The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-02

Syracuse wins thu intercollegiats
regatta. June 81.
Harvard eight-oared crew heats
Yale. June 20.
Francis ouimet wins the national
open golf championship ut Brookline.
Mass, September 20.
America wins the Davis tennis cup.
July 2S
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 IL.
Robert @. Fowler flies cross the
Panama canal April 81.
Crocker Land Exposition sails from
New York July I'd.
DR. Hudson Stuck reaches the sum
nit OF Mt Mckinley June 20.
Dr. Simon F1exner announces the
discovery OF the germ OF infantile
paralysis.
Marriages and engagements.
Wedding OF Princes victoria-Louise,
only daughter OF the Kaiser and
Prince Ernst OF Cumberland May -.
Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson. sec.
ond daughter of the president. mar
ries Francis Bowes Sayre at the
White House Nov. 25.
Engagement OF Vincent Astor to
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 Portugal
marries the Princess OF Hohenzollern
at Singmaringen. Germany.
Miss Helen Gould married Finley
J. Shepard.
Mexico.
General Felix Diaz released from
penitentiary in Mexico City and at.
tackled the National Palace. Feb. 6.
President Francisco Madcro forced
to resign and IL imprisoned at the Ma
tional Palace. Mexico City.
Gustavo Madero. President Ma
deros brother, is arrested by General
Huerta and imprisoned in the Ma
tional Palace, February 10.
Gustavo Madero Is executed by tho
order OF General Felix Diaz Feb. I9
President Madero and vice-Presi-
dent Pine Suarez are shot down while
trying TO escape"
General Victoriano Huerta proclaim.
cd provisional president OF Mexico,
| Feb 49,
Rise OF General Venustisno Carran-
"a In the north OF Mexico.
Capture Of Juarez and chihuahua.
Rise Of General Francisco C"Pan-
| cho'O Villa as "A leader OF Carranza's
Constitutionalists In the north OF
Mexico.
Felix Diaz stabbed In Havana. Nov.
! 9Th
President Woodrow Wilson declines
| TO recognize Huerta as Constitutional
! president OF Mexico.
Mexican rebels fail in attack on
Tampco. but resume assault.
United States battleship feet and
international squadron gather at Vera
Cruz and Tampico TO protect foreign
interests.
Balkan Wars.
Airlanople falls. March 20.
Scutari surrendered TO Montenegro.
April %.
Peace treaty OF Balkans signed in
London.
Miscellaneous.
Mrs. Emmellne Pankhurst visits the
| United States, Oct. lS
Gettysburg encampment OF confed-
crate and Union veterans fifty years
after the battle OF Gettysburg, held on
July Is.
Harry x. Thaw, slayer OF Stanford
White, escaped from Matteawan In
sane asylum and fees TO Canada. He
is elected from Canada and seeks ref
uge In New Hampshire, whore the
case Is still pending In the U. 8.
courts.
Steamship Aquitania 10 be the larg-
est steamer in the world, launched In
England. April 2.
Colonel Roosevelt starts on South
American hunting trip. visits Rio
Janelro, Brazil; Sac Paulo, Brill;
Buonos Ayres. Argentine Republic
and Valparaiso, Chile.
Mendel Bells tried and acquitted
OF ritual murder at the Holy City"
OF Kiev Russia
Gamboa dixie last obstruction in the
Panama Canal blown up with dyna-
mite on oct. 10Th.
Buildings OF the Panama.Pacihc Ex-
position started at San Francisco Ger
man and English governments decline
TO participate.
Labor Disputes.
Indianapolis street car strike be-
gins Oct. 81
Copper strike in Michigan started
July %
Prisoners In the indianapolis dyna-
mite confpiracy spend the first day ia
Fl. Leavenworth penitentiary Jan. /.