The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-25


late manufacturer. noted for private
explorations in the arctic regions. In
Paris; aged CO.
I. Obituary: George Z Baker. note ed teleg
rapher In the field and at the White
| House under Gen. Grant. In Philadel-
pha; aged s.
Japan: A mob of Is, 900 Japanese stormed
the offices of the government ministers
as a protest against their foreign pol
icy, nota bly, toward China.
g. Convention The Army and Navy I'M
| lon, composed Of veterans of the Mex
lean, civil and Spanish American wars
met in Philadelphia.
Q. 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, 47-37
Fire: Flames destroyed $50 cottages. +
hotels and a church at Salisbury Beach
Mass. loss 100000
| 10. Memorial: Monument concentrating
Commodore oliver Hazard Perry's ma
val victory over the British fleet Sept.
| 10, 1873 unveiled on Put-in-Bay island.
| Lake Erie.
Obituary: william J. Gaynor mayor OF
New York. died on board the Baltic at
sea: aged g.
Personal: Harry K. 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.
10. Personal: Sons Of Veterans In session
| at Chattanooga. Tenn, elected John E.
| Sautter of Pittsburgh commander in
chief.
| Political: Court of impeachment to try
| Governor William Sulzer organized at
Albany.
l9. Personal: Washington Gardner of AL
| bion. Mich. elected commander in chief
of the G.. A. r. at Chattanooga.
20. 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
pionshp Of the United States, defeat
ing the British golfers Harry Vardon
and Edward Ray at Brookl1e. Mass.
e. Sporting: Philadelphia Athletics cinch-
ed the American league pennant at
Philadelphia, defeat ting the Detroit IT,
gers 4 to and l to 0.
a. Mexico: FREDERICK Gambia. minister OF
foreign affairs. nominated for president
| of Mexico.
Is. Obituary: Patrick Ford. editor of the
Irish World, in Brooklyn; aged 76.
Panama Canal: Water was let into the
Gatun locks OF the Panama canal.
Sporting: Peter Volo made a new mark
for 2-year- olds. trotting mile in 2:o6A
| at Columbus
q. Sporting: New York Giants cnched the
National league pennant. Philadelphia
losing to Boston by 9 to 3.
Is. Lynching Riot: 10 killed. 20 injured In
a race riot and lynching at Harriston.
Miss.
30. Fire: Loss Of sl.ooOooo by fire in Barker
! Bros furniture warehouse. Los An
| geles. Cal.
Political: The Underwood tariff bill pass
ed the house Of representatives. ga to
| 1O3
OCTOBER.
!. Panama Canal: Water was let into
| Culebra cut.
q Political: United States senate passed
the Underworld Simmons tariff bill 30
| to II.
1. Political: The Underwood Simmons tar
if act became law.
S. Panama Canal: Alarming earthquake
shocks in the Panama canal zone.
g. Storm: Coast storm destroyed 500
houses at Nome, Alaska; loss 81 500. 600
China: Provisional President Yuan Shih
kai elected president Of the Chinese
| republic.
T. Sporting: In the opening game OF the
| worlds baseball series Philadelphia
Athletics (American league) defeated
the New York Giants National lea gue)
to 1 at New York.
g. Conventions: General convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Of Amer
lea opened in New York.
9. Ocean Disaster: Ocean steamer VOL
turno. Uranium line. from Rotterdam
| Holland. to New York, burned in mid
| ocean; deaths l31; over 500 persons res
cued by ships summoned by wireless.
10. China: Yuan Shih kai inaugurated first
president of China.
Mexico: Provisional President Huerta Of
Mexico arrested the chamber OF depu-
ties and assumed the powers Of die
tator. dissolving congress
II. Obituary: Stanley Waterloo. journalist,
| in Chicago: aged 81.
Sporting: The worlds baseball series BE-
tween the American and National
leagues won by Philadelphia Athletics
American league In New York; score
ito 9th game).
IL. Aeronautics: Is balloons. including the
Uncle Sam and the Goodyear from the
United States. started from Paris in a
race for the Gordon Bennett cup: s
| countries represented
Obituary: Timothy L. Woodruff. noted
Republican leader in New York: aged
IS.
10. Convention: American prison congress
opened at Indianapolis.
IA. Panama Canal: The first vessels lifted
into the Pacific entrance of the canal.
Aeronautics: The American balloon Good
year landed at Brdlington, England
winning the Gordon Bennett cup; dis
lance travelled from the starting point
| (Paris) $50 miles; time "A hours.
is. Memorial Monument to Gen. Brad
| dock erected on the battle-ground of his
defeat in l755, near Uniontown. Pa
Mexico: Foreign ENJOYS in Mexico asked
their governments to send warships to
guard the legations.
16. Political: Governor William Sulzer con-
victed on of the articles of impeach
ment against him.
II. Political: Governor Sulzer removed
from office by the court OF impea CHI
ment
Airship Disaster Zeppelin drigible
balloon exploded when 5000 feet in the
air at JohannisthaI Prussia, killing 70
passengers. including members OF the
admiralty commission.
| Personal: Mrs. Emmelne Pankhurs
English militant suffragist. arrived at
New York.
| IS. Aviation: Roland Garros, French avt-
ator made nonstop flight Of SIS miles.