Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-01

Francis 0uimet wins the national
open golf championship at Brookline.
Mass. September TO- t4f
America wins the Davis tennis cur,
July IS.
Horse racing resumed in New York
state on May 30.
Jim Thorpe admits he Is a profess
sional athlete and resigns Olympic
trophies, January 81.
Philadelphia Athletics defeat the
New York Giants in the worlds cham
pionship baseball series, October IL,
Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for
the Americas cup is accepted by New
York Yacht club.
Invention and Exploration.
Vihlijamar Stefansson sails from
British Columbia on Arctic Expedi-
ton June II.
Robert G. Fowler flies cross the
Panama canal April o.
Crocker Land Exposition sails from
New York July I'd.
DR.. Hudson Stuck reaches the sum-
nit of Mt. Mckinley June 20.
DR.. Simon Flexner the
discovery of the germ of infantile
paralysis.
Arrival Of Dr. Friedrich Franz
Friedmann-government test Of his
tuberculosis serum started March IL.
Discovery Of radium as a cure for
cancer announced, doubt cast upon the
discovery by the American Associa-
ton for the Cure Of Cancer.
Aviation death list in Germany for
1913 reaches 80; France 81; England
10; Italy A; Russia 8; Argentine Re
public 4; Japan 3; Turkey 3; Aus
tria /; Brazil /; Switzerland 1; Scot
land /; Canada 1; Portugal /; Moroc'
co 1; China / and United States rs.
Marriages and Engagements. aae
Wedding OF. PRINCES VictoriaLouiseY
only daughter of the Kaiser and
Prince Ernst of Cumberland May "a,
Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson, sec.
ond daughter of the president, mar
ries Francis Bowes Sayre at the
WnlLe Rouse NOV. 20, ~
Engagement of Vincent Astor tc
Miss Helen Huntington announced.
Duke of Croy marries Miss Leish
mann, daughter of the American am
bassador to, Germany, Oct. q.
Prince Arthur of %Connaught marries
the Duchess OF Fife, Oct. Is.
Dethroned King Manuel of Portuga'
marries the Princess of Hohenzollerr
at Singmaringen, Germany.
Miss Helen Gould married Finley
]. Shepard.
Mexico. .,- -
General Felix Diaz released from
penitentiary in Mexico City and at
tackled the National Palace Feb. 8.
President Francisco Madero forced
to resign and is imprisoned at the Ma
tional Palace, Mexico City.
Gustavo Madero, President Ma
dero's brother, is arrested by Genera
Huerta and imprisoned in the Ma
tional Palace, February 10.
Gustavo Madero is executed by thu
order of General Felix Diaz Feb. 10.
President Madero and Vice-Presi
dent Pine Suarez are shot down whilt
trying to escape"
General Victoriano Huerta proclaim
ed provisional president of Mexico
Feb. 10.
Rise of General Venustiano Carran
no In fba month ~ 1ayinn
Capture of Juarez and chihuahua.
Rise of General Francisco ("Par
cho") Villa as a leader Of Carranza'
Constitutionalists in the north o
Mexico.
Felix Diaz stabbed in Havana, Nov
9Th.
President Woodrow Wilson declineA
to recognize Huerta as Constitutions
president of Mexico.
Mexican rebels fail in attack Oh
Tampico, but resume assault.
United States battleship feet AM
international squadron gather at Yer
Cruz and Tampico to protect foreigI
interests.
Balkan Wars.
Adrianople falls, March 26.
Scutari surrendered to Montenegro
April 23.
Peace treaty of Balkans signed i
London.
Miscellaneous. 2
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst visits tn
United States, Oct. IS.
Gettysburg encampment of confet
crate and Union veterans fifty year
after the battle of Gettysburg, held o
July is.
Harry X. Thaw, slayer Of Stanfor
White, escaped from Matteawan II
sane asylum and fees to Canada. II
is elected from Canada and seeks re
uge in New Hampshire, where tn
case is still pending in the U. s
courts.
Steamship Aquitania to be the lar
est steamer in the world, launched |
England, April 2.
Colonel Roosevelt starts on Sout
American hunting trip, visits RI
Janeiro, Brazil; Sac Paulo, Bril-
: Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republ
and Valparaiso, Chile.
( Mendel Bells tried and acquitte
: of ritual murder at the Holy City
of Kiey, Russia.
r Gamboa dixie last obstruction in Il
r Panama Canal blown up with dyn
mite on Oct. 10th.
Buildings Of the Panama-Paciic e
d position started at San francisco. &c
e man and English governments decln
to participate.
n Labor Disputes.
Indianapolis street car strike /
gins Oct. 81.
Conner strike in Michigan start