Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-01-30
SHORT DAILY RECORD.
History Of the World Told In
Paragraphs.
THE YEARS OBITUARY ROLL.
Political Affairs, Sporting, Personal
and Miscellaneous ltems-Loss of
Life and Property by Accidents,
Shipwrecks, Storms and Conf1a-
grations-A Chronological Review.
SEPTEM Der.

SEPTEMBER.
l. Convention. international trades I'M
Ion congress met in Manchester, Eng
land. National Conservation exposi-
ton opened at Knoxville. Tenn.
Railroad Accident: u persons killed
and over 40 injured in collision on
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford near New Haven. Conn IL killed
and 30 injured in collision on the
Midland railroad at Halves Junction.
England
ator, flew across the Mediterranean
sea from St Raphael. France. to BIZ
zerta. North Africa, 46S miles in 8
hours: average speed about 5S miles
Political: The house of representatives
passed bill granting the city of San
Francisco the use of Hetch- Hetchy
basin. In the Sierra Nevada mountains,
FOR water supply; vote 1888 to 43
Fire: Fire destroyed 30 blocks In Hot
Springs. Ark; loss s6.000.0O0 The vii
lage OF Bokhoma. Okla. burned; loss
$500. 600
China: Chinese government troops cap
tured the city of Marking. practically
ending the rebellion against the repub-
lie
Sporting: Jerome D Travers won for
hAc TIL 'ihiO thc amateur ROlI
championship. defeating John q. An.
derson Up and to play. at Garden
City. N 7.
late manufacturer, noted for private
explorations in the arctic regions. In
Paris; aged 60.
]. Obituary: George E. Baker, noted teIeg-
rapher In the field and at the White
House under Gen. Grant, in Philadel-
phia; aged IS
Japan: mob of 1900 japanese stormed
the offices of the government ministers
as protest against their foreign pol
icy. notably toward China.
Convention: The Army and Navy I'M
Ion, composed of veterans OF the Mex
lean, civil and Spanish-American wars.
met in Philadelphia.
g. Airship Disaster: Zeppelin airship L
No l wrecked by a hurricane over the
North sea: Is drowned.
Political: The senate passed the Under
wood-Simmons tariff bill, 47-37.
Fire: Flames destroyed $50 cottages 9
hotels and church at Salisbury Beach.
Mass. loss 100000
TO- Memorial: Monument concentrating
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's ma
val victory over the British fleet Sept
TO- 1913. unveiled on Putin 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
5. Convention: 47th annual encampment
of the Grand Army Of the Republic
opened at Chattanooga. Tenn.
Of l..
at Chattanooga. Tenn, elected John E.
Sautter of Pittsburgh commander In
chief
Political: Court of Impeachment to try
Governor William Sulzer organized at
Albany
3. Personal: Washington Gardner of AL
bion. Mich. elected comma nder in chief
OF the G. A. R. at Chattanooga.
o. 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
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
gers 4 to and to O.
Mexico: FREDERICK Gamboa, minister Of
foreign affairs. nominated for president
of Mexico
!. Obituary: Patrick Ford, editor of the
Irish World. in Brooklyn; aged e.
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 a mile in 2:O6A
at Columbus
!. Sporting: New York Giants cinched the
National league pennant, Philadelphia
losing TO Boston by 9 to g.
l. Lynching Riot: 10 killed, 20 injured in
a race riot and lynching at Harriston,
Miss
Fire: Loss of 81. 10000 by fire in Barker
Bros furniture warehouse, Los An
geles, Cal
Political: The Underwood tariff bill pass
ed the house Of representatives. 254 to
1O3
OCTOBER.
. Panama Canal: Water was let into
Culebra cut
the UnderwoodSimm tariff bill, 81
to IL.
Political: The Underwood Simmons tar. |
IN act became law.
Panama Canal: Alarming earthquake |
shocks in the Panama canal zone
storm; Coast Storm DESTROYED 500 |
houses at Nome. Alaska: loss 81 800. 900. |
CHINA: Provisional President Yuan Shin |
kai elected president of the Chinese I
republic
Sporting: In the opening game of the
WORLDS baseball series Philadelphia
athletics american league) defeated
the New York Giants National Ieague)
to at New York
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 1S1: over 500 persons res
cued by ships summoned by wireless.
emma: Yuan Shin 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
obituary: Stanley Waterloo. journalist,
In Chicago: aged g.
sporting: The worlds baseball series be-
tween the American and National
leagues won by Philadelphia Athletics
score
3 to 9th camel
Aeronantics: Is balloons including the
uncle Sam and the Goodyear from the
United States. started from Paris in a
race for the Gordon Bennett cup:
countries represented.
obituary: Timothy L. Woodruff, noted
Republican leader. In New York: aged
IS
convention: American prison congress
opened at Indianapolis
fanama Canal: The first vessels lifted
INTO the Pacific entrance of the canal.
eronautics: The American balloon taood-
year landed at Bridlngton. England,
winning the Gordon Bennett cup: dis
lance Travelled from the starting point
xsr'7 eee miles; tine = hoprA