Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-12-29
1915 OPICALLY
FORM Of A DIARY !
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Affairs of Interest In the
Political and Social World,
Sports and MisCel=
laneOuS Items.

OBITUARY: Eben PlymptOn, old time ac-
tor, in New York city; aged g.
IL. Obituary: W. r. Nelson, editor Kan
sas City Star, in that city; aged "a.
Stock Boom: Bethlehem Steel jumped !
to 155 in the New York Stock Elk
change, where 1890 shares were
dealt in.
Ia. Sporting: Big league baseball season
opened.
Is. Obituary: Ex-Gov. U. A. Woodbury. |
Of Vermont, at Burlington; aged Y.
16. Mexico: Villas army defeated by
Obregon's forces at Celaya.
Obituary: Nelson w. Aldrich, former
senator from Rhode Island, in New
York city; aged IS.
q. Munitions Export: President Wilson |
officially notified Germany that this
country would not stop the eXporta-
tons of arms and ammunition.
Is. Obituary: Frederick w. Seward, son |
OF Secretary of State w. H. Seward, |
and who was wounded in defending |
his father when attacked on April a. !
1865, at MontroSe, n. Y; aged 3d.
&C. Heat Record: April heat record of 81
degrees in New York city.
Cruiser Interned: German raiding cruis- j
er Kronprinz Wilhelm was informed at
Newport News, Va, till the end Of
the war.
%. Fire: Public library of ST. Paul de- |
stroyed by fire; loss 1915, 900.
Peace Congress: International peace |
congress met at The Hague.
Panama Canal: Name of Culebra cut, |
in the Panama canal, changed to Gail /!
lard cut.
80. Fire: Colon, Panama, swept by fire;
loss $3,500000 in the business district, !
where 4G5 buildings were destroyed.
MAY.
2. Obituary: Olive Harper author and
translator in Philadelphia; aged 70.
Weather NagarieS: Frost, snow and
in i'm 10 raj
to Montana.
4. PoliticaI: Italy denounced the triple
alliance of which she was a member
with Germany and Austria.
z. Japan-China: Japan delivered an ul-
timatum to China demanding conces-
sions.
8. Japan-China: China accepted Japan's
demands without qualifications.
II. Naval: Warship fleet arrived at New
York.
sent a note to Germany protesting
against submarine warfare on neu-
trails, citing the Lusitania case.
IA. Portugal: Revolution at Lisbon.
16. Portugal: New government proclaim
ed by revolutionists in Portugal. The
new premier, Joao Chagas shot by a
senator.
II. Naval: President Wilson reviewed the
warship fleet on, Hudson river.
49, Naval Parade at New York.
q. Volcano: Lassen Peak, Cal. burst out
in eruption.
Personal: Roosevelt won his defense
suit against charge of libel made by
William Barnes.
Is. Japan-China: Japan and China signed
treaties to carry out Japan's demands.
Neutrality: President Wilson proclaim
ed United States neutrality in the wal
between Italy and Austria-Hungary.
JUNE.
1. 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.
/ 3. Personal: Gen. Bennett H. Young re-
elected commander in chief United
Confederate Veterans.
j Trust Victory: United States petition
| to dissolve the United States Steel
corporation denied by court of appeals.
! 5. Sporting: Walter J. Travis won his
| fourth Metropolitan golf champion
ship, defeating J. G.. Anderson 2 up
! in the final at Rye n. z.
| 8. Personal: William Jennings Bryan re-
signed the portfolio of state in Will
| sons cabinet.
| 9. Personals: Robert Lansing appointed
secretary of state ad interim.
Leo Frank Case: Georgia prison COM
mission reported against committing
10. Frye Case: Germany announced that
the case of the sinking of the United
States ship w. P. Frye by a German
cruiser would be referred to a prize
court and not settled under the treaty
| of 1928, 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. 1t
reiterated the note of May 49,
Obituary: Gen. E. L. Molineux, noted
| civil war officer, in New York city;
aged 50.
II. Sporting; Molla B1urstedt won the
woman's national tennis championship
at Philadelphia; score, 49, g. 60.
Storm Disaster: 13 persons killed and sc
hurt in a storm which swept over Wis
| consin, Iowa and Minnesota.
IL. Obituary: Col G. E. Woodruff, u. S.
A, noted surgeon and anthropologist
in New Rochelle, N. Y; aged 65.
II. Peace League: New peace league or
, ganized in Philadelphia.
Indian Troubles: Yaqui Indians declar-
ed war the United States. Flee
ordered to sail for lower California
to protect Americans. -.
18. Sporting: Jerome D. Travers noted
amateur, won title Of open golf cham
IL pionshp of the United States, defeat
s ing Mcnamara, at Baltusrol, N J.
] Thaw Case: Harry X. Thaw granted
D jury trial to test his sanity.
10. Naval: The Arizona battleship, big
gest United States superdreadnaught
launched at Brooklyn navy yard.
I q. Earthquakes: Earthquake in southern
California caused loss Of s., 100000.
"a. Frye Case: United States sent not
l. to Germany asking for reconsider
: s~ alton of the Frye. case, refusing to &C
cept Germany's contention that it wa
t. "a case for. a prize court.
: British Blockade: Great Britain an
" nounced to the United States that it
!, blockade against neutral trade witt
Germany would continue.
Is. Mexico: Carranza troops occupies
: Mexico City. =
- Obituary: Rafael Joseffy, celebrate
pianist, in New York city; aged IS.
Sporting: Yale defeated Harvard in tn
Il varsity races at New Haven, winnin
). all varsity, freshman and second var
i sity events. z
a. Mexico: Gen. Huerta arrested at New
l. man N M bv TIpifad Ctafoo mar