratife'
new treaty with Japan.
e5 Political: House approved Fertilization
Of Panama canal appropriating 50,
100000.
Obituary: Frederick Spielhagen, oil
school novelist, in Berlin; aged 8:
Sam Walter Foss, poet and lecturer, Il
Cambridge. Mass; aged SO.
rs. Political: Resolution to elect Unite
States senators by direct vote Of tn
people lost in senate by votes.
MARCH.
3. Convention: Southern commercial cor
gress met at Atlanta.
4. Obituary: Ellen Wade Colfax wido'
of Vice President Schuyler Colfax, a
South Benz. Ind. aged 70.
8. Fire: Minneapolis, Mimi; loss nearl
$1,000 900 by the burning of the Synd
cate block.
Aviation Lieut., Bague OF France fe
over Mediterranean from Antilles,
miles from Nice to island of Gorgon;
off Italy. 125 miles. record to date fc
oversee flight.
2. Political: President Taft accepted rel
ignation of Richard A. Ballinger q
secretary of the interior; Walter ]
Fisher of Chicago appointed.
Army and Navy: 1900 United States so
diers. Is vessels and 1000 marines OF
dered to the Mexican border and gu