The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-23
1915 !OP|CALLy
FORM OF A DIARY !.
Affairs OF Interest In the
Political and Social World,
Sports and MisceI.
IaneOus Items.

u Mexico. Gen, yietoriano Huerta ar
rived 10 New York from Spain.
Obituary Ebcn piympton. old time &C
tor. In New York city; aged G.
g. Obituary; w II, Nelson, editor Kan
SOS City Star, Ia that city, aged a.
Stock Boom: Bethlehem Steel iumpet
10 1866 In the New York Stock Ex
change where 1890 shares wert
dealt In
IL Sporting Big league baseball season
opened
H. Obituary Ex-Gov Il. A. WOODBURY.
of Vermont. at Burlington. aged n
I6. Mexico Villas army defeated by
Obregons forces at Celaya.
Obituary Nelson w Aldrich. former
senator from Rhode Island in New
York city aged 73
n Munitions Export President Wilson
officially notified Germany that this
country would not stop the eXporta.
tons Of arms and ammunition.
e. Obituary: Frederick W. Seward, son
OF Secretary OF State w II. Seward,
and who was wounded in defending
his father when attacked on April II,
1865, at Montrose. n y. aged So
rs. Heat Record: April heat record OF 81
degrees IN New York city
Cruiser lnterned German raidng cruis-
err kronprinz Wilhelm was informed at
Newport News, Va TIL the end Of
the war
q Fire: Public library OF ST. Paul de-
stroyed by fire. loss sJ15, 600
Peace Congress: International peace
congress met at The Hague.
Panama Canal. Name Of Cuebra cut,
In the Panama canal. changed to Gail
lard cut
70 Fire Colon, Panama, swept by fire.
loss 100000 In the business district
where iG5 buildings were destroyed.
MAY.
Obituary Olive Harper author and
translator, in Philadelphia aged 20.
Weather Nagaries: Frost, snow and
rain IN the central west from Texas
to Montana
Political: Italy denounced the triple
alliance, OF which she was a member
with Germany and Austria.
!. Japan-China: Japan delivered an I'll.
timatum to China demanding conces-
sions
s. Japan-China; China accepted Japan's
demands without qualifications.
H. Naval; Warship fleet arrived at New
York
10. Neutral Protest: President Wilson
sent a note to Germany protesting
against submarine warfare on neu.
trails, citing the Lustania case.
a. Portugal: Revolution at Lisbon.
16. Portugal New government proclaim
ed by revoutonists In Portugal The
new premier Joao Chagas, shot by a
senator
IL Naval; President Wilson reviewed the
warship fleet on Hudson river
4. A., apIy
% Volcano Lassen Peak, Cal, burst out
in eruption.
Personal; Roosevelt won his defense
suit against charge of libel made by
William Barnes.
g. JapanChina; Japan and China signed
treaties TO carry out Japans demands. /
Neutrality. President Wilson proclaim I
ed United States neutrality in the wal
between Italy and Austria Hungary
JUNE.
l. Convention: United Confederate Vet.
Grams met at Richmond
2 Mexico. President Wilson warned the
Mexican revolutionists TO make peace
Baggage Law: New United States bag
gage law went into effect
g. Personals Gen. Bennett II. Young re.
elected commander In chief United
confederate veterans.
Trust Victory: United States petition
to dissolve the United States Steel
corporation denied by court OF appeals
g. Sporting: Walter j. Travis won his
fourth Metropolitan golf champion
ship, defeating ]. G. Anderson 2 up
in the final at Rye, n. Y,
g. Personal: William Jennings Bryan re
signed the portfolio of state in vii.
sons cabinet
3. Personal: Robert Lansing appointed
secretary Of state ad interim
Leo Franz Case: Georgia prison com
mission reported against committing
sentence Of Frank, alleged murderer.
D. Frye Case. Germany announced that
the case Of the sinking of the United
States ship w. +. Frye by a German
cruiser would be referred to a prize
court and not settled under the treaty
of 1898, as this country had demanded.
Neutral Protest: Second note of the
United States to Germany on the Lu.
sitania case was published In the
United States and also delivered to
the German government In Berlin. II
reiterated the note OF May 49,
Obituary: Gen. Il. l.. Molineux, noted
civil war officer In New York city,;
aged s.
Sporting: Molla Biurstedt won the
womans national tennis championship
al Philadelphia: score, 40. c. 60.
Storm Disaster: - persons killed and 80
hurt IN a storm which swept over Wis
consin. Iowa and Minnesota.
Obituary: Col c. f. Woodruff, q. S
A., noted surgeon and anthropologist,
in New Rochelle. ~ y; aged IS.
Peace League: New peace league or
ganzed In Philadelphia
Indian Troubles: Yaqui Indians declar-
ed war on the United States Fleet
ordered TO sail for lower California 2
10 protect Americans
Sporting. Jerome ID. Trayers, noted
amateur. won title u open golf cham
pionship Of the United States, defeat
ing Mcnamara, at Baltusrol, N. j.
Thaw Case Harry X Thaw granted
jury trial 20 test his sanity.
Naval: The Arizona battleship, big u
gest United States superdresdnaught
launched at Brooklyn navy yard.
Earthquake: Earthquake in southern
California caused loss OF 81. 10000.
Frye Case; United States sent note
to Germany asking for reconsider
alton OF the Frye case, refusing TO &C
cept Germany's contention that II was
a case for a prize court.
British Blockade. Great Britain an
nounced 20 the United States that Its
blockade against neutral trade with :