The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-31
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.GLEAN|NGS FROM
1914 PRESENTED.
Political, Social and Miscel.
laneous Happenings Of
General lnterest-Ne.
cr0l0gy OF the Year
JANUARY.

JANUARY.
4 Obituary: DR.. Sias Weir Mitchell,
distinguished nerve specialist. also
novelist Of note. In Philadelphia:
aged IS.
g. Obituary: Gen. Simon Bolivar Buck
ner, noted Confederate leader in the
civil war, and Mexican war veteran.
at Munfordville, KY; aged 80.
10 Mexico: Gen. Francisco Villas Mexi-
can insurgent forces captured Ojin-
aga, driving out the federal garrison
by . spirited attack.
II. Thaw Case: A commission Of the
United States court. reported that
n Harry K. Thaw Is sane.
~ Obituary: Count Yukyo Ito. noted
Japanese feet admiral. at Tokyo:
aged n.
IL Obituary: Gen. Louis Wagner. noted
Federal war veteran, head Of the G.
A. r. l800-a1. in Philadelphia: aged g.
Convention: International waterways
II congress met at San Francisco.
ia Shipwreck: British submarine Al
sank at torpedo practice. carrying
down her crew Of II men.
-. Obituary: Gen. Marie Georges Pic
quart, French officer, noted in the,
famous Dreyfus persecution case In
Paris: aged 60.
q. Obituary: Lord strathcona donald
Alexander SMITH. Canadian capital
list and statesman. in London. aged 81
q Obituary: Former United States SEN
ator Shelby Moore Cullom Of Illinois;
aged "a.
o. shipwreck: Old Dominion liner Mon
roe sunk BY collision OH the Virginia
capes with loss Of Il lives.
q. Obituary: Gen. James Adams Beav-
er, civil war veteran and ex-governor
Of Pennsylvania. at Bellefonte, Pa;
aged n.
FEBRUARY.
Sporting: Willie Hoppe maintained
his title for the 1872 balk line billiard
championship by a score Of 500 to 20
in II innings. defeating George Sutton,
at Hotel Aston. New York.
Fire: Fire destroyed 100000 worth of
cotton at Clinton. Tex.
Mexico: United States embargo on
shipment Of arms and munitions Of
war to Mexico lifted by executive
order.
Peru: Peruvian revolutionists depos-
ed President Guilermo Billinghurst.
In an attack on the palace Prime Min
lister Varela was killed.
IL Obituary: Elizabeth O'Brien Brown
low, widow Of "Parson" Brownlow.
noted civil war character. at Knox
vile. Tenn: aged IS.
Il Cold Wave: First extensive cold wave
Of the season in the east; zero wealth
er in New York city: 90 below at Big
Moose N. z.
IL Obituary: Alpnonse Bertillon, origi-
nator Of system Of criminal identifca-
ton. at Paris: aged CD.
II Obituary: Augustus Octavius Bacon.
United States senator from Georgia.
in WashingtOn: aged Is.
Storm: A blizzard of sleet and snow In
q so mile gale swept the eastern
states. blockading traffic generally.
1G Obituary: Viscount Aoki. noted Japa-
nese statesman. formerly ambassador
to the United States. in Tokyo: aged
10
II. Obituary: Mrs. Robert Louis Steven
son. widow Of the noted author. In
Montecito. Cal.
q. Flood: elimination of floods in south
ern California, accompanied by sew
$ eral deaths and q property loss OF
$46oo.ooo
j Obituary: Former United States sena-
E tor Henry M. Teller Of Colorado. at
Denver: aged "a.
- judicial: New York court Of appeals
# granted q new trial to Becker. police
lieutenant convicted for the murder Of
gambler Herman Rosenthal.
y vi MARCH.
sG Obituary: George W. Vanderbilt, mil
lionaire, in Washington: aged s.
.. Fire Disaster: In fire which de-
stroyed the Missouri Athletic club
house, st. Louis. 30 persons persisted.
Obituary: Edward H. Butler, noted ed
itor, proprietor Of the Buffalo News,
in Buffalo: aged "a.
II Obituary: George Westinghouse. IN
ventor of the railway air brake and
q other devices, in New York city: aged
IS.
II Fire: LOSS Of nearly 100000 by the
burning Of the Columbia docks at
Portland. Ore.
) Sporting: Willie Richie. world light
weight champion. defeated Ad VOL
CAST in ten rounds at Milwaukee.
1s. Naval: New dreadnought. compan-
ion ship OF the mammoth battleship
Pennsylvania, launched at New York.
10 Shipwreck: 50 persons drowned at
Venice. Italy. by the sinking Of a pas
,56 senger steamer In collision with q
torpedo boat
- Sporting: Champion Willie Hoppe de-
feated George Sutton in an 1871 inch
billiard championship match IN New
"a York. M
I. Obituary: Marie Jansen. formc. ~ noted
comic opera singer. at Medfr-d. Mass.
q. Mexico: Mexican rebels. LEI by Gen.
n Francisco Villa. attacked the federals
wi at Torreon.
Il Fire: Loss Of 100000 by the burn
ing Of tobacco plant at DURHAM.
N. C. "a
4 Mexico: Rebel forces checked in attack
on Torreon by federal garrison.
3. Obituary: Frederic Mistrai. French
Provencal poet. winner Of Nobel
prize, at Mailiane France: aged "a. y
e Obituary: B. II. Keith, vaudeville pio-
neer. at Palm Beach. Fla.
q. Anniversary: New York city began
series Of celebrations to commence
rate the 300th anniversary Of its COM
merce
d. Political: House OF representatives.
voted for the Panama canal tolls re-
& peal. 247 to 162
b Obituary: Sir Hubert Won Herkomer,
famous German artist, a resident Of
the United States in the fifties. In
London: aged s..
81 APRIL.
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