Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-24

States super-dread-
naught, launched at Brooklyn navy
yard.
4 J. p. Morgan. the banker, shot at
Glen Cove. N. Y, by Frank Holt. a
German college professor.
4 Harry K. Thaw declared sane by an
advisory jury in New York city.
l. The state department notified Great
Britain, through Ambassador w. H.
Page, that this country would not
recognize British orders in council AZ
valid.
I. southold, N. Y, began the 275th an
niversary of it's settlement Q640).
3. Haitian revolutions invaded the
French legation, dragged out the de-
posed president. Guillaume. and shot
him to death.
.. Haitian snipers killed 2 United States
marines who were in Port au Prince
protecting foreigners.
o. Former Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker executed at Sing Sing for
completely in the murder of Hermann
Rosenthal
D. United States battleships Louisiana
and New Hampshire sailed for Vera
Cruz, Mexico. to quell anti-foreign
demonstrations.
l. Heavy shipment OF BRUSH treasure.
including s19.Ooo,ooo in gold. arrived at
New York.
5. Riot in Boston; Italian reservists as
saulted policemen who protected Ger
mans from the mob
G National Educational association met
at Oakland, Cal.
Leo Frank, Georgia life convict, forcibly
taken from prison at Milledgeville and
hanged near Marietta. home Of his al
legged victim, Mary Phagan.
l. Great Britain declared cotton contra
band.
A. Conference OF governors met in Bos-
ton.
o. Spanish American War Veterans met
at Scranton, Pa.
l. United States F-4, which sank on
Honolulu March Is, was raised.
SEPTEMBER.
[. 100000 fire on the grain pier in New
port News. Va.
Z. SCI, 1000 in British gold reached New
York via the American Express.
6emicentennial anniversary Of the Wash
ington grand review of 1866 by 5000
g. A. r. veterans.
Sons Of Veterans annual encampment
in Washington.
Z. vilhjalmur stefansson, the explorer,
heard from after q silence OF II
months. He was in Banks Land.
In an action near Cape Haitien. Haiti.
10 Americans were wounded and 40
Haitian rebels killed.
Z. Gasoline and dynamite explosion In
the business district Of Ardmore. Okla.
killed IS people and injured over 100;
property loss 100000
18th annual encampment Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic opened in WASH
ington.
B. Farmers National Congress opened at
Omaha.
g. Wireless phone talk was accomplished
between Arlington. Va. and San Fran
cisco, 5000 miles.
O. Speech transmitted by wireless phone
from Arlington. Va, to Honolulu. 1000
miles.
OCTOBER.
l. International farm congress opened at
Denver.
l. National Woman's Christian Temper
ance union met at Seattle, Wash.
l. Wireless telephoning accomplished be-
tween Arlington. Va. and Paris.
g. Steamer Hooking sailing under United
States flag seized by British cruiser
of the port of New York.
NOVEMBER.
o. Great Britain seized at Saint Lucia the
United States steamer Tennessee.
DECEMBER.
T. "oIlN Z eH dSAhiS CAPVSA-
ton closed; attendance over 17.ooo. 900:
profits $200000o.
Fords peace mission set out from New
York.
6 Sixty-fourth congress convened.
& Austria asked to disavow the act Of
sinking the ocean liner Ancona.
l. immigration statistics for 1915 showed
falling of Of arrivals of nearly co.
900 up to Dec. l against the arrivals
of 1914
Convention: National American We
man Suffrage association meets IN
Washington.
4 Conventions: American Society OF In
ternational Law and Pan-Amefica0
Scientific congress meet in Washing
ton.
B. Convention: American Historical 00D0-
citation meets in Washingtou.