Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-01-01
THE RECORD OF
IN DIARY FORM
Shipwrecks, Accidents,
Storms and Fires, Sporting
Events and Conventions
of the World


H. Obituary: Mckee Rankin, veteran
actor in San Francisco; aged 49,
49, Mexico: Huerta refused to salute the
United States flag
20 Mexico: President Wilson delivered
warlike message on the Mexican sit
uation and received authority to use
force against Huerta. Americans
warned to leave Mexico.
Labor Troubles: In q riot at Ludlow
mining colony. Colorado. &c persons
were killed.
Convention: Daughters of the American
Revolution met in Washington.
q. Mexico: American warshps captured
Vera Cruz, losing II killed and 81
wounded: Mexican loss, 126 killed 1856
wounded.
g. Mexico: United States troops ordered
to Vera Cruz. Head Of the United
States legation left the Mexican cap
ital.
Is. Mexico: Argentina, Brazil and Chile
offered to mediate between the United
States and Mexico.
&c. Fire: Fire in Baltimore caused loss
of $1,35000O.
n. Mexico: Mexico accepted mediation
2S. Mining Disaster: Mine explosion and
fire entombed 2OS miners at Eccles.
w. Va.
MAY.
8. Obituary: Gen. Daniel Sckles, noted
Federal corps commander and Get
tysburg hero. in New York city; aged
SO.
G. Conventions United Confederate Vet
Grams met at Jacksonville, Fla.
7. 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 So.
IL. War Victims: Memorial exercises to
United States sailors killed at Vera
Cruz at the Brooklyn navy yard;
President Wilson took a leading part.
49, Mexico; Rebels captured Tampico.
10 Explosion: IA men killed by explosion
of chemicals at Detroit, Mich.
49, 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. Convention: American Library asso-
citation met in Washington.
Obituary: Francis Kossuth, son Of the
great Hungarian patriot, Louis Kos
suth in Budapest, Hungary; aged 70.
Political: BY majority vote of n the
Irish home rule bill passed the Brit
ish parliament.
26. Obituary: Jacob a. Riis author and
reformer at Barre, Mass.
Sporting: Buskin won the Metropolitan
handicap at Belmont park.
q. Sporting: Durbar H., an American
owned horse, won the British Derby
at Epson downs.
Is. Sporting: Francis Ouimet. American
open golf champion, won the amateur
championship of France al Versailles.
Disaster at Sea- Steamship Empress of
Ireland rammed and sunk by the col
of St. Lawrence. Out of LAC on
board. ASP were saved. 1,02i drowned.
JUNE.
Z. Obituary: Theodore Watts Dunton.
poet novelist and critic close friend
of the late Algernon Charles Swim
burne. in London; aged 81
8. Panama Canal: The 1000 ton steam
ship Alliance passed through the Ga
tun locks of the Panama canal on
Storm Hail and snow the latter PA
inches deep. fell in Paris
TO- Conventions Biennial convention OF
the General Federation OF Womens
Clubs opened in Chicago
Ii. Sporting: Mary Browne and Mrs. Rob
ert Williams won the womens dou-
bles tennis championship at Philadel-
phia score. Sc 6-2.
H. Obituary Adai Ewing Stevenson.
vice president Of the United States.
1857. in Chicago; aged I9.
IA Volcano; Lassen peak. California, a
supposed extinct volcano. suddenly
awoke and sent up clouds Of rock
smoke. fire and ashes.
l6 Convention: National Society of
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton met at Minneapolis.
Storm: Terrific thunderstorm in Paris
caused a 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.
i6. Sporting: English polo team won the
prize cup. defeating the American
team TO 2A at Meadowbrook. N. Y.
lS Obituary: Frank Hiscock, former
United States senator and political
colleague of the late Thomas c. Plat
in his heyday. in Syracuse N y;
aged 70
10 Sporting; Yale won the varsity eight.
defeating Harvard 10 second. at New
London. Conn.
20. Aviation Disaster: 3 military air men
killed in mimic attack OF an aero
plane on a dirigible ship at Vienna,
Austria
q. Obituary: Baroness Bertha Won SUIT
ner. Austrian writer on peace and
winner of the Nobel peace prize in
1906. in Vienna; aged IL
% Storm: Tornado at Watertown, s. D..
killed persons and injured 40 others.
Sporting; Buckhora defeated Buskin in
the Brooklyn handicap on the Aque-
duct course, New York.
a. Kie Canal: The reconstructed Kiel
canal opened by the German emperor.
William H.
%. Mexico: A b. e. meoiators signed
peace protocol at Niagara Falls The
protocol provided for a provisional
government in Mexico and its recog-
milton by the United States and the
mediating powers. Argentina. Brazil
and Chile
Financial Troubles; f. b. Clahin &
Co, great wholesale dry goods con-
Germ. also holding company for nu-
merous retail stores placed in hands
of receivers, with liabilities OF $S4.-
100000