Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-08

Francis Ouimet wins the national
open golf championship at ~Brookline.
Mass. September 20.
America wins the Davis tennis cup.
July 2S.
Horse racing resumed in New York
state on May so.
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. Octoser IL.
Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for
the Americas cup is accepted by New
York Yacht club.
Invention and Exploration.
Vihlijamar S~tefansson sails from
British Columbia on Arctic Expedt
tion June II.
Robert G. Fowler flies cross the
Panama canal April 81.
Crocker Land Exposition sails from
New York July I'd.
DR.. Hudson Stuck reaches the sum
init of Mt. Mckinley June 20.
DR.. Simon Flexner announces the
discovery of the germ OF ~infantile
paralysis.
Arrival OF Or. Friedrich Franz
Friedmann-government test OF his
tuberculosis serum started March IL.
Discovery OF radium as a cure for
discovery by the American Associa.
ton fol the Cur OF Cancer.
Aviation death list In Germany for
1918 reaches 80; France 81; England
10 Italy 4; Russia s: A,scltine Re
public 4; Japan 3; Turkey 3; Aus
tria L; Brazil l; Switzerland l; Scot
land l; Canada l; Portugal /: Moroc-
co Z: China I and United States 25.
Marriages and Engagements.
Wedding OF Princes Victoria-Louise.
only daughter OF the Kalse- and
Prince Ernst OF Cumberland May "a.
Miss Jessie Toou pE Wilson. sec
ond daughter OF tho president, mar
ries Francis Bowes Sayre at the
White House Nov. %.
Engagement of Vincent Astor to
Miss Helen Huntington announced.
Duke OF Croy marrics Miss Leish.
mann, daughter OF the American am
ba to Germany. Oct. 81.
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.
Genera Felix Dia released from
~penitentiary in Mexico City and at.
tackled the National Palace. Feb. s.
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 General
Huerta and imprisoned in the Ma
tional Palace. February 10.
Gustavo Madero is executed by the
order OF General Felix Diaz Feb. 10.
President Madero and vice-Presi-
dent Pine Suarez are shot down while
trying to escape"
General Victoriano Huerta proclaim.
ed provisional president OF Mexico.
Feb. 10.
Rise Of General Venustiano Carran-
Ia In the north OF Mexico.
Capture OF Juarez and chihuahua.
Rise OF General Francisco ("Pan-
cho") villa as a leader OF Carranza's
Constitutionalists In tho north OF
Mexico.
Felix Eaz stabbed In Havana. Nov.
6th.
President Woodrow Wilson declines
to recognize Huerta as Constitutional
president OF Mexico.
Mclean rebels fail in attack on
Tampfco. but resume assault.
United States battleship feet and
international squadron gather at Vera
Cruz and Tampico to protect foreign
interests.
Balkan Wars.
A~drianople falls. March 2s.
Scutari surrendered to Montenegro.
April %.
Peace treaty 81 Balkans signed in
London.
Miscellaneous.
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst visits the
United States. Oct. IS.
Gettysburg encampment of confed.
erAie 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
ts elected from Canada and seeks ref.
use In New Hampshire. where the
case is still pending in the U. 8.
courts.
Steamship A~quitania to be the larS.
est steamer In the world. launched in
England, April 2.
Colonel Roosevelt starts on South
American huntirg trip. visits Rio
Janeiro, Brazil; lac Paulo. Brill;
Buenos 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.