The Then and Now Times

1

The then and now TIMES

De KRANT van toen en nu

Lehengo eta oraingo GARAIAK

T he West dominates the entire planet Most Afri-

can countries are European colonies The major

western players in 1910 are Britain France Ger-

many Italy and the United States Russia and Japan

also hold huge dominions Spain a huge Empire for

many centurias lost its last American colonies of Cu-

ba and Puerto Rico and the Philipines in the Pacific

Now Spain holds tight to its last colonies in northern

Africa (Morocco) Western Sahara and Guinea in

central Africa The Dutch continue to rule their co-

lony of the Dutch East Companies in what will later

become Indonesia The British Empire comprises

dominions colonies and`protectorates all over the

World including Canada Australia New Zealand

South Africa India Nigeria Uganda Sudan Egypt

or Iraq (sometimes things do not change so much)

NEWS OF THE WORLD 100 YEARS AGO AND NOW

Bilateral Comenius Project ldquoHistory You and Me Europe Todayrdquo

Project Newspaper of Charlemagne College and Urola Ikastola Azkoitia-Azpeitia BHI

The World in the year 1911-1912

T he earth passes through

the tail of Halley and

causes terror among many

people who think that the

gases will kill all living creatu-

res on earth

Comet Halley visible from Earth

The World in the year 2011-2012

RMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage from Sout-

hampton to New York after hitting an iceberg

over 1500 die

US marines invade Honduras US Marines sent

to Nicaragua - US marines land on Cuba

Robert F Scott reaches South Pole

FINANCIAL CRISIS

2

The then and now TIMES De KRANT van toen en nu Lehengo eta oraingo GARAIAK

Foreign news

The Italian-Turkisch war

The French-Italian Incident

From Constantinople was yesterday signaled that the postage at the

great opertunity against the capture of the crew of the red half moon

on board of the Manouba and also hasd protested against the

occupation of the red half moon

In Turkey

From Constantinoplewas yesterday signaled that both the

grandvizier and the minister of war tried to effort the minister of the

navy who has quit his job because he had been asked The minister

must have declared that he couldnrsquot take the pressure of his political

responsibility were the grandvizier wanted to postpone the elections

Europe in 1910 Europe in 2012 Also Europe in 2012

Also Europe in 2012 Also Europe in 2012

3


EDITORIAL When we started this bilateral Comenius project History You and

Me is Europe Today in the school year of 2010 groups of teachers

and students from Charlemagne College in the Netherlands and IES

Urola Ikastola Azkoitia-Azpeitia BHI got down to develop ICT

based Europe-related educational material including this publication

The goal was to depict our towns of residence one hundred years ago

and now as well as to look for some world and local news then and

now So in order to achieve these aims before the exchange the

students of the two partner schools researched into the society econo-

my and traditions about a century ago We mainly looked into town

hall and newspaper archives and surfed the Internet Some of us also

interviewed elder people for example one of the studentsrsquo nice gran-

ny and a local chronicler They all enlightened our insight of the local

history and heritage with lively accounts which we really appreciate

During the exchange legs we came together and in teamwork com-

pared our research results Then with the help of our teachers edited

and produced the final results and products These exchange periods

allowed us to work in international teams in order to develop compe-

tences necessary for future learning and employment Likewise these

periods abroad were very significant to help us to develop social skills

and autonomy in a foreign family and environment We really think

these social and civic competences will also be very useful for us to

share a common European Citizenship

The final products were PowerPoint presentations before audiences of

students teachers and parents in both countries and always in English

These presentations were also a challenge which we overcame more

or less successfully more or less nervously Anyway it helped us to

gain self-confidence and improve our communicative competences

The interviews were video recorded and uploaded onto YouTube

The filming and editing of these clips allowed us to develop both ICT

and language skills

In addition we contributed with some news items to publish this pro-

ject-like newspaper Occasionally the historical perspective often

seemed to be rather blurred Some historical facts familiar and perfect-

ly datable for a generation are apparently rather unfamiliar and there-

fore easy to get mixed up for the next For example repeated refer-

ences to World War II or the Cold War or some news and pictures

no so old have left out

Finally we could not help including news about the current financial

crisis in comparison to the financial crack of 1929 despite not being

strictly one hundred years ago

All in all we would like to highlight the good moments we spent with

our European friends both in our country and abroad Thanks to these

Comenius projects we have been able to meet friends and enjoy the

European diversity of cultures and ways of living quite different

sometimes but also more often than not very similar too

EDITORIAL STAFF

Rafa Stxez Muxika Managing Editor

Hans Luesink Assistant Managing Editor

Mikel Fdez de Arroyabe

Wiel Heijnen

Asier Alzelai Mendizabal

Neill K Wright

Valerie Elizabeth Sauers

Gerardus Heijnen

Paloma Bergsma

Marielle Duijsens Deputy Editors

Ainhoa Agirrebentildea Andueza

Melissa Nielaba

Maialen Castantildeo Nuntildeez

Hannah Ratuschny

Mikel Gonzalez Arrue

Ids Niessen

Maite Arregi Joaristi

Giovanna Verspagen

Gadea Azkue Izagirre

Darren Klasens

Intildeigo Larrantildeaga Egiguren

Mick Zenden

Itziar Gurrutxaga Altuna

Philippe Schyns

Ane Etxeberria Aranguren

Sandy Klooster

Ane Arrizabalaga Andreu

Wesley Hundscheid

Maria Odriozola Romarate

Jill Quaedflieg

Ianire Iriarte Villanueva

Charelle Matzner

Ane Uria Etxeberria

Rik van der Schuren

Miriam Etxaniz Alberdi

Jessica Verjans

Ane Letamendia Martin

Sammie Hinzen

Sarai Tena Goacutemez

Kim Aarts

Naira Arizmendi Ucin

Godelieve Ploumen

Beatriz Arizmendi Larrantildeaga

Minou Schreijen

Goizane Mendizabal Arrieta

Andrea Mollering

Jon Olaizola Alberdi

Alejandro Erkens

Ainhoa Aizpitarte Zabarte

Ruben Mooldijk

Ane Aguado Garate

Demi Plummen

Itxaso Astigarraga Etxabe

Veerle Schielen

Leire Etxeberria Beristain

Isabelle Cranen

Alaitz Alberdi Eizmendi

Kimberly Wanders

Sara Aranbarri Iriondo

Britt Quaedflieg

Amaia Aizpuru Aldalur

Lonneke Wetzelaer

Maite Olaizola Alberdi

Kelly Bruijnseels

Estibalitz Aranbarri Zinkunegi

Maren Alberdi Aizpuru

Katrin Jungheim

Maite Lete Elorza

Yvette Tillmans

Haizea Ribera Sorazu

Natascha Strolenberg

Eider Etxaniz Corrales

Marco van Belzen

Mireia Arrizabalaga Olaizola

Bas Wijsman

Maider Soraluze Larrantildeaga

Melissa Dassen

Itziar Varela Egiguren

Jolien Windmuller

Judith Egiguren Agirre

Britt Creusen

Eider Iturralde Arotzena

Laurence Smits

Ane Bereziartua Odriozola

Laura Naranjo Garcia

Idoia Landa Reza

Robert v Overveld

Monika Aizpitarte Garmendia

Robin Frankes

Maitane Diez Izagirre

Leonie Thomissen

Irati Labaka Garmendia

Sebastiaan Ansara

Aizpea Etxeberria Arano

Marjolijn Smeets

Sara Ibarzabal Arregi

Demi Smits News Editors

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International Politics Becoming Increasingly Turbulent

Relatively young nations such as Germany and America underwent rapid industrialization and Japanrsquos economic power grows

after many years of isolation There is an increasing sense of nationalism in Europe that will culminate in World War I

China votes for universal human rights

Portugal approves woman suffrage

Marie Curie receives her 2nd Nobel Prize

NY receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy

Charles I of Austria marries Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma Empress

Zita will live holidays and her final days in The Basque Country)

Italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya) takes Tipoli amp Cyrenaica

Mona Lisa stolen from Louvre (Recovered in 1913)

Hungarian education is only taught in German language The UK is connected via a series of local telephone networks Some

wealthy homes have phones and telephone kiosks are available

Pius X encyclical Singular quadam against interconfess unions

NEWS 100 YEARS AGO

G eorge V crowned King of

United Kingdom upon death of his faher Edward VII

P ortugal Becomes a Republic King Manuel II flees to

England

T he Zeppelin

Deut schland makes the first com-mercial passenger flight inside Ger-many The flight takes nine hours

A rmed revolution

against the dicta-

torship of Porfirio Diaz

led by Pancho Villa and

Emiliano Zapata rea-

ched power

Obituary

Mark Twain American writer (b 1835) most noted for his nov-els The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Florence Nightingale (b 1820)

English nurse Florence Nightin-

gales lasting contribution has

been her role in founding the

modern nursing profession and

hospital administration

F irst Coast-To-Coast US Flight On November 5th 1911 thousands of people showed up in

Pasadena California to witness the arrival of Cal-braith Rodgers after a 49-day flight across the United States

Mexican Revolution

First Balkan War (1912-1913) Bulgaria Gre-

ece Serbia and Montenegro fight Turkey and

conquer most Turkish lands in Europe Alba-

nia proclaims independence from Turkey

The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague On 23 Ja-

nuary 1912 the International Opium Convention was signed in the Hague by represen-

tatives from China France Germany Italy Japan the Netherlands Persia (Iran) Portu-

gal Russia Siam (Thailand) the UK and the British oversees territories (including Bri-

tish India) In addition to opium and morphine which were already under extensive

international discussion the Hague Convention also included two new substances that

had become problematic cocaine and heroin Cocaine was first isolated by the German

chemist Albert Niemann in 1860 and rapidly gained popularity for both medical and

recreational use Heroin was a relatively new drug at the time of the Hague Convention

as it had only become available as a pharmaceutical product in 1898 Ironically it was

originally marketed as a non-addictive alternative to morphine which was proving pro-

blematic in many areas

Beatrix van Rijk becomes 1st licensed Dutch woman pilot

Plane flying over Donostia-San Sebastian in 1911

An Italian officer named Gaffoti hand-dropped the first

bomb from an airplane in the history of war a 4 lb Shebli in the

history of War on a group of freedom fighers in Aain Zara Libya

Dec 3rd 1912 - Gerrit Brinkman becomes 1st Dutch traffic officer

1st non-stop London-Paris flight (Pierre Prier in 3h56m)

Capt Albert Berry performs 1st parachute jump from an airplane

1912 Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel

US submarines with diesel engines commissioned

1910 4 October the last Braganza king of Portugal Manuel II flees to

Gibraltar from revolutionaries and the Portuguese Republic is proclai-

med The end of the Bragazna dynasty established in 1640 was not as

abrupt as this may soundManuel had ruled for only two years follo-

wing the assassination of his father and elder brother in 1908

Arizona admitted to the Union as the

48th state H enry Ford sells

10000 auto-mobiles

5


Electric starter 1st appeared in cars

The Republic of China is established

1912 Mar 30th - French protectorate in Morocco established

1912 Nov 27th - Spanish protectorate in Morocco forms

Electricity is available through a patchwork of small supply network stations

NEWS 100 YEARS AGO

The worlds oldest light bulb running for 100

years The worlds oldest light bulb is at Liver-

more California Itrsquos called the Centennial Light

and has been on for more than 100 years Itrsquos a

carbon filament bulb and has been turned off only

for a few times since itrsquos installation in 1901

ECONOMY and SOCIETY

Life expectancy 54 years for women 50 for men

The average family has 3 children

Just over five percent of children aged 10 to 14 are in employment

The richest one percent of the population holds approximately 70 per-

cent wealth

Belgian Mining law introduces 9frac12 hour

ELA Basque Workers Solidarity (in

Basque Eusko Langileen Al-

kartasuna (ELA) created as Solidar-

idad de Obreros Vascos by members

of the Basque Nationalist Party on June

10 1911 in Bilbao

ELA-STV First Basque Trade Union

Spanish Parliament change childrenrsquos work conditions

Forbidden to take on children younger

than 10 years Children between 10

and 14 years are not allowed to work

more than 8 hours

Womens suffrage Women fight for he right of women to vote and to run for of-

fice Dutch women voted for the first time in 1919 and Basque women in 1931

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ECONOMY and SOCIETY

March 19 1911 International Womens Day was celebrated for the first time Since 1913 t h e d a y h a s b e e n o b s e r v e d a n n u a l l y o n M a r c h 8

International Womens Day

FINANCIAL CRISES

The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some

financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value In the 19th and early

20th centuries many financial crises were associated with banking panics and many recessi-

ons coincided with these panics Other situations that are often called financial crises in-

clude stock market crashes and the bursting of other financial bubbles currency crises and

sovereign defaults[1][2]

Financial crises directly result in a loss of paper wealth they do not

directly result in changes in the real economy unless a recession or depression follows

Many economists have offered theories about how financial crises develop and how they

could be prevented There is little consensus however and financial crises are still a regu-

lar occurrence around the world

7


Eurozone crisis has entered a more lethal phase Eurozone needs a growth strategy not more austerity George Soros says Europes financial crisis has taken a turn for the worse and outlines a series of measures to solve it His answer to ensure the European Union survives is to recognise that current policies are counterproductive and change course He said that the rules of the eurozone need radical revision and suggested that all coun-tries be able to refinance their existing debts at the same rate He acknowleged that the Bundes-bank would not accept his ideas but concluded The future of Europe is a political issue It is beyond the Bundesbanks competence to decide

Europeans have associated Basque Country with political turmoil how-ever it is the only country in the Spanish State where the economic out-looks is milder Tuesday 13 March 2012 Walking through the old quarter of the Donostia-San Sebastiaacuten a sign reads ldquoTourists beware you are not in Spain nor France you are in the Basque Countryrdquo Although things may be bad in the Basque Country the situation is much worse in the rest of Spain But the Basque Country has a different background Its research centres and traditional industries are still fairing well in the financial storm Amid soaring unemployment and

fears of a double-dip recession in Spain the Basque Country offers a contrasting picture The Spanish situation is grim with 53 million unemployed at the end of 2011 the Bank of Spain predicts that the countryrsquos economy will fall into another recession contract-ing by 15 in 2012 which would exacerbate the 229 unemploy-ment rate reported at the end of 2011 according to the Spanish Na-tional Institute of Statistics (INE) Meanwhile the Basque Country has the lowest unemployment rate and has maintained comparatively lower levels for decades The Basque autonomous communities of the Euskadi and Navarre have a rate of 74 unemployment way below the Spanish average But why is the Basque country weathering the financial storm better than the rest of Spain It goes back to basic economic drivershellip industry and production Today the Basque Countryrsquos level of industrialisation is greater than the EU average The Basques have also been able to reinvent themselves with EU backing and opportunities Through the European Regional Devel-opment Fund (ERDF) the EU has euro241 million in co-funding des-tined for the Basque Country under the Regional Competitiveness and Employment programme (2007-2013) The funds are devoted to areas that are already highly developed in the Basque Country in-cluding science and technology research and development environ-ment energy resources and transport But does all this direct contact between the EU and the Basque region create greater tension with Madrid Yes and no As an autonomous region you would expect some well lsquoautonomyrsquo in its dealings with the EU but Spain canrsquot help but be envious of the Basque Countryrsquos clout and strong ties to the EU For the Basques though it is pure logic why wait for Madrid when you can act directly at the EU level Moreover the Basques have the means and institutions in place to lobby the EU directly

FINANCIAL CRISES

European stock markets rocked by panic selling as debt crisis reignites Investors demanding high premiums for holding Italian and Spanish bonds as fears of double-dip recession grow

Eurozone crisis is back and here to stay It was always fantasy to believe the ECB could solve its problems by ladling out ultra-cheap money to European banks

Eurozo

ne countri

es

in th

e red

The global financial crisis hit the Netherlands hard in the fall 2008 Dutch economy entered recession in the fourth quarter of 2008 but annual GDP growth that year was still 19 In 2009 however the economy shrank by 39 The economy recovered slowly in 2010 with an annual growth rate of 18 and 16 in 2011This is mainly due to the increase in international trade the largest engine of the Dutch economy however growth is expected to slow to 175 in 2012 The financial institutions are repaying their government loans Private consumption dropped by 25 in 2009 and recove-red by 03 in 2010 The slow recovery is expected to continue by 05 in 2011 and 2012 Unemployment was 52 in 2011 Af-ter a drop in the early 2000s business investment (excluding the housing sector) staged a recovery from 2005 onwards In 2008 business investment was up 74 but it decreased sharply by 182 in 2009 The decline in business investment did not continue as sharply as predicted as it dropped by 15 in 2010 grew by 575 in 2011 and is predicted to grow by 425 in 2012 The Netherlands was one of the first EU member states to qualify for the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) Traditionally Dutch fiscal policy sought to strike a balance between further reductions in public spending and lower tax and social security contributi-ons During the first half of the current decade the government struggled to keep the budget deficit within the limit of 3 of GDP set by the EUrsquos Growth and Stability Pact The government achieved a budget surplus of 05 in 2006 02 in 2007 and 07 in 2008 This shifted to a deficit of 54 in 2009 as a result of the crisis more specifically increased government spending on stimulus packages unemployment benefits and financial sector bailouts The deficit remained the same in 2010 but improved to 42 in 2011 A deficit of 45 is projected for 2012 but the government is currently contemplating austerity measures that will allow the Netherlands to comply with the EUrsquos standards The government debt also increased rapidly from 455 in 2007 to 628 in 2010 and to 644 in 2011 The debt is expected to grow slowly to 645 in 2012 In order to fight against the increasing govern-ment debt and deficit levels the government announced it was going to cut spending by $26 billion by 2015 The largest austerity measures include the downsizing of government ($85 billion) and cutting back on lsquoincome transfersrsquo ie subsidies including child daycare and rent subsidies ($61 billion) There are other significant cutbacks for example on defense culture and innovation sub-sidies and development cooperation

8


SPORTS

REAL SOCIEDAD Football

was introduced in Donostia-San

Sebastiaacuten in the early 1900s by

students and workers returning

from Britain the Sociedad de

Futbol was formed on 7 Septem-

ber 1909 In 1910 Spanish clubs

played in two rival cup competi-

tions and Sociedad de Futbol

entered the Copa UECF as Vasconia de San Sebastian In the

same year the King Alfonso XIII of Spain who used San

Sebastiaacuten as his summer capital gave the club his patronage

They subsequently became known as Real Sociedad de

Fuacutetbol

R afael Moreno

Aranzadi a

football player of

Athletic Bilbao better known as Pichichi The trop-

hy named the ldquoPichichirdquo in his honour is awarded to

the top goalscorer in Spains La Liga each season

Pichichi in 1911

Bare-handed or pelota a mano is the most popular variation of pelota

among the Basque people This version is particularly difficult as ball

weighing over 100 grams is hurled with the open bare hand It is a fairly

recent version the rules laid down only in the last part of the 19th cen-

tury In the period from 1910-1920 the most famous players are Urcelay

Chiquito de Azkoitia Errezabal and Gaacuterate

The golden age of ldquoremonterdquo

Bare-handed pelota

T his is a similar version to the known

outside Europe as Jai-Alai (ldquohappy feastrdquo

in Basque It uses a special glove that extends

into a long pointed curved basket The basket

in remonte flatter and doesnrsquot allow to retain

the ball but hit it back at speeds as fast as 190

km ph

DUTCH 11

CITY SKATE Feb 7th 2012- 2nd

(Coen de Koenig

wins (1140)

May 1st - Amsterdam-North soccer team DWV forms

Jun 1st - Stormvogels soccer team forms in Ijmuiden

Jul 31st - RBC soccer team forms in Roosendaal

Sep 11th - Netherland Olympic Committee forms

Sep 19th - Soccer team NAC (Noad Advendo Combination) in Breda

DUTCH FOOTBALL 100 years ago Soccer was introduced to the Dutch by English students in

the 1880s It did not take long for the game to catch on and

the small country had its first official club by 1879 Pim Mu-

lier founded the Haarlem Football Club which at first pla-

yed rugby football on a field that contained cattle and trees

Mulier also established the Dutch Football and Athletics

Association which was replaced by the Royal Dutch Football

Association in 1929 A dutchman CAW Hirschmann co-

founded FIFA Federation Internationale de Football Asso-

ciation the current governing body of international soccer

and the organizer of the World Cup

ATHLETIC BILBAO Club colours Atletic Bilbao

began playing in an improvised white kit but in the 1902-03

season the clubs first official strip became half blue half white

shirts Later a young student from Bilbao named Juan Elorduy

who was spending Christmas 1909 in London was charged by

the club to buy 25 new shirts but was unable to find enough

Waiting for the ship back to Bilbao and empty handed Elor-

duy realised that the colours of the local team Southampton

Football Club matched the colours of the City of Bilbao and

bought 50 shirts to take with him Upon arriving in Bilbao the

clubs directors decided almost immediately to change the teams

strip to the new colours and since 1910 Athletic Club have

played in red and white stripes Of the 50 shirts bought by Elor-

duy half were then sent to Atleacutetico Madrid which had originally

begun as a youth branch of Bilbao

BASQUE FOOTBALL 100 years ago

Athletic Bilbao

Club Deportivo Izarraitz

SPARTA ROTTERDAM

wins 1909

1911 1912

and 1913

Dutch leagues

Real Union won Kinrsquos cup 1913

9



Transantartika 2011Basque expedition reaches South

Pole 100 hundred years after Scottrsquos first deed One hundred

years after Roald Amundsen and his team arrived at the South Pole three Bas-

que explorers travelled to the Antartic last winter They used kites to go faster

and made the South Pole in December 29th 2011 The Basque explorers Intildeu-

rrategi Zabalza and Vallejo left the Amundsen-Scott base and reached the geo-

graphical centre of the Antartic continent after a long 1200 km walk using kites

to travel faster

Scott and his party die during the

return trip from the Pole Jan 18th - English explorer Robert F Scott amp his expedition reach South

Pole only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there before

The first to reach the Geographic South Pole were Amundsen and his

party on December 14 1911 Amundsens competitor Scott reached the

Pole a month later

On the return trip Scott and his four companions

all died of hunger and extreme cold

Frozen in time the five members of Scottrsquos expedi-

tion who made it to the South Pole in 1912 but

died on the return From left Oates Bowers Scott

Wilson and Evans

100 years ago and now

Dutch women and children A Basque family in front of the farmhouse

A coal miner in Limburg A Dutch young couple Basque farmersrsquo shoes Dutch children wearing clogs

10


Dutch and Basque people wearing their traditional costumes

A Basque family celebrating the visit of relatives from America

Dutch and Basque women wearing their traditional hair scarves

Basque woman and man

Dutch wife and husband Basque town mayor Dutch housewife

Dutch newly married

Basque people in Donostia-San Sebastian Basque farmers in the kitchen

11



An old tower house

r e f u r b i s h e d a n d

t r u r n e d i n t o a

restaurant

E txe Beltz The palace of a

duke It got seriously burned

and therefore got black with

smoke and soot Black is said ldquobeltzrdquo

in Basque and ldquoetxerdquo means house

Therefore Etxe Beltz after it was re-

built

The town

hall still

looks as

in 1910

The parish church

and neighbouring

buildings remain the

same Etxe Beltz on

the right hand side

Then and now in Azkoitia

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Transport

A zkoitiarsquos inhabitants got around by carriage and there were a couple of cars in the area The roads were mainly for

horse pulled carriages and an occasional omnibus as it was called then thatrsquos to say a bus Cars and buses started to be

seen in the town in those years Most work on the farms was done by oxen due to the steep fields in the area However

slow that was also the main ways of transport for heavy loads within the town boundaries

There was a main road that crossed

the town Through this road inhabit-

ants could go to Zumarraga where

there was a train station and there

was another road to go to Azpeitia

and then to the coast of the Bay of

Biscay

Sixteen years later in

1926 railway stations were

built in Azkoitia Azpeitia

and Zestoa The Urola

train became a very popu-

lar means of transport in

the years to come In the

1990s this railway was dis-

mantled in favour of road

transport Most people

would agree now that it

was a big error The sta-

tion building became the

present-day public library

Urola train The former train station in Azkoitia now the public library and the train running today from

the train museum in Azpeitia as far as Lasao next to Zestoa

Car-crash 1910

On a Saturday morning around eleven oclock a car passed by the village

Rijssenburg with quite a speed From the other side was a daddy long legs

coming which couldnt dodge the speeding car The car broke through

but in that move he hit a oil truck which fell downside An old man who

stood on the side was hit and lightly wounded The car drove into an

ditch and the four passengers got out of the car into the ditch They came

out of the ditch covered with mud They found shelter with a villa resi-

dents where they could rest and clean themselves The man was treated

and went back on his way

Car-crash 2010

In February 2010 a Romanian drove by an accident with his

truck into the Rhine His navigation told him that there was a

bridge and that he has to drive straight on and he trusted it

When he saw that it was wrong it was too late By some ma-

chines the truck could be removed and he survived

As you can see today still happen the same things but the

accident in 1910 was caused by human mistake and the acci-

dent in 2010 was caused by an electronic mistake Nowadays

are made many new inventions but as you can see they make

mistakes too

Basque people in a bus of the time

Basque and Dutch farmers

13


TITANIC GOES DOWN OFF CAPE

Wrecked by Collision with an Iceberg

TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE

Saloon Passengers Picked up from the Boats

T he giant liner Titanic has gone down off Cape Race and there is

no longer any doubt that her loss has been accompanied by

appalling loss of life A telegram from New York received in Lon-

don today April 16 1912 at 240 this morning quotes a statement of

Mr Franklin Vice-President of the White Star Line that there has

been a horrible loss of life

HUGE DEATH-ROLL

Fears that Only 655 Have

Been Saved Only six hundred and fifty-five of

the Titanicrsquos 2358 passengers and

crew on board have been saved

ldquoUNSINKABLErdquo

News of the Loss a Blow to

the Experts The total loss of the Titanic will prove a great disappointment to her

owners and builders who believed her unsinkable ldquoThe Titanic is

unsinkable Her bulkhead system is so complete that she cannot

possibly go to the bottomrdquo That was what a representative of the

builders informed and interviewer yesterday when the liner set off

Approximate position of other vessels at time Titanic struck the iceberg

Italian Cruise Ship Almost Reenacts lsquoTitanicrsquo

T he cruise ship Costa Concordia partially sank on the night of

13 January 2012 after hitting a reef off the Italian coast and

running aground at Isola del Giglio requiring the evacuation

of the 4252 people on board Thirty people are known to have

died 64 others were injured (at least two seriously) and 2 are still

missing Captain Francesco Schettino[ had deviated from the ships

computer-programmed route to treat people on Giglio Island to the

spectacle of a close sail-past or near-shore salute The ship hit a reef

off Isola del Giglio and started to take in water flooding the engine

room and generators causing the ship to drift for more than an hour

off the eastern shore of Isola del Giglio before running aground and

being evacuated Ships officers at first told passengers that the pro-

blem was a reparable electrical fault The captain delayed preparati-

ons to abandon ship Soon after grounding the ship listed more

extremely trapping people inside Meanwhile the captain left the

ship during the evacuation and did not reboard despite orders by

maritime officials After the event Schettino was arrested on prelimi-

nary charges of multiple manslaughter in connection with causing a

shipwreck failing to assist 300 passengers and failing to be the last

to leave the wreck

Mar 5th 1912- Spanish steamer Principe de

Asturias sinks NE of Spain 500 die

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The teacher of La Salle and his students in the old school

which was in front of the parish This school was built in 1843

and the order of La Salle got to Azkoitia from the Northern Bas-

que Country in 1904


A recreation of a school in the Netherlands one hundred years ago

School punishments were an everyday rule No pain no gain

SCHOOL

2


Foreign news

The Italian-Turkisch war

The French-Italian Incident

From Constantinople was yesterday signaled that the postage at the

great opertunity against the capture of the crew of the red half moon

on board of the Manouba and also hasd protested against the

occupation of the red half moon

In Turkey

From Constantinoplewas yesterday signaled that both the

grandvizier and the minister of war tried to effort the minister of the

navy who has quit his job because he had been asked The minister

must have declared that he couldnrsquot take the pressure of his political

responsibility were the grandvizier wanted to postpone the elections

Europe in 1910 Europe in 2012 Also Europe in 2012

Also Europe in 2012 Also Europe in 2012

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EDITORIAL STAFF




Wiel Heijnen


Neill K Wright


Gerardus Heijnen

Paloma Bergsma



Melissa Nielaba


Hannah Ratuschny


Ids Niessen


Giovanna Verspagen


Darren Klasens


Mick Zenden


Philippe Schyns


Sandy Klooster


Wesley Hundscheid


Jill Quaedflieg


Charelle Matzner

Ane Uria Etxeberria

Rik van der Schuren


Jessica Verjans


Sammie Hinzen


Kim Aarts


Godelieve Ploumen


Minou Schreijen


Andrea Mollering


Alejandro Erkens


Ruben Mooldijk

Ane Aguado Garate

Demi Plummen


Veerle Schielen


Isabelle Cranen


Kimberly Wanders


Britt Quaedflieg


Lonneke Wetzelaer


Kelly Bruijnseels



Katrin Jungheim

Maite Lete Elorza

Yvette Tillmans




Marco van Belzen


Bas Wijsman


Melissa Dassen


Jolien Windmuller


Britt Creusen


Laurence Smits



Idoia Landa Reza

Robert v Overveld


Robin Frankes


Leonie Thomissen


Sebastiaan Ansara


Marjolijn Smeets










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NEWS 100 YEARS AGO




England

T he Zeppelin


A rmed revolution

against the dicta-




ched power

Obituary










Mexican Revolution


































10000 auto-mobiles

5







NEWS 100 YEARS AGO







ECONOMY and SOCIETY





cent wealth







10 1911 in Bilbao






more than 8 hours



6


ECONOMY and SOCIETY



FINANCIAL CRISES












7





FINANCIAL CRISES



Eurozo

ne countri

es

in th

e red


8


SPORTS














Fuacutetbol

R afael Moreno

Aranzadi a

football player of




Pichichi in 1911








Bare-handed pelota







km ph

DUTCH 11


(Coen de Koenig

wins (1140)

































Athletic Bilbao


SPARTA ROTTERDAM

wins 1909

1911 1912

and 1913

Dutch leagues


9










to travel faster






Pole a month later






Wilson and Evans




10







Dutch newly married


11



An old tower house



restaurant







built

The town

hall still

looks as

in 1910

The parish church

and neighbouring


same Etxe Beltz on

the right hand side





12


Transport











Biscay

















Car-crash 1910










Car-crash 2010










mistakes too



13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

3
































and language skills
















EDITORIAL STAFF




Wiel Heijnen


Neill K Wright


Gerardus Heijnen

Paloma Bergsma



Melissa Nielaba


Hannah Ratuschny


Ids Niessen


Giovanna Verspagen


Darren Klasens


Mick Zenden


Philippe Schyns


Sandy Klooster


Wesley Hundscheid


Jill Quaedflieg


Charelle Matzner

Ane Uria Etxeberria

Rik van der Schuren


Jessica Verjans


Sammie Hinzen


Kim Aarts


Godelieve Ploumen


Minou Schreijen


Andrea Mollering


Alejandro Erkens


Ruben Mooldijk

Ane Aguado Garate

Demi Plummen


Veerle Schielen


Isabelle Cranen


Kimberly Wanders


Britt Quaedflieg


Lonneke Wetzelaer


Kelly Bruijnseels



Katrin Jungheim

Maite Lete Elorza

Yvette Tillmans




Marco van Belzen


Bas Wijsman


Melissa Dassen


Jolien Windmuller


Britt Creusen


Laurence Smits



Idoia Landa Reza

Robert v Overveld


Robin Frankes


Leonie Thomissen


Sebastiaan Ansara


Marjolijn Smeets










4
















NEWS 100 YEARS AGO




England

T he Zeppelin


A rmed revolution

against the dicta-




ched power

Obituary










Mexican Revolution


































10000 auto-mobiles

5







NEWS 100 YEARS AGO







ECONOMY and SOCIETY





cent wealth







10 1911 in Bilbao






more than 8 hours



6


ECONOMY and SOCIETY



FINANCIAL CRISES












7





FINANCIAL CRISES



Eurozo

ne countri

es

in th

e red


8


SPORTS














Fuacutetbol

R afael Moreno

Aranzadi a

football player of




Pichichi in 1911








Bare-handed pelota







km ph

DUTCH 11


(Coen de Koenig

wins (1140)

































Athletic Bilbao


SPARTA ROTTERDAM

wins 1909

1911 1912

and 1913

Dutch leagues


9










to travel faster






Pole a month later






Wilson and Evans




10







Dutch newly married


11



An old tower house



restaurant







built

The town

hall still

looks as

in 1910

The parish church

and neighbouring


same Etxe Beltz on

the right hand side





12


Transport











Biscay

















Car-crash 1910










Car-crash 2010










mistakes too



13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

4
















NEWS 100 YEARS AGO




England

T he Zeppelin


A rmed revolution

against the dicta-




ched power

Obituary










Mexican Revolution


































10000 auto-mobiles

5







NEWS 100 YEARS AGO







ECONOMY and SOCIETY





cent wealth







10 1911 in Bilbao






more than 8 hours



6


ECONOMY and SOCIETY



FINANCIAL CRISES












7





FINANCIAL CRISES



Eurozo

ne countri

es

in th

e red


8


SPORTS














Fuacutetbol

R afael Moreno

Aranzadi a

football player of




Pichichi in 1911








Bare-handed pelota







km ph

DUTCH 11


(Coen de Koenig

wins (1140)

































Athletic Bilbao


SPARTA ROTTERDAM

wins 1909

1911 1912

and 1913

Dutch leagues


9










to travel faster






Pole a month later






Wilson and Evans




10







Dutch newly married


11



An old tower house



restaurant







built

The town

hall still

looks as

in 1910

The parish church

and neighbouring


same Etxe Beltz on

the right hand side





12


Transport











Biscay

















Car-crash 1910










Car-crash 2010










mistakes too



13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

5







NEWS 100 YEARS AGO







ECONOMY and SOCIETY





cent wealth







10 1911 in Bilbao






more than 8 hours



6


ECONOMY and SOCIETY



FINANCIAL CRISES












7





FINANCIAL CRISES



Eurozo

ne countri

es

in th

e red


8


SPORTS














Fuacutetbol

R afael Moreno

Aranzadi a

football player of




Pichichi in 1911








Bare-handed pelota







km ph

DUTCH 11


(Coen de Koenig

wins (1140)

































Athletic Bilbao


SPARTA ROTTERDAM

wins 1909

1911 1912

and 1913

Dutch leagues


9










to travel faster






Pole a month later






Wilson and Evans




10







Dutch newly married


11



An old tower house



restaurant







built

The town

hall still

looks as

in 1910

The parish church

and neighbouring


same Etxe Beltz on

the right hand side





12


Transport











Biscay

















Car-crash 1910










Car-crash 2010










mistakes too



13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

6


ECONOMY and SOCIETY



FINANCIAL CRISES












7





FINANCIAL CRISES



Eurozo

ne countri

es

in th

e red


8


SPORTS














Fuacutetbol

R afael Moreno

Aranzadi a

football player of




Pichichi in 1911








Bare-handed pelota







km ph

DUTCH 11


(Coen de Koenig

wins (1140)

































Athletic Bilbao


SPARTA ROTTERDAM

wins 1909

1911 1912

and 1913

Dutch leagues


9










to travel faster






Pole a month later






Wilson and Evans




10







Dutch newly married


11



An old tower house



restaurant







built

The town

hall still

looks as

in 1910

The parish church

and neighbouring


same Etxe Beltz on

the right hand side





12


Transport











Biscay

















Car-crash 1910










Car-crash 2010










mistakes too



13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

7





FINANCIAL CRISES



Eurozo

ne countri

es

in th

e red


8


SPORTS














Fuacutetbol

R afael Moreno

Aranzadi a

football player of




Pichichi in 1911








Bare-handed pelota







km ph

DUTCH 11


(Coen de Koenig

wins (1140)

































Athletic Bilbao


SPARTA ROTTERDAM

wins 1909

1911 1912

and 1913

Dutch leagues


9










to travel faster






Pole a month later






Wilson and Evans




10







Dutch newly married


11



An old tower house



restaurant







built

The town

hall still

looks as

in 1910

The parish church

and neighbouring


same Etxe Beltz on

the right hand side





12


Transport











Biscay

















Car-crash 1910










Car-crash 2010










mistakes too



13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

8


SPORTS














Fuacutetbol

R afael Moreno

Aranzadi a

football player of




Pichichi in 1911








Bare-handed pelota







km ph

DUTCH 11


(Coen de Koenig

wins (1140)

































Athletic Bilbao


SPARTA ROTTERDAM

wins 1909

1911 1912

and 1913

Dutch leagues


9










to travel faster






Pole a month later






Wilson and Evans




10







Dutch newly married


11



An old tower house



restaurant







built

The town

hall still

looks as

in 1910

The parish church

and neighbouring


same Etxe Beltz on

the right hand side





12


Transport











Biscay

















Car-crash 1910










Car-crash 2010










mistakes too



13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

9










to travel faster






Pole a month later






Wilson and Evans




10







Dutch newly married


11



An old tower house



restaurant







built

The town

hall still

looks as

in 1910

The parish church

and neighbouring


same Etxe Beltz on

the right hand side





12


Transport











Biscay

















Car-crash 1910










Car-crash 2010










mistakes too



13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

10







Dutch newly married


11



An old tower house



restaurant







built

The town

hall still

looks as

in 1910

The parish church

and neighbouring


same Etxe Beltz on

the right hand side





12


Transport











Biscay

















Car-crash 1910










Car-crash 2010










mistakes too



13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

11



An old tower house



restaurant







built

The town

hall still

looks as

in 1910

The parish church

and neighbouring


same Etxe Beltz on

the right hand side





12


Transport











Biscay

















Car-crash 1910










Car-crash 2010










mistakes too



13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

12


Transport











Biscay

















Car-crash 1910










Car-crash 2010










mistakes too



13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

13












HUGE DEATH-ROLL

































to leave the wreck



14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

14




que Country in 1904




SCHOOL

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