The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-01-02
MAY M,
j. convention: Colonial Danes met IN

Aziziah, Tripoli.
Z. Convention: United Confederate Vet
Grams met at Macon, Ga.
.. Personal: Gen. Bennett H. Young.
elected commander in chief of tho
United Confederate Veterans king
George v. Of England went down In
submarine boat in Weymouth bay.
q. Political: The house Of representatives
passed the bill for the popular election
of United States senators. 237 to 80.
a. Obituary: Frederick VIII. OF Denmark.
at Hamburg, Germany: aged GO.
Is. Convention: Peace conference met at
Lake Mohonk. N. Y
Personal: The Danish crown prince pro-
claimed king as Christian y.
Is. Political: The Socialist national con-
vention at indianapolis nominated Eu-
gene V. Debs and Emil Seidei for pres
ident and vice president
Coal Strike: Coal miners convention at
Wilkesbarre adopted an agreement with
mine owners and ended the strike; no.
600 miners resumed work.
Naval: Battleship Texas. largest in the
United States navy, launched at New
port News. Va.
49, Fire: Flames In the busipess district
of Houston. Tex, caused 4 loss OF
100000.
70. Cuba: Uprising Of negroes in Cuba.
r. convention: sons OF tne american rev
olution met IN Boston
q Personal: Mrs. Emme.ine Pankhurst
and other suffragists convicted of con-
spiracy in London.
q. Cuba: United States marines ordered
to Cuba to protect American residents
against the rebellious negroes
Marine: Hamburg-Anerican liner I'M
perator. largest vessel in the world,
launched at Hamburg with Emperor
William as sponsor.
Conventions: International congress OF
navigation met at Philadelphia.
s. Fire: Historic old Eutaw House burned
in Baltimore.
Sporting: Jerome D. Travers defended
his title of champion by defeating o.
valid kirkby at the Metropolitan Golf
association tournament at Short Hills,
N. }.
Cuba: Revolt spreading in Cuba; United
States battleship ordered to sail south.
26. Obituary: Jan Blockx, composer and
authority on Flemish music and folk
song, at Antwerp. Belgium; aged 20.
y. Sporting: Abel r. kiViat made new
record by running the l,500 meter race
in minutes SO is seconds at New York
Political: President Taft informed the
Cuban government that the United
States would not intervene in Cuba
Is. Fire Disaster: l03 lives lost in thea
ter fire at Villa Real. Spain.
80. Obituary: Wilbur Wright, aviator and
aeroplane inventor, at Dayton. o.:
aged u.s.
JUNE.
l. Aviation Disaster: Philip q. Parmalee.
killed in aviation flight at North Yaki-
ma, Wash.
g. Sporting: James N. Duncan made a
new record with the discus-l45 feet
91k inches. Kiviat ran $500 meter race
in minutes Sc As seconds In New
York, beating his own record made
May q.
g. Fire: 1000 houses burned in CONSTANT
nople.
Obituary: Mrs. Margaret Sangster. poet
and author, at Maplewood. N. j.; aged
a.
Personal: President Taft welcomed the
visiting division of the German navy
to American waters at Fort Monroe.
Va.
T. Convention: American Medical assoct-
alton met at Atlantic City, .
Obituary: Eliza Archard Conner. social
reformer and writer. In New York city;
aged r.
s. Sporting: TagaIie won the English
Derby at EPSON.
g. Sporting: Mark 8 Wright cleared IL
feet ~ inches in a pole vault at Cam
bridge. Oswald kirkby defeated Je-
rome D. Travers at Atlantic City tor
the New Jersey golf championship.
Ship Disaster: French submarine war
ship Vendemaire sunk liz colliton with
the battlcship Saint Louis off Cher
burg peninsula; crew Of % drowned.
3. Obituary: Rear Admiral Benjamin PEI
fer Lainberton. U. S N, retired. who
received the surrender Of the Spanish
fleet at Manila bay, in Washington
10. Obituary: Lottie ellison, actress known
for years as the Little Magnet" in
New York city: aged Al.
IS. Storm: Tornadoes swept over Missouri
and Ohio: loss Of lives. 30 or more.
IS. Mining Accident: IL men killed by e1-
plosion In the Victor American Fuel
company mines at Trinidad. Colo.
Political: Republican national conven-
ton met in Chicago.
Is. Aviation Disaster: Capt. Dubois and
Lieut.. Albert Peignan. officers in the
French army. killed when their BIZ
planes collided in midair at Oouai.
France.
20. Obituary: Edward Stuyvesant Bragg.
noted civil war veteran who command
ed the famous Iron brigade. at Fond
du Lac; aged s..
q. Harvard won the varsity eight row.
ing race. defeating Yale at New Lon
don.
2. Political: President W. H. Taft and
Vice President Sherman renominated
at Chicago.
q. Accident: 40 people killed by the col
lapse CT a decayed dock at Eagle park.
Grand island. Niagara river.
"a. Obituary: Field Marshal Sir George
Stuart White. defender Of Ladysmith
in the Boer war. at London: aged u.
Storm: Nearly the entire city Of GUIANA
juato. Mexico. destroyed and about
1000 lives lost as the resuh of a cloud
burst
Is. Sporting: Edwin Ray won the British
open golf championship at Muirfield.
England.
Obituary: Sir Laurence Aina-Tadena.
the famous English artist at Wiesba-
den, Germany: aged 76.
Political: Democratic national conven-
ton met at Baltimore. .
Conventions: General Federation Of Wo-
mans Clubs met at San Francisco.
a. Sporting: American marksmen won in
the international shooting competition
at the Olympic games In Stockholm;
grand aggregate score of l,6ss Cornell
won ali three boat racing events at
Poughksepsie-varsity eight cared race
miles. time. 19 minutes q rs seconds:
varsity four cared race, 2 miles. time,
10 minutes "a lis seconds: freshman
eight cared race. miles. time. min