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1912
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1912 / Mrs. John Bennett, Gloversville, N.Y. / See May 23, 1914. [D; 508. See: (1914 May 23).]
1912 / H.H. / Kingston, England / See 1909. [D; 509. See: 1909, (D: 262).]
1912, ab. / Disap of Sir Francis Barrow / See Disaps. [D; 510. See: (Disaps.).]
1912 / About this time James Brandon, occultist, lived in Nashville? / See Dec 21, 1930. [D; 511. See: (1930 Dec 21).]
1912 / Polt / Ashfordsby Rectory, Leicestershire / See Aug 13, 1913. [D; 512. See: 1913 Aug 23, (D; 686).]
1912 / The Lizard orchid is English. [D; 513. Himantoglossum hircinum.]
1912 / Fox in grounds of J.H. Potter, in center of Sheffield. / D. Mail, 1912, Feb 5-5-6. [D; 514. (London Daily Mail, February 5, 1912, p. 5 c. 6.)]
1912 / Titanic / Daily Chronicle, Aug 4, 1913, said that Capt Remnant, of the British liner “Luciline” had seen a wrecked vessel standing on end, practically at point where the Titanic went down. [D; 515. (London Daily Chronicle, August 4, 1913.)]
1912 / haze of / Attributed to eruption of Mt. Katmai, Alaska. / But was seen by Dr. Barkow, member of the Filchner Antarctic expedition, in latitude 70° S, early in June. / Sc Am 110/112. [MB-I; 65. (Scientific American, n.s., 110-112.)]
1912 / Jupiter in Scorp, except in Dec. Then in Sag. [MB-I; 66. (Confirm. Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, 1912.)]
1912 / Two united globes / Germany / Ciel et Terre 33/299. [MB-I; 67. “Un Case Remarquable de Foudre en Boule.” Ciel et Terre, 33 (1912): 299-301. (Meteorologiache Zeitschrift, 29 (1912): 384-385.)]
1912 / Sun minimum / not 1911. [MB-I; 68. (Ref.???)]
1912 / Remarkably little solar activity. 164 days in which no spots were seen, as compared with only 5 such days in 1909. Ac to annual report of Sir Norman Lockyer, director of the Solar Physics Laboratory. [MB-I; 69. (Ref.???)]
1912 Jan to March / from Sept, 1911 / Mars in Taurus. [MB-I; 70. (Confirm. Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, 1912.)]
[1912 Jan 1. Wrong date. See: 1913 Jan 1, (MB-I; 71).]
1912 Jan 2 / q and explosion / q's / 10:18 p.m. and 10:23 / Ill and as far west as Davenport, Iowa. / At Aurora, Ill., caused a great tankof gasoline to explode. / Sun 3-1-2. [MB-I; 72. (New York Sun, January 3, 1912, p. 1 c. 2.)]
1912 Jan 4 / Moon at Apogee (?) / only 221,400 miles away. [MB-I; 73. (Confirm. Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, 1912.)]
1912 Jan 4 / Seismograph at University of Kansas recorded shocks at intervals from 8:14 a.m. to at least 2:45 p.m. / Sun 5-1-2. [MB-I; 74. (New York Sun, January 5, 1912, p. 1 c. 2.)]
1912 Jan 4 / D. Mail, 3-3 / Unknown body in an empty house. Been several cases in Dec. / 5-3-5. [D; 516. (London Daily Mail, January 4, 1913, p. 3 c. 3.) (London Daily Mail, January 5, 1912, p. 3 c. 5.)]
1912 Jan 6 / [LT], 3-f / Airship Missing. [MB-I; 75. (London Times, January 6, 1912, p. 3 c. 6.)]
1912 Jan 6 / Myst house / Miss Robinson, of village of Brough Sowerby, N. Westmoreland, where known as “the veiled lady”, disap from her house in August, 1910. / Traced in Jan, where living with friends in Kendal. Said that now she traced, her home in B.S. would be closed until she should care to re-occupy it. [D: 517.1, 517.2. (Ref.???)]
1912 Jan 14 / 8:30 p.m. / Great meteor / germany / Met Zeit 29-89. [MB-I; 76. (Met. Zeit., 29-89.)]
1912 Jan 16 / [LT], 7-f / Flying Machine over the Thames. [MB-I; 77. (London Times, January 16, 1912, p. 7 c. 6.)]
[The following four notes were folded together by Fort. D: 518-521.]
1912 Jan 16 / Disap. / 2 a.m.,, Lieut Teed (D. Mail, 19-5-5) at Harwich, left the torpedo destroyer Mohawk, where been visiting, to return in a small boat to his own ship, the Amazon. Next morning this boat found ashore empty—no footprints in mud. / Early morning, Jan 12, Chalres Sibbickm a yacht builder of Cowles, missing—a dinghy belonging to his yard found afloat. / 19-3-7. [D: 518.1, 518.2. (London Daily Mail, January 19, 1912, p. 3 c. 7 & p. 5 c. 5.)]
1912 Jan 13 / Teed's body found—drowned. / Lloyd's W. News, March 17, p. 1. [D; 519. (Lloyd's Weekly News, March 17, 1912, p. 1.)]
1912 Jan 21 / W. Dispatch, 11-3. / Said no way of accounting for Lieut Robert L. Teed's disap, while rowing from one war vessel to another, in Harwich Harbor—could not been lost, knew th eharbour too well. Was at the time sober—could swim. 26 years old, no known reasons for suicide—no body found. Had left one torpedo destroyer about midnight to row to another, a distance of 200 yards. In the morning, the boat found on a mud bank. [D: 520.1, 520.2. (London Weekly Dispatch, January 21, 1912, p. 11 c. 3.)]
1912 Jan 19 / D. Chronicle / Missing officer, R. Teed, declaed drowned, by Court and Inquiry. [D; 521. (London Daily Chronicle, January 19, 1912.)]
1912 Jan 20 / ab. 2 a.m. / Sharp shock / several places in Strilingshire / Nature 88-489. [MB-I; 78. (Nature, 88-489.)]
1912 Jan 24 / 6 p.m. / Severe q. / island of Cephalonia, Greece / Nature 88-459. [MB-I; 79. (Nature, 88-459.)]
1912 Jan 24 / afternoon / q / Zante / 5 villages destroyed / D. Mail 26-5-5. [MB-I; 80. (London Daily Mail, January 26, 1912, p. 5 c. 5.)]
1912 Jan. 24 / Destructive q. / Greece / Nature 103-473. [MB-I; 81. (Nature, 103-473.)]
1912 Jan. 25 / 9 a.m. / At Finisterre, Spain, reported fall of a meteorite that at the Signal Station destroyed the telegraphic apparatus. No fragments said been found. / Nature 88-494. [MB-I; 82. (Nature, 88-494.)]
1912 Jan 26 / Early morn / shocks / S. Wales / Lloyds W. News 28-14-5. [MB-I; 83. (Lloyds Weekly News, January 28, 1912, p. 14 c. 5.)]
1912 Jan 26 / early morning / 3 distinct shocks / Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire / Nature 88-459. [MB-I; 84. (Nature, 88-459.)]
1912 Jan 26 / 3 shocks / Llanhilleth. Monmouthshire, Wales / D. Mail 29-5-5. [MB-I; 85. (London Daily Mail, January 29, 1912, p. 5 c. 5.)]
1912 Jan 26 / 4 a.m. / Shock at Dublane, strong enough to awaken sleepers. / Nature 88-459. [MB-I; 86. (Nature, 88-459.)]
1912 Jan 27 / U Moon / shadow / Harris / D-201. [MB-I; 87. The note copies information from page 201 of The Book of the Damned. Harris, Frank B. "Peculiar Phenomenon on the Moon." Popular Astronomy, 20 (no. 6; June-July 1912): 398-399. “About 10:30 Eastern time I was surprised to see the left cusp showing the presence of an intensely black body about 250 miles long and fifty wide, allowing 2000 miles from tip of cusp to cusp. The appearance was fully as black comparatively as marks on this paper, and in shape like a crow poised.” Harris observed the object until 2 A.M.]
1912 Jan 28 / 4 p.m. / Shock / Glenfruin, Dumbartonshire, Scotland / D. Mail 29-5-5. [MB-I; 88. (London Daily Mail, January 29, 1912, p. 5 c. 5.)]
1912 Jan 28 / Destructive hurricane / Fiji / D. Mail 31-5-7. [MB-I; 89. (London Daily Mail, January 31, 1912, p. 5 c. 7.)]
1912 Jan 28 / Lloyds W. News. / For three weeks, a flock of 62 sheep had been grazing in Abingdon Park, Northamptonshire. Where they came from the police could not find out. Thought that thieves might have driven them a long distance and then abandoned them. [D; 523.1, 523.2. (Lloyd;s Weekly News, January 28, 1912.)]
1912 Jan 28 / Nothing of sheep in Northampton Mercury. [D; 524.]
1912 Jan 29 / early morning / Occult of Mars by Moon / Jour Leed Astro Soc 1912/71. [MB-I; 90. (Journal of the Leeds Astronomical Society, 1912-71.)]
1912 Feb / For Trib. / Missing. [MB-I; 91.]
1912 Feb. 4 / Tidal wave, Cannes, France, and Tangier. Violent storm at T. / D,. mail 5-5-7. [MB-I; 92. (London Daily Mail, February 5, 1912, p. 5 c. 7.)]
1912 Feb 8 / Hot spot in Gulf of Mexico / Sun 12-1-6. [MB-I; 93. (New York Sun, February 12, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 Feb 10, etc. / Amnesia case—woman at Marseilles. / D. Mail 15-5-5 / See 14th. [D; 525. (London Daily Mail, February 15, 1912, p. 5 c. 5.)]
1912 Feb 11 / Lloyd's W. News, 19-1 / At Llanelly, a foreigner, speaking an unknown language. [D; 526. (Lloyd's Weekly News, February 11, 1912, p. 19 c. 1.)]
1912 Feb. 13 / 9:05 a.m. / Violent q. registered at Laibach; estimated 435 miles away, in the Balkans. / D. Mail 14-5-6. [MB-I; 94. (London Daily Mail, February 14, 1912, p. 5 c. 6.)]
1912 Feb 14 / [source unidentified], 5-6 / Man in street in Paris found dead of bullet wound—no sign of it passing through his clothes. Police thought he was killed in bed, dressed, and body brought there. [D; 527. (Unidentified source, February 14, 1912, p. 5 c. 6.)]
1912 Feb. 15 / Llanelly Mercury of / The man told in Spanish who he was—a Welshman, named David Jones, who had been in Argentina 9 years. Could tell no more, but his mother came and identified him. [D; 528. (Llanelly Mercury, February 15, 1912.)]
1912 Feb 16 / 17 h 50 m / M. Lucien Libert, at the Dead Sea / Column of black smoke like a trombe. Same instant a sparkling mass supposed to been a meteor fall in the Sea. / Bull Soc. Astro de F 1912-337. [MB-I; 95. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1912-337.)]
1912 (Feb. 20) / Feb. 23-1-6, D. Express of. / In the mountainous country in the Lake District, disap of a pack of foxhounds at the foot of Helvellyn. [D; 529. (London Daily Express, February 23, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 Feb 22 / Nature 89-7 / 9:20 p.m. / near Rochdale / Had been much rain during day. / Cor saw a spot of light upon a small plateau, almost circular in shape and ab 70 yards in diameter, seemed be 3 or 4 feet from ground and intense agitation—2 kinds of sound—electric crackling and whistling sounds, ab 15 seconds. [MB-I: 96.1, 96.2. (Nature, 89-7.)]
1912 Feb. 24 / 5 a.m. / Atlantic Ocean / Met near ship / Sun 27-1-6 / “The entire vessel was illumined as if by a powerful searchlight. [MB-I; 97. (New York Sun, February 27, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
[1912 Feb 24 /] 1913 Feb. 26 / Capt of "Bostonian" reports meteors around his vessel [note cut off] dept. dates. / Current Events. [IX; 2128. (Index of dates???) ("Nearly Hit by Meteorite." New York Times, February 27, 1912, p. 1.]
1912 Feb. 27 / 17 h, 40 m / at Paris / Sound like the report from a gun. / Bull Soc Astro de F 1912-193 / Ac to one witness a dark yellow cloud smoke appeared in the sky. At 21 h, 30 m, at Talence (Gironde), a meteor of first magnitude came from near the zenith and fell toward the S.W, through Taurus and Eridanus. [MB-I: 98.1, 98.2. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1912-193.)]
1912 Feb 28 / early morning / Red hot meteorite through roof of house in Menah, Wis. / Sun 29-1-6. [MB-I; 99. (New York Sun, February 29, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 March / Nov. Gem. close, or apparently close, to Turner's Nova of March, 1903. / Near Theta Geminorum. / 3 degrees N.E. of Turner's Nova. / See Nov. 13. [MB-I; 100. See: (Nov. 13).]
1912 March / Nov. Gem, by Enebo, of Dombaas, Norway. [MB-I; 101. (Ref.???)]
1912 March 1 / D. Express, 5-3 / Kingston-on-Thames. / Loss of Memory Man. / Linen marked “J. Shore”. [D; 530. (London Daily Express, March 1, 1912, p. 5 c. 3.)]
1912 March 2 / (Theft) / Lloyds W. News, 2-5 / A detective, at Northampton, having chased a burglar, returned to the shop which had been entered, to find out how burglar got in. A scythe blade fell and cut off his ear. [D; 531. (Lloyd's Weekly News, March 2, 1912, p. 2 c. 5.)]
1912 March 4 / At Colney Heath, near St. lbans, Mr. G E Bullen, of the Hertfordshire Museum, St. Albans, writes, Nature 89/34, that in the th. storm of March 4, bet 2:30 and 4:15 p.m., ac to an observer a stone wighing ab 6 lbs had fallen, entering the ground ab. 3 feet. Upon page 62, he writes again that ac. to Dr. Prior, S. Kensington Museum, it was not of meteoric origin. Herts—22 miles NW of London. [MB-I: 102.1, 102.2, 102.3. (Nature, 89-34.)]
1912 March 4 / in the Herts Advertiser, 9th, description of the th. storm, reported from several other places, too, as “particularly violent. No th. stone mentioned. [MB-I; 103. (Herts. Advertiser, March 9, 1912.)]
1912 March 4 / Great gale / Wales and S. England / D. News, 6th. [MB-I; 104. (London Daily News, March 6, 1912.)]
1912 March 6 / Colossal waves in Atlantic reported by several vessels / NY Sun 13-1-2. [MB-I; 105. (New York Sun, March 13, 1912, p. 1 c. 2.)]
1912 March 6 / 7:36 p.m. / near Londonderry / Met from near Saturn / E. Mec 95-156. [MB-I; 106. (English Mechanic, 95-156.)]
1912 March 6 / near Bristol / Meteor or aeroplane / Warmley / England / D-249. ** [MB-I; 107. The note copies information from page 249 of The Book of the Damned. "This fine fireball must have caused consternation among the ignorant fellaheen...." Observatory, 35 (1912): 168.]
1912 March 9 / Near Macclesfield. On moor appeared a woman who was unable to give any account of hersself. / D. Express, Ap. 8. [D; 532. (London Daily Express, April 8, 1912.)]
1912 March 11 / B rain / Jour Roy Met Soc 38/275 / Paper upon th storm E of Hampshire and W of Sussex by C.J.P. Cave. “Very severe and very local. From 4 to 4:30 intense darkness and fall of black rain in one small area, Colmer Liss, etc. The rian was not muddy water, but was like ink and water. Substance analyzed was soot chiefly, and resinous matter probably derived from bark of trees from which it was scraped. Mr. Cave thought from smoke of London. Someone else pointed out that if so should rain ink in London. [MB-I: 108.1, 108.2, 108.3. (Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 38-275.)]
1912 March 11 / Earthquake shocks of unusual intensity / N.Y. Sun 12-4-4 / Fordham University, NY—5:33 a.m. / Washington, DC—5:30 a.m. / Cleveland, Ohio—4:32 a.m. / St Louis, Mo, 4:29 a.m. [MB-I; 109. (New York Sun, March 12, 1912, p. 4 c. 4.)]
1912 March 11 / Severe q / Triangle Island, off Vancouver Island / N.Y. Sun 13-5-2. [MB-I; 110. (New York Sun, March 13, 1912, p. 5 c. 2.)]
1912 March 11 / At Victoria, B.C., the center estimated to be 400 miles W in Pacific. / At Harvard College, estimated in West Indies or Mexico. / St Louis University—off west coast of Mexico. [MB-I; 111. (Ref.???)]
1912 March 12 / Nova Geminorum, No. 2, discovered by Herr Enebo, of 4.23 mag. Ac. to him, other observers found it to be 3.5 on the 14th. After 15th, a sharp decrease. / Nature, 89/176. [MB-I; 112. (Nature, 89-176.)]
1912 March 13 / Nov. Geminorum, No 2, a brilliant star, declined to a faint nebula in September. Discovered by Enebo. / No. 1 / See March 1, 1903. / Observatory, 36-130. [MB-I; 113. (Observatory, 36-130.) See: (1903 March 1).]
1912 March 14 / D. Mail of / New star near Theta Geminorum announced from Kiel Observatory / 4th mag. [MB-I; 114. (London Daily Mail, March 14, 1912.)]
1912 March 15 / 11:05 p.m. / Upon a photo of the region of Nova Gem. W.H. Stevenson at Cheltenham found a mark as if of a meteor. / E. Mec 95-181. [MB-I; 115. (English Mechanic, 95-181.)]
1912 March 15 / early morning / Destructive tornado, Headland, Alabama. / N.Y. Sun 16-1-6. [MB-I; 116. (New York Sun, March 16, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 March 15 / 4 p.m. / Centering at Penobscot, Maine—shock, followed by heavy rain. / N.Y. Sun, 17-1-6. [MB-I; 117. (New York Sun, March 17, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 March 15 / At Marseilles, France, the [word missing] attributed to a seismic disturbance. Sea level suddenly dropped ab. 40 inches. / N.Y. Sun 16-3-2 / Lasted ab. 5 minutes and then went back to normal. [MB-I; 118. (New York Sun, March 16, 1912, p. 3 c. 2.)]
1912 March 16 / N.Y. Sun, 16-2 / In New Jersey, worst floods since year 1893. Greatest falls of snow or “worst blizzards” in western parts of U.S. in 24 years. In southern states “terrific rains”. [MB-I; 119. (New York Sun, March 16, 1912, p. 16 c. 2.)]
1912 March 16 / Myst explosion / Queensboro / Trib, 1912, March 16-1-3. [D; 533. “Engineer Burned To Death.” New York Tribune, March 16, 1912, p. 1 c. 3.]
1912 March 18 / Shocks / Ionian islands / N.Y. Sun 19-1-6. [MB-I; 120. (New York Sun, March 19, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 (March 22) / (11:40 p.m.) / Staten Island, and Bayonne, N.J. / Rumbling sound and tremors. Thought an explosion but no known explosion so thought a q. / NY Trib 23-1-2. [MB-I; 121. “Shock on Staten Island.” New York Tribune, March 23, 1912, p. 1 c. 2.]
1912 March 22 / Reported brighteneing of Nova Geminorum, No. 2 / Nature 89-176. [MB-I; 122. (Nature, 89-176.)]
1912 March 24 / Lloyds W. News, 1-4 / Woman found unconscious, in a railroad station in Romford. But she was identified as an Ilford woman, Alice Buxtonmonk, aged 42, who had come to see her father in a hospital. / On 20th, Kate Kennedy, aged 26, myst disap. from Romford. [D; 534. (Lloyd's Weekly News, March 24, 1912, p. 1 c. 4.)]
1912 March 25 / D. Mail of / Tappings on windows of the Western Hospital, Fulham, S.W.—bird-like whistlings and screams of laughter heard. Guards posted but the sound continued. Said that someone must have done from outside and that someone had been seen twice. [D; 535. (London Daily Mail, March 25, 1912.)]
1912 March 26 / 6 myst fires in London. 3 in a house in Southwark and three in a house in Islington. / D. Mail 27-3-3 / Mail of Ap. 9, said a girl accused of fires at No. 26 had confessed, saying not know why she did it. These the fires of the 26th. / The Islington fires in Canonbury Square, number not stated. But in Islington News, Ap. 19, said that the prisoner, May Turner, aged 17, pleaded not guilty, and the girl was committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court. / Her employer was Mrs. Fox. [D: 536.1, 536.2, 536.3. (London Daily Mail, March 27, 1912, p. 3 c. 3.) (Islington News, April 19, 1912.)]
1912 March 28 / D. Express, 1-6 / Bet 2 and 3 a.m. of 28th, Dept of Correze, France, violent shocks. No record of previous q's there. [MB-I; 123. (London Daily Express, March 28, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 March 28 / 2:50 p.m. / bright sunshine / Vivid meteor at Brocklesby, Lincs. / Nature 89-147. [MB-I; 124. (Nature, 89-147.)]
1912 March 28 / 2:50 p.m. / full sunshine / Bright meteor / Brocklesby, Lincs. / Nature 89-147. [MB-I; 125. (Nature, 89-147.)]
1912 March 28 / D. Mail, 29th / “An hour before the Viceroy left Calcutta for the last time, lightning struck the flag over the Government House, tearing it into shreds. This is considered to be an omen, by the natives.” [D; 537. (London Daily Mail, March 29, 1912.)]
1912 April / Metite / Shupiyan, Kashmir. / R, Ap. 18—'38 / Also in S. Kensington. [MB-I; 126. Refer to: 1838 Ap. 18, (I; 2306). Brown, John Coggin. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Meteorites Comprised in the Collection of the Geological Survey of India, Calcutta (On August 1st, 1914)." Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, 43 (1916): part 2, 149-287, at 265. This is the Shupiyan meteorite.]
1912 Ap 2 / D. Mail, 3-3 / Ten fires, village of Thornhill, Dumfireshire. [D; 538. (London Daily Mail, April 2, 1912, p. 3 c. 3.)]
1912 Ap. 5 / Destruction of villages. Eruption of Chiriqui Peak, near Bocas del Toro, Panama. / Nature 89/171. [MB-I; 127. (Nature, 89-171.)]
1912 Ap 6 / “Light” of / also p. 190 / Oscar Nilssen, of Hastings, writes that in his bedroom, he and his wife saw a flame, size of a tea cup, issue from wall and move to point over them. where stationary. [D; 539. Nilssen, Oscar. “A Mysterious Flame.” Light, 32 (no. 1,630; April 6, 1912): 168. “A Mysterious Flame.” Light, 32 (no. 1,632; April 20, 1912): 190.]
1912 Ap. 6 / D. Mail, 5-5 / Fires in Mansions, [D; 540.1. (London Daily Mail, April 6, 1912, p. 5 c. 5.)]
1912 Ap. 8 / S / Shadow / C. Tilden Smith / Eng / (D-253) / Chisbury, Wiltshire. [MB-I; 128. The note copies information from pages 253 and 254 of The Book of the Damned. Smith, Charles Tilden. "Clouds and Shadows." Nature, 89 (April 18, 1918): 168. Cave, Charles John Philip. "Clouds and Shadows." Nature, 89 (May 16, 1912): 268.]
1912 April 8 / D. Express, 5-2 / At Wirral—a large dog that had killed dozens of lambs. Been shot at in vain many times. [D; 540.2. (London Daily Express, April 8, 1912, p. 5 c. 2.)]
1912 Ap. 9 / Pollen / During a storm at Perpignan fell a shower of sulphur covering streets and surrounding fields. / D. Mail 11-5-3. [MB-I; 129. (London Daily Mail, April 11, 1912, p. 5 c. 3.)]
1912 Ap. / Supposed sulphur found be pollen from fir trees. / D. Mail 13-3-7. [MB-I; 130. (London Daily Mail, April 13, 1912, p. 3 c. 7.)]
1912 Ap. 9 / second brighteneing of Nova Geminorum reported. / Nature 89-176. [MB-I; 131. (Nature, 89-176.)]
1912 April 12 / 20 h, 42 m / [illustration] / track of a meteor seen at Canutama, Brazil / B. Soc A. de F 1912-519. [MB-I; 132. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1912-519.)]
1912 Ap. 12 / Trombe in England. / Tube lowered from sky. / Bull Soc Astro de F, 1912-394 / See letter by T.J. Robinson in E Mec. [MB-I; 133. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1912-394.)(English Mechanic, ca. 1912.)]
1912 Ap. 13 / Ireland / “thing” reaching down from clouds / E Mec 95/443. [MB-I; 134. (English Mechanic, 95-443.)]
1912 Ap. 14 / night / 10:25 in NY / Titanic Sinks. [MB-I; 135. (Ref.???)]
1912 Ap. 15 / See Jul 17. / Aug. 21 / Collision of 2 boats thought to be mysterious. / See June 10 or (18?), 1912. [D; 541. See: (1912: June 10 or 18; 1912 July 17); and, 1912 August 21, (D; 570).]
1912 Ap. 15 / Mr. Boxhall, 4th officer of the Titanic, giving evidence before the Senate Committee, told of lights of an unknown steamer nearby, when the Titanic sank. / D. Express—23-1-4 / But said it struck a berg, ab. 30 feet of which above water. Ac to lookout, it was 60 feet high. [D: 542.1, 542.2. (London Daily Express, April 23, 1912, pp. 1 c. 4.)]
1912 Ap. 15 / Titanic / Struck iceberg? Seems it was a clear night. There was ice, but not clear about one iceberg. [D; 543. (Ref.???)]
1912 Ap. 15 / Lights / Titanic / Mystery of another steamer's lights this night. [D; 544. (Ref.???)]
1912 Ap. 15 / (Titanic) / Capt. of the S.S. Clio reported having, on Ap. 29, 380 nautical miles from where the Titanic sank, passed an iceberg, with “one end broken off”, as if one could tell what is the end of an icberg, and the water around strewn with wreckage such as chairs, towels, and other articles—as if towels, etc., would strictly drift 380 nautical miles with a berg. / Nature 90-681. [D: 545.1, 545.2. (Nature, 90-681.)]
1912 Ap. 15 / Titanic. / Look up myst sinking of Japanese cruiser, Naniwa, July 17, 1912. [D; 546. See: 1912 July 17, (D; 563).]
1912 Ap. 15 / Titanic sunk. / See period for dreams and predictions. [D; 547. See: (Dreams and predictions).]
1912 Ap. 15 / Lights and the Titanic. Capt Smith ordered crews of lifeboats to pull to the lights. / D. Mail, June 5th. [D; 548. (London Daily Mail, June 5, 1912.)]
1912 Ap. 16 / 9:30 p.m. / Mr. Giles S.F. Digby, of 43 Upper Grosvenor street, W., left in a cab to drive to King's Cross station to catch train for Scotland, Nothing seen of him since. Had once had a lapse of memory. / Lloyds W. News, 21-3-4 / He was 6 ft, 3 in. tall. [D; 549. (Lloyd's Weekly News, April 21, 1912, p. 3 c. 4.)]
1912 Ap 21 / Just before sunset. Tornado or 2. / Southern Indiana and N Ill./ Trib 22-1-2. [MB-I; 136. “32 Dead in Tornadoes; Four States Swept.” New York Tribune, April 22, 1912, p. 1 c. 2.]
1912 May / Sk Ho / Queensland Naturalist of / or Nature 89-587 / Invasion, Brisbane district and other parts of Australia, by myriads of new ants, believed be native to Mauritius and Madeira. [MB-I; 137. (Queensland Naturalist, May, 1912.) (Nature, 89-587.)]
1912 May / Saturn changes from Aries to Taurus, until July, 1916. [MB-I; 138. (Ref.???)]
1912 May 2 / 9:46 p.m. / London / brilliant meteor / Nature 89-20+. [MB-I; 139. (Nature, 89-20, +.)]
1912 May 3 / evening / At Comrie, etc., shock preceded by strong rush of wind and a rumbling sound. / Lloyd W. News 5-15-4. [MB-I; 140. (Lloyds Weekly News, May 5, 1912, p. 15 c. 4.)]
1912 May 3 / Bet. 4-5 p.m., strong shock, Comrie, etc. Preceded by rumbling sound and strong rush of wind. / D. Express 4-1-6. [MB-I; 141. (London Daily Express, May 4, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 May 5 / Fires / Lloyds W. News, 5-1. / After 17 fires in a shop in Queen Victoria Street, E.C., an errand boy, David Gill, aged 15, charged by a detective, who said saw him strike a match and throw it among papers. Boy said he had no matches. [D; 550. (Lloyd's Weekly News, May 5, 1912, p. 5 c. 1.)]
1912 May 5 / [source unidentified], 4-5 / Fires / B.A. Rogers / Nottinghamshire. [D; 551. [Source unidentified, May 5, 1912, p. 4 c. 5.)]
1912 May 6 / Glasgow Herald, 9-f / q's of Comrie. [MB-I; 142. (Glasgow Herald, May 6, 192, p. 9 c. 6.)]
1912 May 6 / evening / q. recorded, Laibach. Supposed in Iceland. / D. Mail 18-7-3. [MB-I; 143. (London Daily Mail, May 18, 1912, p. 7 c. 3.)]
1912 May 6 / (Somewhere else) / 7 p.m. / Observatory at Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, reported a violent q. Ac to the seismographs place q in the Atlantic s.w. of Iceland. / Nature 89-248. [MB-I; 144. (Nature, 89-248.)]
1912 May 8 / [LT], 10-d / q / Limerick. [MB-I; 145. (London Times, May 8, 1912, p. 10 c. 4.)]
1912 May 8 / Series of q's starts at Guadalajara, Mexico. / D. Mail, 11-5-5. [MB-I; 146. (London Daily Mail, May 11, 1912, p. 5 c. 5.)]
1912 May 8 / D. Express 9-5-4 / About noon, a middle-aged woman found walking in Norman-road, West Kensington, London, on her nightdress. Dazed. In Fulham Infirmary was identified as Mrs. Celia Crathorne, Ruskin Mansions, Queen's Club-gardens. [D; 552. (London Daily Express, May 9, 1912, p. 5 c. 4.)]
1912 May 10 / New comet in Cygnus / D. Mail 14-7-4. [MB-I; 147. (London Daily Mail, May 14, 1912, p. 7 c. 4.)]
1912 May 10 / Comet-like object reported / Denmark / Nature 89/277. [MB-I; 148. (Nature, 89-277.)]
1912 May 12 / night / Trevillis, Liskeard / Colored rain, like that of Jan., 1902, and Feb., 1903 / Symons 47-102 / S.E. Cornwall. [MB-I; 149. (Meteorological Magazine, 47-102.)]
1912 May 12 / Fires / W. Dispatch, 6-4 / Cast at Nottingham. Servant girl, Blanche Ada Rogers, charged with setting fire to house of her employer, Rev. T.W. Mundy, Curate of Daybrook. Boxes outside the children's bedroom had mysteriously blazed. Girl, without being accused, had said she had not done it, Following evening a couch in the drawing room was found blazing. Girl denied all knowledge, but, upon being charged, confessed to the Deputy Chief-Constable that she had done it. “I don't know whatever in the world made me do it.” She was placed upon probation for 2 years. [D: 553.1, 553.2, 553.3. (London Weekly Dispatch, May 12, 1912, p. 6 c. 4.)]
1912 May 15 / Man found wandering in Chelttenham. Still unidentified. / D. Express, Dec 10-5-6. [D; 554. (London Daily Express, December 10, 1912, p. 5 c. 6.)]
1912 May 21 / morning / With rumbling sounds, Lake Dunkirkm at Northwich, ran dry. / Lloyds W. News 26-8-2. [MB-I; 150. (Lloyds Weekly News, May 26, 1912, p. 8 c. 2.)]
1912 May 23 / At the Limerick Observatory, 2:37 a.m., strong shock registered. / Lloyds W. News 26-8-1. [MB-I; 151. (Lloyds Weekly News, May 26, 1912, p. 8 c. 1.)]
1912 May 23 / 2:20 a.m. (Greenwich time) / Severe q in Burma / D. Mail—25-6-3. [MB-I; 152. (London Daily Mail, May 25, 1912, p. 6 c. 3.)]
1912 May 24 / [LT], 53-c / q. recorded. [MB-I; 153. (London Times, May 24, 1912, p. 53? c. 3.)]
1912 June / The haze of, attrib to Katmai, of June 6. In New Hampshire, 13th. / MWR, Jan., 1913. [MB-I; 154. Kimball, Herbert Harvey. "The Effect upon Atmospheric Transparency of the Eruption of Katmai Volcano." Monthly Weather Review, 41 (no. 1; January 1913): 153-159, at 156.]
1912 June 2 / Sunset met / Great met train in region of setting sun, Transvaal, ab 17 h. / Bull Soc Astro de F 1915-82. [MB-I; 155. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1915-82.)]
1912 June 2 / 5 p.m. / S. Africa / ext. met. train / Sc Am 112/587 / or L'Astro, March, 1915. [MB-I; 156. (Scientific American, n.s., 112-587.) (Astronomie, March, 1915.)]
1912 June 6 / Katmai / details / Nat Geographic Mag, Feb., 1913. [MB-I; 157. Martin, George C. “The Recent Eruption of Katmai Volcano in Alaska.” National Geographic Magazine, 24 (no. 2; February 1913): 131-181.]
1912 June 6 / Eruption Katmai, Alaska, then observed. / Nature 89-381. [MB-I; 158. (Nature, 89-381.)]
1912 June 6 / Katmai begins, Alaska. Good description. / Bull-Amer 2/228 / p. 233, great deal. [MB-I; 159. Clark, George Archibald. "The Katmai Eruption." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 2 (1912): 226-229, at 228. McAdie, A.G. "Taal, Asama-Yama, and Katmai." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 2 (1912): 233-242, at 236-241.]
1912 June 7 / Explosion near Vienna, felt 30 miles around / D. Mail 8-5-6. [MB-I; 160. (London Daily Mail, June 8, 1912, p. 5 c. 6.)]
[1912 June 7. Wrong date. See: 1911 June 7, (MB-I; 161).]
1912 June 7 / 200 tons of smokeless powder exploded at Waellersdorf, 30 miles from Vienna. / D. Express—8-1-7. [MB-I; 162. (London Daily Express, June 8, 1912, p. 1 c. 7.)]
1912 June 7 / Trib 8-1-6 / Ashes falling upon Cordova, Alaska. Detonations all night before. Believed volcano in the Cook Inlet country. / Trib 9-14-6 / Volcs. identified. [MB-I; 163. “Volcano Menaces City.” New York Tribune, June 8, 1912, p. 1 c. 5. “Alaska Volcanoes Active.” New York Tribune, June 9, 1912, p. 14 c. 6. Fierstein, Judy, et al. “Can another great volcanic eruption happen in Alaska?” U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet, FS 0075-98, 1998. “On the afternoon of June 6, 1912, an ominous cloud rose into the sky above Mount Katmai on the Alaska Peninsula. The cloud quickly reached an altitude of 20 miles, and within 4 hours, ash from a huge volcanic eruption began to fall on the village of Kodiak, 100 miles to the southeast. By the end of the eruption on June 9th, the ash cloud, now thousands of miles across, shrouded southern Alaska and western Canada, and sulfurous ash was falling on Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seattle, Washington. The next day the cloud passed over Virginia, and by June 17th it reached Algeria in Africa.” The Novarupta and Katmai volcanoes.]
1912 / ab. June 10 / Haze / Found nothing in Melbourne Age. [MB-I; 164.]
1912 June, before 11th / Cloud shadow / Williton, Somerset / Eng Mec 95/491. [MB-I; 165. (English Mechanic, 95-491.)]
1912 June 10 / Myst collision, “Ella” and Rosina, off Cawley Bacon. / E Mec 96/109. [D; 555. (English Mechanic, 96-109.)]
1912 June 10 / D. Express, 1-4 / Frederick J. Haaverley, of the Gospel Mission, Lismore Circus, Haverstock-hill,, missing—turned up with letter “H” branded on forehead and a story of kidnapping. [D; 556. (London Daily Express, June 10, 1912, p. 1 c. 4.)]
1912 June 17-28 / Fairly large black circular sunspot. Seen few this year. / Nature 90-173. [MB-I; 166. (Nature, 90-173.)]
1912 June 21 / Metite / Leeuwfontein, Pretoria, S.A. / N.M. / Nature, 110-757. [MB-I; 167. (Nature, 110-757.)]
1912 June 24 / Maximum of a solar outburst a single spot / Pop Astro 20-498. [MB-I; 168. Rordame, Alfred. “A Great Solar Outburst.” Popular Astronomy, 20 (no. 8; October 1912): 498, (illustration).]
1912 June 30 / 5:30 p.m. / Destructive cyclone / Saskatchewan / D. Mail, July 2-7-6. [MB-I; 169. (London Daily Mail, July 2, 1912, p. 7 c. 6.)]
1912 June 30 / 6 p.m. / Very great tornado coming from south / Trib, etc. [MB-I; 170. “Dead May Be 400 In Great Tornado.” New York Tribune, July 1, 1912, p. 1 c. 1-2.]
1912 June 30 / W. Dispatch, 7-5. / Grass-snake, 4 feet long, caught in a house in Belsize Park, London. / See Aug 25. [D; 557. (London Weekly Dispatch, June 30, 1912, p. 7 c. 5.) See: 1912 Aug 25, (D; 571).]
[1912 July /] 1902 July (?) / Dust in Switzerland—followed by violent electrical storms. / N.Y. Times, July 12-1-6, 1912 / 1912 is right. [VIII; 1304. “Alaskan Dust Above Alps.” New York Times, July 12, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.]
1912 July, Aug, Sept / Haze attributed to Katmai / Bull Seis Soc Am 1913/89. [MB-I; 171. "Reviews." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 3 (1913): 89-96, at 89.]
1912 July / Many cl. bursts. [MB-I; 172. (Refs.???)]
1912 / ab. July 1 / Clbrsts, Mexico—see July 14. [MB-I; 173. See: (July 14).]
1912 July / Ripper—hair / Conners child killed, N.Y. Other Ripper cases. Murderer had hacked off her hair and taken it. [D; 558. (Ref.???)]
1912 July / (Killed by L) / Sidney, Ohio, child killed by L. playing ball on a common, / Mattewa, N.Y., child in a cherry tree. / Utica, N.Y., man while working in a field. / Seems no storm in any case. / Trib 6-1-2. [D; 559. “Day's Victims of Lightning.” New York Tribune, July 6, 1912, p. 1 c. 2.]
1912 July 5 / Toronto Globe 6-1-3 / “Hair-raising storm in Chicago.” Middle of afternoon—sky overcast—crowds in Rogers Park—suddenly felt hair standing on end—supposed been an electric phenomenon. [D; 560. “Hair-Raising Storm Disturbs Chicago.” Toronto Globe, July 6, 1912, p. 1 c. 3.]
1912 July 5 / Polt? / Dispatch of, to the Toronto Globe 6-1-4, from Brockville, Ontario, that, at the little Indian village of St. Regis, people living in dread of Iola Razon, a native girl of fifteen, to whose powers were attributed the madness of dogs and the death of livestock and sickness of children, She was finally sent away to live with a distant relative. [D: 561.1, 561.2. “Witch Sent to Luzerne Mountain.” Toronto Globe, July 6. 1912, p. 1 c. 4.]
1912 July 6 / q. / Cordova, Alaska / Trib 10-7-2. [MB-I; 174. “Alaska Again Shaken.” New York Tribune, July 10, 1912, p. 7 c. 2.]
1912 July 6 / Mt. McKinley, Alaska, quaked in the earthquake while Prof. Parker climbing it. / N.Y. Times, July 26-2-6. [MB-I; 175. (New York Times, July 26, 1912, p. 2 c. 6.)]
1912 July 11 / Volcanic dust thought from eruption in Alaska—falling in Alps. / NY Times 12-1-6. [MB-I; 176. (New York Times, July 12, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 July 12 / early morn / Violent q / Gualalajara, Mexico / N.Y. Times 13-4-1. [MB-I; 177. (New York Times, July 13, 1912, p. 4 c. 1.)]
1912 July 14 / Cloudbursts, Denver, Col., Greatest flood since 1864. / N.Y. Times 15-1-2. [MB-I; 178. (New York Times, July 15, 1912, p. 1 c. 2.)]
1912 July 14 / bet 6 and 6:45 p.m. / Record rainfall, Washington, D.C. 2.5 inches. / N.Y. Times 15-1-2. [MB-I; 179. (New York Times, July 15, 1912, p. 1 c. 2.)]
1912 July 14 / Alton, Ill., clbrst. 4 persons drowned. / N.Y. Times 15-1-2 / Came down on Alton—no effects beyond a 7-mile radius. [MB-I; 180. (New York Times, July 15, 1912, p. 1 c. 2.)]
1912 July 14 / Dispatch dated from Mexico City, in N.Y. Times 15-last page—hundreds of lives lost by clbrsts in State of Guanajuanto. First came ab. July 1. Another several days before 14th. [MB-I; 181. (New York Times, July 15, 1912, last page.)]
1912 July 15 / Repeating Cl. bursts / Toronto Globe of / About 1st of July, cloudbursts drowning hundreds of persons in the state of Guana Juanto, Mexico. Two weeks later, “Again the bottom dropped out of the heavens.” The valley of the Santiago filled up and the surviving inhabitants were living on their roofs. / See June 7. [MB-I: 182.1, 182.2. (Toronto Globe, July 15, 1912.) See: 1911 June 7, (MB-I; 161).]
1912 July 17 / D. Mail of, p. 3-7 / Boy of 8 found wandering at Ewell, Surrey. [D; 562. (London Daily Mail, July 17, 1912, p. 3 c. 7.)]
1912 July 17 / “Mysterious” sinking Jap. cruiser Naniwa. / E Mec 96/109. [D; 563. (English Mechanic, 96-109.) The Naniwa was wrecked at Urup, on June 26, while conducting a survey in the Kurile Islands, The ship was grounded to prevent its sinking, its crew was rescued, but efforts to refloat the ship were abandoned on July 17, 1912. (“Wreck of a War Ship.” Melbourne Age, June 29, 1912, p. 13 c.3.)(Jentsura, Hansgeorg. Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869–1945. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1976, 95-96.]
1912 July 18 / cl burst / 5 p.m. / 2 towns in Nevada swept away. 100 persons reported missing, / Trib 19-1-5. [MB-I; 183. “Two Towns Swept Away.” New York Tribune, July 19, 1912, p. 1 c. 5.]
1912 July 19 / For q. at Coon Butte, see Sept. 23, 1910. [MB-I; 184. See: (1910 Sept 23).]
1912 July 19 / bet 6:20 amd 6:40 p.m. / at Holbrook, ab 50 miles from Coon Butte / Am J. Sci., 4-34-437 / like at Coon Butte / Remarkable number hit of stones—14,000—said that only 2 known falls since year 1800 were greater. / (F). [MB-I; 185. (American Journal of Science, s. 4 v. 34 p. 437.)]
1912 July 19 / Metite / Pop Astro 21-118. [MB-I; 186. “A Remarkable Meteoric Fall, July 19, 1912.” Popular Astronomy, 21 (no. 22; February 1913): 118-120. This is the Holbrook meteorite.]
1912 July 19 / Gualajara, Mexico—bet sunrise and sunset—23 shocks—many buildings shattered / N.Y. Times 20-1-6. [MB-I; 187. (New York Times, July 20, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 July 22 / Chicago Tribune 22-3-4 / A “peeper” alarming people in Chicago. [D; 564. (Chicago Tribune, July 22, 1912, p. 3 c. 4.)]
1912 July 24 / Bombay / parade of Hindus in—supplication to their rain-god / D. Chron. 25-1-7. [MB-I; 188. (London Daily Chronicle, July 25, 1912, p. 1 c. 7.)]
1912 Juy 24 / Clbrsts or heavy rain / Pa. / Wis / Ohio / N.Y. Times, 25th. [MB-I; 189. (New York Times, July 25, 1912.)]
1912 July 24 / Town of Piura, Peru, wrecked by a q. / Lloyds W. News 28-15-2 / in the morning. [MB-I; 190. (Lloyds Weekly News, July 28, 1912, p. 15 c. 2.)]
[1912 July 27] / BO / Daily Express, July 27, 1912—farm laborer, killed by lightning, near spot where the Marquis de Montebello had been killed by lightning the day before. “A curiously horrible phenomenon was that the two legs of the unfortunate man had been cut off at the thighs, and had completely disappeared. [D: 565.1, 565.2. (London Daily Express, July 27, 1912.) ("Guy Duc de Lorge Missed in France." Richmond Times Dispatch, August 1, 1912, p. 5 c. 5-6. Only reports death of Marquis Louis de Montebello, at country seat in Department of Seine-et-Oise. ("King Albert's Escape." London Standard, July 27, 1913, p. 8 c. 6. Not this quote, but Reuter report of only laborer's trunk found across roadway.)]
1912 July 28 / Alligator / At Fort Wayne, Ind., a Negro told of having seen a great alligator in the Maumee river. He was told by police that he had been “seeing things”. On 28th, alligator 7 feet, 11 inches long was shot. “It was supposedly a fugitive from some circus.” / Chicago Daily Tribune, 29th / See Sept, 1891. [D: 566.1, 566.2. (Chicago Daily Tribune, July 29, 1912.) See: 1891 Sept 29, (B; 1161).]
1912 Aug / Mars and Venus in Leo-Virgo. / Sept, both in Virgo. [MB-I; 191. (Confirm. Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, 1912.)]
1912 Aug ab / Tim Titus, madman, was shot by Starchfield. / See Jan 8, 1914. [D; 567. See: 1914 Jan 8, (D; 764). The name of the madman was Stephen Titus, (not Tim Titus); and, Titus shot several people, including Starchfield, who had attempted to stop the murderous rampage. “Mad Alien Rins Amok.” Illustrated Police News, October 3, 1912, p. 2 c. 1-2 & pp. 8-9, (illustration). “Titus placed himself in the middle of the roadway, and sweeping half circle with the levelled weapon, covered the group, who were now close upon him. With rare courage several of the pursuers attempted to advance, but Titus pointed the weapon in turn the individuals who broke beyond the line. Fo[r] a brief space he did not fire, and several those, including street newsvendor, named Starchfield, pluckily held on in pursuit. Starchfield and another the pursuers rushed upon the armed man. They had seized hold of him when Titus again fired, and Starchfield, without uttering word, fell in heap the pavement, shot in the stomach.”]
1912 Aug 1 / Metite / N'Kandhla district, Zululand / Sci Amer 110/393. [MB-I; 192. (Scientific American, n.s., 110-393.)]
1912 Aug 1 / Disap and a murder at Yarmouth. [D; 568. (Ref.???)]
1912 Aug 4 / near Sheffield / Finger-shaped projection from cloud / Symons' Met Mag 47/220. [MB-I; 193. (Meteorological Magazine, 47-220.)]
1912 Aug 4 / noon / Columns of smoke from Etna / D. Mail 5-7-4. [MB-I; 194. (London Daily Mail, August 5, 1912, p. 7 c. 4.)]
1912 Aug 4 / Lloyd's W. News, 2-5. / At Newry, when a train stopped, a passenger reported that he had seen another passenger jump from it, while train full speed. A search party was formed and found a man sound asleep close to a rail. He could not explain. [D; 569. (Lloyd's Weekly News, August 4, 1912, p. 2 c. 5.)]
1912 Aug 7 / q. / Va / 8 p.m. / Bull-Amer 3/133. [MB-I; 195. Taber, Stephen. "Earthquakes in Buckingham County, Virginia." Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 3 (1913): 124-133, at 132-133.]
1912 Aug 8 / Violent seismic disturbances after long period of calm registered at Laibach Observatory. / D. Mail 10-5-6. [MB-I; 196. (London Daily Mail, August 10, 1912, p. 5 c. 6.)]
1912 Aug 8-9 / night / Shocks and panic at Constantinople / D. Mail 10-5-6. [MB-I; 197. (London Daily Mail, August 10, 1912, p. 5 c. 6.)]
1912 Aug 9 / Very destructive q., Turkey—ab. 1:45 a.m. / Nature 89-607. [MB-I; 198. (Nature, 89-607.)]
1912 Aug 9 / The q was severe at the Dardanellles. / L.H., 10th. [MB-I; 199. (Levant Herald, August 10, 1912.)]
1912 Aug 9 / 3:25 a.m. / Violent shocks recorded by seismographs / Constantinople / Levant Herald, 9th. [MB-I; 200. (Levant Herald, August 9, 1912.)]
1912 Aug. 9 / Stromboli again active / D. Mail 10-5-6. [MB-I; 201. (London Daily Mail, August 10, 1912, p. 5 c. 6.)]
1912 Aug 10 / q., Constantinople / [LT], 5-d /12-5-d / 13-3-b / 14-3-b / 15-3-c / 17-6-d / 19-3-e / 21-3-a / 23-3-b / 27-3-f/ 28-3-a / 31-3-b / Sept 3-3-a / 16-5-b. [MB-I; 202. (London Times, 1912: August: 10-5-d /12-5-d / 13-3-b / 14-3-b / 15-3-c / 17-6-d / 19-3-e / 21-3-a / 23-3-b / 27-3-f/ 28-3-a / 31-3-b / Sept 3-3-a / 16-5-b. )]
1912 Aug 10 / Fr / [LT], 5-d / (Fr) / Greasque and St Savournin / q. [MB-I; 203. (London Times, August 10, 1912, p. 5 c. 4.)]
1912 Aug 10 / Snow in Spain / D. Express 13-1-7. [MB-I; 204. (London Daily Express, August 13, 1912, p. 1 c. 7.)]
1912 Aug 10, etc. / The Perseids in Italy / Nature 90-232. [MB-I; 205. (Nature, 90-232.)]
1912 Aug 11 / Lloyds W. News, 15-1. / An unknown black butterfly caught at Bracknell, 13 ¾ inches across wings. / A swallow-tailed b. fly. [MB-I; 206. (Lloyds Weekly News, August 11, 1912, p. 15 c. 1.)]
1912 Aug 12 / 3 more destructive shocks / Gallipoli / D. Express 13-1-7. [MB-I; 207. (London Daily Express, August 13, 1912, p. 1 c. 7.)]
1912 Aug 13 / Snow at Cologne and other parts of Germany. / D. Express 14-1-3 / Several days before been heavy falls of snow in Switzerland. [MB-I; 208. (London Daily Express, August 14, 1912, p. 1 c. 3.)]
1912 Aug 13 / Seaforth Sands / Another account of a water spout in which the water fell from the spout—the sea rising where it fell. / Symons' 47-221 / See July 15, 1906. [MB-I; 209. (Meteorological Magazine, 47-221.)]
1912 Aug. 16 / Man in Reading asks been a quake—six watches all stopped same time, ab. 1:35 a.m. / LT, Aug 23-6-c. [MB-I; 210. (London Times, August 23, 1912, p. 6 c. 3.)]
1912 Aug 18 / (q) / Holbrook, Flagstaff, etc., Arizona / bet. 2 and 2:30 p.m. / Bull Seis Soc Amer 1/209. [MB-I; 211. (Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 1 (1911): 209.)]
1912 Aug 21 / 2 sea collisions / E Mec 96/110. [D; 570. (English Mechanic, 96-110.)]
1912 Aug 25 / W. Dispatch, 11-3. / At Aston, Warwickshire, home of Mr. F. Slater, a snake 4 feet long captured. Supposed to have come in a consignment of jute from Calcutta. / See June 30. [D; 571. (London Weekly Dispatch, August 25, 1912, p. 11 c. 3.) See: 1912 June 30, (D; 557).]
1912 Aug 29 / q. / Michigan/ Index to dates of current events. [MB-I; 212. “Earthquakes.” Index to Dates of Current Events, September 1912. (Check for newspaper ref. for this date.)]
1912 Aug 29 / Typhoon and clbrsts / China / D. Mail, Sept 10-7-6. [MB-I; 213. (London Daily Mail, September 10, 1912, p. 7 c. 6.)]
1912 Aug 29 / Cattle-maiming in both north and south of Staffordshire. / D. Mail 30-3-6. [D; 572. (London Daily Mail, August 30, 1912, p. 3 c. 6.)]
1912 Aug 30 / D. Express, 5-3. / Steamers Gertrude, Genoa, and Trent, had since early in the year left Hull and not heard of since. [D; 573. (London Daily Express, August 30, 1912, p. 5 c. 3.)]
1912 Sept 1 / night, and morning, 2nd / Great rainstorm / Penn / Trib 3-1-1. [MB-I; 214. “Scores Die in Heavy Floods.” New York Tribune, September 3, 1912, p. 1 c. 1 & p. 3 c. 5.]
1912 Sept 1 / Lloyds W. News, 11-2 / At Ormesby, near Yarmouth, rats climbed a plum tree, and completely stripped it of fruit in one night. [D; 574. (Lloyds Weekly News, September 1, 1912, p. 11 c. 2.)]
1912 Sept 3 / sounds at Venlettes (Seine-Inférieure) by Flammarion and others. May been artillery at Havre. / Bull Soc Astro de F 26/477 / 27/91, said not guns but shocks of waves. [MB-I; 215. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 26-477.) (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 27-91.)]
1912 Sept 8 / Stab / W. Dispatch, 6-3 / Girl, Ethel Clarke, in East Dulwich road, someone came behind her and cut her chin—George Clay, an unkempt young vagabond, arrested. Denied it. Charged also with wounding a boy, Harold Payne, in a park, not far away, a week before. Identified by the boy. Denied it. [D: 575.1, 575.2. (London Weekly Dispatch, September 8, 1912, p. 6 c. 3.)]
1912 Sept 12 / [LT], 9-c / 14-5-d / 20-4-b / Comet. [MB-I; 216. (London Times, 1912, September: 12-9-c / 14-5-d / 20-4-b.)]
1912 Sept 13 / Glasgow Herald, 10-h / A Rare Phe. [MB-I; 217. (Glasgow Herald, September 13, 1912, p. 10 c. 8.)]
1912 Sept 13 / 11:30 p.m. / Observatory at Eskdalemuir, Scotland / Large q registered. Estimated be S coast of the Sea of Marmora. / Nature 90-88. [X; 163. "Notes." Nature, 90 (September 19, 1912): 88-92, at 88.]
1912 Sept. 16 / Fr / [LT], 5-b / Paw / Canterets / Bayonne / q. [MB-I; 218. (London Times, September 16, 1912, p. 5 c. 2.)]
1912 Sept 19 / q, met / 1 h, 47 m / At Nugent-sur-Seine, a strong concussion. Doors and windows violently shaken. At other places a great met seen and heard to explode. / Bull. Soc Astro de F., 1912-476. [MB-I; 219. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1912-476.)]
1912 Sept 19 / Snails / Washington, N.J. / During a drizzling rain millions of snails, both hard and soft-shelled, appeared in the streets. It is said that nobody saw any falling. / Trib 20-1-6. [MB-I; 220. "Snailstorm in Jersey." New York Tribune, September 20, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.]
1912 Sept 19-20 / night / At Troyes, France, a panic. A brilliant meteor and detonations and shocks. / D. Express 21-1-6. [MB-I; 221. (London Daily Express, September 21, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 Sept 19-Dec. 22 / Nothing in La Nat. / Nothing in C.R. / NG—Cosmos / NG—Nature / See back to Sept. 3. [MB-I; 222. See: (Sept. 3).]
1912 Sept 20 / 2 a.m. / Dept of the Aube, France / Violent meteoric explosion with effects of a q. / D. Mail 21-5-4. [MB-I; 223. (London Daily Mail, September 21, 1912, p. 5 c. 4.)]
1912 Sept 20 / 2 a.m. / Dept of the Aube, central France / great met explosion / (no more) / Nature 90/115 / See Sept. 19. [MB-I; 224. (Nature, 90-115.) See: (Sept. 19).]
1912 Sept 21 / Glasgow Herald, 11/e / Fairy Dishes. [D; 576. (Glasgow Herald, September 21, 1912, p. 11 c. 5.)]
1912 Sept. 22 / Southern coast of Sicily, a waterspout fell devastatingly upon the town of Castellamare. Streets 5 feet deep. Houses collapsed. / D. Express, 24-1-6. [MB-I; 225. (London Daily Express, September 24, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 Sept 22 / W. Dispatch, 1-6. / In the River Mersey, near Manchester, body of a little girl, well-dressed and well-nourished. At inquest, considered remarkable that child in good circumstances could disappear and no inquiry. [D; 577. (London Weekly Dispatch, September 22, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 Sept 28 / [LT], 8-e / Shooting Outrage in London. [D; 578. (London Times, September 28, 1912, p. 8 c. 5.)]
1912 Sept 29 / W. Dispatch, 1-5 / Mother and child drowned at Farnham, Surrey. / 29-3-3—woman of Battersea attempted to kill her 4 children. / Oct 6—woman poisons her 2 children, at Edmonton. / (p. 1) / Woman, at Lewes, Sussex, kills self and child. [D; 579. (London Weekly Dispatch, September 29, 1912, p. 1 c. 5.) (London Weekly Dispatch, September 29, 1912, p. 3 c. 3.) (London Weekly Dispatch, October 6, 1912, p. 1.)]
1912 Oct 1 / D. Mail to. [MB-I; 226.]
1912 Oct 1 / [LT], 4-c / q. recorded. [MB-I; 227. (London Times, October 1, 1912, p. 4 c. 3.)]
1912 Oct 4 / A murder and 21 fires in Tampa / bu[???] letters also / Trib [note cut off]-1-6. [MB-I; 228. “Tampa Folks in Terror.” New York Tribune, October 5, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.]
1912 Oct 5 / Sunspots appeared near sun's center. / Nature 90-173. [MB-I; 229. (Nature, 90-173.)]
1912 Oct 10 / D. Express 11-5-3 / For some unknown reason, a street in Paris charged with electricity. [D; 580. (London Weekly Dispatch, October 11, 1912, p. 5 c. 3.) "Dancing in an Electric Street." Hull Daily Mail, October 12, 1912, p. 5 c. 2.]
1912 Oct 13 / Govt proclamation. This day a day of prayer for rain, / Light—Nov 16 / Transvaal Govt and all Church of England clergymen so notified by the Bishop of Pretoria. [MB-I; 230. (Light, ca. 1912.)]
[The following two notes were clipped together by Fort. D: 581-582.]
1912 Oct 15 / Perf wounds / Miss Milne killed—perforations in body as [if] with fork. / W. Dispatch, Nov 24-9-5. [D; 581. ("The Mystery of Miss Milne." London Weekly Dispatch, November 24, 1912, p.9 c. 5.)]
1912 / ab Oct 15 / At Elmgrove, West Ferry, Dundee, Miss Jean Milne, aged 67, murdered. / L.T., Nov. 5-12-c / Been beaten to death with a poker, which was found. Nothing of “small wounds”. Hammer on head, but skull not fractured: so death not accounted for. [D; 582. ("Murder at Dundee." London Times, November 5, 1912, p. 12 c. 3.)]
1912 Oct. 15 / See Davies case, Feb. 9, 1913. [D; 583. See: 1913 Feb 9, (D: 619).]
1912 Oct 16 / Great typhoon / Philippines / Trib 21-1-2. [MB-I; 231. “Typhoon's Death Roll.” New York Tribune, October 21, 1912, p. 1 c. 2.]
1912 Oct 18 / at Stoke Poges / L.T. 19-9-2 / “While Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein and James Sherlock, the professional golfer, were playing on the links at Stoke Poges, reports were heard in a neighboring wood. Grains of shot struck Sherlock's boot, and other passed over Prince A's head. The person who fired the shots could not be found. [D; 584.1, 584.2. (London Times, October 19, 1912, p. 9 c. 2.)]
1912 Oct 22 / q in Central Georgia / Index to dates. [MB-I; 232. “Earthquakes.” Index to Dates of Current Events, January 1913. (Check newspapers of this date for ref.)]
1912 Oct 23 / 7:05 a.m. / Region along the Somme and the Aisne, loud det met. / Bull S.A. de F., 1912-519 / It was thought be explosion of a powder factory where not seen. [MB-I; 233. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1912-519.)]
1912 Oct 23 / The det. met. / As to a witness at Saint Just (Oise) it was accompanied by a fog or vapor that lasted about 5 minutes. / B. Soc A de F 1912-537. [MB-I; 234. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1912-537.)]
1912 Oct 23 / q / Canadian side of the St Lawrence / Index to Dates. [MB-I; 235. “Earthquakes.” Index to Dates of Current Events, January 1913. (Check newspapers of this date for ref.)]
1912 Oct 23 / spelled right? / Katami, Alaska, again. / See June. / Darkness from falling ashes. / Trib 26-1-3. [MB-I; 236. “Volcano Active Again.” New York Tribune, October 26, 1912, p. 1 c. 3. The Katmai volcano.]
1912 Oct 23-Dec 15 / q's in France / Bull Soc Astro de F 1913-43 / Oct 23—11 h, Cherbourg / Nov 1—14 h, Antibes / Nov. 4, 1 h, Tarbes / Dec 14—11 h—Dijon / Dec 15—22h, 25 m, Hericourt, violent, preceded by explosive sound / Dec 18—2 h, another at small town in Saône-et-Loire. [MB-I: 237.1, 237.2. (Bulletin de la Societe Astronomique de France, 1913-43.)]
1912 Oct 26 / Glas. Herald, 6-h / Noonday Darkness. [MB-I; 238. (Glasgow Herald, October 26, 1912, p. 6 c. 8.)]
1912 Oct 26 / (Raps) / Burton Chronicle, Nov 7 / Anslow phe—same story and—Mrs Thompstone's husband had recently died. Some of those who were on guard and ran to investigate, finding nothing every time, were—George Hood, postman; Wm. Weston, farm laborer. [D; 585. (Burton Chronicle, November 7, 1912.)]
1912 Oct 29 / Jour. Leeds Astro Assoc 1912/85 / by G.T. Whitmell / bet. 9 and 11 / “A small, isolated bright peak, conspicuous in the darkness. It disappeared ab 11:10. Mr W supposed been lighted by sunlight. [MB-I; 239. (Journal of the Leeds Astronomical Association, 1912-85.)]
1912 Nov. / Abingdon, Berkshire / See Oct. 22, 1923. [MB-I; 240. See: (1923 Oct. 22).]
1912 Nov. 2 / Myst. simultaneous fires at Croydon. / Lloyd's W. News 3-4-3. [D; 586. (Lloyd's Weekly News, November 3, 1912, p. 4 c. 3.)]
1912 Nov. 3 / [Lloyd's W. News], 9-3 / Park Farm, at Anslow, 3 miles from Burton / (Lloyd's W. News 3-9-3) / Occupied by a widow name Thompstone, her brother and several servants. Loud knocks on each door in turn. Police of Burton sent for. One officer held latch of a door where been persistent knocking, for an hour. As he released it, when patience exhausted, the knocking recurred. He darted out, but saw nobody. When blows seemingly rained on a door, the door not vibrate. [D: 587.1, 587.2. (Lloyd's Weekly News, November 3, 1912, p. 9 c. 3.)]
1912 Nov 4 / Levitation / Ac to Eastern Province Herald, copied in Light, Dec 7—Herald is of Port Elizabeth, S.A. / In Civil Court—ac to Mr. Buckley, court messenger, and Mr. D.M. Brown, M.L.A., they saw a pile of books rise and sink back three times—at least three inches. [D; 588. (Light, December 7, 1912.) (Eastern Province Herald, ca. November, 4, 1912.)]
1912 Nov 6 / Atlantic City, N.J. / bet. 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. / violent shocks / Trib 7-1-1. [MB-I; 241. “Earth Shocks in Jersey.” New York Tribune, November 7, 1912, p. 1 c. 1.]
1912 Nov. 8 / q. / Luzon (Philippines) / considerable damage / Nature 91-644. [MB-I; 242. (Nature, 91-644.)]
1912 Nov 8 / Jamaica—almost unprecedented rains / NY Sun 18-3-5. [MB-I; 243. (New York Sun, November 18, 1912, p. 3 c. 5.)]
1912 Nov 17, 18 / Jamaica—almost unprecedented rain / NY Sun 18-3-5. [MB-I; 244. (New York Sun, November 18, 1912, p. 3 c. 5.)]
1912 Nov 17, 18 / Cyclones and great damage by a “tidal wave”, at Jamaica / Lloyds Weekly News 24-11-3. [MB-I; 245. (Lloyds Weekly News, November 24, 1912, p. 11 c. 3.)]
1912 Nov. 19 / Repeated rattlings at intervals for 5 minutes. At Redhill, it was sait there followed a distinct fall in the temperature. / Lloyd W. News 24-11-2. [MB-I; 246. (Lloyds Weekly News, November 24, 1912, p. 11 c. 2.)]
1912 Nov. 19 / Westminster Gazette, 19th—says it was terrificm but noticed over an area of only four miles. It was supposed to be an explosion but none mearned [of]. Then thought a q. Sunninghill and Sunningdale. / Gaz of 21st—say that ac to Philip T Kenway, of Hambledon, near Godalming, dull rumblings were heard, and doors and windows shook from 1:45 to 2 p.m. He suggests been big-gun firing at Portsmouth. / But the 4 miles too localized of 19th. / Gaz., 22—said been heard at Sunbury, Middlesex, and WImbledon. Cor says if big-gun firing odd that not noticed near the coast. [MB-I: 246.1 to 246.4. (Westminster Gazette, November 19, 1912.) (Westminser Gazette, November 21, 1912.) (Westminster Gazette, November 22, 1912.)]
1912 Nov. 20 / Great tidal wave damaged towns, coast of Jamaica. / D. Express 21-1-4. [MB-I; 247. (London Daily Express,November 21, 1912, p. 1 c. 4.)]
1912 Nov. 23 / At Newquay, Mrs. Sidney Nowill, of Sheffield, disappeared. / D. Express—26-5-6 / Morning of 25th, Mr. J.A. Delay, a retired solicitor, who had spent all day of 24th in the search for Mrs. N., was found dead from hanging in his room at the same hotel. [D; 589. (London Daily Express, November 26, 1912, p. 5 c. 6.)]
1912 Dec / Chiswick disap. case / D. Mail, Jan 10, said that her husband believed had been identified as a woman who had died in April, of Bright's disease, in an Epsom asylum. [D; 590. (London Daily Mail, January 10, 1913.)]
1912 Dec / Earl of Erne / light / In Daily Mail, Jan 1, 1913, the Countess of Erne quoted—light she had seen Easter Eve, 1910, crossing the lake, in color a deep yellow. Like a motor-car lamp, large and round. A peculiarity was that it threw no light behind but cast a blaze in front. Head gardener of Crown Castle described a similar object seen by him, night of Sept 1, 1912. [D: 591.1, 591.2. (London Daily Mail, January 1, 1913.)]
1912 Dec, early / Loss-Memory Man at Dorking / Lloyd's W. News, 1913, Jan, 19-2-4 / 26-12-2 / Identified as Wm. J.H. Nicholson, 25, of Clifton road, S. Norwood. Had disappeared before. “He was once fished out of the River Wandle.” [D; 592. (Lloyd's Weekly News, January 19, 1913, p. 2 c. 4.) (Lloyd's Weekly News, January 26, 1913, p. 12 c. 2.)]
1912 Dec 1 / night / Shocks / Denmark / D. Mail 3-7-7. [MB-I; 248. (London Daily Mail, December 3, 1912, p. 7 c. 7.)]
1912 Dec 1 / Lloyds W. News, 5-5 / Myst disap 10,000 sovereigns in transit between London and Alexandria. No seals been tampered with, but boxes found filled with blocks of lead. [D; 593. (Lloyd's Weekly News, December 1, 1912, p. 5 c. 5.)]
1912 Dec 5 / Man, aged ab 35, entered police station at Dartford and said could not tell anything about himself. / Lloyd's W. News, Feb 9, 1913. [D; 594. (Lloyd's Weekly News, February 9, 1913.)]
1912 Dec 5 / Attacks / See into Jan. / Jan 17, etc. [D; 595. See: (1913 Jan).]
1912 Dec 9 / See Oct. 29. [MB-I; 250. See: (Oct 29).]
1912 Dec 9 / (+) / A girl, a child, murdered at Woking. On 11th, was found, near an empty house, a body of a man, shot, and revolver beside him. Man unknown in Woking. But ac. to the police he was in no particular like the man who had been seen with the child, Winnie Baker. / D. Express—12-7-4 / Express—13-5-3 / Man identified as Thomas J.H. Read, of Surbiton, “a man of independent means and a stranger to the town”. / On Dec. 12, at Nantyfyllon, near Bridgend, Wales, a man arrested for attacks upon little girls. [D: 596.1, 596.2, 596.3. (London Daily Express, December 12, 1912, p. 7 c. 4.) (London Daily Express, December 13, 1912, p. 5 c. 3.)]
[1912 Dec 10 / BO / D. Mail, Dec 10, 1912, told that application made in Chiswick to have Mrs. Lavina Everley, aged 74, of Devonshire-road, Chiswick, declared legally dead. On Dec. 28, 1911, had been seen leaving her house with no out-of-door clothing. Never seen again. The Justice considered the case so extraordinary that he adjourned it, but nothing new learned. The disap. had been extensively advertised.—Chiswick Times, 20th. / (Left an estate of 3 small houses.) [D: 597.1, 597.2, 597.3. (London Daily Mail, December 12, 1912.)]
1912 Dec 12 / D. Express—13-1-5 / At Pwlheli, Wales, shock of earthquake in a th. storm. [MB-I; 250. (London Daily Express, December 13, 1912, p. 1 c. 5.)]
1912 Dec 12-17-23 / 12—E limb / Great sunspot group. On 17th, its length ab. 1/10 solar diameter. / Nature 90-443. [MB-I; 251. (Nature, 90-443.)]
1912 Dec 16 / D. Express, 7-6. / Near the town of Abergele, Wales, a ghost, described as “a headless monster”. [D; 598. (London Daily Express, December 16, 1912, p. 7 c. 6.)]
1912 Dec 16 / D. Express, 7-3. / Terror at Beeston, near Nottingham. Twice had a man seized a school girl, tying her to railings. [D; 599. (London Daily Express, December 16, 1912, p. 7 c. 3.)]
1912 Dec 24 / Owls / D. Mail of / Letter from Earl of Erne, alluding to reports that a myst light been seen near Chruch Island, Lough Bay, Londonderry; writes that at intervals, for 6 or 7 years, near Lough Erne had been seen a luminous object moving often at high velocity. “In size and shape very much the same as a motor car lamp.” [D: 600.1, 600.2. (London Daily Mail, December 24, 1912.)]
1912 Dec 27 / night / Vessel afire off Block island. / Trib 28-1-2. [MB-I; 252. “Schooner Afire At Sea; Gale, Halts Lifesavers.” New York Tribune, December 28, 1912, p. 1 c. 2.]
1912 Dec 27 / Shortly after midnight 26-27, shocks ast Folstone. Said that crockery and furniture danced about. / D. Express 28-1-6. [MB-I; 253. (London Daily Express, December 28, 1912, p. 1 c. 6.)]
1912 Dec 31 / Etna active. Slight rain of ashes. / D. News, Jan 1-5-2. [MB-I; 254. (London Daily News, January 1, 1913, p. 5 c. 2.)]