The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-01-02

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and held him for S15O,O0O ransom. A
few days later Jenkins was released
on bail, but this did not relieve the
strained relations.
Aeronautics.
AS result of the great develop
ment of aviation during the war. rapid
progress was made during the year in
the use of both dirigibles and heavier
than-air machines for commercial pur
poses.
On May 8 three United States navy
seaplanes started from New York on
the first transatlantic flight by way
of Halifax, N. S.; Trepassay Bay,
Newfoundland, and the Azores. One
of these machines, the NC-4 arrived
at Lisbon, Portugal, on May 81 hav-
ing completed the first flight across
the Atlantic in actual flying time of
26 hours, AZ minutes from Newfound-
land to Portugal. Fog caused the 9TH
er two planes to lose their course. -
Two British aviators, Harry G..
Hawker and Lieutenant Commander
Mackenzie Grieve, left Newfoundland
on May IN the first attempt to cross
the Atlantic without stop. Engine
trouble forced them to descend $50
miles from Ireland and the aviators
were picked up by passing vessel.
The first nonstop flight across the
Atlantic was made on June IA and IS
by Capt. John Alcock, British flyer.
and Lieut.. Arthur W.. Brown. his
American navigator. who covered the
1900 miles from Newfoundland to Ire
land In 16 hours and IL minutes.
The British dirigible R-34, carrying
81 persons started from Edinburgh on,
a transatlantic flight to New York on
July 2 and reached its destination on
July g. 1t made the return trip with
out mishap in three days and three
hours.
Roland Rholfs, in Curtiss triplane.
made a new altitude record on Sep
tember 18 by ascending 34.610 feet.
A transcontinental airplane race was
started simultaneously at San Francis
co and New York on October with
65 competitors. Five aviators were
killed during this race. Lieut.. Alexan-
der Pearson was declared the winnsr-
On December 10 Capt. Ross Smith
of Australia completed an airplane
trip from England to Port Darwin.
Australia, in 30 days.
Neurology.
Death took a heavy toll among the
leaders in many fields of world activ-
ity during 1919. The most prominent
of Americans who passed away during
the year was former President Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who died suddenly at
his home at Oyster Bay on January g.
The following are among the more
prominent men and women who died
during the year:
January A, Count George F. Won
Hertling, former German chancellor;
January 8, Maj. Gen. j. Franklin Bell,
U. S. A.; January IL. Sir Charles
Wyndham. English actor;. January
81. Nathaniel G. Goodwin. famous
American comedian; February IT, Sir
wilfried Laurier. former premier of
Canada; February %, William P. Bor-
land. representative in congress from
Missouri; DIR. Mary Walker. former
army surgeon and noted as an advo-
cate of male attire for women; Febru-
ary 27. George F. Edmunds, former
United States senator from Vermont;
March 10. Mrs. Amelia e. Barr, au-
thor: April 4. William Crookes, ia
nous British chemist and physicist;
April o, Sidney Drew. comedian; April
21, Jules Vedrines. noted French avia-
tor; May 10. Edward Payson Call.
prominent newspaper publisher of
Boston. Philadelphia and New York,
May 20, Robert Bacon, former secre-
tary of state and former ambassador
to France; June 5. Manuel Franco,
president Of Paraguay June IL. John
G. Spooner, former United States SEN
ator from Wisconsin; June IL, James
A. Tawney. former representative In
congress from Minnesota; June IA.
Ernest Lister, governor of Washing
ton; July 2, DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
former president of National Woman's
Suffrage association; July 26, Sir Ed
ward John Poynter. English painter,
president of the Royal academy; Au-
gust 1, Oscar Hammerstein. theatrical
and operatic producer; August IL. An
drew Carnegie, veteran steel manufac-
turer and philanthropist; August %.
Gen. Louis Botha. premier of the
Union of South Africa; September 6.
Admiral Baron Charles William Beres-
ford, British naval commander and
critic; September 9. John Mitchell. Ia
Dor leader; September 81, Theodore
p. Shonts. president of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit company of
New York and former chairman of the
Isthmian canal commission; Septem-
ber 81, Adelina Patti, famous operate
singer; October 19. William Waldorf
Astor, former American millionaire
who became British peer; October
81, Alfred 7. Ringing, head of the fa-
nous circus family; October 80, Mrs.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. writer; Novem-
Der 1, Col. ]. D. Bell. commander in