President vetoes. Ag 9
House repasses. Ag 13
Senate upholds veto. Ag 16
Woolworth building, New York. Frame of highest building finished. Jl 1
Worcester, Franklin. Nominated for N. H. Governor by Republicans, S 3
Elected. N 5
Worcester Polytechnic Institute. $500,000 bill for passes Mass. House. Ap 10
Workmen's compensation. Bill providing for, introduced into N. Y. Senate. Mr 15
Nat. conference discusses, N. Y. N 25
Labor lawyer asks prevention, not compensation. N 26
See also Employers' liability.
Wortham, Col. E. F. See Suicides. Je 3
Wrestling. Yusseff Mahmout defeats Samson, Chicago, Ill. Ja 2
S. Zbyszko defeats H: Ordemann, Minneapolis. Ja 16
S. Zbyszko defeats Karia, the Hindoo, Boston. Ja 22
Yusseff Mahmout defeats "Cyclone" Burns, Boston. F5
Dr. Roller defeats Nogert the Boer, F 8
S. Zbyszko defeats Dr. Roller, Knoxville, Tenn. F 8
Stanislaus Zbyszko, of Poland, defeats Giovanni Raicevich, of Italy, in Madison Square Garden, New York. R. dislocates knee. F 12
Yusseff Mahmout defeats Jess Westergaard, Omaha, Neb. F 17
S. Zbyszko defeats H: Ordemann, Boston, Mass. Dr. Roller defeats Karla, the Hindoo. F 19
Fk. Gotch defeats Ivan Romanoff, Chicago. Mr 9
H: Ordemann wins handicap match fromFk. Gotch, who agreed to throw Ordemann in 20 min., Minneapolis. Mr 13
Dr. Roller and Karia the Hindoo tie, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr 15
Pacific Assn. championships held, San Francisco. Mr. 23
Intercollegiate championships held, Columbia Univ., New York City. Cornell, 27; Princeton, 16; Pennsylvania, 13; Columbia, 9. Mr 23
Dr. Roller defeats Samson; Samson dislocates shoulder, Boston, Mass. Mr 25
Metropolitan Assn. championships held, New York City. Mr 29
Dr. Roller defeats Thdr. Peters, St. Paul, Minn. Ap 4
S. Zbyszko defeats Ernest Koch, Kansas City, Mo. Ap9
Amateur Athletic Union Nat. championships held, Newark, N. J. Ap 13
S. Zbyszko defeats I. Romanoff, Detroit, Mich. Ap 18
Dr. Roller defeats R. Cazeaux, Montreal, Que. My 4
Yusseff Houssano defeats Dr. Roller, Dallas, Tex. Je 1
Baltimore. Gotch defeats Americus. Je 14
Fk. Gotch defeats Joe Smyejkel, Chicago. Jl 4
Fk. Gotch defeats Americus (Gus. Schoenlein), Baltimore, Md. Jl 14
Fk. Gotch defeats Jess Westergaard, Kansas City, Mo. Ag 22
Wright, Ammi Willard, philanthropist. Alma, Mich. b. 1822. d. My 5
Wright, Orville. Injured, Dayton, O. Ag 21
Wright, Wilbur. Very ill with typhoid at Dayton, O. My 23
Condition worse. Death expected at any time. My 27
b. 1867. d. My 30
Thousands attend funeral in Dayton, Je 1
Wright, Wilbur and Orville. File suit against managers of aviation meeting at Belmont Park in 1910. Ja 15
Suit dismissed by Supreme Court. Ja 16
German patents voided. Authorities invalidate basic feature of invention. F 23
Suit dismissed by Appellate Division of Supreme Court. Je 22
Wyeth, Dr. J: A. Portrait given to N. Y. Academy of Medicine. F 16
Wyoming penitentiary. See Prisons.
X-ray. Glove to safeguard handlers of, announced, Paris. O 18
Yabazon Mines Co. See Swindling.
Yachting. Irolita beats Elena in N. Y. Yacht Club's regatta. Je 13
San Francisco yachtsmen accept Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for 1915 race, and will build $75,000 boat. N 21
See also Boating.
Yale University. Fund of $10,000 given in memory of F: J: Kingsbury to promote knowledge of history. My 20
Mrs. Mary Hotchkiss leaves $600,000 to Sheffield Scientific School. My 29
Matthew Borden leaves $250,000 to. Jl 11
Bequests of $750,000 announced. S 16
Alumni present Wright dormitory. N 23
See also Gifford, Ralph Waldo; Shooting; Taft, W: H.
Yale University Alumni Assn. At meeting in Chicago, hear speech of Pres. Hadley on telephone. F 17
Yamisch, —. See Aviation—Accidents. F 8
Yates, Cy. Trial for robbing Aaron Bancroft, N. Y., of $85,000, Mr., 1911, begins. Ag 8
C: Ross retracts statements against. Ag 9
Denies part in theft. Ag 12
Sentenced to 21 years. Ag 21
Barrett, partner in theft, gets 6 months. Ag 21
Escapes from Sing Sing. D 18
Yeamans, Annie, actress, N. Y. City. d. Mr 3
Yellow fever. See Ecuador; Bertolette, Levi C.
'Yerkes, Mrs. Adelaide. Heirs lose suit for dower rights in the estate of her husband. Ja 9
Yoakum, Tex. See Accidents.
