Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-12-27
Complete Record From Jan.
uary to December.
HISTORY DAY BY DAY.
Notable Occurrences Throughout
the World.
NAMES ON THE DEATH ROLL

The Standardization and Turkish-
Balkan wars-Items Of Miscella-
ncous Interests, Accidents, Fires,
Wrecks and Floods-Games and
Races-A Chronological Review.
JANUARY.
/ Political: DR.. Sun Vat Sen took the
oath as provisional president Of China
at Marking.
4 Sporting: Kohlemainen OF Finland
won Marathon and championship Of
the world at Edinburgh: time, hours
81 minutes ssh seconds Barney Reilly
broke the record of the Stoughton
slide (skD at Milwaukee with a LIT foot
jump.
Obituary: Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son
Of the novelist in New York: aged g.
& Personal: Cavalier. the opera star. d.
vorced from R w. Chanler.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Robley D. Ev-
ans, u. s. N, retired, in Washington:
aged 66.
4 Obituary: Capt J. C. Jorgenson. riie
inventor. In Washington: aged Co.
& Fire: In the business section of Co
lumbia, s. c.; loss about 100000.
Storm: A blizzard ragged in the Missis-
sippi valley from Kansas to the lakes;
IL persons frozen to death.
G. Political: New Mexico proclaimed a
state in the Union
T. Obituary: l. G, Gottschalk, noted old
time opera singer. in Chicago; aged &C.
g. Fire: The Equitable Life Assurance
building burned in New York: per-
sons killed, ~ injured
Il Philippine Islands, Is Moros killed in
battle with American cavalry on the
island of Jolo.
Ct.{ ID
foundered in the Black sea; l72 lives
lost.
la Aviation: The French aviator Jules
Vedrines beat the worlds speed record
in flying ss1a miles in hour at Pau.
IL Fire: Loss OF 100000 in Birmingham.
Ala.
i6. Obituary: Henry Labouchere. editor OF
London Truth. in Florence. Italy; aged
81.
warned Cuba that political disturb
ance on the island must cease.
Convention: The United Mine Workers
of America met in annual convention
at indianapolis.
1a Shipwreck: The British steamship
Wiston Hall wrecked off the coast of
Aberdeenshire; So seamen drowned
Storm: England blizzard bound. traffic
tied up and telegraph lines wrecked.
Personal: Charles w. Morse. the banker.
freed from Atlanta penitentiary on a
pardon by the president.
q Mining Accident: 10 miners killed and
40 injured by dust explosion at KEN
merer. Wyo.
r. Aviation Disa ster: Rutherford Page OF
New York killed in a Curtiss biplane
at Los Angeles. the first fatality In the
United States in 1917
Railroad Accident: In wreck on the
Illinois Central at Kinmundy ILL.,, the
- n
Harahan. was killed: also F. o. Mel
cher. second vice president of the Rock
Island. and E. B. Pierce general solic-
itor Of the same system.
=. Aviation: DR.. G. Ulich. with passen-
gers. stayed In the air l hour and IS
minutes at Johannisthal. Germany, q
worlds endurance record.
Sporting: George Bonhag ran 5000 me-
ters in Is minutes As seconds In New
York. a worlds record. Pat Macdon-
aid heaved an Is pound shot a feet and
. half inch in New York. a record
Jack Filler made a new record In a rs
yard hurdle race in New York: time, 8
seconds.
q. Obituary: Judge William Lochren,
noted jurist, former commissioner of
pensions. In Minneapolis. MINI; aged
30
n Fire: The Academy Of Music and an
mex buildings destroyed in Pittsheld.
Mass: loss 100000
FEBRUARY.
Z Warship Disaster: The British subma-
rtne torpedo boat AS sunk in collision
with gunboat Hazard OF the Isle Of
Wight; crew Of II drowned.
1 The Maine Wreck: The hulk of tho
battleship Maine was fioated at Ha-
vana-
Fire: x.booooo factory blaze In Philadel-
phia.
Z Obituary: General ]. B. Weaver, who
was candidate for president in 1880 and
again in 1892. at Des Moines; aged To-
Fire: Hotel Downey burned at Lansing
Mich. loss 100000
!. Sporting: Willie Hoppe retained his IT,
tie Of worlds champion at 1872 balk line
billiards by defeating George Sutton
800 to $50 In New York
Q. Obituary: Able Charles Loyson IA
nous French preacher known as Pere
Hyacinthe at Paris: aged IS.
10. Sporting Tho worlds record OF feet
8h inches for indoor high Jump beaten
by g. c. Lawrence. who leaped feet
Az inches at Boston.
IL Obituary: Louis Heilprin. encyclopedia
and writer in New York city; aged 81.
China: The Manchu dynasty abdicated
the throne of China by an edict vest
Ing the sovereignty in the people.
u Dynamiting: Il officials and ex-officials
OF the International Association of
orluse ana 6tructural Iron Workers
arrested in various parts of the coun-
try charged with completely In a dyna-
mite conspiracy.
Political: Arizona proclaimed a state of
the Union.
Id Railroad Accident: The Chicago Linn
tied wrecked when running a mile a
minute at Warriors Ridge. Pa; kill
ed and II injured.
China: Yuan Shih Kai elected president
or the Chinese republic by the national
assembly.
Obituary: Mrs Roger A Pryor, author,
and one OF the founders OF the Daukh-
tiers OF the American Revolution, In
New York city; aged 81
H. Obituary: Count Won Aehrsnthal, pro-
mier OF Austro-Hungery. at Vienna;
aged g.
Fire: In the business district Of Bloom
field. Mo-; loss $226. 900.
~ Storm: 20 lives lost In q windstorm
which swept over Louisiana and Ms
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