El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-01
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I January 29-Cotton cargo Of the Pres
ton partly burned in New York.
I March 6-Explosion in du Pont powder
| plant at Haskell, n. J.: five Killed
I March 21-Cotton ron United states
afire In the Clan MaeKelier at &C.
! nOa-
( afire in the san GuglielmO. at Genoa
april l-kXploslOn in Equitable pow
der factory, Alton, Ill: five killed.
( April sugar cargo Of the Devon
City fired BY bomb
! April 2g-Cargo OF the Erne afire in
New York harbor-
/ April 20-Explosion in du Pont plant
: at Carmeys Point, y J.; SIX hurt
/ Nay S-Bomb found in cargo Of hole
OF the Banksdale on her arrival at
Havre from New York
I May 12-ExDlosion in Anderson gun
cotton warehouse az Wellington. n.
J.; three killed
May 15-Explosion in DUPONT plant
! at Carney's Point. y J.. six injured
/ June 10-Nine bombs found in cargo
Of the Kirkoswald on arrival at Mar
I settles from New York
June 2s-Explosion in du Pont plant
July 4-1iinnehaha fired at sea BY
bombs put in ship at New York
: July Fire in Harrison Bros benZol
! factory at Philadelphia; loss $500. 600.
I July 13-ExplOsion in powder mill at
I Jef1ersOn-t town. Ky three killed
July lS-kXploslon IN du Point plant az
. Carney's Point, n. j. one killed,
I three hurt.
July 24-Steamship Cragside fired at
pier at New York
! July Craftsmanship KnitsfoTd fired at
pier in Brooklyn
I August 16-Explosion in Aetna Powder
{ mill at Sinnamahening, Pa; five
I August Is Explosion in du Point
plant, Wilmington, Delaware
August 25-Shell explOdes in Charles
s Schwab's plant at Bethlehem,
Pa. two killed
August 2s-ExpIosion in American
Powder company's factory, Acton,
Mass Explosion at du POnt plant
at Wilmington. Del; two killed
August 51-Dynamite laden train de-
rallied and blown up near Pinole.
August 3I-Bomb explodes at door OF
~ F Combs. seroplane plant super
. intendent, at DePew. \. Y
September Explosion at National
Conduit and Cable Co shell plant.
Hastings, y Y. six hurt
September 1.-THE Santa Anna laden
with Italian reservists from New
September is-The Animal carrying
food TO allies from Brooklyn, burned
September 2s-ExpIosion in Dupont
powder plant at Haskell. y J.; four
killed
October 1-ExpIOsiOn in Dupont pow
der plant at PomptOn, y. J.; one
October s-Two hundred eighty-fivs
thousand pounds OF explosive blow
~ -AI---e- RCNLN- EAcAAAf
pOrium- Pa; four killed. seven hurt.
October 12-Explosion in du Pont pow
der plant at Pompton, n J.; seven
October 2S-Fire in Russian munition
warehouse AT Seattle, WASH $780,
September 1o.-Fire in Bethlehem
Steel company ordnance plant. Beth
lehen. Pa; loss 81 5000
November 1o-Two buildings destroyed
by fire at 1fidvale. Pa. Steel and
Ordnance E77frr~ ~nnnrar1G Gnl7-
lars loss by fire in Baldwin locouo-
tive munition plant Eddysrone, Pa
November 11-Fire in Roebling steel
rope plant Trenton. y J.: loss ST.
November 30-ExpIosion in du Pont
powder plant. Wilmington, Del;
81 killed and six injured
NOTABLE PROGRESS IN TELEPHONY
January 29IFirst public demOnstra-
ton OF telephone line between New
York and san Francisco. 3400 miles
September % - Wireless telephone
communication established between
Arlington. Va, and Mare Island Navy
1aro- CAL distance OF $500 miles
President Theodore y. Vail OF the
american Telephone and Telegraph
Co, talks from New York to San
Francisco, voice being carried by
telephone TO Arlington and thence by
wireless. Wireless telephone com
municatiOn established between Ar
lingtOn and Hawaii, 1900 miles
October 21-Arlington speaks TO Paris
ana Hawaii by wireless telephone
BEST SPORTING RECORDS 1918.
Baseball
Worlds champions-Boston Ameri-
cans League champiOns-Nati0nai.
Philadelphia: American. Boston
Leading batsman-National Larry
Doyle. New York; American. Ty Cobb.
Detroit
Leading pitcher National-G. c
Alexander. Philadelphia; American. Joe
Wood. Boston
Cornell Consensus Of opinionl.
Jess willard. of Kansas. defeating
Jack johnson. becomes world heavy
weight champion
Cornell wins Poughkeepsie regatta
Champion single scuner-Robert
Champion senior eight-Duluty Boat
club.
Tennis
National singles champion. William
" Johnson. California; national dou-
oles champion William " Johnston
and Clarence J. Griffin. California
National women's single champion.
Mss Molla Bjuste6t. Norway; national
doubles champions. Mrs
George Wightman and Miss Eleanora
sears, Boston
National amateur champion. Robert
D. Gardner. jr-- Chicago
National women's champion. Mrs.
b
National open champion, Jerome D.
rravers, Montclair, n. J.
Hockey
College champion. Harvard. CNo in
ercOllegiate league.)
Amateur hockey league champion. St
Nicholas team. New York
Polo
senior championship. Meadow Brook,
-Ong Island.
Junior Championship. Bryn Mawr.
pennsylvania.
turf
Champion, Roamer.
1acquets-
National amateur champion. Clar-
nee C. Pell. New York.
Worlds professional champion, Jock
Outar. New York.
'Ourf Tennis
iould, New York
Worlds professional champion, Wal
er A. Kinsella. New York
yelling
National amateur champion. Hans
Dhrt-
National professional champion.
rank /. Kramer. East Orange y. J.