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JANUARY. 1
1. Exposition: Panama-California expo
sition opened at San Diego.
2. Obituary: J. M. Wright, civil war 1
veteran and military annalist. In
Washington.
4. Financial: London Stock Exchange
reopened
j. Supreme Court: United States su
preme court ruled that the Danbury
hatters must pay $252,000 tine for a ^
boycott set up In 1902.
Qen. J. 1. Rlnaker, veteran ex-congresa
mnn; aged 80.
Personal: President Wilson’s daughter.
Mrs. Sayre, gave birth to a son in
the White House.
6. Obituary: R. W. ShurtlefT. civil war
veteran and noted artist, In New .j
York; aged 75.
7. Mexico: Carranza’s forces defeated 1(|
Villa’s troops at Pueblo; Villa lost 700
killed.
10. Obituary: Marshall P. Wilder, hu
morist and uuthor, «t St. Paul, Minn.;
aged 55. a
12. Obituary: Mrs. John Wood, once not
4 ed actress on the English-American
* stage, in Englund; aged 82.
13. Earthquake: Earthquake In Italy; m
many cities and towns destroyed,
Avezzano being the principal sufTerer.
About 30,000 deaths.
17. Socialism: Socialists of European neu
tral states met In London for a peace 21
conference.
Obituary: Gen. A. M. Stoessel, noted
In the defence of Port Arthur In 1904-5.
at Petrogrod; aged G7.
Mexico: Gen. Roque Gonzales Garza
chosen provisional president of Mex- a
Ico by the convention at Mexico City.
IO. < /UllUill ; . VJfll. V,. II. iUliitiniiiO) U. u.
A., retired, in Washington; aged 84.
Shipwreck; British steamer Penarth
wrecked on the Norfolk coast; 21 sail
ors drowned.
19. Obituary: Col. J. A. Joyce, federal a
veteran, author and pod. in Wash
ington; aged 7G. G. B. Froth Ingham,
noted light opera star, at Burlington.
Vt.; aged 78.
27. Mexico: Provisional President Garza \
and his cabinet abandoned Mexico
City as a capital.
28. Storm: Btonn ravaged the Pacific
coast, causing widespread damage.
Mexico: Mexican First Chief Carranza <
reoccupied Mexico City.
Political: President Wilson vetoed the
immigration bill.
29. Mexico: General Garza renounced the
office of provisional president of Mex
ico. *
FEBRUARY. v
3. Mexico: General Villa proclaimed
himself president of Mexico. 11
4. Obituary: Alban J. Conant. veteran
, artist, died in New York city; aged 93
6. Lusitania: British ocean liner Lusi
tania reached port in England flying 1*
the United Stales flag. fi
10. Mexico: Curranza, head of the Con
stitutionalist party in Mexico, expelled
the Spanish minister
11. United States Notes: The United 1'
States addressed notes to the German
government and also to Great Britain 1
stating its position regarding new 2
German war zone and the use of the
United States flag by Great Britain
12. Obituary: James Creelman. noted
Journalist, died in Berlin; uged G3.
Fanny Crosby, blind hymn writer, a
died in Bridgeport. Conn.
13. Obituary: Ellen Mary McClellan, wid
ow of Gen. George B. McClellan, not
ed leader In the civil war, at Nice.
France.
18. Obituary : Frank James, last of James
brothers, noted In the civil war and
later as desperate men, died near Ex
celsior Springs, Mo.; aged 74.
20. Obituary: Frank Fuller, war gover
nor of Utah under Lincoln, in New
York city; aged 88.
Exposition: Panama-Pacific internation- *
al exposition at San Francisco formal
ly opened.
MARCH.
2. Mining Accident: Mine explosion at
n Hinton, w. va., kniea over mu miners.
Obituary: Chester W. Firkins, poet and
story writer, In New York city ; aged 33.
i 8. War Embargo: United States con
( grese passed a resolution prohibiting 1
* the sailing of ships carrying fuel,
arms, ammunition, men or supplies to
any warship, tender or supply ship
of a belligerent nation.
4. Political: The Sixty-third congress
closed.
8. Thaw Trial: Harry Kendall Thaw
placed on trial In New York for con
spiracy to escape from the asylum at
Matteawan.
13. Thaw Acquittal: Thaw and four al
leged conspirators acquitted on charge
of conspiracy.
14. Aviation Disaster: Lincoln Beachey,
the American aviator, killed In (light
at the Panama-Pacific exposition In
San Francisco.
Obituary: Samuel Bowles, editor and
publisher of the Springfield ftepublic
an. at Springfield. Mass.: aged 54.
20. Obituary: Charles Francis Adams,
historian and publicist, in Washing- u
ton; aged 80.
24. Obituary: Mary Anna Jackson, wid
ow of Oen T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson,
at Charlotte, N. C.; aged 81.
£5. Ship Disaster: United States subma
rine F-4 sank oft Honolulu while mak- 1!
ing a submerged run. All on board
drowned.
29. Fire: Fire In the business district of P
Spokane caused loss of nearly $500,000.
30. Neutral Protest: The United States
protested ngalnst the British order In
council hairing neutral trade with
Germany. »
APRIL.
4 Shipwreck: Dutch liner Maurlta lost
In storm off the Atlantic coast: 49 peo
ple drowned.
6. Pugilism: Jess Willard defeated Jack j,
Johnson at Havana, Cuba.
6. Neutral Protest: United States chal
lenged Great Britain's right to bar tn- _
noeent neutral ships from belligerent
porta ‘ a
Obituary: Curtis Guild, statesman nnd
diplomat. In Boston; aged 55.
7. Cruiser Interned: German cruisei
Prince Eltel Friedrich Interned at
Newport News. Va., till the end of the
war
Obituary: F. Hopklnson Smith, author
and artist. In New York city: aged 76.
k Mexico: Villa's forces defeated al
irupuato by Gen Ohregon's army.
). Obituary: Donald Nickerson. Journal (
1st, former editor New York Tribune
In New York city: aged R4.
I. Naval: German sea raider Kronprfni
Wilhelm, which had captured and
sunk 14 vessels, arrived nt Newport
News. Vfl
Mexico: uen. Victorihno Hbertft ar
rived In New York from Spain.
Obituary: Eben Plympton, old time ac
tor, In New York city; aged 02
. Obituary: W. It. Nelson, editor Kan
sas City Star, In that city; aged 74.
Stock Itoom: Bethlehem Steel Jumped
to 155 In the New York Stock Ex
change. where 37.300 shares were
. dealt in.
Sporting: Big league baseball season
opened.
. Obituary: Ex-Gov. L\ A. Woodbury
of Vermont, at Burlington; aged 77
Mexico: Villa's urtny defeated bv
Obregon'H forces at Celaya.
Obituary: Nelson W. Aldrich, former
senator from Rhode Island, In New
York city; aged 73.
. Munitions Export': President Wilson
officially no tilled Germany that this
country would not stop the exporta
tions of arms and ammunition.
. Obituary: Frederick W. Seward, son
of Secretary of State W. II. Seward,
and who was wounded In defending
his father when attacked on April 14.
1865, at Montrose. N. Y.; aged S3.
Heat Record: April heat record of 91
degreea In New York city.
Cruiser Interned: German raiding cruis
er Kronprinz Wilhelm was interned at
Newport News. Va„ till the end of
the war.
Fire: Public library of St. Paul de
stroyed by fire; loss $375,000.
Peace Congress: International peace
congress met at The Hague.
Panama Canal: Name of Culebra cut.
In the Panama canal, changed to Gall
lard cut.
Fire: Colon. Panama, swept by fire
loss $3,500,000 In the business district,
where 405 buildings were destroyed.
MAY.
L Obituary: Olive Harper, author and
translator. In Philadelphia; aged 73.
Weather Vagaries: Frost, scow and
rain In the central west from Texas
to Montana.
. Political: Italy denounced the triple
alliance, of which she was a member
with Germany and Austria.
Japan-China: Japan delivered an ul- j
timatum to China demanding conces
sions. *
Japan-China: China accepted Japan's
demands without qualifications.
. Naval: Warship fleet arrived at New
York.
. Neutral Protest: President Wilson
sent a note to Germany protesting
against submarine warfare on neu
trals, citing the Lusitania case.
Portugal: Revolution at Lisbon.
Portugal: New government proclaim- i
efl by revolutionists In Portugal. The
now premier, Joao Chagas, shot try a i
senator.
Naval: President Wilson reviewed the
warship fleet on Hudson river.
. Naval: Parade at New York.
Volcano: Lassen Peak, Cal., burst out
In eruption.
Personal: Roosevelt won his defense
suit against charge of libel made by
William Barnes.
i. Japan-China: Japan and China signed
treaties to carry out Japan s demands.
Neutrality: President Wllsoi* proclaim
ed United States neutrality In the war
between Italy and Austria-Hungary.
JUNE.
- Convention: United Confederate Vet
erans met at Richmond.
L Mexico: President Wilson warned the
Mexican revolutionists to make peace.
Baggage Law: New United States bag
gage law' went Into effect.
L Personal: Gen. Bennett H. Young re
elected commander In chief United
Confederate Veterans
Trust Victory: United States petition
to dissolve the United States Steel
corporation denied by court of appeals.
U sporting: Walter J. Travis won his
fourth Metropolitan golf champion
ship, defeating J. *G. Anderson 2 up
in the final, at Rye, N. Y.
I Personal: William Jennings Bryan re*
son's cabinet.
i. Personal: Robert Lansing appointed
secretary or state ad Interim.
Leo Frank Case: Georgia prison com
mission reported against commuting
sentence of Frank, alleged murderer.
i. Frye Case: Germany announced that
the case of the sinking of the United
States ship W. P. Frye by a German
cruiser would be referred to a prize
court and not settled under the treaty
of 181-8, gs this country had demanded.
Neutral Protest: Second note of the
United States to Germany on the Lu
sitania case was published In the
United States and also delivered to
the German government in Berlin. It
reiterated the note of May 13.
Obituary: Gen. E. L. Mollneux, noted
civil war officer, in New York city;
aged 82.
. Sporting; Molla BJurstedt won the
woman’s national tennis championship
at Philadelphia; score, 4—6. 6—2, G—0.
Storm Disaster: 13 persons killed and 60
hurt in a storm which swept over Wis
consin, Iowa and Minnesota. *
Obituary: Col. C. E. Woodruff, U. S
A., noted surgeon and anthropologist,
in New Rochelle, N. Y.; aged G5.
. Peace League: New peace league or
ganized in Philadelphia.
Indian Troubles: YaquI Indians declar
ed war on the United States. Fleet
ordered to sail for lower California
to protect Americans.
. Sporting: Jerome D. Travers, noted
amateur, won title of open golf cham
pionship of the United States, defeat
ing McNamara, at Baltusrol, N. J.
Thaw Case: Harry K. Thaw granted a
jury trial to test his sanity.
i Naval: The Arizona battleship, big
gest United States superdreadnaught.
launched at Brooklyn navy yard.
. Earthquake: Earthquake in southern
California caused loss of fl.(XXX000.
. Frye Cose: United States sent a note
to Germany asking for a reconsider
ation of the Frye case, refusing to ac
cept Germany's contention that It was
a case for a prize court.
British Blockade: Great Britain an
nounced to the United States that Its
blockade against neutral trade with l
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2T> Mexico: Carranza troops occupied T
Mexico City
Obituary*- Jlafsel Joseffy. celebrated
pianist. In New York city: nged 63.
Sporting: Yale defeated Harvard In the
varsity races at New Haven, winning
all varsity, freshman and second var
sity events.
77. Mexico: Gen. Huerta arrested at New
man. N. M., by United States mar
shals on charge of conspiracy,
ft. Sporting: Cornell won the varsity
race at Poughkeepsie. N. Y.. with Ice
land Stanford second. Time. 20:36 3-5:
also Junior race In 101-5, with Penn
sylvania second Syracuse won the
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