The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-31

" Political: war tax Dill became law
g. Storm: Phenomenal rainstorm follow
ed by flood in the San Antonio river;
10 drowned in San Antonio
Obituary: Rev. Edward Judson. son Of
Rev. Adoniram Judson. the Indian
missionary and pastor Of the Judson
Memorial church in New York city:
aged II.
"a Political: 63d congress adjourned.
g. Obituary: Gen. Sir Charles Douglas.
chief of staff of the British army.
in London; aged g.
q. Mining Disaster: Explosion In the
Mitchell mine, Royalton. ILL.,. caused
the loss of SO lives
%. Balkan Conspiracy: Prnzip. who as
sassinated Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand of Austria. sentenced to 20
years imprisonment for the crime; 4
of his fellow conspirators were SEN
fenced to death and others from
years to life.
80 Sporting: Alfredo De Orc defeated
George Moore for the three cushioned
billiard championship by so to IS in
New York.
81. Anniversary: Historical pageant in
New York city to mark the tercenten-
nary OF the beginning Of commerce
in that port.
Sporting: Harvard beat Michigan at In
tersectional football, Z to 0. at Cam
bridge Chicago and Wisconsin played
to 0 in football at Madison, Wis. I'LL
nois defeated Minnesota at football,
q to 6. at Minneapolis. MINI.
NOVEMBER.
/. Obituary: Gen. A. r. Chaffee U. 8. A..
retired. veteran Of the civil and Span
ish-American wars. at Los Angeles
CAL: aged Y.
z Mexico: Gen. Eulalie Gutierrez was
elected provisional president Of Mex
leo by the national convention
l. Obituary: prof" A. s.. King. veteran
aeronaut. In Philadelphia: aged rs
l. Obituary: F. A. Heinze. the "copper"
king" at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
g. Obituary: Prof. August Weissman, cell
ebrated zoologist. at Freiburg, Ger
many; aged 80.
Cattle Disease: United States govern
ment quarantined Iowa and Massachu-
sets against cattle diseases, making
ten states in all under quarantine.
T. Sporting: Harvard defeated Princeton
20 to 0, at football at Cambridge Yale
beat Brown. IA to &. at New Haven
Michigan scored "a to PENIS at Ann
Arbor ..
8. Convention: American road congress
met at Atlanta. Ga. American Fedora
ton Of Labor met in Philadelphia.
Mexico: Carranza, chief Of the Mexican
Nationals. defied the national conven-
ton.
10. Convention: United Daughters Of the
Confederacy met at Savannah. Ga.
IL. Fire: Plant Of the American Window
Glass company at Jeanette. Pa. burn
ed; loss s1.ooo.00O.
IL Conventions. W. c. T. U. convention
met at Atlanta. Ga. National Aneri-
can Woman Suffrage association met
at Nashville, Tenn.
IA. Sporting: Yale defeated Princeton at
football, 10 to IA. at Princeton. n. j.
Illinois beat Chicago. q to 7. at foot
ball at Urbana. Ill.
16. Financial: Federal reserve banks OPEN
ed. releasing $46O.O00000 for loans.
Personal: DR.. Anna Shaw elected presi-
dent Of National Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION.
Conventions: National Apple show open
ed at Spokane. Wash.
II. Personal: Miss Anna A. Gordon elect
ed president W. c. T. U.
49, Convention: National Municipal league
met in Baltimore.
Mexico: Villa seized Provisional Presi-
dent Gutierrez and several members Of
the national convention
49, Mexico: Villas troops occupied Quere-
taro. strong fortified city.
Obituary: Rev. Robert J. Burdette. for
mer newspaper humorist. lecturer and
author, at Los Angeles: aged Il.
Shipwreck: "a lives lost on Lake Su-
perior by the wreck Of steamship G. r.
Curtis and two schooners during
storm.
q. Personal Samuel Gompers elected
president American Federation of La
Dor.
Sporting: Goullet and Grenda. Austria
liam team won the six day bicycle
in V0rk. distance for 14y
hours. 2,75s miles lap-7 miles lap
ahead of record. Harvard beat Yale
at football &c to 0. at New Haven.
Hannes Kolehmanen ran six miles
across country in 50 min. Al Sec In
Brooklyn, N Y. Nllinois defeated Wis
consin in conference football contest
at Madison, Wis. "a to 9.
q Mexico: u. S.-army evacuated Vera
Cruz.
"a Shipwreck: 10 deaths in the wreck
ing of the schooner Hanalei on Dux-
bury reef. Cal
Is. Mexico: Zapata's troops took posses
sion Of the Mexican capital.
Obituary: Col R. B. Beath. noted vet
eran In G. A. R. circles. pin Philadel-
phia: aged u
Is. Sporting: Cornell beat Pennsylvania
"a to II at football in Philadelphia.
q. Sporting: Army defeated the Navy at
football on FTanknn nelQ. FnIIaOeI-
phia, 20 to 0.
Financial: New York Stock Exchange.
which closed at the beginning OF the
European war. reopened
DECEMBER.
l. Fire: On board the steamship Mis-
sissippi destroyed art objects in trans
NIT from Europe valued at 100000
Obituary: Rear Admiral A. T. Mahan.
u. s. N, strategist and writer. in
Washington; aged "A.
2. American Civic association met in
Washington.
3. Mexico: Gutierrez president of Mex.
leo. entered the capital protected by
troops Of Villa and Zapata-
l. Convention: National civic federation
met in Washington. !
S. Mexico: Salazar and Campo. two for
mer generals under Huerta. proclaim
ed revolution in Mexico.
& Socialist international peace confer
ence met at Copenhagen, Denmark.
O. Conventions: American National Red
Cross society met in Washington.
q Political: Third and final Session Of
the 63d congress met.
O. Fire: Nearly the whole OF Thomas
A. Edison's plant in West Orange, N.
j., destroyed; loss 100000.
10 Obituary: Serene E. Payne, noted
congressman. author Of the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill. in Washington;