Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-01-08
WHAT 1878 BROUGHT TO THE WORLD
Summary of the More Important Happenings of the
TWeIVe-M Month Here and Abroad.

4 ton there have been but few develop
ments that could positively be desig-
mated as disappearing.
The discovery Of the south pole and
the disaster to the Scott expedition
both occurred in 1912. although the
fate OF Captain Scott was not made
known to the world until 1913. DR..
I Friedrich Franz Friedman, discover
er OF a cure" for tuberculosis, made
his appearance in 1913. but the value
of DIR. F'riedmann's cure" and other
cures" for that dread disease an
nounced at about the same time, are
very much open to doubt. Great strides
have undoubtedly been made in the
treatment of cancer, but no positive
cure has yet been discovered, although
much has been learned about the value
of radium.
Aviation is progressing rapidly.
Much attention to aeronautics has
been paid by the various European
governments from military stand
point, but no means of making aero
planning anywhere near safe have yet
been discovered. France has organized
and trained military aviation corps
that would unquestionably be of great
value in case of war, and Germany
has devoted much time and money to
dirigible ballooning. The United
States has spent some $4,000 during
the year in military experiments in
aviation.
The number of deaths resulting from
aviation has not been especially large.
Aviators have died. just as aviators
died in 1912. and Germany suffered a
number of disastrous accidents to Yep
pelin dirigible balloons. Many of the
accidents of aeroplanes resulted from
fancy exhibition flying and military
experiments. The year 1913 saw the
first aeroplane fight over the Panama
canal.
on the Panama Canal
In Panama great developments have
taken place. October 10 last saw the
/ dynamiting of Gamboa dixie, being the
removal of practically the last serious
obstruction in the big ditch. The ca
nal is now almost completed. so far as
a trans-continentaI waterway is con-
cerned, although not yet prepared for
the passage of steamers from ocean to
ocean. Work has also been begun on
the buildings and grounds for the great
Panama Pacific international exposi'
ton, to be held in San Francisco in
1915, as a celebration of the formal
opening of the Panama canal.
New York state furnished the most
sensational bit OF local politics Of the
year In the impeachment and removal
of Gov. William Sulzer, followed by
Suffers nomination by Progressives
and election to the state assembly.
In the world of sports the United
States still stands supreme. In addi-
ton to humbling the British polo cup
challengers, the United States further
shocked Johnny Bull when Francis
Ouimet, the youthful golf wonder,
walked away from the English experts
in the national open golf championship
at Brookline, Mass. and by the win
ming Of the international Davis tennis
cup. Americas supremacy in sports
was further recognized during the year
when King Gustave of Sweden pre-
sented the American athletes with the
medals and trophies won at the Olym-
pic games in Stockholm in 1912. The
sporting world suffered a shock, how
ever. when it was learned that jim
Thorpe, the famous Carlisle Indian
athlete really belonged in the classi-
fication of professional" He volun-
|. tarily renounced the trophies be had
won as an amateur in the Olympic
games.
Here are the leading events of the
year:
Disasters, Fires. Floods.
Floods in Ohio, many killed, much
suffering and great damage done.
Floods in the Mississippi valley as
result of Ohio floods.
Tornado destroys part of Omaha,
Neb
Zeppelin LIZ exploded October 7.
Twenty killed
Gas explosion near Pittsburgh kills
100 miners.
Long Beach, Cal, pier gives way,
killing 35 persons
Disastrous floods in Texas, early
part of October.
Firedamp in Welsh mine entombs
931. Five hundred rescued alive.
Two hundred and eighty miners en-
tombed following mine explosion at
Dawson, N. M. Twenty-three rescued
alive.
Steamship Nevada strikes mine In
Gulf of Smyrna. One hundred and
twenty drowned
Steamer Volturno burned at sea &c
tober 10. One hundred and thlrty-six
drown, 625 rescued.
Fifty girls die in factory fire at Bing-
hamton, N. Y, July %.
Storm at Nome, Alaska, kills IL,
destroys 500 houses, S1,5OO.OOO loss,
The Death Roll.
Enver Bey. chief of stan Turkish
army, assassinated February II.
Henry N. F1agler, one of founders
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