Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
sEPTEM BER.

noted ex-governor Of Pennsylvania, at
Schwencksville. Pa: aged r.
Z. China: Japan demanded that China
give up police authority in inner Mon
golia.
Labor:. 8 hour railroad labor bill signed
by the president.
Exploration: Lieut.. Shackleton. antarc-
tic explorer. landed In Chile with y
survivors Of tho marooned party on
Elephant island.
L Memorial: Lincoln cabin shrine at
Hodgenville. KY, formally delivered
to the United States.
Sporting: Welsh, lightweight champion
boxer of the world. defended his title
at Colorado Springs by defeating
White in 20 rounds.
s. Sporting: Richard Norris Williams OF
Philadelphia won the national tennis
championship by defeating William N.
Johnston Of San Francisco, at Forrest
Hills. N. Y. Score. 4-6. Ga. 81 g.
Belligerent Rights: United States de-
clined to class submarine merchant
ships as warships.
{ Panama Canal: Navigation reopened
by removal Of bowlder which feil on
Sept. /.
Mexico: American Mexican conference
Z. The Plague: Deaths from paralysis
plague in New York city reached
2N7.
9. Sporting: Charles Evans, Jr. c'Chick")
won the national amateur golf cham
pionship BY defeating Champion Rob-
= ert A. Gardiner at Philadelphia, 4 up
and to play.
s. Fire at Sea: Pacific coast liner Con-
presa burned at sea near Coos bay,
Ore; loss 81. $4,000.
g. Obituary: Horace White, old time Jour-
nalist in New York city; aged 81.
Mexico: A band Of troops estimated at
500 to LOO, led by villa, raided city Of
Chihuahua. Fighting reported with
Carranza troops in which bandits lost
heavily.
Z Obituary: Seth Low. educator and CIV
10 leader, in New York city; aged 65.
q Obituary: Prof. Frank Dempster
Sherman, art teacher and poet. In New
York city; aged 68.
s. Sporting: New York Baseball club
(Giants) completed a string Of q con-
secutive games by defeating St Louis
(Cardinals) in double header In New
York.
Stocks: Steel leaped to 10 on New York
Exchange.
o. Sporting: James Aitken won the AS
tor cup auto race $4,000. at Sleeps
head Bay.
OCTOBER.
/. Accident: IA killed. q hurt, In collision
of street car with aitrain In Detroit.
Baseball Boston Red sox clincneo
American league pennant.
Z Baseball. Brooklyn clinched the Ma
tional league pennant.
L Obituary: Maj. William Warner. LOT.
mer u. 8. senator from Missouri ana
past commander In chief Of the g. A.
R., In Kansas City, Mo-; aged 70.
I submarine: German U-6s dropped an
chor In Newport harbor at the emo
Of II days run from Wilhelmshaven.
10 Neutrality: United States notihed al
lied powers that 1t would continue 70
apply existing rules Of international
Inv to submarines.
u dreece: France took over the navy
n SasebalI: Red sox defeated BROOKLYN
n the fifth and decisive game OF the
World series, winning the champion
ship.
d. fAnniyersary: Yale university conn
!. momorated 2ooth anniversary Of re-
moyai to New Haven by mammoth
q pageant.
n Austria: :, Austrian premier. Count
etuergkh, assassinatsd In Vienna by
Ludwig Adler. q political opponent
Il ohipwreck: Steamer Merida lost In .
torn on Lake Erie with = sailorA
The James B. Colgate also went down
with n sailors.
s. Obituary: william n. Chsss, noted
portrait painter. In New York city;
aged 81.
=. Anniversary: Pittsburgh began ceas-
bration Of its Tooth year a. Q city.
d. Obituary: Charles Tase Russell
preacher and editor. known - PAS
IN" 1usoetl. g Pampa. Tex; agsd e.