Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-29
GLEAN|NGS FROM
1914 PRESENTED
Political, Social and Miscel.
laneous Happenings Of
General Interest-Ne.
cr0l0gy Of the Year
JANUARY.

at Munfordvtlle. KY; aged W.
10 Mexico: Gen. Francisco Villas Mexi
can insurgent forces captured Ojin
aga, driving out the federal garrison
by a spirited attack.
II. Thaw Case: A commission Of tn
United States court reported tha
Harry X. Thaw Is sane.
Il Obituary: Count Yukyo Ito, note'
japanese feet admiral, at Tokyo
aged Il.
IL Obituary: Gen. Louis Wagner. notet
Federal war veteran, head Of the @
A. R. 1SSo-S1. In Philadelphia: aged 76
Convention: International waterway
congress met at San Francisco.
16 Shipwreck: British submarine A.
sank at torpedo practice, carrying
down her crew Of II men.
70. Obituary: Gen. Marie Georges Pic
quart. French officer. noted in th'
famous Dreyfus persecution case. u
Paris: aged 60.
q. Obituary: Lord strathcona Oonalt
Alexander SMITH. Canadian capital
ist and statesman, In London. aged 81
q Obituary: Former United States Sen
ator Shelby Moore Cuilom Of Illinois
aged 81
%. shipwreck: Old Dominion liner Mon
roe sunk by collision of the Virgins
capes with q loss OF a lives.
d. Obituary: Gen. James Adams Beav
er. civil war veteran and ex-governor
Of Pennsylvania. at Bellefonte. Pa.
aged a.
FEBRUARY.
3. Sporting: Willie Hoppe maintained
his title for the 1s2 balk line billiard
championship by a score Of 800 to %
In II innings. defeating George Sutton
at Hotel Astor, New York.
Fire: Fire destroyed 100000 worth o.
cotton at Clinton. Tex.
Mexico: United States embargo or
shipment Of arms and munitions oi
war to Mexico lifted by executive
order.
l. Peru: Peruvian revolutionists depos
ed President Guillermo Billinghurst
In an attack on the palace Prime Min
lister Varela was killed.
II. Obituary: Elizabeth OBrien Brown
low, widow Of "Parson" Brownlow
noted civil war character. at Knox
Vile. Tenn: aged 96.
L. Cold Wave: First extensive cold wave
Of the season in the east; zero wealth.
er in New York city; 30 below at Big
Moose, N. Y.
Is Obituary: Alphonse Bertillon. ort8t-
nator Of system Of criminal identihca-
ton. at Paris: aged 60.
IL Obituary: Augustus Octavius Bacon.
United States senator from Georgia,
in Washington; aged Is.
Storm: A blizzard Of sleet and snow In
q 80 mile gale swept the eastern
states, blockading trafiic generally.
l6 Obituary: Viscount Aoki, noted Japa-
nese statesman. formerly ambassador
to the United States, In Tokyo: aged
70.
H. Obituary: Mrs. Robert Louis Steven
son, widow Of the noted author. In
Montecito. Cal.
3 Flood: elimination Of floods In south
srn California. accompanied by sew.
eral deaths and q property loss OF
A500.0oo
Obituary: Former United States sena-
tor Henry M. Teller Of Colorado. al
Denver: aged "a.
Y judicial: New York court Of appeals
granted q new trial to Becker, police
lieutenant convicted for the murder OF
gambler Herman Rosenthal.
MARCH.
& Obituary: George w. Vanderbilt, mil
lionaire. In Washington; aged e.
3. Fire Disaster: In q fire which de-
stroyed the Missouri Athletic club
house St. Louis. 30 persons perished.
Obituary: Edward H. Butler. noted ed
itor, proprietor Of the Buffalo News,
In Buffalo: aged "a.
u. Obituary: George Westinghouse. IN
Yentor Of the railway air brake and
other devices, In New York city: aged
6S.
z Fire: LOSS Of nearly 100000 by the
burning Of the Columbia docks as
Portland. Ore.
Sporting: Willie Richie. world light
weight champion. defeated Ad VOL
CAST In ten rounds at Milwaukee.
g. Naval: New dreadnought. compan-
lon ship Of the mammoth battleship
Pennsylvania, launched at New York.
8. Shipwreck: 50 persons drowned at
Venice, Italy. by the sinking Of pas
senger steamer in collision with
torpedo boat. =
q Sporting: Champion Willie Hoppe de-
feated George Sutton In an 1&1 inch
billiard championship match In New
York.
Obituary: Marie Jansen. formerly noted
comic opera singer. at Medford. Mass.
4. Mexico: Mexican rebels. led by Gen.
Francisco Villa, attacked the federals
at Torreon.
n. Fire: Loss Of 100000 by the burn
ing Of q tobacco plant at Durham.
N. C.
Mexico: Rebel forces checked In attack
on Torreon by federal garrison.
s. Obituary: Frederic Mistral. French
Provencal poet winner Of Nobel
prize. at Mailiane. France: aged "a.
s. Obituary: B. r. Keith. vaudeville pio-
neer. at Palm Beach, Fla.
a. Anniversary: New York city began
a series Of celebrations to commemo-
rate the SO0th anniversary Of Its COM
merce.
q. Political: House Of representatives
voted for tho Panama canal tolls re-
peal. az to 162
Obituary: Sir Hubert Won Herkomer.
famous German artist q resident OF
the United States In the fifties. IN
London; aged 6.
APRIL.
Z Fire: In st. Augustine. Fla. court
house and several hotels and resi-
dences destroyed: loss, $4,000 to $lSo-
oO0
Obituary: Paul Heyse, author and
dramatist (awarded Nobel prize tn
1870. In Munich: aged g.
Mexico: Mexican rebels captured Tor
reon after battle Of eleven days du-
ration and loss Of 1000 killed and
wounded.
Z. Foreign Relations: Treaty between
United States and Colombia signed at
Bogota.
4 Sporting: Opening Of baseball season
Of 1914.
s. obituary: George. Alfred Townsend
Gath. newspaper and masaxine writ
or. in New York city: aged a.
u. Obituary: Mckee Rankin. veteran
actor. ir San Francisco; aged q.
10 Mexico: Huerta refused to salute the
United States flag. -
Do Mexico: President Wilson delivered
a warlike message on the Mexican sit.
uation and received authority to use
force against Huerta. American
warned to leave Mexico.
Labor Troubles: In a riot at Ludlow
mining colony. Colorado. - persons
were killed.
Convention: Daughters Of the American
Revolution met In Warrington.
d Mexico: American warships captured
Vera Cruz. losing II Killed ana ..
wounded: Mexican loss, lS killed u
wounded.
\. Mexico: United States troops ordered
to Vera Crux. Head Of the United
States legation left the Mexican cap
ital.
s. Mexico: Argentina. Brazil and Chile
offered to mediate between the United
States and Mexico.
&. Fire: Fire In Baltimore caused losa
Of N.350000.
q. Mexico: Mexico accepted mediation.
4 Mining Disaster: Mine explosion and
nre entombed 3o8 minsrs at Eccles