The Cairo bulletin., 1914-01-01
AUGUST.


/: redcstrianism. Edward Payson wes-
ton. the pedestrian. arrived at Milwau-
kee. ending his walk Of l5i5 miles from
New York city. whence he started
June
Mining Accident: 10 miners killed in a
collieTy accident at Tower City. Pa.
T. War Game: War game between battle
ships. torpedo boats and submarines of
the north Atlantic fleet and forts at
the eastern end of Long Island sound
opened with Admiral Charles j. Badger
in command of the enemy navy AMI
Gen. T. IL Barry head OF the defend
ing army.
Obituary: George Hitchcock. noted Amer
ican painter. on the island of Marken.
Holland aged &C.
PERSONAL: Resignation of II. L. Wilson.
ambassador to Mexico. accepted by the
president
s. Sporting; Peter volo made a new
worlds trottlnG record for 2-year- olds
at Kalamazoo. going the first mile In
200
Fire: Blue Mountain House. famous
hotel in the Blue Ridge at Pen Mar
Pa. destroyed by fire. loss about $780,
Oo0
g. World Tour: j. IT. Mears arrived In
New York city. ending an around the
world trip in 81 days. u hours. s. min
utes and "A seconds. a record.
Obituary: Robert G. Ogden. philanthro-
pist. at Kennebunkpuit Me aged -
Convention: International congress OF
medicine opened in London.
I. Explosion: Benzine explosion In tho
Union Petroleum works. Philadelphia.
caused a loss of $500 0o0
Aviation Accident: Capt s. F. Cody.
British-American aeronaut. killed at
Aldershot. England. by the fall of n
war aeroplane. which he piloted for
the government.
g. War Game. In the army and navy
war game In Long Island sound tho
enemy tnayy) was victorious. forcing
a passage at 8 forts defended by army
forces.
10 Political; New alien land law. anti
japanese, went into effect in California
Balkan War: Peace treaty between Bull
garia against Greece. Servia and Rou-
mania was signed at Bucharest
H. Obituary: Gen Edward +. Jones, civil
war veteran. hero of the march through
Baltimore April 10. 1861. and noted In
politics and commerce, at Binghamton,
n. Y; aged S..
H. Obituary: August Bebel, German So
cialist leader. at Zurich aged %.
Personal: Governor William Sulzer OF
New York impeached by the assembly.
H. Obituary: Rear Admiral Silas Casey,
T. s. ". retired. veteran of the civil
war. at Warm Springs. Va; aged e.
H. Personal: Harry X. Thaw, slayer of
Stanford White. escaped from the state
asylum for insane criminals at Mat
teawan. N. Y.
shipwreck: 10 lives lost at the wreck OF
the State of California in Gambler bay.
Off Alaska.
Is, Personal: SOD birthday OF the Emperor
Franz Joseph celebrated throughout
Austria and Hungary.
%. Obituary; Emile olivier. noted premier
Of France under Napoleon Ill, at An
necy, France: aged So
Sporting; Dtrectum !. made n worlds
pacing record OF 2:027. at Goshen. n, Y.
Convention: Goth international peace con
sress opened at The Hague.
Fire sl.jn,no0 loss by fire in the factory
district of Jersey city
IS. Miscellaneous: Frederick j. Seyboli.
for 20 years an astronomer on Madison
Square. New York and c. A. H. vet
cram died in Hoboken. n. J. Luke
Martin. last OF the Crows" died near
Saginaw, Mich: aged about 10 wears
"a Convention; International Esperanto
congress opened at Berne with l.t0v
delegates present
q. Fire: Raiiroai shops burned at league.
Tex; loss sltoha
"a Fire: stogo0fg loss BY FIRE In the Smith
company lumber yards at Bay Point.
Cal
Mexico: President Wilson delivered
message TO congress on the situs ton In
Mexico
fa,& A
Louis; thermometer los in the streets
so Sporting: Pennant won the Futurity
at Saratoga Springs. n Y
Accident: killed by explosion of boilers
of steamer Alice on the Ohio at Coraop-
oils. Pa.
81. Panama Canal: The Pacific end of the
canal opened by explosion of dynamite,
letting the waters of the ocean into
the Miraf1ores locks.
SEPTEMBER.
l. Convention. International trades I'M
ion congress met I'm Manchester. Eng
land. National Conservation EXPOSE
ton opened at Knoxville, Tenn
2 Railroad Accident: p persons killed
and over 10 injured In collision on
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford near New Haven. Conn Is Killed
Midland railroad at Halves Junction.
England
Aviation: Roland Garros French avi-
ator. flew across the Mediterranean
sea from St Raphael. France. to 81
zerta. North Africa. as miles in S
hours: average speed about SIS miles
. Political; The house Of representatives
passed a bill granting the city of San
Francisco the use of Hetch-Iletchy
basin, in the Sierra Nevada mountains,
for water supply: vote 1873 to a.
s, Fire: Fire destroyed 50 blocks In Hot
Springs. Ark: loss t6.0o1.0O0 The VII
lage, OF Bokhoma, Okla. burned; loss
$4,000 tH
China; Chinese government troops cap
.tured the city of Marking. practically
ending the rebellion agains, the repub-
lie
q Sporting; Jerome D. Travers won for
the 9Th time the national amateur golf
championship. defeating John q. An
derson up and to play. at Garden
City. ", Y.
Obituary; Henry Menier. French choco-
late manufacturer, noted for private
explorations in the arctic regions. In
Paris; aged co.
l. Obituary: George e. Baker, noted teleg'
.rapher IN the heiu anu al the White
House under Gen. Grant, In Philadel-
pha: aged S..
Japan: A mob of l5.0o0 Japanese stormec
the offices Of the government ministers
as a protest against their foreign pol
icy, notably toward China.
g. Convention: The Army and Navy IN
ion. composed of veterans Of the Mex
lean, civil and Spanish American wars
met In Philadelphia
o. Arship Disaster: Zeppelin airship /