Middletown transcript., 1914-01-03

Fifty girls die in factory fire at Bing-
hamton. N. Y, July %.
Storm at Nome, Alaska, kills II,
destroys 500 houses, $1,5OO,OOO loss.
The Death Roll.
Enver Bey, chief Of stan Turkish
army, assassinated February II.
Henry ~ F1agler, one of founders
of Standard Oil company, and financial
magnate, dies.
George I, king of Greece, assasst mat
ed by mad anarchist at Salohika,
March 1S.
James R, Keene, fnancier, dies Jan
uary 2.
Deaths Of Cardinals OregIia, dean
of the Sacred college, and Rampollo,
within few days of each other at the
Vatican.
Luther Mccarthy, pugilist, died ct
Alberta May a.
Death Of emperor of Japan.
Nazim Pachh, Turkish premier, as
sassinated.
King Menelik of Abbyssinia report
ed dead. His death confirmed on De
cember 20.
Whitelaw Reid, American ambassa-
dor to Great BGtain, buried at Sleepy
Hollow cemeteiN, N. Y.
Adolphus BuA,h, millionaire brewer
of st. Louis, dA@ October 10.
Charles G. CAFES, son Of the late
John W. Gates, (Iied October 2S.
Ralph Rose, flmous athlete and
champion shot pu, ter, died October 16.
Timothy Wood hff, New York poll
tician, died Octoier 12.
Anthony N. Brady, died in London,
July %.
Col. S. F. Cody, American aviator,
killed in England by fall from aero
August Z.
Mayor Gaynor oI New York died on
way to England.
Timothy D. Sullivan, New York poll
tician, found deaC on railroad track
after escaping from an asylum.
Alfred Austin, poet laureate of Eng
land, died June 2.
Crimes and Executions.
Mrs Fannie May Eaton. wife OF
Rear Admiral Eaton, acquitted Octo-
Der 81 of numbering her husband.
Rev Hans Schmidt, discredited
Catholic priest, arrested in New York
for the murder Of Anna Aumuller, his
sweetheart.
Floyd and Claude S. Allen executed
at Richmond, Va, March % for par
ticipation in the famous Allen court
house shooting affray.
Henry Spencer, confessed murderer
Of many persons, is convicted of kill
ing Mildred Allison-Rexroat, dancing
teacher, in Chicago. Appeal pending.
Mrs. Bessie Wakefield is convicted
of numbering her husband and sen
fenced to harg in Connecticut on
March A.
Leo Frank, wealthy manufacturer,
convicted in Atlanta. Ga, of murder
ing girl in his office. Appeal pending.
DR. Frank Craig acquitted in Indiar
apolis of murder of DR.. Helen KuADe
Political Development at Hone.
Inauguration of President woodrow
Wilson on March 4.
United States JuEge Robert W.
Archibald removed from office by
United States senate after impeach-
ment trial.
John Rlrroy Mitchell elected mayor
of New York on the fusion ticket,
destroying Tammany's power
David l. Walsh, Democrat, elected
governor Of Massachusetts, victory
,or the Wilson administration.
Acting Governor Fielder elected
governor of New Jersey. Fielder is
a Democrat and was the Wilson ad-
candidate.
Minnesota legislature adopted equal
suffrage measure February II.
Passage of Wilson tariff bill
Passage of the currency bill.
Inauguration Of Vice-President Mar
shall, his address to the senate and
administration of oaths to the new
March 4.
California legislature adopts equal |
suffrage measure.
Illinois passes equal suffrage bill
Japanese land law in California ap-
proved by Governor Johnson, Febru-
iry 8.
William Sulzer Of New York i'm
Deached and removed from office and |
succeeded by Lieut.. Gov Martin H.
3lynn.
Political Developments Abroad.
King Otto, known as the Mad King |
If Bavaria" removed from throne and |
succeeded by his son.
Sir Rufus Isaacs made lord chief |
Justice of Great Britain, being the first
lew to hold that Office
Election of President Poincare in
france, January II; Inauguration Feb
'uary Is.
Election and installation of Sir Van
iittart Bowater as lord mayor of Lon
ION
yietoriano Huerta proclaimed pro-
yisional president of Mexico Febru-
Try IS.
Yuan shi-Kai elected president of
china October 6; inaugurated Octo-
,er 10.
Sir Edward Carson gathers together
IN army of Orangemen in Ulster
o resist enforcement of the home
ule bill should it pass parliament
Japanese mobs in Tokyo demand
var on the United States over the
California land question.
United States forces Great Britain
o give up attempt to gain oil mon
poly in Colombia
United States warns Santo Domin-
% mo more revolutions"
Rebellion and overthrow Of the Chi
ese empire and establishment of a
epublic
Krupp scandal in Germanv. niscln.