Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-12-30

New York i.npeached by the assembly.
H. Obituary: Rear Admiral Silas Casey,
U. 8. n. retired. veteran Of the civil
war. at Warm Springs. Va; aged II
II. Personal: Harry X. Thaw, slayer OF
Stanford White escaped from the state
asylum for insane criminals at Mat
teawan, n. Y.
shipwreck: 10 lives lost at the wreck OF
the State of California in Gambler bay,
of Alaska.
Is. Personal: SD birthday Of the Emperor
Franz Joseph celebrated throughout
Austria and Hungary.
%. Obituary: Emile Olivier, noted premier
Of France ander Napoleon Ill.,, at An
necy, France; aged 80.
Sporting: Directum I. made a worlds
pacing record Of 2:O2X at Goshen. N. Y.
Convention: 10th international peace con-
gress opened at The Hague.
Fire: 81, 10000 loss by fire In the factory
district Of Jersey City.
n. Miscellaneous: Frederick ]. Seybold.
for 40 years an astronomer on Madison
Square. No York, and G. A. X. vet
eran, died IN Hoboken. N. ]. Luke
Martin, last Of the Crows" died near
Saginaw, Mich. aged about 40 years.
H. Convention: International Esperanto
congress opened at Berne with 1,10O
delegates present.
@ Fire: Railroad shops burned at league,
Tex; loss 100000.
q. Fire: 81, 100000 loss by fire In the Smith
company lumber yards at Bay Point
Cal.
Mexico: President Wilson delivered a
message to congress on the situation In
Mexico.
Is. Heat Wave: Record August heat in 81
Louis; thermometer 108 In the streets.
Do. Sporting: Pennant won the Futurit.
at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
Accident: killed by explosion Of boilers
Of steamer Alice on the Ohio at Coraop-
oils, Pa.
q. Panama Canal: The Pacific end Of the
canal opened by explosion Of dynamite
letting the waters Of the ocean into
the Mirafores locks.
September.
!. Convention: International trades un-
ion congress met In Manchester, Eng
land. National Conservation exposi-
ton opened at Knoxville. Tenn.
Z Railroad Accident: u persons killed
and over 40 injured In collision on
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford near New Haven. Conn. 16 killed
and 80 injured In collision on the
Midland railroad at Hawes Junction.
England.
Aviation: Roland Garros. French avi-
ator, flew across the Mediterranean
sea from st. Raphael France. to b.
zerta. North Africa. AS miles In 8
hours; average speed about IS miles.
Z Political: The house Of representatives
passed bill granting the city Of San
Francisco the use Of Hetch-Hetchy
basin. in the Sierra Nevada mountains,
wotar cunpIy. ynfa ia IN "a
L Fire: Fire destroyed 30 blocks in Hot
Springs Ark; loss 36.OOO000. The VII
lage Of Bokhoma, Okla, burned; loss
$4,000
China: Chinese government troops cap
tured the city Of Marking. practically
ending the rebellion against the repub-
lio
sporting Jerome d. Travers won for
the 4th time the national amateur golf
championship. defeating John G. An
derson up and 4 to play. at Garden
City. N. Y.
Obituary: Horny Menier, French choco-
late manufacturer, noted for private
explorations In the arctic regions. In
Paris; aged TO-
I. Obituary: George L. Baker noted teleg-
rapher In the field and at the White
House under Gen. Grant, in Philadel-
phia; aged 65.
Japan: A mob Of 700 Japanese stormed
the offices of the government ministers
as a protest against their foreign pol
Icy, notably toward China.
Z Convention: The Army and Navy un-
ion, composed Of veterans OF the Mex
lean. civil and Spanish American wars,
met In Philadelphia.
4 Airship Disaster: Zeppelin airship l.
No. wrecked by hurricane over the
North sea: Is drowned.
Political: The senate passed the Under
wood Simmons tariff BILL. ii-3I
Fire: Flames destroyed lS0 cottages. q |
hotels and church at Salisbury Beach. |
Mass; loss 100000.
TO- Memorial: Monument commemorating
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's ma |
val victory over the British fleet Sept. |
10, 1S13 unveiled on Put-in-Bay island.
Lake Erie.
Obituary: William ]. Gaynor. mayor OF |
New York, died on board the Baltic al
sea; aged G..
Personal: Harry X. Thaw deported from
Canada across the Vermont border
near Norton Mills
Is. Convention: 47th annual encampment |
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
opened at Chattanooga. Tenn.
L. Personal: Sons OF Veterans In session |
at Chattanooga, Tenn, elected John +. /
Sautter of Pittsburgh commander in |
chief.
Political: Court Of impeachment to try |
Governor William Sulzer organized at
Albany
TO- Personal: Washington Gardner Of AL
bion. Mich, elected commander In chief
Of the @. A. r. at Chattanooga.
10 Convention: Congress to test the mer-
its Of the divining rod for discovering |
buried water, minerals. etc. met at
Halle, Germany.
Sporting: Francis Ouimet, American
amateur, won the open golf cham
plonship Of the United States, defeat
Ing the British golfers Harry Eardon
and Edward Ray at Brookline, Mass.
r Sporting: Philadelphia Athletics clinch-
cd the American league pennnnt at
Philadelphia. defeating the Detroit IT,
gers 4 to 0 and to
y Mexico: FREDERICK Gamboa. minister OF
foreign affairs. nominated for president
OF Mexico.
& Obituary: Patrick Ford. editor OF the
Irish World, in Brooklyn: aged rs.
Panama Canal: Water was let into the
Gatun locks Of the Panama canal.
Sporting: Peter Volo made new mark
for 2-year- -olds trotting mile In 2:O6A
at Columbus.
a. Sporting: New York Giants cinched the
National league pennant, Philadelphia
losing to Boston by Q to D.
B. Lynching Riot: 10 killed. 20 injured In
a race riot and lynching at Harriston.
Miss
10. Fire: Loss Of s1,OOO.Ooo by fire In Barker
Bros furniture warehouse, Los An
geles, Cal
Political: The Underwood tariff bill pass
ed the house Of representatives. B4 to
l0S
OCTOBER.
L Panama Canal: Water was let into
Culebra cut.
Political: United States senate passed
the Underwood Simmons tariff bill, 81
to II.
L Political: The Underwood Simmons tar
liz act became law.
& Panama Canal: Alarming earthquake
shocks In the Panama canal zone.
Storm: Coast storm destroyed zoo
houses at Nome, Alaska; loss $l,5O0.o0
China: Provisional President Yuan shih
Kai elected president Of the Chinese
republic.
I. Sporting: In the opening game Of the
worlds baseball series Philadelphia
Athletics (American league) defeated
the New York Giants (National league)
6to at New York.
L Convention: General convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Of Amer
lea opened In New York.
Ocean Disaster: Ocean steamer Vol |
turno, Uranium line, from Rotterdam.
Holland, to New York, burned In mid
ocean; deaths 131; over 900 persons res
cued by ships summoned by wireless.
TO- China: Yuan Shih Kai inaugurnted first
president Of China.