Graham guardian., 1914-02-13
OCTOBER.

l. Panama Canal Water was let into
Culebra cut
Political United States senate passed
the Underwood Simmons tariff bill. 90
toll
Political The Underwood Simmons tar
III act became law
s Panama Canal: Alarming earthquake
shocks In the Panama canal zone.
6 Storm Coast storm destroyed 800
houses at Nome, Alaska, loss $500. 900
China Provisional President Yuan Shin
Kai elected president OF the Chinese
republic
l. Sporting. In the opening game Of the
worlds baseball series Philadelphia
Athletics (American leagueJ defeated
the New York Giants (National league)
6tos at New York
& Convention General convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF Amer
lea opened in New York.
O. Ocean Disaster: Ocean steamer Vol
turno. Uranium line from Rotterdam,
Holland, to New York. burned In mid
ocean; deaths l3l. over 500 persons res
cued by ships summoned by wireless
10 China: Yuan Shih Kai inauGurated first
president of China.
Mexico: Provisional President Huerta of
Mexico arrested the chamber of depu.
ties and assumed the powers Of die
tator. dissolving congress
II. Obituary: Stanley Waterloo. journalist.
in Chicago: aged Ct
Sporting: The worlds baseball series be-
tween the American and National
leagues won by Philadelphia Athletics,
American league, In New York; score
Sto l 9th game)
L. Aeronautics: IS balloons. including the
nd ha Hnn1vaar hn
United States. started from Paris In q
race for the Gordon Bennett cup;
countries represented
Obituary: Timothy l. Woodruff. noted
Republican leader. In New York: aged
5b
i2 Convention: American prison congress
opened at Indianapolis
"a Panama Canal The first vessels lifted
into the Pacific entrance of the canal
Aeronautics The American balloon Good
year landed al Bridington. England,
winning the Gordon Bennett cup. dis.
tance travelled from the starting point
Paris) $50 miles; time a hours
i6. Memorial Monument to Gen Brad
dock erected on the battle-ground Of his
defeat in 1855, near Uniontown. Pa.
Mexico Foreign envoys In Mexico asked
their governments to send warships to
guard the legations.
t6 Political: Governor William suiser con-
victed on Of the articles Of ,mpeach-
ment against him.
H. Political. Governor Sulzer removed
from office by the court of tmpeach-
ment
Airship Disaster: A Zeppelin dirigtbis
balloon exploded when 5000 feet In the
air at Johannisthal. Prussia. killing "a
passengers. including members Of the
admiralty commission
Personal Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst,
English militant suffragist. arrived at
New York
iS Aviation. Roland Garros, French avf-
ator, made n nonstop flight OF 63 miles.
from Marseilles to Paris
Sporting. Pennsylvania university tost-
ball team defeated Brown university In
the annual game at Philadelphia, score
rs to 0. Miss Gladys Ravenscroft of
England won the womens golf cham
pionship of the United States at VIII
mington. Del
Battle Centenary: Germans celebrated
the battle Of Leipzig which resulted in
the disastrous defeat Of Napoleon
Bonaparte In 1919 dedicatinH on the
battlefield monument said to be the
finest in Europe.
Mobile and Ohio railroad at Buckatun-
ma. Miss. 10 soldiers Of the coast artil.
lery were killed and 100 injured
Fire: Fire at the railroad terminals, East
St. Louis. caused a loss Of S.ooo.o0o.
Sporting: Pat Ryan made q new worlds
record by throwing a Il pound hammer
n3 feet sx inches In New York. dis.
placing 207 feet 7x inches made by
John Flanagan. 1910.
a. Mining Disasters 2Ss miners killed by
explosion in the Stag Canyon mines
New Mexico,
Anniversary: tooth anniversary OF the
discovery Of the Pacific ocean by Bal.
boa celebrated at San Francisco
Storm: 80 deaths and extensive damage
caused by a storm which swept Loui.
siana
D. Conventions: Triennial convention OF
the Worlds W. c. T. U. met in Brook
lyn
Is. Sporting; Dartmouth college football
team defeated Princeton university,
to O. at Princeton Carlisle indians
tied with Pennsylvania In football a.
Philadelphia: score to7
Mexico Mexican rebels tConstitutionsi
ists) captured Monterey after a Q days
battle
n. Personal; Katherine Elk.ns. once be
trothed to the Duke OF the AbruZzi, th'
explorer. married to W + Il HIT
& Mexico Gen Felix Diaz political riva
of Gen Huerta, given refuge on 6
United States warshlp al Vera T""'
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