Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01

worst In many years.
Fire: In the business and residence Sec
ton OF Houston, Tex. loss 81. BOO. 900
and 1000 people homeless
2z Windstorm: The Atlantic coast struck
by wind travelling at the rate OF over
% miles an hour and often over 100
miles
Sporting: Kiibane defeated AttelI IN a
20 round contest for the worlds feath-
erweight championship at Los Angeles.
%. Italian War: The Italian parliament
voted to annex Tripoli.
"a. Political: Roosevelt formally an
nounced that he would accept the Re-
publican nomination II offered him.
Is. Storm: tornado swept over Texas.
Kansas. Mississippi and Missouri.
causing heavy loss of life and prop
erty.
q. Mexico: Juarez. Mexico, captured by
insurgents against Madero's govern
ment.
MARCH.
L War in Tripol: Italian war depart
ment announced that the loss from
Italian troops in the war with Turkey
was $50.
English Coal Strike: Strike of 1000 900
British miners in dispute over wages.
g. Obituary: Annie Yeamans, we'll known
actress. In New York city; aged 7s
4 Personal: Marconi, pioneer Of wireless
telegraphy. made 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-
vislonal president of China.
Is. Lawrence Strike: End Of the strike Of
mill operatives at Lawrence. Mass,
which began Jan. Ii. 1912
IA Obituary: Henry Bacon, noted Amert-
can artist, at CAIRO. Egypt; aged 70.
Is. Shipwreck: American fishing schooner
Patrician wrecked off Cape Sable: cap
tain and of the crew drowned.
Storm: The South Atlantic coast states
swept by hurricane: many deaths;
traffic paralyzed.
l6. Shipwreck: 10 lives lost by the sinking
OF the Oriental liner Oceana after col
lision in the English channel
The Maine Wreck: The hulk of the bat
tleship Maine WAS sunk with imposing
ceremonies off the coast OF Cuba.
II. Obituary: Rear Admiral G. w Mel
VILE. noted naval veteran of the civil
war and later an arctic explorer, at
Philadelphia: aged IL
Sporting: Arthur Postle, famous profess
stonal runner. made 100 yard dash in
4l-5 seconds and 200 yard dash in IS
seconds at Auckland, New Zealand:
both are worlds records.
New Jersey was installed as associate
justice of the United States supreme
court.
Aerial Warfare: An italian army aero
plane dropped bombs into a Turkish
camp in Tripoli. killing 10 Arabs.
Explosion: A mysterious explosion killed
80 men at San Antonio. Tex
10. Celebrations; The Philadelphia Acade-
nay Of Natural Sciences celebrated its
centenary.
20. Mining Accidents: 8 miners killed by
explosion at Dunmore. near Scranton,
Pa Explosion wrecked the San Bots
mines at McCurtain. Okla, burying
over 100 miners,
q Battle near Jiminez Mexico. between
government troops and 1850 insurgents,
who We're routed.
e. Obituary: Gen. II. II. Bingham mem
Der Of congress, known as the father
OF the house, at Philadelphia; aged II.
26 Mexico; Insurgents repulsed an at
tack by regular troops at Jiminez.
Judicial; Chicago meat packers declared
not guilty Of violating the antitrust
Mining Accident: So miners killed by an
explosion at Jed, W. Va.
Riot; During political riot at Rock
Island the police fired on the crowd
killing citizens and wounding 9.
q. Convention: The American Academy
OF Political Social Science met in Phil
adelpha-
Fire; Ioung's pier noted resort at At
lantlc City. burned; loss 100000
81 Obituary: Senator Robert Love Taylor
OF Tennessee. veteran In national
politics known as "Flddling Bob" In
Washington; aged 81.
APRIL.
l. Sporting: Oxford won the annual race
a m T-ifi don -
for ~ miles, q minutes seconds
Political: Milwaukee elected a fusion
mayor over Socialist by 1900 ma
jority.
3. Aviation Disaster: Calbraith Rodgers,
aviator. who flew from the Atlantic to
the Pacific In 1911. killed in a flight at
Long Beach. Cal.
T. Obituary: DIR. |. X Funk. author and
publisher. at Montclair. N. J.; aged 49,
s. Strike: English miners confederation
abandoned their coal strike
3. Flood: 200 square miles inundated by
a food in the Mississippi; damage es-
innate 100000 40o homeless.
Obituary: Emily Soldene, vocalist. ac-
tress. journalist and novelist, who in
troduced Gilbert and Sullivan operas
In America. in London.
10. The Titanic: The White Star liner IT,
tnnic. largest passenger steamer afoat,
sailed from Southampton on her maid
en- voyage for New York.
II. Sporting: Major league baseball season
opened
Il Obituary: Miss Clara Barton. founder
Of the American Red Cross society. at
Glen Echo. Md: aged 90 Gen Fred
ericE Dent Grant. son OF the late Gen.
u. >. Grant. In New York city. aged e.
a. Political: The state department warm
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 SOFA west, latitude
Il. As north. at 30 a. m. out OF 2Os
passengers and crew only 7o7 were
saved.
Obituary: W. T. Stead. journalist and
reformer. at sea. aged c. Is!dor
Straus, merchant and philanthropist
a I sea; aged 81. Francis d. Alillet. art
ist, at sea; aged 60. Col J. j. Aston !
soldier and capitalist, at sea: aged A.
49,
10. Aviation: Miss Harriet ouimby, the
American air woman. flew across the /
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