16527. Searing & Co. (New York, NY)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
private
Start Date
February 25, 1910
Location
New York, New York (40.714, -74.006)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
96e9a4d5

Response Measures

Full suspension

Description

Multiple articles (Feb 25–Mar 15, 1910) report that publicity of an attachment suit alarmed depositors, producing heavy withdrawals which led the private banking firm Searing & Co. to suspend and an involuntary bankruptcy petition; receivers were appointed for the firm and for the Delaware & Eastern railroad. The sequence is: depositor withdrawals (run) → suspension/bankruptcy petition → receivership/closure. Dates inferred from newspaper publication dates and internal text.

Events (4)
1. February 25, 1910 Run
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Publicity of an attachment suit and other pending claims against the firm alarmed depositors and precipitated heavy withdrawals
Measures
Firm determined to suspend to protect creditors and depositors (statement by counsel); later filed/involuntary petition in bankruptcy
Newspaper Excerpt
the depositors became alarmed and demanded their money, and the firm's credit became otherwise shaken
Source
newspapers
2. February 25, 1910 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Suspension announced after depositors withdrew funds following publicity of attachment and related litigation
Newspaper Excerpt
announced their suspension today
Source
newspapers
3. February 26, 1910 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Judge Holt appointed John S. Sheppard, jr., ... as receiver; A. M. Moreland and W. B. Trowbridge were appointed ... as receivers of the Delaware & Eastern Railroad Company. The receiverships were precipitated by the suspension yesterday of Searing & Co., private bankers of this city, who financed the building of the Delaware & Eastern railway.
Source
newspapers
4. March 15, 1910 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
A crowd of angry men and women depositors besieged the Wall street office of the defunct banking firm of Searing & Co. today and clamored for their deposits. A report ... that the firm would pay the depositors in full ... was a mistake
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (14)
1. February 25, 1910 Newark Evening Star and Newark Advertiser Newark, NJ
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SEARING & CO. FAIL AS HEAD APPEARS IN SUIT Suspension of Firm Is An= nounced While Banker Gives Testimony in Court. While Frederick S. Searing was testifying in Vice-Chancellor Howell's court today concerning the claim against him of stockholders of the Passaic Steel Company, his attorneys, Bilder & Bilder, announced the failure of his firm-Searing & Co., private bankers, 7 Wall street. Searing was asked to tell today about dealings and transactions connected with a $2,000,000 bond issue which was floated while he was reorganizing the Passaic Steel Company. The stockholders brought the suit demanding an accounting. Bilder & Bilder gave out the following statement: "The firm of Searing & Co., private bankers, at 7 Wall street, with branches at Third and Wendover avenues, 2015 Boston road and 2611 Eighth avenue, announced their suspension today. The firm was also engaged in building the Delaware and Eastern railway across the centre of New York State, and was interested in financing the road. "The depositors at the branches number many hundreds, and a certain attachment suit brought against the firm recently was given such publicity that many of the depositors became alarmed and demanded their money, and the firm's credit became otherwise shaken. The result was that the firm determined it to be for the best interests of all their creditors and to protect all concerned, to suspend. This precipitated a petition in bankruptcy in the nited States District Court." The firm claims to be fully solvent. Bilder & Bilder, of Newark, N. J., counsel for Searing & Co., further state that the assets of the firm are approximately $700,000, while the liabilities, roughly estimated, will be, about $350,000. a

2. February 25, 1910 Evening Star Washington, DC
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BANKERS' CREDIT SHAKEN. Publicity Given Attachment Suit Results in Bankruptcy. NEW YORK, February 25.-An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed today in the United States district court against Searing & Co., private bankers of this city. Searing & Co., according to a statement issued by their counsel, David H. Bilder, was interested in financing the building of the Delaware and Eastern railway across the center of New York state. An attachment brought against the firm recently was given such wide newspaper publicity that the firm's credit became shaken, with the result that the firm determined it to be for the best interests of all their creditors and to protect all concerned to suspend. This precipitated a petition in bankruptcy in the United States district court which was filed today by creditors. According to Mr. Bilder's statement the assets of the firm approximate $700,000 while their liabilities, roughly estimated, will be about $350,000.

3. February 26, 1910 New-York Tribune New York, NY
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SEARING & CO. FAIL GO TWO RAILROADS DOWN IN SMASH Lawyer Says Money of Depositors W ent Into Delaware and Eastern. An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterday in the United States District Court against Frederick F Searing and Harry M. George. composing the 7 banking firm of Searing & Co., No. Wall street, and Judge Holt appointed John S. Sheppard, jr., of No. 24 Liberty street, as receiver Later in the day A. M. Moreland and W B. Trowbridge were appointed by Judge Hough, of the United States District Court, as receivers of the Delaware & Eastern Railway Company, of which Searing & Co. were the bankers, and the Delaware & Eastern Railroad Company of both of which corporations Frederick F. Searing is president The petitioning creditors in the case of Searing & Co. were the Delawar Milk EdCompany, William P. Chapman and in D. Harrington, whose claims aggregate $5,293.28. for money advanced and balance on money deposited. The milk company's claim is for $5,219.99 Admission of insolvency and willingness on the part of the firm to be adjudged bankrupts are alleged in the petition. David H. Bilder, of No. 198 Broadway, counsel for Searing & Co., said that the firm claimed to be fully solvent. The assets. he continued. would approximate $700,000, and the liabilities, roughly estimated, about $350,000. LAWYER EXPLAINS In explanation of the causes of the failure Mr. Bilder said: "This firm was also engaged in building the Delaware & Eastern Railway across the centre of New York State, and was interested in financing the road. The depositors at the branches of Searing & Co. number many hundreds. A certain attachment brought against the firm recently had such wide publicity that many depositors became alarmed and demanded their money. By reason of this publicity the firm's credit also was shaken, with the result that the firm determined it to be for the best interests of all their creditors and to protect all concerned to suspend. James N. Rosenberg. of James, Schell & Elkus, attorney: for the receiver of Searing & Co., said that the liabilities of the firm were between $400,000 and $300,000. with nominal assets of $700,000. The latter. he said, consisted principally of securities of the Delaware of & Eastern What the actual value these securities was he was not prepared to state, but he remarked that he would not look askance at an offer of $10,000 for the lot. WHERE DEPOSITS WENT. The firm had about one thousand custemers. Mr. Rosenberg said. and from the examination that had been made of the books it was his impression that the bulk of their deposits had gone into the Delaware & Eastern. Expert accountants were at work on the books of the firm. he added. and it was hoped to have a more complete statement of its condition within a day or two The bankruptcy proceedings against the firm. according to Mr. Rosenberg. were precipitated by the attachment obtained last week against the two partOrmand Goldan in an action $85,500 due for placing Eastern bonds in to ware to ncrs be recover by & S. commission. $3,500,000 London alleged Dela- suit last July. and also to the fact that a against Mr Searing and others to recover $500,000 in connection with the receivership of the Passaic Steel Company. of which Mr. Searing was formerly secretary, was now being heard before Vice-Chancellor Howell, of Newark. The Mr. Goldan referred to as having obtained an attachment against Searing & Co. is a brother-in-law of Frederick T. Tagliavia. who acted as agent for the firm in placing the $3. 500,000 bond issue abroad He agreed to take his commission in bonds, but had a disagreement with the promoters as to payment and assigned his claim to Goldan. who applied for an order of attachment against Messrs. Searing and George for the amount of the commission. on the ground that they were nonresid HELD SMALL SAVINGS Searing & Co. have branch offices at Third and Wendover avenues, No. 2015 Boston Road and Eighth avenue and 139th street. The deposits in the Wall street office are estimated at $60,000 and in. the uptown branches at $75,000. Many of the uptown depositors. the majority of whom are small tradesmen and people of moderate means, to whom the 41/2 per cent interest allowed on deposits was a strong inducement. were visitors yesterday at the office of Lindsay Russell, the attorney who filed the petition in bankruptey. Among them was a widow who had accumulated a bank balance of $950. partly on loans from relatives, and who had planned to withdraw her money when it should amount to $1,000, with which sum she intended to buy small store. Another of the disconsclate depositors was a grocer's clerk, whose savings of fifteen years, amounting to $765. were on deposit in one of the Searing branch offices Messrs. Moreland and Trowbridge were appointed receivers for the Delaware & Eastern Railroad Company upon the application of Joseph H. Holmes. a judgment creditor. through his attorneys. Scheil & Elkus. the appointment been made upon of John W. Griggs E.J. James, having ex-Governor the consent and counsel for the & Eastern in the Delaware Welch. was placed application hands Railway of railroad the of Company same Maurice The recelvers upon the L Fairer. the holder of an overdue note

4. February 26, 1910 The Barre Daily Times Barre, VT
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RECEIVERS FOR RAILROADS. Re-organization of the Delaware & Eastern Is Precipitated. New York, Feb. 26.-Receivers were appointed late yesterday in the United States circuit court for the Delaware & Eastern Railroad company, which owns a completed line running from East Branch to Arkville in this state. At the same time, the same receivers, A. M. Moreland of Pittsburg and Walter B. Trowbridge of this city, were appointed for the Delaware & Eastern Railway company, lessee of the first road. The receivership was precipitated by the suspension yesterday of Searing & Co. private bankers of this city, who financed the building of the Delaware & Eastern railway. Application was made for the receivers by mutual consent of counsel for the railroad and counsel for several of its judgment creditors. The Delaware & Eastern Railroad company has outstanding bonds for $1,000,090. It has not paid interest on the bonds for upwards of a year. It is believed that the receiverships are preliminary to a reorganization of both companies.

5. February 27, 1910 New-York Tribune New York, NY
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DEPOSITORS IN TEARS. Clients of Failing Searing Firm Get Little Comfort. It will be several days yet, according to the attorneys for John S. Sheppard, receiver of Searing & Co., the private banking firm which falled on Friday, before the expert accountants can finish their examination of the firm's books and a detailed statement of its condition can be given out, but it is thought that the liabilities will not exceed the previous estimate of between $400.000 and $500.000. Lindsay Russell, the attorney who filed the petition in bankruptcy against the Searing firm, said 'yesterday it was probable that the creditors would form a committee to co-operate with the receiver in the investigation of the firm's affairs, but that nothing definite had been decided In that direction as yet. Mr. Russell's office was visited again yesterday by many of the uptown depositors of Searing & Co., most of them being poor people who had been attracted to the firm by the 41/2 per cent interest allowed on deposits. Mr. Russell listened to many tearful tales from some who had placed their all with the firm and wanted him to try and get some of it back, but he was not able to offer them much encouragement.

6. March 1, 1910 The Sun New York, NY
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REMAINS OF SEARING s CO. Furntture Going to the Auction Room Small Cheer for Depositors. In the elaborate offices on the fourth floor at 7 Wall street occupied by Searing is Co., private bankers and promoters of the Delaware and Eastern Railway Company. the office fixtures were being taken down yesterday and shipped away to an auctioneer's storerooms. while the contents of the vaults were on their way to the office of the receiver, John S. Sheppard. Jr., in Liberty street. Depositors came trickling into the anteroom of Receiver Sheppard's office only to be directed to the quarters of Lindsay Russell. counsel for the creditors. around the corner on Broadway, where Charles B McLaughlin of the firm did what he could to comfort them. Late in theafternoon a thin little woman in a faded brown suit sat in the anteroom crying on the shoulder of a boy of sixteen. who furtively wiped his own eyes with the back of his hand. The woman. whose husband is a laborer. had eaved $70 to provide against sickness. She deposited it with Searing s Co., and when the crash came last Friday she was on her way uptown to withdraw her account. The boy had had $700 to his credit on the concern's books, which was to be turned over to him when he reached the age of 21. His father had been putting by his savings for the last ten years with the idea of giving the boy a start. In a corner of McLaughlin's office with her head buried in her arms, was a white haired woman in black. She had borrowed $1,000 from relatives and expected soon to open a little notion store. She deposited the money with Searing s Co. Dozens of others went in to see Mr. Russell yesterday. only to be turned away with nothing more definite than a few words of sympathy and the promise that the lawyers would do their best to get back what they could of the depositors' money. Neither Mr. Shepperd, the receiver. nor Mr. McLaughlin, his counsel. could say how much the assets of Searing & Co. amounted to. It seems that a considerable amount of the deposits of the uptown branches was put into securities of various enterprises in which Searing & Co. were interested. These included. it is understood, bonds of the Delaware and Eastern Railway Company and stock and bonds of the Atlantic Engineering and Construction Company. the American Railway Steel Tie Company. the Delaware County Milk Company and the Passaic Steel Company. The actual cash on hand and the assets capable of speedy conversion into cash are, it is understood, meagre. Until the Delaware and Eastern has been reorganized and the market value of its securities has been established there is apparently nothing much that can be done for the depositors.

7. March 4, 1910 Newark Evening Star and Newark Advertiser Newark, NJ
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TWO SEARING EMPLOYEES ARRESTED IN BIG FAILURE. NEW YORK, March 4.-Charged today with accepting money from depositors when the banking institution which employed them, Searing & Co., was insolvent, and its condition known to them, A. M. Goldstein and Bernard Hirsch, manager and receiving teller, respectively, of the Bronx branch of that banking concern, were arrested and locked up at police headquarters. The complaint was made by a depositors' committee, of which Michael Batavia is chairman. The district attorney's office took an interest in the affairs of Searing & Co., whose main office is at 7 Wall street, immediately after the announcement of the failure. Their nominal assets were said to be about $700,000, and their liabilities between $350,000 and $500,000. The assets consisted largely of bonds of the Delaware & Eastern Railway Company, which was financed by Searing & Co., and which went into the hands of a receiver also on Friday.

8. March 15, 1910 Norwich Bulletin Norwich, CT
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ANGRY DEPOSITORS Besieged Office of Defunct New York Banking Firm for Their Money. New York, March 14.-A crowd of angry men and women depositors besieged the Wall street office of the defunct banking firm of Searing & Co. today and clamored for their deposits. A report was published in a morning paper that the firm would pay the depositors in full and when the offices closed there was anger and dismay. After lingering about the corridors of the building for several hours, a delegation called on John S. Sheppard, the receiver. who has an office nearby. He explained that the report was a mistake and that the firm accounts had not been straightened out.

9. March 15, 1910 New-York Tribune New York, NY
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STORM OF CREDITORS. Angry Crowd Besieges Vacant Searing & Co. Offices. Creditors of the failed banking house of Searing & Co. besieged the former offices of the firm, at No. 7 Wall street, yesterday, following the publication of a false rumor that they were to be paid in full. There were more than a hundred of them, mostly women from upper Harlem and The Bronx, many of whom had deposited nearly all their savings with the firm. There was much excitement among the creditors when they were told that the bankrupt firm was no longer a tenant of the building. Finally, one of the porters remembered that the Delaware & Eastern Railway Company, which was promoted by Searing & Co. and formerly had offices with the firm, had moved to No. 10 Bridge street, and he directed the crowd there. Off they rushed to the new address, the women in the lead, only to be told on their arrival that the railway company had nothing to do with the affairs of the failed bankers. To pacify them the clerks suggested that they go to the office of the receiver of the bankrupt firm, John S. Sheppard, jr., at No. 26 Liberty street. Mr. Sheppard informed them that there was no truth in the rumor about payment. It is said that as matters now stand creditors of the bankrupt firm will receive only about 10 per cent of their claims. It has been reported that friends of the two members of the firm, F. F. Searing and H. M. George, would come to their assistance and enable them to make a settlement in full with their creditors, but counsel for the receiver said yesterday that he had not heard of such an arrangement. With the exception of $7,000 in cash, most of the assets of the failed firm consist of securities of the Delaware & Eastern railway and railroad companies, both of which were carried down with the firm and are of problematical value at present.

10. March 23, 1910 New-York Tribune New York, NY
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SEEKSEARING FUNDS Banker Pleads His Privilege to Question. A hearing in bankruptcy on the private banking firm of Searing & Co., which failed recently. was continued yesterday before United States Commissioner Alexander. The firm had an office in Wall street, another at Eighth avenue and 139th street and two in The Bronx. At the time of the failure $80,000 was owing to individual depositors in the branch offices. Frederick C. McLaughlin, counsel for the receiver. E. Crosby Kindelberger, who was appointed by the United States Attorney to investigate the failure, and Emmanuel Hertz. representing some two hundred depositors, attended yesterday's hearing. the purpose of which was to discover what were the assets of the firm. John B. Stanchfield appeared for Searing & Co. Frederick H. Searing, senior member of the banking firm, was the principal witness. He testified that he did not control the Newton or Dover trust companies, New Jersey concerns, but admitted to Mr. MeLaughlin that he owned fifty shares of the Newton company's stock that he had pledged for a loan with the Dover company, of which, Searing said, his father was president. Searing & Co., he continued, owned fifty-one shares of the same stock. all but five shares of which had been pledged for a loan, and he had also made his wife a present of fifteen shares. Mr. McLaughlin then asked Mr. Searing regarding his connection with the Downsville (N. Y.) Lumber Company, in which he was a large stockholder. He replied that his holdings in that concern had been pledged as collateral for loans. Mr. Searing denied that on February 24, the day before the failure, he had drawn $3,800 in cash from the firm's exchequer. He also said that he had not on the same day recelved the proceeds of a check drawn on the Empire Trust Company. "The account was checked out on February 23," said the witness. "One of our clerks drew the money from the Empire Trust Company, and I gave it to my father. It was my father's money which he had deposited with our firm." Mr. Searing couldn't remember why his father had withdrawn the money only the day before the failure. Mr. McLaughlin's next question was why Mr. Searing's father drew out $2,400 shortly before the failure, and on the same day deposited $2,100. The witness refused to answer that, on the ground that it would tend to incriminate him. When finally asked when he first learned that the firm was insolvent, Searing replied: "I have not found it out yet."

11. December 28, 1910 New Ulm Review New Ulm, MN
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ds. Revo 008 [osing 'PI bituary Cray Clement, actor sas City, Mo.; aged 47. Financial: Searing & Co., priva ers in New York, failed owin 28. Snowslide: Two villages and camp buried in the mountains ern Idaho; over 50 deaths. MARCH. 1. Obituary: Don Jose Domingo dia. president of the republic ama, at Panama; aged 65. Avalanche: Upward of 100 snowslides in the mountains ington. 2. Sporting: Thure Johansen, the world's Marathon record ning 26 miles 305 yards in 2 minutes 551/2 seconds. Mining Accident: 33 miners explosion in the gold diggings las island, Alaska. 5. Avalanche: Snowslide in British Columbia, caused Ilves. 09 JO premdn Strike: General walkout in to aid the striking street car Obituary: Louis James, actor, ena, Mont.: aged 50. 6. Obituary: Thomas Collier mer United States senator political leader, in New aged 77. Dr. Louis Klopso Christian Herald and worldwide philanthropy, in city; aged 58. 7. Accident: 12 killed and 17 jured by an explosion in a tory at Roby, Ind. 8. Obituary: Jake Schaeffer, liard player. at Denver. 9. Strike: State wide strike Pennsylvania in sympathy Philadelphia car men's strike 13. Shipwrecks: Over 1,000 fisher ished in wrecks caused by a the coast of Japan. 14. Fire: At Jamestown, N. Y. loss of $800,000. Obituary: Phil Daly, noted Long Branch, N.J. 15. Venezuela: George Cannon, Leroy Cannon, one of cuted by Zelaya, hanged for conspiracy by order of Madriz. 16. Sporting: Barney Oldfield, ican autoist, broke the record for 1 mile by driving the course in 27.33 seconds Beach. Fla. 21. Railroad Accident: 44 deat wreck of Rock Island railro at Green Mountain. Ia. 22. Sporting: Barney Oldfield mile auto event at Dayton Fla., covering the course in 23. Sporting: Cambridge defeate in the annual eight oared at Putney, England. 27. Strike: State wide sympathy aid the Philadelphia car off by the Pennsylvania labor 28. Warship Disaster: 8 sailors explosion on the United Charleston during practice pine waters. Obituary: David Josiah Brewe ate justice United States court, in Washington; aged 29. Political: State Senator Allds declared guilty of by a vote of his colleagues, 'A N Albany, Obituary: Alexander Agassiz, ist, son of the celebrated siz of Harvard university, at 75. JO Sury '0E "99 a Railroad Accident: 22 killed ously injured in a collision at Germany. APRIL 1. Obituary: Robert W. Patters ident of the Chicago Tribune in Philadelphia; aged 60. 8. Airship Disaster: German Pommern wrecked in flight tin and lost with three the Baltic sea. 12. Obituary: Prof. William ner, social scientist, of Yale glewood, N. J.; aged 70. 13. Personal: Col. Duncan B. of the convicted murderers of personsed Carmack 'M a Tennessee. JO Patterson Jou 14. Earthquake; Costa Rica $1,000,000. Chinese Riot: Natives attacked ers and burned missions at

12. December 29, 1910 The News-Herald Hillsboro, OH
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defeated at Tasma. losing 800 in all. 24. Obituary: Clay Clement, actor, in Kan 20 pase NOW CHIP SBS Financial: Searing & Co., private bank ers in New York, failed owing $350,000 28. Snowslide: Two villages and a mining camp buried in the mountains of north ern Idaho; over 50 deaths. MARCH. 1. Obituary: Don Jose Domingo de Obal dia. president of the republic of ama. at Panama: aged 65. Avalanche: Upward of 100 deaths snowslides in the mountains of Wash ington. 2. Sporting: Thure Johansen. Swede. the world's Marathon record by ning 26 miles 365 yards in 2 hours minutes 551/2 seconds. Mining Accident: 33 miners killed explosion in the gold diggings on Doug las island. Alaska. 5. Avalanche: Snowslide in Rogers British Columbia. caused the loss 09 JO premin Strike: General walkout in Philadelphia to aid the striking street car men. Obituary: Louis James. actor. at Hel ena, Mont.: aged 50. 6. Obituary: Thomas Collier Platt. for mer United States senator and a political leader in New York aged 77. Dr. Louis Klopsch. edito Christian Herald and promoter worldwide philanthropy. in New York city: aged 58. 7. Accident: 12 killed and 17 seriously jured by an explosion in a starch tory at Roby, Ind. 8. Obituary: Jake Schaeffer, noted Hard player at Denver. 9. Strike: State wide strike declared Pennsylvania in sympathy with Philadelphia car men's strike. 13. Shipwrecks: Over 1.000 fishermen ished in wrecks caused by a storm the coast of Japan. 14. Fire: At Jamestown, N. Y., causing loss of $800.000. Obituary: Phil Daly. noted gambler, Long Branch. N. J. 15. Venezuela: George Cannon. cousin Leroy Cannon. one of Americans cuted by Zelaya, hanged at Corinte for conspiracy by order of President Madriz. 16. Sporting: Barney Oldfield. Irish-Amer ican autoist, broke the world's record for 1 mile by driving a car the course in 27.33 seconds at Daytona BLA Beach 21. Railroad Accident: 44 deaths In wreck of Rock Island railroad trains at Green Mountain. la. 22. Sporting: Barney Oldfield won the mile auto event at Daytona Beach Fla.. covering the course in 19 minutes 23. Sporting: Cambridge defeated Oxford in the annual eight oared rowing at Putney England. 27. Strike: State wide sympathy strike aid the Philadelphia car men declared off by the Pennsylvania labor unions. 28. Warship Disaster: 8 sallors killed by explosion on the United States cruiser Charleston during practice in Philippine waters. Obituary: David Josiah Brewer. associate justice United States supreme '82 pase 111 court, 29. Political: State Senator Jotham Allds declared guilty of bribe taking by a vote of his colleagues, 40 to 9, Albany, N. Y. Obituary: Alexander Agassiz. naturalist. son of the celebrated Louis Agassiz of Harvard university, at sea: aged 79. 30. Obituary: King Menelik of Abyssinia: '99 pase Railroad Accident: 22 killed and 50 seriously injured in a collision at Hulheim, Germany. APRIL. 1. Obituary: Robert W. Patterson. president of the Chicago Tribune company, in Philadelphia: aged 60. 3. Airship Disaster: German balloon

13. December 30, 1910 Middlebury Register Middlebury, VT
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12. Ad Wolgast defeated Battling Nelson for the lightweight championship at Richmond, Cal., in 40 rounds. Nicaraguan Revolution: Revolutionists defeated at Tasma, losing 800 in all. 24. Obituary: Clay Clement, actor, in Kansas City, Mo.; aged 47. Financial: Searing & Co., private bankers in New York, failed owing $350,000. 28. Snowslide: Two villages and a mining camp buried in the mountains of northern Idaho; over 50 deaths. MARCH. 1. Obituary: Don Jose Domingo de Obaldia, president of the republic of Panama, at Panama; aged 65. Avalanche: Upward of 100 deaths from snowslides in the mountains of Washington. 2. Sporting: Thure Johansen, Swede, set the world's Marathon record by running 26 miles 365 yards in 2 hours 36 minutes 55½ seconds. Mining Accident: 33 miners killed by explosion in the gold diggings on Douglas island, Alaska. 5. Avalanche: Snowslide in Rogers pass, British Columbia, caused the loss of upward of 60 lives. Strike: General walkout in Philadelphia to aid the striking street car men. Obituary: Louis James, actor, at Helena, Mont.; aged 50. 6. Obituary: Thomas Collier Platt, former United States senator and a noted political leader, in New York city; aged 77. Dr. Louis Klopsch, editor Christian Herald and promoter of worldwide philanthropy, in New York city; aged 58. 7. Accident: 12 killed and 17 seriously injured by an explosion in a starch factory at Roby, Ind. 8. Obituary: Jake Schaeffer, noted billiard player, at Denver. 9. Strike: State wide strike declared in Pennsylvania in sympathy with the Philadelphia car men's strike. 13. Shipwrecks: Over 1,000 fishermen perished in wrecks caused by a storm on the coast of Japan. 14. Fire: At Jamestown, N. Y., causing loss of $800,000. Obituary: Phil Daly, noted gambler, at Long Branch, N. J. 15. Venezuela: George Cannon, cousin of Leroy Cannon, one of Americans executed by Zelaya, hanged at Corinto for conspiracy by order of President Madriz. 16. Sporting: Barney Oldfield, Irish-American autoist, broke the world's auto record for 1 mile by driving a car over the course in 27.33 seconds at Daytona Beach, Fla. 21. Railroad Accident: 44 deaths in a wreck of Rock Island railroad trains at Green Mountain, Ia. 22. Sporting: Barney Oldfield won the 20 mile auto event at Daytona Beach, Fla., covering the course in 19 minutes. 23. Sporting: Cambridge defeated Oxford in the annual eight oared rowing race at Putney, England. 27. Strike: State wide sympathy strike to aid the Philadelphia car men declared off by the Pennsylvania labor unions. 28. Warship Disaster: 8 sailors killed by explosion on the United States cruiser Charleston during practice in Philippine waters. Obituary: David Josiah Brewer, associate justice United States supreme court, in Washington; aged 73. 29. Political: State Senator Jotham P. Allds declared guilty of bribe taking by a vote of his colleagues, 40 to 9, at Albany, N. Y. Obituary: Alexander Agassiz, naturalist, son of the celebrated Louis Agassiz of Harvard university, at sea; aged 75. 30. Obituary: King Menelik of Abyssinia; aged 66. Railroad Accident: 22 killed and 50 seriously injured in a collision at Hulheim, Germany. APRIL. 1. Obituary: Robert W. Patterson, president of the Chicago Tribune company, in Philadelphia; aged 60. 3. Airship Disaster: German balloon Pommern wrecked in flight near Stettin and lost with three passengers in the Baltic sea. 12. Obituary: Prof. William Graham Sumner, social scientist, of Yale, at Englewood, N. J.; aged 70. 13. Personal: Col. Duncan B. Cooper, one of the convicted murderers of Senator E. W. Carmack, pardoned by Governor Patterson of Tennessee. 14. Earthquake: Costa Rica shaken; loss $1,000,000. Chinese Riot: Natives attacked foreigners and burned missions at Changchau, Hunan, China. Political: Premier Asquith's resolutions limiting the veto power of the house of lords carried in the house of commons by 103 majority. Labor: The steel trust increased the wages of about 225,000 employees over 5 per cent. 15. Convention: National Suffrage association met in Washington. 16. Obituary: Ignacio Marsical, Mexico's chief diplomat, at Mexico City. 17. Airship Disaster: German balloon Deutsch struck by lightning during an ascension near Eisenach and wrecked, killing four passengers. 18. Convention: Annual congress Daughters of the American Revolution met in Washington. Labor: Philadelphia car men's strike ended with some advantage to the strikers. 21. Obituary: Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), the author, at Redding, Conn.; aged 75. 23. Fire: Lake St. Charles, La., 20 blocks burned; loss about $3,000,000. Storm: Violent snow and wind storm, with freezing temperature, caused destruction of budding fruits in the central lake region, extending south to Tennessee. 25. Personal: Governor Charles E. Hughes of New York appointed justice of the United States supreme court to succeed the late Justice Brewer. Obituary: Bjornstjerne Bjornson, famous Norwegian novelist, poet, playwright and patriot, in Paris; aged 78. 26. Political: Dedication of the Hall of American Republics in Washington. 27. Aviation: Louis Paulhan, French aviator, won the London Daily Mail $50,000 prize by flying from London to Manchester, 185 miles, in 252 minutes actual time. 28. Political: The British house of lords

14. December 31, 1910 Rock Island Argus Rock Island, IL
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# Features of the World's Happenings During Last Year value of all farm products in the United States for 1910 as $8,926,000,000, the largest record made and an increase over 1909 of $305,000,000. Corn is king, with a production of 2,571,333,000 bushels; value $1,523,908,000. Cotton crop, $800,000,000. Hay leads with wheat 69,078,000 tons; value $747,769,000. Whent crop, 695,443,000 bushels; value, $621,443,000. The census of 1910 shows an increase in population over 1900 of 15,-960,280. JANUARY. 1. Obituary: Agnes Booth, widow of Junius Brutus Booth and at one time a popular actress, in Brookline, Mass.; aged 64. 2. Personal: Charles W. Morse, convicted New York banker, began a fifteen year sentence in the United States penitentiary at Atlanta. 3. Aviation Accident: Leon Delagrange, pioneer aeroplane experimenter, killed by the fall of a Bleriot monoplane at Bordeaux, France. 4. Obituary: Darius Ogden Mills, banker and capitalist, at San Francisco; aged 85. 5. Aviation: Hubert Latham, French aviator, beat the records for altitude of heavier than air machines by ascending nearly 3,600 feet at Mourmelon, France. 6. Personal: Gifford Pinchot, chief forester, removed by President Taft. 7. Obituary: Flora Adams Darling, founder of the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in New York city; aged 70. 8. Obituary: Francesco di Paola Satolli, created cardinal in Rome. Gen. New-ton Martin Curtis, "hero of Fort Fish-er," in New York city; aged 74. 9. Aviation: Aviation meet at Los Angeles. 10. Sporting: Fred Eames won the three cushion billiard championship of the world from Alfredo De Oro, the Cuban champion, in New York; final score 150 to 132. 11. Shipwreck: Steamer Czarina wrecked on Coos Bay bar, Oregon coast; 30 drowned. 12. Conventions: United Mine Workers of North America met at Indianapolis; Conference on uniform legislation met at Washington. 13. Financial: Lathrop, Hopkins & Co. and J. M. Fiske & Co., Stock Exchange members, failed in New York as the result of the collapse of the Hocking Coal pool; total liabilities about $5,000,000. 14. National Guard: The organized volunteer militia of the United States became a permanent adjunct of the regular army, establishment by the operation of the Dick law. 15. Railroad Accident: 45 killed and 22 injured in the wrecking of a passenger train on the Canadian Pacific at the crossing of Spanish river, Ontario. 16. Obituary: Ezra Kendall, well known comedian, at Martinsville, Ind.; aged 49. 17. Personal: John R. Walsh, convicted Chicago banker, began serving a five year term in the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan. 18. Storm: The river Seine exceeded high water mark in Paris, endangering the city and paralyzing traffic. 19. Panama Libel Case: Indictment of the New York World in the Panama libel case quashed in the United States circuit court in New York city. 20. Floods: Floods in Paris; river Seine 2 wrecked; 2 square miles inundated; loss estimated over $30,000,000. 21. Explosion: 79 miners killed by explosion in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company's mine at Primero, Colo. FEBRUARY. 1. Mining Accident: 33 killed by explosion in the Browder mine near Drakesboro, Ky. 2. Mining Accident: 88 killed at Las Esperanzas, Mexico. 3. Financial: Wells & Robinson, bankers and brokers in New York, Boston, Chicago and Worcester, failed with $4,968,968 liabilities. The Mexican National Packing Co., incorporated in New Jersey and operating in Mexico, went into receivership with liabilities placed at $357,-000. 4. Boycott Decision: The Connecticut Supreme Court decided in favor of the plaintiff with award of damages against the individuals who instituted the boycott, amounting to $22,000. 5. Shipwreck: The United States naval tug Iroquois lost on the voyage from Hampton Roads to Boston with a crew of 32 on board. 6. Shipwreck: The French liner General Chanzy wrecked in a gale near the island of Minorca; 156 persons perished. 7. Financial: The Central Foundry Co., a general corporation operating foundries in several states, failed with liabilities at over $1,000,000. 8. Volcanic Disaster: Eruption of volcano on Costa Rica; destroyed 80 miles of territory. 9. Railroad Accident: 12 killed and 20 injured in a head-on collision near Ma-con, Ga., on the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad. 10. Personal: Herbert Gladstone, whose father, W. E. Gladstone, "the great commoner," twice declined a seat in the house of lords, elevated to the peerage. 11. Anti-Foreign Riot in Canton; 500 riotous soldiers killed. 12. Obituary: George Holland, the actor, in Philadelphia; aged 64. Gen. St. Clair Mulholland, noted veteran of the war, in Philadelphia; aged 71. 13. Obituary: Neil Burgess, the actor, in New York city; aged 64. 14. Storm: Herman Vezin, American distinguished on the London stage. 15. Storm: Cloudburst in the Ahrens-ville district; destroyed 130 lives. 16. Aviation: K. Hamilton drove a Curtiss biplane from New York to Philadelphia in 1 hour 51 minutes; Philadelphia to New York 1 hour 36 minutes. 17. Aviation: S. Brookings made an altitude record by ascending 8,484 feet in a Wright aero-plane at Indianapolis. 18. Fire: Flames followed collapse of the Montreal Herald building; caused loss of 40 lives. 19. World's Missionary convention in Edinburgh. 20. Obituary: Justin Stevens, founder of the Sons of the Revolution, at Boston; aged 83. 21. Aviation: Walter S. Brookings made altitude record by ascending 9,714 feet at Belmont park. 22. Aviation: Sir George V. pro-claimed King George V. throughout the empire. 23. Convention: General Federation of Women's Clubs met at Cincinnati. 24. Shipwreck: 12 deaths by the wrecking of the yacht City of Saultillo on the Ohio river near Glen Park, Mo. 25. Mining Accident: explosion in the mine at Whitehaven, Eng-land; several shocks in San Francisco. 26. Convention: National gathering of Sons of Chicago. 27. Earthquake: Shocks at Los Angeles, Cal., and vicinity. 28. Convention: Pan-American congress of American Clubs met in New Orleans. 29. Convention: National Association of Brewers met in New York. 30. Explosion: 20 boilers of the American Tin-plate company at Canton, O., exploded and causing 20 injured upward. 31. Obituary: Pauline Viardot-Garcia, celebrated late Manuel Garcia and celebrated opera singer, in Paris. 32. Comet: The earth passed through the tail of Halley's comet at 10 p. m., New York time. 33. Dynamite exploded at the barracks of the guard at Pinar del Rio, destroying 100 lives. 34. Conventions: The United Typothetae of America, otherwise the employing printers, met in their 24th annual convention at Washington. National congress of the Naval and Military League of the Spanish-American War met at New York city. The Mohonk conference on international arbitration met at Lake Mohonk, N. Y. John A. Kasson, Former Unit-ed States minister to Austria, in Washington. 35. World's Sunday School convention met at Washington. 36. Violent Shock at Salt Lake City. 37. Fire: 15 deaths by the sinking of the steamer Frank H. Goodyear near Barquais, Lake Huron. 38. Hotel Champlain, a large resort on Bluff Point, totally destroyed; loss about $800,000. 39. Cloudburst: The French sub-marine Pluviose rammed by a ferry and sank with her crew. 40. Railroad Accident: 10 killed and 40 injured in the wreck on the Lehigh Val-ley near Wilkesbarre, Pa. 41. Obituary: Robert Koch, eminent German scientist, discoverer of a con-tagion, at Baden-Baden; aged 67. 42. Obituary: Glenn H. Curtiss flew from Albany to New York, following the course of the Hudson river, winning the New York World's prize of $10,000. 43. Government forces repulsed attack upon Estrada's revolu-tionists at Bluefields. 44. Convention: The South African Union proclaimed. JUNE. 1. Obituary: Edward Jenkins, English writer, author of the sensational political pamphlet "Ginx's Baby," in London. 2. Obituary: Sir Francis Seymour Haden, noted English artist and pioneer woman physician and the United States, in London; aged 83. 3. Aviation: William Von Hengen Der-won the English Derby. 4. Obituary: William Syvret Porter, now known as "O. Henry," in New York; aged 43. 5. Storm: Several villages in east Tennessee wiped out; 300 deaths. 6. Obituary: Smith Golden, Anglo-American author and educator, at London; aged 87. 7. Obituary: Sir George Newnes, noted publisher, in London; aged 59. 8. Fire: 40 acres of warehouses and lumber in Seattle; loss near $1,000,000. 9. Storm: K. Hamilton drove a Curtiss biplane from New York to Philadelphia in 1 hour 51 minutes; Philadelphia to New York 1 hour 36 minutes. 10. Aviation: S. Brookings made an altitude record by ascending 8,484 feet in a Wright aeroplane at Indianapolis. 11. Fire: Flames followed collapse of the Montreal Herald building; caused loss of 40 lives. 12. World's missionary convention in Edinburgh. 13. Obituary: Justin Stevens, founder of the Sons of the Revolution, at Boston; aged 83. 14. Aviation: Walter S. Brookings made altitude record by ascending 9,714 feet at Belmont park. 15. Storm: 18 deaths in New York city. 16. Mining Accident: 19 killed and nearly 100 in a collision near Ver-nal, Utah. 17. Obituary: President Theodore Roose-velt arrived in New York on his return from his African and European trip. 18. Political: The railroad bill, creating a commerce and amending the interstate commerce act of 1837, became a law. 19. Obituary: Henry Neville, noted actor and dramatist, in London. 20. World's Sunday school convention in Washington. 21. Aviation: Count Zeppelin's dirigible Deutschland sailed from Friedrichs-hafen to Dusseldorf; 300 miles, carrying 32 persons. 22. Shipwreck: Deutschland made an excursion trip carrying 32 passengers. 23. Convention: Connell won the varsity eight-oared race and freshman's eight. 24. Personal: Nuage, owned by Mme. Lebaudy, won the French Grand Prix. 25. Obituary: W. K. Vanderbilt's Relin-quishment. 26. Political: Porfirio Diaz re-elected president of Mexico. 27. Obituary: United States Senator Sam-uel McEnery, of Louisiana, in New Orleans; aged 74. Dr. John Hen-ry Middleton, noted archaeological ex-cavations, North Adams, Mass. 28. Personal: John N. J., suffered $500,000 loss by farming congress. 29. Storm: Electric cars collided causing the death of 19 passengers. 30. Personal: H. Moody of the Moody home court resigned. 31. Political: The revolution-ists abandoned the revolution and declared a republic. 32. Mining Disaster: 75 miners trapped by explosion in a Colorado Fuel and Iron Company's mine at Starkville, Colo. 33. Obituary: Governor Charles E. Hughes took the oath of office as justice of the United States supreme court. 34. Storm: River Swem over-flowed on the Baltic. 35. Shipwreck: French steamship sunk by ram by the Pluviose rammed by a ferry with 22 of her crew. 36. Storm: Crossing bank of country branches. 37. Personal: of a receiver, owing $1,000,000. 38. Obituary: Mead, noted American artist, in Florence, Italy; aged 75. 39. Obituary: Senator Dodge; aged 83. 40. Aviation: Balloon area flight at Atlan-tic City, Mich.; loss of $400,-000. 41. Political: Payment of the settlement of N. J., by the Dutch government. 42. Obituary: Persons representing the German, France, Germany and Russia sailed from St. Louis in the steamer for the Bennett cup race. The dirigible Howard sailed from 16 hours, carrying 7 persons. 43. Obituary: Elias Howe, author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic;" aged 91. 44. Aviation: Latham abandoned his air-ship after sailing 140 miles north. 45. Storm: A hurricane struck South Carolina coasts. 46. Aviation: America II, Ford-yce, landed in the sea 1,355 miles from winning point, winning long distance. 47. Obituary: Thomas T. Eckert, general military tele-grapher and later president of the Western Union, at Long Branch; aged 85. 48. Shipwreck: Steamship Regulus, ply-ing between New York and Newfound-land, sunk by a storm on the St. Lawrence; 50 lives drowned. 49. Personal: Choice H. Crippen found guilty of murdering his wife, Cora Crippen, at Old Bailey court, London. 50. Shipwreck: Steamship Wally sunk; 50 passengers and crew drowned. 51. Convention: Steamship Wally sunk; 50 passengers and crew drowned. 52. Convention: International peace congress met in Stockholm. 53. Obituary: E. L. Sambourne, noted caricaturist of London Punch, in London; aged 65. 54. Obituary: Louis Schriber, long known as a great cornetist, in Los Angeles; aged 82. 55. Obituary: Rear Admiral Schofield, U. S. N., retired, at Stamford, Conn.; aged 81. 56. Obituary: J. B. Studley, once noted actor, in New York city. Col. Harvey W. Scott, editor of the Portland Ore-gonian, in Mayor Gaynor. Mayor William J. Gaynor shot on board the ocean liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse by James J. Gallagher, a discharged city employee. 57. Railroad Accident: 14 killed and 20 injured in a head-on collision on the Northern Pacific near Ignacio, Cal. 58. Fire: In Boston's lumber district; loss $1,000,000. 59. Convention: Apple growers' congress opened in St. Louis. Special convention of the United Mine Workers of America met at Indianapolis. 60. Obituary: Judith Ellen Foster, noted woman lawyer, in Washington; aged 70. 61. Flood Disaster: 3,000 houses and shops destroyed and over a thousand lives lost in Tokyo. 62. Sporting: Uhlan set a new trotting record by going a mile in 1:58¾ at Cleveland, Ohio. 63. Obituary: Florence Nightingale, famous nurse in the Crimean war, in London; aged 90. Edmund D. Lewis, noted artist and art collector, in Philadelphia; aged 73. 64. Aviation: Aviation: Radley, an English aviator, broke he world's speed record by flying a mile in 47 2-5 seconds at Black-pool. 65. Fire: Fire: The "White City" of the world's fair at Brussels destroyed; loss estimated at $40,000,000. 66. Railroad Accident: 82 killed and 100 injured in a collision at Saujon, France. 67. Aviation: C. F. Willard carried three passengers on a quarter mile biplane trip at Garden City, beating the world's record on the number of passengers. 68. Convention: The international Esperanto congress met in Washington. 69. Obituary: Rev. E. P. Hammond, once famous traveling evangelist, at Hartford, Conn. 70. Obituary: President Montt of Chile, in Bremen. 71. Shipwreck: 32 passengers and 7 sailors drowned by the foundering of the Spanish steamer Tarifa in the strait of Gibraltar. 72. Convention: Annual convention of the National Firemen's association met at Rochester, N. Y. 73. Nicaragua: Estrada's revolutionists defeated the Madriz forces in front of Managua. 74. Fire: Fire in Jersey City loss of $1,000,000 by the burning of a business block. 75. Nicaragua: Managua, the capital, occupied by the victorious revolutionists under Estrada. Madriz, the president, fled. 76. Fire: 13 lives lost and property valued at $1,000,000 destroyed at Wallace, Ida., by flames started by forest fires in the vicinity of the city. 77. Sporting: Hanover lowered the world's record for stallions by trotting a mile in 2:03 at the Empire City track, Yonkers. 78. Sporting: William A. Larned, national lawn tennis champion, defended his title at Newport, defeating Thomas C. Bundy of California. 79. Sporting: Novelty won the Futurity and a purse of $25,360 at Saratoga, with Bashti second. 80. Aviation: Glenn H. Curtiss made an over water record by flying 60 miles over Lake Erie in 1 hour 18 minutes, an average of 46.1 miles an hour. 81. Aviation: H. M. Moisant won the Der-by aviation prize of $12,500 at Belmont park. 82. Aviation: Radley, an English aviator, broke he world's speed record by flying a mile in 47 2-5 seconds at Black-pool. 83. Fire: The "White City" of the world's fair at Brussels destroyed; loss estimated at $40,000,000. 84. Railroad Accident: 82 killed and 100 injured in a collision at Saujon, France. 85. Aviation: C. F. Willard carried three passengers on a quarter mile biplane trip at Garden City, beating the world's record on the number of passengers. 86. Convention: The international Esperanto congress met in Washington. 87. Obituary: Rev. E. P. Hammond, once famous traveling evangelist, at Hartford, Conn. 88. Obituary: President Montt of Chile, in Bremen. 89. Shipwreck: 32 passengers and 7 sailors drowned by the foundering of the Spanish steamer Tarifa in the strait of Gibraltar. 90. Convention: Annual convention of the National Firemen's association met at Rochester, N. Y. 91. Nicaragua: Estrada's revolutionists defeated the Madriz forces in front of Managua. 92. Fire: Fire in Jersey City loss of $1,000,000 by the burning of a business block. 93. Nicaragua: Managua, the capital, occupied by the victorious revolutionists under Estrada. Madriz, the president, fled. 94. Fire: 13 lives lost and property valued at $1,000,000 destroyed at Wallace, Ida., by flames started by forest fires in the vicinity of the city. 95. Sporting: Hanover lowered the world's record for stallions by trotting a mile in 2:03 at the Empire City track, Yonkers. 96. Sporting: William A. Larned, national lawn tennis champion, defended his title at Newport, defeating Thomas C. Bundy of California. 97. Sporting: Novelty won the Futurity and a purse of $25,360 at Saratoga, with Bashti second. 98. Aviation: Glenn H. Curtiss made an over water record by flying 60 miles over Lake Erie in 1 hour 18 minutes, an average of 46.1 miles an hour. 99. Aviation: H. M. Moisant won the Der-by aviation prize of $12,500 at Belmont park. 100. Ad Wolgast defeated Battling Nelson for the lightweight championship at Richmond, Cal., in 40 rounds. 101. Nicaragua: Revolutionists defeated at Tumaa, losing 200 in all. 102. Obituary: Clay Clement, actor, in Kansas City, Mo.; aged 47. 103. Financial: Searing & Co., private bank-ers in New York, failed owing $350,000. 104. Snowslide: Two villages and a mining camp buried in the mountains of north-ern Idaho; over 50 deaths. MARCH. 1. Obituary: Don Jose Domingo de Obal-dia, president of the republic of Panama, at Panama; aged 65. 2. Avalanche: Upward of 100 deaths from snowslides in the mountains of Washington. 3. Sporting: Thure Johansen, Swede, set the world's Marathon record by running 26 miles 385 yards in 2 hours 33 minutes 55¼ seconds. 4. Mining Accident: 68 miners killed by explosion in the gold diggings on Douglas island, Alaska. 5. Avalanche: Snowslide in Rogers pass, British Columbia, caused the loss of upward of 60 lives. 6. Strike: General walkout in Philadelphia to aid the striking street car men. 7. Obituary: Louis James, actor, at Helena, Mont.; aged 50. 8. Obituary: Thomas Collier Platt, former United States senator and a noted political leader, in New York city; aged 77. By Louis Klopsch, editor Christian Herald and promoter of worldwide philanthropy, in New York city; aged 58. 9. Accident: 12 killed and 17 seriously injured by an explosion in a starch factory at Roby, Ind. 10. Obituary: Jacob Schaeffer, noted billiard player at Denver. 11. Strike: State wide sympathy strike in Pennsylvania car men's strike. 12. Shipwrecks: Over 1,000 fishermen perished in wrecks caused by a storm on the coast of Japan. 13. Fire: At Jamestown, N. Y., causing loss of $500,000. 14. Obituary: Philo Dely, noted gambler, at Long Branch, N. J. 15. Venezuela: George Cannon, cousin of Loisette Cannon, one of Americans executed in Zaraya, hanged at Tortosa for conspiracy by order of President Madriz. 16. Sporting: Barney Oldfield, Irish-American autoist, broke the world's auto record for 1 mile by driving a car over the course in 27:33 seconds at Daytona Beach, Fla. 17. Railroad Accident: 44 deaths in a wreck of Rock Island railroad trains at Green Mountain, Ia. 18. Sporting: Barney Oldfield won the 50 mile auto event at Daytona Beach, Fla., covering the course in 18 minutes. 19. Sporting: Cambridge defeated Oxford in the annual eight oared rowing race at Putney, England. 20. Strike: State wide sympathy strike to aid the Philadelphia car men declared off by the Pennsylvania labor unions. 21. Warship Disaster: 8 sailors killed by explosion on the United States cruiser Charleston during practice in Philippine waters. 22. Obituary: David Josiah Brewer, associate justice United States supreme court in Washington; aged 73. 23. Political: State senator Jotham P. Allds declared guilty of bribe taking by a vote of his colleagues, 39 to 9, at Albany, N. Y. 24. Obituary: Alexander Agassiz, naturalist, son of the celebrated Louis Agassiz of Harvard university, at sea; aged 75. 25. Obituary: King Mcnellk of Abyssinia; aged 66. 26. Railroad Accident: 22 killed and 50 seriously injured in a collision at Hulheim, Germany. APRIL. 1. Obituary: Robert W. Patterson, president of the Chicago Tribune company, in Philadelphia; aged 60. 2. Airship Disaster: German balloon Pommern wrecked in flight near Stet-tin and lost with three passengers in the Baltic sea. 3. Obituary: Fred William Graham Sum-ner, social scientist, of Yale, at Englewood, N. J.; aged 70. 4. Personal: Col. Duncan B. Cooper, one of the convicted murderers of Senator E. W. Carmack, pardoned by Governor Patterson of Tennessee. 5. Earthquake: Costa Rica shaken; loss $1,000,000. 6. Chinese Riot: Natives attacked foreigners and burned missions at Changchau, Hunan, China. 7. Political: Premier Asquith's resolutions limiting the veto power of the house of lords carried in the house of commons by 353 majority. 8. Labor: The steel trust increased the wages of about 225,000 employees over 5 per cent. 9. Convention: National Suffrage association met in Washington. 10. Obituary: Ignacio Mariscal, Mexico's chief diplomat, at Mexico City. 11. Airship Disaster: German balloon Deutsch struck by lightning during an ascension near Eisenach and wrecked, killing four passengers. 12. Convention: Annual congress Daughters of the American Revolution met in Washington. 13. Labor: Philadelphia car men's strike ended with some advantage to the strikers. 14. Obituary: Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), the author, at Red-ding, Conn.; aged 75. 15. Fire: Lake St. Charles, La., 20 blocks burned; loss about $3,000,000. 16. Storm: Violent snow and wind storm, with freezing temperature, caused destruction of budding fruits in the central lake region, extending south to Tennessee. 17. Personal: Governor Charles E. Hughes of New York appointed justice of the United States supreme court to succeed the late Justice Brewer. 18. Obituary: Bjornstjerne Bjornson, famous Norwegian novelist, poet, play-wright and patriot, in Paris; aged 78. 19. Political: Dedication of the Hall of American Republics in Washington. 20. Aviation: Louis Paulhan, French aviator, won the London Daily Mail $50,-000 prize by flying from London to Manchester, 193 miles, in 232 minutes actual time. 21. Political: The British house of lords passed the notorious liberal budget bill. 22. Obituary: Gen. E. P. Alexander, noted Confederate veteran and writer on the civil war, at Savannah, Ga.; aged 75. Convention: Annual meeting of the Unit-ed Confederate Veterans at Mobile, Ala. 23. Aviation: H. M. Moisant won the Derby aviation prize of $12,500 at Belmont park. 24. Aviation: 13 balloons at Indianapolis in an American ship race. Balloon area near Warrenton, Va. 25. Aviation: Weymann and George Chavez attempted to fly over the Alps, failed, and Chavez was mortally hurt in landing. 26. Convention: 44th national convention of the Grand Army of the Republic met at Atlantic City. 27. Personal: Emperor William of Germany and Francis Joseph of Austria met at Vienna. 28. Trolley Disaster: Collision on the Wabash traction line at Hammond, Ind., caused the death of 46 passengers. 29. Sporting: Hanover lowered the trotting time record for stallions to 2:01 at Columbus. 30. Convention: National grange opened in Pueblo, Colo. 31. Convention: The United Irish League of America held good roads conventions at St. Louis. 32. Obituary: Homer, famous American painter, at Scarboro, Me.; aged 79. 33. Obituary: Rebecca Harding Davis at the home of her son, Richard Harding Davis, Mount Kisco, N. Y.; aged 79. 34. Aviation: Walter S. Brookings broke the altitude record by flying 136 miles. OCTOBER. 1. Sporting: The Vanderbilt cup auto race won by Harry Grant; time, 4 hours 15 minutes 58 seconds. 2. Storm: The crew of the bat-tleship Hampshire drowned by a squall which launched in the Hud-son River. 3. Explosion: Numerous explosion, followed by fire, destroyed the Los Angeles Oil company's mine at Primero, Colo. 4. Aviation: Weymann ascended 11,395 feet at Mourmelon, France. 5. 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