Lexington. Ky: The statue of General Morgan, the famous Confederate raider, is unveiled. Quebec, Canada: The Duke of Connaught, the new Governor-General of Canada, arrives and drives to the Parliament building. Washington, D.C: The ...See moreLexington. Ky: The statue of General Morgan, the famous Confederate raider, is unveiled. Quebec, Canada: The Duke of Connaught, the new Governor-General of Canada, arrives and drives to the Parliament building. Washington, D.C: The corner-stone of the Masonic Temple is laid with impressive ceremony, the trowel used being the one Washington used to lay the corner-stone of the United States Capitol. Johannisthal (near Berlin) Germany: The aviation week brings out some strange aircraft. Brooklyn, N.Y: A terrible explosion in the Brownsville section wrecks a tenement, killing one and injuring several more. Ostersund, Sweden: The King and Queen visit the city. San Francisco. Cal: President Taft breaks ground for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915. Quebec, Canada: Former Governor-General of Canada, Lord Grey and his family, leave for England. New York. N.Y: Mayor Gaynor makes the principal address at the unveiling of the William Cullen Bryant statue. Issy-les-Moulineaux (near Paris), France: The new army dirigible, "Adjutant Réau," makes its official trial flight. Newport, R.I: Colonel Coffin, Commanding Officer of the District of Narragansett Bay, holds the annual coast artillery target practice at Fort Adams and Fort Wetherill; shows the firing of the 12-inch barbette mounted guns, the 6-inch disappearing guns, firing a 10-inch disappearing gun, the strange 12-inch mortars and the 3-inch rapid fire guns and many others. Written by
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