The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-01-01


explorations In the afetic regions, in
Paris; aged Co
| ]. Obituary; George T. Baker, noted teleg-
rapher in the field aud at the White
House under Gen. Grant In Philadel-
phia: aged 10.
Japan: A mob Of l6Oo Japanese stormed
| the Offices of the government ministers
as a protest against their foreign pol
Icy. notably toward China.
O. Convention. The Army and Navy un-
ion. composed of veterans OF the Mex
lean. civil and Spanlsh-American wars,
met In Philadelphia.
O. Airship Disaster: Zeppelin airship l.
No. wrecked by a hurricane over the
North sea; Is drowned.
Political: The senate passed the Under
wood Simmons tarir BILL 49,
Fire: Flames destroyed 100 cottages,
hotels and a church at Salisbury Beach,
/ Mass loss SEQ 900
V. Memorial: Monument commemorating
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's ma
val victory over the British fleet Sept.
10, 1913 unveiled on Put-in-Bay island,
Lake Erie
] Obituary William J. Gaynor mayor of
New York died on board the Baltic at
sea. aged -.
Personal: Harry X. Thaw deported from
Canada across the Vermont border
near. Norton Mills.
/ ID. 0pIlNe In ANNUAL fIiaiil plhohl
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
opened at Chattanooga Tenn.
/ l8 Personal. Sons OF Veterans In session
at Chattanooga. Tenn. elected John E.
Sautter Of Pittsburgh commander In
chief
Political: Court OF impeachment to try
/ Governor William Sulzer organized at
Albany
49, Personal: Washington Gardner of AL
bion. Mich elected commander in chief
of tho G.. y. r. a Chattanooga.
! 10 Convention: Congress to test the mer-
It's OF the dlYining rod for discovering
buried water. minerals, etc. met at
Halle, Germany.
Sporting: Francis Oumet American
amateur Won the open golf cham
pionship of the United States. defeat
ing the British golfers Harry Vardon
and Edward Ray at Brooklne Mass.
r. Sporting: Philadelphia Athletics clinch-
ed the American league pennant at
Philadelphia. defeating the Detroit IT,
gers to and l to 0.
a. Mexico: FREDERICK Gamboa, minister OF
foreign affairs, nominated for president
of Mexico
Is. Obituary: Patrick Ford editor of the
Irish World. in Brooklyn; aged 49,
Panama Canal: Water was let into the
Gatun locks of the Panama canal.
Sporting: Peter Nolo made u new mark
for 2-year odds. trotting a mile In 2:O6A
at Columbus.
q. Sporting: New York Giants cinched the
National league pennant, Philadelphia
losing to Boston by 8 to 3.
u. Lynching Riot 10 killed. - injured In
race riot and lynchng at Harriston.
Miss
DO Fire: Loss of s., OO0, 600 by fire In Barker
Bros furniture warehouse. Los An
geles, Cal.
Political: The Underwood tariff bill pass
ed tho house of representatives, 254 to
1903
OCTOBER.
l. Panama Canal: Water was let into
Culebra cut.
the Underwood Simmons tariff bill, 50
to IL
4. Political: The Underwood Simmons tar
If act became law.
8. Panama Canal: Alarming earthquake
shocks in the Panama canal zone
8. Storm: Coast storm destroyed 500
houses at Nome, Alaska; loss $500 900.
China: Provisional President Yuan Shin
Kai elected president OF the Chinese
republic.
T. Sporting: In tic opening game OF the
worlds baseball series Philadelphia
Athletics american league) defeated
the New York Giants National league)
to 4 at New 1Ork.
3. Convention: General convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF Amer
lea opened In New York.
Q. Ocean Disaster: Ocean steamer Vol
turno Uranium line, from Rotterdam.
Holland, to New York. burned In mid
ocean; deaths 131; over 900 persons res
cued by ships summoned by wireless.
10. China: Yuan Shih Kai inaugurated first
president of China.
L ~
Mexico arrested the chamber of depu-
ties and assumed the powers of die
tator, dssolving congress.
II. Obituary: Stanley Waterloo, journalist,
In Chicago; aged g..
Sporting The worlds baseball series be-
tween the American and National
leagues won by Philadelphia Athletics,
American league, in New York score
3 to l 9th game).
H. Aeronautics: IS balloons including the
Uncle Sam and the Goodyear from the
United States. started from Paris In a
race FOR tho Gordon Bennett cup:
countries represented.
Obituary: Timothy L. Woodruff noted
Republican leader. In New York aged
IS.
Is. 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 at Bridlington, England,
winning the Gordon Bennett cup; dis
lance travelled from the starting point
(Paris) $50 miles; time A hours.
IL. Memorial: Monument to Gen Brad
dock erected on the battle-ground of hiS
defeat In 1855. near Uniontown. Pa.
| Mexico: Foreign ENJOYS In Mexico asked
their governments to send warshps to
guard the legations.
| 16. Political Governor William SulZer con.
vlcted on OF the articles of lmpeach-
ment against him.
| IT. Political: Governor Suzer removed
from office by the court OF lmpeach-
ment.
Airship Disaster: A Zeppelin drigible
balloon exploded when 5000 feet in the
! air at JotAnnlsthal, Prussia. killing Is
passengers including members of the
| admiralty commission.
Personal: Mrs. Emmelne Pankhurst
English militant suffragist, arrived al
New York
49, Aviation: Roland Gairos, French avi,
ator, made nonstop flight OF SIS miles
from Marselles to Paris
Sporting: Pennsylvania university foot.
ball team defeated Brown university In
the annual game at Philadelphia. score
rs to 0. Miss Gladys Ravenscroft OF
England Won the women's golf cham.
pionship II the United States at VII.
mington, Del
Battle Centenary: Germans celebrated
the battle Of Leipzig which resulted In
the disastrous defeat OF Napoleon
Bonaparte in 1913, defeating on the
battlefield monument said IN he the