River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-12-24
cano: Mount shishaldin. Alaska.


burst out in volcanic eruption.
Obituary: Right Hon. Joseph Cham
beriain, noted figure in British poll
tics and industries. died in London:
aged IS
Sporting. The Harvard crew defeated
the British Leander crew in a rowing
race at Henley. England.
T. Sporting: Harvard oarsmen won the
Grand Challenge cup rowing event
at Henley England
e. Sporting Freddie Welsh of Wales
won the lightweight championship of
the world at Olympia. England. de-
feating Willie Richie the American
champion. in 20 rounds
10 Aeronautics: Eight balloons started
from ST Louis in the elimination race
for the James Gordon Bennett cup
II Obituary: Associate Justice Horace
Harmon Lurtcn of the United States
supreme court. at Atlantic City. N j.:
aged 20
Aeronautics Balloon Goodyear won the
elimination race for the Bennett cup,
having landed at Constance. KY. 300
miles from the starting point, beating
all competitors
Is Mexico Gen Victorlano Huerta re-
signed his office as provisional presi-
dent of Mexico succeeded by Car
bajaL
l6 Sporting: Gunboat Smith lost to
Georges Carpenter in a boxing bout
in London in the 9Th round by foul.
20 Mexico: Ex-President Huerta of Mex
leo sailed from Puerta Mexico on
the German cruiser Dresden.
n Railroads: United States filed suit
against the New York New Haven
and Hartford railroad company
n Ireland Ulster war clash in the
streets of Dublin between Nationalist
volunteers and British troops in the
Ulster war against home rule
29 Cape Cod Canal The Cape Cod canal
constructed at a cost Of s12.00OOO0
thrown open to ships
81 European War: owing to the war
events in Europe the New York Stock
Exchange closed for the first time
since 1873 (Hlack Friday
ASA ssination Jean Leon Jaures, the
noted Socialist leader of France, as
sassnated in Paris.
AUGUST.
s. Nicaraguan Canal Treaty between
United States and Nicaragua secured
the United States the right to con-
struct canal through Nicaragua
Railroad Accident: IS killed and many
injured in a wreck on the Kansas City
Southern at Upton Ford. Mo
g. Obituary: Mrs Woodrow Wilson ella
Louise Axson wife of President Will
Jules Lemaitre. French dramatist.
poet and novelist, in Paris aged 81.
10 Mexico: Carbaial provisional presi-
dent of Mexico. resigned
High Prices: Price of food advanced
in United States
IL Antitrust The International Har-
vester company declared an Illegal
monopoly and ordered to dissolve.
Sporting: Peter Volo made worlds rec
ord at Kalamazoo. Mich. by defeat
ing the Harvester's time for three
heats in 1910 Peter Volo's time was
2:04A, 2:0534 and 2:06%
Obituary: John Holland. inventor Of
the Holland submarine boat. in New
ark, N. j aged z
H. Peace Treaties: United States senate
ratified peace treaties with Norway.
Netherlands, Portugal Switzerland
Denmark. italy. Salvador. Guatemala,
Honduras. Nicaragua, Bolivia. Persia.
Costa RIGA, Venezuela, Uruguay Ar
gentina Brazil and Chile
Is. Panama Canal: Panama canal for
mally opened to commerce. Steamer
Ancon passed from ocean to ocean in
ten hours.
49, Weather: Hottest day of the season
in New York city.
90 Obituary: Pope Plus x. (Giuseppe
Sarto) in the Vatican. Rome; aged 70
Mexico Gen Venustiano Carranza,
chief of the Mexican revolution, en-
tered the City Of Mexico as provision
al president of the republic.
u. European War: Americans warned
to leave Europe without delay.
81 Papal Conclave: Conclave of cardi-
nails opened at Rome to elect success
sor to Pope Plus x.
Sporting: Directum l. made worlds
record by pacing second and third
heats in minutes fiat. at Syracuse.
Conventions 48th National Encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic
met at Detroit Spanish American
War veterans met at Louisville
SEPTEMBER.
l. Russia: Official name of ST Peters.
burg. Russia, changed to Petrograd
& Personals: Cardinal Giacomo Della
Chiesa elected supreme pontiff to sue
coed Plus x
6. Coronation: Newly elected pope crown
ed at Rome as Benedict XIV
Sporting: Francis Ouimet won the anna
teur golf championship by defeating
Jerome D Travers up to play. at
Manchester. VT
G. Anniversary: Centennial celebration
of the Star Spangled Banner hymn
begun at Baltimore
Z. Rainstorm Phenon 2nal rainfall fol-
lowed by flood at Kansas City, Mo
Seven inches fell in II hours: loss.
$1,500.OO0
TO- Personal: James Gordon Bennett. pro-
prietor of the New York Herald. mar
ried in Paris to Baroness de Reuter-.
Political: Turkey abolished conven-
tons, treaties and privileges protect
ing foreigners in the empire.
IL A 9th satellite discovered to the planet
Jupiter.
Is Railroad Accident: q dead and 10 In
jured in a ST. Louis and San Francis
CO railroad wreck. caused by cloud
burst near Lebanon, Mo.
Political: Peace treaties between the
United States and Great Britain,
France. Spain and China signed al
Washington.
H. Railroad Accident: 80 killed and many
hurt in collision on Illinois Central at
Binghamton, Ill.
Political: United States warned Turkey
that rights of her citizens must be
respected by the Ottoman government
I2 Political Irish home rule bill be-
came a law in Great Britain
49, Shipwreck: Il deaths in wreck OF
schooner Francis M Leggett off the
Oregon coast. south Of Columbia
river
3 Mexico: Villa. the Mexican Constitu