Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-01-05
Political. Social and Miscel.
laneous Happenings Of
General Interest Ne.
CrOIOgy OF the Year
JANUARY.


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JANUARY.
L Obituary: Dr., Siias 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 Munfordvile. KY; aged so.
TO- Mexico: Gen Francisco Villas Mexi-
can insurgent forces captured Dim
aga, driving out the federal garrison
by a spirited attack.
II. Thaw Case: A commission Of the
United States court reported that
Harry X. Thaw is sane.
IL Obituary: Count Yukyo Ito. noted
Japanese feet admiral. at Tokyo.
aged II.
Is Obituary: Gen. Louis Wagner. noted
Federal war veteran. head Of the q
A. r. lSs0-Sl. in Philadelphia; aged rs
Convention: International waterways
congress met at San Francisco,
16 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 tho
famous Dreyfus persecution case. in
Paris: aged Co.
q. Obituary: Lord Strathcona donald
Alexander Smith,. Canadian capital
list and statesman. in London aged 81
n Obituary: Former United States Sem
ator Shelby Moore Cullom of illinois:
aged 81.
30 Shpwreck: Old Dominion liner Mon
roe sunk by collision off the Virginia
capes with a loss of Al lives.
q. Obituary: Gen. James Adams Beav-
er. civil war veteran and ex-governor
Of Pennsylvania. at Belefonte. Pa:
aged n.
FEBRUARY.
4 Sporting: Willie Hoppe maintained
his title for the 1872 balk line billiard
championship by a score Of 500 to 226
In II innings. defeating George Sutton
ut Hotel Aston. New York.
Fire: Fire destroyed 81 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.
L Peru: Peruvian revolutionists depos-
ed President Guillermo 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: so below at Big
Moose. n Y.
Il Obituary: Alphonse Bertillon. origi-
nator of system Of criminal identified
ton. at Paris: aged 70.
II Obituary: Augustus Octavius Bacon.
United States senator from Georgia.
In Washington; aged Is
Storm: A blizzard Of sleet and snow in
so mile gale swept the eastern
i.; states. blockading traffic generally
16 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.
T. Flood: elimination OF foods IN south
ern California. accompanie by sew
eral deaths and property loss Of
M.500.00o
Obituary: Former United States Sena-
tor Henry NJ. Teller OF Colorado at
Denver: aged 81
~ judicial: New York court OF appeals
granted a new trial to Becker. police
lieutenant convicted for the murder Of
gambler Herman Rosenthai.
MARCH.
Obituary: George w. Vanderbilt. mil
lionaire. in Washington: aged 81
3. Fire Disaster: In a fire which de-
stroyed the Missouri Athletic club
house. St. Louis. 30 persons persisted.
Obituary: Edward II Butler. noted ed
itor. proprietor Of the Buffalo News
in Buffalo: aged GA.
II. Obituary: George Westinghouse. in
ventor of the railway air brake and
other devices. in New York city: aged
g.
Il Fire: Loss of nearly 100000 by the
burning OF the Columbia docks at
Portland. Ore.
Sporting: Willie Richie. world light
weight champion. defeated AID VOL
CAST In ten rounds at Milwaukee
16 Naval: New dreadnought. compan
ion ship Of the mammoth battleshp
Pennsylvania, launched at New York
10. Shipwreck: so persons drowned at
Venice. Italy. by the sinking of a pas
senger steamer in collision with n
torpedo boat
20 Sporting: Champion Willie Hoppe de-
feated George Sutton in an 1871 inch
billiard championship match in New
York.
Obituary: Marie Jansen. formerly noted
comic opera singer. at MedfOrd. Mass
q. Mexico: Mexican rebels. led by Gen
Francisco Villa. attacked the federals
at Torreon.
n Fire: Loss OF $l.0OOOOO by the burn
Ing Of a tobacco plant at Durham
N. c.
Mexico: Rebel forces checked In attack
on Torreon by federal garrison
q. Obituary: Frederic Mistral. French
Provencal poet. winner Of Nobel
prize, at Maiiane. France: aged a.
26 Obituary: 3 Keith. vaudeville pio-
neer. at Palm Beach. Fla
q. Anniversary: New York city began
a series Of celebrations to commence
rate the 3O0th anniversary OF its com
merce
81. Political: House Of representatives
voted for the Panama canal tolls re-
peal. 247 to l62
Obituary: Sir Hubert Won Herkomer,
famous German artist. resident Of
the United States in the fftles In
London: aged Is
APRIL.
( Fire: In St. Augustine. Fla. court
house and several hotels and resi-
dences destroyed: loss 900 to $780,
OOO
Obituary: Paul Heyse. author and
dramatist awarded Nobel prize In
1910, in Munich: aged "a ''
Mexico: Mexican rebels captured Tor
reon after battle OF eleven days du-
ration and loss OF 1000 killed and
wounded,
Z. Foreign Relations: Treaty between
United States and Colombia signed at
BOgota.
H. Sporting: Opening of baseball season
OF 1914.
Is. Obituary: George Alfred Townsend
(Gath), newspaper and magazine writ
er, in New York citv: aged 73.
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