RFrnRn of mi 'czszn
Events of the Year
Review.
In
MEXICO AND CHINA UPSET
Miscellaneous Affairs, flame and
Races, and Items of Personal Intercut-
-The Aviation Klchl 1nwfi
' by Accidents anil Kxplonlons, Fire
and Storm A Classified Summary.
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mlng terord, 2 mlnu'rs 26 seconds, fo' 7
21.0 rmtrrs. In tank t Pittsburgh ) MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS S
Hob tluim.m d-nvt autocar 30 miles in 4
IS minute II 92 seconds t3l OS miles hi , Ws,smrM
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL
FBJBRCARY.
JohnGrnhnm Hop Horsley Bereaford.
Lord Decies, married Helen Vivien
Gould, daughter of George J. Gould. In
New York.
The Arlxona constitution adopted by
popular vote.
MARCH.
Senate vote. 46 to 40, declared William
Ixrlmr of Illinois duly elected
President Taft accepted resignation of
Richard A. Balllnger as secretary of
the interior: Waller L IV nal 04 Chi
cago appointed.
United Statea
supreme court
affirmed cnnstl-
tutlonnllty of
the rnrponitlon
tax
Jsmes Aloyslus
O'tinrinn n. su
preme court us
tlce elected
senator from
New York.
f
Champ Clark.
SI
APRIL.
4. G2drongres con
vened. Champ
Clark speaker
American - J a pa
nese commer
cial treaty ratified
14, President accepted resignation of Dr
David Jayne Hilt, ambassador to Ger
many
34. Taft's proposed Anglo-American arbi
tration treaty unanimously ratified In
the Guildhall. London
MAT
a, Cabinet fom of government adopted
In China, with Prince Chlng, premier.
8. First court of King George V. held at
Buckingham palace.
15. King George and Queen Mury opened
festival of empire at Crystal palace,
London, their first public ceremony and
first of coronation festivities.
14. United States supreme court ordered
dissolution of Standard Oil company
within six months, declaring it tn be n
combination In restraint of trade with
in meaning of the untl-trust law.
SI. Pane agreement between the Mexican
government and Insurrectos signed
22. Henry 1. Stlmson took oath as secre
tary of war. succeeding Jacob M. Dick
inson, who resigned on the 12th.
SS. House of representatives voted to ad
mit Arizona and New Mexico to state
hood
SB. Porflr'o Diaz reslgi.ud as president of
Mexico.
M. Dlas left Mexico secretly and em
barked at Vara Crua for Spain.
SS Supreme court found American Tobar
co company guilty of violating Sher
man anti-trust act and ordered corpo
ration to dissolve unless reorganized
I OK a.
1. Francisco I. Madero, director of Mex
ican revolt, entered Mexico City, popu
lace showering him with flowers.
IX Senate passed resolution for election
of senators: G4 to 24.
15. President and Mrs Taft entertained
on silver wedding anniversary
United States recognized republic of Portugal.
SO King George gave state banquet.
Shakespesre bail in Albert hall. I .on
don.
St Judge Lanning. United States circuit
court, 'ordered Du Pont "powder trust"
dissolved
22 King George V. crowned in West nun
ater abbey; John llaya Hammond rep
reaented United States as special am
bassador S4 Imposing International naval review
In honor of the king at Portsmouth.
JULY.
IS Edward, eldest son of King George V..
Installed as Prince of Walea.
Tablet to "Pounder" Wllll.im Penn un
veiled In Church of All Hallows. Lon
don. 11 Great Britain and Japan signed new
treaty of alliance for 10 ears
Si. President signed hill for reciprocity
with Canada.
AUGUST.
3 Anglo-American and Franco-American
arbitration treaties signed by President
Taft.
4. Admiral Heihachlro Togo, who led Ja
pan's victorious fleet In the Huaso-Jsp-aneae
war, landed at New York
t Admiral Togo visited cotiKiess. both
houses la king, recess to receive him
John G A. I.elshman appointed American
ambassador at Berlin to succeed ti
Hill
10 The British house of lords passed the
famous "veto bill." virtually surren
dering to the house of commons
IS Senate passed resolution to admit Ari
zona and New Mexico into the Union.
SS Judge Harvey M Trlmhle of Illinois
elected commander ! chief uf the U
A. R
SEPTEM BER
i. The kslser revleaed St fJeiman war
ships st Kiel
I. Col. John Jacob Astoi and Miss Made
leine TalmsdKe Farce married ut New
port by Rev Dr Joseph l-ma-vi ot
Providence
S Canada rejected reciprocity with the
United Stales at its annual election
SI Italy declared war on Turkey
OCTOBER
J. Monarchist uprising in Portugal
Francisco I Madero elected president of
Mexico
t California voted to adopt the initiative
the i af renduni. the recall and equal
suffrage
II. Antl-Manrhu revolt broke out In Chin:)
SO The Chinese throne vieuled io national
assembly's demand fui constitutional
government
NOVEMBER
1. President Toft arrived In Washington
at the (lose of Ma wcMein trip
& Madeio wak inaugurated piesutwiil of
Mexico
IS. Yuan Shlh Kmi became premier of
China
SI. Russia sent an ultimatum demanding
the dismissal ot the Persian iieasi.ni
genet a I . W . Sinister, arid indemnity
for war movements ulthin l" hoot
PEi'KMBER
4 First regular session of the t:nt rtm-
gress opein d
Is The fur seal treaty between the i ni ed
Stales, Japan Russia and Grea' Hill-
aln went Into effect
ST Hear Admit ul Ith-t.ard VVsluurigtt C.
U S l n . il 'tie retired list
JANUARY
7. Meet at San Francisco
IS. Eugene R Ely. Curtlss aYlator. flew
from the San Francisco aviation field
IS miles to the deck of the United
States cruiser Philadelphia and nnck
tn the starting point.
B. Philip U I'armalee with a Wright bi
plane broke the endurance record oy
remaining aloft 3 hours 39 minutes 41
seconds at the 8an Francisco meet
M April
I. Lieut. Hague of France Dew over
Mediterranean from Antibcs. lii miles
from Nice, to Island or Gorgona. off
Italy. 125 miles, record to date for over
sea flight.
It. First aero war message delivered at
San Antonio, Tex., by Lieut. Ben D.
Foulols. I S A who (lew M miles In
48 minutes.
ZS. Louis Breguet carried 11 passengers 2
miles In monoplane In France, break
ing record to date.
14. Roger Sommer. French biplanlst, broke
Breguet's "aerobus' record by curry
ing 12 passengers
APRIL.
12 Pierre Prler reached Paris after 290
miles monoplane trip from lxndon
without stop; time 236 minutes, then
fastest time between those points
MAT.
10. Lieut. G E. M. Kelly, Unlttd States
signal corps, killed at San Antonio,
Tex.
IS Speed records with and without a pas
senger twice beaten in monoplane
flights at R helfM. Henry Weymunn.
American. Bars' 13 6 miles nn hour snd
Lieut. Fequunt. French, 101 miles an
hour.
IS. Great Britain's first "naval" airship
launched
1 XI. Henri Maurice. Bcrleaux, French min
ister of war, killed and A. F. I. Monls,
premier, hurt when monoplane plunged
Into crowd at Issy-let -Mollnenx. I i am e
Lieut Menurd, French aviator, set
mark by flying with passenger 373 miles
In it hours Ut minutes In France.
26 Pierre Vedrlnes finished first in the
Paris to Madrid race, winning S30.000 in
prizes.
JUNK
18 Capt. Prlncetau. M Le Martin and M.
Lcndron, French aviators, killed und 2
Injured In Paris to London race
JULY.
U. Harry N. Atwood reached Washing
ton, having flown from Boston. 568
miles, winning a New York Times tro
phy and establishing a long distance
American record
17. Olleslagers, Belgian aviator, mode a
world's record of an uninterrupted
flight of 388 miles at Brussels. Pre
vious record held by Tabuteau, 362
miles.
27. St. Croix Johnstone stayed in air 4
hours 1 minute and a fraction, break
ing American record to date.
AUOUST.
9. Jtilrs Vedrlnes flew 490 miles, breaking
Mn. :lc long distance flight record to
date, at Paris
12. International meet at Chicago
l." W R Badger of Pittsburgh and St
Croix Johnstone of Chicago killed at
Chicago meet.
25. Atwood completed 1,265 mile aeroplane
trip from St. Louis to New York, land
Ing at Governors Island ufter 23 hours
SI minutes actual flyln
M Helles. French aviator, broke the
record for a single long distance flight
by covering 746 miles In 15 hours at
Mourmclon, France.
I SEPTEMUh'R
S. Alexander Fourny. French aviator
made the record nonstop flight of 447.3
miles In II hours at Paris.
1 M Helles. French aviator, flew 776. So
miles at Etampes in 14 hours 7 min
utes SO. Cromwell Dixon. American aviator,
flew over the Rocky mountains, start
ing from Helena, Mont., winning a $10.
000 local prize
OCTOBER.
1 Cromwell Dixon, first to fly over the
Rockies, killed In flight at Spokane.
Wash
7. Lieut. Hans Gertcke. piloting the Ger
man balloon Berlin II.. won the Ben
nett trophy by covering (St miles
Kansas City to Ladyamtth. Wis.
IS. H W Gill made a new endurance rec
ord by remaining in the air 4 hours I
minutes and 3D seconds at St. Louis.
Eugene B Ely, noted airman, killed tn
flight at Macon. Ga.
NOVEMBER
S. Lieut. Gavot-
tl. Italian ml!
ltary aviator,
dropped gre
nades upon a
Turklshcamp
si Tripoli,
first experi
ment In real
aerial war
fare. . C P Rod
gers. the avi
ator landed
at Pasadena.
Cal.. at 4 KM
p. m.. ending
his At la ntlc
to Pacific
flight of 3.230
miles and
making u world's cross country record.
He started from New York Sept 17 at
4:20 p m
11.
4
C I' Rodgers
DU
Bj-w--fc-
DISASTERS AT SEA
I
hour. reenrdi nl PgfeM Beach. Fla
SI. Louis DIbrow at I'ablo Beach. Fla
made world aum marks: 00 miles. S
minutes 180 seconds: JOO miles. 2 hours
S4 minutes 12 seconds. 2&0 miles inn pte
vlnus time for this straightaway re
corded), 3 hours 14 minutes M seconds
APRIL.
I Oxford won 6Sth annual boat rare
from Cambridge breaking Oxford
I'ambrhte regatta rSWfMS
16. William tjuenl ran 10 miles In N min
utes :-U seconds in New York, new
wot Id a Indoor record
Boh Hin man did mile In 2." 40 seconds
lowering own world's record. MR,
marie day firevlous. at Doyionn Basil h
Fla. He also beat Harney oldfleld's I
mile record on same course: time II
seconds
MAY
16. H. W. Fltzpatrlek. president Southern
association of A. A. U., walked V.
yards In II 4-6 seconds, a world's rec
ord, at New Grlenns.
27 J. P. Jones. Cornell distance runner.
broke worlds amateur mile rsjcortl
time 4 minutes 16 2-b seconds, at Cam
bridge
Martin J Sheridan threw discus 141
feet 4 iBCheS), beating his I'JIO record
nearly 2 feet
30. Dan Aheorn added I6i Inches to bra
world's record In hop, step and lump
and hum; up 61 foot record for leap Is
New York
21. Sunstar won the English Derby.
JUNE
9. American players won second and de
cisive International polo match at
Meadow Brook. N Y , defeating Eng
lish team IVf to 3U
17 Martin J Sherldun hurled the dlsrns
141 feet si. Inches, beating his May
record by nearly 2 feet, at Paterson.
N. J
JULY.
4. Ad Wolgast knocked out Owen Moran
in Sun Francisco in 12 rounds
AUOL'BT.
11. Uhlan trotted a half mile to wagon
In ():5614 at Cleveland, breaking the
world's recoid of I minute made by
Major Delmar In 1D06.
REPrrMREn
1 Frank Gotch defeated George Hacken
schmidt in world's chatnplonrlilp w i cs
tllng bout at Chicago, winning two
falls, first In 14 minutes IS 14 second
nnd second In 6 mlmiu .i 32 1-5 seconds
William A Lamed won the national
tennis championship, seventh time and
fifth successive, at Newport, R I.
John H. Mooney, New York flremnn.
reached Oakland. Cat.-, having walked
from New York In 79 days, winning
$10,000
16. Harold II. Hilton, amateur golf cham
pion of Great Britain, won the Ameri
can title by defeating Its holder. Fied
arick llerresliofT, at Rye. N. Y.
OCTOBt:tl
12. Do fiiu won the three cushion caroir,
championship. bmttlMj John Daly, In
New York, linal score ISO to 140
1 West Point fool 1st II team defeated
Yale at West Point; score 6 to 0
Brown heat Perm si Philadelphia; score
ti to 0
22. T. J McDonald
hurled Pie shot
38 feet 10 II P.
Inches at Long
Island City, N
Y scoring a rec
ord. 26 Philadelphia
Athletics Atncr
leun league) won
the world' base
ball champion
ship by defeating
New York ( Na
tional league) at
Phi ladel phla ;
score 13 to 2.
J. F Baker the
star of the series
29 Matt McOrath threw the hammer 187
feet 4 Inches in New York, breaking
John I'lanagan's record by 3 feel.
NOVEMBER.
4. Princeton woe. from Harvard at foot
ball at Princeton; scoro 8 to 6 Minne
sota defeated Chicago at football at
Chlcnuo; score 30 to 0. Carlisle heat
Pennsylvania at football In Philadel
phia. 10 to 0 Michigan and Syracuse
tied at football in Ann Arbor, score
6 to
8. Hentty of Columbia university estab
lished a collegiate recoid by putting a
16 Mtind weight Sh feet 7 3 Inches at
New York.
Carlisle beat Harvard at football at
Cambridge; score IS to 15 Michigan
lost to Cornell at football at Ithaca;
score C to 0
J Bouin made a new running record
at Pail rover'ig i; miles jo yards
(abouti In Ititil l.u hour
At fool hall Princeton defeated Yale.
1 to :. at New Haven Haivard de
feated I i-irtmouth. 6 to 3. at Cam
hi dge hlcago defeated Coined. 6 to
0. at Clin ago Michigan defeated Penn
sylvan II to 9. at Ann Arbor Min
nesota and Wisconsin tied gl Madison.
Wis.. to 6.
Yale ami Harvard tied. 0 to 0. at ..m
bridge. Navy defeated Army. :i to 0. at
Philadelphia. Alinnesota defeated Illi
nois. 11 to 0. at Champaign. Ill Chi
cago defeated Wisconsin. to 0. at
Chicago
27. Ralph K. Mulford won the Vamlerbllt
cup auto race at Savannah, covering
.til ft miles in 3 hours ati minutes
PCt'KM IIEH
Indoor national athletic championship
tournament fot amateurs in New York
. isaji Uf
Madcro.
J. F Baker
lu
i;
MARCH
British Columbia steamer sunk in gale
off Vancouver island: .0 lost.
APRIL.
Steamer Iroquois foundered off Coal
island British Columbia: '.0 lives lost
Spanish steamer San Fernand sank off
Plnnitdriie. Spain: 21 drowned
Jt'LT.
The Pacific Coast liner Santa Rosa
stranded near Point Arguello. Cal : SO
lost
AUGUST
French steamer Umir foundered off
Tarlfa. Span M. lives lost
NOVEMBER
The French steamer Dtnllhah founder
ed oft the Cunaty islands. 24 person
drow tied
The Greek uttamer l.orda Byron foun-
deieit in 'hi Cnlish channel: 22 lives
lost
Kussi.iii tieaincr II. rman Lcrche in
the K4Mih sea: V, lives lost
nEl-EUHER
Hclgun tt iirnet Van Dvck wreckel off
the " sh coast . H f.'ilors drowned
GAMES JJ
FEBRUARY.
i'J C M Itaniel lowered 200 meter swim
tiling mark hi New York Athletic club
time 2 SSeautes JH seconds
MARCH
IS tapal.hinrn beat Vldmat 9 to 44
gaiues at ban Sebastian, winning Aral
prlxe In the International chess match
& Can nudge won mtei-varslty sports at
Queen's club 1 ondon. beating oxford
t t i oints
p
JANUARY.
S. The United States supreme court de
cided the Pan. una libel suit ngalnst
the New York World In favor of the
publishers.
T. The Carnegie Trurt company of New
York, holding deposits of nearly SD.O00.
000. was tosed hy the stale banking
authorities
MARCH.
7. 19.000 United Rtales soldiers. IS vessels
and 2.000 marines ordered to the Mex
ican border and gulf coast for mimic
warfa re
21. Battleship Texas, of Santiago bay
fame, sunk by high explosive projec
tiles in test.
31. otto Rlngllng. circus man, died in New
York city . aged 52.
APRIL.
10 United States court of appeals re
versed the decision lining the boycot
ters In the celebrated Danbury hat
case.
14. President Taft warned the Mexicans
that they must not endanger the lives
of Americans by fighting on the bor
der tJ Mrs. Phoebe Wooley Palmlter. daugh
ter of a Continental soldier tn the Rev
olution, died at Brookfield. N Y. ; aged
89.
MAY
4. Mrs. Julia Murray Barnes, ore of the
last three surviving Daughters of the
Revolution, died at Los Angeles, Cal.;
aged 96
5. Mrs Barney ,
Williams, noted I -
old time ac
tress, widow of
the popular
comedian, died
tn New York;
aged 83
10 Juarez. Mexico,
surrendered to
the Insurrectos
after several
hours' fighting:
losses imj killed.
260 wounded.
Madero. chief of
the revolution
ists, established
provisional capital.
22. Now York city's S9.000.000 public library
dedicated and opened.
25 Battleship Wyoming, largest in United
States navy, launched at Philadelphia.
JCNn
11 Tablet unveiled In Philadelphia to Bet
sy Ross, who made first American flag.
19 First remains recovered from wrecked
battleship Maine.
JULY.
14. Fete celebrating the naming of Amer
ica in 1007 held at Saint Die. France
First cruiser for China's modern navy
launched
18. The annual naval war game began off
the New Kngland coast.
21 DOth anniversary of first Bull Hun bat
tle celebrated at Manassas. Va. ; north
ern und southern veterans clasped
hands on battlefield.
AL U 0 ST.
12. Bennington. Vt . celebrated Its forma
tion as a town IBS years ago.
16. Albert Gamier. French billiard cham
pion, died in Purls.
SEPTEMBER.
11 Van Schaick A Co . noted New York
stock brokers, failed, owing S3.600.000.
18 Premier Stolypln of Russia, who was
shot by nn assassin on the 14th. died of
his wounds at Kiev.
Italy called 112.000 reserve soldiers into
the field to Invade Tripoli.
Bogroff. who shot Premier 8tolypln of
Russia fatally on the 14th Inst, hanged
fur the murder at Kiev.
OCTOBER.
Tripoli bombarded by Italian warships
Italians from the war fleet In the har
bor of Tripoli landed and hoisted the
Italian flag.
Great Britain's largest battleship. King
George V., launched at Portsmouth.
England.
Trial of John J. McNamara In the Los
Angeles dynamiting and murder case
began at Los Angeles
14. President Taft broke ground for the
Panama Pacific International exposi
tion of 1915 at San Kranclsco.
Slanfu. ancient capital of China, cap
tnied by levolutior.lsts The Chinese
national assembly demanded teforma
from the Imperial government.
Turka attacked Italian troops in Tripoli,
and a massacre of Arabs followed a
repulse
NOVEMBER.
1 President Tafl reviewed the great fleet
of battleships, cruisers and auxiliary
vessels at Ne.v York Uvet 100 ships
were in line.
A wlrelexs message was transmitted
from fui in no. Italy, to Glace Bay,
Nova Scotia. 4.000 miles
Standard Oil trust officially dissolved.
DECEMBER
Janes P. ami John J McNamara
pleaded Mdlty to dynamiting in Loa
Aug) les
J. B McNamara sentenced to life Im
prisonment and J J. McNamara to fif
teen years .
The Maine wreck Investigating board
i ri ' a led. "The injuries to the bottom
of the Mains were caused by the ex
plosion of a charge of a low form of
explosive exterior io the ship."
Durbar of coronation of George
emperor of India held at Delhi
11
natureJ
JAM A lit
4 Earthquake in Russian Turkestan
wreci.eil v. o town toss of life esll
ma led hi 6.ia.
APRIL
13. Missouri. Kansas Arkansas and Okla
homa storm swept, tn killed oval SOD
tn;ured least in St. I.oiiis uier S- "W 000
JUNE
3 Mexico shaken: deaths estimated from
ml to USD
It.'Lf
1. Beginning of a spell of intense heat
throughout the noithern and .astern
states
1 New Vo:k', hottest dav in 12 xears
4 Thermometer 101 in New Voik. ItM. In
i opeka : Holiest Jul., lib avet known
In N.'v York
23 Haul ii-ost opprcMdve in Pan m A
years, thermomeiei registered Iu4 in
Berlin
26 Typhoon and tidal wave tSBSifoyed U.
000 h.n.ses and aoo lives in Jajyan
AL'i'.L'ST
I Flood Missouri. Kann and Oklahn
mu . damage estimate exceeded fl.um.
OUU
A Storm caused II deaths and Jl o ''.
damage l properly in Charleston d l
SEPTEM HER
Hi Revival of volcanic ac4lvitt In Mono
Etna caused a loss ' 4- " '
XOVEMITP
u II Killed in a cyclone iiicn swept ove
Rock county. Wis. tira SSOtajBI to
proiert
i; Cold nf developed In the nidilto
west moved eastward
ib Severe earthquake shocks throughout
Geimar. and Kwitzer;sad
in
m
nnmiinv nni i
UDMIMI NULL i
I S3.
SS
Harvest of the Grim Reaper
In 111.
ALL SOCIAL RANKS INVADED.
Atithors of Note, Famous Artists,
Distinguished state. men and Sci
entists, Celebrated Actors and Gal
lant Soldiers Called From Karth.
Long Array of Shining Marks.
OBITUARY
1
former mayor
12
V. aa
Mr : 1 dead;
wipeo out.
JANUARY
10 The Cincinnati chamber of commerce
burned loss SI. 000.000
FEBRUARY.
i 8tste rapitol at Jefferson City. Mo
burned, loss 11.000 000
' MARCH
a Minneapolis. Minn : loss nearly S1.00O.
000 by the nni limy of th yndlOBta
block
-j Nearly l loss in Minneapolis
29 SI tTO.OOO loss at capitol building. Al
bany Y
APHII.
ST Sl.OOO.OOO tire In Buffalo
10 S2.i00.00i) loss in Bangor
business pat I piaclicully
MAT
10 SI 000.000 loss st Portland Me hy Are
in the residential district
31 Dreamland Conn Island's hitges'
amusement park, destrnved. loss I.
OOO.'KK): six incubatui babies perished
JUNE
11 JhKi'H' damage in St l.m.is mat'iifac
t oring centei
JL'LT
11 Oscoda and Ausubie Mich . practically
dest t o el
Si Kite- iii the 8tamii! district of Con-
ItSatltntplf caused B loss of .m.lle)
and hit lui'Onj M..il. h.mnles-
Al'llUiT
14. Loss of SUsi.iM kri the but rung of Ches
ter hi rk. s-1 anno., iiieoi resort at Cin
cinnati sl.-IKMtti:R
II A to. SSMSS i. n N i dc l.ineiro flra
sil SiCVEMIIKIt
Ii. Tha Kccles kMSMhisI wrecked In i iden.
Utah . loss TSm atu
laSk r.uitKR
X The I loi. ii,. lioMhVMl W lla) SSjS mill de
atroyed at 'ionl i'io N.v mss ,,!..
JANUARY
i. United States Senator Stephen B. El
klns of West Virginia. In Washington,
aged 70
15. Sir Francis Galton. noted English ex
plorer and writer, In London; aged S9
19. Paul Morton, financier, formerly sec
retary of navy. In New York city:
aged 54
M. David Graham Phillips, the author. In
New York city (of wounds received on
the 23d i ; aged 44.
25. Sir Charles Dllke, F.t.Klish statesman.
In London . aged OS
FEnr.CARY.
1. Rear Admiral Charles 8. Sperry. com
mander of the American battleship
fleet on Its World cruise. I90S-9. In
Washington; aged as
4 Gen Pit t A Clonic. Boer lender In the
war with England. In Klerksdorp.
Trnnsvnal. nued 76
t. Rear Admiral Silas Y. Terry. C S
N. in Washington; aged 08
10. Dr. Edwaid O Jnneway. noted New
York specialist, at Summit. N. J.;
aged r9
12. Gen. Alexander S. Webb, whose bri
gade held the "bloody angle" nt Get
tysburg at Rlverdalc. N Y ; aged 76
16 Rear Admiral Arthur P Nazro. U 8
N.. retired, at Jamaica Plains. Mass :
aged IQ
Rear Admiral W. 8. Bogert. U. 8. N..
retired, aged 74.
26. Frederick Spieihagen, old school nov
elist. In Berlin; aged 81
Sam Walter Foss. poet and lecturer, in
Cambridge. Mass : aged 'A
28 Alexander C. Lecocq. composer of
"Mine. Angot." "Glrofle-Glrofla" and
other comic operas. In Paris: aged 77
MARCH
7. Rear Admiral J C Fremont. V. 8 N.,
son of the late Gen. J C. Fremont. U.
8 A.. (The Pathfinder), at Boston:
aged 00
16. vV D. Bloxham. ex-governor of Flor
ida, at Tallahassee; aged 70
Frank Work, capitalist, famous lover of
horses, who never entered an automo
bile. In New York city; aged 93
17. Frederick Haas, noted German actor.
In Berlin: aged Sir
ArttiL.
Martin Grelf. lyric poet of modern Ger
many, at Kufstein, Austria-Hungary;
aged 72
10. Tom L Johnson
Cleveland, n,
noted for his
fight for 3 cent
railroad fares, in
Cleveland; aged
66.
IS. William Keith,
landscape paint-;
er, at Berkeley.
Cal. : aged 72.
14. Denman Thomp
son, the actor, at
West Swanzey,
N. B.I aged 78
George Cary Eg
gleston. author.
In New York
city: nged 71.
B. Rear Admiral
Richard Inch. U. Denman Thompson.
8. N.. retired, at Washington; aged 67.
Harry Fenn. artist who made first gift
book Illustrations produced in this
country, at Montclalr. N. J.: aged 72
MAY
8 Col. Thomas Wentworth Hlgginaon.
author, historian and soldier, at Cam
bridge, Mass. : aged 87.
10. W C. Gibson, rear admiral U. 8. N .
retired, in New York; uged 72.
17. W. B Baker, ex-congressman and fa
ther of rural free delivery, at Aber
deen. Mi: aged 71.
20. Frederick P Vinton, noted portrait
painter. In Boston; aged 65.
29. W. 8 Gilbert, dramatic author and
llbretlst. who wrote "Pinafore," "Pa
tience." "The Mikado" and other fa
vorites, in London; aged 75.
JUNE
1 Edward Harrlgan. famous old time
actor and playwright, in New Y'ork;
aged 0
7 Rear Admiral E. D. Roble. U. 8. N..
retired, veteran who was with Perry
In Japan In 1863. In Washington: aged
SJ
S. Carrie Nation, temperance champion.
In Leavenworth: aged 00
16. Edward Shippen. rear admiral U. 8
N. reined at Chestnut Hill. Pa : aged
85
Prof. Hiram Co -son. noted author and
educator, at Ithaca. N T,j aged 83.
18 James Proctor Knott, ex-governor of
Kentucky und noted civil war charac
ter, at Lebanon. Ky : aged 82
24 Rear Admiral Charles S Norton. U.
S N . at Wnstlleld. N J : aged 76.
JtThY.
1. Eugene F Ware, soldier and poet, at
Colorado Springs, aged 70
7 Gen Clement A ;van. ez-command-er
United Confed .ate Veterans, at At
lanta. Ga. : aged 77.
If. Edward Whymper, artist, aunwir am.
explorer, noted as nn Alpine climber,
at Chamonlx. Franc, aged 71.
Col J J. MeCooK. hist of the "Fixat
ing McCooks" of Ohio, at Beabnxht.
N J : aged i'
Charles lotted Loomis. humorous au
thor and lecturer, nt Hartford. Conn ;
aged 50.
Gen. C F. Manderson. civil war vet
eran and ex-United States senator, at
sen ; aged 74
A. K. Lotinu. the noted Boston publish
er. In Boston: aged 78
OCYOItER
3 Rear Ad mint I
WlnflPld Scott
Bciilcv If, 8. N..
retired hero of
the arctic and of
the naval battle
Of Santiago In
New York , aged
71
14. Associa t e Jus
tice John M.
Harlan of the
United Statea
supreme court.
In Washington:
aged 78
17. R. K. Munkittrlck. author of humor
ous verse, at Stamford. Conn.: aged 59.
24. Ida Iwls. the lighthouse heroine, at
Newport. R. I ; aged 72.
27. Rear Admiral J. H. Rands. I' S N.
retired, a veteran of I ha civil war. In
Washington, aged Ofi
29. Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New
York World, at Charleston. 8. C. ; aged
4.
NOVKMBEn.
2 Kyrle Bellew. the actor, In Salt Lake
City: aged 50.
S. W. Clark Russell. rlter of popular
sca tules. I:i London: aged 67.
9. Howard Pyle. noted artist -nd autbor.
In Florence. Italy; aged 5S
12. J. L. Carncross. famous old time min
strel. In Philadelphia: nged 77.
24. Marquis Jutaro Kotnura. Japanese
statesman and diplomat. In Tokyo:
aged 56.
DECEMBER.
L Charles Spencer Francis, editor and
diplomat, at Troy, N Y ; aged 51
Admiral W 8 Schley.
I
ACCIDENTS
Of
aF
JANUARY.
17. An explosion of steam on the United
States battleship Delaware killed 8 sea
men. FEBRUARY.
L 35 killed, hundreds hurt by dynamita
at pier 7. Communlpaw, Central Rail
road of New Jersey; damage exceeded
$1,000,000.
MARCH.
16. 13 killed under falling walls in Nash
ville, Tenn.
26. 146 lost lives in a factory fire at 23-28
Washington place. New York.
APRIL.
7. 62 men and boys perished In the Pan
coast mine at Throop, Pa.: 128 Uvea
lost in the Banner mines. Alabama.
MAY
19. Collision on the C. P.. and Q. near Mo
Cook, Neb.; 14 killed
JUNE.
24. 17 killed hy a boiler explosion on tha
Mississippi stenmer St. Joseph at Berk
ley Landing, Mo
JULY.
11. Federal express. Washington to Bos
ton, crashed down embankment at
Bridgeport. Conn.; 12 killed, 60 hurt.
IS. Explosion kill -d 21 at Bykesvllle. Pa.
28. 15 killed and 30 Injured on the Bangor
and Aroostook near Grindstone, Ma
AUGUST.
SS. SO persons died as result of wreck on
Lehigh Valley railroad at Mam heater,
N. Y.
26. Panlo at moving picture show cost 2S
Uvea at Cannonsburg. Pa.
SEPTEMBER.
30. 14 killed by the explosion of a run on
the French armored cruiser Glolre at
Toulon.
26. French battleship Llberte destroyed at
Toulon by explosion of magazines; 238
killed and 65 I ijured.
SO. Austin, Pa., destroys by flood due to
a broken mill dam; 6 killed. 8 missing.
NOVEMBER.
18. 13 deaths by explosion In the Bottom
Creek mine at Vivian, W. Va.
AUOU8T.
I. Mrs Belle A Manstleld. first woman
admitted to the practice of law In
Halted States at Aurora. Ill : aged 65
Edwin A Abbey. American decoratlvt
arllst. In London, aged 69
7 Elizabeth AkArs Allen, the poet, au
thor of "Rock Me to Sleep Mother. '
at Tuoknhoe. N Y . aged 71
Joseph Parry. 1'iah pioneer, the father
of It 1 1 'ti l ion." al Ogden. I'lah: aged s..
8 t'nitctl States Sena i or William Pierce
Frve .if Maine. In l.ew iston Me : aged
79
John W Gales the llnancier. in Parts,
nged M
S Gen George W Gordon, commander
in chief of the l'nited Confederate Vet
erans In Memphis. Tenn : aged 75
II. Gen A B Netlleion. civil war vet
eran and journalist. In Chicago aged
73
14 Mai Hear Reed Rathbnnc a mili
tary aid to Lincoln, who grappled with
Booth, the president's asso-sln. when
l.tttei had flied ins fatal millet In
Hanover Germany aged 73
21 Gamaliel Bradford rs-formei snd polit
ical economist, at W ell- sley Mass :
a -'.-I NO
SEPYRU tltlt
I Gen Beniamin II Grlerson meed .'ed
era I cavalry raider in tin iil war. al
(Imemt. Mich : aged Ni
0 Ka'hjrine Cecil Thurston. Knulish au
thor el 'ork. Ireland
1 Joel Cci.ion author MSH and critic
at Pouaiikarpsie ngi-d s
t
CONVENTIONS
1
JANUARY.
12. The American Civic federation mat In
annual session In New York.
APRIL.
17. National Society of Daughters of tha
American Revolution in Washington.
MAY.
I. Sons of tha American Revolution In
Louisville.
3. National peace conference opened at
Baltimore by President Taft.
11 United Confederate Veterans' reunion
at Little. Rock. Ark. Order of tha
Founders and Patriots of America In
Philadelphia.
24 Congress on International arbitration
at Lake Mobonk. N. Y.
JUNK
12 International Woman Suffrage alli
ance In Stockholm: Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Cat! (American) re-elected presi
dent JULY.
f. Christian Endeavorers at Atlantic City.
N J.
10, Elks grand lodge at Atlantic City. N.
J. National Educational association In
Ban Francisco
II. Mystic 8lirlners in Rochester. N. Y.
AUOUST.
14. International Typographical union mat
In San Francisco
2L O -A. R. national encampment st
Rochester.
31. The Union Veteran Legion met at
Pittsburgh.
SEPTEMBER
IX. Governors' conference met at Spring
Lake. N J
15. The Society of the Army or the Poto
mac met In annual reunion at Provi
dence 26 Conservation congress met at Kansas
City
OCTOBER
S The National Guard association met at
Buffalo
10. Smiety of ihe Army of the Tennessaa
met al Council Bluffs, la
18 The Mililatv Order of the Loyal l.e-
gkm met in Philadelphia .
I) The National Woman's Suffrage asso
ciation met Iii Louisville. Ky.
NOVEM9ER.
6. I'nlie.i Daughter of the Confederal
I, .ei in Richmond
An. i lean Fedetatlnn of I jibor met at
Atlaiil'A
15 MsMumaJ ''ood I toads association N
Chicago
II) American good mads congress in Rich
mond. Ya
PECE'IBER
5 National It. d Proas society In Wash
ington irrigation congress in Chicagd.
6 Riveis and Ii.i:Im' congress Ii Wash
ington ti American Association For the Ad
vamenieni of Science In Washington.
Aitirilimi Historical association and
the Political Science association at
Bur alo