Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-12-27

blizzard, which in some places was the
worst In many years.
Fire: In the business and residence Sec
ton of Houston. Tex: loss $780, 0C
and 1000 people homeless.
u Windstorm: The Atlantic coast struck
by wind travelling at the rate of over
90 miles an hour and often over loo
miles.
Sporting: Kilbane defeated Atter in a
20 round contest for the worlds feath-
erweight championship at Los Angeles.
q. italian War: The Italian parliament
voted to annex Tripoll
"a Political: Roosevelt formally an
nounced that he would accept the Re-
publican nomination II offered him.
e. Storm: A tornado swept over Texas,
Kansas. Mississippi and Missouri,
causing heavy loss OF life and prop
erty.
a. Mexico: Juarez, Mexico, captured by
insurgents against Madero's govern
ment
MARCH.
L War in Tripoli: Italian war depart
ment announced that the loss from
Italian troops in the war with Turkey
was $50.
English Coal Strike: Strike of l.o0000t
British miners in a dispute over wages.
4 Obituary: Annie Yeamans, we'll known
actress. in New York city; aged r.
4 Personal: MarconL pioneer Of wireless
telegraphy. made a life member OF the
Italian senate,
Z. South Pole Search: Amundsen, the ex-
plorer, announced that he reached the
south pole on Dec. II. 1911
10. China: Yuan Shin Kai inaugurated pro-
visional president of China.
L. Lawrence Strike: End OF the strike Of
mill operatives at Lawrence Mass,
which began Jan. Ii, 1872
IL Obituary: Henry Bacon. noted Ameri-
can artist. at Cairo, Egypt; aged 70
ID. Shipwreck: American fishing schooner
Patrician wrecked of Cape Sable, cap
tain and Of the crew drowned.
Storm: The South Atlantic coast states
swept by a hurricane; many deaths;
traffic paralyzed.
16 Shipwreck: 10 lives lost by the sinking
Of the Oriental liner Ocesna after col
iision in the English channel.
The Maine Wreck: The hulk OF the bat
tieship Maine was sunk with imposing
ceremonies of the coast OF Cuba
II. Obituary: Rear Admiral G. w. Mel
vile. noted naval veteran OF tho civil
war and later an arctic explorer. al
Philadelphia; aged II
Sporting: Arthur Postle, famous profess
sional runner. made a $50 yard dash In
M1-5 seconds and a 400 yard dash in is
both are worlds records.
IL Personals Judge Mahlon Pitney OF
New Jersey was installed as associate
justice of the United States supreme
court.
Aerial Warfare: An Italian army aero.
plane dropped bombs into Turkish
camp in Tripoli. killing 10 Arabs
Explosion: A mysterious explosion killed
80 men at San Antonio, Tex
49, Celebra ton. The Philadelnhja Acada.
my of Natural Sciences celebrated its
centenary.
20 Mining Accidents: miners killed by
explosion at Dunmore. near Scranton,
Pa. Explosion wrecked the San Bots
mines at McCurtain. Okla. burying
over 100 miners.
% Battle near Jiminez. Mexico. between
government troops and 1.S00 insurgents,
who were routed.
g. Obituary. Gen II. H. Bingham. men,
Der of congress. known as the father
OF the house." at Philadelphia; aged Il.
26 Mexico Insurgents repulsed an at
tack by regular troops al Jimnez
Judicial: Chicago meat packers declared
not guilty of violating the antitrust
Mining Accident 81 miners killed by an
explosion al Jed, W. Va.
Riot: During a political riot at Rock
Island the police fired on the crowd.
killing citizens and woundng
e. Convention: Tho American Academy
OF Political Social Science met in Phil.
adelphis-
Fire: Young's pier. noted resort at At
lantic City. burned; loss 100000
81 Obituary: Senator Robert Love Taylor
OF Tennessee. veteran In national
politics known as "Fiddling Bob" IN
Washington: aged 81.
APRIL.
L Sporting: Oxford won the annual race
with Cambridge on the Thames: time
for ~ miles. % minutes seconds
Political: Milwaukee elected a. fusion
mayor over a Socialist by 1900 ma
jority.
Z Aviation Disaster: Caibraith Rodgers,
aviator. who few from tho Atlantic to
the Pacific in 1911. killed In q flight at
Long Beach. Cal.
publisher. at Montclair. N. j.: aged "a
Strike: English miners confederation
abandoned their coal strike
Flood: 1000 square miles inundated by
Hood In the Mississippi: damage es-
Innate $10.000.0o0; 1000 homeless.
Obituary: Emily Soldene vocalist, &C.
tress. journalist and novelist, who In.
troduced Gilbert and Sullivan operas
in America. In London.
10. The Titanic: The White Star liner IT,
tanic. largest passenger steamer afioat
sailed from Southampton on her maid
en- voyage for New York.
IL Sporting: Major league baseball season
opened.
Il Obituary: Miss Clara Barton, founder
Of the American Red Cross society, at
Glen Echo. Nd; aged 90. Gen. Fred
erfck Dent Grant. son OF the late Gen
U. s. Grant. in New York city; aged G.
IL Political: The state department warn
ed the Mexicans that their country
will be held responsible for the protec-
ton OF Americans.
10. Titanic Wreck: The White Star liner
Titanic sunk by collision with an Ice
berg in longitude 6oA west. latitude
A.46 north. at 2:a0 a m; out OF 20Os
passengers and crew only 7n were
saved.
Obituary: W. T. Stead. journalist and
reformer. at sea; aged g. Isidor
Straus. merchant and philanthropist,
at sea; aged g.. Francis d. Millet, art
list. at sea; aged g. Col. J. J. Astor,
soldier and capitalist, at sea; aged a.
jacques Futrelle. author. at sea; aged
81.
l6 Aviation: Miss Harriet Quimby, the
American air woman flew across the