The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
THE RECORD Of
IN DIARY FORM
Shipwrecks, Fires, Accidents,
Conventions, Races and
Weather Vagaries - Important
Occurrences In Mexico.
APRIL.


bandits.
J. Pan-Amerioa: Pan-American congress
opened at Buenos Aires.
T. Convention: National Congress- of
Mothers met In Nashville, Tenn
T. Mexico: Mexico declared that no per-
mission had been granted the United
States to use Mexican railroads.
8. Neutral Rights: The European allies
refused to stop seizure OF neutral
mails.
L. Mexico: United States soldiers attack
ed by Mexican soldiers at Parral
10. Panama Canal: Panama canal reopen
ed to ships.
II. Convention: National Academy OF
Scientists met in Washington. Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution met
in Washington.
H. Submarine Controversy: President
Wilson before joint session of congress
announced that Germany had been
notified that submarine warfare
against merchant ships must be aban-
doned
Storm: Tornado In Missouri and Kansas
killed 20 people and injured 100
20. Neutral Rights: British reply note
defended interference with neutral
trade as incident to altered conditions
of warfare.
Ireland: Irish Sim Fem patriots re-
belled in Dublin, seized the postoflce
and other points In the city.
81. Irish Revolt: British troops recapture
points In Dublin. Martial law declared
for Ireland. Sir Roger Easement cap
tured while attempting to land arms
for the revolutionists.
Neutral Rights: United States demand
ed Germans seized by Great Britain in
China
%. Aviation: British aviator, Hawker,
made the worlds ascent record by
going up 244os feet.
Weather Vagaries: Snow fell In Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode
Island; latest real snowfall there In 80
years.
Mexico: Gen. Scott, Gen. Funston and
the Mexican Gen. Ohregon met at
Juarez, Mexico, to discuss the military
situation along the border.
70. Mexico; The United States and Mex
lean conferees at Juarez were dead
locked over the withdrawal of United
States troops from Mexican soil.
MAY.
/. 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-Azules, killing AZ.
Neutral Rights: German reply sent
from Berlin. Germany agreed to '"vis-
1t and search rules fer submarines
8. Ireland Four executions for treason
in ireland.
8. Neutral Rights: United States declin-
ed Gernany's proposal that the allies
be forced to respect neutral rights.
3. Neutral Rights: Germany admitted
sinking the Sussex ON March ID and
offered indemnity.
Mexico: Militia OF Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona ordered to Mexico.
Shipwreck: Steamer Roanoke foundered
off the coast of California "a drowned.
IL. Mexico: Conference at Ri Paso, on
withdrawal of United States troops
from Mexico, was suspended; no
agreement reached.
Ireland; Connolly, Irish rebel COM
mander, shot In London Tower.
IL. Anniversary: Exposition opened to
celebrate the 25oth anniversary Of the
founding OF Newark, N. J.
Obituary: Clara Louise Kellogg, once
noted prina donna, at New Hartford,
Conn. aged Is.
10. Convention: United Confederate Vet
Grams met at Birmingham, Ala.
II. Personal: General George p Harri-
in chief of the United Confederate
Veterans
is. Neutrality: German Ambassador Bern
sterff warned Germans in America to
obey the laws OF this country.
20. Storm Disaster: Tornado wrecked over
70 buildings at Kemp City, Okla; 9
deaths.
q. Sporting: Miss Molla Bjurstedt retain
! eel the women's Metropolitan singles
~ Lxy2 re
Marie Guthrie at the Forest Hills ten
mis- court, N. Y.
| &C. Neutral Rights: United States noti-
fed Great Britain that 1T 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 ST.
| ES Obituary: Harry Hawk, the actor on
the boards at Ford's theater when
President Lincoln was assassinated,
April ID, 1866, died at Granville. Eng
land; aged TO-
! 70. Obituary: James J. Hill, railroad mag
nate, at st. Paul; aged II.
| 80. 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.
| 81. Exploration: Lieut.. shackleton oabled
from the Falkland islands that his
exploring ship Endurance was crush
| ed Oct. 81, 1915, and that q survivors
were icsboun6 on Elephant island.
| Mexico: Carranza's government asked
for immediate withdrawal Of all Unit
ed States troops from Mexico, alleg-
ing bad faith and the violation of
Mexican sovereignty
| JUNE.
| & Personal: Louis u. Brandeis confirm
| ed justice Of the United States supreme
court
! Suffrage: Iowa rejected woman guf-
! frage
| G Storm. Tornado swept parts of Ten
nessee. Illinois. Mississippi and Ar
kansas; final estimate of loss of life
| reached 1e5.
China: Yuan Shin Kai. president OF
the Chinese republic, died in Picking;
succeeded by Vice President Ii Yuan
/ Hung.
8 Sporting: Oswald Kirkby defeated
Fred Herresfoff for the Metropolitan
golf amateur championship, 8 up and
/ to play, at Glen Cove, n. Y.
Obituary: John r. Mclean. publisher
OF the Washington Post and Cincin-
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