Index to Dates of Events Occurring or Reported
IN THE YEAR 1912
EXPLANATORY
THE DATE GIVEN IS THAT WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED, NOT THAT OF THE NOTICE OF IT IN THE PRESS. IN GENERAL THEREFORE EVENTS SHOULD BE SOUGHT IN DAILY PAPERS OF THE DAY FOLLOWING THE DATE GIVEN.
The following newspapers are used as a basis in compiling the index: San Francisco Bulletin; Chicago Daily Tribune; Boston Christian Science Monitor; New York Tribune; New York Times; Spokane Spokesman-Review; Minneapolis Journal; Cincinnati Enquirer; Dallas News and the London Times. Also a large number of supplementary sources, particularly: the Outlook; Independent; American Review of Reviews; and Literary Digest.
Entries for individuals are made in 'Black Face type; general subject headings and sub-heads in small-caps; geographical sub-heads in italics.
A colon after initial designates the most usual given name, as: A: Augustus; B: Benjamin; C: Charles; D: David; E: Edward; F: Frederick; G: George; H: Henry; I: Isaac; J: John; L: Louis; N: Nicholas; P: Peter; R: Richard; S: Samuel; T: Thomas; W: William.
Abduction. New York. Girl captive throws note to street; rescued after month's imprisonment in tenement. Mr 9
Anabelle Barker kidnapped from Memphis, Tenn., convent. Je3
Choctaw, Ala., white girl imprisoned by negro. Je 26
Abdul Baha Abbas. See Baha Abbas, Abdul.
Abercrombie, N. D. See Fires.
Abruzzi, Duke of the. See French Academy of Sciences.
Absinthe, Importation prohibited after Oct. 1. Jl 12
Accidents.
Anaconda, Mont.
Molten copper fatally burns 2 in smelter. N 30
Anderson, Ind.
19 blinded watching trolley wire welding. O 27
Annapolis, Md.
Middie falls from mast, killed. JI21
See also 'Bishop, Julian.
Appleton, Wis.
Torpedo, mistaken for candy, causes death. Jl 5
Atlanta, Ga.
Escaping convict scalded to death in sewer. Je 17
Auburn, N. Y.
Boy, 4, imitating moving pictures, shoots baby brother. Ag 11
Babylon, L. I.
Boy and rescuer electrocuted. Je 18
Baltimore, Md.
Factory girl clamps button on finger. Jl 26
Battle Creek, Mich.
Man falls 185 feet into fresh cement; unhurt. Ag 19
Bay Head, N. J.
Porch breaks under wedding guests; 2 hurt. S 7
Bloomington, Ill.
Adlai Stevenson, grandson of ex- Vice Pres., shoots and kills girl. D 30
Boston, Mass.
Baby blown to pieces playing with dynamite cap. My 28
Bridgeport, Ct.
Man asphyxiated trying to save servants. Jl 4
Bristol, Pa.
Half asleep, girl shoots mother fatally in Pullman car near, thinking her thief. N 13
Buffalo, N. Y.
Man who killed another by practical joke sentenced to help support victim's family. Reported. S 29
Caspar, Wyo.
Cable of aerial tramway breaks, killing 5. F 10
Catskill Mts.
Man hurt by bottle thrown from train. Je 29
Chatsworth, N. J.
Woman loses way in snow near, is frozen; children saved. Reported. D 28
Chicago, Ill.
Baby smothered by kitten lying on his breast. Reported. O 4
Mrs. A. E. Taylor, Philadelphia doctor's wife, falls from window opening it; killed. O 4
W. Tracy Clow falls down elevator shaft. Mr 16
Two employes of Federal Furnace Co. scalded to death. Mr 22
Mrs. J: J. Dunn rocks on box of matches, and burns to death. My 27
Child dies from fishbone in throat. Je I
Child falls 60 ft. with window screen, unhurt. Je 5
Man smothered by soot in 60-foot smokestack; fireman climbs down for body. Ag 3
Child, caught in merry-go-round machinery, dies. Ag 23
Derrick breaks; stone kills 1, injures 3. S 26
Children disconnect gas stove, 3 dead. D 13
Cincinnati, O.
Five smothered in grain well. Je4
Girl thrown from ambulance in collision on way to hospital. Je 5
Workman killed and partly burned on electric wires. Je 15
5 hurt working on ruins of hotel burned D 10. D 18
