Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-01-07

a2---Henry Ford tells industrial rela-
tons commission he can reform ev-
cry man in Sing Sing.
26-John ID. Rockefeller Jr.. SAYS his
father has given away quarter of a
Feb. 2-werner Horn. German reserv-
list dynamites international bridge at
Feb. 2-Fredorlck Mors confesses he
put eight old persons to death in Ger
man odd Fellows home at Yonkers
s-J. p. Morgan sells his fathers por-
celain TO syndicate for more than
s0-President Wilson presses button in
White House opening Panama Pa
ciic International exposition. j. +.
Morgan sells the Fragonard paint
ings from his fathers collection.
| 26-Navy bill providing for two battle
ships, passes the senate.
97-Federal grand jury at New York
starts probe OF lipe war activities.
| March New York police trap anar-
chists as they set of bomb in St Pat
ricks cathedral.
4--Sixty-third congress ends.
| l4-Lincoln Beachey falls 1000 feet to
his death before great Frisco fair
| is-Heien Angle acquitted OF murder
ing Waldo r. Ballou in Stamford.
27-U. 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
|
weight champion. in Havana. Cuba
| WIN H. Thompson elected mayor of
| Chicago I'm Republican landslide.
| 1.-two men killed in Newark IN J)
| strike battle.
17-Premier Chagas OF Portugal shot
and severely wounded by political ia
June s-william Jennings Bryan re-
o,signs as secretary of state
23-Robert Lansing appointed secretary
OF state. S1,500.000 loss in southern
| California earthquake.
| I'll 5. imprisons General Huerta at
| FL Paso.
| July Bomb set by Eric Muenter dam
| ages capitol at Washington
81 r. Morgan shot in his home by
Eric Muenter.
5-Dynamite bomb damages New York
police headquarters.
l3-Harry X. Thaw found sane by New
2s-Two Killed in strike battle in Bay
23-Fourteen hundred killed when
steamship Eastland overturns In Chi
July 2s-Amerlcan marines land in
Haiti
30-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-Pan-American nations urge peace
plan upon Mexican leaders.
11--Plattsburg business mems training
camp begins
16-Leo M Frank taken from Georgia
prison by a mob and hanged
31-Dr. G. Franklin Mohr. Providence,
OR. - society physician, murdered
In his automobile and woman COM
panion mutilated. Three negroes con-
TESS later and implcate wife.
sept. l2-U. $. 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 $50 injured by gas
oIlne explosion in Ardmore. Okla
| Harry +. Grant, driver. fatally in
tured (burned) while practicinR at
Sheepshead bay for Aston cup race.
2sEThree hundred dead in Gulf of Mex
Oct. 6--President Wilson announces he
Will marry Mrs. Norman Gait. Also
announces he will vote for woman
9-Announce u. s. and Latin American
republics Will recognize Carranza as
.. head OF Mexico.
public his plan for u. s. army of
100000 regulars. continentals and
19-woman suffrage defeated by 81. 900
in New Jersey. despite presidents
support
numbering his wife in Como. Italy:
sentenced to Ave years and Ave
months in prison.
2S-Twenty- zone little girls die in school
fire In Peabody, Mass.
Nov. 2-Elections in seven states; suf-
frage loses in New York. Pennsylva-
MIA and Massachusetts; prohibition
loses in Ohio; Kentucky. Maryland
and Mississippi elect Democratic gov
ernors; Massachusetts elects Republi-
can governor; New York and New
Jersey elect Republican assemblies:
Philadelphia elects Thomas b. Smith.
organization Republican. mayor.
schenectady re-elects George r.
4-President Wilson in speech at the
400 900.
10-Yoshihito crowned emperor of ia
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. b-Chinese rebels seize cruiser
Chao-ho at Shanghai. but are quick
6-Pope names six new cardinals al
consistory. Governor whitman re-
moves Edward T.. Mccall as chairman
OF New York city public service com
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.
10-Army general stan. in report. de-
mands well-trained regular and con.
tinental army of 1000, 900 as mini
mum necessary for safety.
| 11-Yuan-S hi-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, 000. 00(
bodybuilding plan.
14-Republicans set convention date
for Chicago. June 7 next.