Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-01

2S Sporting: Whisk Broom ri. won the
Suburban Handicap beating a 8 year
worlds record by running a mile and a
quarter in minutes fiat
Accident. 10 persons drowned by the
sinking of a raft ferry near Lecch
burg, Pa.
30 Accident: IL persons drowned by the
collapse Of a bathhouse eangway or
Merrmac river at Lawrence. Mass
Hot Wave: Record breaking neat day
In Chicago; thermometer l02 on street
level: 46 deaths
JULY,
!. Veteran Reunion; Opening of the Blue
and Gray reunion at Getty sburg to Gel
citrate the 50;h anniversary OF the bat
tie.
Obituary: Henri Rochefort, noted French
politician and dueist. III Paris: aged S3
2 Gettysburg Anniversary: Military day
at the Gettysburg reunion. anniversary
of the battle of Little Round Top
g. Gettysburg Anniversary: Anniversary
of Pickett's charge. the climax of the
battle of Gettysburg. celebrated on the
field
l. Gettysburg Anniversary: President Wi.
son addressed the veterans at Gettys
burg: close Of the 50th anniversary re-
union
6. Convention: National Educational as
ISOLATION met at Salt Lake City
+. Convention: International Institute OF
Agriculture opened in Rome
Perry Memorial: Special church services
and other ceremonies at Erie Pa. to
commemorate Perry's naval victory on
Lake Erie In 1878.
Z. Obituary: Gen. E Burd Grubb civil
war veteran and diplomat. at kearny
N. j.; aged Il
Financial: First-Second National bank
of Pittsburgh closed it's DOORS tying
up about $50. 900 900 in deposits
Balkan War Turkey sent an ultima
tum 10 Bulgaria to evacuate Turkish
territory.
Convention: Nationa! Dental association
met at Kansas City
y Obituary: DR.. Horace Jayne. noted nl
ologist at Walinsford. Pa aged 81
Mexico: United States Ambassador 70
Mexico Henry Lane Wilson summoned
from h:s post to Washington
II. Balkan War: Roumanian troops In
vaded Bulgarian territory following d
declaration of war by King Charles OF
Rouniania.
r. Fire: Fire in the plant of the Haskell
& Basker Car company at Michigan
City, Ind. caused u loss of 81 100000
10, Aviation: Leon Letort French aviator
flew from Paris to Berlin. 500 miles at;
line. In hours without stop
IL Accident: II persons killed and loO III
jured In collision OF electric trains al
Los Angeles, Cal.
is. Obituary: Daniel Downing. survivor ol
the famous charge OF the Light Drigad.
iii 1854 at Utica. N y. aged 81.
IL PERSONAL: Robert Bridges appointe 81
poet laureate OF England,
Il. Balkan War; Turkish troops re-enterec
Adianopia after expeilinR the BulEa
Ran garrison
China. Rebellion against the republic
broke out IN Chine 8 provinces cecls r
Ing their independence
q Fire Disaster: Fire in clothing fac
tory at Blnghamton. N. Y. resulted tr
a heavy loss Of life.
rs. China: Chinese government troops re-
sisted an attack Of rebels at Shanghai
q. Sporting: The worlds tennis champion
ship won by Maurice f. Mclaughlin Of
the United States, who defeated the
English champion. Charles P. Dixon. al
Wimbledon.
90 Balkan War: Balkan peace conference
met at Bucharest.
Storm: A windstorm caused loss OF
100000 In Washington. D. G.
81. Fire: The Flory Manufacturing PLAN
at Bangor. Pa. burned: loss upward
OF s1.0OO,OOO
AUGUST
z Pedestrianism: Edward Payson Yves
top. the pedestrian. arrived at Milwau-
kee. ending his walk OF 1876 miles from
New York city. whence he started
June 2.
Mining Accident: 10 miners killed In :;
colliery accident at Tower City. Pa
1 War Game: War game between battle
ships torpedo boats and submarines o!
the north Atlantic fleet and forts al
the eastern end Of Long Island sound
opened with Admiral Charles j, Badger
in command OF the enemy (navy) and
Gen. T. H. Barry head Of the defend
ing army.
Obituary: George Hitchcock. noted Amer
lean painter. on the island OF Marxan
Holland: aged g.
Personal Resignation of II. L. Wilson,
ambassador to Mexico. accepted BY tbs
president.
8. Sporting: Peter VoIo made new
worlds trotting record for 2-year-o
at Kalamazoo. going the first mile In
l:O9
Fire. Blue Mountain House. a famous
hotel In the Blue Ridge at Pen Mar
Pa. destroyed by fire: loss about $780,.
O0O
g. World Tour: j H. Mearu arrived In
4>CW AoI N CiNvs c!IOulS all tlt
world trip In s. days. = hours. 81 min
utes and Az seconds. record
Obituary: Robert & Ogden. philanthro-
pist. at kennebunkport. Mo: aged H.
Convention: international congress Of
medicine opened IN London.
7. Explosion: Benzins explosion in the
Union Petroleum works. Philadelphia
caused loss OF $50, 0OO
Aviation Accident: Capt. b.. y. Cody
Brltish-American aeronaut killed al
Adershot. England. by the fall of q
war aeropiane. which he piloted for
tho government.
& War Game: In the army and navy
war game in Long Island sound the
enemy (navyl was victorious. forcing
a passage at forts defended by army
forces.
10 Political: New alien land law. anti
japanese. went into effect In California.
Balkan War: Peace treaty between Bull
garia against Greece. Servia and Rou
mania was signed at Bucharest.
IL Obituary: Gen Edward r. Jones, civil
war veteran. hero Of the march through
Baltimore April 10 ISil and noted In