The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-01-02
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e. Obituary: Homer c. Davenport, ia
nous cartoonist. in New York; aged a..
Army Aviation: Italian airships dropped
30 bombs on the Turkish works at
Aziziah, Tripol
Z. Convention: United Confederate Vet
Grams met at Macon, Ga.
g. Personal: Gen Bennett II. Young
elected commander In chief of the
United Confederate Veterans. King
George " of England went down in a
submarine boat in Weymouth bay.
Is, Political: The house of representatives
passed the bill for the popular election
of United States senators. 23I to SO
IA Obituary: Frederick VIII. of Denmark.
at Hamburg, Germany: aged SO.
Is. Convention Peace conference met at
Lake Mohonk, N. Y.
Personal: The Danish crown prince pro-
claimed king as Christian y.
Is. Political: The Socialist national con-
vention at indianapolis nominated Eu-
gene " Debs and Emil Sedel for pres
ident and vice president.
Coal Strike: Coal miners convention at
Wilkesbarre adopted an agreement with
mine owners and ended the strike; no.
900 miners resumed work
Naval: Battleship Texas, largest in the
United States navy. launched at New
port News. Va.
~. Fire: Flames in the business district
of Houston, Tex. caused a loss of
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20 Cuba: Uprising of negroes in Cuba
q. Convention: Sons of the American Rev.
oution met in Boston.
% Personal: Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
and other suffragists convicted of con-
spiracy in London.
%. Cuba: United States marines ordered
to Cuba TO protect American residents
against the rebellious negroes.
No A I,n-
perator, largest vessel in. the world,
launched at Hamburg with Emperor
William as sponsor.
Convention: Interna tional congress Of
navigation met at Philadelphia.
Is. Fire: Historic old Eutaw House burned
in Baltimore
Sporting: Jerome d. Travers defended
his title of champion by defeating Os-
wald Kirkby at the Metropolitan Golf
association tournament at Short Hills,
N. j.
Cuba: Revolt spreading in Cuba; United
States battleship ordered to sail south.
26 Obituary: Jan Blockx, composer and
authority on Flemish music and folk
song, at Antwerp. Belgium; aged GO.
a. Sporting: Abel r. Kiviat made a new
record by running the l5OO meter race
in minutes SO 1-5 seconds a New York.
Political: President Taft informed the
Cuban government that the United
States would not intervene in Cuba.
2S Fire Disaster: l03 lives lost in a thea
ter fire at villa Real, Spain.
30 Obituary: Wilbur Wright, aviator and
aeroplane inventor, at Dayton, o.;
aged 40,
JUNE.
l. Aviation Disaster: Philip o. Parmalee.
killed in aviation flight at North Yaki-
ma, Wash.
g. Sporting: James N. Duncan made a
new record with the discus-145 feet
91a inches. Kiviat ran 1,500 meter race
in 3 minutes Sc As seconds in New
York, beating his own record made
May 81
g. Fire: 1000 houses burned in CONSTANT
nople.
Obituary: Mrs. Margaret Sangster, poet
and author. at Maplewood N. j.; aged
"a
Personal: President Taft welcomed the
visiting division of the German navy
to American waters at Fort Monroe.
Va
1. Convention: American Medical associ-
alton met at Atlantic City.
Obituary: Eliza Archard Conner, social
reformer and writer, in New York city;
aged 72
8. Sporting: Tagalie won the English
Derby at EPSON.
g. Sporting: Mark S. Wright cleared l3
feet 2A inches in a pole vault at Cam
bridge. Oswald Kirkby defeated Je-
rome D. Travers at Atlantic City for
the New Jersey golf championship.
Ship Disaster: French submarine war
ship Vendemaire sunk ia collition with
the battlcship Saint Louis off Cher
burg peninsula; crew of % drowned.
8. Obituary: Rear Admiral Benjamin Pef-
fer Lamberton, U. N, retired. who
received the surrender of the Spanish
fleet at Manila bay, in Washington.
10. Obituary: Lottie ellison, actress known
for years as the Little Magnet" in
New York city; aged Al.
15. Storm: Tornadoes swept over Missouri
and Ohio: loss of lives. 30 or more.
Is. Mining Accident: IL men killed by ex-
plosion in the Victor American Fuel
company mines at Trinidad Colo.
Political: Republican national conven-
tion met in Chicago.
10. Aviation Disaster: Capt. Dubois and
Lieut.. Albert Peignan, officers in the
French army, killed when their bi-
planes collided in midair at Douai
France.
20. Obituary: Edward Stuyvesant Bragg
noted civil war veteran who command
ed the famous Iron brigade. at Fond
du Lac; aged IS.
q. Harvard won the varsity eight row.
ing race, ueleatlHB iale at new Lon
don.
r. Political: President w. H. Taft an6
Vice President Sherman renominate6
at Chicago.
g. Accident: 40 people killed by the col
lapse Of a decayed dock at Eagle park
Grand island. Niagara river.
"a Obituary: Field Marshal Sir George
Stuart White, defender of Ladysmitf
in the Boer war. at London: aged n.
Storm: Nearly the entire city of Guiana
juato, Mexico. destroyed and abou
1000 lives lost as the result of cloud
burst.
| 25. Sporting: Edwin Ray wo1 the British
open golf championship at Muirheld
England.
Obituary: Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema
the famous English artist, at Wiesba
den, Germany; aged 76.
Political: Democratic national conven
ton met at Baltimore.
| Convention: General Federation of Wo
mans Clubs met at San Francisco.
| 20. Sporting: American marksmen won il
| the international shooting competition
at the Olympic games in Stockholm
grand aggregate score of 1,6SS. Cornel
won all three boat racing events a
| Poughkeepsie-varsity eight cared race