The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-02
MUCH HISTORY
WRITTEN IN
YEAR 1912
YEAR JUST CLOSED HAS been
REMARKABLE IN MANY WAYS
EVENTS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
HAVE FOLLOWED EACH OTHER
CLOSELY DURING PAST IL
MONTHS.

NEW YORK, Jan. - Much nota-
bic history was written in the year
of 1912-events of vast Importance
and of world wide interest followed
each other in the quick march of the
past II months.
The most significant of these,
doubtless, was the revolt of the Bal
kan states against the Turkish en-
pire, which put period to the Sui
tans ancient supremacy in eastern
Europe. The sudden rise of the min
or states which comprise the Balkan
allies, is one of the maryels Of the
age. No less miraculous was the
swift and decisive way in which they
/ swept the Turks across the plains
of Thrace and forced them back to
the banks of the Daydenelles.
The most grievous occurrence Of
the year, especially to Americans
was the sinking of the Titanic, April
IA. The loss of this, the greatest of
all ocean liners, witA over 1900 PEG.
pie. was the greatest marine TRACE
dy of all times.
Death seemed to reign in the air
as well as on the water, during the
year 1912
The number of airmen who lost
their lives, was unprecedented, and
one American woman is numbered a.
pmong the victims, Miss Quimby, who
fell into the ocean from a height of
a thousand feet. The year claimed 80
airmen, bringing the total up to
PIT.
In this year of the most numer-
Gus air disasters, it is quite signifi
cant, that. death should claim, by
sickness, the man who invented the
first practical flying craft - Wilbur
Wright.
s9In the. political realm the year 1912
witnessed many remarkable things,
Perhaps the most significant was the
complete overthrow of the Manchu
dynasty in China and the installation
of the Chinese republic, with Dr.
Sun, Harvard graduate, as presi-
dent
In America, of course, the most
important political event was the
overwhelming defeat of the republi-
can party, and the return of the dem
locratic party to power after Is
years. with Woodrow Wilson as the
new president
An interesting feature of the polit-
ical movements in this country was
with former President Theodore
Roosevelt as its God father.
The year 1912 also witnessed tn
discovery of the south pole by Cap.
tain ROAD Amundson, the Danish ex-
plorer.
In the field of science great pro
gress was made, especially in surg
ical experiments. The Nobke prize,
for the most notable achievement of
the year in the latter field. was
awarded to DR.. Alexis Carroll of
the Rockefeller Institute.
The year 1912 has witnessed the
passing of many prominent men
Among the eminent Americans who
died during the year wereNRear Admi-
raj Robley D. Evans. and Ambassa-
dor Wbitalaw Riad
The most sensational individual
crime of the year, at least in Amer
lea. was the assassination of Herman
Rosenthal. the New York gambler, by
four gunner acting as agents of Pc
lice Lieutenant Charles A Becker
The latter and his four hired murder
ers are now under the sentence of
death.
Another event which stirred the
heart of the nation was the dastardly
attempt to assassinate Theodore
Roosevelt at Milwaukee, by John
! Shrank, a New York crank, who is
now in an insane asylum.
In the matter OF legislation, per
haps the most important features
were the veto of the new democratic
congress tariff bills relating to wool,
cotton and iron. and the farmers free
list. by President Taft, and the de-
feat in Canada Of the reciprocity
agreement.
b Several important opinions were
7 handed down by the United States
supreme court, the chief of these be-
ing the opinion touching the Union
Pacific merger.
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