Graham guardian., 1913-01-17
EVENTS IN 1912
Complete Record From Jan.
uary to December.
HISTORY DAY BY DAY.
Notable Occurrences Throughout
the World.
NAMES ON TIE DEATH ROLL
NAMES ON TIE DEATH ROLL
The Turkish.italian ana Turkish
Balkan Wars Items Of MisceiIa-
neuus Interests, Accidents, Fires,
Wrecks and Floods Games aud
Races A Chronological Review.
JANUARY.

JANUARY.
l. Political: Dr. Sun Vat Sen took the
oath as provisional president OF China
at \anking
/ SPORTING: kohlemaincn OF tinlan nd
wen Marathon and championship OF
the world at Edinburgh; time. hours
az minutes OIL. seconds. barney Reilly
broke the record OF the Stoughton
sir,. tsKiI at Milwaukee with 1877 foot
Iuinp
Obituary: Alfred Tennyson Dickens. son
Of the novelist. In New York: aged 81.
& Personal. Cavalier. the opera star. d.
vorced from X. ". Chanler
Obituary: Reur Admiral Robley ID. Ev-
ans, U. ) y, retired, In Washington:
aged to.
l. Obituary: Capt. J. c. Jorgenson. rif'e
inventor. IN Washington: aged 60
!. Fire: In the business section OF Co.
iumbia. s -: loss about 100000
Storm: A blizzard ragged in the Missis-
sijn valley from Kansas to the lakes:
II j,ersons frozen 10 death.
6. PolIucai. New Mexico proclaimed
state IN the tniOn.
T. Obituary. l.. q GottschaIk. noted old
time opera singer IN Chicago. aged &c
O. Fire The Equitable Life Assurance
building burned In New York. per-
sons killed. 10 injured
IL. Philippine Islands: rs Moros KILLED in
battle with American cavalry Oh the
island Of Jnlo
Shipwreck: The Russian steamer Russ
foundsred In tho Black sea: liz lives
lost
lR Aviation: The French aviator Jules
vcdrines beat the worlds speed record
in fiying sSla miles In hour at Pau
H. Fire: Loss Vt 100000 In Birmingham.
Ala.
N Obituary: Henry i.abouchere. editor Of
London Truth, In Florence Italy: aged
Cuba: The United States government
warned Cuba that political disturb.
ence on the island must cease.
Conventions: The United Mine Workers
of America met In annual convention
at Indianapolis.
II. Shipwreck The British steamship
wiston Hall wrecked Off the coast Of
Aberdeenshire: 6S seamen drowned
Storm: England blizzard bound. traffic
tied up and telegraph lines wrecked.
freed from Atlanta penitentiary on =
pardon by tho president
q. Mining Accident: Is miners killed ana
20 injured by dust explosion at Ks"''
mersr, Wye.
a Aviation Disaster: Rutherford Page OF
New York killed in Curtiss biplane
at Los Angeles. the hrst fatality IN tho
United States In 1912
Railroad Accident: In q wreck on tho
Illinois Central at Kinmundy. H., the
former president Of the road. j. T.
Harlhan. was killed: also F. o. Mel
cher. second vice president Of the Rock
Island, and f. 3. Pierce. general soiic-
itor Of tho same system.
3. Aviation: DR.. @. Ulich. with passen-
gers. stayed In the air hour and Is
minutes at Johannisthal, Germany. a
worlds endurance record.
Sporting: George Bonhag ran 5000 me-
terr In Is minutes As seconds In New
York. q worlds record. Pat Macdon-
aid heaved an Is pound shot ~ feet and
q half inch IN New York. record.
34St Eh>r nsads ? ss~ Sss0si n . 6
gard hurdle race II NV York; time. .
seconds.
n. Obituary: Judge william Lochren,
noted jurist. former commissioner OF
pensions. ip Minneapolis. Mimi; aged
fo
y Fire: Tho Academy Of Music and an
mex buildings destroyed In Pittsfeld.
Mass: loss 100000