The Holly chieftain., 1916-01-07

put eight old persons to death IN Ger
man Odd Fellows home at Ionkers,
s-J. P. Morgan sells his fathers por-
eelain to to syndicate for more than
2O-President Wilson presses button in
White House, opening Panama Pa
cihc International exposition. ]. p.
Morgan sells the Fragonard paint
ings from his fathers collection.
26-Navy bill. providing for two battle
ships. passes the senate.
27-Federal grand jury at New York
starts probe of line war activities.
March 2-New York police trap anar-
chists as they set off bomb In St. Pat
rick's cathedral.
4-Sixty-third congress ends.
14-Lincoln Beachey falls 1000 feet to
his death before great Frisco fair
1s-Heien Angle acquitted of murder
Ing Waldo R. Ballou in Stamford.
Conn.
gu. S. submarine F-4 sinks to bot
tom at Pearl harbor. Hawaii. and all
on board are lost,
April 5-Jess Willard knocks out Jack
Johnson and becomes world heavy
weight champion, in Havana. Cuba.
1-Wm. H. Thompson elected mayor of
Chicago in Republican landslide.
11-Two men killed in Newark IN. JD
17-Premier Chagas OF Portugal shot
and severely wounded by political IA
June S-william Jennings BRYAN re-
signs as secretary OF state.
23-Robert Lansing appointed secretary
o. state; $l.boo.oOO loss in southern
27-U; S. imprisons General Huerta at
FL Paso.
July 2-Bomb set by Eric Muenter dam
ages capitol at Washington.
81. p. Morgan shot in his home by
Eric Muenter.
6-Dynamite bomb damages New York
police headquarters.
l3vHarry K. Thaw found sane by New
2a-Twc killed in strike battle in Bay
23--Fourteen hundred killed when
steamship Eastland overturns in Chi
July 2sNAmerican Al marines land in
| Haiti
3o-Charles Becker. former police lieu
tenant of New York executed at Sing
Sing for murder OF Herman Rosen-
| Aug. 3-Twenty-fve killed in cloud
| burst at Erie Pa.
| 6-PanAmerican nations urge peace
plan upon Mexican leaders.
11-Plattsburg business mems training
camp begins.
. prison by mob and hanged
| s1-Dr. C. Franklin Mohr Providence.
| SR. - society physician. murdered
panion mutilated. Three negroes con-
TESS later and implcate wife
Sept. 12-U. S. naval advisory board Of
civilians announced.
13-Seven Americans killed in border
clash with Mexicans
| 22-Seven killed when subway street
covering collapses in New York
27--Fifty killed and 25o injured by gas
9Iine explosion. in Ardmore Okla.
| Harry +. Grant driver. fatally in
jured (burned) while practicing at
| Sheepshead bay for Astor cup race.
2sEThree hundred dead in Gulf of Mex
Oct G-Presldent Wilson announces he
will marry Mrs. Norman Gait. Also
announces he will vote for woman
suffrage in New Jersey.
9-Announce U. S. and Latin American
head of Mexico
public his plan for U. S. army of
1000 1000 regulars, continentals and
militia.
19-Woman suffrage defeated by $1,000
In New Jersey. despite president's 3
| support.
25--Porter Charlton found guilty of
numbering his wife in Como. Italy;
| months in prison.
| 2S-Twenty-ore little girls die in school
fire In Peabody. Mass.
| Nov. '2-EleCtions in seven states; suf-
frage loses in New York, Pennsylva-
| MIA and Massac chusetts; prohibition
loses In Ohio; Kentucky, Maryland
| and Mississippi elect Democratic gov
| ernors; Massachusetts elects Republl-
can governor: New York and New
Jersey elect Republican assemblies
! |,
organization Republican. mayor.
! Schenectady re-elects George R.
! Lunn, Socialist,
| 4-President Wilson in speech at the
Manfattan club asks citizen army OF
1o-Yoshihito crowned emperor of Ja-
| pan in Kyoto
21-Porter Charlton freed by italian
| authorities after actually serving
20 days In cell following conviction
| of murder OF his wife.
| Dec 5-Chinese rebels seize cruiser
| Chao-ho at Shanghai. but are quick
| ly put down.
| 6-Pope names six new cardinals at
| consistory. Governor Whitman re-
| moves Edward F. Mccall as chairman
| of New York city public service cSm-
| mittee for ILLEGALLY owning electric
| light stock while In office. Congress
| meets. President. in annual message,
demands big army and navy and re-
| preston of hostile hyphenated citi-
zens.
1o-Army. general staff. in report. de-
| tinental army OF 100000 as mini
| mum necessary for safety.
| 11-Yuan-Shi-Kai. president of China,
| accepts the imperial crown offered
| him in accordance with the result of
the elections.
| 12-Secretary OF the Navy Daniels
| makes public fve-year $500. 900. 900
| navy building plan.
| 14-Republicans set convention date
| for Chicago. June next.
| FINANCIAL.