Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-24

Yale. June 20.
Francis Ouimet wins the national
open golf championship at Brookline.
Mass. September 20.
America wins the Davis tennis cup,
July 20.
Horse racing resumed In New York
state on May 80.
Jim Thorpe admits he is a profess
sional athlete and resigns Olympic
trophies. January "a.
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 Expedf-
ton June IT.
Robert G. Fowler flies cross the
Panama canal April 81.
Croker Land Exposition sails from
New York July ID
DIR. Hudson Stuck reaches the sum-
init of Mt Mckinley June 20.
Dr. Simon F1exner announces the
discovery of the germ of infantile
| paralysis.
Arrival of DR.. Friedrich Franz
| acknowledgements test of his
tuberculosis serum started March IL.
| Discovery of radium 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 80; France 81; England
10; Italy 4; Russia s; Argentine Re
public A; Japan 3; Turkey 3; Aus
tria 1; Brazil 1; Switzerland 1; Scot
| land l.; Canada 1; Portugal L; Moroc-
CO 1; China L and United States %.
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. 81.
Prince Arthur of Connaught marries
the Duchess of Fife, Oct. Is.
Dethroned King Manuel of Portugal
marries the Princess of Hohenzollern
at Singmaringen, Germany.
Miss Helen Gould married Finley
]. Shepard.
General Felix Diaz released from
penitentiary in Mexico City and at
| tackled the National Palace, Feb. s.
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-Prest
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
J "a in the north of Mexico.
Capture of Juarez and Chihuahua.
Rise of General Francisco ("Pan
cho'O Villa as a leader of Carranza'
i Constituencies in the north o
y Mexico.
Felix Diaz stabbed in Havana, Nov
d 9Th.
$ President Woodrow Wilson decline
L
president of Mexico
Il Mexican rebels fail in attack o.
Tampico, but resume assault.
United States battleship fleet an
international squadron gather at Yer
r Cruz and Tampico to protect foreig
d | interests.
~ Balkan Wars.
Adrianople falls, March 26-
Al Scutari surrendered to Montengr'
April %.
Peace treaty of Balkans signed
D. London.
\, Miscellaneous.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst visits tn
n United States, Oct 49,
ID Gettysburg encampment of confe
4. crate and Union veterans fifty veal
after the battle of Gettysburg, held G
July 1-5-
10 Harry K Thaw, slayer of Stanfol
ID White, escaped from Matteawan L
sane asylum and fees to Canada. T
ef is elected from Canada and seeks re
g. uge in New Hampshire, where Il
case is still pending in the u
in courts.
h Steamship Aquitania to be the lar
est steamer in the world, launched
n England. April 2
n Colonel Roosevelt starts on Sou
American hunting trip. visits r
=. Janeiro. Brazil: Sac Paulo Bril-