Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-29
Shipwrecks, Fires, Accidents,
Conventions, Races and
Weather Vagaries 80 important
Occurrences In Mexico.
APRIL.

bandits,
3, Pan-Amcrca; Pan-Amcrlcan congress
opened at Bueuos Aires,
1, Convention; National Congress Of
Mothers met In Nashville, Tenn,
Z Mexico; Mexico declared that no per
mission had been granted the United
States TO use Mexican railroads
S, Neutral Rights The European allies
refused to stop seizure Of neutral
mails,
u, Mexico; United States soldiers attack
ed by Mexican soldiers at parral,
10, Panama Canal Panama canal reopen
ed 10 ships,
H. Convention; National Academy OF
Scientists met in Washington Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution met
in Washington.
10, Submarine Controversy; President
Wilson before Joint session Of congress
announced that Germany had been
notified that submarine warfare
against merchant ships must he aban-
doned
Storm Tornado in Missouri and Kansas
killed 20 people and injured 100
%. Neutral Rights British reply note
defended Interference with neutral
trade as incident to altered conditions
Of warfare
bcl,d In Dublin, seized the postonice
and other points In the city
q. Irish Revolt British troops recapturc
points in Dublin. Martial law declared
for ireland. Sir Roger Easement cap
turod while attempting to land arms
for the rcyolutionists.
Neutral Rights: United States demand
ed Germans seized by Great Britain in
China.
g. Aviation; British aviator, IIawker,
made the worlds ascent record by
going up 2liO> feet
Weather Nagaries: Snow fell in Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode
Island; latest real snowfall there In 90
years.
Mexico Gen Scott Gen. Funston and
the Mexican Gen, Obregon met at
Juarez, Mexico, to discuss the military
situation along the border.
90 Mexico: The United States and Mex
lean conferees at Juarez were dead
locked over the withdrawal Of United
States troops from Mexican soil
MAY.
l. Ireland: Sim Feiners throughout Ire
land surrendered.
8 Ireland. Irish rebel leaders, including
Pearse, provisional president, shot IN
London Tower for treason.
4. Mexico: Maj, r. l.. Howe, 18th cav
airy battalion, routed bandits near
Ojo-Azues, killing ~.
Neutral Rights: German reply sent
from Berlin. Germany agreed to wis
it and search" rules for submarines.
5. Ireland; Four executions for treason
in Ireland.
8. Neutral Rights: United States declin-
cd CarOnuV'c t,roppgpl that the allies
be forced to respect neutral rights.
3. Neutral Rights: Germany admitted
sinking the Sussex on March a and
offered indemnity,
Mexico: Militia of Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona ordered to Mexico
Shpwreck: Steamer Roanoke foundered
off the coast of California; "A drowned.
II. Mexico: Conference at FL Paso, on
withdrawal of United States troops
from Mexico, was suspended; no
agreement reached.
Ireland: Connolly, Irish rebel COM
mander shot in London Tower
l3. Anniversary: Exposition opened to
celebrate the 250th anniversary of the
founding of Newark, n. j.
Obituary: Clara Louise Kellogg, once
noted prima donna, at New Hartford,
Conn; aged 70,
Grams met at Birmingham, Ala.
II. Personal. General George F. Harri-
son of Alabama elected commander
in chief of the United Confederate
Veterans.
IS. Neutrality: German Ambassador Bern
storff warned Germans in America to
obey the laws of this country.
%. Storm Disaster: Tornado wrecked over
70 buildings at Kemp City, Okla.
deaths.
81 Sporting: Miss Molla Bjurstedt retain
ed the women's Metropolitan singles
championship title by defeating Miss
Marie Guthrie at the Forest Hills ten
mis- court, n. Y,
Is. Neutral Rights: United States mott
fed Great Britain that it could no
longer tolerate "lawless" mail seizures
by British patrol ships on the high
seas.
Obituary: Rev. DR.. Timothy Dwight,
former president Of Yale university,
at New Haven aged 81.
g. Obituary. Harry Hawk, the actor on
the boards at Ford's theater when
President Lincoln was assassinated,
April A. 1861 died at Granville, Eng
land; aged 70.
90 Obituary: James j. HILL railroad mag
nate. at ST. Paul; aged II.
30 Obituary: Col. John Singleton Mosby,
noted Confederate cavalry leader in
the civil war, at Washington aged 81.
Sporting; Friar Rock, three-year-old.
owned by August Belmont, won the
historic Suburban race at Belmont
park, N. Y.
3D. Exploration: Lieut.. Shackleton cabled
from the Falkland islands that his
exploring ship Endurance was crush
ed Oct. q. 1915, and that % survivors
were icebound on Elephant island.
Mexico: Carranzas government asked
for immediate withdrawal of all Unit
ed States troops from Mexico, alleg
ing bad faith and the violation of
Mexican sovereignty.
JUNE.
8. Personal: Louis n. Brandes confirm
ed justice of the United States supreme
court.
Suffrage Iowa rejected woman suf-
frage
Storm: Tornado swept parts Of Ten
nessee, Illinois, Mississippi and Ar
kansas; final estimate of loss Of life
reached 1Gj.
China: Yuan Shin Kal, president Of
the Chinese republic died in Picking;
succeeded by Vice President Ii Yuan
! Hung.
| 9. Sporting: Oswald Kirkby defeated
Fred Herreshoff for the Metropolitan
golf amateur championship up and
to play, at Glen Cove, n. Y.
Obituary: John r. Mclean, publisher
Of the Washington Post and Cincin-
| natl Enquirer: aged 67.