NEWS: 1910

The peak year for sheet-music sales is 1910, with sales of about two billion worldwide. Two songs sell six million each: "Down by the Old Mill Stream" and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart."

In 1910, cork-core baseballs are introduced. They last longer than rubber-core baseballs.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None.  4 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (6.4 inches); High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: 0.75 inch (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for January 1910 is 4.68 inches, including melted snow and ice, above the normal amount of 3.08 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during January 1910 is 40.2 degrees F, below the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during January 1910 is 27.7 degrees F, above the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 15.6 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during January 1910, above the normal amount of 6.4 inches.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace..  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 26° F; Low temp. 9° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 27° F; Low temp. 8° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (3.8 inches); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: 0.43 inch (liquid).  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.22 inc.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.33 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain;  High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 29° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.71 inch.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for February 1910 is 2.28 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during February 1910 is 42.2 degrees F, below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during February 1910 is 27.5 degrees F, above the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 3.8 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during February 1910, below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow (2.1 inches); High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch (liquid).  2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: Trace.

The first filmed adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein" is released. This short movie is produced by Thomas Edison's New York movie studio.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for March 1910 is 0.46 of an inch, including melted snow and ice, well below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during March 1910 is 58.7 degrees F, above the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during March 1910 is 40.9 degrees F, well above the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 2.1 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during March 1910, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

William Howard Taft becomes the first U.S. president to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game. He does it at National Park in Washington, D.C., then the Washington Senators defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 to 0.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

This is Census Day in 1910. The population of the United States is 92,228,496 -- an increase of 21.02 percent since 1900. The population of Maryland is 1,295,346 -- an increase of 10.29 percent since 1900. The population of Baltimore (city) is 558,485 -- an increase of 9.7 percent since 1900. The population of Baltimore County is 122,349 -- an increase of 34.8 percent since 1900. The population of Catonsville is estimated to be 2,400 -- an increase of about 19 percent since 1900.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: Trace.

3.39 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any April 17th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 3.39 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 1.06 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Mark Twain dies at age 74 in Redding, Connecticut. He was an author, humorist, publisher, entrepreneur, and lecturer.  His novels included the fictional characters Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Becky Thatcher, and many others. He was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Flrorida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835. (See June 10, 1909, the date Mark Twain gives a speech in Catonsville.)

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.44 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.57 inch.

1.18 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any April 24th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain in the morning and afternoon; High temp. 61 F; Low temp. 58 F; Precipitation: 1.18 inches. Maximum wind speed: 13 mph, from the east.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 92 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any April 30th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for April 1910 is 7.76 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during April 1910 is 67.2 degrees F, above the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during April 1910 is 49.2 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.62 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Halley's Comet passes by Earth, brushing it with its tail.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

Charles "Chief" Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics pitches a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Naps, and runs his season record to 5-0.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.33 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.42 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.40 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.38 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for May 1910 is 2.95 inches, below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during May 1910 is 70.4 degrees F, below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during May 1910 is 54.1 degrees F, above the normal of 53.3 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.74 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 1.92 inches.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.22 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.64 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 1.01 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

A bald eagle of enormous size attempts to carry off 2-year-old Paul Zebley of Bethel, Pennsylvania. Paul is playing in the rear of his home when Paul's mother hears him scream, then is horrified to see the big bird tugging at the little boy's clothing. However, the boy is too heavy for the bird, which succeeds in lifting him only about two feet off the ground before dropping him. Mrs. Zebley tries to strike the bald eagle with a "stout club" but the bird dodges the blows. After making several lunges at the woman, the bird flies away. Mr. Zebley, who had arrived with his shotgun, fires at the bird, but misses.

Santa Barbara and Montecito (California) society pay homage in the evening to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., when the visitors are made guests of honor at a dinner dance given by Mrs. Frank Duffy Frazier at the Potter Country Club. This is the first of a series of social events planned for the Roosevelts during their month's stay in Santa Barbara. The Roosevelts are on their honeymoon and have been "sea bathing, boating, and riding, [among] their principal receations."

In the consolidated court case of the Mercantile Trust Company, of New York, the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, George J. Gould, et. al, complainants, vs. the International and Great Northern Railway Company, heard before William H. Flippen, special master in chancery, common claims aggregating several million dollars are allowed against the railway company. The larger sums allowed are: Gould estate, $3,580,787.98; Frank J. Gould, $181,841.46; George Gould, $128,530.54;  Helen Gould, $172,797.55; and Edwin Gould, $172,797.55.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Frederick T. Dorton, supervisor of the U.S. Census for Baltimore, completes his census work and closes his office. He says that Baltimore's 1910 population will not approach the original estimate of 600,000, instead being around 550,000. He points out the exodus from Baltimore to its suburbs as having to do with the lower-than-expected population increase. (Baltimore's official 1910 population, determined later, is 558,485 which is still far short of the 600,000 population originally estimated.)

Judge Roan in Atlanta, Georgia, sentences four black men to be hanged together July 29, 1910, in the De Kalb County (Georgia) jail. The four men were convicted in the murder of Motorman S. T. Brown in the Druid Hills streetcar holdup last April. The men are Jim Black, Charles Julian, Ed Weaver, and Charles Walker.

Opium smuggler confesses: W.H. Rowe, special agent of the United States Treasury Department in charge of the Savannah (Georgia) District, returns from Atlanta, Georgia, where he assisted in placing under arrest Charles C. Chisholm for smuggling opium into the U.S. "I have a confession from Chisholm," says Mr. Rowe, "which is sufficient to convict firms or individuals in New Orleans, New York, and Phildelphia. Arrests will follow in those cities in a few days."

Cotton Leak Scandal Ends: In New York, NY, on motion of U.S. District attorney Wise, under instruction of Attorney General Wickersham, indictments found in 1908 against Theodore H. Price, the cotton operator; Moses Haas, Frederick A. Peckham and Edwin S. Holmes, Jr., for conspiracy in connection with the cotton report leak, are quashed by Judge Hand in the United States Circuit Court.  Holmes, Haas and Peckham pleaded guilty to similar indictments in Washington, D.C. this week, and Holmes and Peckham paid fines of $5,000 each and Haas paid a fine of $6,000. The Washington indictment against Price was annulled.

The funeral of U.S. Senator Samuel Douglas McEnery is held from the McEnery residence on St. Mary Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. For several blocks in every direction there stretches a crowd which gathers to honor the dead senator. Delegates from Washington, D.C. and also the entire Louisiana legislature, are in attendance. Following the brief Catholic service at the house, the casket is borne to Metairie Cemetery, where it was placed in a temporary receiving vault. The delegation from the U.S. Congress includes Senator Joseph F. Johnston of Alabama, Senator George E. Chamberlain of Oregon, and Representatives Wickliffe and Watkins, both of Louisiana.

The high temperature reaches 100 degrees F in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then cloudy. High temp, 92 degrees F, Low temp. 72 degrees F, Precipitation: None. Winds northerly and northwesterly in the morning, becoming southwesterly by evening. Maximum wind speed: 10 mph, from the northwest.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for June 1910 is 5.30 inches, above the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during June 1910 is 78.0 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during June 1910 is 62.9 degrees F, just above the normal of 62.6 degrees.

The following jump-rope poem appears in the Baltimore American newspaper: "John and Mary/Sitting in a tree/K-I-S-S-I-N-G/First comes love/Then comes marriage/Then comes Johnny in a baby carriage."

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

The U.S. Congress passes the Mann-Elkins Act, also called the Railway Rate Act of 1910. It strengthens the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission over railroad rates.

Japan and Russia make a mutual defense agreement for Manchuria, delineating their spheres of influence there.

In boxing, in Reno, Nevada, Jack Johnson defeats James J. Jeffries by technical knockout in 15 rounds to retain his world heavyweight boxing title. The fight is billed as the "Fight of the Century."

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

U.S. President William H. Taft signs orders withdrawing more than 35 million acres of coal lands from the public domain in the states of North and South Dakota, Washingon, Utah, Colorado, and the Territory of Arizona.

The Boston Herald newspaper company goes into receivership, with indebtedness of $2.2 million. Receivership proceedings are instituted by the International Paper Company, which claims that the newspaper owes it for newsprint purchased between December 1, 1909, and May 12, 1910. The receivership petition says that the Herald Company is insolvent because of a "great diminution of its receipts following upon the business depression of the years 1907 and 1908, which particularly affected the company because of its large fixed charges resulting from the issue of bonds and an insufficient supply of working capital."  (The Boston Herald was established in 1847. It survived, later as the Boston Herald American, until December 3, 1982.)

Widespread forest fires in northwestern Wisconsin have done a great deal of damage and are becoming more threatening all the time. Rib Lake, Wisconsin, is almost completely surrounded by flames. The Wisconsin towns of Chelsea and Ogema are also threatened. Near Ogema, a lumber mill and 300,000 board feet of lumber get burned in a forest fire, the loss being $100,000.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.57 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

The term "Alzheimer's disease" is first used to describe a progressive form of prehensile dimentia, in the book "Clinical Psychology" by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin. He credits his colleague Alois Alzheimer for identifying the condition.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather:Light rain;  High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 79° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather:Light rain;  High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for July 1910 is 0.95 of an inch., well below the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during July 1910 is 87.3 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees  The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during July 1910 is 70.5 degrees F, above the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp.69° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Thundershower; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch,

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.49 inch.

Alva J. Fisher of Chicago-based Hurley Electric Laundry Company receives a patent for an electric clothes washer, three years after its initial invention. (The company called their washing machines "Thor" and began mass-marketing them in 1908.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp.83*° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, dies at age 90 in London, England. She was born on May 12, 1820, of wealthy British parents in Florence, Italy. She was named after the city of her birth.

In the second game of a doubleheader, the Brooklyn Superbass and the Pittsburgh Pirates play to an 8-8 tie. Each team has 38 at-bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, one hit batsman and one passed ball.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; temp. 82° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Japan annexes Korea, which remains under Japanese control until World War II ends (with the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945).

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.10 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.21 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Tom Hughes of the New York Yankees pitches a no-hitter for 9-1/3 innings before giving up a single to Harry Niles of the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees lose the game 5-0 in 11 innings, as Hughes gives up a total of 7 hits.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for August 1910 is 1.37 inches, well below the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during August 1910 is 81.6 degrees F, below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during August 1910 is 67.1 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 1.58 inches.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.32 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: Trace.

Two interurban train cars collide on a sharp curve near Kingsland, Indiana, six miles from Bluffton, killing 41 people.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for September 1910 is 2.13 inches, below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during September 1910 is 79.7 degrees F, equal to the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during September 1910 is 63.5 degrees F, above the normal of 58.8 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.34 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.55 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.49 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.33 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.81 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.

Jack Carson is born John Elmer Carson in Carman, Manitoba, Canada.  He was an American (although Canadian-born) film actor. Carson often played the role of comedic friend in films of the 1940s and 1950s, including The Strawberry Blonde (1941) with James Cagney and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) with Cary Grant. He also acted in dramas such as Mildred Pierce (1945), A Star is Born (1954), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). He worked for RKO and MGM (where he was cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy, 1941), but most of his notable work was for Warner Bros. He died at age 52 of stomach cancer on January 2, 1963 in Encino, Los Angeles, California.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for October 1910 is 2.71 inches, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during October 1910 is 70.0 degrees F, above  the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during October 1910 is 51.7 degrees F, above the normal of 46.5 degrees.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.47 inch.

One inch of snow falls in Baltimore.

Baltimore weather: Snow (one inch) and rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.79 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for November 1910 is 1.93 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during November 1910 is 48.7 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during November 1910 is 36.4 degrees F, just below the normal of 36.5 degrees. A total of one inch of snow falls in Baltimore during November 1910, above the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (5 inches); High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (5.9 inches); High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: 0.71 inch (liquid).  10 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.  9 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.  8 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None.  6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.2 inches); High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch (liquid).  7 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).   7 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).   6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.   6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.   5 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).   3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 26° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: None.   2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: None.   2 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch.    One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.   One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.   One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 28° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.   A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.30 inch.   A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.53 inch.   A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.   A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.   A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.   A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).   A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.   No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation in Baltimore for December 1910 is 2.45 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature in Baltimore during December 1910 is 37.4 degrees F, well below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature in Baltimore during December 1910 is 24.9 degrees F, below the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 12.1 inches of snow falls in Baltimore during December 1910, well above  the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1910 is 34.97 inches, or 7.87 inches below the normal amount of 42.84 inches.