June 1914

[June 1], 1914 (Monday)

• John Murphy Farley, Archbishop of New York, met with Pope Pius X. Concerns were made about the Pontiff's health, but Farley declared, "The Pope will undoubtedly live ten more years, with the same vigor, brightness, and profound intelligence." Pius would die less than three months later.
• Nineteen-year old Gavrilo Princip and 18-year old Trifko Grabež, Serbian nationalists recruited by the Black Hand to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, crossed over the Drina River from Serbia to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• The Uetsu railroad was extended in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, with stations Kaji, Kanazuka, Kiyokawa, and Nakajō serving the line.
• The Palliser Hotel opened in downtown Calgary, and remains the Canadian city's oldest-operating luxury hotel.
• The association football club Americano was founded in Rio de Janeiro.
• Association football club Šamorín was established in Šamorín, Slovakia.
• The daily newspaper New India was established by Annie Besant in Madras to promote Indian independence.
• Born: Herbert Ihlefeld, German air force officer, commander of Jagdgeschwader 77 for the Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War and Jagdgeschwader 52 during World War II, recipient of the Spanish Cross and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; in Hohenselchow-Groß Pinnow
• Died: Árpád Feszty, 57, Hungarian painter, known for historic and religious paintings such as ''Arrival of the Hungarians''

  [June 2], 1914 (Tuesday)

• A major fire swept through Creagerstown, Maryland destroying about 30 buildings including the town hall, and causing somewhere between $60,000 and $70,000 worth of damages. A spark accidentally set off in the town's local creamery ignited the roof, and strong winds fanned the flames across the street and from roof to roof. The town had no fire department at the time to put out the fire. Despite rebuilding many homes in the following decade, the town never fully recovered from the disaster.
• The Nagoya Electric Rail Line was established in Gifu, Japan, with stations Chajo, Ginan, Kasamatsuguchi, and Kanō serving it.
• The association football club Rio Branco was founded in Fortaleza, Brazil, but one year later its name was changed to its current title Ceará.
• The village of Peace River Crossing was established, later renamed the town of Peace River, Alberta.

  [June 3], 1914 (Wednesday)

• Kid Williams defeated Johnny Coulon by a third-round knockout at Vernon, California, to win the World Bantamweight Championship. He held onto the title until 1917.
• Danish composer Carl Nielsen premiered his quintet compositions Serenata in vano in Nykøbing Falster, Denmark.

  [June 4], 1914 (Thursday)

• Thousands of Quebec City residents lined the streets for the funeral of 12 of the victims in the sinking of the RMS Empress of Ireland on May 29. A private funeral for Henry Seton-Karr was also held in the city, based on wishes that should he perish abroad, his remains should be interred where he died.
• U.S. President Woodrow Wilson unveiled the Confederate Memorial at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
• Finnish composer Jean Sibelius premiered his orchestral work The Oceanides at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival to rave reviews.
• The City Island Ball Park opened in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was renamed after ball player Jackie Robinson in recognition of the city allowing him to be the first black player to spring train for a non-Negro base team in 1946.
• The sports club Surahammars was officially founded in Surahammar, Sweden, then offering ice hockey, bandy and association football. The club shifted their focus to ice hockey and began producing renowned hockey players such as Ronald Pettersson, Tommy Salo, and Stig-Göran Johansson.

  [June 5], 1914 (Friday)

• The Salvation Army held a memorial in London for 159 members who died during the sinking of the RMS Empress of Ireland on May 29. An estimated 10,000 Salvation members attended the memorial in Royal Albert Hall.
• Barely a year after it was launched, the Russian Yiddish weekly newspaper Di Tsayt was shut down by the Russian government, with the last paper distributed on June 5. However, journalists revived the paper again two weeks later under a different name Undzer Tsayt and lasted for another four weeks before it was shut down again.
• Born:
• *Estelle Reiner, American actress and singer, wife to Carl Reiner and mother of Rob Reiner, famous for delivering the punchline "I'll have what she's having" in When Harry Met Sally...; as Estelle Lebost, in New York City, United States
• *Stan Jones, American songwriter, beat known for the country music hit "Ghost Riders in the Sky"; as Stanley Jones, in Douglas, Arizona, United States

  [June 6], 1914 (Saturday)

• Italian rider Alfonso Calzolari won the 6th Giro d'Italia cycling race in Milan, with fellow Italian riders Pierino Albini and Luigi Lucotti coming in second and third place respectively. It was one of the hardest races in the event's history, with only eight out of the original 81 contenders completing the race.
• American aviator Walter L. Brock won the London Aerial Derby by flying a Morane-Saulnier G. The Derby was originally scheduled on May 23 but delayed due to poor weather. British aviator Gustav Hamel was supposed to have competed in the aerial competition when he disappeared May 23 over the English Channel while practicing for the aerial competition.
• An estimated 60,000 schoolchildren and their parents attended Fenway Park in Boston to greet the circus elephants Mollie, Waddy and Tony that the children purchased for the Franklin Park Zoo by donating their savings of pennies, nickels and dimes. Along with the elephants, the event included clowns, acrobats, a marching band and a Theodore Roosevelt impersonator clad in a safari outfit.
• A group of Milwaukee entrepreneurs formed the American Metal Products Company.
• Born:
• *Laurence Hyde, British-Canadian artist, known for works including Southern Cross; in Kingston upon Thames, London, England
• *Elmer B. Staats, American public servant, 5th Comptroller General of the United States; in Richfield, Kansas, United States
• Died: Theodore Watts-Dunton, 81, English critic and poet, major contributor to The Examiner and the Athenaeum magazine from 1875 until 1898, contributed the major article on Poetry in the ninth edition of the ''Encyclopædia Britannica''

  [June 7], 1914 (Sunday)

• Red Week - Massive demonstrations of workers and peasants protesting militarism in Ancona and Marcas, Italy led to clashes with soldiers sent by the government to suppress them, resulting in the deaths of three protesters and more violence for seven days.
• Buckingham Palace in London was breached again, just weeks after British suffragists broke some of its windows. Henry Pike, a motor engineer, in the early morning hours managed to scale over the iron fence and slip past the palace guard before entering the palace through a basement window. Pike wandered through several chambers where he changed into the suit of one of palace's servants and stole a silver cigarette case and walking stick. He was apprehended by staff after wandering into one of the page's quarters and turned over to police. Pike said he had been drunk at the time he trespassed. The palace guard immediately ordered a review of its security procedures.
• The Bandon Halt railway station for the Brighton Line closed in London.
• The film drama The Wrath of the Gods, directed by Reginald Barker, was the first major American film to feature a cross-cultural love story — between an American sailor and the daughter of a Japanese noble. The film's criticism of traditional Japanese culture resulted in the film being banned after its premier in Japan in 1918.
• The association football club Académico de Viseu was established in Viseu, Portugal.
• Born:
• *Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Indian film director, known for award-winning films such as Shehar Aur Sapna and Saat Hindustani; in Panipat, British India
• *George Juskalian, American army officer, four-time recipient of the Bronze Star Medal, two-time recipient of the Silver Star, Legion of Merit and Air Medal for commands in World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War; in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States

  [June 8], 1914 (Monday)

• German ocean liner ran aground in the mouth of the river Elbe where she listed. She was later repaired and re-floated.
• Two of Brazil's most prominent sports organizations, the Brazilian Football Confederation and the Brazilian Olympic Committee were both founded on the same day.
• The first meeting of The Girl Guides Association of Trinidad and Tobago was held at the Saint Ann's Church hall on Oxford Street, Port of Spain by the wife of the church's Methodist minister. By Christmas of that year, there were four companies with a total of 100 Guides and nine leaders. The national chapter became a full member of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963 and now serves over 3,000 members.

  [June 9], 1914 (Tuesday)

• Militant suffragette Bertha Ryland slashed a painting in Birmingham Art Gallery to publicise the cause for women's suffrage.
• The USS Zeppelin was launched by Bremer Vulkan at Bremen-Vegesack, Germany. Initially designed to be a passenger cruise ship, the USS Zeppelin was commissioned as a troop ship in 1915 during World War I. She resumed as a cruise ship under the United Kingdom in 1920.
• The Royal Navy ship HMS Gorgon was launched by Armstrong Whitworth from Elswick, Tyne and Wear in England, initially as a coastal defense ship for the Royal Norwegian Navy. She was repurchased and re-outfitted by the Royal Navy during the final month of World War I.
• Using a ramp constructed over the foredeck of the seaplane tender Foudre, French Navy Lieutenant de Vaisseau Jean de Laborde attempted France's second airplane takeoff from a ship and the first by a French naval aviator, but crashed.
• Pittsburgh Pirate Honus Wagner became the first baseball player in the 20th century with 3000 career hits.
• Born: Dietrich Peltz, German air force officer, commander of the 9th, 2nd, and 1st Air Corps of the Luftwaffe and the youngest general officer of the Wehrmacht during World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; in Gera, German Empire