Washington, D.C: High government officials attend the funeral of Lieutenant-Colonel David Du Bose Gaillard. The army engineer, whose genius made possible the digging of the Panama Canal through Culebra Cut. Former army associates are the ...See moreWashington, D.C: High government officials attend the funeral of Lieutenant-Colonel David Du Bose Gaillard. The army engineer, whose genius made possible the digging of the Panama Canal through Culebra Cut. Former army associates are the pallbearers. New York, N.Y: District Attorney Charles S. Whitman, the most successful district attorney New York has ever had, is giving his undivided attention to the graft prosecutions involving James K. McGuire, former Mayor of Syracuse. Denver, Colo: A record snowfall of 39 inches brings business to a standstill and causes great suffering in Colorado. Roofs of houses are crushed in, scores of people are missing and trains are blocked behind impassable barriers of snow. Sebastopol, Russia: The Czar and the imperial family attend the dedication of the church erected in honor of the 30th anniversary of the House of Romanoff. Washington, D.C: More than 2,000 representatives of the anti-liquor movement visit the Capitol and petition the federal government to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor in the United States by amending the Constitution. Austin, Tex: When the Colorado River overflows its banks, houses are washed away, roads inundated and fertile fields transformed into lakes. Washington, D.C: One hundred women, comprising the official committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, headed by Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, call on President Wilson to urge his influence in obtaining equal suffrage legislation. The President gives them scant encouragement. New York, N.Y: The "coronation" of Governor John K. Tener, of Pennsylvania, as president of the National League, brings together the greatest gathering of baseball solons in the history of the game. Written by
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