The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-01-02

neous Interests, Accidents, Fires,
Wrecks aud Floods Games aud
R.ces--A Chronological Review.
JANUARY.
L Political, DR. sun Yat Sen took the
oath as provisional president Of China
at Sanking.
! Sporting. Kohlemainen Of Finland
won Marathon and championship OF
ihs world at Edinburgh. time. hours
81 minutes 5Gis seconds. Barney Kelly
broke the record OF the StouBhton
slide tski) at Milwaukee with isI foot
jump
Obituary: Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son
Of the novelist. In New York. aged oi-
J. Personal; Cayslieri. the opera star di-
vorced from X. W. Chailer
Obituary: Rear Admiral kobley u Ev-
ans. u. q. ~. retired, In Washington
aged ID
4 obituary: Capt J. C. Jorgenson. rife
inventor, In Washington; aged TO-
s. Fire. In the business section OF Co
lunibia, 3 g; loss about 100000.
Storm; A blizzard ragged In the Missis-
sippi valley from Kansas TO the lakes.
II persons frozen TO death.
9 poltical: New Mexico proclaimed a
state Ia the Union.
l. Obituary: /. o. Gottschalk. noted old
tiu.e opera singer. III Chicago. aged 90
v Fire: The Equitable Life Assurance
building burned In New York. per
sons killed, ~ injured
H. Philippine Islands: ID Moros killed In
battle with American cavalry on the
Island Of Jolo.
shipwreck: The Russian steamer Russ
fogndered In the Black sea: liz lives
lost.
IS Aviation. The French aviator jules
vedrines beat the worlds speed record
In flying ssh miles in hour at Pau
H. Fire: Loss OF 100000 In birmingham.
Ala.
l6 Obituary: Henry Labouchere. editor OF
London Truth. In Florence. Italy: aged
81
Cuba: The United States government
warned Cuba that political disturb
ance on the island must cease.
Convention: The United Mine Workers
OF America met In annual convention
at indianapolis
Is Shipwreck: The British steamship
W,ston Hall wrecked OF 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
psRpn by tAs president
u Mining Accident: ID miners Killed ana
40 injured by dust explosion at Kem-
merer. Wyo.
22 Aviation Disaster: Rutherford Page OF
New York killed In a Curtiss biplane
at Los Angeles. the first fatality In the
United States In l9l2
Railroad Accident: In a wreck on the
Illinois Central at kinmundy. Ill. the
former president OF the road, 4
Harahan. was killed: also f. o Mel
cher. second vice president OF the Rock
Island. and f. b. Pierce, general solic-
itor of the same system
Is Aviation: DR. G. Ulich, with passen-
gers stayed In the air | hour and 81
minutes at Johannisthal. Germany. a
worlds endurance record,
Sporting. George Bonhag ran 6.0O me
tera In 10 minutes 4-6 seconds In New
York, a worlds record. Pat Macdon- |
aid heayed an lS pound shot ~ feel and |
half inch In New York. record
Jack Eler made new record In b
yard hurdle race In New York: time,
seconds
n. Obituary: Judge William Lochren. |
noted jurist. former commissioner OF
pensions, In Minneapolis. MINI: aged
80
u. Fire: The Academy OF Music and an
mex buildings destroyed In Pittsfeld.
Mass loss $4,000
FEBRUARY.
Z warship Disaster: The British subma-
rine rs pedo boat % sunk In collision
with Eunboat Hazard OF the Isle OF
Wight; crew Of IA drowned
1 The Maine Wreck: The hulk OF tho
battles.aip Maine was foated at Ha-
vana.
Fire. N.5Oooo factory blaze in Philadel-
phis
& Obituary: General J. B. Weaver. who
was candidate for president IN 1850 and
again In 1892. at Des Moines; aged 70
Fire: Hotel Downey burned at Lansing,
Mich; loss $4,000
l. Sporting; Willie Hoppe retained his IT,
tie OF worlds champion at 49, balk line
billiards by defeating George Sutton
900 TO $50 In New York.
Obituary: Able Charies Loyson, ia
nous French preacher known as Pere
Hyscintie. at Paris; aged 6.
10 Sporting; The worlds record OF feet
sh inches for indoor high jump beaten
by { Lawrence. who ieaped fest
~ inches ~ Boston
u Obituary: Louis Heiiprin. encyclopaedia
and writer In New York city; aged g.
China. The Manehu dynasty abficated
the throne OF China by an edict ves,
ins the sovereignty IN the people.
IA Dynamting: u officials and ex-ofiiciais
OF the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
arrested In various parts Of tho coun-
try charged with completely In dyna-
mite conspiracy
Political. Arizona proclaimed q state OF
the Union
e Railroad Accident: The Chicago Lin
neJ wrecked when running a mile q
minute at Warriors Ridge. Pa: XIII
ed and n injured
China. Yuan Shih Kai elected president
Of the chipess republic by the national
assembly
Obituary: Mrs Roger A. Pryor. author.
and one Of fhs founders Of the Dauxh-
tsrs Of the American Revolution. In
New York city; aged n
4 Obituary. Count won Aehrenthai pre-
mief Of Austro- Hungary. at Vienna:
aged a.
Fire In the business district Of Bloom
neld. No. loss t.-2.g0
D Storm. 10 lives lost In 4 windstorrn
which swept over Louisians and Ms.
sissippl
l. Alpine Tunnsii Jungfrau raikosd tun.
nsi in the Alps pierced at an altitude
Of 1Uo test. where station is 10
Gated.
Storm. The middle west struck by .
blizzard. which In some places was the
worst In many years
Fire; In the business and yesidence sec
ton Of Houston TsI. lo@s Eso1.Doo
and 100 people hopsisss
Z Windstorm: The Atlantic coast struck
~ wind travelling st the rate of over
y miles an hour and often over w.
rnlics
sportinss KnssAs dsfeAfed Attsli IN a
10 round contsst for the worlds feath.
trSsixhf championship AZ Los Angeles
! Ii2liza War; The Italian parliament
voted 10 annex TripoA
L Political: Roosevelt formally am
noeneed thai he would accept The Es-
publican bonlnA tion N offered tin
! etorms A tornado swept over TsrAa
Kansas. Nssissippi and Missouri
csussEG bsssy icss Of life and pfog
sfty.
hszies; IsArss MsEs& e.ptarss ~