The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-02

the civil war in Boston; aged 49,
II. Obituary: Nine. Judith, French 4
tress, rival of Rachel and friendly
Victor Hugo and George Sand, in X
is; aged S.
90 Obituary: James Schoolcraft Sherm
vice president Of the United States,
Utica, N. Y; aged 81.
Areonautcs: The French balloon Pics
die won the Bennett cup by flight \
1851 miles. which was also a worl Z
record.
NOVEMBER.
l. Obituary: Gen. Homer Lea. military
adviser to the Chinese revolutionary
government, at Los Angeles, Cal.
T. Sporting: Harvard defeated Princeton
in the annual game at Soldiers field
Cambridge, l6 to g. Chicago defeated
by Wisconsin, 80 to IL, at Madison.
g. Political: Governor Woodrow Wilson
Of New Jersey and Governor Thoma'
r. Marshall Of Indiana elected presf
dent and vice president on the Demo
cratic ticket by an overwhelming eiec
toral majority. Popular vote: Wilson
6156 74S: Roosevelt. 3,9Sl 40; TAFT. 1916.
400.
g. Balkan War: Greek troops capture<
Saloniki from the Turks with numer
Gus prisoners.
3 Sporting: Carlisle Indians defeate
Army, q to g. at West Point. Penn
sylvania defeated Michigan, q to q.
Philadelphia.
TO- Personal: James Bryce, British am
bassador to the United States. resigne
his post.
H. Railroad Accident: 10 people killed and
4S injured in a collision on the Yazoe
and Mississippi Valley railroad al
MONTE, La.
Conventions: The American Federation Of
Labor met at Rochester, N. y.
H. ASA ssnaton: The prime minister Of
Spain, Canalejas, was shot dead in Inc
streets Of Madrid by an anarchist.
49, Railroad Accident l6 people killed anf
IA injured in wreck on the Cincm
natl, Hamilton and Dayton ra!lroa1
near indianapolis.
Pedestrianism: John Henry Scott com
pleted a walk from New York to Phil
adelphia in the record time OF % hours
minute and 10 seconds.
Convention: The Daughters of the Con
federacy in annual session in Wash
ington.
l5 Storm: Destructive hurricane and tloa
wave struck the island of Jamaica.
l6 Sporting: The annual football game o
Yale and Princeton resulted in tie
score of 6 to at Princeton. Wlscon-
sin defeated Minnesota at football, u
to Q, at Minneapolis. Pennsylvania de-
feated Carlisle Indians. "a to o. al
Philadelphia. Michigan defeated Cor
nell. 20 to I, at Ann Arbor
Obituary: Minnie uk-Wartegg, retired
prima DONNA famous in the title role OF
Carmen. in Munich.
Is. Balkan War: The Balkan allies CAP
tured Monastir from the Turks.
The Courts: The United States suprern
court ordered the dissolution OF TT
"bathtub trust
Personal: President Elect Woodrow Wi
son given a public reception at Han
ilton, Bermuda.
10. Earthquake: Shocks on the Pacif
coast; heavy loss of life in Mexico.
Railroad Accident: II killed and 40 n
jured in a head-on collision on tn
Seaboard Air line south Of Richmond,
Va.
Convention: American Civic association
met in Baltimore.
H. Convention: National Woman SuffraR
associa ton met in Philadelphia.
e. Fire: Putnam. Conn.,, suffered los
Of 100000 by fire in the business dis
trict
g. Sporting: Harvard defeated g ale In
the annual football game at New Ha-
ven, 20 to 0. Chicago defeated Mime
sofa, 7 to 0. at Chicago.
a. Labor Dispute: The board Of arhitra-
for increased pay decided in favor Of
the engineers.
g. Obituary: United States Senator lsidor
Rayner Of Maryland, in Washington:
aged G..
PERSONAL: Rev. Anna Howard Shaw TO
elected president Of the National Wom-
an Suffrage association at Philadelphia
Balkan War: Balkan and Turkish peace
delegates met for conference near Con-
stantinople.
r. Storm: Snowstorms prevailed in thu
lake and Mississippi valley states.
Executive Clemency: Governor j. A. Dix
pardoned A. T. Patrick, uiAder life
sentence for the murder of Williane
Marsh Rice in 1900.
r. Obituary: ]. P. Jones, former United
States senator from Nevada, at Los
Angeles, CAL: aged SO.
Is Obituary: Col. James Gordon, noted
ex-Confederate, at Okolonar Miss&ss
aged 70.
Sporting: Ad Wolgast defeated by Willis
Richie for the lightweight champion
ship at Daily City, Cal, in l6 rounds
Pennsylvania defeated Cornell at foot
ball. I to 2, at Philadelphia.
Balkan War: Bulsarians captured 5000
Turkish reserves near Adrianople after
stubborn battle. Servia seized Dur
ago, an Albanian port on the Adrt
attic sea.
g. The Courts: Charles H. Hyde con
victed of bribery in 1910. while cham
berlain Of the city Of New York
90 Obituary: Rev. Dr.. Robert Collyer.
noted Unitarian preacher, in New
York city: aged SO.
Sporting: Navy defeated Army. s to Z
at Philadelphia.
DECEMBER.
T. Political: Last session Of 62d congress-
opened.
judicial: The United States supreme
court ordered the Pacific railway merg-
err dissolved for violation Of the Shec-
man law.
J. Conventions: Governors met in annual
conference at Richmond. Americas
Road Builders association met al Gin.
natl. q
Balkan War: The Balkan league. with
the exception of Greece. signed an ar
mistice with Turkey.
Railroad Accident: II killed and many
injured in a collision at Dresden. O. a
l. Obituary: Gen. Julius H. Stahel. FED
eral veteran Of the civil war. in New
York city: aged 81.
& Political: President Taft's annual
message recommended measures is