The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-01-02
BIG EVENTS IN
THE YEAR 1872
NOTABLE HISTORICAL HAPPEN.
iNGs DURING THE TWELVE.
MONTH JUST PASSED.
BALKAN WAR GREATEST
Loss OF Titanic and Deaths Of AVA.
tors-Manchu Dynasty Over
throWn-victory Of Dem.
ocrats.

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history was written In the year OF
1912. Events of vast Importance and
Of worldwide interest followed each
other in the quick march Of the past
twelve months.
The most significant Of these, doubt
hess, was the war of the Balkan states
against the Turkish empire, which
put period to the sultan's ancient
supremacy in southeastern Europe.
The sudden rise of the minor states
which comprised the Balkan allies 10
enc Of the marvels 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 almost to the
hanks Of the Dardenel1es.
Greatest Marine Tragedy.
The most grievous occurrence Of
the year, especially to America, was
the sinking of the Titanic on April
II. The loss Of this. greatest Of Ill
ocean liners. with over 1900 people
was the greatest marine tragedy Of
al time. 1t was not only the multi
tude of victims that made the catas
trophe so overwhelmingly sad, but
the character and Importance Of
many of those who sank-the appall.
ing figure being 1919.
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 81.
gantic iceberg while going at the rate
of over 80 miles an hour.
Death in Air.
Death seemed to reign in the air
rs we'll as on the water, during the
year 1912. The number of airmen
who lost their lives was unprecedent.
Cd. And one American woman is
numbered among the victims - Miss
Quimby, who fell into the ocean from
the height of thousand feet. The
year claimed 30 airmen, bringing the
total of all up to PIT.
The year marked some improvement
IN the hydroaeroplane. but on the
whole the science Of flying did moi
progress to any material degree.
Remarkable Political Events.
In the political realm the year 1911
witnessed many remarkable things
Perhaps the most significant was the
completion Of the overthrow Of the
Manchu dynasty in China and the in
stallation of the Chinese republic
with DR.. Sun, Harvard graduate, "a
president.
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 sixteen
years, with Woodrow Wilson % the
new president.
An interesting feature OF the 20
litical movements in this country wal
the birth of the Progressive party
with former President Theodore
Roosevelt as its godfather.
The year 1912 also witnessed the
discovery of the south pole by Capt
Roald Amundson, the Danish az.
plorer.
In the field Of science great prog
ress was made, especially In surgical
experiments. The Nobel prize for the
most notable achievement of the year
in the medical field was awarded to
DR.. Alexis Carrel, of the Rockefeller
Institute. Although DR.. Carrel is q
Frenchman by birth, he has labored
In America for years.
Deaths and Crimes.
The year 1912 has witnessed the
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.
The Most sensational individual
crime of the year, at least in America,
was the assassination of Herman Ros.
enthal, the New York gambler, by
four gunner acting as agents of Pc.
lice Lieutenant Charles A. Becker.
Another event which stirred the
heart of the nation was the attempt
to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt at
Milwaukee by John Shrank, New
York crank, who is now in an insane
asylum.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Several important opinions were
handed down by the United States Su.
preme court, the chief of these being
the opinion touching the Union Pa.
eific merger The action taken BY the
court resulted in the dissolving Of the
great railroad combination which had
been effected by the late E. H. Har.
riman.
Fire Panic Prevented.
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