Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-31

Progreso. Tex. ! American and u
MexicaDs were killed.
Obituary. DR.. Austin Flint, noted physl-
clan and allenist. IN New York city;
aged 20.
o. Obituary. J. Keir Hardic. noted Eng
iah Socialist. NJ. p. and lecturer IN
Glasgow. Bcotlnnd
n. Explosion: Gasoline and dynamite ex-
posion In the business district OF Ard
more, Okla. killed t5 people and In
1ured over 100; property loss 10000.
Convention: 18th annual encampnaent OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic open
ed In Washington.
n Convention: Farmers National con-
gress opened at Omaha
Personal: President Wilson welcomed
tho G. A. X. veterans IN Camp EN-
cry. Washington.
Sporting; The Philadelphia club clinch-
ed the National league pennant at
Boston by defeating Boston s to Q.
Wireless: Wireless phone talk was ac-
compllshed between Arlington. Va.
and San Francisco. 1900 miles
Convention: Sons OF Veterans annual
encampment. In washington.
War Anniversary: 6emicentennial ami
versary OF the Washington grand re-
view Of 1866 by 1000 O. A. r. veter-
ans.
Storm Disaster: Gulf hurricane struck
Louisiana coast; deaths estimated
about $50
%. wireless: Speech transmitted by wire
less phonG from Arlington. Va. TO
Honolulu. 400 miles.
Sporting: Boston became American
league champion through the defeat
OF Detroit by 81. Louis. 8 to z at De-
trOit
OCTOBER.
1. Personal: Capt. r. r. Monfort Of
Ohio elected commander in chief OF
the q. A. II.
L Convention: International Farm con-
gress opened Mt Denver.
8. Submarine. Germany disavowed the
sinking Of the liner Arabic and agreed
to pay indemnity for loss OF American
lives when the ship was torpedoed.
0. Sporting: Harvard defeated Carlisle
In football, 20 TO Z. at Cambridge
GIL Anderson won $50 mile auto race
for the Astor cup. at 6heepshead Bay.
Mexico: Pan-American conferees voted
to recommend the carranza party In
Mexico as the do facto government.
II. Convention: National Womans Chris
tian Temperance union met at Seat
tie, Wash.
II. Sporting: Boston Americans defeated
the Philadelphia Nationals In the nth
and deciding game Of the worlds Sc
ries, 8 to 4, at Philadelphia
10. Mexico: The United States, Brazil.
Chile, Argentina, Guatemala. Bolivia,
Uruguay. Colombia and Nicaragua
formally recognized Gen. Caranza
head OF the de facto government Of
Mexico.
n. Wireless: Wireless teiephoning &C
complishcd between Arlington, Va.
and Paris
a. Sporting: Cornell defeated Harvard.
10 10 o, at Cambridge. Mass. Princeton
defeated Dartmouth. 20 to Z. at Prince
ton.
8 War Blockade: Steamer Hooking.
sailing under United States flag, seiz-
ed by British cruiser on the port
Of New York.
NOVEMBER.
!. Obituary: Herman Ridder. German
American editor In New York; aged "a.
Z ShIpwreck: Steamer Santa Claus, on
Oregon; Is deaths.
q Obituary: p. A. B. widener. capital
list, In Philadelphia; aged s.
Football: Harvard defeated Princeton.
10 to G.
2. Neutral Protest. United States note
70 Great Britain declared the British
blockade Illegal and curtailment Of
neutral rights.
10 Japan: Emperor YoshIhito. formally
crowned at Kioto.
Storm: Kansas, Nebraska and South
Dakota hit by tornado; many deaths
Fire: Loss Of 100000 at plant Of Beth
lehem Steel works
N. A.. lAAa s.I Dxix faVa hxs
10 tot.
IL obituary; Booker t. Washington.
negro leader and educator. at Tuske-
ls obituary: Susan z. Dickinson, jour-
nalist, sister OF Anna e. the girl
orator Of civil war days, In Scran-
ton. Pa: aged 81.
Mine Accident: % miners killed by dust
explosion at Ravensdale, Wash.
10 Storm: Record eastern gale Of "
miles an hour on, the upper Atlantic
coast
Obituary: DR.. Solomon schechter. noted
Biblical scholar and authority. In New
York; aged 6S.
%. Football: Harvard defeated Yale. a
to O. at Cambridge. Mass.
q. Railroad Accident: IS persons killed
in circus train head-on collision near
Columbus, Ga.
Is. Tornado: IL killed and 80 injured by
violent windstorm near Hot Springs.
Ark.
% Mexico. At Nogaics. Sonora, about 20
Mexicans and American soldiers
were killed In long range shooting
affair.
q. Footballs; Army beat Navy. II to o
In New York,
80 Neutral Rights: Great Britain seized
at Saint Lucia the American steamer
Tennessee.
Explosion: 80 workmen killed at the Du
Pont powder plant at Upper Hogley.
Del.
DECEMBER.
q German War Charges: The United
States requested Germany to recall
Boy-Ed and Won Papen, attaches OF
tho embassy at washington. DR.. Karl
Buenx and associates found guilty OF
aiding Germany by false shippers'
manifests.
4. Worlds Fairs Panama-P Pacific expo
sition closed; attendance over 17,000.
900. profits 100000.
Peace Mission. Ford's peace mission set
out from New York.
9, Sixty-fourth congress convened.
Politlcal The United States asked
Austria to disavow the act Of sinking
tho Italian liner Ancona on Nov. 7.
10. Personal. Bov-Ed and Won Papen re-
called by Germany as requested by
the United States on Dec. 2,
| II. China. The council OF state reported
| that the recent election declared for q
monarchy
is PERSONAL, Marriage OF President Wood.