The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-01

Fifty girls die in factory fire at Bing-
hamton, N. Y, July %.
Storm at Nome, Alaska, kills IL,
destroys 500 houses, $1,5OO,OOO loss.
The Death Roll.
Enver Bey, chief of staff Turkish
army, assassinated February II.
Henry N. Flagler, one of founders
of Standard Oil company, and financial
magnate, dies.
George l., king of Greece, assassinat-
ed by mad anarchist at Salonika,
March Is.
James R. Keene, financier, dies Jan
uary 2.
Deaths of Cardinals Oreglia, dean
of the Sacred college, and Rampollo,
within few days of each other at the
Vatican.
Luther Mccarthy, pugilist, died at
Alberta May "a.
Death of emperor of Japan.
Maxim Pacha, Turkish premier, as
sassinated.
King Menelik of Abbyssinia report
ed dead. His death confirmed on De-
cember %.
Whitelaw Reid, American ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, buried at Sleepy
Hollow cemetery, N. Y
Adolphus Busch, millionaire brewer
of ST. Louis, died October 10.
Charles G. Gates, son of the late
John w. Gates, died October %.
Ralph Rose, famous athlete and
champion shot putter, died October 16
Timothy Woodruff, New York poll
tician, died October 12.
Anthony N. Brady, died in London
July %.
Col S. F. Cody, American aviator
killed in England by fall from aero
August 7.
Mayor Gaynor of New York died on
way to England.
Timothy D. Sullivan, New York poll
tician, found dead on railroad track
after escaping from an asylum.
Alfred Austin, poet laureate of Eng
land, died June 2.
Crimes and Executions.
Mrs. Fannie May Eaton, wife ol
Rear Admiral Eaton, acquitted Octo
Der 81 Of numbering her husband.
Rev. Hans Schmidt, discredited
Catholic priest, arrested in New York
for the murder Of Anna Aumuller, his
sweetheart.
Floyd and Claude s. Allen executed
at Richmond, Va, March 2S for par
ticipation in the famous Allen court
house shooting affray.
Henry Spencer, confessed murderer
of many persons, is convicted Of kill
ing Mildred Allison-Rexroat, a dancing
teacher, in Chicago. Appeal pending
Mrs. Bessie Wakefield is convicted
of numbering her husband and sen
fenced to hang in Connecticut on
March 4.
Leo Frank, wealthy manufacturer
convicted in Atlanta Ca, of murder
ing girl in his office. Appeal pending
Dr. Frank Craig acquitted n Indian
apolis of murder of DR.. Helen Knabe
Political Development at Home.
Inauguration of President Woodrow
Wilson on March 4.
United States Judge Robert W
Archibald removed from office by
United States senate after impeach
ment trial.
John Purroy Mitchell elected mayor
of New York on the fusion ticket
destroying Tammany's power.
David I. Walsh, Democrat, elected
governor of Massachusetts, victory
for the Wilson administration.
Acting Governor Fielder elected
governor of New Jersey. Fielder is
Democrat and was the Wilson ad
ministration candidate.
Minnesota legislature adopted equa
suffrage measure February II.
Passage of Wilson tariff bill.
Passage of the currency bill.
Inauguration of Vice-President Mar
shall, his address to the senate ant
administration of oaths to the new
senators, March 4.
California Legislature adopts equa
suffrage measure.
Illinois passes equal suffrage bill.
Japanese land law in California ap
proved by Governor Johnson, Febru
ary 8.
William Sulzer of New York i'm
peached and removed from Office ant
succeeded by Lieut. Gov. Martin H
Glynn.
Political Developments Abroad.
King Otto, known as the Mad King
of Bavaria" removed from throne anG
succeeded by his son.
Sir Rufus Isaacs made lord chic
justice of Great Britain, being the frs
Jew to hold that office.
Election of President Poincare II
France, January II; Inauguration Feb
ruary 1S.
Election and installation of Sir Van
sittart Bowater as lord mayor of Lon
don.
Victoriano Huerta proclaimed pro
visional president of Mexico Febru
airy IS.
Yuan Shi.Kai elected president ot
China October 6; inaugurated Octo
Der 10.
Sir Edward Carson gathers together
an army" of Orangemen in Ulster
to resist enforcement of the home
rule bill should it pass parliament.
Japanese mobs in Tokyo demand
California land question.
United States forces Great Britain
to give up attempt to gain oil mon
opoly in Colombia.
United States warns Santo Domin
go mo more revolutions"