The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-01-01

Aviation: Domingo Rosillo, Cuban svi-
ator, flew from Key West TO Havana
winning a $4,000 prize.
II Panama Canal: The waters OF the Pa
cific ocean we're admitted to the canal
by expIosion in a retaining dixie near
Mirafiores.
10 Political: Governor Hiram johnson
signed the California alien land bill
20. Obituary: H M. Flagler. capitalist and
railway magnate. at West Palm Beach.
Fla; aged So
Cuba: Gen. Mario C. Menocal was in
augurated president of the Cuban re-
public.
n Centenary: The Tooth anniversary Of
the birth of Richard Wagner, the mas
ter composer, celebrated throughout
Germany.
N. Accident: 81 people killed and many
injured by the collapse OF pier at
Long Beach. Cal
Sporting: Jerome d. Travers won the
metropolitan amateur golf champion
ship in New York. defeating A. F.
Hammer.
Personal: Princess Victoria Luise Of
Prussia and Prince Earnest Augustus
of Cumberland married in Berlin.
26 Ship Disaster: 40 persons killed by the
destruction Of the steamer Nevada by
Turkish mines in the gulf of Smyrna.
Obituary: Gen. James Heaton Baker.
civil war soldier, editor and historian.
at Mankato, Mimi: aged "a
q. Convention: United Confederate Vet
Grams met at Chattanooga.
D. Personals Bennett Fl. Young elected
commander in chief of the United Con-
federate Veterans.
Obituary Lord Avebury (Sir John Lub-
bock). distinguished British scholar and
author in London: aged 79
Do. Balkan War: Treaty of peace between
Turkey and the Balkan allies signed
at London.
To the Maine Heroes: National monu-
ment to commemorate the martyrdom
of the crew of the battleship Maine
unveiled in New York
81. Sporting: Whsk Broom H. won the
Metropolitan at Belmont Park. N. Y,
where racing was resumed after three
years suspension.
JUNE.
& Obituary: F. A. Ober. ornithologist and
author. at Hackensack, N. j.; aged 65.
Alfred Austin. poet laureate of Eng
land, at Ashford England; aged rs.
Pedestriansm: E. p. Weston started
from New York city on a walking
match to Minneapolis, expecting to
cover 1.446 miles in 60 days
T. Sporting: Aboyer won the English
Derby.
6 Railroad Accident: killed many in
jured in a railway collision at Stam-
ford Conn.
Sporting: Rockview won the Brooklyn
Derby
Obituary: C. H. Cramp. noted shipbuild-
er, in Philadelphia; aged SO.
Z. Sporting: Jerome ID. Travers won the
New Jersey golf championship. defeat
ing Oswald Kirkby up and to play.
a.xr. H. - A prsey oAal
logian once tried for heresy, in New
York city; aged 72. Dr. L. Forbes
Winslow, noted English alienist, in
London; aged So
g. Fire: Fire in business block in
Springfield Mo-, caused loss of over
100000
IT, Sporting: Americans won the first
game of the international polo cham
pionship match at Meadowbrook, N. T.,
by 515 goals to for the English team.
Aviation: Count zeppelins dirigible bal
loon flew from Baden-Ba to Vienna.
40 miles. about, in hours, beating ex-
press train time, which is 1634 hours by
over hours
Political: The British house of commons
passed to a second reading the home
rule for Ireland bill In the face of
fiery opposition.
IL Turkey: Schefket Pasha, grand vizier
of Constantinople.
II Philippines: 6 American soldiers killed
and II wounded in a battle between
troops and Moros.
IA Sporting: American team won the de-
Gliding game in international polo
match at Meadowbrook, N. Y, defeat
ing the English team by ~ to ~
goals.
Is. Anniversary; Sth anniversary of the
raipn nf E-Tnn oP Iar-
celebrated by ceremonies in Berlin.
Obituary: Della Fox, popular light opera
actress, in New York; aged IL.
16. Convention: American Medical associ-
alton met in Minneapolis.
II. Sporting: New worlds record for a
four mile relay race made by the team
Of the Boston Athletic association at
Easton; time II minutes 81 Is seconds
Ii. Obituary: Thomas A. Janvier, journal
list and author, in New York city;
aged g.
Sporting: Gilliwinkle won the Ascot Der
by at Ascot Heath, England.
Is. Railroad Accident 13 killed, 30 injured
In head-on collision of electric trains
at Vallejo, Cal
q. Sporting: Syracuse won the varsity
eight cared race, defeating Cornell;
time 10 minutes % 3-5 seconds. Whisk
Broom III. won the Brooklyn Handicap.
championship baseball series with Yale
In Brooklyn; score to s.
a. Explosion: 20 killed and many injured
by explosion of mill dust in the Hustled
Milling plant, Buffalo.
B. Cold Wave: Snow In Massachusetts
Obituary: George Thatcher. old time
minstrel, at East Orange. N. j.; aged
g.
Balkan War: Bulgarian troops defeated
In battle with Servians at Zletovo.
Macedonia-
&. Sporting: Whisk Broom IL won the
Suburban Handicap, beating a year
worlds record by running mile and
quarter In minutes fiat.
Accident 10 persons drowned by the
sinking of raft ferry near Leech-
burg, Pa.
30 Accident: II persons drowned by the
collapse Of a bathhouse gangway on
Merrimac river at Lawrence Mass
Hot Wave: Record breaking heat day
in Chicago; thermometer 1902 on street
level; 46 deaths.
JULY.
l. Veteran Reunion: Opening OF the Blue
and GRAY reunion at Getfvshurp IN caI-