The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-12-31
The RECORD OF ]
IN DIARY FORM !
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Shipwrecks, Accidents,
Storms and Fires, Sporting
Events and Conventions
of the World


II. Obituary: Mckee Rankin, veteran
actor, In San Francisco; aged g.
I9. Mexico: Huerta refused to salute the
United States flag.
90 Mexico: President Wilson delivered
warlike message on.the Mexican sit
uation and received authority to use
force against Huerta. Americans
warned to leave Mexico.
Labor Troubles: In q riot at Ludlow
mining colony. Colorado. 2 persons
were killed
Convention: Daughters Of the American
Revolution met in Washington.
q. Mexico: American warships captured
Vera Cruz, losing II killed and 81
wounded: Mexican loss. l2S killed 1856
wounded.
q Mexico: United States troops ordered
to Vera Cruz. Head Of the United
States legation left the Mexican cap
ital =.
8. Mexico: Argentina. Brazil and Chile
offered to mediate between the United
States dsMeIico. :. :
2S, Fire: Fire.!n Baltimore caused a loss
:; :, OF s1,35o,o0o =. -.
q. Mexico: Mexico accepted mediation.
%. Mining Disaster: Mine explosion and
fire. entombed 2os miners at Eccles.
". Va
MAY.
s. Obituary: Gen. Daniel Sickles, noted
Federal corps commander and Get
tysburg hero. in New YORK city: aged
oS
6. Convention: un:ted Confederate Vet.
erans met a Jacksonville, Fla
S0,,. ,tar
of the president. married in the White
House to William Gibbs McAdoo
10 Obituary Nine Lillian .Hordica. not
ed singer. at Batavia. island of Java.
aged ID
H. War Victims Men,nr!:,l cHrrclses TO
United States sailors a.i.,i :; Vera
Cruz al the Erp"N!!i, r::.rv ,an!
President Wilson took :, i....lng pa;
10 Mexico. Rebels captured ran:p!co.
Is Explosion II men Killed by explosion
OF chemica.s ct Detroit Mich
ls Panama Canal: Regular barge serv-
ice began in the Panama canal
20 Mexico: Mexican federal army evac-
uated Salt;llo: rebels occupied the
city
Mexico: Mexican mediation congress
met at Niagara Falls
g. Convention: american Library asso-
cation met IN washington
Obituary: Francis iiossuth. son Of the
great Hungarian patriot, Louis KOS
suth, in SEdapest Hungary; aged I3
Political: gy a majority vote of n the
Irish home rule bill passed the Brit
ish parliament.
e. Obituary: Jacob ~. RiiS. author and
reformer. at Barre. Mass.
Sporting: Buskin won the Metropolitan
handicap al Belmont park.
y. Sporting: Durbar H., an American
owned horse. won the British Derby
at Epson downs.
2S. Sporting: Francis Ouimet, American
open golf champion, won the amateur
championship Of France at Versailles.
Disaster at Sea: Steamship Empress Of
Ireland rammed and sunk by the COL
ler Storstad of Father Point gulf
Of st. Lawrence Out Of 1476 on
board. 452 were saved. 1924 drowned
JUNE.
l. Obituary theodore Watts Duntoa,
poet, novelist and critic, close friend
of the late Algernon Charles Swim
burne in. London: aged g..
g. Panama Canal: The 1000 ton steam
ship AlIianca passed through the Ca
tun locks OF the Panama canal on a
test.
Storm: HAN and snow, the latter 2t2
inches deep. fell in Paris.
10 Convention: Biennial convention Of
the General Federation Of Wonlen's
Clubs opened in Chicago.
L. Sporting: Mary Browne and Mrs. Rob-
ert Williams won the wonaen's dou.
bles tennis championship at Philadel-
phia: score. Sc. 60.
l3 Obituary: Adlai Ewing Stevenson
,,;oa p-ociSonr or rho TInjfoS
1887, in Chicago: aged 70.
"A Volcano: Lassen peak. California. a
supposed extinct volcano. suddenly
awoke and sent up clouds Of rock.
smoke. fire and ashes.
l6. Convention: National Society OF
Daughters Of the American Revolu.
tion met at Minneapolis
Storm: Terrific thunderstorm in Paris
caused loss Of life and great dam.
age to property: sewers and subway
were flooded and chasms opened in
the streets.
Political: Panama tolls exemption re-
peal bin became law.
IS. Sporting: English polo team won the
prize cup. defeating the American
team to 2s4 at Meadowbrook, ~ z
IS Obituary: Frank Escock. former
United States senator and political
In his heyday. in Syracuse. N. u:
aged 79
19. Sporting: Yale won the varsity eight
defeating Harvard is second. at New
London, Conn.
20. Aviation Disaster: military air men
killed in a mimic attack Of an aero
plane on a dirigible ship at Vienna.
Austria
a Obituary: Baroness Bertha Won SUIT
ner, Austrian writer on peace and
winner Of the Nobel peace prize in
1905. in Vienna; aged Il
@ Storm: Tornado at Watertown, S. D.,
killed 9 persons and injured 10 others
Sporting: Buckhorn defeated Buskin in
the Brooklyn handicap on the Aquc-
duct course New York
q KIel Canal: The reconstructed Kiel
canal opened by the German emperor.
William II.
g. Mexico: A 3. c. medtators signed
peace protocol at Niagara Falls. The
protocol provided for a provisional
government in Mexico and It's recog-
milton by the United States and the
mediating powers. Argentina. Brazil
and Chile
Financial Troubles: H. 3. Clahin &
Co., great wholesale dry goods con-
cern. also holding company for nu-
merous retail stores. placed in hands
Of receivers. with liabilities of $34.-
100000.
Is. Fire: In Salem. Mass. caused a loss
Of about 10000: 5000 people made
homeless.
Sporting: Columbia crew won the var.
sity race at Poughkeepsie. leaving
Pennsylvania second and Cornell
third: time, 10 minutes 81 4-5 seconds.
q. Sporting: Sardanople won the Grand
Prix de Paris, the turf classic Of
France. at Paris. with a purse Of
$4,000
JULY.
L Navy: The use Of liquor on ship
board In the United States navy was
prohibited by order OF the secretary
Of war
when Miss Mary Williams be-
came the bride of Mr.. Vic
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