The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-01-05
1911. IN BRIEF.
The Chief Events Of a
Notable Year.
SHORT DAILY RECORD.
Contemporaries. History Of the
) NorldF|n Paragraphs.
THE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL.
THE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL.

Political Affairs, Aviation Flights
Sporting and Personal items Los
of Life and Property by.Accidcnts
l ,1ripwrecks, Storms and Confla
exrations-A Chronological Review
JANUARY. -
4 Panama Libel Suit: The United State
supreme court decided the govern
ment's libel suit against the New Yorl
World In favor Of the publishers.
Earthquake: towns wrecked In Rus
sian Turkestan; loss of life estimated
at 10000.
s. Obituary: United States Senator Ste
phen B. Eikins Of West Virginia died
In Washington: aged TO-
T. Financial: The Carnegie Trust compa
ny Of New York. holding deposits Of
nearly $9.0O0.0O0 was closed By the
state banking authorities.
Aviation: Meet at San Francisco.
TO- Obituary: Gen. George B. Dandy. u
!. 3. A.. retired, veteran of the Mex
lean and civil wars. In New York city;
aged 81.
= Fire: The chamber Of commerce In Gin
cinnau destroyed: loss $l.O00.OO0
IL Convention: The American, civic fed.
GRAFTON met In annual session in New
York.
II. Fire: Ferncroft Inn, at Danyers, Mass,
noted hosiery built in 1879. totally
destroyed.
Explosion: Accident In the freroom of
the battleship Delaware killed sea-
men. r~s 4gLf II -
Is. Obituary: Sir Francis Carton, noted
English explorer and writer, in Lon
don: aged SO.
Aviation: Eugene B. Ely. Curtiss avi-
ator, few from the San Francisco avi-
alton field to the deck OF the cruiser
philadelphia. Is miles. and back to the
starting point.
~ Obituary: Paul Morton. f1nancier. for
EIerly secretary of the navy, in New
York city; aged 81
q. Assassination: David Graham Phil
lips. journalist and novelist shot down
In the streets Of New York by Fitz-
hugh Coyle Goldsborough. who imme-
diately killed himself.
a. Japan: Twelve Japanese anarchists un-
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 I'D: aged "A.
y. Sir Charles Dilke English statesman
In London: aged g.
%. Tidal Wave: A rush of waters follow
Ing upon the eruption of Mount Taai
In the Philippines. destroyed several
villages along the shores of Lake Taal:
300 deaths reported
%. Obituary: John MacWhirter, noted
British painter In London: aged "a
%. Aviation: J. A McCurdy. American
aviator, flew from Key West. Fla to
within 10 miles Of Havana. Cuba win
ming a prize of 5000 from the Havana
Post.
FEBRUARY.
1. Explosion: IS killed. hundreds hurt BY
" dynamite at pier T. Communpaw. Cen
J, trail Railroad of New Jersey; damage
exceeded 100000.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Charles Spcr |
ry. commander of the American bat
tleship fleet on its world cruise. i9&-s
In Washington: aged c.
Obituary: Gen. Piet A. Cronje. Boe'
leader in the war with England. il
Klerksdorp. Transvaal: aged rs.
s. Mexico: Gen. Orozcos rebels beaten IN
ali day battle: government troops Ell
tered Juareg at night.
Fire: State capitol at Jefferson City. Mo
. burned; loss $l.000.0OO
l. Personal: John Graham Hope florsle.
Beresford, Lord Dccies. married Ielcr
Vivien Gould, daughter Of George }
Gould, In New York.
Obituary. Rear Admiral Silas w. Ter
J. ry, u. g. N, in Washington: aged IS
Political: TheArizona constitution adopt
cd by popular vote.
q Obituary: DR.. Edward G. Janeway |
noted New York specialist. at Summit. |
N. j.; aged 60.
4 Obituary: Gen. Alexander 8. Webb |
whose brigade held the "bloody angle
at Gettysburg, at Riverdale, N T.;
aged 7s.
& Obituary: Rear Admiral Arthur p
Nazro. u. s. N, retired, at Jamaica
Plains, Mass; aged e3. Rear Admiral
w. 8. Bog,rt. U. 8. n. retired; aged
a.
Political; Juarez. Mexico. under martial
law.
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