The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-01-09

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Ing In any way approaching breach
OF diplomatic relations. The failing 0s
couple VI German wiz balloons on
French territory created some little
excitement. As did this mobhing of
some German subjects BY yreneh eisi-
zens~ In border towns- France. as well
al tae United States. underwent q
presidential election In 1918. placing a
very democratic and very diplomatic
person In the effice OF chief executive
President Poincare.
In the Far East.
In the FAR east seyera. things OF mo
r.ent occurred In 1915. 3luong them
the Chinese reh .i.ioa and establish,
ment Of republic. and IL japan the
death OF the Mikado and the success.
sion OF hts son and the anti American
demonstrations and riots as = result
OF the adoption OF the anti-alien land.
owning law In California
In the realm OF science and explora.
ton there have been but few develop.
ments that could positively be desig
mated as disappearing
The discovery OF the south pole and
the disaster to the Scott expedition
both occurred In 1912. although the
tate OF Captain Scott was not made
known TO the world unt.l 1918, DR..
Friedrich Franz Friedman. discover.
er Of cure" for tuberculosis, made
his appearance In 1913. but the value
OF DR. Fredmants Cure" aud other
cures" for that dread disease an.
nounced al about the same time, are
very much open TO doubt Great strides
have undoubtedly been made in the
treatment OF cancer. but no positive
cure has yet been discovered, although
much has been learned about the value
Of ra1ium.
Aviation Is progressing rapidly.
Much attention to aerouautlcs has
been paid by the various European
governments from military stand
point, but no means OF making aero
been discovered France has organized
and trained military aviation corps
that would unquestionably be OF great
value In case Of war, and Germany
has devoted much time and money to
dirigible balloenng The United
States has spent some $50 06 during
tn" year IN military experiments in
aviation
The number OF deaths resulting from
aviation has not been especially large
Ayiators have died, Just as ayiators
died In 1872 and Germany suffered a
number of disastrous accidents 10 Yep
pelln diriElblo balloons Many OF the
accidents OF aeropanes resulted from
fancy exhibition flying and military
experiments. The year 1918 saw the
FIRST aeroplane flight over the Panama
canal
On the Panama Canal.
In Panama great developments have
taken place October 10 last saw the
dynamitlng OF Gamboa dixie, being the
removal OF practically the last serious
obstruction In the big ditch The ca
nal Is now almost completed 80 far AZ
trans continental waterway Is con
cerned, although not yet prepared 70.
the passage OF steamers from ocean TO
orean, Work has also been begun on
the buildings and grounds for the great
Panama Pacific International expost.
ton, TO be held In San Francisco in
1915, AS u celebration OF the formal
opening OF the Panama canal In this
connection It may be mentioned some
slight International III feeling may
have been caused by the refusal OF the
British and German government TO
participate otfictally In the San Fran.
cisco exposition German and Eng
lish merchants. however. will take part
on their own accounts.
The United States may congratulate
itself that barring the case OF Hans
Schmidt, tn. New York priest. there
have been few Eruesume and startling
murders during the year
Nrw York state furnished the most
sensational bit OF local politics Of the
year IN the Impeachment and removal
oC Gov William lulser, followed by
suffers nomination by Progressives
and election to the state assembly
In the world OF sports the United