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: i - . i , : ' THE HBCIjOTTIEllEyENIN'Q' CHRONICLE," TUESDAY, iDfiCEMBffR 31y 1912 . ; . ori the House. ;;;:; ::Yi if Q few ,. fit arid WAmainisliiiDp (SaoMrteecl . - ' Waiooes Up Ito - $35.00 I- 4 Ill' . . . . v - 'i is '4 BAPIDLY PASSING EVENTS OF THE JfEAR 1912 Chronological Review of Events and Happenings of ( World Wide Interest of Year Which Dies Upon the Stroke of Twelve Tonight. ' Much notable history was written in the year of 1912 -events of vast im portance and of world-wide interest followed each other in the quiclc. march of the past 12 months.. The most significant of these, doubtless, was the revolt of the Bal kan States against the Turkish Em pire, which put a period to the Sul tan's ancient supremacy in Eastern Europe. The sudden rise of the minor States which comprised the Balkan allies is one of the marvels of the age. No less miraculous was the swift and decisive way in which they swept the Turks across the plains of Thrace and forced them back to the banks of the Dardanelles. ' The fortunes of this war caused the whole world to wonder. The very map of Europe was changed ' from day to day. . Especially has this war brought into significant power the States of Servia and'1 Bulgaria and given them important voice , in the diplomatic forum, of Europe. . ' f .- Titanic Disaster. The most grievous occurrence of the year,, especially, to America, was the sinking of the Titanic on April 14. The loss of this, greatest of all ocean liners, with over 1,600 people was the greatest marine tragedy of all time. It was. not only the multitude of victims that made the catastrophe so overwhelmingly sad, but the charac ter and importance of many of those who sank- the appalling figure be- ing 1,519. s In the middle of the night while the ship was flashing with myriads of brilliant lights and the great vessel was ringing with music and laughter, the Titanic ran head on into a gigan tic iceberg while going at the rate of 30 miles an hour. Death seemed to reign in the air as well as on the' water, during the year 1912. . 'r-,-A. The number of airmen who ost their lives was unprecedented And one American woman Is numbered among the victims. Miss Quimby, who fell into the ocean , from the height of a thousand feet." The year claimed 30 airmen,' " bringing the to tal of all up to 217. , The year marked some improve ment 'in the hydro-aeroplane, but on. the whole, the science of flying did not progress to any material degree. In' this year of : the most numerous air disasters, it is quite significant that death should claim, by sickness, the man who Invented the first prac tical -flying craft Wilbur Wright. i Political Events. . y-In the political realm the year 1912 witnessed many remarkable things. Perhaps the most significant was the 'completion of the overthrew 'of the . Manchu dynasty in China and the in WeU, Mutt's JoB Cot err ao. ysv iiet. stallation of the Chinese , Republio with Dr. Sun Tat Sen, a -Harvard graduate, , as President. " In America, of course, the most im portant political event was the over whelming defeat of the Republican party, 'and the return of the Demo cratic party to "power after 16 years, with Woodro w Wilson as the new President." ' Ah : interesting feature Of the po litical movements in this country was the birth ' of the Progressive party, with Former President Theodore Roosevelt as its god father. The year 1912 -also-witnessed the discovery of . the South Pole by Capt. Roald Amundson, the TXanish ex plorer. ' . . . . . In the field of science great prog ress was made, especially in surgical experiments. -. The - Noble prize, for' the most notable achievement of the year in the latter field, was awarded to Dr. Alexis Carrell of the Rocke feller Institute. Although Doctor Car rell is a Frenchman by birth, he has labored s in America for years. He is to all intents and purposes an Ameri can, and the work he -did, for which he was given the Noble award, was per formed in an American institute erect ed by an American philanthropist. Therefore America claims the honor. The year 1912 has witnessed the passing of many prominent ; men. Among the eminent Americans who died during the year were Rear Ad miral Robley D. Evans, and Ambassa dor Whltelaw Reid. The most sensational Individual crime of the year, at least in America, was the assassination of Herman Ro senthal,' the New Tofk gambler," by four gunmen acting as agents of Po lice lieutenant Charles A. Becker. The latter and his four hired mur derers are now under the sentence of death.. ,; : ',-r j.": The circumstances surrounding this crime was the opening of the alder manic investigation, which revealed the revolting details of the alliance between the 'police and the under world. - - Another - event whlcj stirred the heart of the Nation was the das tardly -attempt to assassinate Theo dore Roosevelt at Milwaukee, by John Schrank, a New York crank who is now in an ihsane asylum. " Legislative Matters. In the matter of legislation, perhaps the most Important features were the veto of the new Democratic Congress's tariff bills relating to wool, cotton and iron, and the farmers' .free list, by ' If you are troubled with chronic eon ittlpatien, the mild and gentle effect of Cbamb4'2aln's Tablets n:akes them es pecl&fty eued'to your case. For sale by ai dealers. - Was Honest Labor At That r .......... 1 1 . '. ... 1 '. , . . "' '. .' '. ' 1 --. . 11 1 1 1 1 .... ""r .'. .: . r" 11,11 -. i UowveR i wait ee au.wt but a good ,S , fHyrrfV - fH I ; ' v ' ' . talllf k&i SPCAK TO YOU WHBNl 4 . . . I KINO tTlS He THINKS ' 3 - - ' , ItHa MM,1&E&I ' If! I J- t I President Taft and ' the defeat of the reciprocity agreement. Several Important opinions were handed down by the United States Su preme Court. The chief of these be ing the ' opinion touching : the Union HPaciflc merger. . The action taken by the court resulted in the dissolving of the great ..railroad combination which had been effected by the late E. 1 H. Harriman. - Another Supreme Court decision which caused much comment was in relation to the anthracite coal trust While the opinion of the court pur ported to be adverse to, the trust; many commentators hold that it will not injure the coal interests in the least. ,' The year 1913 still found our neigh bor on the south, Mexico, restless and disturbed by internal dissensions. Several revolutionary uprisings against the ' existing administration, were made. One of them, led by a nephew of General Porfirio Diaz. ,. former President of - Mexico, promised to de velop into a formidable menace to the Madero regime But Diaz was captured within a few days, together with 0ther leaders. The latter Were executed but Diaz Is still in prison. : - Chronological Record. Jan. lH. Rider Haggard, the Eng lish novelist is made a baronet. Chi nese in United States raise flag of hew Chinese Republic. Daniel Howard, is inaugurated President of the Repub lic of Liberia. Jan. 2 Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son of the English novelist, dies at the Hotel Astbr, New York City. Dr. Sun Yat Sen takes the oath as Provisional President of the Chinese Republic v Jan. S Rear Admiral Robley D. (Fighting Bob) Evans dies at his home in Washington. ' Jan. 4: Brig. -Gen. Joseph M Callff, who fired the first shot at Gettysburg, dies at his home in St. Louis. p Jan. 5.-Julian Hawthorne indict ed for alleged fraud Jn connection with the sale of worthless mining stocks. Jan. 6 J. P. Morgan pays $48,675 for a copy on paper of the Guten berg Bible and a Bible printed in 1462. . ' " : Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson con fesses to h avin g poisoned - Avis Lin nell, his former sweetheart. New Mexico becomes,. the forty-seventh State; Jan. 7 Prof. Frederick P Keppel. dean " of the school of fine arts, : Co lumbia University, decorated with the cross of the Legion of Honor by France. , Jan. 9- Equitable Life Assurance Society building '"burns in New York with a loss of $20,000,006. Fire Chief Walsh is burned to death. ; , French Foreign - Minister Justin de Selves . resigns under sensational cir cumstances. ' . Theodore Roosevelt announces that he will run for the, presidency (7) . "Jan. 10 First aeroplane flight from the' deck of a British, vessel is made by Lieutenant Samson from the bat tleship Africa. , .-... v The French Premier M. Caillaux and his Cabinet resign. Jan 11 Dr. John Grier mbben is elected president of Princeton Univer sity. ; : - " Jan. ? 12 -Robert Bacon resigns as United States ambassador to France. ' Several Turkish gunboats are sunk by Italian guns In the Red Sea. Textile j mills at Lawrence, Mass., close down on account of riots! 1 Prof. Herschel '. C. Parker ; starts from his home in Brooklyn for Alas Ha, to make another attempt to scale Mount McKinley. Jan. 18 Jules Vedrines beats , the world's record in, flying by going 88 miles in one hour at Pan, France. - Jan, 14 j-The Spanish Cabinet re signs. ' t - . The French Cabinet is organized with Raymond Poicare as Premier and Delcusse as Minister of Marine! Jan. 15 Thirty thousand operators go out on strike at Lawrence, Mass., riotous scenes are enacted.' '' Jan. 1 6- Cardinal Farley arrives at New York and is accorded a' magnifi cent reception. . - Henry .Labanchese, founder of Lon don .Truth, and noted diplomat, -dies at'his home in Florence, Italy. Baron Joseph M. von Rodqwitz, for merly German ambassador to Con stantinople and Madrid, dies at Ber- Jan, 18-Charles W. Morse, the New York financier, serving a term" in the Federal prison In Atlanta, is pardoned by President Taft on the supposition that' he is dying. , ; Jan. 22 Aviator Rutherford Page HER FRIEND'S GOOD ADVICE Xtz Results Made This Hewfcortj Lady Glad She Followed Suggestion. Newburg. A1&. Tor more than a year," writes Myrtle Cothrum, of this place, "I suffered with terrible pains In my back and bead. I' had a sallow complexion, and my face was covered with pimples. Our family doctor only gave me temporary relief. - '; A friend of mine advised me to try Cardui, so I began taking it, at once, and with the best results,' for I was cured after taking two bottles. My mother and my aunt have also used Cardui and were greatly benefited, v I shall always praise Cardui to ales and suffering women." '-' ' Cardui is a purely vegetable,' per fectly harmless, tonic remedy for wo men, and will benefit young and old. . . Its ingredients are rnld herbs, hav ing a gentle, tonic effect, on the wo manly constitution. . ' ' ; Cardui has helped a million women back to health and strength. Have you tried it? If not, please do. It may be just what you need.. " . . . N. BsWrite tot JUdW AdlorT Dept., Chatta iooc Mdicht Co., Chattanooga. Term., for Special rrutructi9ns, and 64-page book. Home Treataacal 1 r Woman." la piaia wrapper, oa raoast - of 'New York City is killed by a fall from . his biplane at Los Angeles. . ' , The Duke . and Duchess, of : Con naught and the Princess Patricia visit New York., - , . .( - Jan. 30 Anna Lopizro killed :, in strike riots at Lawrences-Mass. Labor Leaders J J. Bttor, Arturo Giovanitti and . Joseph Caruso arrested, charged with constructive niurden ( February. .. . r .. - -Feb. 6 -Forty-five labor leaders are indicted at Indianapolis,. Ind., charged with conspiracy in dynamite , outrages. Feb. 7- Congress moves to investi gate money trust. . - Feb. 15 Bank Messenger in. taxlcab is . held up in. New York ha broad daylight by two bandits and robbed of 125,000. .v - Feb. 16. Major General F. C. Ains worth retires from the army, af ter being . charged Vith insubordina tion by Secretary Stlmson. ; Feb. 26 Coal strike begins in Eng land. ' :y : k- ' - - -. ' Feb. 27' Secretary Knox arrives at Panama."1" ( a.-'..- Feb. 28 First consignment of J. P. MoVgan'a art 'treasures reach New York from Europe. ; Marcfc. . Mar. 1- 1,000,00c British miners are ' out on strike. Mar. 7 Roald Amundsen - an nounces) that Tie reached - the South Pole' bPcemberl.lSllr'; v .-; Mar, 14 The Allen band of out laws shoot up the court house at Hillsville. Va.,1 killing five people, in cluding Judge Thornton L. Massie. " Antonio Dalba fires three shots at King of Italy, while latter is driving through streets of t Rome. Mar, 16 Dr. Harvey W." Wiley re signs as chief of the bureau of chem istry in the Department of Agricul ture. ' - , 1 ' "." ; .'.' Mar. 16 The hulk of 'the battle ship Maine is, buried at sea oft the coast of Cuba with impressive cere mony. " " " .Mar. 25 Paris motor car bandits murder two bank officials at Chan tilly. Get away with fl&OOO. Mar. 25 Marcus TJ. Smith and Hen ry F. Ashuret are elected to theaUnlt ed States Senate from Arizona Mar.27 PhllIp,S. H4ohborn, son .of the" late rear admiral, commits , sui cide in WanlnSton, a,fter having been deserted by his wife. April. April S--Calbraith P. Rodgers, the only aviator ; to fly across the conti nent, is killed at Lbs Angeles. ' . April 8 Frederick O. Beach, a New York society man, is Indicted bjr South Carolina grand Jury charged with a murderous attack on his wife. April , 11 Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, son of the Civil War hero, dies in' New York. ' """ -x ' - . : April , 14T-The , White star liner Titanic, the largest vessel in tjie world, strikes an iceberg in mid-ocean on her maiden voyage and sinks with over 1,500 passengers. The loss of the Titanic and its cargo of human lives constitutes the greatest marine disas ter!, in history. . There were 705 souls saved and 1,519 lost.. Among the lat- ter were'William , Stead, the Eng lish Journalist; Col. John Jacob Astbr, Mr. and Mrs. Isador Straus, Jacques Futrelle, MdJor Archibald Butt, Hen ry B. Harris, George IX Wideher and Benjamin Guggenheim. . ' ' April ; 18 Senate " ' subcommittee summons J, Bruce Ismay to explain the Titanic disaster. . ! . vv April x 2 8-Paris auto bandits are killed in a dramatic battle, with the poliee. . t May. May 4 Fifteen thousand suffra gettes march in New York. May 18 Victor L. Mason Of New Jersey Is killed in a fall from, an aero plane at Brooklands, England. His companion H. V. Fisher is also kill ed. - ' ' ' -'. May 14 Two more Paris auto bandits killed in a ' sensational fight with ah army of policemen. May 15 Dr. Ben Reitman, mana ger of Emma Goldman, the anarchist, is tarred and feathered at San Diego, cat-. ' J. vvr May 17 -Professor Mallada ' and his assistant Marvozzi descend 1,000 feet into the crater of Vesuvius . to take-pictures. " " - " ' ' " Majr21-i Rev. Clarence V; T. Rich eson is electrocuted at Charlestown, Mass., for the murder of his former sweet heart. Avis Llnhell. ' '..' I May 2 2 tJnited States treops 'are ordered" to truba td' restore "order uhd. put down the revolution . ; " May 25 One hundred-and twenty five thousand men go out on strike at the port of London, tying up 200 ships. ' ' ; ' " May 80 Wilbur Wright, the Inven tor of '. the first practical aeroplane; dies at his home In Dayton, Ohio. May 81 American marines "land in Cuba,,. '.. ' June. '-. r- June 1--Phlllp Paimalee, the avia tor is killed in a fall from an aero plane at North Yakima, Wash. June 5 United States ! Senator George S. Nixon, of, Nevada died In Washington. . . . " . June 7 Julius Kovacs, a' member of the "Hungarian - Parliament, - fires three, shots at. Count Tissa, President of "the Chamber; then' shoots .himself fatally, , '.' .:, V " . '.: ; 'June 9 -Three German i warships visit New ;York harbor; M. K3mmerT Hug, a noted aviator, and a passenger named Tonnet, are killed while flying at Mourmeion, France . V -June ,11 Lieut. I W. Hazelhurst , of the . United States army .and AI Welsh, a professional aviator, are' kill- ' ed at College Park, Md., In a fall from an aeroplane. June 14 Premier Asqulth is as saulted by a militant suffragettewhile at a, reception. " . June 18 Republican National con vention opens at Chicago and elect ONLY CMS MBromo that Is LccKifivo Brdmd Qcialne Cores Cold in One Day, Grip fat 2 Days T .ft ten Senator Ehhu Root temporary chair man, .v." ,-' Juno 22 President Taft Is renom inated by the Republican convention ai Chicago. ! June 3& Colonel Roosevelt and his followers hold meeting in Chicago and "launch "Progressive party. June 25 Democratic National convention opens at Baltimore and elects Alton B. Parker . temporary chairman. - June SO Storm sweeps over Sas katchewan, Canada, causing death of 200 people and $1,0007000 property loss.. .-, 'July. July 1 Miss Harriet Quimby is killed by a fall from an aeroplane in to Dorchester Bay, Mass. ; July 2 Woodrow Wilson is nomi inated for President by the Demo cratic convention at Baltimore. Melvin Vaniman and four of his . companions are . killed when his air ship explodes near Atlantic City. Those who perish with him are George Bourellon, Calvin Vantman, Fred Elber and Walter Guest. July 4 "Tom" Moore, a profes sional balloonist, is killed in a fall at Hillside Park, N. J. Forty-one people are killed and 59 Injured when a Lackawanna express' train crashes; into a freight train near Corning, N. Y. V" July 5 Twenty-one people are kill ed and 30 injured when a passenger train on the Ugonler Valley Railroad is run into from behind by a freight train at WHpen, Pa. " July 6 Olympic Games open at Stockholm, Sweden. July 8 Camorrist leaders are sen tenced to 30 years' imprisonment. July 11 Pletro Mascagni. the com poser, elopes with a chorus girl. - July 13 The United States Senate ousts William Lo rimer of Iillinois. July 14 Thirteen persons are kill ed and 25 injured when ai Omaha mail train crashes into the rear end of a Denver. Overland Limited, 18 milps west of Chicago. K. K. Mc Arthur, of South America, wins the Marathon t Stockholm, r ? July, 16 Herman Rosenthal, a New York gambler who had accused Po lice Lieutenant Charles A; Becker of being hi? partner, Is shot dead: 1 the American team' is first in' the Olympic games; William F. McCombs is elect ed chaliroan of the ..National ! Demo eratio Committee. - 4 July ? O-i-Meat - packers' ' trust dis solves .... ' V ' . . July 26 Thirteen Detroit aldermen You win find that drwesists every where speak -. well of Chamberlain's Cough .Remedy, r They know , from long experience in the sale of it that in cases of coughs and colds It can always be i depended upon, and that it is pleasant and safe to take. ; For - sal by all ..dealer ... . . ' ' ' j By ''Bur Fisher X 1 T ; on
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