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Big EVENTS N
THE YEAR 1872
NOTABLE HISTORICAL HAPPEN.
INGS DURING THE TWELVE.
MONTH JUST PASSED.
BALKAN WAR GREATEST
loss Of Titanic and Deaths Of AvlA
tors--Manchu Dynasty Over
thrown-Victory Of DEM
ocrats.

New York, Dec. 31.--Much notable
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
less, 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 is
one 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
banks of the Dardenelles.
Greatest Marine Tragedy.
The most grievous occurrence OF
the year, especially to America, was
the sinking of the Titanic on April
u. The loss of this. greatest of all
ocean liners, with over $500 people
was the greatest marine tragedy Of
all 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
tie ship was flashing with myriads Of
bFAkant lights and the great vessel
was ringing with music and laughter.
the Titanic ran head on into q 81
gantic iceberg while going at the rate
Of ever 50 miles an hour.
Death in Air.
Death seemed to reign in the air
as we'll as on the water, during the
year 1912. The number Of airmen
who lost their, lives was unprecedent.
ed. And one American woman II
numbered among the victims = Miss
Qoimby, who fell into the ocean from
the height of thousand feet. The
year claimed 50 airmen, bringing ne
total of all up to 217.
The year marked some improvement
in the hydroaeroplane, but on the
whole the science of flying did not
progress to any material degree.
Remarkable Political Events.
In the political realm the year 1912
witnessed many remarkable things
Perhaps the most significant was the
oonpletion OF the overthrow of the
Msnchu dynasty in China and the in.
stallation OF the Chinese republic,
With DR.. Sun, Harvard graduate, ~
president.
In America, of course, the most in
portant political event was the over.
whalming defeat of the Republican
party, and the return Of the Demo
cratic party to power after sixteen
years. with Woodrow Wilson az the
new president.
An interesting feature Of the po
Ntical movements in this country was
the birth of the Progressive party
with former President Theodore
Roosevelt as its godfather.
The year 1919 also witnessed the
discovery of the south pole by Capt
IAoald Amundson, the Danish ex.
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 u q
Ftenchman by birth, he has laboTod
n America for years
Deaths and Crimes.
The year 1912 haa witnessed the
passing of many prominent men.
Among the eminent Americans Who
died during the year we're Rear Al
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 Res.
enthal, the New York gambler, by
four gunner acting az agents Of 20
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. q New
York crank, who is now in an insans
asylum.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Several bportant opinions wWe
handed down by the United States SUI
preme court. the chief of these being
the opinion touching the Union Pa
cific 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
viman.