Political party conventions and state results summary
A condensed timeline noting dinner party nominations and key election outcomes. Includes Roosevelt and Taft conventions in Chicago and Denver July. Bryan and Kern nominations. Taft and Sherman electoral victory. state governor re-elections in Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Party
St. Louis
Thomas &. Watson
Georgia
Samuel Willliams
Indiana
Illnois
David
Rose
Milwaukee
Wis
Z. T. Crittenden, Jr
Kansas City
Man
Roosevelt
Chicago
Wm. H. Taft
United States
Jas
Sherman
Irrank H. Hitchcock
William Jennings Bryan
Denver
Colo
Thomas ©. Watson
Atlanta
John Worth Kern
Eugene W. Chafin
A. S. Watkins
Ada
Ohio
O —Wim
H. Taft
Cincinnati
Thos. L. Hisgen
Massachusetts
J. T. Graves
Independence Party
Jas. F. Sherman
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
W. Kern
Chas
A. Deneen
Thos
A. Marshall
Fred MW. Warner
Michigan
James A. da
Wwidson
Wisconsin
BE. Hushes
New York
Long list of trials lynchings and political cases
A sprawling chronology lists trials lynchings murders and political actions from January to December. Notable entries include acquittals for George Pettibone in Idaho, San Francisco graft cases, Thaw insanity verdict, Hargis shooting, police violence incidents, and multiple mob actions across states, plus presidential approvals and Senate moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
George Pettibone
Iex
Steunenberg
TF. A. Heinz
Froermer
Schmitz
San Francisco
Court of Appeals
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Gov
Hargis
Kentucky
Beuch Hargis
Dora McDonald
Webster Guerin
Shippy
Chicago
Hawkinsville
California Supreme Court
San Franciseco
Pratt
van Cleave
Miss
Harry Grehard
Caldwell
Silverstein
Major U S Disasters and Fatal Fires Chronicle
A compilation of dramatic disasters across 1911 detailing deadly fires, explosions, floods, and tornadoes. Notable events include the Chelsea fire killing 12 and leaving 1,600 homeless, the Collinwood school fire with 174 child fatalities, and Panama canal dynamite explosion killing 21. Also cited are Alabama cyclone losses of $500,000, Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama tornado tolls, and numerous forest fires and mine disasters with substantial death tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collinwood
Hanna
Wyo
Union Pacific
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Chelsea
Mass
South Dakota
Texas
Nebraska
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Henry County
Madison
Wis
Oklahoma
Belleview
Springfield
Louisville
Richfield
Crook
Gilliam
Alfalfa County
Okla
Farnie
Coal Creek
Michael
B. C
Augusta
Haileyville
Thomas J. Selfridge
Orville Wright
Fort Meyer
Minnesota
Metz
Mich
Presque Isle
Alpena County
Michigan
Marianna
Panama Canal
Bank failures and financial sec turmoil hit across the nation
A run of bank closures and receiverships spans the United States from California to New York, with state banks in Boston and Boise suspended or placed in receivership. Notable actions include Chicago National Bank president John R. Walsh convicted, Gould line International and Great Northern Railway put in receivers, and several large brokers and savings institutions failing or facing legal actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Square
New York
Belle Gunness
la Porte
Ind
Gunness
Daniel Cooper
Cadillac
Mich
Willson
Kentucky
Caleb Powers
James Howard
Willam Goebel
Sabine County
Tenn
Guiseppe Alia
Leo Heinrichs
Denver
Canon City
Col
Russellville
Springfield
Ill
Richardson
Donegan
Springfeld
United States
Edward W. Carmack
Robert Cooper
Nashville
Tiptonville
Ray Lamphere
Laporte
Abe Ruef
San Francisco
Charles EB. Davis
Frederick Austin
H. EB. Agar
Princeton
Harlingen
Tex
W—Elmer Hill
Monticello
Ceresco
State Bank
Rockyford
Cal
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Western Bank and Trust Co
Dallas, Tex
Texas Saving Bank
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Capital State Bank
Boise
Idaho
Traders and Mechanics’ Bank
Pittsburg
National Bank of North America
New Amsterdam National Bank
Capital
Mechanics and Traders’ Bank
Oriental Bank of New York
Run. Tech
W. B. Ridgely
Reorganized National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
International and Great Northern Railroad Co
Gould
I. R. Thomas
O. F. Thomas
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Euclid Avenue Trust Co
Cleveland
Reserve Trust Co
American Savings Bank
G. W. MacMillen & Co
Kosciusko Company Bank
Warsaw
Citizens’ Bank
Dover
National Deposit Bank
Philadelphia
Comptroller of Currency
K.farmers and Merchants’ Banking Co
United States Court of Appeals
Chicago
First National Bank
Belle Plaine
Minn
J. G. Lund
A. O. Brown & Co
A. Booth & Co
Union National Bank
Summerville
Charles W. Morse
Alfred TH. Curtis
National Bank of America
C. W. Morse
Curtis
Eldred Bank of
Eldred
Capital Stock
Thomas I. Ryan
Henry W. Poor
Huge urban fires rack up vast losses across cities
A sweeping catalog lists fires from January to December wiping out mills, warehouses, distilleries, and business districts. Winners include New York Parker building, Portland city hall, Indianapolis warehouses, Tampa, Ogden, and Chicago sites. Losses reach into the millions, with multiple fatalities among fire crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F Parker
New York
Vi-McNeil & Uiggina
Portland
Chicago ‘Loop
Coburn
Indianapolis
Ind
Nelgan Morris Packing Plant
Kansas City
Jiakes
Minn
George Gould
Tuakewood
N. J
Tech
Berlin
N. H
Fpeoria
Til
Tampa
Mar
Big Timber
Mont
Leland Hotel
Springfield
Peoria
Lynchburg
Richmond, VI
Antipolo
Coalton
Walkerton
Notable Deaths and Public Figures Across Dates
A long list of prominent deaths and positions includes 65 year old Charles Emory Smith former postmaster general and editor in Philadelphia and 83 year old Gen. B. M. Cutcheon in Ypsilanti. Notable figures such as Cardinal Richard of Paris and Duke of Devonshire Spencer Cavendish are listed with ages and cities. The chronicle covers many diplomats, senators, bishops, actors, and generals across cities like New York Indianapolis Washington and London with dates from February through December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia Press
Russia
Philadelphia
Morris J. Jessup
New York
Edward Alexander McDowell
Louise de la Ramee
Florence
Italy
John Coburn
Indianapolis
Ind
Francois Marie Benjamin Richard
Paris
C. H. Howard
Glencoe
Ill
Dennis O'Sullivan
Columbus
Asbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
Washington
D. C
Noyes
Washington Star
Pasadena
Cal
James Oliver
South Bend
United States
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
William Pinckney Whyte
Maryland
Baltimore
Charles H. Fowler
W. James Bryan
Florida
D.C
Duke of Devonshire
Spencer Compton Cavendish
London
A. L. Brick
Indiana
Ea Orney Charles Quarles
Milwanee
Gen
B. M. Cutcheon
Michigan
Ypsilanti
Mich
Ferdinand Shoemaker
Oatmeal King
Akron
J. N. Camgen
West Virginia
Charles M. Rae
Navy
J. H. Rowell
Illinois
Bloomington
John Sparks
Nevada
Carson City
D. S. Dickerson
A. 8. Crowinshield
Stephen Lee
United Confederate Veterans
Vicksburg
Miss
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Hempstead
L. I
Supreme Court
J. W. Wright
A. A. Wiley
Alabama
Hot Springs
W. B. Leeds
Rock Island Railway
Crover Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
South Dakota
Deadwood
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati
Joel Chandler Harris
Thele Remus
Atlanta
Henry €. Potter
Cooperstown
N. Y
Louis I. Snow
St. Louis
California
James HE. Budd
Stockton
William B. Allison
Dubuque
Bronson Howard
Avon by-the-Sea
Ira D. Sankey
Brooklyn
J. W. Farwell
Chicago
N. O. Murphy
Arizona
San Diego
Germany
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Heidelburg
Tony” Pastor
Elmhurst
L.I
W. F. Vilas
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Henry Glass
Paso Robles
Frank P. Sar- Beant
A. W. Corliss
Denver
Leslie Carter
J. A. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
William Astor
America
T. E K. Palma
Santiago
Cuba
J. M. Miller
United States Naval Home
Joseph B. Coghlan
Raleigh
Manila
New Rochelle
Henry Jacobson
Leavenworth
Scan
Orlando J. Smith
Dobbserry
Claus Sprecels
Millenaire Surar King
San Francisco
Davey
Louisiana
New Orleans
Franco
Portugal
Admiral de Amaral
Carlos
Luiz
Lisbon
Stoessel
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Shah of Persia
Teheran
San Juan de Sabinas
Mexico
Japan
Tatsu Maru
Pekin
Bahia
Brazil
Smirnoff
Fock
Matsu
Hideyoshi
Colgee
Hadakode
Chilapa
Henry Campbell-Bannersman
Great Britain
Hankow
China
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Linevitch
Jomiperen Nicholas
Duke de Chaulnes
Theodora Shonts
Aris
Gladiator
St. Paul
Isle of Wight
Notre Dame de Salette
Ontario
Persia
Matsushima
Pescadores Islands
Bykhoff
Mohileff
Manuel
Antwerp
Francois Coppee
Sir Redevers Buller
Guanajuato
Mex
Australian
Ifty
Vusovo
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Said Pasha
Turkey
Sultan
France
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Crete
Greece
Victorien Surdou
Long Ilness
Peking
Prince Chun
Pu Wu
Tsze Hsi An
Pu-Wu
Sardinia
Valetta
Malta
Chefoo
Alexis
Notable Sports Milestones and Major Events Across 1900s
A chronological, densely packed ledger lists boxing, skiing, billiards, track, sailing, swimming, wrestling, baseball, and Olympic notes. It records wins, records, deaths, and disasters with dates and places, including Burns, Ketchel, Gotch, Demarest, Chadwick, and Dixon, plus a 1900s earthquake in Southern Italy and Sicily.
Constitutional lability law deemed unconstitutional by US Supreme Court
A fragmented 1900s era chronicle lists events across law, politics, and war. It notes the Supreme Court invalidating a lability law, state constitutional rulings on railroad rights, divorces and suits, naval milestones, and political upheavals. Notable items include Atlantic battleship fleet movements, Wright brothers records, Roosevelts border actions, and graft arrests in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
New York
San Francisco
Mae C. Wood
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Miss Wood
Baxter P. Fullerton
St. Louis
Presbyterian Church of United States
Kansas
Grand Army of the Republic
W. L. Gilman
Roxbury
Mass
Women's Relief Corps
Orville Wright
Fort Meyer
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
France
Standard Oil
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Don Juan Barrios
Guatemala
Washington
K—National
Congress
Edgewater
N. J
Kansas Supreme Court
American Tobacco Company
United States Circuit Court
Pittsburg
Standard, Republic
Waters-Pierce
Missouri
Virginia City
Mont
Tragedies across towns list drowning, explosions and burns
A serialized list records a series of deadly incidents across multiple towns and regions. Drownings occur in Kansas, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. Explosions strike mines and boilers in Northumberland and New Liskard. A cyclone and railroad accident contribute to the tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kickapoo
Kan
Vinegar Bend
Ale
Jimtown
Bedford City
Hawk's Nest
W. Va
Wesson, Miss
Northumberland
South Carrollton
New Liskard
Ont
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rte
Hanly
Muncie
Thomas Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Southern Railway
Samuel Compers
Avame
T. L. Lewis
Pensatooa
Fla
Pensacola
W. S. Stone
International Egineers’ Brotherhood
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Deriver
William H. Newman
New York Central Hnes
J. J. Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Natiowed Bucks Store Company
Circuit Court of District of Columbia
Curtis Guild
Drm
John Sharp Williams
United States Senate
Sen
Wetmore
Rhode Island
Ue. Theodore
Rover Est
Bradley
McCreary
Gary
Senate
South America
Philippines
Australia
C. S. Littlefield
John W. Stewart
D. J. Hill
Hall Milton
Ira
Bryan
Ambassador Tower
Dr. Hill
Edwin Norris
Montana
House of Representatives
House
Flouse
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Naval Station
Milton
Vreeland
Lafollette
Luke Wright
Taft
Venezuela
Senor Veloz-Gollicoa
Victor H. Metcalf
Truman H. Newberry
Stormer
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
W. B. Allison
Pacific
Houses
l—House
Boyerton
Tyler
Mossville
Soso
Service
Binancie
Oyeres Ae
Oae Cook
S. D
Omaha Packing Co
South Omaha
Neb
Morris Packing Plant
Three Rivers
Que
Port Chester
Duluth
Boston Harbor
Armour Elevators
Burlington Railroad
New York Central
East Buffalo
Darby
Rawhide
Nev
Armour Wool House
l—Cosmosdale
Plate Glass Company
Rock Island
Ill.,loss, $500,000. En Col
Indianola
Bardstown
Ravis
Nicholas Senn
Bernhard Treisenthal
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Grover, Cleveland
Vaudreuil
Can
Providence
Tatas
Toledo
Pinole
Spring Valley
Mansoi Natchez
Laquin
Ellsworth
Helena
Ali
Fort Wayne
New Ave
Newport
Ore
Kellen
Lookout Colliery
Mount
Lookout
Wysa
Clarendon
Ark
San Pedro
Tennessee
Annapolis
Warren's Landing
York
Kilbourne
Wilkesbarre
Deer Isle
Young's Point
Sugar Ridge
Scappoose
Fort Collins
Barrie
Cape Ray
Soo City
Lake Superior
Oreign
I Franco
Luiz Philippe
Manuel II
Portuea
Kaiser
Simon
Gonalves
Castro
Caracna
Belanton Simon
Cayil
Gomez
Venesuelia
Fallieres
Baron Cotte
Epowud
Owen Moran
Abe Attel
Edward Hanlon
Exworld
Pion Oarsman
Toronto
George Dixon
J. Hi. Venson
Ameri Fenn Alri Rannrrt
John Mangseth
A. Wengler
Venson
Frark
Tommy Burns
Jem Roche
Dublin
Eivenson
Calvin Demarest
Frank Gotch
George Hackenschmidt
Henry Chadwick
Harvard
Yale
Nelson
Jon Gans
Frisco
Mercedes
Thomas J. Brice
Columbus Baseball Club
Planagan
Sheppard
Sheridan
Olympia
John J. Hayes
United Kingdom
Sweden
Canada
South Africa
Norway
Hungary
Inland
Squires
Sydney
Billy Papke
Stanley Ketchel
Los Angeles
Handy
Gang
Detroit
Jimmy Britt
Johnny Summers
Dorando Pietri
Madison Square Garden
Dilly Papker
San Franecisco
National Baseball Commission
Klein and
Johnstone
New York-Chicago
Jack Johnson
Sicily
A K
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