Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-10
1919 HISTORY IN BRIEF.

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Chief Events Of Past vsar Told Mont
BY Menth-short Record Of Dali
Evsnts-obituary Roll.
SEPrEMeER.
L Convention: international trades I'M
ion congress met in Manchester. Eng
land. National Conservation sxposi'
ton opened 1t Knoxville. Tenn.
: Railroad Accident: n persons KILLED
and over 70 injured in q collision OF
the New York, New Haven and Hart
and % injured In = collision on ths
| Midland railroad at Halves Junction
Engiand.
Aviation: Roland oarros, French svi.
| ator. 6sw across the Mediterranean
sea from St Raphael France. to 81.
ssrta. North Africa, ~ miles In
hours: average speed about s. miles.
Political: The house Of Representatives
passsd . bill granting the city Of San
Francisco the use Of Hetch- Hstohy
basin. II the Sierra Nevada mountains,
for water supply: vote lsa to -
{ Fire: Fire destroyed % blocks In 40,
Springs. Ark: loss ss.ooo.ooo. The vii.
lase Of Iokhoma. Okla, burned: losa
o60cooo
tured the city Of Nanline. practically
ending the rebellion against the repub-
lie
Sporting: Jerome d. Trsvsrs won for
the eth time the national amateur golf
ehsmpionship. defeating John g. An
dsrson s up and Z to play. at Garden
City. N. 7.
Obituary: Henry Menier. French chooo-
late manufacturer. noted for private
explorations In the arctic regions. In
Paris: aged %
!. Obituary: George e. Baker. noted teleg-
rapher In the field and at the White
House under Gen. Grant, In Phtladel-
phia: aged S.
Japan: A mob Of Is. 900 japanese stormsd
the omcss Of the government ministers
az q protest against their foreign pol
icy. notably toward China
Z Convsntion: The Army and Navy un.
Ion. composed Of veterans Of the Mex
lean, civil and Spanish-AmericAn wars.
met In Philadelphia.
4 Airship Disaster: Zeppelin airship L
No ! wrecked by 4 hurricane over tho
North sea: Is drowned.
Political: The senate passed the Under.
wood-Simmons tariff bill, 47-37
Fire: Flames destroyed lao cottages.
hotels and . church at Salisbury Beach.
Mass: loss 100000
10 Memorial: Monument commemoratins
Commodore oliver Hazard Perry's ma
val victory over the British feet Sept
10. 1919. unveiled on Put-in-B Bay island.
Lake Erie
Obituary: william J. Gaynor, mayor OF
New York. died on board the Baltic At
sea: aged e.
Personal: Harry K Thaw deported from
Canada across the Vermont border
near Norton Mills.
Is. Conventions: 9Th annual encampment
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
opened at Chattanooga. Tenn.
ia Personal: Sons OF Veterans in session
at Chattanooga. Tenn. elected John e.
6autter OF Pittsburgh commander In
chief.
Political: Court Of Impeachment to try
Governor William Sulzer organized at
Albany.
ls Personal: Washington Gardner Of Al
bion. Mich. elected commander IN chief
Of tho G. A r. at Chattanooga
q Conventions: Congress to test the mer-
its OF the divining rod tor discovering
buried water. minerals. etc. met at
Halle. Germany.
Sporting: Francis Ouimet American
amateur. won the open golf cham
pionship Of the United States. defeat
ing the British golfers Harry vardos
and Edward Ray at Brookline, Mass.
z Sporting: Philadelphia Athletics clinch-
Philadelphia. defeating the Dstros: IT,
gers ! TO 0 and to o.
X Mexico: FREDERICK 0amboa. minister Of
foreign affairs. nominated for president
OF Mexico.
& Obituary: Patrick Ford. editor OF the
Irish World. in Brooklyn: aged IS
Panama Canal: Water was let into the
Gatun locxs Of the Panama canal
Sporting: Peter volo made a new mark
for 1-year- olds. trotting q mile In .:0sh
At Columbus
q. Sporting: New York Giants cinched tho
National league pennant. Philadelphia
losing to Boston by 8 to g.
q Lynching Riot: 10 killed. % Injured in
race riot and lynchinG at Earrston.
Miss
o. Fire: Loss Of 100000 by FIRE In Barker
Bros.' furniture warehouse. Los An.
geles, Cal.
Political: The Underwood tariff bill pass
ed the house Of representatives. 25< to
100
OCTOBER.
Panama Canal: Water was let into
Culebra cut
Political: United States senate passed
the Underwood Simmons tar!n BILL d
to II.
III act became law.
Panama Canal: Alarming earthquake
shocks In the Panama canal zone.
& Storm: Coast storm destroyed 500
houses at Nome. Alaska: loss 81 500 900.
China: Provisional President Yuan Shih
IA! elected president Of the Chinese
republic.
l. Sporting: In tho opening game OF the
worlds baseball series Philadelphia
Athletics american ieague) defeated
the New York Giants (National leagus)
stol At New York.
& Convention: General convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Of Amer.
lea opened in Now York.
q Ocean Disaster: Ocean steamer VOL
turno. Uranium line. from Rotterdam.
Holland. to New York. burned in mid
ocean: deaths 1al: over 800 persons res
cued by ships summoned by wireless.
10. China: Yuan shih Kali inaugurated hrss
president Of China.
Mexico: Provisional President Huerta Of
Mexico arrested the chamber of depu-
ties and assumed the powers Of do
tator. dissolving congress.
u. Obituary: Stanley Waterloo. Journalists,
in Chicago: aged 81.
Sporting: The worlds baseball series BE-
tween tho American and National
ieaxues won by PHILADELPHIA Athlefica-