The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-01
GLEAN|RGS FROM
1914 Presented.
Political, Social and SMiscel.
laneous Happenings Of
General slnterest-Ne.
crologyof the Year
JANUARY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

JANUARY.
4. Obituary: DR.. silas Weir Mitchell.
dlstinEailahed nerve specialist. also
novelist OF note. In Philadelphia:
aged s.. 81
3 Obituary: Gen. Simon Bolivar Buck
nor, noted Confederate leader In the
civil war. and Mexican war veteran,
81 Mnnfordytlle. KY: aged 90.
10 Mexico: Gen. Francisco Villas Mexi-
can tnsurgent forces captured ojin-
ngn, driving out tho federal garrison
byfai spirited attack
u. Thnw Case: A commission OF the
United States court reported that
HaTysk Thaw Is sane.
u Obituary: Count Yukyo Ito, noted
japanese feet admiral, at Tokyo:
agedi7i
Is. Obituary: Gen. Louis Wagner. noted
Federal war veteran, head OF the G.
a. n. slsso-a. in 2Phila deiph!a; aged 49,
Consention: international wuterways
congress met at san Francisco.
10 shipwreck: British submarine AL
sank ut torpedo practice. carrying
down her crew OF Ii men.
10. Obituary: Gen. Marie Georges Pic
quart French officer, noted In ths
famous Dreyfus persecution case. In
Paris: aged 90.
q. Obituary: Lord strathcona Donald
list and statesman, In London, aged o.
.. Obituary. Former United States Sem
atorE Shelby Moore cullom OF Illinois;
aged "a.
%. shlpwreels: Old Dominion liner Mon
roeisunk by collision Off the Virginia
eapes with a loss of Il lives.
u. obituary.: Gen. James Adams Beav.
err. civil war veteran and ex-governor
OF Pennsyiyania. at Bellefonte.. Pa. !;
b
FEBRUARY.
\ Sporting: Willie Hoppe maintained
hisstitle for the 1S2 balk limo bIllurd
championship by a score Of COO TO a2d
nl1l Innings defeating George Sutton,
Mt Hotel Aston, New York.
Fire: Fire destroyed 100000 worth of
cotton at Clinton. Tex.
Mexico: United States embargo on
shipment Of arms and munitions OF
war to Mexico lifted by executive
q. Peru: Peruvian revolut!onlsts depos.
ed President Guilerino BIlEnghurst.
1ninnlattnekl on the palace Prime Min.
ister vlrcla was Killed.
u obituary.: Elizabeth o'Brien Brown.
low widow of .Parson" Brownlow.
noted civil var character, at Knox
Vile. Tenn: aged s5.
U Cold WAVE: First extensive cold wave
OF thelsensoniln tho ens,; zero wealth
er4 IN Sews York city: 80 below at Zig
Moose, n "
q Obituary: Alphonsc Rertilion, orlgl-
Datots OF system of criminal ilentlrca.
ton. at farip;Sayed %.
" obituary: Augustus octavlus Bacon,
Tilted states senator from Georgia.
IN Hnsbington: nscd 70.
storra: a. bllzss;drds OF, sleet aud snow In
M ttlE ff1fiA8rfv11nE CJpnFir tba o06lnr,,
states blockallng traihG8Eanerally.
is o9lniary: Slscount Aoki. noted Jnrn.
nese fstntesman. formerly Ambassador
osthe United States. in Tokyo: aged
ii ebltusrs. Mfs. Robert Louis. Steven.
son widow OF the noted author, In
M6nteclto!A Gal.
p Flood 9cuiminatIon of floods in south.
cEn California. accompanied by sew
etalS deaths and property loss OF
si,s1ooo. 81 is..,l
obltuar$: Former United States Sena-
tor Henry n. Teller of Colorado. at
penyer;saged iSi,
"a judicial !: New York court OF appeals
granted new trial to Becker. police
lientenant:convicted for the murder Of
gambler Herman Rosenthal
MARCH.
9. Obituary: George ~. Vanderbilt, mil
llonaire! In Washington; aged g.
Q, Ere Disaster: In fire which 90.
stroyed the Missouri Athletic club
house, St Louis, 80 persons perlshcG.
Obituary: Edward Il, Butler. noted ed.
!. itor. proprietor OF the Buffalo News
In Buffalo; aged e.
u. Obituary.: George Westinghouse, IN.
yentorS Of the railway air brake and
other devices, in New York city: aged
u Fire: Loss OF nearly 100000 by tho
burning OF the Columbia docks ut
Portland, Ore.
Sporting: Willie RitchIe. world light
Weight champion. defeated Ad VOL
CAST In ten rounds at Milwaukee.
rs Naval: New drsadnought cOnIpan-
ion ship OF the emanmoth bnttIcshtp
PennaylSania. launched at New York
70, shipwreek: 90 persons drowned at
Venice Italy. by the sinking OF pas
senger steamer In collision with a
torpedo boat
10 Sporting: Champion Willie Hoppe de-
feated George. Sutton in an ISL 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 federais
atTorreon.
y, Fire: Loss OF 100000 by the burn
Ing OF a tobacco plant at Durham.
NC ,ssi.. =
Mexico: Rebe, forces checked In attack
on Torreonj by federal garrison.
3. Obituary.: Frederic Mistral. French
Proyencal poet. winner OF a Nobel
prize, at Mailiane,' France; aged 81.
IT. Obituary: B. +. Keith. vaudeville pio-
neer. Mt Palm Beach. Tla.
n. Anniversary New YosM city began
a8series sof celebrations h commence
rate the sooth anniversary. Its COM
h. P6lIheai:s House Of rep, sentatives
voted for the Panama canal tolls re-
peal. ~ to ;1e2
Obituary: Sir Hubert Won Herkomcr,
famous German artist. resident OF
the United States In tho fifties. in
London; aged ss.
APRIL.
IL Fire: In ST Augustine, Fla, court
house and several hotels and resi-.
denees DESTROYED; loss. $4,000 to $780,
COO NY
obitnary: Paul iHeyse. author and
dranatist AWARDED Nobel prize In
iaioD, IN Munich; aged s.
Mexico: Mexican rebels captured Tor
reon after battle OF eleven days du-
ration and loss Of 1900 killed and
wounded.
l. Foreign Relations: Treaty between
United states and Colombia signed at
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