Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-04

kansas. 1rlssissippi and Missouri
causing heavy loss Of life and prog.
erty.
q. Mexico: Juarex Mexico. captured ~
insurgents against Madero's govern
msnt
I. war In Tripoli: Italian war DEPART
meht announced that the loss from
italian troops In the war with Turkey
was SEQ.
English Coal Strike: Strike Of l,oooooe
British miners in dispute over wages.
4 Obituary: Annie Yeamans. we'll known
actress, in New York city: aged 7o
1 PERSONAL: Mnrconi. pioneer OF wireless
teieeraphy, made life member OF the
italian senate I'LL.
2. South Pole Search Amundsen. the e.
plorer. announced that he reached the
south pole on Dec II. 1911.
u. China: Yuan Shin kai inauGurated pre-
visional president Of China.
la Lawrence Strike: End OF the strike OF
mill operatives at Lawrence, MAJ.
which began Jan. II. 1912.
IA. Obituary: Henry Bacon. noted An!ere-
can artist. at Cairo, Egypt: aged "a
Il. 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. ~.
l6. shipwrech: 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 of the coast OF Cuba.
II. Obituary: Rear Admiral G. w. Mel
ville noted naval veteran OF the civil
war and later an arctic explorer. ct
Philadelphia: aged u -
Sporting: Arthur Postle. famous pro1eo-
sional runner. made a $50 yard das In
141-5 seconds and 200 yard dash In IS
seconds at Auckland. New Zealand:
both are worlds records.
IL Personal: Judge Mahlon Ptney 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 Tripol, killing 10 Arabs.
Explosion: A mysterious explosion killed
81 men at San Antonio, Tex.
~. Celebration: The Philadelphia Acade-
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.
Z. Battle near Jiminez. Mexico between
government troops and 1880 insurgents
who were routed.
e Obituary: Gen. II. H. Bingham. mem
Der of congress. known as the father
Of the house." at Philadelphia; aged u.
g. Mexico: Insurgents repulsed an At
tack by regular troops at Jiminez.
judicial: Chicago meat packers declared
not guilty OF violating the antitrust
law.
Mining Accident: 50 miners killed by IN
explosion at Jed. W. Va.
Riot: During poi!t:ca! riot at ROCK
Island the police fred on the crowd.
killing citizens and wounding 8.
-. Convention: The American Academy
Of Political Social Science met in Phil
adelphia- !:
Fire: Young's pier. noted resort at At
lantic City. burned; loss $50c000.
81. Obituary: Senator Robert Love Taylor
Of Tennessee. a veteran in national
politics known as "Fiddling Bob" IN
Washington; aged 81.
L Sporting: oxford won the annual race
with Cambridge on the Thames: time
for ~ miles. % minutes 3 seconds
Z Political: Milwaukee elected q fusion
mayor over a Socialist by 1900 ma.
jority.
;. Aviation Disaster: Calbraith Rodgera.
aviator. who few from the Atlantic to
the Pacific in 1911, killed in q fight At
Long Beach. Cal.
L Obituary: DR.. !. K. Funk. author and
publisher, at Montclair. N. j.: aged q.
6. Strike: English miners confederation
abandoned II, coal strike.
& Flood: 1000 square miles inundated by
a food in the Mississippi: damage -
innate so, 600: 600 homeless. *
Obituary: Emily Soldene. vocalist. -
tress journalist and novelist. who In
troduced Gilbert and Sullivan operas
in4America. in London.
10. The Titanic: The White Star liner IT,
tanic. largest passenger steamer ahoat.
sailed from Southampton on her maid
en- voyage for New York.
II. Sporting: Major league baseball season
opened.
u Obituary: Miss Clara Barton. founder
Of the American Red Cross society. at
Glen Echo Nd: aged 50. Gen. Fred
erick Dent Grant, son Of the late Gen.
Z. g. Grant, in New York city; aged 81.
II. Political: The state department warn
ed the Mexcans that their country
will be held responsible for the protec-
ton Of Americans.
Is. Titanic Wreck: The White Star liner
Titanic sunk by collision with an ice
berg in longitude SOFA west. latitude
4l.46 north. at 2:3O a. M; out OF EOS
passengers and crew only 7N were
saved.
Obituary: W. T. Stead journalist and
reformer, at sea; aged G. 1stdor
Straus. merchant and philanthropist,
at sea; aged 81. Francis D. Millet. art
list, at sea: aged IS. Col. J. j. Astor.
soldier and capitalist. at sea; aged Il.
Jacques Futrelle. author. at sea: aged
81.
f6 Aviation: Miss Harriet Quimby. the
American air woman. few across the
English channel, :he first woman to
accomplish the feat.
II. Personal: Statue to John Paul Jones.
naval hero Of the Revolutionary war.
unveiled in Washington.
49, Sporting: Mike Ryan Of the New York
Athletic club won the annual Anert-
can Marathon at Boston. covering the
Is mile course in hours minutes
lis seconds.
q. Storm: Nearly 100 people killed by cy-
clone in Illinois and Indiana.
a. Obituary: Justin Mccarthy. novelist,
historian. former member OF parlia-
ment at Folkcstone, England: aged =
a. Obituary: DR.. D. K. Pearsons, who
gave all his fortune to colleges. In
Chicago; aged Sc.
Storm: Oklahoma swept by tornado:
81 dead.
a. Fire: The great bazaar quarters In
Damascus, Syria. burned: loss $1,000
600.
o. Shipwreck: Steamer Texas. under the
Turkish Gag, sunk In the gulf OF Smyr-
ma: C. passengers drowned.
The Titanic: Cable ship Mackay Ben
nett: with her cargo Of 100 Of the n.
tanic dead recovered from the go.
reached Halifax. ". s.
NAV.