Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-29
dent Of Mexico. resigned.
High Prices: Price Of food advanced

~. OBITUARY: rope Flus n. (Gluseppe
sarto) in the Vatican. Rome: aged 70.
Mexico: Gen. Venustiano Carranza,
chief Of the Mexican revolution. en-
tered the City Of Mexico as provision
al president Of the republic.
n. European War: Americans warned
to leave Europe without delay.
q. Papal Conclave: Conclave Of cardi-
nails opened at Rome to elect success
sor to Pope Plus X.
Sporting: Directum l. made worlds
record by pacing second and third
heats In minutes fiat, at Syracuse.
Conventions: 18th National Encampment
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
met at Detroit. Spanish-American
War veterans met at Louisville.
SEPTEMBER.
I. Russia: Official name Of st. Peters
burg. Russia, changed to Petrograd.
Personal: Cardinal Giacomo Della
Chiesa elected supreme pontiff to sue
coed Plus X.
& Coronation: Newly elected pope crown
cd at Rome as Benedict XIV.
Sporting: Francis Ouimet won the anna
teur golf championship by defeating
Jerome D. Travers up s to play. at
Manchester, VT.
& Anniversary: Centennial celebration
of the "Star Spangled Banner hymn
begun at Baltimore.
I. Rainstorm: Phenomenal rainfall fol-
lowed by flood at Kansas City. Mo.
Seven inches fell In II hours; loss.
$1,50s.o00.
10. Personal: James Gordon Bennett. pro-
prietor Of the New York Herald, mar
ried In Paris to Baroness de Reuter-.
Political: Turkey abolished conven-
tions. treaties and privileges protect
Ing foreigners In the empire.
12 A 9Th satellite discovered to the planet
/ Jupiter.
Is. Railroad Accident: q dead and IS In
1ured In st. Louis and San Francis
CO railroad wreck. caused by cloud
burst near Lebanon. Mo.
Political: Peace treaties between tho
United States and Great Britain.
France. Spain and China signed at
Washington.
II. Railroad Accident: 30 killed and many
hurt In collision on Illinois Central at
Binghamton. Ill.
Political: United States warned Turkey
that rights Of her citizens must le
respected by the Ottoman government.
L. Political: Irish home rule bill be-
came q law In Great Britain.
70. .Shipwreck: 72 deaths in wreck Of
schooner Francis N. Leggett of the
Oregon coast. south Of Columbia
river.
g. Mexico: Villa, the Mexican Constitu-
tionalist leader. renounced Carranza.
acting president Of Mexico, as head
Of the party.
a. Personal: Rustem Bay. Turkish am
bassador to the United States. left his
post on account Of hostile criticism
Of this country.
o. Sporting: National baseball league
pennant clinched for Boston club at
New York, the Pittsburgh Pirates de-
featlng the New York Giants
Obituary: Gen. s. S. Burdett civil war
veteran and former national chief Of
the G. A. R.. In England: aged %.
10 Sporting: Directum /. made worlds
record by pacing first mile in 1:5S In
competition.
OCTOBER.
1 Peace: Day Of prayer for peace as
appointed by President Wilson.
q Sporting: Worlds baseball series
opened In Philadelphia: Boston Ma
tionals defeated American Athletics
Ito l.
10 Sporting: Boston Nationals defeated
American Athletics to in Philadel.
phia.
Obituary: King Charles Of Roumania.
consort Of Carmen Sylvia. died; aged
H
Storm: Tornadoes in Kansas destroyed
II lives and injured q people.
II. Roumania: Ferdinand. nephew Of late
King Charles, ascended throne OF
Roumania.
u. Sporting: Boston Nationals won third
Rame In worlds series. Score. to 4.
In Boston.
IL Sporting: Boston Nationals defeated
American Athletics in fourth and de-
Gliding game Of the worlds series.
Score, 3 to l.
=. Storm: Rain broke drought OF
weeks duration.
Panama Canal: Earth slides In Culebra
cut closed the Panama canal to traffic.
Is, Mexico: Mexican convention OF dele
gates proclaimed itself sovereign rul-
er Of Mexico.
20. Convention: American Bar associa-
ton met In Washington.
q. Panama Canal: Culebra cut reopen
ed to traffic by dredging.
q Political: War tax bill became law.
q. Storm: Phenomenal rainstorm follow
ed by flood In the San Antonio river;
13 drowned in San Antonio.
Rev. Adoniram Judson. the Indian
missionary. and pastor Of the Judson
Memorial church In New York city:
aged II.
a Political: I'D congress adjourned.
Is. Obituary: Gen. Sir Charles Douglas,
chief Of staff Of the British army
In London: aged Ga.
q. Mining Disaster: Explosion In the
Mitchell mine. Royalton. ILL.,. caused
the loss Of So lives.
q, Balkan Conspiracy: Prinzip, who as
sasslnatcd Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand Of Austria, sentenced to 70
years Imprisonment for the crime;
Of his fellow conspirators were SEN
fenced to death and others from 8
years to life.
30. Sporting: Alfredo De Oro defeated
George Moore for the three cushioned
billiard championship by 50 to IS In
New York.
"a. Anniversary: Historical pageant In
New York city to mark the tercsnten-
nary OF the beginning Of commerce
in that port.
Sporting: Harvard beat Michigan at In
tersectional football. TO 0. at Cam
bridge. Chicago and Wisconsin played
o to o in football at Madison. Wis. I'LL
nois defeated Minnesota at football.
q to 6. at Minneapolis. MINI.
NOVEMBER.
I. Obituary: Gen. A. r. Chaffee. U. 8. A..
retired, veteran Of the civil and SPAN
ish-American wars, at Los Angeles,
Cal; aged Il
Mexico: Gen. Eulalie Gutierrez was
elected provisional president OF Mex
: leo by the national convention.
4 Obituary: Prof" A. 8. King, veteran
aeronaut. In Philadelphia; aged &C.
L Obituary: F. A. Heinze. the copper
king" at Saratoga Springs N. Y.
6. Obituary: Prof. August Weissrnan. eel
ebrated zoologist. at Freiburs. Ger
many: aged So
Cattle Disease: United States govern
ment quarantlned Iowa and Massachu-
setts against cattle diseases. making
ten states In all under quarantine.
7. Sporting: Harvard defeated Princeton
% to O, at football at Cambridge. Yale
beat Brown. IA to 8, Mt New Haven.
Michigan scored "a to Penn's at Ann
Arbor.
q, Convention: American road congress
met at Atlanta, Ca. American Fedora
tIon of Labor met in Philadelphia
Mexico: Carranza, chief OF the Mexican
Nationals. dehed the national conven-
ton.
10 Convention: United Daughters Of the
Confederacy met at Savannah, Ga.
II. Fire: Plant Of the American Window
Glass company at Jeanette Pa, burn
ed; loss 100000.
Il Conventions: w. C. r. u. convention
met at Atlanta. Ga. National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage association met
at Nashville, Tenn.
Il. Sporting: Yale defeated Princeton az