The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-02
Complete Record From jan
uary to December.
HISTORY DAY BY DAY.
Notable Occurrences Throughout
the World.
NAMES ON THE DEATH ROLL

NAMES ON TIE DEATH ROLL
The Turkish-Italian and Turkish.
Balkan Wars-Items Of Miscella.
neous Interests, Accidents, Fires,
Wrecks and Floods-Games and
Races-A Chronological Review.
JANUARY.
I. Political: DR.. Sun Vat Sen took the
oath as provisional president Of China
at Marking.
Sporting: Kohlemainen Of Finland
won Marathon and championship OF
the world at Edinburgh; time. hours
q minutes 561a seconds. Barney Reilly
broke the record Of the Stoughton
slide (skD at Milwaukee with lS7 foot
Jump.
Obituary: Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son
of the novelist in New York: aged g.
/ Personal: Cavalieri. the opera star. d.
vorced from r. w. Chanler.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Robley D. Ev-
ans, u. s. NJ, retired. in Washington;
aged G6.
1. Obituary: Capt. j. c. Jorgenson, rifle
inventor. in Washington: aged Co.
s. Fire: In the business section Of Co.
lumbia, s. c.; loss about 100000.
Storm: blizzard ragged In the Missis-
sippi valley from Kansas to the lakes;
II persons frozen to death.
6. Political: New Mexico proclaimed
state in the Union.
( 4. Obituary: l.. q. Gottschaik. noted old
time opera singer, in Chicago: aged 66.
g. Fire: The Equitable Life Assurance
building burned in New York: per-
sons killed. 10 injured
IL. Philippine Islands: 26 Moros killed IN
battle with American cavalry on the
island of Jolo.
Shipwreck: The Russian steamer Russ
foundered i'll the Elack sea; liz lives
lost
a. Aviation: The French aviator Jules
Vedrines beat the worlds speed record
in flying SS!a miles in hour at Pau
H. Fire: Loss of 100000 in Birmingham.
Ala.
l6. Obituary: Henry I-abouchere. editor OF
London Truth, in Florence. Italy: aged
Cuba: The United States government
Z. warned Cuba that political disturb
ance on the island must cease.
Convention: The United Mine Workers
of America met in annual convention
at Indianapolis.
1s shipwreck: The British steamship
Vision Hall wrecked of the coast Of
Aberdeenshire; IS seamen drowned.
4 Storm: England blizzard bound. traffic
tied up and telegraph lines wrecked.
Personal: Charles ". Morse. the banker,
freed from Atlanta penitentiary on a
pardon by the president.
n Mining Accident: Is miners killed ana
40 injured by dust explosion at kem-
merer. Wyo.
Y. Avia ton Disaster: Rutherford rage OF
New York killed in a Curtiss biplane
at Los Angeles. the first fatality TIA the
United States in 1912.
Railroad Accident: In wreck on the
Illinois Central at kinmundy. ILL.,, tho
former president OF the road, }. I.
Harahan. was killed; also F. Q. Mel
cher. second vice president OF the Rock
Island, and E. B. Pierce. general so!1c-
itor of the same system.
q, Aviation: Dr. G. Ulich. with passen-
gers. stayed in the air l hour and .
minutes at Johannisthal, Germany. .
worlds endurance record.
Sporting: George Bonlag ran 5000 me-
ters in Ii minutes As seconds in New
York, a worlds record. Pat Macdon-
aid heaved an Is pound shot A feet and
q half inch in New York. record
Jack Eller made new record in 70
ward hurdle race in New York: time. 8
seconds
a. Obituary: Judge William LochTen
noted turist. former commissioner OF
pensions. in Minneapolis. Mimi: aged
so.
q. Fire: The, Academy of Music and an
mex buildings destroyed in Pittsf1eid'
Mass: loss 100000.
FEBRUARY.
Warship Disaster: The British subma-
rine torpedo boat AS sunk in collision
with gunboat Hazard off the Isle OF
Wight; crew Of IA drowned.
The Maine Wreck: The hulk Of the
battleship Maine was f1oated at Ha-
Fire: ;l.5oo.ooo factory blaze in Phi'adel-
phia. &.> s,
6. Obituary: General }. B. Weaver, who
was candidate for president In 1880 and
again in 1892, at Des Moines: aged 49,
Fire: Hotel Downey burned at Lansing
Mich: loss 100000.
7. Sporting: Willie Hoppe retained his IT,
tie Of worlds champion at 1872 balk line
billiards by defeating George sutton
500 to go in New York.
.. Obituary: Able Charles Loyson, IA
nous French preacher known as Pere
Hyacinthe. at Paris; aged s..
No. Sporting: The worlds record OF feet
81 inches for indoor high lump beaten
by 8. c. Lawrence. who leaped tee'
AZ inches at Boston
II Obituary: Louis Heilprin. encyclopaedia
and writer in New York city: aged 81
China: The Manchu dynasty abdicated
:ie throne Of China by an edct vest
Ing the sovereignty In the people.
II Dyaamiting: Il officials and ex-oficials
Of the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
arrested In various parts Of the coun-
try charged with completely in dyna-
mite conspiracy.
Political: Arizona proclaimed state OF
the Union.
~ Railroad Accident: The Chicago Linn
TIED wrecked when running mile
minute ut Warriors Ridge. Pa: KILL
8 ca and n injured.
China: Yuan Shin 'Kai elected president
Of the Chinese vepubiic by the national
assembly.
Obituary: Mrs.. Roger A. Pryor. author.
i and one OF the founders Of the Daugh-
81 ters Of the American Revolution. IN
New York city: aged g
n Objtuary:. Count Won Aehrenthal, pre-
mier Of Austro-H Hungary. 1t Vienna:
aged g.
FIRE: Ia the business district Of Bloom
fIejd, Mo-; loss 900.
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