Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-01-06
Harvard eight-oared crew beats

49, ooii cudiu3lOnBnfp al bToOkllHs,
Mass, September 20.
America wins the Davis tennis cup,
July IS.
Horse racing resumed in New York
state on May 30.
Jim Thorpe admits he Is a profess
sional athlete and resigns Olympic
trophies, January 81
Philadelphia Athletics defeat the
New York Giants in the worlds cham
pionship baseball series, October IL.
Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for
the Americas cup is accepted by New
York Yacht club.
Invention and Exploration.
Vihlijamar Stefansson sails from
British Columbia on Arctic Expedi-
ton June II.
Robert G. Fowler flies cross the
Panama canal April 27.
Croker Land Exposition sails from
New York July I'd
DR.. Hudson Stuck reaches the sum
nit of Mt. Mckinley June 90.
DR.. Simon Flexner announces the
discovery of the germ of infantile
paralysis.
Arrival OF Dr. Friedrich Franz
Friedmann-gov government test of his
tuberculosis serum started Ncrch IL.
Discovery Of radium as a cure for
cancer announced. doubt cast upon the
discovery by the American Associa-
ton for the Cure of Cancer
Aviation death list in Germany for
1913 reaches 80; France 81: England
10; Italy 4; Russia 8; Argentine Re
public 4: Japan 9; Turkey 8; Atls-
tria 1: Brazil 1: Switzerland 1; Scot
land 1: Canada 1: Portugal 1; Moroc-
CO L; China l and United States g.
Marriages and engagements.
Wedding Of Princes Victoria-i-ouise,
only daughter of the Kaiser and
Prince Ernst of Cumberland May "A.
Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson, sec
ond daughter of the president, mar
ries Francis Bowes Sayre at the
White House Nov. %.
Engagement of Vincent Aston to
Miss Helen Huntington announced.
Duke of Croy marries Miss Leish-
mann, daughter of the American am
bassador to Germany, Oct. II.
Prince Arthur of Connaught marries
the Duchess OF Fife. Oct. Is.
Dethroned King MANUEL of Portugal
marries the Princess of Hohenzollern
at Singmaringen, Germany.
Miss Helen Gould married Finley
J. Shepard.
General Felix Diaz released from
penitentiary in Mexico City and at.
tackled the National Palace, Feb. S.
President Francisco Madero forced
to resign and is imprisoned at the IA.
tional Palace, Mexico City.
Gustavo Madero, President Ma
dero's brother. is arrested by General
Huerta and imprisoned in the Ma.
tional Palace, February 10.
Gustavo Madero Is executed by the
order of General Felix Diaz Feb. 10.
President Madero and Vice-Presi.
dent Pine Suarez are shot down while
trying to escape"
General Victoriano Huerta proclaim
ed provisional president of Mexico
Feb. 49,
Rise of General NEWSSTAND Carran
"a in the north of Mexico.
Capture OF Juarez and Chihuahua
Rise OF General Francisco ("Pan
cho") Villa as leader Of Carranza's
Constitutionalists in the north Of
Mexico
Felix Diaz stabbed In Havana Nov
9Th.
President Woodrow Wilson declines
to recognize Huerta as Constitutional
president OF Mexico
Mexican rebels fail In attack on
Tampico, but resume assault.
United States battleship feet and
international squadron gather at Vera
Cruz and Tampico to protect foreign
interests.
Balkan Wars.
Adrianople falls, March %.
Scutari surrendered to Montenegro
April %.
Peace treaty of Balkans signed In
London.
Miscellaneous.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst visits tn.
United States. Oct. IS.
Gettysburg encampment of confed
crate and Union veterans fifty years
after the battle OF Gettysburg, held on
July is.
Harry X Thaw. slayer OF Stanford
White, escaped from Matteawan In
sane asylum' and fees to Canada Ia
Is elected from Canada and seeks ref
uge in New Hampshire. where the
case is still pending in the U. S
courts.
Steamship AqHtania to be the larg
est steamer in the world, launched in
England, April 2
Colonel Roosevelt starts on South
American hunting trip, visits Rio
Janeiro, Brazil; Sac Paulo, Brill;
Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic
and Valparaiso, Chile.
Mendel Bells tried and acquitted
of ritual murder at the Holy City
of Kiev, Russia.
Gamboa dixie last obstruction In the
Panama Canal blown up with dyna'
mite on Oct. 10th.
Buildings of the Panama-Paciflc Elk
position started at San Francisco. Ger
man and English governments decline
to participate.
Labor Disputes.
Indianapolis street car strike be
gins Oct 81.
Copper strike in Michigan started
July %.
Prisoners in the indianapolis dyna-
mite conspiracy spend the first day in
FIT Lesyanworth penitentiary Jan. l,
F'iremen, engineers and trainmen OF
Eastern railroads demand increase
and better hours. Matter adjusted by
arbitration.
Hotel walters strike In New York
city Jan. 1st.
One hundred thousand lady garment
workers strike in New York Jan. 10.
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