South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-30

T.. FERGUSON.
August ~.
Negro soldiers Of the 18th United
States infantry in a mutiny and
race riot at Houston. Texas. will Il
persons and injure many others.
september :.
The body Of Mrs. Maud \. King.
wealthy widow, who died al Con-
cord. y. c., is exhumed at Chicago.
and after an autopsy. declared TO
have been the victim of foul play.
An Investigation is begun stimuli
taneously in Chicago. New York
and Concord
september =.
Fred hoffman, mayor of East
st. Louis. H.. is indicted by a
grand jury in connection with race
riots in which many Negroes were
killed. He is accused of not taking
means TO prevent and suppress
the riots.
september 10.
Equal suffrage for women is de-
feated at special election in
Maine.
september 20.
Warrants charging conspiracy in
connection with the killing OF a
policeman by gunner in the Phil
adelphia primaries are sworn out
for the arrest of Mayor Thomas b.
Smith. Police Lieut.. David Bennett
and others in Philadelphia.
Capt Emilio Reznati of the Ital-
ian army, ascends 1900 feet with
.12 passengers in a giant Caproni
aeroplane at Norfolk. Va
September %.
CASTOR B. Means, formerly pri-
vate secretary to Mrs. Maud A.
King, wealthy widow, is arrested
at Concord, y. c.. charged with
having shot and killed Mrs. King
while on a hunting trip
October 3.
Mayor Thomas B. Smith of Phil
adelphia is held for a hearing on
charges of conspiracy 70 commit
murder in connection with disor-
ders at the Philadelphia primaries
elections.
October 8.
The Chicago White SOX, cham
pions Of the American league, win
the opening game of the worlds
series from the New York Giants.
champions of the National league,
by a score of . to /.
October Z.
The New York Giants lose the
second game of the worlds series to
the Chicago White Sox by a score of
to ,.
October 10.
The New York Giants defeat the
Chicago White Sox by a score Of ?
to 0 in the third game Of the worlds
series.
Italian government refuses to per-
NIT extradition Of Alfredo Cocchi,
wanted for murder OF Ruth Cruger,
a New York school girl.
October II.
New York Giants defeat the Chi
cago White Sox by a score of > TO
in the fourth game of the worlds
series.
October 80.
Chicago White SoX defeat the
New York Giants by score of to
> in the fifth game of the worlds Sc
ries.
Eight hundred thousand bushels
Of grain intended for the allies are
destroyed in warehouse fire at
Brooklyn.
October is.
Chicago White SoX win the
worlds baseball championship by de-
feating the New York Giants in the
sixth and final game Of the worlds
series by a score of 4 TO ,.
October %.
Lieut. Emilio Resnati of the Ital-
ian army. flies from Hampton. Va,
TO Mineola, L. l.. a distance Of 315
miles, carrying eight passengers, IN
} four hours. using a giant Caproni
Iaeroplane.
Lieut.. Balioli Of the Italian army
and Capt r T. Lend of the United
States army. fly from Langley Field,
Va, to Mineola, L. l., in two hours
and % minutes, breaking all Amer
/ lean speed records.
November 3.
/ Navy department announces Il
men of the crew of the battleship
Michigan are lost when a small boat
capsizes. No details are given.
November 6.
Westmoreland Davis. democrat
elected governor OF Virginia over
Thomas J. Muncy. republican.
John Z. Hylan. democrat. is
elected mayor Of New York over
John Purroy Mitchell. fusionist. and
Morris Hillquit. socialist.
New York state votes overwhelm-
ingly in favor of woman suffrage.
Ohio votes against presidential
suffrage for women.
November S.
Both vets and dry s. claim
victory i'm the Ohio election. Re
count may be demanded
November -.
Ten persons are killed when q
bomb found in a church accidental
ly explodes in a Milwaukee police
station
December I.
Mrs Blanca de SaulleS IS acquit.
ted by a jury at Mineola. L. t. OF
the murder Of John /. de Saulles, q
New York society man. whom She
divorced.
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainmer