St. Moritz, Switzerland: The winter season closes with a series of horse races on a snow track. Rome, Italy: The Chinese Minister and his family, under the new Chinese flag, drink a toast to the Chinese Republic. Logansport, Ind: The ice ...See moreSt. Moritz, Switzerland: The winter season closes with a series of horse races on a snow track. Rome, Italy: The Chinese Minister and his family, under the new Chinese flag, drink a toast to the Chinese Republic. Logansport, Ind: The ice jam on the Wabash River suddenly breaks, flooding the town and leaving miniature icebergs in all the streets. Paris, France: President Fallières opens the Agricultural Exposition. Gem, Kan: Winter lingers after spring has officially arrived. A Rock Island passenger train is stalled for 3 days in snowdrifts twenty miles away from this, the nearest town. The rotary plow at last digs them out in time to prevent starvation. Benghazi, Tripoli: Three hundred Arabian Camelleers, prisoners of war, are escorted to the coast. Fond du Lac, Wis: Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, makes many new friends and adherents during his visit to this city. Melbourne, Australia: Lord Denham, Governor General of Australia, presents flags to the regiments which took part in the Boer War. Washington, D.C: The remains of 38 men of the crew of the U.S.S. Maine are buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military orders. Written by
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