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of the Panama canal opened by explo-
sion of dynamite, letting the waters OF
the ocean into the Miratiores locks.
SEPTEMBER.
Z Roland Gurros. French aviator, flew
across the Mediterranean sea from St
Raphael. France, to Bizerta. north Az
RIGA. 46S miles. III hours; average
speed about So miles.
q persons killed and over 40 injured
In collision on the New York. New
Haven and Hartford near New Haven.
Conn.
.. Zeppelin airship I. No. wrecked by
A.. a hurricane over the North sea: Is
drowned,
10 Monument concentrating Commo-
dore Oliver Hazard Perry's naval vic
tory over the British fleet Sept. 10. 1913.
unveiled on Put-in-Bay island. Lake
Erie
Harry * Thaw deported from Canada
across the Vermont border near Nor
ton Mills.
OCTOBER.
T. IS balloons, including the Uncle San,
and the Goodyear from the United
States, started from Paris In a race
for the Gordon Bennett cup. Eight
countries represented.
H. The first vessels lifted into the Pacific
entrance Of the Panama canal
The American balloon Goodyear ianOeO
at Bridlington. England. winning the
Gordon Bennett cup: distance Travelled
from the starting point. Paris. So0
miles: time Al hours.
IT, A Zeppelin drigibla balloon exploded
when 5000 feet in the air at Johannis-
thai, Prussia. killing % passengers. in
GLIDING members Of the admiralty
commission.
~ In wreck on the Mobile and Ohio
railroad at Rucatunna. Miss. IS SOL
diers Of the coast artillery were killed
and 100 injured.
e. 26a miners killed by explosion In the
Stag Canyon mines. New Mexico.
NOVEMBER.
a. H. B. Hollins & Co.. noted banking
house. New York. failed: liabilities es-
timated at 900: assets $4,000
IT, Steam tug Louise carried an official
party through the Panama canal from
ocean to ocean.
n. New York Real Estate Securities COM
pany failed. having liabilities Of about
S1G,00O. 0CO.
DECEMBER.
Gatun dam completed in the Panama
canal.
g. Centenary Of Hollands revolt against
Napoleon BOnaparte celebrated.
TO- New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad suspended payment Of divi-
dends.
L. The Mona Lisa" celebrated Da Vinci
painting that was stolen from the
Louvre. Paris. in 1911. reported found
in Florence. Italy.
81 United States commerce court ended
by congressional enactment
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NAL
a. BILLY" Arlington the old time negro
minstrel, died at Los Angeles: aged a.
u The Tooth anniversary Of the birth sPt
Richard Wagner. the master cOInpos-
err celebrated throughout Germany.
a. Princess Victoria l-uiSe Of Prussia ana
Prince Ernest Augustus ut Cumber-
land ma rricti In Berlin ....
" Bennett ii. Young elected cornrnandel
In chief Of tho United Confederate Vet
eranS
. E. F. Weston started from New YORK
city on u walking match to Minneapo-
lis, expecting 70 cover l.446 miles IN III
days. ..'.1
10. Count Zeppelin's dirigible balloon new
from Baden Baden to Vienna, 40 miles.
about, in hours beating express train
time, which Is lGA hours. by over
hours
a. 81 people killed and many injured BY
the collapse Of pier at Long Beach.
Cal
l. Opening Of the Blue and Gray reunion
at Gettysburg TO celebrate the 50th an
niversary Of the battle.
2 military day" at the Gettysburg re-
union: anniversary Of the battle Of
Little Round Top.
J. anniversary Vi ElChell CHdI >lAe
climax Of the battle Of Gettysburg, cell
ebrated on the field .'...
H. Roumanian troops invaded Bulgarian
territory following declaration OF
war by King Charles of Roumania.
l3 Leon Letort. French aviator. flew from
Paris to Berlin. $50 miles air line. In :
hours without stop
a. IA persons killed and $50 injured In
collision Of electric trains at Los An.
geles Cal r.
AUGUST.
Edward Payson Weston. the pedes-
trian. arrived at Milwaukee, ending his
walk Of l546 miles from New York
city, whence he started June 2.
/ War game between battleships. torpe-
do boats and submarines OF the north
Atlantic fleet and forts at the eastern
end Of Long Island sound opened with
Admiral Charles J. Badger in command
of the enemy (navy) and Gen. T. II.
Barry head Of the defending army.
1 ]. H. Mears arrived IN New York city.
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NOvEM B Err.

I. Cornell defeated at football by Has-
ward % to i. at Cambridge, Mass.
g. Kanaguri, a Japanese runner. ran the
Marathon at Tokyo in hours 81 min
utes seconds. beating the last Olym-
pic record made by Macarthur.
s. Dartmouth won over Pennsylvania at
football. "a to p. at Philadelphia.
Is Michigan defeated Pennsylvania at
football. 10 to o. at Ann Arbor. Mich.
Harvard beat Princeton in the annual
football game. 3 to 0. at Princeton.
Yale-Princeton annual football game q
tie at New Haven; score to-
T. Harvard won in the annual football
game with Yale at Cambridge; score
Is to s.
Chicago defeated Wisconsin for the west
erna football championship at Chicago:
score 10 to
r. Cornell defeated Pennsylvania at foot
ball. q to 0. in Philadelphia.
b. Army defeated Navy in the annual
football game in New York: score u
toS
DECEMBER. a-..
G. Abel r. Kiviat defeated William J.
Kramer in a running race for the cross
country championship in New York.
8. Georges Carpenter. boxing champion
Of France. defeated the English heavy
weight. Bombardier Wells. in | round
in London.
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DISASTERS At SEA

JANUARY.
l. The steamer Rosecrans was wrecked
on Peacock Spit Ore; 81 seameE
drowned
IS AZ lives lost In the wreckng OF the
passenger liner Veronese off Portugal
S The German bark Pangan! sunk In q
collision IN the English channel and
26 Of her crew drowned.
1 British steamer Calvados foundered In
the sea of Marmora; 200 lives lost.
1 German torpedo boat destroyer S-l7s
sunk In collision off Helgoand. and II
Of the crew persisted.
AUGUST.
H. 40 lives lost a; the wreck Of the State
Of California in Gambler bay. Off Alas
ka.
OCTOBER.
4 Ocean steamer Volturno Uranium line.
from Rotterdam. Holland. to New York.
burned In midocean; deaths l3l. Over
500 persons rescued by ships sum
moned BY wireless.
DECEMBER.
s. Is lives lost by the laundering on Nor
way Of the Swedish steamer Malmber-
get
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e burning OF the Gulf Compress COM

the burning OF the Gulf Compress COM
pany's plant.
8. Fire at Yokohama caused loss OF H.
100000
H. Fire destroyed the plant of the Elmira
Telegram: loss $350,cO0.
MAY
S. Loss of 81. 100000 by fire in the plant of
the American Fertilizer company at
Buffalo
g. Fire in a business block in Springfield.
Mo. caused a loss Of over s700.oO0
JULY.
i, Fire in the plant of the Haskell &
Basker Car company at Michigan CITY.
Ind, caused a loss of 81 .00O.DO
e. Fire in a clothing factory at Bingham
ton, N. Y, resulted in a heavy loss OF
life.
II. The Flory Manufactur plant at
Bangor. Pa. burned: loss upward OF
$1OOO.OG0.
AUGUST
S. Blue Mountain House, famous hotel
in the Blue Ridge at Pen Mar. Pa.
destroyed by fire: loss about S00,0c0.
10 $l,5NOOOO loss by fire in the factory dis
trict Of Jersey City.
r. $1,000. 600 loss by fire in the Smith com
pany lumber yards at bay ROM, NdA'
SEPTEMBER
5. Fire destroyed 30 blocks in Hot Springs.
Ark: loss ST. 600
g. Flames destroyed $50 cottages. no.
tells and a church at Salisbury Beach.
Mass: loss $500. 00O ...
10 Loss Of s., OOO. 900 by fire in Barker Bros
furniture warehouse. Los Angeles. Cal.
OCTOBER.
49, Fire at the railroad terminals. East
ST. Louis caused loss Of 100000.
DECEMBER.
3. By the burning Of the Arcadia hotel IN
Boston % lives were lost.
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terror, FTanklln
Knight Lane Of California: agricul-
ture, David Franklin Houston Of Mis-
souri,: commerce. William Cox Redfield
OF New York: labor. William Bauchop
Wilson Of Pennsylvania.
u. King Constantine assembled the throne
OF Greece.
g. President Wilson read a message b.
fore congress in joint session. revivius
a custom abandoned in 1901.
z President Wilson recognized the Chi
nese republic.
g. The Underwood tariff bill passed tho
house Of representatives by vote OF
2Sl to 1879.
20 Gen. Mario G. Menocal was inaugu-
rated president Of Cuba.
JUNE. N..
TO- The British house of commons passed
to second reading the home rule Tor
ireland bill in the face of fiery opposi-
ton. -E
Is. 18th anniversary Of the reign OF EN-.
peror William Of Germany celebrated
BY ceremonies in Berlin.
JULY.
4. President Wilson addressed the vet
Grams at the close Of the 50th anniver-
Sary reunion on 1ettyspuTS palIieiie'o
d6 Robert Bridges appointed poet laureate
of England.
n. Rebellion against the republic broke
out In China. provinces declaring
their independence. r. ,.
-. AUGUST.
10. New alien land law. anti-Japanese.
went into effect in California.
|i3 Governor William SulZer Of New York
impeached by the assembly
Ii. S3d birthday Of the Emperor Franz Jo-
seph celebrated throughout Austria and
Hungary.
SEPTEMBER.
~. Washington Gardner Of Albion. Mich.
elected commander in chief Of the q.
A. r. at Chattanooga.
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NOVEMBER.
8. Ludwig III took the oath king o,
Bavaria.
Is. Chinese parliament suspended for want
of quorum.
Is. Jessie Woodrow Wilson. "a daughter
Of President Wilson. married at the
White House to Francis BoWes Sayre
#-&.. DECEMBER.
z In his annual message to congress
President Wilson recommended direct
balloting for presidential candidates
and declared that he would pursue q
waiting policy with Mexico. ..,a .
The French ministry resigned.
& The house Of representatives passed q
I measure authorizing a volunteer army
n OF 242,OOO men subject to the orders OF
n the president
I g. The Hetch Hetchy Valley bill convert.
ing a large domain into reservoi.
| passed the senate.
no. Nobel peace prize for 1912. valued al
$4,000. awarded to Senator Elihu Rod
Of New York. ...
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Hue'''' Huerta. COM
mander Of the national army, assumed
the presidency. &...- - .
70. C.ustavo Madero. brother Of the de-
posed Mexican president. was killed by
the revolutionists. " .s. 1885,.
Gen. VictorianQ Huerta elected provtr
sional president of Mexico. 49,.
q The deposed president and vice presa-
dent OF Mexico, Madero and Suare1.
were killed in mysterious manner
while under guard by revolutionists
JULY. ~
TO- United States ambassador to Mexico,
Henry Lane Wilson. summoned fro n
his post to Washington
AUGUST.
l. Resignation Of H.. l.. Wilson. amba~
sador to Mexico accepted by the pres
ident. Ex-Governor John LIND OF MIN
nesota sent as special envoy
Huerta's government in Mexico. -
e. Specia! Envoy Lind left the Mexican
capital and returned to Vera Cruz. de-
clarins that his mission TO Huerta was
failure.
q. President Wilson delivered message
= to congress on the situation IN Mexico
OCTOBER . "
TO- Provisional President Huerta OF Mex
leo arrested the chamber of deputies
and assumed the powers Of dictator.
Is Foreign ENJOYS In Mexico asked tne'e
governments to send warships to guard
the legations. ~ 81. e..
6, Mexican rebels (Constitutionalists) cap.
tured Monterey after a days battle
g. Gen. Felix Diaz. political rival Of Gen.
Huerta, given refuge on United
States warship at Vera Cruz o.
NOVEMBER.
IL The premier OF Great Britain an
nouuced that his government would
uphold the Mexican policy OF the Unit
ed States. ~ .- ..t ....
Is Mexican rebels (Constitutionalstsl cap
tured Juarez from the federals.
Il. Mexican rebels captured Victoria. cap
ital of Tamaulipas.
q. Rebels under Gen. Villa defeated the,
federal forces in battle at TERRA ban
ca, near Juarez: losses reported. LOU
federals and 500 rebels.
e. Mexican rebels captured Mazatlah' D"
the west coast.
DECEMBER
q Mexican congress- annu!led the Octo-
Der election and appointed Huerta pro-
visional president pending new elec-
ton in June. 1914.
10 Mexican congress authorized an tnte'
rior loan of Soc. 600 600 and voted ex-
traordnary powers to Huerta.
1000 rebels attacked Tampico :i'-... -
Ii. ElEiltlnS continued ~ td'Hp'co: W. :
eign refugees were under protection OF
United States warships: $685.
Il Rear Admiral Fletcher commander OF
VIA United States naval forces In Mex
lean easAS, protested N the name OF
humanity against the slaughter OF
prisoners Of war oy rebels and fetterais
fighting at Tampico sea-'
l3 Rebels had the advantage at TamptSo.
Foreign vessels In the harbor CROWDED
r,f E2rif
American nationality.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

JANUARY.
I. Parcel post service began.
49, Judge Robert W. Archibald OF the
court Of commerce was convicted by
the United States senate on articles
Of Impeachment.
FEBRUARY.
10. News Of the disaster to Capt. r.. F.
SCOTS antarctic expedition was cabIed
from New Zealand The south pole
was reached March g. 1912. and sub
sequently Scott and OF his compan-
ions persisted in blizzard.
MARCH.
G. The ship Niagara which Commodore
Perry used in his victorious battle on
Lake Erie In 1915. was raised from the
bolton, Of the lake near Erie. Pa
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r,, .>,-A o. fnlldO lpnld
''ae'S oue- Athletics clinch-
ed the American league pennant at
Philadelphia. defeating Detroit Tigers
I to 0 and to o.
q. New York Giants cnched the Nation.
al league pennant, Philadelphia losing
to Boston by 9 to 3
...s- 4 OCTOBER.
l. In the opening game of the worlds
baseball series Philadelphia Athletics
(American league) defeated the Ne"
York Giants National. league) TO
at New York. .-- -.'
Il. The worlds baseball series between
the American and National leagues
won by Philadelphia Athletics tAmert-
can league) in New York: score to !.
9Th game,
ls Miss Gladys Ravenscroft OF England
won the womens golf championship OF
the United States at Wilmington, Del.
10. Pat Ryan made new worlds record
by throwing ~ pound hammer az
feet 9is inches In New York. displacins
O7, feet ~ inches made by John Flan-
agan In 1910. .~ 900,
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Grim Harvest OF Death
In 1913.
THE BRIGHTEST RANKS INVADED
Authors Of Worldwide Note, Fa-
nous Artists, Statesmen and Sci,
entists, and Distinguished Soldiers
Called From Earth-LOng Array
of the Worlds Shining Marks.
OBITUARY

JANUARY.
Z Gen. F.. NJ. Lee. civil war veteran ana
ex-governor Of Wyoming territory:
aged II.
/ James r. keene noted fnancter and
turfman. in New York aged Is.
JEFF Davis. United States senator from
Arkansas and former governor. at Lit
tie Rock: aged 81.
s. Lewis Swift. noted astronomer. at Mar
athon. N. T.: aged 81. ...,
H. Dr. Thaddeus s. c. Lowe. army aero
naut in the civil war and inventor. at
Pasadena. Cal: aged 81.
. r. Prestiss Bailey. editor on the Utica
Observer for 80 years. at Utica: aged 49,
IL. Mrs Julia G. r. Dorr. poet and author
at Rutland. Vt: aged 81
FEBRUARY.
l. DR.. Theodor Won Holleben. noted Ger
man diplomat. in Berlin: aged a.
g. John George Brown. noted painter OF
street boys died In New York city;
aged 81.
l3 Charles Major. author OF many popu-
lar novels of old English life. including
when knighthood Was In Flower.
at Shelbyviile. Ind: aged 81.
a. Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford soldier and
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..,,. I6. Louis NJ OIlO-
William J. GayEor. rau , Foot
inches tall. said to be the largest man
living. at Hancock, Mich: aged 30.
g. Patrick Ford editor Of the Irish World.
In Brooklyn; aged 76.
OCTOBER II.
TO- yAdolphus Busch. noted st. Louis brew
er, at I.angenschwalbach. Prussia aged
H.
II, Stanley Waterloo journalist, in Chica-
go; aged g.
T. Timothy l.. Woodruff. noted Republic
an leader. in New York: aged S.. H..
49, William CARROT Brown. historian and
biographer: aged Is.
e William Nelson, editor Of the Salt Lake
Tribune; aged u
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81 ; IN REVIEW
Record of the Years Hap
penings.
MEXICAN AND BALKAN AFFAIRS
miscellaneous Events-Gamns and
! Races-ltems of Personal and Pc
4 litical Interest-Losses by Floods,
| Fire, Storms and Accidents - A
! Carefully Classified Summary.
: POLITICAL AND PERSONAL

EH JANUARY.
H. Raymond Poincare. prime minister OF
France, was elected president Of the
republic
d. The British house Of lords rejected the
Irish home rule bill by a vote OF jig
to 50.
'..'s FEBRUARY.
J. The 18th amendment to the United
States constitution. authorizing an In
come tax. was approved by Delaware,
Wyoming and New Mexico. Three
fourths Of the states having indorsad
it.. the amendment became law.
H. Raymond Poincare was inaugurated
president Of France.
MARCH.
L Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as the
18th president Of the United States.
L The senate confirmed President WIZ
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NOvEM Der.

NOVEMBER.
& Emily Huntington Miller. author ana
editor, at st. f'auI. Mimi: aged 80
l. DR.. Charles McRurney. noted special.
. list in Appendicitis at Brooktine. Mass.
DFCEMBER.N ...E r.,
S. Lieut.. Col David du Bose Gaillard. u.
s. A.. engineer conspicuous in con.
struction Of the Panama canal. in Bal.
timore: aged "a.
S. Phoebe w. Couzins. author and lec-
turer. in St. Louis: aged q.
4 Or. John Green. veteran Of the civil
: war and an oculist of International
fame. in St. Louis; aged Is.
A. Montgomery Ward. merchant orig.
mat Of the mail order business. in
Chicago. aged 20
g. Franklin simmons. American sculptor
noted for his civil war subjects and
holder of decorations from the king
Of Italy. in Rome. aged a.
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u. 2O.OOO Belgian
work men went
on a strike Tor
equal suffrage.
|6. Funeral OF John
Pierpont Morgan
held in N ew York
city.
Y. Crisis in the ILL
ness OF Pope
Plus; d e II t II
seem ed tnnmt-
nent.
r. Mrs. Mary Ann
Cooper. original
Of Dickens Lit
tie Dorrit." died
In London In her
Tooth year.
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ing in the streets
OF the City OF
M exico. TIL 9
revolution gain
ed fresh adhere
ents.
Fighting contin-
ued in the City
Of Mexico. Gov
eminent troops
revolted. Made.
70 agreed to re.
sign the prest.
dency. t,.
President Made.
70 resigned his
office after ar.
rest by Gen.
Bla Quet. one
Of his officers.
Gen. Vlctoriano
..,-
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REVOLUTION IN MEXICO
FEBRU AIRY.

FEBRUARY. -.
g. Revolution in Mexico headed by Col.
Felix Diaz. President Madero besieged
in his palace The revolutionist leader
Gen. Bernardo Reyes killed in battle.
TO- A truce reigned between Maderos gov
eminent and the Mexican revolution
lists ~
II. The Mexican revolutionists and gov
erumeut forces bombarded each others
positions with heavy artillery.
u Mexican forces continued artillery mr.
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sons binet
nominations as
follows: state
William j. Bry-
an OF Nebras-
ka: treas ury.
William Gibbs
McAdoo Of New
Y or k: W a r.
Lindley Muir
ray Garrison Of
New Jersey: at
torney general,
Jam es Clark
McReynolds Of
r G n n G S S e e !:
postmaster gen.
eral, Albert Sid.
ney Burleson of
T e xa S: Wy,
Josephps Dam
iels Of North
Carolin a: in
4
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was victorious,
forcing a pass
, age at I hree
forts defended
by army forces.
%. Peace treaty be-
tween Bulgaria
against Greece.
Servia and Rou-
mania was sign
ed at Bukha-
rest.
Il. Harry X. Thaw,
slayer Of Stan
FORD =" nlfe, eS-
capped from the
state asylum for
insane criminals
at MatteaW wan,
N. Y.
3. Record August
heat in st. Louis:
thermometer 1OS
in the streets.
H. The Pacific end
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Henry Menier.
French choco-
late manufac-
turer, noted for
private eXplora-
tons in the arc
tic regions. In
Paris; aged GO.
George E.xBak-
er. noted teleg-
rapher In the
field and at the
W hite House
u n d err G e n.
Grant. In Phil
adelphia: aged
IS.
William ]. Cay
nor. mayor OF
New York. died
on board the
Baltic at sea:
aged 62.
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made new in Photo by American
door mile rum Press Association.
ntns tecoru III Hannes Kolehmalnen.
minutes Is Us seconds.
MARCH.
& Mcdonald scored a new worlds record
by hurting the "a pound shot 50 feet
and 81 inches in New York.
Kiviat made a new worlds record by
running 1000 yards in minutes ID -
seconds in New York.
t.. APRIL.
TO- Major baseball leagues opened the sea
itan amateur golf championship in New
York. defeating A. F. Hammer.
JUNE.
l. Aboyer won the English Derby.
T. Jerome d. Travers won the New Jer-
sey golf championship. defeating Os-
valid Kirkby up and 2 to play.
TO- Americans won the first game OF the
international polo cha piOnship match
at Meadowbrook, N. Y. by 5h goals to
for the English team.
H. American team won the deciding game
in international polo match at Mead
OVERLOOK. N. Y. defeating the English
team ny AZ 10 ~ sOalS
q. Syracuse won the varsity eight oared
race. defeating Cornell: time 10 min
utes q 3-5 seconds.
Whisk Broom H. won the Brooklyn
Handicap. ..
Harvard won the deciding game In the
intercollegiate championship baseball
series with Yale In Brooklyn: score
Gto5.
g. Whisk Broom H. won the Suburban
Handicap. beating Il 9 year worlds rec
ord by running a mile and Il quarter In
minutes fiat
q The worlds tennis championship won
by Maurice f. Mclaughlin OF the Unit
ed States. who defeated the English
champion. Charles p. Dixon. at VIM
bledon England
AUGUST.
S. Peter Volo made new worlds trot-
ting record for 2-year-nlds at kalama-
zoo, going the first mile in 2:O9.
a. Directum I. made a worlds pacing rac-
ord Of 2:O2ss at Goshen N. Y.
90 Pennant won the Futurity ut "a ratOga
Springs N. Y
. ..s SEPTEMBER
Jerome n TraverS won for ttla fourth
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tfNe the ndtlOn-
al amateur golf
ham pinns ship.
defeating J Ohm
G.. And erson 3
up and 4t0 play.
at Garden CITY.
N. Y. g,
Francis Ouimet.
American anna.
teur. won tn 9
open golf cham
pionship Of the
United states,
defeating the
British golfers
Harry Ward on
and Ed W ar d
Ray. at Brook
line. Mass.
Phila d e lphia
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United state 3
s en- ate pa sse d
the Underwood
Sim mons tariff
bill, 36 to II.
The Underwood
Sim m ons tariff
act became law
Provisional Pres
ident Yuan Shil,
kai elected pres
ident OF the Chit
nese republic.
vernon Will
liam SulZer con.
victed on 3 Of
the articles OF
i'm ca c h m on I
against him.
Gov ernOr Sui
ger re NJ q v e q
from office by
the court Of i'm.
parchment.
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GAMES AND RACES

xJAETARV.
8. Alfredo De ORC. champion Docket OIL
lard player Of the world. saved MS
title by defeating James Mature IN
New York
FEBRUARY.
S. Willie Hoppe retained his 1872 ba'k
line billiard championship by defeating
George Sutton in title match in New
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FIRES

JANUARY. n....
L. Loss Of 100000 by burning Of q sold
storage plant at Calgary. Alberta.
r-r FEBRUARY. .-.-. s. q
g. The burning of the Dewey hotel, Oma
ha, caused heavy loss of life
MARCH.
l. Loss OF $4,000 at Argenta, Kan. b.
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BALKAN WAR

JANUARY.
j. T~Yklsh batteries defending Constants.
necle opsned fire upon the Bulgarians.
FEBRUARY.
;. The Bulgarian artillery resumed bonn.
bardment OF Adrianople on expiration
Of the peace truce
J. Bugarians attacked Turkish forts at
Gallipoli on the Dardanelies.
l. Fierce attack Of MOnteEeRrin trOOpS
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