Show WHAT TOT 1913 brought TO THE WORLD summary emmary of the more important happenings of the twelvemonth twelve month here and abroad washington Really the tha year 1913 has boon been a happy and rather fortunate one tor for the world in general it was not marked by any great batas catas tropha such as tho the san francisco earthquake or tho the titanic disaster it maw baw the end of tho the wars in the dal bal kaar it witnessed the inauguration atlon of a democratic president in the united fi tates followed by genuine tariff re without financial panic tho death roll for the past year has bae hit the financial world rathor rather bar hard in eluding such buch notable figures as J P morgan henry M flaglor flagler and james R koone keene the roman catholic church also lost two of its most venerable cardinals Oreg lla dean of the eacret college and once secretary itt at tho the vatican and who would have boon bean popo pope instead ot of plus X had not the emperor of austria voted against him in the united states political developments have been extremely interesting te but not startling everything teems tp to havo have gone the way of the democrats democratic victories were won last november in new york elty city tho the state of now jersey and tato state of massachusetts congress has passed the currency bill and the banking interests of the country are ad lusting themselves to it doings in mexico south of the ahe rio grando grande developments havo have beon been startling and rapid tho year 1913 saw in mexico mexton the ag aa sassi nation President of francisco Franc laco madero vice president pino suarez and gustavo madero brother ot of the preal dent dentt tho the usurp usurpation tion of the presidency by ilon hen Victor victoriano tano Ilu huerta erta boosted into that position by general felix alaa then came the rupture between diaz and Ilu huerta orta with the practical banishment of diaz later in 1913 came tho the rise albo of Venust larko carranza loader leader of tho the constitutional constitutionalists lots in the north or 0 mexico with the result that the iho powerful northern states of mexico are now under his control scarcely had curranzo Cur ranza become famous than francisco Pan pancho choll villa former bandit with a price palco on his head leaped into tho the limelight as aa a rebel leader dorting carranza and it la in now questioned whether carranza or villa Is tho the stronger in tho the leadership of the constitutionalist forces in its relations with ith mexico the united states has stood firm early in his administration president wilson announced hla his determination to io withhold recognition from the huerta administration and although much pressure has boon been brought to bear the president has refused to change bis big attitude efforts havo have been made to induce aluerta to retire and allow a fair and honest election without today the united States has a heavy armed force at the border and rn an impressive array of battleships ott off the coast assassinations of the year barring medicos cos barbarous achievements there have been few assassinations in countries generally recognized re aa being civilized george 1 I king of greece was assassinated by a mad anarchist in Salon kalonika Sal lka march 18 ID turkey the commander in chief of the tha ottoman forces in the balkan wars anver boy bey was slain on february 17 this was waa followed soon eoon after by the of nazim pasha turkish premier turkey and mexico appear to have been contending with each other ather for honors in tle the lin line e of assas ansas with mexico slightly in the lead european affairs have gone along rather as usual barring a tow few extra startling outbursts by suffragists in england such as tho the sensational suicide of the young suffragette who threw herself before the kings horse in the derby and was killed politically cally england has been in a furor which however Is nothing out of the ordinary the year has seen been the very remarkable rebellion of ulster un ft flar the direction of sir edward carton carson and the organization of an army of Ul to resist enforcement of the home rule bill should it pass parliament li england has also had bad its share of labor troubles there havo have been large strikes at home and in ireland notably the dublin riots led by jim larkin all of the european powers have gone on as heretofore in tho the construction of battleships and the armed CP policies of germany england france and russia are stronger than ver possibly made so by tho the balkan wars in the far east in the far east several things of moment occurred in 1913 among them the chinese rebellion and establishment of a republic and in japan the death of the mikado and the succession of his son and the anti american demonstrations and riots as ae a result of the adoption of the anti antl alien allen landowning law in california in the realm of science and explore tion here have been but few developments that could positively bo be designated na eta history creating tho the discovery of the south polo and tho the disaster to the scott expedition both occurred in 1912 although the fate of captain scott was not made known to the world until 1818 dr di fredrich franz friedmann discoverer of a cure for tuberculosis made his lils appearance in 1913 1918 but the value ot of dr mi edmark rk cure and other cures for that dread disease announced at about tho the same time are very much open to doubt great strides have undoubtedly been made in the treatment of cancer but no positive cure has yet been discovered although much has been learned about the value ot of radium aviation is IB progressing rapidly much attention to aeronautics has haa been paid by tho the various european governments from a military st stand a nd point but no moans moana of making aero anywhere near safo bata have yet been discovered france has organized and trained a military aviation corps that would unquestionably be of great value in caso case of war and germany has haa devoted much time and money to dirigible ballooning the united states has spent some during tho the year in military experiments in aviation the number of deaths resulting from aviation has haa not boon been especially largo aviators have died just as aviators died in 1912 1012 and germany suffered buffered a number of to zeppelin dirigible balloons many of the accidents of aero aeroplanes planes resulted from fancy exhibition flying and military experiments the year 1913 saw the first aero aeroplane plano flight over the panama canal on the panama canal in panama great developments have taken place october 10 last saw the dynamiting of gamboa dike being the removal of practically the last serious obstruction in the big ditch the canal Is now almost completed so tar far as a trans continental waterway Is concerned although not yet prepared for tho the passage of steamers from ocean to ocean work has also dilso been begun on the buildings and grounds tor for the great panama pacific international exposition to be held in san francisco in 1915 as a celebration of the formal opening of tho the panama canal now new york state furnished the most sensational bit of local politics of the year in the impeachment and removal of gov william sulzer followed by Sul nomination by progressives Progress ives and election to the state assembly in the world of sports the united states still stands supreme in adal addition to humbling the british polo cup challengers the united states further shocked johnny dull bull when francis the youthful golf wonder walked away from the english experts in the national open golf championship at brookline mass and by the winning of the international davis tennis cup americas supremacy in sports was further recognized during the year when king gustavo gustave of sweden presented tho the american athletes with the tha medals and trophies won at the olympic games in stockholm in 1912 the sporting world suffered a shock however when it was learned that jim thorpe the famous carlisle Carl lale indian athlete really belonged in the classification flea fi tion of professional he voluntarily renounced tho the trophies he had bad won as an amateur in the olympic games here ard the leading events of the year disasters fires floods floods in ohio many killed much suffering buffering and great damage done floods in the mississippi valley as a result of ohio floods tornado destroys part of omaha neb zeppelin la 12 exploded october 7 twenty killed gus gas explosion near pittsburgh kills miners long beach cal pier gives way killing 35 persons disastrous floods in texas early part of october firedamp in welsh mine entombs five hundred rescued alive two hundred and eighty miners entombed following mine explosion at dawson N al twenty three rescued alive steamship nevada strikes a mine in gulf of smyrna ono one hundred and twenty drowned steamer Yol volturno burned at sea october 10 ono one hundred and thirty six drown rescued fifty girls die in factory fire at binghamton N Y july 22 storm at nome alaska kills 11 destroys houses loss the death roll enver bey chief of stair staff turkish army assassinated february 17 henry N flagler one of founders ot of standard oil company com cort yany many and financial magnate dies georgo george I 1 king icing of greece assassinate assassin at ed by mad anarchist at kalonika Sal march 18 james R keene financier linan cler dies adlea january jannary 2 1 deaths of cardinals Oreg lla dean of the sacred college and within a few days of each other at the Va vatican titan luthor mccarthy died at alberta may alay 24 death of emperor of japan nazim pacha turkish premier assassinated king Alen menella of report od ed dead ilis his death confirmed on december 23 whitelaw held american Americ hn ambassador to great britain burled buried at sleepy hollow cemetery N Y adolphus busch millionaire brewer of st louis died october 10 charles 0 gates son eon of tho the late john W gates died october 28 ralph rose hose famous athlete and champion shot putter died october 16 timothy woodruff new york politician bician died october 12 anthony N drady brady died in london july 22 col S F cody american amer lean aviator killed in england by fall from aero august 7 mayor gaynor of no new york died on way to ingland england E timothy D sullivan new york politician found dead on railroad track after escaping from an asylum alfred austin poet laureate of england ted lied juno june 2 crimes crimea and executions mrs afro fannie may alay eaton wife of roar rear admiral eaton acquitted october 31 of murdering her husband rev liana hans schmidt discredited catholic priest arrested in nov new york fori fon tho the murder of anna aumuller his awe sweetheart etheart floyd and claude S allen alien executed at richmond va march 28 for participation in the famous allen alien court house shooting affray henry spencer confessed murderer of many persons Is convicted of killing mildred allison rexroat a dancing teacher in chicago Chica gp appeal pending mrs airs bessie wakefield is convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to hang in connecticut on march 4 leo frank wealthy manufacturer convicted in atlanta ga of murdering girl in his office appeal pend pending ing dr frank craig acquitted in ind indianapolis I 1 anapolis of murder of dr helen knabe political development at home inauguration of president delit woodrow wilson on march 4 I 1 united states judge robert W archbald removed from office by united states senate after impeachment trial john purroy mitchel elected m mayor or of new york on the fusion destroying Tamm anys power david 1 I walsh democrat elected governor of massachusetts a victory for the wilson administration acting governor fielder elected governor of new jersey fielder Is a democrat and aid was tho the wilson administration candidate minnesota legislature adopted equal suffrage measure february 11 passage of wilson tariff bill passage of the currency bill inauguration of vice president marshall his address to the senate and administration of oaths to the he new senators march 4 1 california legislature adopts equal suffrage measure illinois passes equal suffrage bill japanese land law in california approved by governor johnson february 3 william sulzer of new york impeached and d removed from office and succeeded by gov martin H glynn political developments abroad king otto known as the mad king of bavaria removed from throne and succeeded by his son sir rufus isaacs made lord chief justice of great britain being the first jew to hold that office election of president poincare in france january 17 inauguration february 18 election and installation of sir dorater as lord mayor of london huerta proclaimed provisional president of mexico february IS 18 1 yuan nal kal elected president of china october 6 inaugurated october 10 sir edward edvard carson gathers together an army of orangeman orangemen Oran Orange gemen mork in ulster to resist enforcement of the homo home rule bill should it pass parliament japanese mobs in tokyo demand war on the united states over the california land question united states forces great britain to give up attempt to gain oil monopoly in colombia united states warns santo domingo no more revolutions rebellion and overthrow of the chinese empire and establishment of a republic krupp scandal in ri germany ermany disclosures made april IS 18 sports american successfully defends the international polo cup against great britain llyra cuso wins wine me rd regatta gatta june 21 Il harvard arvard eight oared crew beats beati yale june 20 francis wins the national open golf championship at brookline mass september 20 america wins the Darid tennis cup july 28 philadelphia athletics defeat the now new york giants in the worlds championship pion ship tra baseball series october 11 sir thomas LI liptone challenge for or the americas cup la Is accepted by new york yacht club invention and exploration Stefan saon sails balls from british columbia on arctic expedition june 17 robert 0 fowler flies cross the panama canal april 27 crocker land exposition sails from new york july ad dr hudson stuck reaches the summit of mt mckinley june 20 dr simon flexner announces the discovery of the germ of infantile paralysis marriages and engagements wedding of princes victoria louise only daughter of the tha kaiser and prince ernst of cumberland may 24 miss jessie woodrow wilson second laughter daughter of the tha president marries francis bowes sayre at the white house nov 25 engagement of vincent astor to miss helen aelen huntington announced duke of croy marries miss leish leigh mann daughter of the american ambassador bas to germany oct 27 prince arthur of connaught marries the duchess of fife oct 15 dethroned dethroner king manuel of Port portugal marries the princess of at germany miss aliss helen gould married finlay fanley J shepard mexico general felix diaz released from penitentiary in mexico city and attacked the national palace feb 6 president francisco madero forced to resign and Is imprisoned a at the national palace mexico city gustavo madero president maderos brother Is arrested by general aluerta and imprisoned in the national palace february 19 gustavo madero Is executed by the order of general feb 19 president madero and vice prest dent pino suarez are shot down while trying to escape general Vlot orlano huerta proclaimed provisional president of mexico feb I 1 19 D rise of general venustiano Venust tano lano carranza in the north of mexico capture of juarez and cathu chihuahua abua R rise ise of general francisco pancho villa as a leader of carrangas Carran zas constitutionalists Constitutional lets irks in tho the north of mexico felix diaz stabbed in havana nov ath president woodrow wilson declines to recognize huerta as constitutional president of mexico mexican rebels fall in attack on tampico but resume assault united |