Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-01-06

22-Henrv Ford tells Industrial rela-
tions commission he can reform eV
cry man in Sing Sing.
26--John ID. Rockefeller Jr.. says his
father has given away quarter OF
billion.
list, dynamites international bridge al
VancebOrO, Me.
Feb. 2-Frederick Mors confesses he
put eight old persons to death in Ger
man Odd Fellows home at Yonkers
6-J. p Morgan sells his fathers por-
celoin to syndicate for more than
20-President Wilson presses button in
White House. opening Panama-Pa
ctic International exposition ]. +.
Morgan sells the Fragonard paint
ings from his fathers collection.
2G-Navy bill, providing for two battle
ships, passes the senate
27-Federal grand jury at New York
starts probe of line war activities
March New York police trap anar-
chists as they set off bomb in st. Pat
rick's cathedral.
4-SiXty-third congress ends.
l4-LincOln Beachcy falls 1000 feet to
his death before great Frisco fair
is-Helen Angle acquitted of murder
ing Waldo r. Ballou in Stamford
22-IJ. S. submarine F-4 sinks to bot
tom al Pearl harbor. Hawaii. and all
April 5-Jess Willard knocks out Jack
johnson and becomes world heavy
weight champion. in Havana, Cuba:
1-Wm. ii. Thompson elected mayor OF
Chicago in Republican landslide.
1.-Two men killed in Newark IN. JD
strike battle.
| 17-Premer Chagas of Portugal shot
and severely wounded by political IA
June william jennings Bryan re-
% signs on as secretary Of state. ,,o,,,v
| OF state. $1.500.000 loss in southern
| California earthquake.
27-U. s. imprisons General IIuerta 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.
5-Dynamite bomb damages New York
| police headquarters
13-IIarry X. Thaw found sane by New
22-Two killed in strike battle in Bay
23--Fourteen hundred killed when
steamship Eastland overturns in Chi
| cagO river.
July 2S-American marines land in
3O-Charles Becker former police lieu
! tenant of New York. executed at Sing
! Sing for murder of Herman Rosen-
Aug. 3--Twenty-nve killed in cloud
burst Mt Erie. Pa
6-Pan- American nations urge peace
plan upon Mexican leaders.
! 1l--Plattsburg business mems training
camp begins.
1G-Leo NJ. Frank taken from Georgia
prison by a mob and hanged.
3l-Dr. c. Franklin Mohr. Providence.
| Or. ~ society physician, murdered
In his automobile and woman com
panion mutilated Three negroes con-
TESS later and implicate 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 go injured by gas
oline explosion in Ardmore, Okla.
Harry r Grant, driver. fatally in
jured (burned) while practicing at
Sheepshead bay for Astor cup race.
29-Three hundred dead in Gulf OF Mex
leo storm.
Oct 6-President Wilson announces he
Will marry Mrs. Norman Gait Also
announces he will vote for woman
o--Announce y. S. and Latin American
republics will recognize Carranza as
head of Mexico.
l5---Secretary of War Garrison makes
public his plan for L. S. army Of
10000 900 regulars, contnentals and
militia.
l0-Woman suffrage defeated by $1,000
in New Jersey. despite presidents
25~Porter Charlton found guilty Of
numbering his Wife in Como. italy
sentenced to five years and five
2S-Twenty- one little girls die in school
, fire in Peabody. Mass.
; Nov. 2-Elections in seven states; sur
, fragc loses in New York, Pennsylvn
nia and Massachusetts; prohibition
loses in Ohio; Kentucky. Maryland
and Mississippi elect Democratic gov
ernors Massachusetts elects Republi'
can Now York and New
Jersey elect Republican assemblies
l Philadelphia elects Thomas f, Smith
organization Republican; mayor
Schenectady re-elects George Il
4-President Wilson in speech at tn,
( Manhattan club asks citizen army o
400 900.
1O-Yoshihito crowned emperor OF ia
pan in KYoto.
5 21EPorter Charlton freed by Italian
authorities after actually servins
, 90 days in cell. following conviction
( Of murder of his wife.
Dec 5-Chinese rebels seize cruise
: Chao-ho at Shanghai, but are quick
GEPope names six new cardinals a
consistorv Governor Whitman re
moves Edward f. Mccall as chairman
of New York CITY public service com
mttee for illegally owning electri
| light stock while in office Congress
: meets President. in annual message
demands big army and navy and re
preston Of hostile hyphenated citi
ZcnS.
/, 10-Army general staff, In renort. de
: munds well-traincd regular and con
tinenta! army of 100000 as mini
mum necessary for safety.
n 11-Yuan-S hi- Eai. president Of China
9 accepts the imperial crown onere'
him in accordance with the result o
!, the elections.
n 12ESecretary of the Navy Daniel
N makes public fve-year $500 90
navy-buildinG plan.
li-Republcans set convention dat
: for Chicago. June next.