The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-01

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H. Balkan War: Roumanian troops In
vaded Bulgarian territory following
declaration OF war by King Charles Of
Roumania
IL Fire: Fire in the plant Of the Haskell
g. Basker Car company at Michigan
City. Ind. caused loss Of 81, 100000.
la Aviation: Leon Letort French aviator,
few from Paris to Berlin, 500 miles air
line, In 8 hours without stop.
a. Accident. IA persons killed and $50 in
jured In collision of electric trains at
Los Angeles. Cal
Ib Obituary: Daniel Bowling, survivor of
the famous charge of the Light brigade
in 1854, at Utica. N. Y; aged 81.
le Personals Robert Bridges appointed
poet laureate of England.
n. Balkan War: Turkish troops re-entered
Adrianople after expelling the Bulga-
rian garrison.
China: Rebellion against the republic
broke out in China, 8 provinces declar-
ing their independence
2. Fire Disaster: Fire in a clothing fac
tory at Binghamton. N. T., resulted in
a heavy loss of life.
Is. China: Chinese government troops re-
sisted an attack of rebels at Shanghai
'S. Sporting: The worlds tennis champion
ship won by Maurice E. Mclaughlin of
the United States, who defeated the
English champion. Charles p Dixon. at
Wimbledon.
10 Balkan War: Balkan peace conference
met at Bucharest
Storm: A windstorm caused a loss of
s1,O00.00O In Washington, d. c.
3 Fire: The Flory Manufacturing plant
at Bangor Pa. burned: loss upward
of 81, 100000.
AUGUST.
z Pedestrianism Edward Payson Wes-
ton, the pedestrian, arrived at Milwau-
kee, ending his walk of 1.546 miles from
New York city, whence he started
June q
Mining Accident 10 miners killed in
colliery accident at Tower City, Pa.
l. War Game: War game between battle
ships, torpedo boats and submarines of
the north Atlantic fleet and forts at
the eastern end of Long Island sound
opened with Admiral Charles j. Badger
In command of the enemy (navy) and
Gen. T. H Barry head of the defend
ing army.
Obituary: George Hitchcock, noted Amer
lean painter, on the island of Marken.
Holland; aged 63.
Personal: Resignation of H. l.. Wilson,
ambassador to Mexico, accepted by the
president
worlds trotting record for 2-year- r-olds
at Kalamazoo, going the first mile in
20e
Fire: Blue Mountain House, a famous
hotel in the Blue Ridge at Pen Mar,
Pa. destroyed by fire; loss about $780,
000
G. World Tour: ]. H. Mears arrived in
New York city, ending an around the
world trip in IS days. a hours, IS min
utes and Az seconds, a record.
Obituary: Robert c. Ogden, philanthro-
pist. at Kennebunkport, Me-; aged n.
Convention: International congress Of
medicine opened in London.
T. Explosion: Benzine explosion in the
Union Petroleum works. Philadelphia.
caused a loss of $4,000.
Aviation Accident: Capt s. F. Cody,
British American aeronaut killed at
Aldershot. England, by the fall Of
war aeroplane. which he piloted for
the government.
g. War Game: In the army and navy
war game in Long Island sound the
enemy navy was victorious, forcing
a passage at forts defended by army
forces
TO- Political New alien land law, anti
japanese, went into effect in California.
Balkan War: Peace treaty between Bull
garia against Greece Servia and Rou-
mania was signed at Bucharest.
l. Obituary; Gen. Edward F. Jones, civil
war veteran. hero of the march through
Baltimore April 10, 1861, and noted in
politics and commerce, at Binghamton,
N. Y; aged IS.
8 Obituary: August Bebel. German So
cialist leader. at Zurich: aged 73.
Personal: Governor William Sulzer of
New York impeached by the assembly.
Ohifta
U. s. N, retired. veteran of the civil
war. at Warm Springs, Va; aged Il
q Personal: Harry K Thaw, slayer of
Stanford White, escaped from the state
asylum for insane criminals at Mat
teawan, N. Y.
Shipwreck: 10 lives lost at the wreck of
the State of California in Gambler bay,
off Alaska.
8. Personal: SD birthday of the Emperor
Franz Joseph celebrated throughout
Austria and Hungary.
o. Obituary: Emile Olivier. noted premier
of France under Napoleon Ill. at An
necy. France; aged SO.
Sporting: Directum l. made a worlds 3
pacing record of 2:024 at Goshen, N. Y.
Conventions goth international peace con-
gress opened at The Hague.
Fire: 81, 500 900 loss by fire in the factory
district of Jersey City.
g Miscellaneous: Frederick j. Seybold
for 40 years an astronomer on Madison
Square. New York. and G. A. r. vet
eran, died in Hoboken, N. ]. Luke
Martin. last of the Crows" died near
Saginaw, Mich; aged about l20 years.
a. Convention: International Esperanto
congress opened at Berne with LOO
delegates present.
g. Fire: Railroad shops burned at league.
Tex; loss $500.0O0.
a. Fire: s., 100000 loss by fire in the Smith
company lumber yards at Bay Point.
Cal.
Mexico: President Wilson delivered q
message TO congress on the situation in
Mexico.
Is. Heat Wave: Record August heat in St
Louis; thermometer l0S In the streets.
DO. Sporting; Pennant won the Futurity
at Saratoga Springs. N. Y.
Accident: . killed by explosion of boilers
of steamer Alice on the Ohio at Coraop-
oils. Pa.
81. Panama Canal; The Pacific end of the
canal opened by explosion OF dynamite,
letting the waters OF the ocean into
the Mirahores locks
SEPTEMBER.
L Convention: International trades un-
ion congress met In Manchester. Eng
land. National Conservation exposi-