Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31

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o. Obituary: O'Donovan Rosa (Jere-
miah O'Donovan), Irish patriot leader,
in New York city; aged 81.
30. Personal: Genevieve Clark, daughter
of Speaker Champ Clark married at
Bowling Green, Mo, to James NJ
Thomson, New orleans journalist
JULY.
2. Obituary: Gen. Porfrio Diaz, former
president of Mexico after several
terms and deposed by Madero, in
Paris; aged So.
3. Attempted Assassination: J. i. Nor
gan, the banker. shot at Glen Cove,
N. Y, by Frank Holt, a German col
lege professor
Obituary: st. Clair McKelway, editor
of the Brooklyn Eagle, in Brooklyn,
N. Y. aged 20.
z. Storm: Tornado wrought havoc in
the middle west. Cincinnati suffered
most; dead reported at upward of 40
with many missing.
8. Neutral Rights: Germany replied to
the second note of the United States
promising to safeguard Americans
under their own flag.
ID. Neutral Rights: The United States
government notified Great Britain that
this country would not recognize pro-
ceedings under British orders In coun-
Gil valid.
Thaw Case: Harry X. Thaw declared
city.
Is. Flood Flood in Ohio caused loss Of
100000; persons drowned
10. Sporting: Norman S. Taber of Boston
made a new worlds l mile run record
at Cambridge. Time, 4:12 80
q. Anniversary Southold, N. Y, began
the N5th anniversary celebration of its
settlement Q640).
"a. Neutral Protest: Third American note
to Germany on the torpedolng of neu-
trails received in Berlin. 1t refuses to
compromise with Germany on neutral
rights and declares that further en-
croachments will be considered de
liberately unfriendly"
Steamer Disaster: Lake excursion
steamer Eastland went down at her
dock in Chicago: out of 2,40S passen-
gers and so crew 9Sl were drowned or
missing
q. Haiti: Political revolt against Presi-
dent Guillaume of Haiti to avenge the
execution of l60 political prisoners.
Guillaume took refuge in the French
legation.
| rs. Haiti: Haytian revolutlonists invaded
the French legation, dragged out the
deposed President Gullaume and shot
him to death.
20. Haiti: Haitian snipers killed United
States marines who landed In Port au
Prince to aid In protecting foreigners
from the mob.
| III. Dr. w. A. CrOf1ut, Journal
list, traveller and author. In Washing
ton; aged so.
AUGUST.
2 Neutral Rights Germany refused to
consider the w. p. Frye damage case
matter for negotiations with the
United States. Great Britain insisted
upon her policy OF restricting neutral
trade with Germany.
| 3. Storm: Cloudburst at Erie, Pa, caus-
ed loss of 5000 900; rs deaths.
4. British Blockade Great Britain sent
three notes to the United States up
holding her blockade of neutral ports.
8. Haiti: United States naval force oc-
cupied Port au Prince, Haiti. to pro-
tect American rights.
Obituary: "Maarten Martens" Dutch
novelist, in Zeist, Holland; aged 81.
Mexico: Conference of A. b. C. powers
and the United States over Mexico
met in Washington.
6. Haiti: United States forces took for
chile possession Of Port Au Prince;
resisting Haitians fired upon.
Obituary Gen. B. F. Tracy, lawyer and
soldier, former secretary OF navy, In
New York city; aged SIS.
! 10. Mexico: United States battleships
Louisiana and New Hampshire sailed
for Vera Cruz, Mex. to qUell anti
foreign demonstrations.
The War: United States declined to put
| an eHDaTRO on tne SAFE OF munitions
| to belligerents and agreed to accept
pay from Germany for the sinking OF
the ship Frye.
| IL. Mexico: Gen. CarranZa resented Pres
ident Wilson 8 attempt to restore peace
in Mexico
| General Carranza was notified that arm
ed intervention In Mexico by the
United States would not be approved
by the A. B. c. powers
War Treasure: Heavy shipment OF
British treasure, including $4,000
in gold. arrived at New York.
IL Volcanoes: Vesuvius, Stromboli and
Etna, the Italian volcanoes became
Haiti: Haiti elected Dartiguenave pres
ident
H. Obituary: John w. Harper. noted
publisher, in New York; aged 81.
Mexico: The United States and Argen-
tina, Brazil. Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay
and Guatemala. jointly. appealed &c
Mexican parties to make peace.
Is. War Riot Riot In Boston; italian re-
servists assaulted policemen who pro.
tected Germans from the mob.
Obituary: Gen. J. c. Black. noted law
yer and civil war veteran. in Chicago
aged rs.
16. Storm: Tropical hurricane flooded
Galveston with waters OF the gulf
other poiNs on the coast invaded
Loss estimated at 10000 900 and deaths
upward or $40, with many missing
Frank Case: Leo Frank, Georgia life
convict. forcibly taken from prison
at Miledgeville and hanged near Ma
rietta, home of his alleged victim
Mary Phagan.
Convention: National Educational asso
citation met at Oakland, Cal.
II. The War: The United States agreed
TO joint board to settle the disputed
Frye damage case.
q. Mexico: Carranza's generals announc
ed that they would support his objec
tion to engage in peace conference
The War; Great Britain declared cottor
contraband
"a. The Arabic Case: Berlin informed
Washington that the killing of Amer
leans on board of the Arabic was no
intentional.
Convention: Conference OF governors
met in Boston.
IS. Obituary: John d. Long. former sec
rotary OF navy, at bingham, Mass
aged a.
Culinary. PAM Armstrong PLAYWRIGHT