CHRONOLOGY OF THE YEAR 1936 COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD DOMESTIC Jan. franklin C. Hoyt resigned as fed. eral alcohol administrator. Jan. 3-—-Congress opened its session and President Roosevelt delivered his message on the state of the nation. Jan. 6—-Supreme Court decided the AAA was unconstitutional, President Roosevelt submitted budget message for fiscal year 1837. Jan. $-—-Democratic national convention, opening June 23, awarded to Philadelphia. Jan. 10-—-House passed immediate pay- ment of bonus bill, Jan. 11--New Jersey court of pardons re- fused to commute Hauptmann's sentence. Jan. 13-—-Supreme Court ordered return of impounded processing taxes. Jan. 16—Bruno Hauptmann reprieved for 30 days by governor of New Jersey. Jan. 20--Senate passed bonus bill provid- ing payment by baby bonds an. 21 — ficiency appropriation bill asked $58 200,000 for New Deal Jan. 22—-Bonus bill sent to President Jan. 23-Senate committee rejected sub stitute AAA bill Jan. 24. —President vetoed bonus bill and house voted to override the veto House voted $296.000.000 for AAA farm contracts Jan 27--Senate passed baby bond bonus bill over Presidential veto Jan. 31—Huey Long's widow appointed senator from Louisiana to fill out his term Feb. 4-Senate repealed cotton, tobacco and potato control acts Feb. 5—House repealed the acts Feb. 86—-House voted to tmpeach Federal Judee Halstead Ritter of southern district of Florida Feb. 10-—-Supreme Court held Louisiana law tax EP Newspaper aaver Sing Feb. 13—-Wayne ( aylor made a sistant secretary of treasury Feb. 14 aporopriation Feb. 15 ew farm bill passed by senate i 17—Supreme court upheld righ distribute electricity developed Wilson dam House voted to extend neutrality three farm 18—Senate passed neutrality 21-—-House passed new farm bi 23—Chief of Police E Francis Grig Gen and Johnson Hagood or elite 0. M4-—-Ma} m yw from comn ministration Feb. 26—President 00 000 seed san bill Feb. 28-—In ate ¢ cut basic rallway fares to 2 ce Feb. 20—-President signed revis ity act C pleted 1—New Roosevelt vetoed mmerce commits Boulder dam turned over to vice York building service work. CK ) 3 3—President In message to gress proposed n taxes of $1.137.000 000 March 4-Completed Norris dam opened by Pre ent Roosevelt March 10—Arthur W noted grain speculator, tax evasion March 11-District of Columbia Supreme court permanently enjoined seizu grams by senate commitiee March 14-New York bull strike settled by compromise March 18-—President Roosevelt asked con gress for $1.500.000,000 for relief in gcal year ding service annual fishing trip March 23—Senate passed War department appropriation bill cago declared national labor unconstitutional ler of Chicago resigned April 3—Bruno Hauptmann executed at Trenton, N. J., of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's baby son powers of securities exchange commission April 8-District of Columbia Supreme mittee in Hearst telegram case pril 10—President Roosevelt returned to Washington good to command of Sixth Chicago April 17—Federal Judge Halsted L of Florida found guilty by senate on im- poachment charges and removed from ce May 1-—Alvin Karpis, “public enemy No. 1." captured in New Orleans House passed $531.000.000 navy bill May B8-Senate passed house naval ap propriation bill and deficiency bill. National Red Cross convention opened in Chicago May 13—Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage refinancing bill defeated in house May 18—Guffey coal act declared invalid by Supreme court May 25—-Supreme court declared invalid the municipal bankruptcy act Socialist arty nominated Thomas for President May 30-—-8enate approved Florida canal appropriation. J Une Norman ship v bill United States Supreme court held invalid New York minimum wage law June 4-William B. Bankhead, Alabama, Hef speaker to succeed the late J. W YTS, June 6--Texas opened at Dallas Speaker Byrns' funeral held at Nashville June 7 -8Sixte~n insane felons fled Minne. sota prison June S-—Republican natioral opened in Cleveland June 11-—-Gov ncminated for Preside 1t by Hepublicans June 12--Republicans nominated Frank Kuiox of Chicago for vice president President Roosevelt delivered aldress at the Texas Crntennial exposition i: Dallas June l4--Fresident Roosevelt ded.cated George Rogers Clark memorial at Vin. cennes, Ind. Delivery of bonus bonds to veterans be. a gan June 17—House defeated Black - Smith anti. lobby bill, and Florida ship canal bill Zune 18Congress passed anti-communist June 20-..Congress adjourned. June 3-Demoecratic national convention opened at Philadelphia. June 26-Franklin D. Roosevelt renomi- nated by scclamation by Democrats June 2i-~John N. Garner renominated for vice pres . July 7—Postmas.er General Farley given leave of a + until after election. July 11-Roosevelt dedicated $65.000.000 New York Tri-Borough bridze Ruth Bryan Owen married Capt. Boerge le of Denmark, July 14—President Roosevelt and sons left on two weeks’ cruir July 15—Townsend followers opened con. vention in Cleveland. Former Lieut. Coymdr. Jobn 8. Farnsworth arrested on charge of selling naval informa- tion to Japanese. July 18-Government drouth relief ex- fenced to 18 states. July 23-Alf M. Lardon officially notified of his nomination for Presidercy. July 25--President Roosevelt ended vaca. tion cruise at Campobello islsnd. N. B July 30--Col. Frank Krox officially se. Stpted Republicai, nomirtation for vice pres. July 31—President Roosevelt visited gov- hy Tr genets ay 8 anna in Quebsa. ug. erfors, 23 petroleum concerns and three publishing companies ih. dicted Jederal grand jury for violating « aw Aug. 5A. F. of L. council od ten i Sominaited by John L. he ug. 18-—-National Union for Social J fn convention in Cleveland, indorsed rte for President of United States and elected Faber Coughlin its president. a, X-Viiliam philips, det a retary e. apoointed ambassador taly. Aug. B-Wililam C. Bullitt samed am- Centennial exhibition convention bassador to France, vice Jesse 1. Straus, re. signe: resident Roosevelt began 12-day tour of drouth area Aug. 30-—Ruth Bryan Owen resigned as minister to Denmark, Sept. 3—President Roosevelt met Gover. nor ndon and six other midwest gover nors at Des Moines in drouth relief con- ference. Sept, 4-—All Minneapolis flour mills closed by strike, 8 \ Suspension of ten unions by A. F. of I. in effect, Sept. 14-—Maine senatoris! and state elec: tion carried by Republicans. Sept. 20--G. A national encampment opened in Washington, American Legion opened convention in Cleveland, dedicating Peace Gardens. Sept. 24—-American Legion elected Harry W. Colmery of Topeka national commander, C H. Williams Ruhe of Pittsburgh elected commander -in.chief of G. A. R. Sept. 25-—-Harry Woodring given recess appointment as secretary of war, Sept. 26--Flour mill workers’ strike In Minneapolis ended by compromise Oct. 20—-Ambassadors Suvich of Italy and De los Rios of Spain and Minister Mar. ler of Canada presented their credentials to President Roosevelt, Oct. 22--Secretary of Interior Ickes re. leased more than $9,000,000 for PWA pro} ects in 34 states Oct. 23—Burlington Zephyr train broke world record in run from Chicago to Den- ver Oct, 30-Strike of 37.000 maritime workers tied up Pacific coast shipping. Nov. 3—Roosevelt and Garner rc-elected President and vice president; electoral vote 523. to 8 for Landon and Knox Nov. 8-—General maritime strike voted by workers committee Leading steel producers announced wage increasss averaging 10 per cent, Nov. 10-—National conference on labor leg- isiation opened in Washington Nov. 12—-Great San Francisco Bay bridge formally opened -— Engagement Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr, dent, and Ethel du Pont Nov. 18—-American Federation of Labor convention opened in Tampa Nov. 17--President Roosevelt started on trip to Buenos Aires Army board of en recommended completion of Florida ship canal RG. Tugwell resigned as assistant sec. retary of agric ire and resettlement ad tor announced of son of the Presi. gineers Nov. 20-Joseph E. Davis appointed am- bassador to Russia Nov. 23--.U. 8. Supreme court York state's unemp ipheld New Labor voled political party Labor 30 hour week and re- am Green Live Stock show formation of 27-—-American convention decla elected President Will Nov. 28--International opened in Chicago Nov. 28—-Herman Strelle of Alberta won wheat king title for fifth time Dec. 1-{overn nt chartered ship salled for Alaska with food ™ ore unions joined in maritime work. eration of Frenc Dec and two as- oct of house of F. E Townsend indicted for contempt presenta ti Automotiv Goodyear tire Dec. 4 ton a 1 ad he y su iit his extended to Ohio strike returns 11.069 600 special election siurality to be ichberg resigned as ey general Roosevelt neriean Donald sistant a Dec returned to of os ry itiee « ; rejected Chairman Hamilton FOREIGN Jan of Cuba jan. 17T—Eleven acquitted reat Stavisky fraud trial in Paris 20-King George of England died n. 21-—~Former Prince of » ed King Edward VIII Jan. 2J-Premier Laval Jar M- Albert Sarraut formed French cabinet Feb. 13-French cabinet al rganizations because of riots Leftists won Spanish elections Paraguay government seized by rivtionaries Rafael Franco resident 19-Manuel new a i% i re assassinated several high officials; ment butldings n Tokio seized Feb. 23 -Rebellion in Japan quelled March $-—New Hirota stalled March 11 Franco made Paraguay a to talitarian state March 13-8erious Marxist riots through. out Spain March 14-~Franco guay recognized by nations March 20 government in Para. United States and other Mexican gover reopening of 3.000 Catholic churches March 23 — Mussolini abolished chamber of deputies and nationalized all large industries in Brazil March 2-Cermany gave Hitler almost unanimous vote In reichstag elections April scription, violating St A Germain treaty dent Zamora out of office April 10--Mexican government former President Calles April 2M — Honduran government nounced suppression of a rebellion April 25—Eleazar Contreras elected presi dent of Venezuela April 26-Combination of Communists and majority in French parila- mentary elections April 38-King Fuad 1 of Egypt died and expelled an May 2--Wald party won Egyptian pariia- mentary elections May 3-—-Coalition of French assembly 3 May 10-Manuel Azana made president of Spain May 13-Prince von Starhemberg, vice chancellor of Austria, dropped from cabi- of leftists won control May 15—Chancellor Schuschnigg of Aus. fria decreed dissolution of all private arm- ies May 17--Bolivian army officers forced President Sorzano to resign and named Col. David Toro to succeed him. May 20-Miguel Mariano Gomez urated president of Cuba. May Military revolt started in Nica- ragua. une 2-J. H. Thomas, resigned P-itish colonial secretary, found guilty of disclos- ing budget secrets une 4--Leon Blum, Socialist, became premier of France. June %T—Million French workers won sirike as employers accepted “NRA” of Premier Blum June 10-Spanish Reds and syndicalists fought machine gun battle at Malaga. June 15--Pope Pius created two new Ital fan cardinals. June 18-—French cabinet decreed dissolu tion of all Fascist organizations. July 18 — Gen. Gustav Orlicz-Dresszer, chief of Poland's air force, killed in crash with two other officers. July 18--Fascists and royalists started revolution in Spain. July 28-Spanish government seized all church and school property and took con. trol of industry and finance. Aug. 5--Premier Metaxas of Greece set a dictatorship because of Communist piot. hip . 1 Zintviev. Kamenev and oh pleaded guil ra and seize control of Soviet Rati, 15. 2—Russian conspirators sentenced British liner Mary set atlantic speed ar. Ty new ans Aug. 24—Sixteen Russian conspirators ex- ote Seis ary. inaug- of Alcazar at Toledo, killing many rebel defenders, Sept, 25—French government decided to abandon gold standard and devaluate the anc, Sept. 27--Spanish rebels captured Toledo and rescued the Alcazar garrison, Oct. 1--Gen. Francisco Franco became head of the Spanish insurgent junta. Austria, repudiating the treaty of St Germain, called 8,000 youths for compulsory military training. ud Tach parliament passed franc devalus- n . Oct. 4—Serious riots in Paris between communists and nationalists, Oct. 5--Italy devalued the lira. Oct, 11--Arab general strike in Palestine against Jewish immigration called off, Oct. 14--Belgium dropped all military alliances, Oct. 30-Spanish rebel planes bombed Madrid, killing 189. Military coup forced reorganization of Iraq government. Nov, 3-King Edward of England opened parliament, pledging the nation to peace, Nov. 4-—Spanish Insurgents captured Ma- drid suburbs. Nov. 7-Spanish government fled from Madrid to Valencia. Nov. 15-—-Spanish rebels forced crossing of Manzanares river and entered one sec- tion of Madrid. Nov. 18—Roger Salengro, French minister of the Interior, assailed by rightists, com. mitted suicide. General Franco, Spanish rebel chief, de- clared blockade of Barcelona. Nov. 24-Dictator Stalin presented new constitution to Russia. Nov, 28-Military revolt in Quito, Ecua- dor, suppressed by government. Dec. 1—Spanish loyalists launched great offensive against Fascist insurgents. Germany decreed death penalty for those who hoard wealth abroad New Russian constitution approved by soviet congress. British house of lords defeated bill to permit "mercy killings." Dec. 2--British Prime Minister Baldwin pleaded with King Edward to accept cabi- net's advice to relinquish his intimacy with Mrs. Wally Simpson Renewed rebel air raids on Madrid killed hundreds Coup d'etat in Greece foiled by govern. ment Dec. 3-King Edward defiled cabinet's de- mand that he choose between the throne and Mrs. Simpson Dec. 5—Pope Pius stricken with paralysis Russia's new constitution given final sp proval by all-union congress of soviets Dec. 6-—-Mexico offered to let Trotzky, Russian exile. reside in that country Dec Mrs. Wallis mpson announced her w gness to renounce her association with King Edward of England to end the Crisis Dec. 10-King Edward of England abdi. cated In favor of his brother, r duke of York Dec. 11--British parliamen the minions accepted Edward's abdication the accession of George V1 Dec. 12-George VI was proclaimed king of Great Britain and made Edward duke of Windsor Dictator Chiang Kal kidnaped in Sianfu by Marshal Chang Dec. 17--Gluseppe Motta elected president do. and shek of mutinous troops of of Switzerland INTERNATIONAL Jan. 1-Empe League of Na by [talians a lance Jan Red Cross camp Jan. 15-Japan ference in London British Red Cross unit in Ethiopia bombed by Italian airmen Jan. 22-Sevenn European powers via protested to r of poison gas of Swedish ambu bombed Egyptian hiopia irew from naval con sledged aly, of was attacked Jan. 28 erations against Outer Mongolia Feb. 15 — Mallans defeated after six days’ battling on northern front March 1—Ethiopians defeated by Italians in another great battle, in Tembien area March 3--league of Nations committee asked Italy and Ethiopia armistice March 5 the Rhineland: border remilitarized troops to treaty and France moved Lhiopian war 12-Great Britain, France. Bel of Locarno treaty to League of Nations council treaty with Russia, March 17--Hitler accepted be represented at league council meeting in London March condemned 18—League council] plan for settlement of Rhineland crisis, vir. tually an ultimatum to Germany March 21--United States Britain France agreed on treaty limiting size of battleships March 22--Tialy, Austria and Hungary strengthened their alliance March M--Hitler rejected peace proposals four power second city of Ethiopia representatives from Washington. carne powers an armistice In dispute and consideration of his peace plans April 4-Jlaly announced great victory over Ethiopian forces April 8-—France rejected Hitler's settle. ment plan, Apt opis era poazible attack by Germany . April 17--Turkey remilitarized the Dar end Italo-Ethiopian war May 2-Ethiopian imperial family aban- doned Addis Ababa as ltalians drew near; city burned and looted by natives May 5-Italians occupied Addis Ababa and declared the war ended May $-Italy formally annexed Ethiopia and pire May 12--Mussolini recalled Italian dele gates from Geneva; league council ad Journed to June 15. May 15 — Guatemala withdrew from League of Nations May 18-United States senate ratified new London naval treaty. June 10--Chinese Dictator Chiang Kail. Shek ordered northern troops (0 oppose advance of anti-Japanese army. June 17--British cabinet voted for end of sanctions against Italy. July 12--Cermany and Austria revived pact of friendship. July 15 Sanctions against Italy ended. July 18-Turkey given right to militarize the Dardenelles, July 30-Great Britain and Russia reached a naval accord, with no limit on Soviet tonnage. July 31—Great Britain, France, Belgium, Italy and Germany agreed to work out & new Locarno pact. Aug. S-Germany strongly protested to Spain against killing of four Nazis and fling of German steamship. Aug. 21-Hitler demanded Russia and Spain stop radio “slander” campaign against Germany. Aug. 23-Bolivia and Paraguay renewed diplomatic Aan. lip = of Ferman en war mu nitions to Spain. Aug. 26-Great Britain and Egypt signed treaty of alliance. Secretary Hull told Spain United States would ignore blockade Spanish ports, Aug. Z7-Great Britain and France asked 17 Ratu to join in arms embargo against Aug. 20—-Russia demanded expulsion from Norway, without avail %. ante Poland signed a reaty. Sept 7--World Power congress opened in Ww. 3 14 Pius lied to hun commana. © NS . a or It Tata of Nations assembly Oct, oo ST Se BE Be Ea PY wheel bles ot ree ity of SE feo nett relating to Nov. excepting Ger. powers, many and Russia, signed agreement to “humanize'’ submarine warfare, Nov. 12--Nobel prize in literature awarded to Eugene O'Neill, American dramatist; in physics to Prof. Carl D. Anderson of California and Prof. V, G. Hess of Austria; in chemistry to Prof, Peter Debye of Berlin. Nov. 14-Germany denounc navigation clauses of Versailles treaty, resuming sov- ereignty over her internal waterways. Nov. 18-Germany and Italy recognized Franco's Fascist government of Spain. Nov. 24 — Nobel ace prize for 10356 awarded to Carl von Ossietsky, German pac ifist; for 1936 to Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine foreign minister, ov. 28 ~ rmany and Japan signed agreement to fight spread of communism, ov, 21 — Spanish government asked League of Nations to deal with menace to ace caused by recognition of rebels by taly and Germany President Roosevelt addressed Brazilian parliament at Rio, Chinese revealed Japanese plan to create Inner Mongolian puppet state. Nov, 20-league of Nations council called to deal with Spanish war matter, Nov. 30--President Roosevelt arrived at Buenos Aires, Dec. 1—-Pan-American peace congress in Buenos Alres opened with speech by Presi dent Roosevelt Great Britain charged that Germany had sent 6,000 armed soldiers to ald Spanish insurgents, Dec. 2--Nicaragua recognized the Franco government in Spain, Dec. 3—-President Roosevelt visited Mon tevideo, Uruguay. China demanded removal of Japanese ma- rines from Tsingtao. Dec. 8—~France and Britain proposed plan for mediation in Spanish war Dec. 12-Twenty-one American nations signed resolution for peace and security at the Buenos Aires conference Italy and Germany signed trade accord relating especially to the Danubian states. AERO Jan. 13-Howard Hughes flew from los Angeles to Newark in record time, § hours 27 minutes 10 seconds Jan. 14-All air lines of United States united with Col. E. § Gorrell as president Jan. 18--Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Hollick- Kenyon, missing seven weeks on antarctic flight, found safe in Little Amer. ica March 30-Cermany's new dirigible, denburg, started its first transatlantic to Rio May 6-—Zeppelin Hindenburg started on first fight to t ed States May $-Dirigble Hindenburg arrived at Lakehurst, N J May 14--Dirigible Hindenburg completed om Lakehurst to Frankfurt-on-Main urs 18 minutes r 4-R. C. Dupont set new glider mark miles y 3H--Plans announced lantic air mail and passenger tween Great Canada, State and New {land Aug. b-Eis d in crash of Chicago & Southern airlines plane Sept. 2-Harry Richman and Richard Mer. rill took off from New for London Sept. 3-Richm and Merrill landed safely in Wales, ou! of gas Sept. louise Thaden phy Sept Hin. trip for service Irish ber Yor X Ore Bendix tro- won Markham, f et, 1--C. W. A. Scott won nnesburg race et. TK Bjorkvall m New York to Stockholm, ocean off Irish coast 0--Capt. J. A. Mollison few cundland to London in record time. DISASTERS Jan S8Earthquake killed several hundred ns in Colombia 12 — Thirty - four Iowa foundered at m iver American Alrl Arkansas March 4-Disastrous foods in ern states March attempting Aight was rescued drowned uth Jar of Co lumbia r Jan. 14 ; killing 17 19-Floods In New England and any millions of joss to March MM - Fourteen persons plane crash in Mexico April 5-Tornado at Tupelo, Mies IrOpeTrty killed in killed bombing plane crashed on Blue Penn. five killed April 8-Tornado killed more than 150 at TWA air Pa & million Army April 7-Eleven killed when liner hit mountain near Uniontown June 30--Forest fires swept Kentucky neéence day deaths smashed 4 killed over nation July 4-Ind motorship upset at Chicago Ten miners killed by gas at Dowell. Il Aug. S-Eight killed in crash of Chicago Aug. 8-~Explosion in British coal mine Aug. 14-Twentytwo men and boys killed 00 man mine explosion Sept. 5-Ten persons killed sightseeing plane near itisburgh. Pa Sept. 13-—-Avalanche at Loen, Norway, 18-Dr. Jean French slar explorer, drowned in shipwreck Sept. 27-Forest fires in southwestern Ore. gon virtually destroyed Bandon and at tacked three other towns; nine known dead Oct, 6-Ten miners killed at Mullan, Ida ho, when shaft car fell Oct, 1lMore than 300 killed by typhoon in the Philippines Oct. 17—Nineteen drowned when Canadjan ship Sand Merchant foundered in Lake Erie Oct. 18-~Destructive earthquake in north. Charcot, famous Sept. and B50 others Nov. 8—Hamburg-American motorship Isis wider injured Nov. 18-Explosion of French lant near Marseilles killed 34 and Nov. 18-Thousand killed when dam in Japan burst ov. 24--Nine killed and scores injured In Chicago elevated train wreck Nov, 30--Crystal palace, London, burned Dec. 2-Twelve drowned when German freighter Elsa foundered Dec. §--Nearly 250 killed In flood in north. ern Luzon, Philippines Dec. 7-<-More than 200 drowned in flood in Turkey. Dec. 8-~Dutch airliner crashed in Eng- land, killing 14, including Juan de la Ci erva, inventor of the autogyro. . 15Western Air Express plane lost in Utah with seven persons Dec. 19-8an Vicente, Salvador, wrecked by earthquake; several hundred killed. SPORTS Jan. 1—Stanford beat Southern Methodist Rose Bowl football game at Pasadena. Jan. 11-Willie H won three-cushion billiards championship from Cochran. Jan. 17-Joe Louis knocked out Charley Retziaff in one round in Chicago. Feb. 6-Olympic winter games opened at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, any. Feb 16-Norway won Olympic winter £ : United States fifth, March 7—Purdue and Indiana tied for Rig Ten basketball title, March 14--University of Michigan won Ten indoor track championship, pril 4-Cambridge beat Oxford in annual atta. April 8-Horton Smith won the Masters’ golf tournament at Augusta, Ga. April 14-—-Major league baseball season May 3-Bold Venture won Kentucky Bat, Someries race gu em td May 8-Canzoneri Setenied MeLarnin tn Nao res tieahe Hh BETA June 19-Louls knocked out in twelfth round by Schmeling. ad Helen Jacobs won Wimbledon 4 eo Varoff set world record for pole vault at 14 feet 615 inches. July 7--National league all-stars defeat ed Americans 4 to 3, July 19-Paul Leslie won western ama teur golf title. July 23-Eleanor Holm Jarrett, swimming champion, dropped from American Olympic team for breaking training. July 20—-Two men ousted from American Oye boxing team for breaking training. uly 31 - Japan awarded the Olympic Games of 1940, Aug. 1-Olympic Games at Berlin oM- clally opened Jeste Owens, America, broke world rec- ord for 100 meters at Berlin Aug. 5-Owens won his third Olympie championship Aug. 8-Morris of America won Olympic decathlon Aug. $—~American track team won Olym- pic championship with 208 points Japanese won Olympic marathon Aug. 16—-Olympic games at Berlin ended with Germany in rst place and United States second Aug. 18-Joe Louis knocked out Jack Sharkey at New York Aug. 31--Mako and Budge won the na- tional doubles tennis title Sept 2-New York Yankees won Ameri. can league championship Sept. 3—-American Walker cup golf team defeated British team Lou Ambers won Tony Canzoneri Sept. 12 Perry Marble of California won championships Lawson Little won Canadian open golf title Sept. 10-Johnny Fischer of Cincinnati won national amateur golf title Sept league championship Sept, B-—-Arg American tea Oct. 3-Pan American won of England and Alice national tennis for the title ela Barton of England won en's golf championship Y Yankees won t Glants World Italy, won vad nan of Omaha won won Big hulle won retained weller. at football three-cush- wago won professional foot NECROLOGY Harry B. Sn Spanish dramatist ham, owner of New pcior ex mayor sCTreen of New oxy.” New British veleran British singe? ICkersham ed States former rge W of U 5nd pt Jan. 21-8colt Bone, Jar B-Oscar K. Allen, governor of Louisiana ’ 2--8ir Seaman, former ed haries B. Warren of Detroit ional lawyer and former diplomat Wilhelm Solf. German dipiomat O. P. Heggie, stage and rtis, fo n Washingtor Justin Smith rmer cline E. Furness sar astronos David 8 writer and geant-at-arms of the senate Feb 11-W H bimelalism leader Feb, 12--Mrs ter, once famous actress Feb. 16-Ray D mer pecrelary of commerce Dr. J. H. Robinso: ¥. In Rew York Feb, 17-Alexander former former Pantages, firearms inventor William Mitchell air forces in Hiram P. Maxim Feb. 19-Brig. Gen of American World war Matthew E Ariz 22~Henry L the navy Feb. I3-Ed Smith, noted sports editor Feb M--Albert C itchie, former gov Hanna, former diplomat, at Feb Roosevell, sssistant Feb, 27 Antonio Scotti, baritone, in Na. ples Feb. 28.J. G. Coolidge, mat. 1n Boston son, Wis, Norse history authority March 4-Maj. Gen. William Weigel, U. 8. A retired March P-Sidney J. Calls, ex-governor of Florida March 10-Earl Beatty, British naval T™ March 12--Dr. William Wilmer of Wash. ington, D C.. eve specialist March 15-George E. Foss of Chicago, former congressman Prince Serge Mdvian! st Delray Beach, la Prof. J. 8 Haldane, British scientist March 18-—-Eleutherios Venizelos, Greek siatesman March 21-Justin McCarthy, suthor and playwright, in London Alexander Glazounoff, Russian composer March 24-W. J. Bogan, superintendent of Chicago schools March 20--Magnus Swenson, scientist, in Madison, Wis March 30-Charles G. Phillips. retired trade paper publisher, at Moniclair. N. J March Jl--Congressman 8 A. Rudd of Brooklyn, N. Y. April 4-C. 1. Strobel of Chicago, steel construction engineer Ww. Peyton of New York, chemical engineer and industrialist. April 5-Chandler Egan, champion, at Everett, Wash April 6-John Hammill, former governor of a former golf Oo April 7—Marilyn Miller, musical comedy star. April 10-.L id von Hoesch, German ambassador to England 1 11-<Richard Yates, former governor of Illinois and congressman, April 12-James Beck. former solicitor general and congressman from Pennsy) vania. C. Howard Walker, architect, in Boston, April 13--Constantine Demerdjis, premier of Greece Howard Thurston, magician. April 17-Ottorino Respighi, Italian com. DAB 15-Louls McHenry Howe, secretary resident Roosevelt pril 22--Alexandra Carlisle, actress, in . . Buckbee of - April 24—Finley Peter Dunne, creator of FS. Wheeler, chairman of American Can April 38 percy Hammond, dramatic crit i New York. wo R George, founder of the George ior publ . April iC, K. McClatchy, California Dr. John Rid American DoXking I d 1 of Egypt. —Dr. A. E, an, nglisy poet. ay wr = nt " wa _ ™ Rays le Rem. head of Farmers’ Hol 6—Beatrice Harraden, English nov. May 1-Dr. ML. Mclain of New York States Senator Park jer of Oermany, aw M. Palmer, attorney general , who took Pal May 17-1en Small, ex-governor of NH. nols Col. George Fabyan, scientist and cipher expert, Kany 19-—Archbishop Pascual Diaz of Mens May 20-Harry Whitney of New York, explorer and hunter, ay 21-—-Minnie Palmer, once famous so- May 23-Dr. E. M. Lewis, president of University of New Hampshire. May 24-Claudia Muzio, grand opers star, in Rome May 31--Willlam Butterworth of Moline, I., industrialist June 1-John C, Willams, president Weir. ton Steel company June 2-Cyrus Hall McCormick of Chi. cago, former head of International Har. vester company Truxtion ale, former diplomat, in Annsp~ olis, Md June 3-Congressman Joseph W. Byrns of Tennessee, speaker of the house Representative A. Platt Andrew of Massa~ chusetts June B-John Hays Hammond, Sr. Edward Green, son of late Helly Green. Jamalu! Kiram, sultan of Sulu Mrs. Eugene Field, widow of famous poet, June 14-Gilbert K. Chesterton, English author and critic June 15-—-Marc Klaw, theatrics! producer. June 17-—Henry B. Walthal, actor Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Flodda, June 18--Maxim Gorky, Russian suthor, June Zi—Harold E. Porter (Holworthy Hall) author Bernhard W. von Buelow, German foreign minister June 23--Arthur W. Cutten, grain broker. July 10-Joe Humphreys, veteran fight an- —8. Parks Cadman, Senator Louis Murphy Dr. James 1. Barton, in Boston Ovingtlon, clergyman of lowa, foreign July 22 -Earie L American July 25 entist July 26 Sir Henry Wellcome, British sci. Miss Ellen Fitz Pendleton, ex- of Wellesley college Dr. C. H Frazier of Philadelphia, noted at r Wilfred W. Fry, Philad Walter Nettleton, American art Kimball McSwain of ncheck of president B yiles- and Journalist orth of Rutgers governor of National Tea Troubetskoy, painter Winnifred Masor gre EX Tr of Chicago, former con fight referee secretary of prize X Derr ago, veteran of New York, to- former secretary Mass of New York, for. agnaie of Chicago, Kieckheler Walling, American labor former senator r ia ago edu pianist and rg ovie produ Alexander Zalmis, ex-president , emeritus professor Gen. U. 8. G. McAlex- retired nk Munson, une William Horlick of Racine, Wis, k manufacturer and philanthro- president Mun magazine nday school leader. U. 8 .. Rainey, president of Centre Huff, sthietic director st louis T. McFadden of ivania 3-H RH fils. in merchant and in Kew York a ulius Gomboes, premier of Hun. Frank Presbrey, former edito and publisher, in Greenwich. Cenn Oct. 12-E. M. Blashfield, American mural painter Oct. 14--Mary McDowell of Chicago, so cial worker Oct. 17 American nov. Samuel Merwin, Gen. Andres Figueroa, Mexican minister of war Oct. 18D. E legislator Oct. 20--Mrs. Anna Macy, teacher of Hel en Keller Oct. 22-James Couzens, Unit senator from Michigan Oct. 26 Clem Yore, novelist and poet, at Estes Park, Col Oct. 25-Arthur Shanahan, veteran Iilinois States W. Needles, president railway Oct 20 — Thomas Cochran, New York financier - Oct. 30.Lorado Taft. sculptor, in Chicago. Nov. 4-Nathan E. Kendall, former gov. ers of lowa Nov, 6-Henry B. Joy of mobile manufacturer Nov, 7-Charles H in Erie, Pa Chie Sale, comedian Nov. 11-8ir Edward German, composer Nov. 12--Dr Cage, surgeon Franklin W. M. Culcheon of New York, lawyer and civic worker Nov. 14-Clark Howell, Constitution John F. Whelan of New York, Detroit, autos Strong, industrialist, British Gilbert Fitz-Patrick of Chi. editor of Atlanta tobacoo i6--Alfred Aarons of New York, theatrical producer Cardinal Maurin of Lyons, France Nov. 17 — Mme. Emestine Schumann. Heink, operatic and concert contralto Nov. 18-levin Faust, industrial leader of Rockford. I Nov. 18--Maurice Maschke of Cleveland, Ohio, political leader Rov. 21-Ma). Gen. R. E. Callan, U.S. A, retired Ernest R. Grabam of Chicago, architect, Nov. 22--Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, chief of the Clan Maclean Nov. 23-0. P. Van Sweringen of Cleve land, railway magnate Frank A. Sebring, Beer pottery manu. facturer, at Cleveland, Ohio Nov. 26--Mrs. Thomas Whiffen, veteran actress. Nov. 27--8ir Basil Zaharoff, “mystery man” of Europe and war munitions mag- Nov. 30-—Fred W. Green, ex-governor of Michigan. Dec. 1} : Ringling, last of circus brothers, in New York Jacob Schaefer, composer, In New York, ers we ries Thrasher, artist, of OM- eld, N. Harold W. Brown, adjutant general of Missouri. Dec. 3--Oliver Harker, veteran educator, at Carbondale, NIL Mrs. Florence Robinson, psychologist, at New Haven Conn. Dec. Cammen, internationally known engineer in New York. Dec. 5-J. G. Alexander, Chicago finan cier, Congress G. H. Cary of Kentucky. Dees Tuller Meilish, veteran actor, in | id © . -— 10-Luigl Pirandello, Dalian play. Dec. 13-~Rutssll B. Harrison Indianap. olis, son of former Dae Harrison. hymn in Los Dee, A. Chicage ee Tar —- Peter H. Vai Horn of New York, business | 19-—-Marie Van Horst, American now Bee. United FE Se
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers