Middletown transcript., 1914-01-03
Harvard eight-Oared crew beats

America wins the Davis tennis cup,
July 2S.
Horse racing resumed in New York
state on May 30
Jim Thorpe admits he is profes-
sional athlete and resigns Olympic
trophies, January q.
Philadelphia Athletics defeat the
New York Giants in the worlds cham
pionship baseball series, October IL.
Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for
the Americas cup is accepted by New
York Yacht club.
Invention and Exploration.
Vihlijamar Stefansson sails from
British Columbia on Arctic Expedi-
ton June II.
Robert G. Fowler flies cross the
Panama canal April 81.
Crocker Land Exposition sails from
New York July I'd.
DR.. 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-govern test of his
tuberculosis serum started March IL.
Discovery of radium as 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
1918 reaches 30; France 81; England
10; Italy 4; Russia 8; Argentine Re
public 4; Japan 8 Turkey 3; Aus
tria 1 Brazil 1; Switzerland 1; Scot
land 1; Canada 1; Portugal 1; Moroc-
co /; China / and United States 25.
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 Astor to
Miss Helen Huntington announced.
Duke of Croy marries Miss Leish-
mann, daughter of the American am
bassador to Germany, Oct. 27,
Prince Arthur of Connaught marries
the Duchess of Fife. Oct. 15.
Dethroned King Manuel Of Portugal
marries 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, s
President Francisco Madero norced
to resign and is imprisoned at the Ma
tional Palace, Mexico City.
Gustavo Mebro, President Ma
dero's brotha, is arrested by General
Huerta ara imprisoned in the Ma
tionaI Palace, February 10.
Gustavo Madero is executed by the
order of General Felix Diaz Feb. 10.
President Madero and vice-Presi-
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 C"Pan-
cho'D Villa as leader of Carranza's
Constitutionalists in the north Of
Mexico.
Felix Diaz 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 battleship fleet and
squadron gather at Vera
Cruz and Tampico to protect foreign
interests.
Balkan Wars.
Adrianople falls, March 26.
Scutari surrendered to Montenegro,
April %.
Peace treaty of Balkans signed in
London.
Miscellaneous.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst visits the
United States, Oct 49,
Gettysburg encampment of confed-
crate and Union veterans fifty years
after the battle of Gettysburg. held on
July Is
Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford |
White, escaped from Matteawan In
sane asylum and fees to Canada. He
is elected from Canada and seeks ref
uge in New Hampshire, where the |
case is still pending in the U. s.
courts.
Steamship Aquitania to be the larg- !
est steamer in the world, launched in |
April 2.
Colonel Roosevelt starts on South
American hunting trip, visits Rio
Janeiro, Brazil; Sac Paulo, Brill;
Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic
and Valparaiso, Chile.
Mendel Bells tried and acquitted
Of ritual murder at the Holy City"
Of Kiev. Russia.
Gamboa dixie last obstruction In the
Panama Canal blown up with dyna-
mite on Oct 10th.
Buildings of the Panama-Pacifc Ex-
position started at San Francisco. Ger
nan and English governments decline
% participate
Labor Disputes.
Indianapolis street car strike be-
gins Oct 81
Copper strike in Michigan started
fully 23
Prisoners in the Indianapolis dyna-
mite conspiracy spend the first day in
It. LeaYenworth penitentiary Jan. 1.
Firemen enpineera and trninrnnn Of