The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-01-01

Il
States super-dread-
naught, launched at Brooklyn navy
yard. u
8. ]. P. Morgan, the banker, shot at
Glen Cove, N. T., by Frank Holt; a.
n German college professor. : a3t4... ~;
A. Harry K. Thaw declared sane BY an
advisory jury in New York city
a. The state department notified Great
~, Brftai H. bassAaor w. II.
Page, that this country would not
recognize British orders in council as
valid. Ill.,,
q. southold, N. Y, began the 275th an
niversary of it's settlement G64O). ...
49, Haitian revolutions invaded the
French legation, dragged out the de-
posed president. Guillaume, and shot
him to death. W"
49, Haitian snipers killed 2 United States
marines who were in Port au Prince
protecting foreigners.
30. Former Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker executed at Sing Sing for
completely in the murder of Hermann
Rosenthal. r .-.
10. United States battleships Louisiana
and New Hampshire sailed for Vera
Cruz, Mexico, to quell anti-foreign
demonstrations. -,.. .. .s
II. Heavy shipment Of British treasure,
including s19,000.00o in gold. arrived at
New York ....s ~
Is. Riot in Boston; Italian reservists as
saulted policemen who protected Ger
mans from the mob.
16., National Educational association met
at Oakland, Cal. ... r.. 4
Leo Frank, Georgia life convict, forcibly
taken from prison at Milledgeville and
hanged near Marietta, home Of his al
legged victim, Mary Phagan. u
q. Great Britain declared cotton contra
band
"a. Conference Of governors met in Bos-
ton.
30. Spanish American War Veterans met
at Scranton, Pa.
81. United States ia, which sank off
Honolulu March Is, was raised.
SEPTEMBER.
4. $2,0OO,O00 fire on the grain pier in New
port News, Va.
Z. $66,000,000 in British gold reached New
York via the American Express.
Semicentennial anniversary Of the Wash
ington grand review of 1865 by 10000
G. A. r. veterans>
Sons Of Veterans annual encampment
in Washington.
II. Vtlhjalmur Stefansson, the explorer,
heard from after a silence of II
months. He was in Banks Land.
rs. In an action near Cape Haitien, Haiti,
10 Americans were wounded and 40
Haitian rebels killed. ~
u. Gasoline and dynamite explosion in
the business district Of Ardmore, Okla,
killed SIS people and injured over 100;
property loss $500, 900.
18th annual encampment Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic opened in Wash
ington.
q. Farmers National Congress opened at
Omaha
q. Wireless phone talk was accomplished
between Arlington, Va, and San Fran
cisco. 5000 miles.
30. Speech transmitted by wireless phone
from Arlington, Va, to Honolulu, 1900
miles.
4 International farm congress opened at
Denver.
H. National Woman's Christian Temper
ance union met at Seattle, Wash.
a wireless telephoning accomplished be-
tween Arlington, Va, and Paris.
Is Steamer Hooking sailing under United
States flag seized by British cruiser
off the port Of New York.
NOVEMBER.
30. Great Britain seized at Saint Lucia the
oAASSO SoIaIS0 SlSdAAcI. 1ouuSSS6S.
DECEMBER.
4 Worlds Fair: Panama-Pacifc EXPOSE
ton closed; attendance over Il, 1000, 900;
profits $2,000,0O0
Ford's peace mission set out from New
York.
6. Sixty-fourth congress convened
& Austria asked to disavow the act of
sinking the ocean liner Ancona
H. immigration statistics for 1916 showed
falling of OF arrivals Of nearly GOO, 9
600 up to Dec. against the arrivals
Of 1914. n
IL Convention: National American Wo-
man Suffrage association meets in
Washington.
q. Conventions: American Society Of In
ternational Law and Pan-American
Scientific congress meet in Washing
ton
q Convention: American Historical asso-
citation meets in Washington.