Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-08

of Standard on company. and financial
magnate, dies.
George l.. king of Greece, assassinat-
ed by mad anarchist at Salonika,
March IS.
James R. Keene. dnancier, dies Jan
uary =
Deaths OF Cardinals Oreglia, dean
of the Sacred college, and Rampolio.
within a few days OF each other at the
Vatican.
Luther Mccarthy. pugilist, died at
Alberta May "a
Death Of emperor OF Japan.
Nazim Pacha, Turkish premier, as
sassinated
King MeneIik OF Abbyssinia report
ed dead. His death confirmed on De
cember 23
Whitelaw Reid. American ambassa-
dor TO Great Britain, buried at Sleepy
Hollow cemetery, \. 7
Adolphus Busch. millionaire brewer
of St. Louis. died October 10
Charles G. Gates. son of the late
John W Gates. died October %.
Ralph Rose, famous athlete and
champion shot putter, died October 10.
Timothy Woodruff. New York poll
tician. died October L.
Anthony y Brady, died in London,
July %
Col. S F. Cody. American aviator.
killed in England By fall from aero
August Z
Mayor Gaynor OF New York died on
way to England.
Timothy ID. Sullivan, New York poll
tician, found dead on railroad track
after escaping from an asylum.
Alfred Austin. poet laureate OF Eng
land, died June 3
Crimes and Executions.
Mrs. Fannie May Eaton, wife Of
Rear Admiral Eaton, acquitted Octo-
Der 81 of numbering her husband.
Rev. Hans Schmidt, discredited
Catholic priest. arrested in New York
for the murder Of Anna Aumuller, his
sweetheart
Floyd and Claude S. Allen executed
at Richmond, Va, March % for par
| ticipation in the famous Allen ccnrt
house shooting ARRAY.
Henry Spencer, confessed murderer
of many persons, is convicted Of kill
ing Mildred Acknowledgement a dancing
teacher, in Chicago. Appeal pending.
| Mrs. Bessie Wakefield is convicted
| of numbering her husband ard SEN
! fenced to hang IN Connecticut on
| March f.
Leo Frank, wealthy manufacturer,
! convicted in Atlanta, Ga, If murder
| ing girl in his office. Appeal pending.
! DR.. Frank Craig acquitted i'll Indian
apolis of murder Of DR.. Helen Knabe.
Political Development al Home.
Inauguration of President Woodrow
/ Wilson on March 4.
United States Judge Pooert W.
Archibald removed from office by
| United States senate after impeach-
| ment trial
John Purroy Mitchell elected mayor
OF New York on the fusion ticket,
| destroying Tammany's power
David l. Walsh, Democrat, elected
| governor OF Massachusetts. victory
| for the Wilson administration.
Acting-GoYernor Fielder elected
governor of New Jersey. Fielder is
Democrat and was the Wilson ad-
! ministration candidate.
Minnesota legislature adopted equal
suffrage measure February II.
| Passage of Wilson tariff bill.
! Passage of the currency bill.
/ Inauguration OF Vice-Presldent Mar
| shall. his address to the senate and
| senators. March 4.
California legislature adopts equal
| suffrage measure.
! Illinois passes equal suffrage bill.
Japanese land law in California ap-
proved by Governor Johnson, Febru-
airy 8
William Sulzer Of New York i'm
| peached and removed from office and
succeeded by Lieut.. Gov. Martin H.
| Glynn.
Political Developments Abroad.
King Otto, known as the Mad King
of Bavaria" removed from throne and
succeeded by his son.
Sir Rufus. Isaacs made lord chief
justice of Great Britain, being the first
Jew to hold that office.
Election OF President Poincare in
| France, January II; inauguration Feb
| ruary Is.
Election and installation of Sir Van
sittart Bowater as lord mayor OF Lon
| don.
Victoriano Huerta proclaimed pro-
! visiOnal president OF Mexico Febru-
| airy IS.
Yuan Shi-Kai elected president OF
China October 6; inaugurated Octo-
Der TO-
Sir Edward Carson gathers together
| an army of Orangemen in Ulster
to resist enforcement OF the home
rule bill should it pass parliament.
Japanese mobs in Tokyo demand
war on the United States over the
| California land question.
United States forces Great Britain
to give up attempt to gain Gil mon
opoly in Colombia
United States warns Santo Damin-
go No more revolutions"
Rebellion and overthrow of the Chi
nese empire and establishment of a
| republic.
Krupp scandal in Germany. Disclo-
sures made April 49,
Sports.
American successfully defends the
international polo cup against Great
Britain,
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