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rapher In the field and At the White
House under Gen. Grant, In Phledea-
phia: aged g.
Japan: A mob OF b.eoo japanese stormed
the ofices OF the government ministers
as Q protest against their foreign pol
icy. notably toward China
& Convention: The Army and Navy un-
ion, composed OF veterans OF the Mex
met In Philadelphia
q Airship Disaster: Zeppelin airship
No. l wrecked by q hurricane over the
North sea; Is drowned
Political: The senate passed the Under.
vood-Simmons tariff bill, 4!-S
Fire: Flames destroyed 80 cottages. Q
hotels and a church at Salisbury Beach,
Mass: loss $4,000.
10. Memorial: Monument commemoratiug
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's ma
val victory over the British meet 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 X. Thaw deported from
Canada across the Vermont ooroer
near Norton Mills.
Is. Convention: 9TH annual encampment
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
opened at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Ia 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.
bion. Mich, elected commander in chief
OF the G. A. r. at Chattanooga.
20. Convention: Congress to test the mer-
its OF the diyining rod for discovering
buried water. minerals. etc. met at
Halle. Germany.
Sporting: Francis Ouimet American
amateur. won the open golf cham
pionship of the United States, defeat
ing the British golfers Harry Vardon
and Edward Ray at Brookline. Mass.
-. Sporting: Philadelphia Athletics clinch-
ed the American league pennant at
Philadelphia, defeating the Detroit IT,
gers TO o and to 0.
"a Mexico: FREDERICK Gamboa, minister OF
foreign affairs. nominated for president
Of Mexico.
Is. Obituary: Patrick Ford, editor of the
irish World. IN BROOKLYN: aged IS.
Panama Canal: Water was let into the
Gatun locks OF the Panama canal
Sporting: Peter Voio made a new mark
for 2-year-olds. trotting a mile in 2:oe:4
at Columbus.
q. Sporting: New York Giants cinched the
National league pennant, Philadelphia
losing TO Boston by TO 8.
IS. Lynching Riot: 10 killed, 70 injured in
a race riot and lynching at Harrlston.
Miss.
30. Fire: Loss OF 81. 100000 by fire In Barker
Bros furniture warehouse. Los An
geies, Cal.
Political: The Underwood tariff bill pass
ed the house OF representatives.. ga to
10s
OCTOBER.
l. Panama Canal: Water was let into
Culebra cut
2 Political: United States senate passed
the Underwood tariff bill. 30
10 IL.
l. Political: The Underw God Simmons tar
if act became law.
5. Panama Canal: Alarming earthquake
shocks in the Panama canal zone
6. Storm: Coast storm destroyed 500
houses at Nome. Alaska; loss s1.50O.0 900.
China: Provisional President Yuan Shin
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)
to- at New York.
s. Convention: General convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of Amer
lea opened in New York.
2. Ocean Disa ster: Ocean steamer Vol
turno. Uranium line. from Rotterdam.
Holland. TO New York. burned in mid
ocean: deaths l3l; over 500 persons res
cued by ships summoned by wireless.
10. China: Yuan Shih Kai inaugurated first
president Of China.
Mexico; Provisional President Buerta OF
Mexico arrested the chamber OF depu-
ties and assumed the powers of die
tatpr. dissolving congress.
II. Obituary: Stanley Waterloo. journalist.
in Chicago, aged s..
Sporting; The worlds baseball series be
tween the American and National
leagues won by Philadelphia Athletics.
American league. in New York; score
to l 9th game.
II Aeronautics: is balloons. including the
Uncle SarI and the Goodyear from the
United States. started from Paris in
race foc the Gordon Bennett cup; S
countries represented.
Obituary: Timothy L. Woodruff noted
Republican leader. in New YORK; aged
10 Convention: American prison congress
opened at Indianapolis.
Il. Panama Canal: The first vessels lifted
into tho Pacific entrance OF the canal
AeronauticS: The American balloon Good
year landed AT Bridlington. England.
winning the Gordon Bennett cup; dis
lance Travelled from the starting point
CPsris) $50 miles: time ~ hours.
Is. Memorial; Monument 20 Gen. Brad
dock erected on the battle-ground Of his
defeat in I1S5. near Cniontown. Pa
Mexico: Foreign ENJOYS in Mexico asked
their governments to send waTships to
guard the legations.
10 POLITICAL. Governor W liildIn St4Zef con-
vcted on OK the articles OF impeach-
ment against him.
IL. Political: Governor Sulzer removed
from office by the court Of tmpeach-
ment
Airship Disaster: A Zeppelin dirigibIe
balloon exploded when 1000 feet In the
air al Johannisthal, Prussia. killing Is
passengers. including members of the
admiralty commission
Personal: Mrs Emmeiins Pankhurst
English militant suffragist. arrived at
New York.
IL Aviation: Roland Garros. French ayi-
stor made a nonstop flight OF SIS miles.
from AsrseilIes to Paris
Sporting: Pennsylvania university foot
ball team defeated Brown university in
the annual game at Philadelphia: score
IS 10 o. Miss Gladys Ravenscroft of
England won tire womens golf cham
piouship OF the United States at Will
niuston. Del
Battle Centenary: Germans celebrated
the battle OF Leipzig which resulted in
the disastrous defeat of Napoleon
BOnapsrte in 1919. dedlcating on the
battlefield q monument said to be the
finest in Europe
10. Railroad Accident: In a wreck on the