The Holt County sentinel., 1913-01-03
BIG EVENTS N
The YEAR 1912
Notable Historical Happenings During
the Twelve-Months.
bALKAN WAR THE GREATEST
Loss Of Titanic and Deaths Of Avi
ators--Dynasty Overthrown in
China-vietory Of Demo.
cratic Party.

"
1917 Events of vast importance ant
al worldwide interest followed ricl
Other IN the quick march ~ the pas
twelve months
The most significant Ol these. doubt
les. was tn" var Of the Balkan state,
against the Turkish empire. which
put period To tho sultan's ancient
supremacy IN southeastern Europe
The sudden rise of the minor state,
which comprised the balkan allies /,
one of the mlrNcls of the age NC
legs miraculous vas the swift an,
decisive way IN which they swept tn,
Turks across the plains Of Thrace ant
forced them back almost to the bank,
OF the Dardanell"s
The fortunes vt this war caused tn,
Whole world 10 Wonder Tile very
map Of Europe wus changed rom da,
to day. Especiali, has this wal
brought into significant mower III,
states of S,rvia au' i'uparia and
given them an imuoriart voice IN tn,
diplomatic iorum oI :u'ur"
Greatest Marine Tragedy.
tn" most riicNuus orCurr"rt. o'
the year. "sp, rigil, to America vas
III" sinking ~ tho Titanic a. Apri
IT, TIL" loss ~ his greatest a. %
Dream liners. Wit OYER 7 .'uu prru',
wHs IN" Stoai"st marine ragged, e
Hll time" II vls mo- only the multi
tudu II Victims that made the rtias
uun'r 80 uyrrV hcimInRl' sad bit
~" c.anc'". anl imuoranr, ui
mIrl o. 'Hy~" Who sunh tho appHll
i'u ugu, being i.il'
iu the Wiid'u at the night Will,
Tie -Nip Nds flashing with mNriads a.
BRILLIANT .ght and the great vessel
WIS ringing VITA music AMI laughter
ih' ritlri, ran hcai ou into u 81
ran'ir iceberg willie going ~ he rar,
oi over 80 miles an hour.
rrath seemed Ia reign IN the air
~ well as on tn" water. during III,
year l'l2 The number of airm,n
who lost their lives VAS unprcc"drnt
"d And one American woman =
| numbered among the victims Miss
| Qulmby who Tell into the ocean from
M" n"irLr Of - thousand feet. The
year claim"d 80 airmrn. bringing h.
total ui III M tn 90
rh' year marked some improve.
| m'ni IN IN, hydroarrnplaro. hut on
IN" Whole the science of diving did not
H. ;r"ss 10 any mi'',lUl degree
w his wear of the most numerous
nl' disasters, II is quit" peculiar ina;
l'l'h should claim by ,ichucss the
man who invented the iirsi practical
~ ing ,raii Wilbur Wright The
g'"3t american inventor passed dwaN
~ nls nom" IN Dayton. o., and Nas
g. one Uf the most notable tuner.
ais IN tho history 81 the civ
Remarkable Political Events
In the pDltical realm rhr year loI.
witt, sscd many cniarkabl" 'hirLs
Pcrhaps the most significant vas the
| con- plrtiou ~ III, overthrow ~ u"
! MInChu dynasty IN thiua and ih' i,.
stallntion Of the cnir's, 'rpuh' D..
PIE ld"ni.
| In America. or cons. =" ru'' ."'.
poriunt political event WIs I've o., =.
whelming defeat OF the R"i.rh" ~
| prrN, and III" return at ~" r"rur
| cratic party To power arr, slyt,' t
~ rs. With Woe !row Wll,1a NJ III
| now president
\n interesting feature # the 20.
| ltical movements In this rouutr, Wan
| =" birth of IN" Progressive panty,
With former President Theodore
| Roosevelt as its godfather
| THr year 1912 also Witnessed tho
H. N"N e the snui, uul' hy capt
Road \mundson. N" Danish "N,
| > inrcr
| IN the field Of science great prog
res MAS made, especially IN surgical
I''U' imcnts. 'fnc Nobel prize fO, the
most notable achievement of the year
~ the medical field wa awarded "a
Institute, Although Dr. Cariel ~ q
| Frrncman by birth, he has laborod In
| AmorICu for years,
! Deaths and Crimes.
| The year 1872 has witnessed the
| rG@}inc ~ many prominent men
An ~ the eminent Americans who
| died during the year were Itoai Nd
Im.al Rnblcy /, Evans ana .hmbassa
| do" Nhitelaw Reid
| tn, most sensational individual
| Grim" o. the year, ~ least in America
Was IN, assassination Of Herman Ros
cuthal the New Nprk gambler. D,
| four runmeu acting Is agents Of pO
! Nc" Lieutenant Charles H. Becker
| I'll" inter and his -four hired murder
crs ere now under sentence of death
The immediate result of the Becker
Cyluo was the opening Of the alder
manic investigation, which revealed
the revolving details OF the alliance
between the police and the under
! world
Another event which stirred the
heart of the nation was the attemp
to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt q
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