The Washington herald., 1916-12-31

January T--Riots In East Youngstown
Ohio; business section destroyed; thre'
killed. 102 injured.
January 9-Federal jury equits six New
Haven Railroad hnanciers Of conspiracy
and disagrees on five others after q tria
at New York lasting hfty-five days.
January 1s-Explosions on United statet
submarine E-2 at New York Navy Yart
kills four and Injuries ten.
January 3-Returned prosperity seei
when United States steel Corporation re
sumes regular dividends on sos. 900. oo'
common stock.
January n-President Wilson nominatei
Louis B. Brandeis as associate justics
Of the United States Supreme Court.
January D-Mrs. Agnes M. Teiper ant
her son, Frederick, murdered and hel
daughter badly wounded In a mysterious
crime on lonely ro1d two miles from
Buffalo, N. Y. John e. Teiper. another
son. found slightly injured with them
is later arrested for the crime.
February 5-Mrs. Elizabeth e. Mohr
acquitted at Providence, r. l.. Of tht
murder OF her husband, DIR. Charles F
Mohr. Newport society physician.
February sEsixty persons. inciudint
German and Turkish consuls, indicted fol-
neutrality violations at San Francisco.
February 1o-Lindley NJ. Garrison re
signs as Secretary Of War because Presi
dent Wilson insists on Federalized Ma
tional Guard instead Of a continental
army.
February 1o-More than 15o poisoned by
Jean Crones, an anarchist cook, at ban.
quet to Archbishop Mundelein in Chicago
February 1S-Henry Ford announces q
countrywide advertising campaign against
national defense.
February 15-Elihu Root, in campaign
speech at New York, says Wilson has
Inundated the nation.
February 2S-Nine killed in wreck Of
three New Haven trains just east OF
Bridgeport.
March 6-President Wilson announces
Newton B. Baker will be new Secretary
Of War.
March 1+F1rst Presidential boom fol
T. Coleman Du Pont is launched.
March 2S-Dr. Arthur W. Waite, who
later admits he poisoned his wealthy
mother-in-law and father-in-law and at,
tempted divers murders, Is arrested ir
New York City.
April 1o-J. p. Morgan sells tapestrie.
left him by his father for more thar
s., 10000
April 17-six killed in wreck of Gil
Edge express and another passenger trair
Si @NS" AAoNou at bTduIOTu, H. l.
April 2-President appoints Robert F
Wagner New York City postmaster. bu
the latter declines.
April 26-Mrs. Ida s. Rogers founC
not guilty on ground Of insanity In New
York City on charge of poisoning he
baby son.
May 1-House kills Clarke amendment
providing Philippine independence In fou
years.
May 1.-Two killed. many hurt in strik,
battle at Braddock. Pa.
May 13-One hundred and forty thousan,
parade for preparedness at New Yorl
City.
May 15-Gov. Whitman, of New York
signs bill creating first compulsory mill
tary training.
June TELEGRAM from Lieut.. Sir Ernes
Shakleton states he has escaped from tn
Antarctic ice, but left part OF his crev
behind
June 1-American marines land in Sal
Domingo.
June 2-Senate confirms Louis BRANDED
as associate justice of the United State
Supreme Court
June. 4-Jacob II. Schiff. disgusted witt
his treatment, withdraws from Jewisl
Zionist and Nationalist movements
June 7-Republican National convention
at NHiCdBO
June 1e-Republicans nominate Hughe
and Fairbanks.
June 12-Hughes comes to New Yorl
and starts his campaign for President.
June b-Democrats nominate Wilson
and Marshall by acclamation at st. Louis
June N-Duke of Devonshire appointet
governor general of Canada.
July with total OF 379 cases. infan
tile paralysis outbreak in New York be
gins to attract attention.
July +Great flight of children fron
New York paralysis epidemic under way
July 6-Man-eating shark kills a ma
wading on the beach at Spring Lake
N. J.
July 7-Government forecast show
small American crops. With the partis
failure of crops throughout the world
all nations face high prices.
July n-French engineer Dussaud an
nounces discovery OF cold light in Paris
July 12-Shark kills two and wound
another in Fatawan Creek. n. J.
July 13-President Wilson selects job
II. Clarke, of Cleveland. Ohio. to occup
Charles f. Hughes place on the Unite
States Supreme Court bench.
| July 15-Wil II. Orpet found not guilt
/ of the murder OF his sweetheart. Mario
Lambert. at Waukegan. III.
| July 23-American negotiations wit
Denmark for purchase of Danish Yves
Indies are made public.
| July 25-Reporting greatest earnings |
history, United States Steel Corporatio
declares extra dividend of l per cent o
common stock.
July 2s-Government estimates Amer
can foreign trade for year ended June
at $500, 100000.
| July SO-Great explosion OF ammunitio
on Black Tom. a peninsula In New Yor
Harbor. does immense damage and take
several lives.
| July 31-Charles +. Hughes strikes key
note. America first and America eff
cient," when notified OF nomination
New York City.
August 4-Great traffic strike starts
New York City.
! August Sir Ernest Sha Aleton return
| to the Falklands after failing in first al
tempt to rescue members Of his exped
! ton on Elephant Island.
| August S-Cloudburst In Coal Rive
Valley, West Virginia, kills 100 and rer
ders 5000 homeless.
August 13-President Wilson intervene
to prevent great railroad strike.
| August BIN broil at Cheng CHA TunI
! Manchur1a, Chinese kill and woun
eighteen japanese soldiers.
August 2s-Mr. Wilson addresses Cor
gress in effort to avert railroad strike.
August 29-U. s. cruiser Memphis