The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-01
MAY


gium FOR equal suffrage ended, loss
caused BY the strike estimated at So.
0o00Oo
MAY.
g Shlpwreck; The steamer concordia col
lded with bridge pier at the mouth
OF Teilsas river La. drowning q peo-
pie
China; President Wilson recognized the
Chinese republic
4 Sporting: Willie Kolehmainen Won the
professional Is mile race In New York I;
time hour % minutes II seconds
6. Fire. Loss Of Sl,0o00OO In the plant OF
the American Fertilizer company at
Buffalo
Convention: Congress OF American sur
geons and physicians IN Washington.
z. Convention: Congress Of the Salvation
Army met in Philadelphia.
B. Convention; National Association For
the Study and Prevention Of Tubereu-
losis met IN Washington.
Political The Underwood tariff bin pass
ed the house OF representatives by
vote az ~ to 139
a. stoTmg II killed and 90 injured by a
tornado al Omaha
Obituary: "BilH" Arlington, the old
time negro minstrel, died at Los An
geles; aged rs.
II. Mining Disaster; Firedamp explosion
killed Is miners at Belle Valley, o.
aviation: Domingo Roslllo, Cuban avl-
ator, flew from Key West to Havana,
winning a $4,000 prize.
g. Panama Canal: The waters Of the Pa
clic ocean were admitted to the canal
il. aFV.fgs al
Mlraflores
o. Political. Governor Hiram Johnson
signed tho California alien land bill.
o. Obituary: II, M, Flagler, capitalist and
railway magnate, at West Palm Beach,
Fla. aged So
Cuba Gen. Mario G. Menoeal was in
augurated president Of the Cuban re-
public.
2 Centenary: The Tooth anniversary OF
the birth Of Richard Wagner the mas
ter composer, celebrated throughout
Germany
Accident; 81 people killed and many
injured BY the collapse Of d pier at
Long Beach, Cal
Sporting Jerome y. Trayers won the
metropolitan amateur golf champion
ship IN New York, defeating A, f.
Hammer
Personal: Princess Victoria Luise of
Prussia and Prince Earnest Augustus
of Cumberland married in Berlin.
!. Ship Disaster 40 persons killed by the
destruction OF the steamer Nevada by
Turkish mines In the gulf Of smyrna,
Obituary: Gen. James iIeaton Baker.
civil war soldier editor and historian,
at Mankato, Mimi, aged 81,
I Convention; United Confederate Vet
Grams met at Chattanooga
l. Personals Bennett II. Young elected /
commander In chief Of the United Con- 1
federate Veterans
Obituary: Lord Ayebury (sir John Lub- [
bock), distinguished British scholar and [
author, IN London. aged 70.
/ Balkan War: Treaty Of peace between 4
Turkey and the Balkan allies signed 4
at London
To the Maine Heroes. National monu-
ment to commemorate the martyrdom
OF the crew OF the battleship Maine
unveiled in New York.
Sporting Whisk Broom IT, won the
Metropolitan at Belmont Park, n ".
where racing was resumed after three
years suspension,
JUNE.
Obituary: r A ober, ornithologlst and
author, al Haekensack, N. J aged Is.
Alfred Austin. poet laureate Of Eng
land, at Ashford. England aged IS
Pedestrianism. Il r Weston started
from New York city on a walking
match to Minneapolis. expecting TO
cover l. i86 miles In 69 days
Sporting: Aboyer won the English
Derby
Railroad Accident. killed, many 10.
iured IL q railway collision al SIAM
ford Conn
spotting RockYlew won the Brooklyn
Derby
Obituary; c II cramp, noted shipbuild-
er, IN Philadelphia aged s3
Sporting; Jerome y. Travers won the
New Jeraey golf championship. defeat
ing Oswald kirkhy 2 up ana 70 play
Obituary: DR. G. a. Briggs. noted the0e
logian once tried for bereey, in New
York city; aged 33 Dr. l. Forbes
Winsiow, noted English alienist.. In
London: aged g.
Fire; Fire fl a business block IN
Springfield, Mo, caape1 q loss u over
10000
Sporting Americana won the arsi
game of tho International polo cham
plonship match at MeadowbfoQk n. H.,
by th Eoals ts . FOR the English tenn.
Count zeppp}na dlflgihle hal-
loon hcw from Baden Baden - Vienna.
30 miles about. In i hours, beating ex
press train time. which is igls hoGrs, BY
over : hours
Political The British house of commons
passed 70 sce1hd reading the home
rule fof Ireland biil % the face Of
nefg opposition
Turkey. sricfket PaEha, grand vszier
o. Turkey, aEaassiaated 10 ths streets
of C0nHsanfinobie
Phiilps5ntr & American soldiers killed
and y wounded ID . battle between
troops and Me1ns
sporung American teams won ths a..
csding game ia .nieruniionai polo
match Ht Meadon'hf5k n y defeat
lag the English team ts ~ 70 a.
goais.
AnfiFerfary 1th aaaiNefe4Fy ~ t4s
feisu of Emperor NHl.am ~ Germany
ee,ebrhfei b. ceremonies - Eerlia, ]
,lilasrg keIAa E.x. 1oaui4f i.ght opera