The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-31
CLOSING YEAR HELD
HAPPINESS IN STORE
FOR WHOLE WORLD
No Great Catastrophe Shock.
ed Security of Worlds
Myriad Dwellers.
MORTUARY ROSTER
INCLUDES NOTARLES
Democrats Hold Control of
Political Power i'm the
United States.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-Taken all in
all. the year 1913 has been happy
and fortunate one for the world i'm
general. II was not marked by any
great catastrophe. such as the San
Francisco earthquake or the Titanic
disaster; it saw the end of the wars
in the Balkans, il witnessed the inau-
guration of Democratic President in
the United States followed by genu-
inc tariff reduction without financial
panic, and the adoption of a new cur
rency law.
The death roll for the past year has
hit the financial world rather hard, in
cluding such notable figures as ]. p.
Morgan, Henry NJ. Flagler and James
r. keene. The Roman Catholic church
| also lost two of its most venerable
Cardinals, Oreglia, Dean OF the Sacred
College, and Rampolla. once Secretary
at the Vatican and who would have
been Pope instead of Piux Y, had not
the Emperor of Austria voted againAk.
him.
Democrats Victorious.
In the United States. political dex
! opments have been extremely inf
esting. but not startling Every q
seems to have gone the way OF
Democrats. Democratic victories VI
won last November in New York q
the State of New Jersey and Stat|
Massachusetts. Congress has pc
the Currency bill. and the ban1
interests of the county are adju1
themselves to meet IT,
AS alarmed as high finance
have been when ii was learned
kzls
man law should be clarified" busi-
ness and financial interests have APP
parently become convinced that the
Presidents attitude is not one of op-
position. but rather an attitude in
which he would consult and confer
| with business and finance to remedy
| evils generally admitted to exist.
Mexican Development.
South of the Rio. Grande develop
ments have been startling and rapid.
The year 1913 saw in Mexico the as
J sassinations OF President Francisco
Madero, Vice-President Pine Suarez.
and Gustavo Madero, brother of the
, President, the usurpation of the Pres
idency by General yictoriano Huerta.
boosted into that position by General
Felix Diaz. Then came the rupture be-
tween DiaZ and Huerta. with the prac-
tical Punishment of DiaZ. Later In 1913
came the rise of venustiano Carranza.
leader of the Constitutionalists In the
\ north of Mexico, with the result that
the powerful northern states OF Mexi-
CO are now under his control. Scarce
{ ly had Carranza became famous than
Francisco "Pancho" Villa, former ban
dit. with a price on his head, leaped
into the lime light as a rebel leader
serving CarranZa. and Il il now Ques-
toned whether Carranza or Villa is
the stronger in the leadership of the
Constitutionalist forces.
In it's relations with Mexico the
United States has stood firm Early In
his administration President Wilson
announced his determination to with
hold recognition from the Huerta ad-
ministration. and although much pres
sure has been brought 20 bear the
President has refused to change his
attitude.
| Important Marriages.
! There have been several important
marriages in the past year, and a num-
ber Of engagements Of prominent per-
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