Show I Spates tates avert great railway strike by yielding to the demands of ot the railway railway railway rail rail- way trainmen United States supreme court up upholds upholds upholds up- up holds the constitutionality of tho Adamson hour eight-hour law w. March 21 Benjamin 21 Benjamin Sternberg Is held on a formal charge of homicide In New v York in connection with the murder of Mrs 1 Elsie Lee Hilair March 23 Cyclone 23 Cyclone sweeping s over Indiana kills more than tha a hundred persons and does damage Part of the th-e town of ot New Albany Is destroyed S March 31 Danish 31 Danish West Vest Indies formally formally formally for for- mally comes under American rule when the Danish Daish minister at Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington is given a treasury treasur warrant vat for V April 2 Champ 2 Champ Clark V el elected speaker of the house of representatives tives as lS congress convenes to Jear ear the presidents president's war message V Miss eanette Rankin flankin congresswoman congresswoman congress congress- woman from Montana takes her seat seata as a the first firt woman representative who ever sat as member of r congress April Apri 10 Series 10 Series of exl explosions in the ammunition plant of tho Eddystone corporation at Eddystone Eddystone Eddy- Eddy stone Pa kills kis 12 persons persons mostly women women and girls and injures several hundred April Apri 23 The 23 Te 23 The New Ne Mexico is launched at the Brooklyn navy yard vard May 21 Fire 21 Fire sweeping through though the residential section of Atlanta threatens threat threat- ens the entire entre city and does oes estimated at May 24 Arthur 24 Arthur Warren V Waite dies in the electric chair char at Sing Sing Slag prison for the murder by toy poisoning of his wife's wIes wIe's parents May 26 26 One One hundred persons are ae killed by a tornado that tat sweeps sweep through Illinois Fifty to seventy persons are estimated to have been killed in i the town of ot Mattoon alone May ay 28 Benny 23 Benny Loard Leonard a a. New NewYork NewYork NewYork York pugilist wins the lightweight championship of the world by de de- de- de I r I I 1 Freddy Welsh an an V English I boxer who previously held the title tite the June 1 Tornadoes 1 sweep over states state of Kansas Oklahoma Oklahoma Texas and Kentucky killing many and doing I much property damage June 9 The 9 The body of baby Lloyd I Keet son of a wealthy r resident of Springfield Mo held by kidnapers I If f for r ransom Is found in A d well yel onan on ona onan an a abandoned farm farm June 11 The 11 The l-The The United St te supreme supreme su supreme su- su preme court decides that injunctions against labor unions can be bl secured only by bY the government and ad not by private persons June Tornadoes 6 G I in the rural dis die districts districts of Missouri and Kansas kill ki twenty four and Injune hundreds s. s June Juno 16 The 16 The body of Ruth Cuger I. I V an old year New York school girl who disappeared on February 13 is discovered buried in the cellar of a abic bic bicycle ce repair shop formerly owed owned by Alfredo Cocchi Cocchi Search is made for Cocchi who is believed to have escaped to Italy Itly V f VS June Alfredo 21 21 21 Alfredo Cocchi wanted wante in m New York for tor the murder of pe pf Ruth Cruger ruger a a school girl is arrested In Bologna Italy V June 23 The 23 Tho house of representatives t tives votes for nationwide prohibition during the war by passing the food control bill prohibiting the use of foodstuffs in the manufacture of liquors June T ne 20 The 20 The United States cruiser Olympia flagship of Admiral Dewey I at the tho battle batte of Manila anila bay runs ashore on the rocks off t Block island S July 2 From 2 From fifteen to seventy- seventy negroes are shot and Id killed te d' d in race riots at East St. St Louis Ill Il The section ec ion is burned by mob and damage done cone 1 July 12 12 Twelve Twelve hundred members of the I. I W W. W. W are deported from I Bisbee Ariz Ariz and turned loose without without with with- wih out food in the desert 1 July 25 25 25 Mrs Rena Mooney is acI acquitted acquitted ac ac- ac- ac i quitted in San Francisco by a Jury on charges of complicity In the Preparedness Preparedness Pre Pro I parade arade bomb murders V August Augst By 1 By By a vote of 65 to 20 the senate pas passes pass s the Sheppard resolution calling for vote of the tho legislatures I of the for fortes eight eight states upon a conI constitutional constitutional con con- I amendment for nation naton wide prohibition V V Impeachment t charges are tiled filed In Inthe inthe Inthe the Texas legislature against Governor Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor Ferguson Fergus n of that state alleging among other othE things misappropriation of funds August 3 3 John John L L. do de Saulles Saules aNew a aNew aNew New York society man Is killed at athia athis athis his hia homo borne near Westbury L. L t. t 1 I 1 I. I b by his hia wi wife Mrs ner Blanca de Saulles Saules ina ina in ina a dispute over the tho possession of their child John L L. de Saulles Jr Tr August 23 The 23 The Texas e cs house of representatives votes to impeach Governor Govenor on August 24 24 24 soldiers of the TwentY fifth United States Stat s infantry in a mutiny an and and- at Houston Tex Texas kill ki se seventeen persons arsons and in injure in- in juro jure many others ree V A gt September 7 Tle 7 The hod bod of Mrs Maud A King a wealthy widow f who di did d at Concord N N. C C. C Is exhumed r V S S V V at Chicago and after ater an a autopsy declared de de- dared eared to have been the victim of ot foul I play An investigation Is begun simultaneously in i Chicago New York and Concord September 8 Fred 3 Fed S-Fed Fred mayor of East St. St Louis Ill I. I is indicted by bya a grand Jury in connection with wt race riots in which many negroes were wee killed He Is accused of not taking tailing means to prevent and suppress the riots S September 10 10 Equal suffrage for women is defeated at a special election electon elec elee- lion tion ton in Maine rathe September 20 Warrants 20 Warrants charging conspiracy In i connection connection- with wih the killing of u h policeman by gunmen in inthe inthe inthe the Philadelphia delphia primaries are ar sworn out for the arrest ar st of ot Mayor Thomas Thoma R. R n Smith Police Lieutenant David Bennett Bennet and others in Philadelphia Captain Emilio Emio Reat of th the Italian army ascends feet with wih in Caproni twelve passengers passenger a giant Capron aeroplane at Norfolk Va September 22 Gaston 22 Gaston B. B Means formerly private secretary to Mrs r. r Maud A. A Kig King a wealthy widow is areste arrested at Concord N. N C. C C. C charged with wih having shot sHo and killed kled Mrs Mr King ICing while on a hunting trip October 5 Mayor 5 5 Mayor Thomas B. B Smith of Philadelphia is bt held for a hearing on charges of conspiracy to commit comi murder In connection with wih disorders at the Philadelphia primary elec dee j October 6 The 6 TI 6 Tho Chicago White Wie Sox Sex I champions of the American league leage win the o opening ning game gme of the worlds world's series from the New York Giants I champions of o the te National league leae by bya a score of 2 to 1 I October 7 The 7 The New York Giants lost the second game gae of the worlds world's series to the Chicago White Wie Sox Sex by a score of 7 to t 2 October 10 The lO-The The New York Giants I defeat the Chicago White Sox by a score sore of ot 2 to 0 in the Wie third game gae of or orthe the worlds world's series Italian government refuses to permit permit permit per per- mit extradition of Alfredo Cocchi CocchI wanted for murder of Ruth Cruger a New York school girl October 11 Now 11 New l-New New York Giants Giat de defeat defeat defeat de- de deI I feat the Chicago White Vie Sox Box by a a. I Iscore score of 5 to 0 in the fourth game of the worlds world's series October 13 Chicago 13 Chicago White Wie Sox defeat defeat defeat de de- de- de feat the New York Giants Giant by a score of S 8 to 5 G in the fifth game of ot the te worlds world's series Eight hundred hunde thousand bushels of grain intended for the allies are destroyed destroyed de do- in m a warehouse fire at Brooklyn I October 15 15 Chicago 15 Chicago White Sox Box win I the worlds world's baseball championship by defeating tIme the New York Giants in inthe inthe the tho sixth and final game of the worlds world's series by a score of 4 to 2 October 22 Lieutenant 22 Emilio Emilie Emio Res- Res nat nati nat of ot the Italian Iala army my flies files fies from Hampton Va to Mineola lIneol L I I. I a distance of miles mies carrying eight passengers in four hours hours- hourS using a I giant Caproni aeroplane Lieutenant BaloU of the Italian army and Captain F. F T. T Lend of ot tho the I United States army fly lly ly from flom Langley Field Va to Mineola L. L I I. I in two hours and anc five fifty five minutes breaking breaking break break- ing all al American speed records November 2 Roland 2 Roland B. B B Molineaux dies at New Now York Next to the Tha ThaI Thaw Thaw- case the the Molineaux murder trial at attracted attracted attracted at- at I morO more attention than any other In the history of ot the criminal courts couts I November 3 Navy 3 Navy department an- an announces announces an an- flounces twelve men of the crew crow of th battleship Michigan are lost when I a small smal boat capsizes No details are aref f given November 6 Westmoreland 6 Davis Democrat elected governor of Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia over Thomas J. J Muncy Re Re- publican p V John F. F Hylan Hymn Democrat Democrat Is elected mayor of New York over John Fur Pur- Pr- Pr roy rov Mitchel Fusionist and Morris Morrs Hillquit Socialist New York state votes overwhelmIngly overwhelmingly overwhelm overwhelm- In favor of woman suffrage Ohio vot votes s against presidential suffrage suffrage suffrage suf suf- suf- suf frage for women November S Both S-Both Both wets and nd I drys claim victory In the Ohio elec elec- tion ton Recount may be November 24 Ten 24 Ten Ten persons are killed when a a. bomb found foun in a church accidentally explodes In a Milwaukee police station staton December 1 I Mrs Blanca de Saulles Saulle Saules is acquitted by a Jury jUlY at Mineola L. L I. I of the murder of John L. L d de le deSaulles Saulles Saules a a. New York society man whom she divorced Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen I I and Order of Railway Conductors demand a 40 per cent Increase In fri I pay froin from S all railways of the United States S December 12 12 Railway 12 Railway executives and representatives of of V no railway I unions hold nol conference with wih President Wilson Vilson In an effort to avert threatened threat threat- I cried ened railway strike V J j |