The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-01-01

signed the California alien land bill.
.. ohityary:H NJ. F1agler.i capitalist and
railway magnate. at West Palm Beach,
Fla: aged s..
Cuba: Gen Mario G. Menocai was In
aGguratsd president of the Cuban re-
public. -
. Centenary: The Tooth Anniversary of
the birth OF Richard Wagner. tile mas
ter composer. celebrated throughout
Germany
a. Accident: % people killed and many
injured byli the collapse OF a Z pier at
Long Beach. CAT q
Sporting: Jerome D. Travers won the
Is 'm~etropolltan amateur golf champion.
ship In New York. defeating Aa fE
Hammer. z5. "a
Personal: Princess Victoria Lufse Of
Prussia and Prince Earnest Augustus
OF Cumberland nlarriedyl In Berlin -
%: Ship Disaster: 70 persons killed 'byttle
distraction OF The steamer Nevada by
Turkish mines In tie gulf OF Smyrna.
Obituary: Gen. James Heaton Baker.
civil war soldier. editor and historian.
at Mankato, Mimi: aged 81.
y. Convention: United Confederate Vet.
Grams met at Chattanooga,
q Personal: Bennett fl. Young elected
. commander In chief OF the United Con.
federate Veterans.
Obituary: Lord A7ebury stsir John Lub.
bock). distinguished British scholar and
author. In London. aged 70,
70. Balkan War: Treaty OF peace between
STurkey and the Balkan allies signed
ut London.
To the Maine Heroes: National monu.
inent TO commemorate the martyrdom
OF the crew OF the bauieship Maiue
unveiled In New York.
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Metropolitan at Belmont Park. y. Y.
where racing was resuined after three
years suspension.
JUNE.
O. Obituary: f. A., ober. ornitholoslst ard
author, at Eackensack. y. j.: ugcd Us.
Alfred Austin. poe; laureate OF Ens.
land. at Ashford. England: aged IS.
PedestrianlsIn: +. T.. Weston started
match TO Minneapolis expecting ) 10
cover LAC miles in,eQ days. ,sti.y sg.
q Sporting: Aboyer won the English
~ Derby, ~ "a SdToT IT" mOS
s Railroad A%ccldcnt:,s kti,edp many In
/, lured in a railway collision att stsm.,
= ford, Conn.
Snoring: Roekvtsw non Che Brooklyn
~. Derby - NJ = So
Obituary: C. II. Cramp. noted shIpbulld-
err. in Philadelphia: uged IS.
4. Sporting: Jerome ID. rravers won the
New Jersey golf Championship. defeat
Ing Oswald Kirkby 3 up and = TO play.
j.. Obituary: Dr.ic.fA. Briggs. noted theo-
Logan once tried for heresy, In New
York city: aged g. Dr.. L. Forbes
Winslow. noted English a~iIenist. In
London: aged o..
9. Fire: Fire In a business block In
Springfield. Mo-, caused a loss OF over
$I00,000.i
TO- Sporting: Americans won the frs,
game OF the international polo cham
plonship match at Meadowbrook, MY.
by 6is goals TO ; for the English team.
AHiation: Count Zeppelin's dIrigible bal
loon few from Baden- Baden TO Vienna.
$50 miles. about. In s hours. ks;atins ex-
press train time. which is i6E hours. BY
over s hours.
Po!itical: The British house of commons
pissed to u second reading tile home
rule for Ireland bill In the face Of
fiery opposition.
II. Turkey: Schefket Paslin.. grand vlzIcr
of Turkey. assasslnated In the streets
Of Constantinople.
l. Philippines: 9 American soldiers Killed
and L. wounded In. a battle between
troops and Moros.
"A. Sporting: American team won the dc.
Gliding game iSIit International polo
match mt M~eadowbrook. N.Y.. defeat
Ing the English team by ~ to ~
goals.
is. Anniversary: Ith anniversary Of the
reign Of Emperor. William Of Germany
celebrated by ceremonies In. Berlin /.
Obituary: Della Fox. popular light opera
actress. In New York: aged A.
10. Convention: American Medical assocl-
alton met In M~luneapolis,.
IL. Sporting: New worlds record for u
four mile relay race made. by the team
oil. the Boston Athletic association at
Easton; time II minutes 81 l-5 seconds.
IS. Obituary: Thomas A. Janvier, Journal
ist aiid author. In New York cItys-
aged "a.
Sporting: Gilliwlnkle won the Ascot Der
by at Ascot Heath. England.
Is. Railroad Accident: 10 killed. % injured
In % head-on collision OF electric trains,
at Vallejo. Cal.
q. Sporting: Syracuse won the varsity
eight cared race, defeating Cornell;
time 10 minutes q 3-5 seconds Whlsk
Broom ii. Won the Brooklyn Handicap.
Harvard won Il, deciding game In the
championship baseball series with Ya,e
In Brooklyn: score i TO 6.
X. Explosion: ~ killed and many injured
by explosion OF mill dust In the Hustled
Milling plant, Buffalo.
q, Gold Wave: Snow In Massachusetts.
Obituary: George Thatcher. old time
minstrel, at East Orange. y. j.: aged
e. Z, =. ,Ur9 a,E arm .j.i2iTIt1ti 4
Balkan War: Bulgarian troops. defeated
IN battle with sefv}dns al zletoyo,
&ihcedonIa. "a i1"hI .inii' i'6P 2N''i
2S Sporting: whisk Rroom;lfig won the
Suburban Handicap. beating 10 . year
worlds record by running a mile and a
quarter In . minutes fiat.
Accident: 10 persons drowned by, the
sinking OF u raft ferry near Leech-
burg. p
10 Accident: II persons drowned by the
collapse OF a b%athhouse sangway on
Merrimuc river at Lawrence. Mass.
Hot Wave: Record breaking heat day
In Chicago: thermometer TO- on street
level: 4s deaths.
JULY.
l. Veteran Reunion: Opening Of the Blue
and Gray reunion at Gettysburg to eel.
ebrate the 5Oth anniversary OF the bat.
tie.
Obituary: Henri Rochetort. noted French
politician and duelist. In Paris; aged 50.
?. Gettysburg Anniversary: Military day
at the Gettysburg reunion: anniversary
OF the battle Of Little Round Top.
J. Gettysburg Anniversary: Anniversary
OF Plckett's charge. the climax OF tho
battle OF Gettysburg. celebrated on the
field.
g. Gettysburg Anniversary: PresIdentvII.