Peoria, Ill., June 28-Four persons killed by heavy windstorm. Racine county, Wisconsin. June 20-Much damage caused by heavy windstorm. Riverside Mill, S. C.. wiped out by tornado April 30; three persons killed and twenty injured. Sanborn, Wis., Sept. 21-Six persons killed by tornado. Sandusky, O., June 29-Six lives lost in storm. Shawnee, Okla., March 28-Eight persons killed and many injured by tornado. South Carolina, April 30-Seventy-six persons killed by tornado. Southeastern States, April 30-Tornadoes cause the death of 109 persons and injury to 500: property loss more than $10,000,000. Thorp. Wis., Sept. 21-Tornado kills eleven TRAIN-AUTOMOBILE COLLISIONS. Amsterdam, N. Y., May 6-Eight persons killed when train strikes automobile on crossing. Bicknell, Ind.. Jan. 13-Family of six persons killed in automobile-train collision at road crossing. Chicago, May 10-Four city employes killed when train hits automobile near Mayfair station. Chicago, Sept. 1-Four persons killed and three injured in automobile-train collision at 119th street and Vincennes road. Dearborn, Mich., Feb. 3-Four persons killed in train-automobile collision. Fort Allegheny, Pa., Oct. 5-Six members of one family killed in train-automobile accident. Genoa, O., June 19-Six persons killed in col lision between automobile and interurban car. Lombard. Ill., June 1-Four persons killed in collision between interurban car and automobile. McCarthy, Tenn., Sept. 21-Five persons killed when train hits automobile. Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 8-Six boys and one man killed in collision between automobile truck and train; near St. Francis. Mount Kisco, N. Y.. Aug. 17-Six killed in automobile-train collision at Hubbell's crossing. Newcomerstown, O., Aug. 31-Three persons Women and two children killed in automobile-train collision. New London, Wis., Sept. 1-Six persons killed in automobile-train collision near city. Oak Harbor, O.. July 23-Ten persons killed and ten injured in train and auto truck collision. Perrysburg, O.. Aug. 28-Seven persons killed and one fatally injured in collision between train and automobile. MINING ACCIDENTS. Benwood, W. Va.. April 28-One hundred and eleven men killed by gas explosion in coal mine. Castle Gate, Utah, March 8-One hundred and seventy-one men killed by explosion in mine No. 2 of the Utah Fuel company. Crosby Minn., Feb. 5-Forty-one men drowned in Milford iron mine by flood from small lake. Fukushima Province, Japan, Aug. 9-Seventytwo men killed by gas explosion in Iriyawa coal mine. Gates, Pa., July 25-Ten men killed by explosion in Gates mine. Johnston City, Ill., Jan. 25-Thirty-three men killed by explosion in coal mine. Shanktown, Pa., Jan. 26-Forty men killed by gas explosion in the Lancashire coal mine of the Barnes & Tucker Coal company. Sublet. Wyo., Sept. 16-Thirty-nine men killed by explosion in coal mine. Wilkesbarre, Pa.. June 6-Explosion of gas in Loomis colliery causes loss of eight lives Yukon, W. Va.. March 28-Twenty-six killed by explosion in No. 2 mine of the Yukon-Pocahontas Coal company. RAILROAD WRECKS. men Chicago, Burlington & Quincy line at Buda, Ill., June 30-Six persons killed in train collision. New York Central line at Forsythe, N. Y., Dec. 9 (1923)-Nine persons killed and more than a score injured in collision of two sections of Twentieth Century limited. New York Central line, near Savannah, N. Y., Aug. 30-Twenty-seven persons injured in collision. Wabash railroad, near Attica, Ind., June 1Nine persons killed in collision between passenger train and freight. MISCELLANEOUS ACCIDENTS. Amalfi, Italy, March 26-More than 100 persons killed by landslides in the vicinity of Amalfi. Alexandria. Minn.. Jan. 8-Eight persons drowned when automobile goes through ice in Lake Andrews. Boston, Mass.. Sept. 21-Five persons drowned when automobile goes through bridge. Chicago, Ill., Feb. 5-Two men killed and many injured when train hits street car. Chicago, Ill., June 8-Explosion in Ford plant at 130th street and Torrence avenue kills five men and injures many. Chicago, Ill., Nov. 2-Ten persons killed and thirty-one injured when train strikes street car at Kingsbury street crossing of St. Paul road. Cody. Wyo.. July 28-Automobile falls over cliff into Shoshone reservoir: five lives lost. Fortville, Ind., Feb. 2-Sixteen persons killed and forty injured in collision of two trolley trains on Union Traction line. Manville, R. I., Jan. 28-Fifteen persons killed by gas explosion in two-family house. Newport News, Va.. Nov. 3-Eleven killed and four injured in train-omnibus collision. persons Nixon, N. J., March 1-Thirty persons killed and sixty injured by TNT explosion in Nixon Nitration works. Roanoke, Ind., May 19-Six persons lose their lives as result of collision between interurban cars. Vera Cruz, Mexico, July 23-Twenty children killed and seventeen persons injured in panie in Eslana theater. NEW NATIONAL FLAGS. Austria-Three horizontal stripes, top and bot tom red and center white. Czechoslovakia-White, red and blue. Egypt-White crescent and three stars on green ground. Esthonia-Blue, black and horizontal stripes. red. Lithuania-Yellow, green and red. DEATH ROLL FOR THE YEAR 1924. Abrams, Albert (1863), physician, in San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 13. Adams, Clarendon E., former national G. A. R. commander, in Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 23. Adee, Alvey A. (1842), assistant secretary of state, in Washington, D. C., July 5. Alden, Raymond (1863), author, in Phila delphia, Pa., Sept. 28. Allen, Nathan (1855), tanner and capitalist, in New York. Oct. 7. Allen, William V. (1847). former United States senator from Nebraska. in Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 12. Allman, Walter R. (1882), artist. in Cleveland. O., July 8. Appleton, William W. (1845), publisher, in New York, N. Y., Jan. 27. Atkins, James (1850), bishop, in Little Rock. Ark.. Dec. 5, 1923. Bacon, Eliot C. (1888), banker, in New York, N. Y.. Sept. 27. Bacon. Henry (1866), architect, in New York, N. Y., Feb. 16. Bailey, Edgar N., editor and humorist. at Britt, Iowa, Dec. 21, 1923. Baker, Francis E. (1860), judge, in Chicago. Baker, P. A. (1859), Anti-Saloon league of Baumann, Charles T.. mayor, in Springfield, Beal. William J. (1833), botanist, in Amherst. Mass., May 12. Bell. Edward, diplomat, in Peking, China, Oct. 28. Bernard, Barney (1877), actor, in New York, N. Y., March 21. Berryhill, T. A. (1863), captain U. S. N., at San Francisco, Cal., June 2. Blodgett, William H. (1861), political writer. in Indianapolis, Ind., March 20. Bonner, Eugenie, opera singer, in New York, N. Y., March 11. Bonner, J. W., treasurer, in San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. 12. Chester. George Randolph (1869). author and playwright, in New York, N. Y., Feb. 26. Christmas, Lee (1863), soldier of fortune. in New Orleans, La., Jan. 21. Claxton, Kate (Mrs. Charles A. Stevenson, 1850), actress, in New York, N. Y., May 5. Cobb, Frank I. (1869), editorial writer, in Colt, LeBaron B. (1846), United States senator, in Bristol, R. I., Aug. 18. Coolidge, Jr., Calvin (1908), student, in Washington, D. C., July 7. New York, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1923. Cormon, Fernand (1845), artist, in Paris. Corwin, Mrs. C. S. (Emma Payne Erskine," 1854), author, in Tryon, N. C., March 5. Coryell, John R. (1848), author, in Readfield, Me., July 15. Cox, Charles E. (1833). Illinois pioneer, in Elizabeth, N. J.. June 21. publisher, in Mil Crabtree, Charlotte ("Lotta." 1847), actress. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 25. Cramer, John F. (1832), waukee, Wis., Jan. 3. Cunningham, Lawrence E. (1852), legislator, in Beloit, Wis., July 5. Cutting, Mary S. (1851), author, in Orange, N. J., Aug. 10. Daubert, Jake (1885), ball player, in Cincinnati, O., Oct. 9. Daviess, Maria T. (1872), author and artist. in New York, N. Y., Sept. 3. Dalzell, James M. ("Private" Dalzell, 1839). civil war veteran and author, in Washington. D. C., Jan. 30. Dockstader, Lew (George A. Clapp, 1856), minstrel, in New York, N. Y... Oct. 26. Dietz, John ("Cameron dam defender'), in Milwaukee, Wis., May 8. Dossert, Frank G. (1861), composer, in New York, N. Y., April 7. Douglas. William L. (1845), manufacturer, in Boston, Mass., Sept. 17. Duchardt, W. (1898), actor, in Springfield, Ill., July 21. Boynton, Louis H. (1868), educator, in Chi-Dunlap, John H. (1884), engineer, in Chicago, cago, April 19. Brandegee, Frank B. (1864), United States in Freeport, capitalist. in Breitung, Edward N. (1881), Brown, Elwood (1883), athletic director, in Buck, Philo M. (1846). missionary, in Meerut, India, Sept. 8. Bullard, George P. (1843), attorney, in Los Angeles, Cal., July 25. Burnett, Frances Hodgson (1849), author, in Busby, Hamilton (1839), journalist and pub- Carpenter, Frank G. (1855), traveler and cor- Cartwright, James H. (1842), jurist, in Oregon, I.. May 18. Case, Henry J. (1839), inventor, in Poughveepsie, N. Y., Sept. 1. mee, Frank L. (1877), baseball player, in Angeles, Cal., Sept. 15. July 29. Dupre. Henry G. (1873) congressman, Washington, D. C., Feb. 21. in Egan, Maurice Francis (1852). author and diplomat, in Brooklyn. N. Y., Jan. 15. Elliott. Francis Perry, author, in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 13. Emerson. Louis W., ex-congressman, in Warrenburg, N. Y., June 10. Emery, Henry C. (1872), economist, at sea, Feb. 6. Erwin, James B. (1856), brigadier-general U. S. A.. retired, in Pasadena, Cal., July 10. Evans, William G. (1855), banker, in Denver, Col., Oct. 21. Fahnestock, James H. (1859). railway of Ford. Silas M. (1875), manufacturer, in St. in New Fox, William C., former diplomat. Gamble, Robert J. (1851), former United States senator, in Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 22. Gardner. Mrs. Isabella S., in Boston, Mass., July 17. Garrett. Alexander B. (1833), bishop, in Dallas, Tex.. Feb. 18. Garrett, William A. (1861), engineer, in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 10 Garst, Warren (1850), former governor, in Gildersleeve, Basil L. (1831), Greek scholar, Grasty, Charles H. (1863), newspaper writer, Que., April 11. engineer, in Gunn, Janet (1856), physician, Ill.. April 1. Montreal, in Decatur, Gunn. John E. (1863), bishop, in New Orleans, La., Feb. 19. Haid, Leo (1849). bishop, in Charlotte, N. C., July 24. Haldeman, William B. (1846), publisher, in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 27. Hale, William Bayard (1869), newspaper man, in Munich, Germany, April 10. Hall, G. Stanley (1846), educator and author, in Worcester, Mass., April 24. Harbaugh, Thomas C. (1849), novelist, in Hardin, Martin A. (1837), brigadier-general. Jan. 26. Mass., Hastings, Frank S. (1853), banker, in Port Herbert, Victor (1859), composer. Hertz, Carl (1863), stage in New "magician," at Coventry, England, March 21. Hiestand, Henry O. S. (1856), U. S. A.. re- Hoffman, Aaron (1880), playwright, in New Haughton, Percy D.. football coach, in New York, N. Y.. Oct. 28. (1867), book publisher, in Philadelphia, Pa., March 7. Leishman, John G. (1857), diplomat, in Monte Carlo, France, March 27. Cal.. Lester, Kate, actress, in Los Angeles, Oct. 12. Levy, Jefferson M. (1852), former congressman, near Charlottesville, Va.. March 6. Lewis, Charles B. ("M. Quad," 1842), humorist, in Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 21. Libbey, Laura Jean (1862), novelist, in Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 25. Lindquist, Francis O. (1869), former congressman, in Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 25. Little, Edward C., congressman, in Washington, D. C., June 27. Lochemes, M. J. (1860), educator, in Racine, Wis., March 12. Loeb, Jacques (1859), scientist, in Hamilton, Bermuda, Feb. 11. Lodge, Henry Cabot (1850). United States senator, in Boston, Mass.. Nov. 9. Lothrop, Harriet M. ("Margaret Sidney"). author, in San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 2. Ludlow, Clara (1854), entomologist, in Washington, D. C., Sept. 28. Lynch, Thomas J. (1859), former baseball of- Hunt, Gaillard (1862), historian, in Washing-McNair, Fred W. (1862), educator. killed in ton. D. C., March 20. Hunting, George C. (1871), bishop, in Reno, Insley, Edward (1866), editor, in Covina, Cal., Jack, George W. (1875), judge, in Shreveport. Jaggers, Charles (1831), preacher, in Colum- Jefferson, Mrs. Joseph (1850), in New York, Shreveport, La., July 30. railroad wreck near Buda, Ill., June 30. McQuaid, Joseph R., chaplain in world war, in Los Angeles, Cal., March 29. Meerschaert, Theophile (1848), Roman Catholic bishop, in Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 21. Mendenhall, Thomas C. (1842), educator, in Ravenna, O., March 23. former congressman, in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., July 26. Miske, William A. (1895), pugilist, in Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 1. (1876), ball player and ball club manager, in Orlando, Fla., March 7. composer, in New York, Morse, Theodore, Minor, Edward S. (1841). Moran, Patrick J. (1882), writer, in Keator, Frederic W. (1855), bishop, in New Kennan, George (1845), author and lecturer, N. Y.. May 25. Mortimer, C. F. (1875), attorney, in Springfield, Ill., Sept. 29. Kern, Kenneth, major U. S. A., at Fort Sheri-Munn, Charles A. (1860), editor and publisher. dan, Ill., Sept. 17. in New York, N. Y., April 3. Knabe, Ernest J., manufacturer, in Baltimore, Murphy, Charles F. (1858), Tammany lead Osborn, Frank H., insurance official, in New Rochelle. N. Y., Oct. 19. Page, Irving H. (1859), manufacturer, in Tolland, Mass., Aug. 5. Page, Jay, lawyer, at Stevens July 20. Point. Wis., Parsons, W. B., grain merchant, in Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 3.. Pindell, Henry M. (1862), publisher, at Northport, Mich., Aug. 8. Plantz, Samuel, educator, in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Nov. 14. Plecker, James H. (1842), physician, March 11. Pomeroy, John W. (1866), professor of law, in Urbana, Ill., June 1. Pope, Alexander (1849), artist, in Hingham, Mass., Sept. 9. Powderly, Terence V. (1849), labor leader. Quinn, John (1870), lawyer and art patron, Rathom, John R. (1877), editor, in Provi- Rich, John H. (1856). banker, in Minne- pub Roberts. John C. (1854). newspaper lisher, in St. Louis, Mo., April 27. Robinson, Beverly (1844), medical authority. in New York, N. Y., June 22. Robinson, Forrest (1859), actor, in Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 6. Ross. William B. (1873), governor, in Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 2. physician, at Sargent, Dudley A. (1849), educator, in Peter- Schaeberle, John M. (1853), astronomer, in Selfridge, Thomas O. (1836), rear-admiral Sells, Elijah Watts (1860). accountant, in New York, N. Y., March 19. Shank, Mrs. Sarah (1878), in Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 1. Shanklin, William A. (1861), educator, in Shepard, Mrs. Margaret L. (1845), in New Oct. 31. Smith, Walter George (1854), lawyer, in Philadelphia, Pa., April 4. Stillman, William O. (1856), philanthropist. in Spreckels, Adolph B. (1857), manufacturer, in Tammen, Harry H. (1857), editor and pub- Thomson, Edward (1849), author, in West Virden, Charles (1859), welfare worker, in Wahl, George M. (1851), educator, in Boston, Mass., Dec. 23, 1923. Wallace, Henry C. (1866), secretary of agriculture, in Washington, D. C.. Oct. 25. Wallingford, John D. (1869), jurist, in Panama, Sept. 20. Wanamaker, R. M. (1866), jurist, in Colum. bus, O., June 18. Waters, William E. (1856), educator, in New York, N. Y., Aug. 3. Watson, John C. (1842), rear-admiral U. S. N.. Whitney, Richard M. (1872), writer, in New Worcester, Dean C. (1867), former Philippine secretary of the interior, in Manila, P. I.. May 2. May 9. Work, Mrs. Hubert, in Washington, D. C., Wright, John E. (1860), editor, in Lees Summit. Mo.. Oct. 23. Young, S. M. B. (1840), lieutenant-general U. S. A.. retired, in Helena, Mont.. Sept. 1. Zueblin Charles (1866), publicist, at Corsier, Switzerland, Sept. 14. France, Dec. 5: 1923. Bateman, Robert (1840), actor, in Chiswick, England, June 8. Bonaparte, Roland (1858). geographer, explorer and ethnologist, in Paris, France, April 14. Bradley. Francis H. (1846), scholar, in Oxford, England. Sept. 19. Bruce-Joy, Albert, sculptor, at Hindhead, England, July 22. Busoni, Ferruccio Benvenuto (1866), pianist and composer. in Berlin, Germany, July 27. Cabrera. Estrada (1857), former president, in Guatemala City. Guatemala, Sept. 25. Cambon._ Pierre Paul (1843). diplomat, in Paris, France. May 28. Carew. Sir Reginald Pole (1849), soldier, at Chisholm, Hugh (1866), editor, in London, Conrad. Joseph (1867), author. at Bishopsbourne, England, Aug. 3. Corelli, Marie (1864), author, in Stratford-onAvon. England, April 21. Cox. Palmer (1840), author, in Granby, Que., July 24. Danglis, Panyotis, soldier, in Athens, Greece, March 9 D'Estournelles de Constant, Paul Henri Benjamin (1852), diplomat and peace advocate, in Paris, France, May 15. Durand, Sir Mortimer (1850), diplomat, at Minehead, England, June 8. Duse. Eleonora (1859), actress. in Pittsburgh, Pa., April 21. Davies, Sir Louis (1845), jurist, in Ottawa, Ont., May 1. Eiffel, Alexander G. (1832), engineer, designer of Eiffel tower, in Paris, France, Dec. 28. 1923. in Paris, Faure, Gabriel (1845), composer. France. Nov. 4. France. Antatole (1844), author, near Tours. France, Oct. 13. Garibaldi, Ricciotti (1847), soldier, in Rome, Italy, July 17. Gersuny. Robert (1844), surgeon, in Vienna. Austria, Oct. 31. Gordon-Cumming, Miss C. E. (1837), traveler and author, at Crieff. Scotland, Sept. 4. Goschen, Sir Edward (1847), diplomat, in London, England, May 20. Gron. Niels L., diplomat and journalist, in Copenhagen. Denmark, April 25. Gruenfeld, Alfred (1852). pianist, in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 5. Gutierrez, Rafael Lopez, president, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 10. Hamburger, H. J. (1859), professor of physiology, in Groningen, Holland, Jan. 5. Haussonville, Comte B. G. de (1843), author, in Paris, France, Sept. 1. Havenstein, Rudolph E. A. (1857), banker, in Helfferich. Karl T. (1872), financier, near Ljuin, Hikokichi (1861). statesman, in Tokyo. Japan, April 28. Knight, Daniel R. (1839), artist, in Paris, France, March 9. Knollys, Viscount Francis (1837), at Rickmansworth, England, Aug. 15. Lenin, Nicolai (Vladimir Ilyitch Ulianov, 1870). premier of soviet Russia. near Moscow, Jan. 21. Leyland, John, authority on naval affairs, in Forest Hill, England, Jan. 5. Loreburn, Earl of (1845), former lord chancellor, in London, Nov. 30, 1923. Louise, Princess of Belgium (1859), in Wiesbaden. Germany, March 1. Lucy, Sir Henry (1845), editor of London Punch, in Hythe, England. Feb. 20. Luxemburg, Marie Adelaide, duchess of (1894), at Lenggries, Bavaria, Jan. 25. Massingham, William (1860), editor, in London, England. Aug. 28. Matsukata. Prince Masayoshi (1835), statesman, in Tokyo. Japan, July 2. Methuen, Sir Algernon M. M. (1856), publisher. at Haslemere. England. Sept. 21. Montgelas, Count Adolph von (1872), diplomat. in Berlin, Germany, April 23. Moulton, Richard Green (1849), author and educator, at Tunbridge Wells, England. Aug. 15. Neilsen, Kai, sculptor, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 2. Nivelle, Robert G. (1856), soldier, in Paris, France. March 22. Nugent, Sir Horace D. (1858), consul, in Cannes, France, May 1. Nunburneholme, Lord Charles H. W. (1875), ship owner, at Leeds, England, Aug. 15. Omori, F. (1868). seismologist, in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 8, 1923. Parrat, Sir Walter (1841), organist, in Windsor, England, March 27. Pelloux, Luigi (1830), former premier, in Rome, Italy, Oct. 26. Pirrie, William J. (1847), shipbuilder, at sea. Price. Sir William (1867), capitalist. at June 7. Kenegami, Que., Oct. 2. Resta. Dario, automobile racer, killed in acRodzianko, Michael V. (1859), president of cident at Brooklands, England, Sept. 3. last Russian duma, in Belgrade, Jugoslovia, Jan. 27. Saelen. Ivar B. (1855), statesman, in Christiania, Norway, Nov. 24, 1923. Scott. Sir Percy (1855), admiral, in London, England. Oct. 18. Seth, James (1860), educator, in Edinburgh, Stanford, Charles V. (1858), composer. in Stinnes, Hugo (1850), industrial magnate, in DEATHS OF CENTENARIANS. According to the federal census there were in the United States in 1920 4.267 persons who were 100 years of age or over. Of these 1,561 were men and 2,706 women. Following are the names and ages of centenarians whose deaths were reported in 1924: Augustin. Mrs. Caroline, 101, 1839 Eddy street. Chicago, Feb. 20. Bean, Mrs. Rebecca, 102. Petersburg. Col., June 10. Bradshaw. Miss Laura H., 100, in Orange, Brown, Nathan, 105. Chicago, May 1. Cadmus, Richard, 100, 405 Calumet boulevard, Cole, Cornelius, 102. Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 3. Grobs, P.. 104, 105 West 21st street, Chicago, Oct. 25. Hill, Andrew H., 114, Lexington, Ky., Oct. 14. Jackson. William H.. 100. Lincoln, Ill.. March 7. Kane, Mrs. Nora B., 109, Newton, Conn., July 20 Mayo. Mrs. Mary. 101, South Bend, Ind.. April 24. Milles. Salomon. 102, rabbi, Chicago, Sept. 7. Mooney, Mrs. Mary, 106, 2515 West Madison street, Chicago, May 22. Navaho Pete. 116. on Navaho reservation, New Mexico. March 7. Payne, Horace, 105, Singers Glen, Va., July 22. Powers, John. 101. Evanston, I., Aug. 30. Reed, Seth, 101. Flint, Mich., March 24. Scotland, Mrs. Eda, 107. Ullin, Ill., Jan. 6 |