The Dolores star., 1915-01-01

fedsracy In the nasieaai esnstssy a
Arlington was uavsiie1 June Z.
on June 10 England captured the m
ternasionai polo oha1ptonship -
Meadow rook, N. Y. 70 vas made pub-
lie on June - that Mrs. nerrts x. Jegup
had bsqusathed ss.Sos.ooe q psblie IN.
stitutions. The American Museum o.
Natural History was . bsnsnoiasy 70
the extent Of 100000 That, also.
was the day on which the reconstruct
"a Kiel canal was opened by the Ger
man kaiser. The international Eueha.
ristic congress opened at Louroes.
France. July -.
On september > Cardinal oiacomo
della Chiesa, archbishop Of Bologna.
was elected pope TO succeed the late
Piux X. The new pontin assumed the
title of Benedict XIV. The government
crop report. made public October .. an
nounced a record wheat harvest OF
sg2 900 900 and O normal corn crop OF
2,s-s. 600. 900. The worlds championship
series was won October - by tho Bos-
ton National league baseball team
On October II one Of the most com
prehensive financial schemes on record
formulated by bankers at New York
city involved the raising by the banks
Of a fund OF $3.50. 000. 900 which was 70
be loaned upon warehouse receipts for
cotton. On the last day Of October the
Panama canal was closed for trafic .
second time on account of an earth
slide into Culebra cut.
On November 9 the Chicago stock
yards were closed on account Of an
epidemic OF foot-and-mouth disease
which had already led the federal au-
thorities to establish quarantine In
eight states against the shipment Of
cattle. Later this prohibition was ex-
tended to several other states. The So
called house OF governors met in its
seventh annual session at Madison,
Wis, November 10.
After n period of suspension covering
IS weeks. brought about by the war,
the cotton exchanges Of New York and
New Orleans opened for trading on No
vember I6 The New York stock ex-
change, which was closed at the break
ing out of hostiiities was reopened for
restricted trading November q. A red
letter event In the history Of American
athletics was the formal opening OF the
great Yale bowl. seating so. 900 persons,
November 81. The annual Yale-Har-
ward football contest resulted in q Har-
ward victory. So to o.
Among the Eminent Dead.
The record of those who have passed
out Of the worlds activities during the
year is OF unusual length. and II contains
the names OF many who had achieved dis
tinction.
Among the famous men who died in
January were Dr. 8. Weir Mitchell Of
Philadelphia, scientist and novelist:
Dr. Edward Spitzka, alienist and neu-
rologist; Count Yuko Ito, admiral OF
the japanese fleet: Shelby NJ. Cullom.
80 years United States senator from
Illinois. author Of the interstate COM
merce law; Paul yeroulede. French poet
and political agitator: the venerable
James Adams Beaver. Civil war hero
Simon Boliver Buekner. whose name
and fame have been familiar to the Amer
lean public for more than half a century
as a lieutenant general In the Confederate
army. governor OF Kentucky. candidate
for vice-president on the Gold Democratic
ticket In 1896.
February's contribution to the list
includes Alphonse Bertillon, whose
clever system Of measurement made
him the terror of criminals; Theodore
l. De Winnie. whose artistic efforts
revolutionized printing; Henry n. Tel
Ter. United States senator from Colo
RADIO for 80 years. Secretary OF the In
terror under President Arthur: Wis.,
count siuxo Aoki. FIRST japanese am
bassador to the United States. and the
earl Of Mimic. former governor-general
Of Canada. In March Cardinal Kopp. It
the head Of the Roman Catholic hierarchy
OF Germany: the venerable Thomas Bow
man, senior bishop OF the Methodist
church. and two Protestant Episcopal
bishops-John Scarborough Of New
Jersey. and william Woodruff Niles Of
New Hampshire passed away. America
also lost George Westinghouse. whose
air brake Is reputed to have saved
more lives than were sacrificed In the
Napoleonic wars. April marked the
passing OF the dowager empress OF ia
pan, the well-beloved Haruko: George
Alfred Townsend known widely a. .
war correspondent: George r. Baer.
president of the Reading railroad. and
samuel r. Crockett. who created The
Stickit Minister"
MAI Gen. Daniel r. sickles. hero Of
the civil war. died early in May. Among
the other famous men and women who
died during the month were Lillian
Nordica, daughter of a Maine farmer.
who became one OF the worlds most
successful opera singers. especially ia
nous In wagnerian roles: Francis KOS
trIot: Charles scadding. Episcopal
bishop Of Oregon: Sir Joseph w. Swan.
inventor Of the incandescent light;
Paul Mauser. inventor Of the rife
bearing his name; william o. Bradley.
United States senator from Kentucky.
and the duke Of Argyu.
Adiai r. Stevenson. vice-president Of
the United States during the seconA
Cleveland administration. died June IL.
Grand Duke Adolph Friedrich of Meek
Ienburg- streiitx. George II. grand duke
of SaNe-MeininEen. and Archduke
Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne OF
Austria Hungary. the victim OF an A..
sassin. are some OF the men OF royal
blood who died In that M 9TH. Joseph
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