The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-12-31
MAY.

w. Va
/ Obituary: Gen Daniel Sickles, noted
Federal corps commander and Get
tysburg hero. in New York city; aged
9S.
6. Convention. United Confederate Vet
Grams met al Jacksonville. Fla.
2. Personal: Eleanor Wilson. daughter
of the president, married In the White
House to William Gibbs mcAdoo.
10 Obituary. Nine Lillian Nordica, not
ed singer at Batavia. island of Java
aged 55.
IL War Victims: Memorial exercises 10
United States sailors killed at Vera
Cruz at the Brooklyn navy yard l.
President Wilson took leading part
IL Mexico. Rebels captured Tampco
Is Explosion: "A men killed by explosion
of chemicals al Detroit Mich
Is Panama Canal. Regular barge serV-
ice began IN the Panama canal
20. Mexico. Mexican federal army evac-
uated Saltillo. rebels occupied the
city.
Mexico: Mexican mediation congress
met at Niagara Falls
Is, Convention. American Library asso-
citation met In Washington
Obituary: Francis Kossuth. son OF the
great Hungarian patriot, Louis Kos
suth. in Budapest Hungary aged %
Political: BY a majority vote of u the
irish home rule bill passed the Brit
ish parliament
26 Obituary; Jacob A. Riis. author ana
reformer at Barre, Mass.
Sporting: Buskn won the Metropolitan
handicap at Belmont park.
II N
owned horse, won the British Derby
at EPSON downs.
Is. Sporting. Francis Ouimet, American
open golf champion. won the amateur
championship of France az Versailles
Disaster at Sea- Steamship Empress OF
Ireland rammed and sunk by the col
lier Slorstad of Father Point gull
OF St Lawrence Out Of Lao on
board, Az were saved i02a drowned
JUNE.
l. Obituary: Theodore Watts Dunton
poet, novelist and critic. close friend
Of the late Algernon Charles swim
burne. In London. aged s.
Panama Canal. The 1000 ton steam
ship Alianca passed through the Ga
iun locks OF the Panama canal on a
test
Storm: Hail and snow, the latter y.
inches deep. fell in Paris.
10 Convention Biennial convention ol
the General Federation OF Women's
Clubs opened In Chicago
II. Sporting. Mary Browne and Mrs Rob-
ert Williams won the womens dou'
bies tennis championship at Philadei'
"phla. score. s-6. G-Z
10 Obituary Adlai Ewing Stevenson
vice president OF the United States
1881. In Chicago. aged -
IA Volcano. lassen peak. California.
supposed extinct volcano. suddenly
awoke and sent up clouds Of rock
smoke. FIRE and ashes
lb Convention. National Society o.
Daughters Of the American Revolu
ton met at Minneapolis
| storm: Terrific thunderstorm In Parn
caused a less OF life and great dam
age to property. sewers ana subwa,
were flooded and chasms opened u
the streets
/ Political Panama tolls exemption re
peal bill became law.
| ID Sporting: English polo team won th'
prize cup. defeating the American
team 70 "a al Meadowbrook, y I
Is Obituary. Frank Hiscock. forme
Cnited States senator and poiiiica
colleague Of the late Thomas G. Plat
IN his heyday. In Syracuse ~ T.
aged ~
| IA Sporting; fale won the varsity eight
defeating Harvard l-s second. at New
| London. Coma
/ % Aviation Disaster: military air mel
killed In mimic attack OF an aero
plane on dirlgibie ship al Vienna
Austria
q. Obituary; Baroness Bertha Won SUIT
nef. Austrian writer on peace ans
winner 81 tae Nobel peace prize II
1906. in vienna. aged y
| a Storm Tornado at Naterto~n. s. ID,
| killed tersons ara injured " others
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