The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-01-02


Mass. September 20.
America wins the Davis tennis cup.
July 2S.
Horse racing resumed in New York
state on May 30.
Jim Thorpe admits he is profess
sional athlete and resigns Olympic
trophies. January q,
Philadelphia Athletics defeat the
New York Giants in the worlds cham
pionship baseball series. October II.
Sir Thomas Liptons challenge for
the Americas cup is accepted by New
York Yacht club.
invention and Exploration.
Vlhlijamar Stefansson sails from
British Columbia on Arctic Expedi-
ton June II.
Robert G. Fowler flies cross the
Panama canal April %
Croker Land Exposition sails from
New York July I'd.
Or Hudson Stuck reaches the sum-
nit Of Mt. Mckinley June 20.
DR.. Simon FleXner announces the
discovery Of the germ OF infantile
paralysis.
Arrival OF DR.. Friedrich Franz
Friedmann-goyern test of his
tuberculosis serum started March IL.
Discovery of radum 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 30; France 81; England
10; Italy 4 Russia s.; Argentine Re.
public 4; Japan 3: Turkey 3; Aus.
tria /; Brazil /; Switzerland /; Scot
land /; Canada /; Portugal I; Moroc-
co / China l and United States rs.
Marriages and engagements.
Wedding OF Princes Victoria.Louise,
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. 25.
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 81
Prince Arthur of Connaught marrles
the Duchess OF Fife. Oct IT,
Dethroned King Manuel Of Portugal
marrles the Princess of Hohenzollern
at Singmaringen, Germany.
Miss Helen Gould married Finley
], Shepard
Mexico.
General Felix Diaz released from
penitentiary In Mexico City and at.
tackled the National Palace. Feb. G.
President Francisco Madero forced
to resign and is imprisoned at the Ma
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-Presl-
dent Pine Suarez are shot down while
trying to escape"
General Victoriano Huerta proclaim.
ed provisional president of Mexico.
Feb. 10.
Rise OF General Venustiano Carran.
"a in the north of Mexico
Capture of Juarez and Chihuahua.
Rise of General Francisco ("Pan.
cho'O Villa as leader OF Harranza's
Constitutionalists In the north OF
Mexico.
Felix Dlaz 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 battlsship fleet and
international squadron gather at Vera
Cruz and Tampico to protect foreign
interests.
Balkan Wsr9.
Adrianople falls. March &c.
Scutari surrendered to Montenegro
April 30
Peace treaty of Balkans signed in
London.
Miscellaneous.
Mrs. EmmelIne Pankhurst visits tina
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 He
IL elected from Canada and seeks ref
uge in New Hampshire. where the
case is still pending In tho L. 3
courts
Steamship Aquitanla to be the larg
est steamer in the world. launched In
England. April 2.
Colonial Roosevelt starts on South
American hunting trip, visits Rio
Janeiro, Brazil; Sac Pa1lo, Brill
Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic
and Valparaiso. Chile
Mcndel Bells tried and acquitted
of ritual murder at the Holy City
OF Kiev. Russia.
Gambou dixie last obstruction in the
Panama Canal blown up with dyna
mite on Oct 10Th