Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1910 — Page 4 Miscellaneous Column 1 [MISCELLANEOUS]

) MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS \ JANUARY. 1 Charles W. Morse, convicted New York banker, began a 15 year sentence in the United States penitentiary at Atlanta. 2L The organized volunteer militia of the United States became a permanent adjunct of the regular army establishment by the operation of the Dick law. 22. John R. Walsh, convicted Chicago banker, began serving his 5 year term in the federal prison at Leavenworth. Kan. 27. Indictment of the New York World in the Panama libel case quashed in the United Stdtes circuit court in New York. FEBRUARY. 2. Edward Payson Weston .started from -Los Angeles. Cal., on his walk to New York. _• * 4 The Connecticut “hatters' boycott" case decided in favor of the plaintiff, with an award of damages against the individuals Who Instituted the boycott amounting to 1222,000. 19. Strike of the street car men began in Philadelphia. 21. Rioting in Philadelphia due to the car men’s strike resulted in the death of five people; 100 injured. 22. The Nicaraguan revolutionists defeated at Tasma, losing 800 In all. « MARCH. 5. General walkout in Philadelphia to aid the striking street car men. 9. Nicholas Tschaikovsky, Russian revolutionist, acquitted on charge of criminal activity. State wide strike declared in Pennsylvania in sympathy with the Philadelphia car men’s strike. 15. George Cannon, cousin of Leroy Cannon, American, who was executed by Zelaya. hanged for conspiracy at Co-, rinto, Nicaragua, by order of President Madriz. 27. State wide sympathy strike to aid the Philadelphia car men declared off by the Pennsylvania labor unions. APRIL. * 13. Col. Duncan B. Cooper, one of the convicted murderers of Senator, E. W. Carmack, pardoned by Gov. Patterson of Tennessee. 14 Natives attacked foreigners and burned missions at Changsha, Hunan province, China 18- Philadelphia, car strike ended with some advantages to the strikers. 26. Dedication of Hall of American Re publics at Washington. May. 2. Edward Payson Weston arrived at * city hall. New York, having made the 3,500 mile trip from Log Angeles in 78 Walking days. 16. Dr. ii. C. Hyde declared guilty of the murder of Co! Swope and sentenced to life imprisonment. 29 Nicaraguan government forces repulsed in an attack, upon Estrada's revolutionists at Bluefields. JUNE. 1. Capt. Scott’s antarctic expedition sailed from London. -. ■ : -< > JULY 4 Numerous riots in which many people were killed follower! the news of the ring event at Reno* 8. Riot anil lynching i:i Newark. O. 24 Estrada's revolutionists defeated the Nicaraguan forces at Acoypa ■ ; AUGUST. .

<r . 9. Jlayor William J. . Gaynor- shot on t •%, board the ocean lirei Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross*. by James J Cajlagher. a discharged ML. ! city •mi loyt e 4. • f 18 Estrada’s revolu- . ; tionists defeated , V th.e Madrid forces /tBL.-' • in front of Ma- . K, j -t) Managua, capital IL > Nicaragua, oc- \ * "&?•■'/ cupied by the vie- j ’ torious revolution- I ists under Estra- I Mayor Gaynor. da. Madriz, the ' r president, fled p

• SEPTEMBER 3. J. L. Hutchinson, former circus partner with Barnum & Bailey, died at Shelter Island. N. V. 23. Gen. Charles R. Crayton, noted blind political! leader, died in Providence. R. 1. ■' T OCTOBER. 20. The White Star line steamship Olympic, the largest in the world was launched at Belfast. 22. Dr. Hawley H. Crippen found guilty of the murder of his wife. Belle El-‘ more, in the Old Bailey criminal court. London SOVEM HER 1. The Coeur d'Alene reservation opened up' to general settlement. j 14. Prince V'ictor Napoleon Bonaparte. . preteridev to the throne of France, married Princess Clementine of Belgium at Moncalieri. Italy Count Tolstoy, who disappeared fhom his home mysteriously in October, discovered in a railway station in an enfeebled condition 23. Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen hanged in London for the murder of his wife. Belle Elmore. 24. The- crews of two Brazilian warships mutinied in the harbor of Rio Janeiro and opened fire on the city. 27. The magnificent new Pennsylvania railroad station at Thirty-second street

and Seventh avenufe. New York, formally opened for traffic west and m |§£' Mexican troops de- r tionists in battle V '"*■ 29. The government solutii>n of the sugar trust as "a HK corporation in re- aSEsikjk straint of trade." 30. Mark Twain memorial ceremonies took place in Car- ' negie hail, New York. Mark Twain.

DECEMBER. 7- Statue of Gen. Frederick Wilhelm von Steuben, a noted figure in Washington’s almy during the Revolutionary war, unveiled 'fn Washington. 10. Mutiny of Brazilian marines at Rio de Janeiro resulted in a battle, causing 400 casualties. Official figures of the 13th census published. Population, exclusive of Alaska, 91.792,266; including ail possessions, 101,100,000; gain since 1900, 15,959,860. 14. Andrew Carnegie gave 510,000.000 to the cause of peace. 25. Aviation meet at Los Angeles.