Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-01-02
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III YEAR 1872.
NOTABLE HlsTo ORIG Al HAPPEN
IN s Du RING tn +: ITWELvE ~
MONTH ~ Y ST PA sED. u N
BALKAN WAR GREATEST.
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.S New York, Dec 3 81 IN UGH notable
history was written in the year Il OF
1912. D Events Of vast imp ortance and
#of worldwide interest followed each
other in 1.-THE quick march or the past
twelve months S. n III & "A "
as NJ he most ST gnificant Of these, doubt.
less, was the war OF che Balkan states
against the IN Turkish empire, which
put a period to the snltan's ancient
supremacy in southeastern Europe,
u he sudden rise of the minor states
which comprised the Balkan allies is
one Of the marvels Of the age. No
less miraculous was the swift and
decisive way in which they swept the
n Turks across the plains Of tThrace
and forced them back. almost to the
banks of the Dardenelies !.
Greatest Marine Tragedy.
The most grievous occurrence Of
the year, especially to America, was
4 the sinking Of the Titanic on 5 April
III. The loss Of this, greatest of all
ocean liners, with over 1900 people
was the greatest marine tragedy OF
all time, It was not only the multi.
#tude of victims that made the catas.
trophe SO overwhelming sad, but
the character and Importance OF
many of those who sank-the appall.
ing figure being 1919. II B.5
In the middle OF the night while
the ship was flashing with myriads OF
brilliant lights and the great vessel
was ringing with music and laughter,
the Titanic ran head on into a 81.
#gantic iceberg while going at the rate
of over 80 miles an hour. # 3 ID 4
Death il Air. q.
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 unprecedent.
ed. And one American woman is
numbered among the victims ---. Miss
Quimby, who fell into the ocean from
!, the height of a thousand feet. The
yes ! claimed 80 airmen, bringing the
total Of all up to 2l7. 55t I Il
The year marked some improvement,
81 the hydroasroplane, but on the
whole the science OF flying did moi
progress to any material degree.
M Remarkable Political Events.
III In the political realm the year / 912
Witnessed many remarkable things
i Perhaps the most significant was the
lcompl elton of the overthrow of the
Manchu dynasty in China and. the in
stallation Of the Chinese republic
with DR.. Sun, q Harvard graduate, a.
president. "a 5 Z.
In America, Of course, the most i'm
portant political event was the over
.Whelming defeat OF the Republican
party, and the return Of the Demo
cratic party to power after sixteer
years, with Woodrow Wilson as the
new president. ~ s35ss ss
An interesting feature Of the 20
litical movements in this country was
the birth of the Progressive party
with former President, Theodore
Roosevelt as its godfather.
# The year 1912 Also witnessed thu
discovery Of the south pole BY Capt
R7oald Amundson. the Danish ex
| plorer u 4; I. 81 ,.s5 u
Il the feld Of science great al prog ! d,
III. was made, especially IL sursica.
experiments. The Nobel prize for the
most notable achievement ofg the yea,
in the medical field was awarded tt
Dr. Alexis Carrel, Of the Rockefelle,
Institute. Although DR.. Carrei is I
|SFfenc Gilman ~ birth, he has laboaissd
IN America for years. #s III.
Deaths md crsnsss Ias b
W The year 1912 has witnessed tn
passing OF many prominent men
Among the eminent Americans who
died during the year were Rear Ad
miral Robley D. Evans and Ambassa
dor Whitelaw Reid. t, ii
The Most sensational individual
crime o1 the year, at least in America
was the assassination Of Herman Ros
enthal, the New York gambler, IS
four gunner acting as agents Of 20
lice Lieutenant Charles "A. Becker. #
Another event which stirred the
heart Of the nation was the attempt
Ito assassinate Theodore Roosevelt al
Milwaukee BY John Shrank, a New
York crank, w no is now in all insane
asylum. 4: u 3j3ss
Supreme Court Decisions. M #85.. q
Several important opinions were
handed down BY the United States SD
preme court, the chief Of these being
the opinion touc ching the Union Pa
|acifc merger. The action taken by, the
court resulted in the dissolying Of th.
great railroad combinat ion which hat
been effected by the late p. + II. .IIar
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Church Movement a Success.
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