Van Wert, Ohio: A Fort Wayne and Western passenger train collides with a freight at a crossing here. The train crew are injured and a property loss of $50,000 is sustained. New York, N.Y: The striking garment workers' parade, 36,000 strong...See moreVan Wert, Ohio: A Fort Wayne and Western passenger train collides with a freight at a crossing here. The train crew are injured and a property loss of $50,000 is sustained. New York, N.Y: The striking garment workers' parade, 36,000 strong, is a model of orderliness. After the parade they attend a meeting in Union Square. San Francisco, Cal: The entire Fourth Regiment of Cavalry, the Twenty-fifth Regiment of Infantry, three companies of Coast Artillery and 550 Marines embark on the transports Sheridan and Logan for Honolulu. Washington, D.C: Captain Amundsen, the Arctic explorer, visits Washington to receive a medal from the Geographical Society. New York, N.Y: Mrs. Joan M. Cuneo, the well-known woman automobilist, drives Disbrow's 300 horsepower auto "Jay Eye See," at ninety-one miles an hour. Columbus, Ohio: Governor Cox is inaugurated with the usual ceremonies. San Francisco, Cal: The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has adopted a new method of capturing stray dogs and goats, which they consider far more humane than the old-fashioned wire loop. New York, N.Y: Don Cesar Luis de Montalban is walking around the world, having started with a two-cent piece. He is not allowed to beg, but must earn his living as he goes. Up to the present he has walked 70,000 miles. Written by
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