Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31
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1915 TOPICA[Ly
FORM OF A DIARY
Affairs OF Interest In the
Political and Social World,
Sports and MisCeI-
laneOuS Items.

tor in New York city; aged g.
IL. Obituary: w. Il. 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
Ia. Sporting: Big league baseball season
opened.
Is. Obituary: Ex-Gov L. A. Woodbury.
of Vermont, at Burlington; aged II.
16. Mexico Villas army defeated by
Obregons forces at Celaya.
Obituary: Nelson w. Adrich, former
senator from Rhode Island, in New
York city; aged 70.
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 II. Seward,
and who was wounded in defending
his father when attacked on April IA,
1885, at Montrose. n. Y; aged SO.
Is. Heat Record: April heat record OF 81
degrees in New York city.
Cruiser Interned: German raiding cruls-
er Kronprinz Wilhelm was informed at
Newport News, Va, till the end OF
the war.
e. Fire: Public library of st. Paul de-
stroyed by fire; loss 5000
Peace Congress: International peace
congress met at The Hague.
Panama Canal: Name Of Culebra cut,
in the Panama canal, changed to Gail
lard cut.
30 Fire: Colon, Panama, swept by fire;
loss $350000O in the business district
where 4G5 buildings were destroyed.
MAY.
q Obituary: Olive Harper author and
translator in Philadelphia aged 49,
Weather Nagaries: Frost. snow and
rain in the central west from Texas
to Montana.
T. Political: Italy denounced the triple
alliance of which she was a member
with Germany and Austria.
T. Japan China: Japan delivered an ul-
timatum to China demanding conces.
sions.
s. Japan-China: China accepted Japan's
demands without qualifications.
II. Naval: Warship fleet arrived at New
York
10. Neutral Protest: President Wilson
sent 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.
%. Volcano: Lassen Peak, Cal. burst ou
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 Japans demands
Neutrality: President Wilson proclaim
ed United States neutrality in the wal
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JUNE.
l. 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.
Trust Victory: United States petition
to dissolve the United States Stee
corporation denied by court of appeals
6. Sporting: Walter ]. Travis won hi.
fourth Metropolitan golf champion
ship. defeating j. G.. Anderson VI
In the final. at Rye. n. Y.
8. Personal: William Jennings Bryan re
signed the portfolio OF state In VIII
sons cabinet
0. Personal: Robert Lansing appointed
secretary OF state ad interim
Leo Frank Case: Georgia prison com
mission reported against committing
sentence of Frank. alleged murderer.
10. Frye Case: Germany announced tina
the case OF the sinking of the United
States ship w. p. Frye by German
cruiser would be referred to a priz'
court and not settled under the treaty
of 1898, as this country had demanded
Neutral Protest: Second note OF tn
fA1 Ctat fl,A -.
sitania case was published in tn
United States and also delivered Il
the German government In Berlin. l
reiterated the note of May 10.
Obituary: Cen l.. l.. MolineuX, note'
civil war officer, in New York city
aged So
IL Sporting. Molla Bjurstedt won tn
woman's national tennis championship
at Philadelphia; score. 4-6. g. Go
Storm Disaster 10 persons killed and
! hurt in a storm which swept over Wis
consn. Iowa and Minnesota.
| 49, Obituary: Col. c. f. Woodruff, L. S
A. noted surgeon and anthropologlst
in New Rochelle, n. Y; aged 60
| II. Peace League: New peace league or
ganized in Philadelphia.
Indian Troubles Yaqui Indians declar
ed war on the United States. Flee
ordered to sail for lower California
to protect Americans.
49, Sporting: Jerome D. Travers, note
amateur, won title of open golf cham
pionshp of the United States. defeat
ing Mcnamara. at Baltusrol. n. J.
Thaw Case: Harry X. Thaw granted
jury trial TO test his sanity.
10 Naval: The Arizona battleship, big
gest United States superdreadnaughi
launched at Brooklyn navy yard.
%. Earthquake: Earthquake in souther
California caused loss Of S1,OOo,oOO.
"a, FRYE Case: United States sent a not