Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02

Tokyo loss $2.5O0.O0J.
r. Obituary: We 10 Ma La, titular en-
press dowagcr of China, at Picking;
aged IS
Mexico: The deposed president and vice
president of Mexico. NIadero and Sua-
rez, We're killed in a mysterious man
ner while under guard by revolution
lists.
e. Sporting: Alfredo De ORC, the pool
champion, defeated Thomas Hueston,
challenger for the worlds champion
ship, by a score of 200 to l57.
Is. Fire: The burning of the Dewey hotel,
Omaha, caused heavy loss of life.
MARCH.
l. Shipwreck: British steamer Calvados
foundered In the sea of Marmora; 200
lives lost.
Fire: Loss of 100000 at Argenta, Kan,
by the burning of the Gulf Compress
companys plant.
T. Disaster at Sea: German torpedo boat
destroyer S-17S sunk in collision off
Helgoland and Il of the crew persisted.
Political Woodrow Wilson inaugurated
as the 2Sth president OF the United
States.
8. Historical: The ship Niagara, which
Commodore Perry used in his victo-
rious battle on Lake Erie in 1873 was
raised from the bottom of the lake
near Erie, Pa.
Balkan War: The Greeks captured ia
nina from the Turks, securing $1,000
prisoners
Political. The senate confirmed Presi-
dent Wilson's cabinet nominations as
follows: state, William j. Bryan of
Nebraska, treasury, William Gibbs
McAdoo of New York; war. Lindley
Murray Garrison of New Jersey; at
torney general, james Clark McReyn-
oIds OF tennessee; postmaster general,
Albert sidney Burleson Of Texas; navy
Josephus Daniels of North Carolina;
interior. Franklin knight Lane Of Cal
ifornia; agriculture, David Franklin
Houston Of Missouri; commerce. Will
liam Cox Redheld of New York; labor,
Nlilam bauchop Wilson Of Pennsyl-
Vania
sporting; Mcdonald scored a new worlds
record by hurting the q pound shot 80
Iecl ana 81 inches i'm New York.
NiNlat made Il new worlds record by
running i' Yards ia . minutes 10 4-1
seconds l' tcW York.
7. Explosion: About 80 men killed and 60
inquired hE explosion of dynamite in
lIHn--- oh tIc steamship Alum Chine
I'D i.''iii .t''h'i-
g. t.iD. All loaHi'l. loss Of S15a1ol1.
Il. o"'u't -l j. S. H.Inss Federal
WNI Ne. iai, "ul.Ni ana Librarian. in
A." 1oI. city; AGED d
o. storm: tiectrlcu tornado swept over
the lower southern and southwestern
states l" deaths.
q. Ere Pant of the Elmra Telegram de-
slio5edi loss S599'yl1
30 20 3,9 tho i naa ,''11''u raseu from l'lihois
IS. Greece: King George assassinated at
Salonki
4. storm: Blizzard and cvclonic storm
ravaged the central and southwestern
states, destroying over 100 lives and
property valued at several million dol
lars
Greece: King Constantine assembled the
throne
e. Obituary: Frank S. Black. ex-governor
of New York and noted LAWYER in
Troy: aged 60
g. Storm: cyclone killed II outright at
Terre Hauto and injured over 9OO many
MORALLY. over 200 killed in Omaha.
where 200 houses were burned or
wrecked Many Nebraska towns smit-
ten
&. Obituary: Field Marshal Viscount Car
net Joseph Wolselev famous british
soldier. at Nfentone. France. ared "a
C. Flood: Waters reached their HEIGHT in
Ohio; AGO lives lost. and estimated nron
ertv loss abovc saal 0oO 0o
z. Balkan War: Turks surrendered Adri-
anople to the Bulrarians and Servians
with 81 600 prisoners. Allied troons at
tackled the Turkish lines at the Chat,l-
ia defenses of Constantinople
i. Obituary; John picrpont NIorran con-
italist. in Rome: AGED o.
no,
At NIL
l. Personal: EN-Iresident w. H. Taft
took up his duties as professor at Yale
university
3. Convention; International congress of
historical studies convened in London.
Suffragettcs; Emmeline Pankhurst SEN
fenced to years Imprisonment in
London for suffragette outrages
o. Political: President Wilson read a mes
sage before congress in joint session,
revivlng custom abandoned in 1901.
o. Sporting: Major baseball leagues open
ed the season Of 1913.
2. Obituary: John b. Henderson, former
United States senator and author of
the 18th amendment to the constitution.
In Washington; aged Sc.
g. Railroad Accidents killed in a COLI
sion on the Vermont Central near st.
Lambert Canada.
A. Strike 100000 Belgian workmen went