January 2 President T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola Miss, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black January 5 San Francisco - Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use January 6 Dutch Press museum opens in Amsterdam January 7 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blanched Soldier" January 7 Vincent d'Indy's opera "L'etranger," premieres in Brussel January 9 2 NYers buy Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 and moved it to NY January 9 Baseball's National and American Leagues make peace January 9 Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase AL Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City (Yankees) January 9 Wind Cave National Park, SD established January 12 Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam January 19 1st regular transatlantic radio broadcast between U.S. and England January 19 New bicycle race "Tour de France" announced January 21 Harry Houdini escapes police station Halvemaansteeg in Amsterdam January 21 International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle New York City January 21 "Wizard of Oz," premieres in New York City January 29 Dutch railroad workers strike February 3 Frederick Lugard occupies Kano West Africa February 4 Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winn Victorias, 2 games to 1 and 1 tie February 7 VVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo February 11 Anton Bruckner's 9th Symfonie premieres in Vienna February 14 U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor forms February 15 1st Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris and Rose Michtom February 16 -59 degrees F (-51 degrees C), Pokegama Dam, Minnesota (state record) February 18 Kuyper government launches anti strike laws February 20 Nick Young remains as NL president as AG Spalding ends challenge February 21 Cornerstone laid for U.S. Army war college, Washington, D.C. February 22 Due to drought the U.S. side of Niagara Falls runs short of water February 23 Cuban state of Guantanamo leased to USA February 24 U.S. signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba February 28 Barney Dreyfuss and James Potter buys Philadelphia Phillies for $170,000 March 2 Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in New York City March 3 North Carolina becomes 1st state requiring registration of nurses March 5 Definitive treaty for construction of Baghdad railway drawn March 10 Harry Gammeter, Cleveland, patents multigraph duplicating machine March 10 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Montreal AAA in 2 games March 12 New York Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL March 14 1st national bird reservation established in Sebastian, Florida March 14 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Rat Portage Thisles in 2 games March 14 WB Yeats and Lady Gregory's "Hour-glass," premieres in Dublin March 15 Frederick Lugard occupies Sokoto West Africa March 22 New York Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale March 22 Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought March 23 Wright brothers obtain airplane patent March 26 American Hotel opens in Amsterdam March 31 Richard Pearse flies monoplane several hundred yards (New Zealand) April 6 General railroad strike against "worgwetten" (anti-strike laws) April 14 Dr. Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid in New York City April 20 7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Mass in 2:41:29.8 April 20 New York Highlanders play their 1st game, with Jack Chesbro losing 3-1 to Al Orth and Washington April 22 American Power Boat Association forms April 22 New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st game, Senators win 3-1 before 11,950 April 23 New York Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Washington Senators 7-2 April 27 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Philadelphia A's win 6-0 April 27 Long Island's Jamaica Race Track opens April 29 Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kills 9 (Frank Alberta) April 30 New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game, (Hilltop Park-168th St. and Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Washington Senators, 6-2 May 2 29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker aboard Judge Himes wins in 2:09 May 3 AVC Heracles (South Carolina Heracles '74) soccer team forms in Almelo May 6 Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers May 14 President Theodore Roosevelt visits San Francisco May 16 1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at San Francisco (George Wymann) May 16 George Wyman makes 1st motorcycle trip across the US May 17 Cleveland Indians beat New York Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio May 23 1st automobile trip across U.S. from San Francisco to New York, ended April 1 May 23 1st direct primary election law in U.S. adopted, by Wisconsin May 26 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 3 Gables" May 27 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75 May 27 Queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam May 30 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8 June 2 Netherlands Korfball League forms June 2 Pirates win a triple header from Dodgers June 12 Niagara Falls, Ontario incorporated as a city June 16 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox June 16 Ford Motors incorporates June 16 Pepsi Cola company forms June 18 1st transcontinental auto trip begins in San Francisco; arrives New York 3-months later June 21 Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Mazarine Stone" takes place June 24 Russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionist June 25 Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3 June 25 Yankees and White Sox end deadlocked at 6-6 in 18 June 27 9th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 307 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey June 29 British government protests against abuser in Belgian Congo July 1 1st Tour de France bicycle race begins July 2 AL/NL batting champ Ed Delahanty, disappears, found dead days later July 2 Pitcher Jack Doscher, 1 son of a major leaguer debuts with Cubs July 4 Pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, President TR sends message July 6 George Wyman arrives in New York City by motorcycle 51 days out of SF July 20 Giuseppe Sarto elected Pope Pius X July 23 Ford Motor sells 1st Model A car July 25 Castle on top of Telegraph Hill closes August 1 1st coast-to-coast automobile trip (SF-NY) completed August 2 Unsuccessful uprising of Macedonians against Turkey August 4 Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto of Venice elected Pope Pius X August 8 3rd Davis Cup: British Isles beats USA in Boston (4-1) August 8 In 11th an old black ball is put into play against Cleveland, Tigers' Nap Lajoie protests ignored, he hurls ball out of park and forfeits game August 14 James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 10 for heavywgt boxing title August 16 Tigers play a home game in Toledo, Ohio, Yankees win 12-8 August 17 Joe Pulitzer donated $1 million to Columbia U and begins Pulitzer Prizes August 19 Phillies suffer record 9th straight posponed game August 23 6th Zionist Congres, Theodor Herzl declares Jewish state August 26 Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game August 27 23rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Hugh L Doherty beats William A Larned (60 63 108) August 31 Joe McGinnity wins his 3rd doubleheader of month September 6 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Creeping Man" September 7 Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in NY September 9 6 km long Engadin-railroad tunnel of Switzerland inaugurated September 14 New York Giant Red Ames no-hits St. Louis, 5-0 in a 5 inning game September 15 Queen Wilhelmina calls railroad strikers "criminals" September 17 Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3 September 18 Phillie's Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago Cubs, 10-0 September 19 King Leopold II deny Belgian cruelty in Congo September 21 1st cowboy film "Kit Carson," premieres in U.S. September 22 Italo Marchiony granted patent for ice cream cone September 24 Alfred Deakin succeeds Edmund Baston as Australia premier September 24 Bill Bradley becomes 1st Cleveland baseball player (Cleveland Naps) to hit for cycle October 1 1st baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Americans Pilgrims (Red Sox) October 8 J. 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Synge's "In the Shadow of the Glen," premieres in Dublin October 9 11" (28.4 cm) rainfall in 24 hours (New York City) October 12 Lyric Theater opens at 213 W 42nd St. New York City October 13 Victor Herbert's "Babes in Toyland," premieres in New York City October 16 Homel, 1st Jewish self defense organization founded in Russia October 20 U.S. wins disputed boundary between District of Alaska and Canada October 24 1st trotter to run a mile under 2 minutes (Lou Dillon 1:58.1) October 24 George Sutton becomes billard champ October 25 Senate begins investigating Teapot Dome scandals of Harding admin October 26 Yerba Buena is 1st Key System ferry to cross San Francisco Bay November 2 Lyceum Theater (New Lyceum) opens at 149 W 45th St. New York City November 2 New Amsterdam Theater opens at 214 W 42nd St. New York City November 3 Colombia grants Panama independence November 6 USA recognizea independence of Panama November 15 Eugen d'Alberts opera "Tiefland," premieres in Prague November 16 V Herbert and H Smith' musical "Babette," premieres in New York City November 18 Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty gives U.S. exclusive canal rights in Panama November 19 Carrie Nation attempts to address Senate November 23 Enrico Caruso U.S. debut (Metropolitan Opera House, New York) in "Rigoletto" November 24 Clyde Coleman of New York City patents automobile electric starter November 24 George Ade's "County Chairman," premieres in New York City November 27 Opera "Die Heugierigen Frauen" is produced (Munich) December 1 "The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released December 3 Panglima Polim surrenders to Captain Colijn at Atjeh December 6 Sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders December 9 Norwegian parliament vote unanimiously for female suffrage December 10 Nobel for physics awarded to Pierre/Marie Curie December 11 British forces under MacDonald and Young march into Tibet December 12 Roger Casement completes report about abuses in Belgian Congo December 13 Italo Marcioni patents ice cream cone in New Jersey December 13 Wright Bros make 1st flight at Kittyhawk December 14 Reg Foster completes 287 England vs. Australia on Test Cricket debut December 16 Majestic Theater, New York City, becomes 1st in U.S. to employ women ushers December 17 At 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) December 19 Williamsburg suspension bridge opens between Brooklyn and Manhattan December 27 "Sweet Adaline," a barbershop quartet favorite, is 1st sung December 28 Clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in New York City December 28 Electric lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago; 602 die December 29 French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad and Ubangi-Shari December 30 American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans December 30 Fire at Chicago's Iriquois Theater kills 602
