Diary of Zilla (Linford) Richards, 1935

Accn_2373_Bx_4_Fd_5_Book_1 Part 8

JULY 26 / -*-c<.^<-cic,et-- / *r /-t. utA. JULY 27 'Jjlc^Ai^ JLa)a< ^ut^a, Aa . stt^Jik- Oafy-^JsWAAA^. fe*JL !.(/l*f tA^^A*tA*-' .pA^-A<^AA-~c> Ay^AC-COU^A*/AI.-A1AA1 / ~4~ ~fP ^ " 0/ tZj i)J l:i-'A^<- &*- i-A^_c. AAntt" &V~Ca.- CAl^e* 4.'AL0A OC/uW .'Zi.isAAlAii'-lA^A] Q^LA^AAst*^ kr^* ' S~~ ~f{u>J> ifffPtrm , in^ azLu* a *<r ullkZ. a A fy~ <A Ji>-*> ^iaamJJui JO J .^rf UA<-*~ itt'.JJf JU~Ta AA^. A. * s&uaA*z*& f/sa^,^, Ltsi . .. A /Pt. t?t,^e.*A.isvt. A LA July 26 1775 First Post Office established in North America, the route extending from Falmouth, New England, to Savannah, Ga. 1890 Disastrous cyclone at Lawrence, Mass. 1904 Battle of Port Arthur began. July 27 1866 First successful Atlantic cable completed and messages exchanged. 1915 First direct wireless communication established between Japan and the United States. JULY 28 Aal< s-i^-T-a dA. *u<.'^.(f/i; tltA-nA" CXA^AlA'A-A^lA , L AML. *~J'WAU%A -tfuj^QL JULY 29 //i*\..JiiUbJlav,\, iU^.4^. -A JtA^tA^i^ <Z61*aaj.^t^A Iaa/Ita. s^-is*^ , QL aawI. &)***. -*~ L JML aI*#L <^ TbJlyo Aaasww^*ai*s\ . ^Tjy^t-K^v- v A/ LrA.us.1,^, OyAXvA. st*~.. s^~ UAe.lt^Ur-jt^l f i J^? J JL f ^ u UxnidA^AAv-'*- cubifC++\JUA^_ of '<*'"-'-&'-, ao^'> ^AAi^x^yA-* aaT . July 28 1789 First issue of the Pittsburgh Gazette, first newspaper west of the Allegheny mountains. 1898 Ponce, Porto Rico, surrendered to Gen. Miles. 1914 Beginning of World's War. July 29 1891 Canadian house of commons rejected motion for unrestricted reciprocity with the United States. 1914 Opening of Cape Cod canal, shortening the distance between Boston and Southern uorts. cost S13.000.000. JULY 36 (aXaJ*uM.j A*<HyLA.l.y /lA^A^., Air,,.._^j V- SAU.. ^I,^n(t A.1V &^*\fi^A "ei^v^v / V- i>Vl^t*v<CT ,. /Wa/ /iu^LL-j j 0OLAru*)_ Vi^^.^A^-ttAU^^-j^Aie., JULY 31 e/tLtvc' a. a>ists>~iAtA~<^. A (la EtLijlJll, <i 4~a*/l fiX-LArrs*. J~~) AArf.* A^Af^iiA^ / cC'v*. Caa^y^ uO .0 /) (A>U-A^ A" CH*. dLi: ^/VM**/'' July 30 1914 112,000 houses destroyed, 3,300 persons drowned and a property loss of $43,000,000 caused by floods in China. July 31 1777 Lafayette, then 20 years old, commissioned with rank of Major General in the Continental Army. 1914 Jean jaures, famous leader of the socialist party in the French chamber of deputies, assassinated in Paris. AUGUST 1 AyA^_^yteuAA/l irrf frAA^A% OA <X- ^lXAUAAAaA aX*. ^urx m/A\Oaa^ Ata sv. i^n/t^fj^uKt^a^. ^tWlrwtoxH^4^ Aa= ICa^i*^ f- ^k,, Qa*~-<~*f 'IcaaoauaX.^ Aaal - JL QJtJl, OLh.*j. ii<**#Aur>. ^AuAJlz^^fy' 4jU*-a^*AA /urn.** <*- AUGUST 2 2t^vty A/I<U**Q.aA~ froA/l*^ X4WL, Aasn.~,. A7lat-Aaaa- t (VAA^.^aTu a/ffUMA kHeuJl <7*- fj<&-i A~iL. Jh. o^ MAtH*t, Cuii*H Aav*o A<a-~ AaSA-t. /i/At**- aA*c sajlcIUaA La*^~ jOaaHaaaA ir tAntt. <jJa^aT August 1 1807 Initial triumph of steam navigation in America by sailing of steamer Clermont on the Hudson river from New York to Albany. 1854 Yellow fever epidemic broke out in New Orleans, lasting until November and causing 2,441 deaths. August 2 1913Edward Payson Weston, famous sexagenarian pedestrian, ended at Minne apolis a 1,546 mile walk from New York. 1923 President Harding died. AUGUST 3 /<4W!L A**t /Quia*. A^^/t^Jr^no-iAA^/f^-^ AUGUST 4 nc f.ri, xaa-ua AAftAA*. "jJZuut* eA^*.sJiSAA~~._ ,it/x.<. ^ia~ tAAAAtLA^. .Huel' -3-*^-. ASA* C August 3 1898 Spain accepted American conditions of peace. 1915 Cloudburst at Erie, Pa., flooded city, killing twenty-seven and causing great property loss. August 4 1862 A draft of 300,000 men, for nine months, ordered by U. S. Federal govern ment. 1839 Special delivery mail first introduced in the United States. 1918 Americans take Fismes. AUGUST 5 HO- +4&K. As.syuU.A^vi ^cctLt,^ /Ma 1V+^^a&JWl*At*a* ef<iO-^lf ah*. , /u".J'~buL<&., a. m/S^/w^^^V^U^.^V dnii/ltviAjeutjA AQ<t.i,-.*..(LlAAj' iA-Irt/.1 '^A~-jSW.{AA.-l-i~**d*'l 0Usiasvta*-4^AAa- A-**tvl~-*~A ' AAjfi.* AUGUST 6 ,lhA^^.*r /tik-n^ ^aaAa\4suaJ'/AU.4-^ ~7t*. iuuui - jU' L., Ak_, &UL ^..J, i / *asu-uu%~. . yttAis**~. -j- a; c^i<a:<^a ^^ A\*a^. LMr} ^sisisiaazA^ .n-\<,<^t*AA AU^~c*ai4_ 0A*^*-c~* <*la.a&/ 4- ^A\JC^.AiAAX KAIA^- AXty'UZlAAAAAX , August 5 1838 First Atlantic cable message (from Queen Victoria to the President of tho United States). 1884 Cornerstone laid for the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. August 6 1846 Military revolution in favor of Santa Ana broke out in Vera Cruz, Mexico. 1898. Admiral Dewey demanded the surrender of Manila. AUGUST 7 i7tti^^^il^^*t4t".-^ /AA/&Aa\s\^ ^farbiA^ 0iaasi*> g>\sc*s l&i JUL ^saAa. ^A&>-e&j Ji lt\i^yX. <JaL* JuHhlL. ijyisdlj^cA* VoC^A.Jliyc. JZet-AAA-j <\<AAt-AA AArtAtst- A/l(%*^o*s*JrlAL*Ate>~^, /VAsutaAX^*~ /aaAIa^Ah,. d&AA 1 ix*ai*rviy Altruv^a. .UsiAAA)^^**-*. . licAuA, /OilAAA.1 /Cc<-aaAa,, UCX^a- %HaA~oa^ . ii^Ai^J Astu^^lAAa. aasl. eAAAx^~~ AAftAA. oAslascaA*pAA^LAAUCci. JrtJ^y^ f/WuX(>n LjA, .Ulc^ J!a~si ^aauAim**<. CaJLc-=, . A^h&aA^ ^~ hie^t^^ -v /A^dL. 5 /ZotiU-</ 7 Al/ aJu.I1- Oc+a. JU^AaM. - ^/aaL^ a^J %^ , /^_ i^^iL^ oo*cfr ' (?a>A!a^~^^_J1aa>^J<sw~*1fcfc= y/%^ (^^aTo^cAUA. _AAAtAA>\. Ai^t-^^^-t^^^Cl-^^CS^ / August 7 1825 Lafayette bade last farewell to America, at the end of second visit to this continent. 1913 Col. F. S. Cody, Anglo-American aviator, killed in hydro-aeroplane flight at Aldershot, England. August S 1846 Smithsonian Institute founded at Washington. 1886 Two men passed safely through Niagara rapids in torpedo-shaped barrels. AUGUST 9 -<aZalaaao. C-> AtStAS OlAKs<_ .HiL AUGUST 16 jujy. S^AA^. ./rCu^. V /^^^JAaXa^^L t^ CAAu <?,aoT^ <A^y^jL>> /^WTU*^ eji y<U tiL* <% ^aAts^ August 9 1898 Spain formally accepted the United Stales terms of peace. _ 1905 Russians and Japanese held first meetings of peace conference in Ports mouth, N. H. August 10 1876 First long distance telephone transmission made by Graham Bell, from Bradford to Paris. Ontario. 8 miles. 1893 First Chinaman deported from San Francisco under Geary Act. AUGUST 11 %LAAtsl'^A)t&A^1 i>>^ CA^r&^-' -.-a\ <*-< -^ aL^-rv-a^t-^-> -1-. ^ Zfl-i ^-iA~tA'o'A/*^-'LA^m_ . ~4i ' 5 w- -/ A// ^. fuA^, (.-t--.-. QTXa-* t^tx,o--v ^^l-^^-l "--') ULiAAiA-iAX ^tJi^^-^Jl AA*-,.*, . //IndlCAsisia x- L,_n^- /U...Aa- et*w^ LaUaJAI^ ^ti. <"a^A,^ ... QT\A-~ (AC*;*?*-. 'Oi-A'Xn^i Ufen~i. /_<.< AUGUST 12 ^%^, ' AvA-if-i-^AAyAtM a Actu^t. aasqsijL. 1/o^er Laasi^^ 1 Ll*^. l4.AffP _AZa_a U^s^ _^t,<.//-ct'v*_<^7 c*> fj 7 - -// y/ 7 / 7 // August 11 1834 Ursuline convent at Charleston, Mass., destroyed by a Prostestant mob. 1853 Great heat wave, lasting until August 14th, began in the United States and Canada; 200 deaths in New York in one day. August 12 1830 First American railroad, Mohawk and Hudson, completed between Albany and Schenectady. AUGUST 13 SZt^Auy J J // / J ^,id-*.W _..-_ t-a,[..t n.A.A_AS AaOHsj. Aa.a^ / t.7 - y^ / / ' <^. A-rtAAA^^ /y*<AiA AAUAAtJy*, . i-<<-C'//.cci Isi A&fsvrLAAuJs An Aaata <h.aa,*(. \J1<^^aaJ AUGUST 14 ^i^^^^ J^JUaU. -i *- ,v-v*- v^^C-l^f^i-j* si.<^>., . 40.T j^Jf dloL. CtU&L Idle*.*, T ^W it^4/ / August 23 1898 Manila surrendered to the American forces after combined land battle and bombardment by the fleet. 1903 Practically unanimous vote in Norway for separation from Sweden. August It 1775 Consecration of Boston's celebrated Tree of Liberty, planted in 1666. The tree was out down by the British in 1785. 1910 International exposition at Brussels badly damaged by fire. AUGUST 15 tZ(Un^l&^ AA^il ctKLc^tLc-.^ At Laati~. r- 'itc-^-v*-.. <zJU_j> Jxa. ^t_o 7 / J / / 7 -^ y 7 ^ -r-> 73^ Al-C^LjA , (UAAZC^-A/ 64aIaU-*.~1 . <Zjtt . /Vfliit<-WV. AU*~A{ /-_-. ft 1^ ^> /iti/ti'.jW Aaaus Iaa^a^A Asyc<A-^ , A^ctA^- Aa> R LoJ^a. MaI^ (AAlST^t. V,U.^/^o-iaA a>a\ ' P-Aitry. A.(j<.^-- A&J>~ 4.A /l/.yt*A AUGUST 16 C^l^&L (*A>A<i( rt^^stA-/ Ji1a~A-cI<AA AASld AtAACT^JOl'JLha!> -<4uJ^ . August 151893 Behring sea arbitration award published, denying the United States ex clusive rights on seal fisheries and establishing rules for sealing in Behring waters. 1914 Panama Canal opened. August 16 1792 First theatre, called the New Exhibition Room, opened subrosa in Boston, a state statute prohibiting theatrical performances. UGUST 17 ci^^^&L^ VasLiA AisJLrA OlIatAPaL^j. ZxA!^^tAliJJtAi\^A%Aci& ^iAAt^\ /aAUa,. hV-T V-1-"- ^ OAAIA- jU*.* a.<aj^.a>c^a -ft-. -.J^^L-i UJyj?L~- - it Ua. JLaU auJ^ -A?av^a- aA ULa. laid- AAI^a. Joct d. IT j J v W AUGUST 18 u> $fyr\si,{ WfrU IaIL^t^ t-**-w &a^^*J! .JLtudi .,-.'-^ /lAtfuiiAA* y ei<AA<AiA=f~ JfCiZu, a^iaulaV. X, August 17 1853 First transatlantic canre message. 1859 Blond in began his performance of crossing Niagara Falls on tight rope. 1896 Gold discovered in the Klondike. August 18 1834 Tremendous eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed 1.500 houses. 1914 First warship, the Peruvian destroyer Teniente Rodriguez, passed through Panama Canal. V\Mc*aa1 Ay.j. AA,*4.itiAtAi , , (A JCCaCAAai j!\a:a*t~ 1Uax~ AtLAUAye (a&Au/ Aa^a.. yK^l^- . {4 .1acJLA.&.-z< JCuuw* -AAaaao AAAiAt^r-<AYA<A<A-uX JUa. caaa. .ACi^euA^t JlJ-aa. ttiALAT- Si !^A*AL{ AiA AlALA-A.tA JEi<.^ AAA~tA<X, JUaLa*~ f AA.-^f 0*Ua.'>~A \A (a_Xa)Ju pla^aA JIaoiaJI ^At~ KnM aMAa. J0T.4.A.A1.A.. . /AU^AULA. a ^-la.iJaaU* .a^AaLaJ^-Wi CAaaAAII LAaUtA VT4v!,J CIa\.a.aaA'/A\. LSAa. p 1 -\aTX\- AUGUST 26^-^ [aaHi/AIiai . ^AaavAaLa(1 G> aZA~Ia\ ,-WT.^ , !&L1~>aA-z, OAAaA , August 19 1812 Sinking of the British frigate Guerrierre by the Constitution. 1882Adoption of a distinguishing personal flag for the President of the United States, consisting of the arms of the United States on a blue ground. August 20 1847 Americans under Gen. Worth defeated Mexicans under Santa Ana at Churusbusco. 1856 Final proclamation of cessation of hostilities in the Civil War. AUGUST 21 A/itA* A^l.,AAA.*AAAf \. VAA^'iAA*- AZ.tTLtA'^. A .^^A^^fAt^AtA AU.AAiA,A Aa_A,..^. ^^a^^a^aA A-ty:>\*. Sa(AaA j.!), ./ffec^ ^a/^aaAaA^a^^Z .AAvAl.AAlJ( A&AA~f. (AAlJ^A AtAlAUUUeJL Ja.A.A^AL. a(AIaA Aa\ . ,1aL(aCS*AaA~.~Aa- ^C--^- -a^I-wU "Y aAIaaAa^TI -*.~- LAa.<. J3a>,_Aa,..A. ^^^Zut^^^M^I /;a a LaLal aa~1^aaa\a? l J J'/ ^7 v/ A/ AllAiA^. ,AA\^AAlAt~^ &tAA(r^AiA_A-ftJu.Ai SZ.J,^A.^W [A -4^- .^<^->^<'Xe. - IAAA. LA^^AttAtAA . /l/lr/AA\A.A._. ^ aA~A A^A^TAATAZAlAf OUTa*aA UaU-1. .T^f^^/ Oa^a^^a! ULa,, A-lAAt^.J a.^-A-l'AAAAAl/A.AJLAYtA. ^ |^2<_<, ^ C . IA- AAALA.'.aa ,/a.at-^a.- [IAA-i __ AUGUST 22 i^L^^i^&L^ ^Aa-.Aa^^AAAaA' aA3^.SAa,AaAj aAIaIAaA, J? A_^!a-A.AA~ A^aA j-CA^AtAt- . eAA( August 21 1857 Famous charter oak at Hartford, Conn., blown down in a storm. 1908 Women admitted to Prussian universities. August 22 1851 American yacht America won the Queen's cup at. Cowes. 1911 The "Mona Lisa." Da Vinci's famous painting, disappeared from the Louvre at Paris. Recovered the following year in Florence. A U G U S T 23 c^C /.a<aiApLAs^C jAf%AA*. &Aaa\av oia^a AAI^^lcaaA ^sAaOaCAA JCa^AaAZ^O OLaIa^^uJ\AaA<A -if' ^ J<.AlltAA/AIa^axaa, A-lxAZAlS-tA . AUGUST 24 QAoaaJLj *AtAlA< D /XAAiAfA^A^-, vJaAA./a^, %/jAlAA OAl-tnAA7i C&Aaa'-?[ J as.^. /SA*AirJl avCaLAau ^(aACiaaAaAaF, i/ArrA aAiuAl, Q) . i^AIA^JiA. .Aa<A^LA>< I* CSUAaTQi OtAAlA AaaHAA-CaV. I1a_ A^O A. At^AA^^A^Ay/tAL/^A <U >$JJU -k Oa^^al^^ r.H9. ia!^Z^j. JLaavJLaa^a,.. ^a^^a^AAa^aA- MBaAi Atlfut^ ..,-aAa<a-^aXAa,. Wlrtl^ * " A^M^^^AltJLA^^ti^AJi:^ it Jitj-^AAA JUaa, AVUA^A. aU/1Cm. JGifAAy, , [aL aT.WIAL^, ^A A** tUVU dicUf , August 2.1 1756 Cornerstone of Columbia college laid at New York. 1898 Conference to decide Alaskan boundary question met at Quebec. August 21 1818 Foundation of center of Capitol laid at Washington. 1872 Steamer America destroyed by lire in harbor at Yokohama; sixty lives lost. AAAV>*^AtA^\ . 't^-c^t. aUaA, Aa^C^