Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-29
THE RECORD Of
IN DIARY FORM
Shipwrecks, Accidents,
Storms and Fires, Sporting
Events and Conventions
of the World

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tysburg hero, In New York city: aged
81.
& Convention: United Confederate Vet.
erans met at Jacksonville. Fla.
I. 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 IS.
II. War Victims: Memorial exercises tc
United States sailors killed at Vers
Cruz at the Brooklyn navy yard;
President Wilson took a leading part
IL Mexico: Rebels captured Tampico.
IL Explosion: II men killed by explosion
of chemicals at Detroit, Mich.
la Panama Canal: Regular barge serv-
ice began In the Panama canal.
90 Mexico: Mexican federal army evac-
uated Saltillo: rebels occupied the
city.
Mexico: Mexican mediation congress
met at Niagara Falls.
Is. Conventions: American Library asso-
ciaton met in Washington.
Obituary: Francis Kossuth. son Of the
great Hungarian patriot. Louis Kos
suth. in Budapest Hungary: aged Is.
POLITICAL: By majority vote Of n the
Irish home rule bill passed the Brit
ish parliament.
g. Obituary: Jacob A. RlIs. author and
reformer. at Barre, Mass
Sporting: Buskin won the Metropolitan
handicap at Belmont park.
| n. Sporting: Durbar H.. an American
owned horse, won the British Derby
/ at EPSON downs.
q Sporting: Francis Ouimet American
open golf champion, won the amateur
championship Of France at Versailles.
Disaster at Sea: Steamship Empress OF
Ireland rammed and sunk by the col
Her Storstad of Father Point. gulf
Of st. Lawrence. Out Of L47S on
! board. $2 were saved. l.0A drowned.
JUNE.
Z. Obituary: Theodore watts-Dunton.
poet. novelist and critic. close friend
Of the late Algernon Charles Swim
| burne In London: aged g..
g. Panama Canal: The 1000 ton steam
| ship Alllanca passed through the Ga
tun locks Of the Panama canal on q
test.
Storm: Hall and snow. the latter ~
inches deep, fell In Paris.
10 ConventiSn: Biennial convention Of
the General Federation Of Women's
| Clubs opened In Chicago.
| II. Sporting: Mary Browne and Mrs. Rob-
| ert Williams won the women's dou-
bles tennis championship at Philadel-
| phia: score. Sc. 6-2
| L. Obituary: Adlai Ewing Stevenson.
vice president Of the United States.
1857, In Chicago: aged 7s.
| H. Volcano: Lassen peak, California. a
supposed extinct volcano. suddenly
awoke and sent up clouds OF rock.
smoke, fire and ashes.
l6. Conventions: National Society Of
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion met at Minneapolis.
Storm: Terrific thunderstorm In Paris
caused loss Of life and great dam
age to property; sewers and subway
were flooded and chasms opened In
the streets.
Political: Panama tolls exemption re-
peal bill became a law.
| t& Sporting: English polo team won the
prize cup. defeating the American
team 4 to az at Meadowbrook. N. 7.
| iS Obituary: Frank Hiscock. former
United States senator and political
colleague Of the late Thomas c. Platt
In his heyday. In Syracuse. N. T.:
aged 7s.
a. Sporting: Yale won the varsity eight
defeating Harvard 1-6 second. at New
London. Conn.
| %. Aviation Disaster: Q military air men
killed in q mimic attack Of an aero
plane on q dirigible ship at Vienna.
Austria
q Obituary: Baroness Bertha Won SUIT
ner, Austrian writer on peace and
winner Of the Nobel peace prize In
1905. in Vienna: aged Il.
q Storm: Tornado at Watertown, s. D.,
killed Q persons and injured 10 others.
Sporting: Buckhorn defeated Buskin In
the Brooklyn handicap on the AQuo-
duct course. New York.
| a. Kiel Canal: The reconstructed Kiel
canal opened by the German emperor.
William II.
| Is. Mexico: A. B. Z. mediators signed
peace protocol at Niagara Falls. The
protocol provided for provisional
government in Mexico and its recos-
milton by the United States and the
mediatlng powers. Argentina. Brazil
and Chile
Financial Troubles: H. B. Clafln &
Co., great wholesale dry goods con-
Germ. also holding company for nu-
merous retail stores. placed In hands
Of receivers, with liabilities OF $34.-
100000.
d. Fire: In Salem, Mass. caused a loss
Of about $4,000 900; 10000 people made
homeless.
Sporting: Columbia crew won the var
| sity race at Poughkeepsie, leaving
Pennsylvania second and Cornell
l. third; time, 10 minutes 81 4-6 seconds.
E. Sporting: Sardanople won the Grand
Prix de Paris. the turf classic OF
France. at Paris. with purse OF
$4,000.
JULY.
I. Navy: The use Of liquor on ship
board In the United States navy was
prohibited by order Of the secretary
Of war.
Volcano: Mount Shishaldin. Alaska.
burst out in volcanic eruption.
Obituary: Right Hon. Joseph Cham
berlain noted figure In British poll
tics and industries died In London:
aged Is.
Sporting: The Harvard crew defeated
the British Leander crew in a>rowing
race at Henley. England.
L Sporting: Harvard oarsmen won the
| Grand Challenge cup rowing event
| at Henley. England.
| Z. Sporting: Freddie Welsh OF wales
| won the lightweight championship OF
the world at Olympia. England, de-
feating Willie Richie. the American
champion, In 20 rounds.
| 10. Aeronautics: Eight balloons started
from st. Louis In the elimination race
for the James Gordon Bennett cup.
u. Obituary: Associate Justice Horace
Harmon Lurton Of the United States
supreme court, at Atlantic City. N. j.:
aged 70.
Aeronautics: Balloon Goodyear won the
elimination race for the Bennett cup.
having landed at Constance. KY. 800
miles from the starting point, beating
all competitors
| ib. Mexico: Gen. Victoriano Huerta re-
signed his office as provisional presi-
dent Of Mexico; succeeded by Car
bajal
1s Sporting: Gunboat Smith lost to
Georges Carpenter In n boxing bout
in London in the 9Th round by foul.
| %. Mexico: Ex-President Huerta OF Mex
leo sailed from Puerta, Mexico. on
the German cruiser Dresden.
| q. Railroads: United States filed suit
against the New York. New Haven
and Hartford railroad company.
| n. ireland: Ulster war clash In the
streets of Dublin between Nationalist
volunteers and British troops In the
| Ulster war against home rule.
| o. Cape Cod Canal: The Cape Cod canal.
| constructed at cost Of $l2.ooo.0W
| thrown open to ships.
n. European War: Owing to the war
| events in Europe the New York Stock
Exchange closed for the first time
since 1873 BLACK Friday.
Assassination: Jean Leon Jaures. the
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