Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). 1894 - Events. January 7 - W.K. Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film. January 8 - A fire at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois causes a good deal of damage. January 9 - New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard (Lexington ...

Including:

1894 - Events 1894 - Births
1894 - April-June 1894 - July-September 1894 - October-December 1894 - Unknown date
1894 - Deaths 1894 - Marriages 1894 - Fictional events of the year

Read more here: » 1894: Encyclopedia - 1894

See also:

1894 in art, 1894 in art - Events, 1894 in art - Awards, 1894 in art - Artworks, 1894 in art - Paintings, 1894 in art - Sculptures, 1894 in art - Other, 1894 in art - Births, 1894 in art - Deaths

Read more here: » 1894 in art: Encyclopedia II - 1894 in art - Artworks

1894 - January-March. January 1 - Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist (d. 1974) January 20 - Walter Piston, American composer (d. 1976) January 30 - King Boris III of Bulgaria (d. 1943) January 31 - Isham Jones, American jazz musician (d. 1956) February 1 - John Ford, American director and producer (d. 1973) February 3 - Norman Rockwell, American artist and illustrator (d. 1978) February 8 - Ludwig Marcuse, German philosopher (d. 1971) Februar ...

See also:

1894, 1894 - Events, 1894 - Births, 1894 - January-March, 1894 - April-June, 1894 - July-September, 1894 - October-December, 1894 - Unknown date, 1894 - Deaths, 1894 - Marriages, 1894 - Fictional events of the year

Read more here: » 1894: Encyclopedia II - 1894 - Births

(Pen and brown ink on paper, 12.7 x 19.2 cm, Musée Picasso) Etude académique (1894) (Charcoal and pencil on paper, 45 x 33.4 cm, Museu Picasso) Conchita (1894) (Lead pencil on paper, 19.5 x 12.5 cm, Museu Picasso) Lola Picasso, sœur de l'artiste (1894) (Oil on canvas, 29 x 19 cm, The Picasso Estate) La fillette aux pieds nus (1894) La ...

See also:

List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1890, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1891, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1892, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1893, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1894, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1895, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1896, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1897, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1898, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1899, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1900, List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - Reference

Read more here: » List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900: Encyclopedia II - List of Picasso artworks 1889-1900 - 1894

The Right Honourable Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC (May 7, 1847 – May 21, 1929) was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister. Also known as Archibald Primrose (1847-1851) and Lord Dalmeny (1851-1868). Rosebery's father died when he was three, which brought him the courtesy title of Lord Dalmeny. He attended Eton and went up to Christ Church, Oxford. While there, he was asked to stand as a candidate for Parliament at Darlington when underage, but refused on the grounds that he had ...

Including:

Archibald Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery - Lord Rosebery's Government March 1894 - June 1895

Read more here: » Archibald Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery: Encyclopedia - Archibald Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery

The Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British Liberal Party statesman and Prime Minister (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886 and 1892–1894). He was a notable political reformer, known for his populist speeches, and was for many years the main political rival of Benjamin Disraeli. Gladstone was famously at odds with Queen Victoria for much of his career. She once complained, "He always addresses me as if I were a public meeting." Gladstone was known affectionately by his suppo ...

Including:

William Ewart Gladstone - Early life William Ewart Gladstone - Minister under Peel William Ewart Gladstone - Chancellor of the Exchequer William Ewart Gladstone - First ministry 1868–1874 William Ewart Gladstone - Out of Office and the Midlothian Campaign William Ewart Gladstone - Second ministry 1880–1885 William Ewart Gladstone - Third ministry 1886 William Ewart Gladstone - Fourth ministry 1892–1894 William Ewart Gladstone - Final years William Ewart Gladstone - Gladstone's Governments William Ewart Gladstone - Biographies William Ewart Gladstone - Political offices

Read more here: » William Ewart Gladstone: Encyclopedia - William Ewart Gladstone

The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Both men and women are eligible to contest this title. In addition, there is a separate event for women only, for the title of "Woman's World Champion", and separate competitions and titles for juniors, seniors and computers. However, these days the strongest competitors in the junior, senior, and women's categories often forego these niche title events in order to pursue top level competition, although they continue to be part of chess tra ...

Including:

World Chess Championship - Reigns of the Champions
World Chess Championship - Unofficial World Champions World Chess Championship - Undisputed World Champions World Chess Championship - Classical World Champions World Chess Championship - FIDE World Champions since 1993
World Chess Championship - History of the World Chess Championship
World Chess Championship - Three pioneering titans Pre-1900 World Chess Championship - Rise of the modern Grandmaster 1894 - 1946 World Chess Championship - Soviet dominance 1948 - 1969 World Chess Championship - A second American sorrow and the K-K arch-rivalry 1972 - 1990 World Chess Championship - Chaos 1993 - 2004 World Chess Championship - A New Approach 2005 -
World Chess Championship - Women's World Championship
World Chess Championship - Reigns of the Women's World Champions World Chess Championship - Era of Menchik World Chess Championship - Georgian dominance World Chess Championship - Rise of the Chinese and Hungarians
World Chess Championship - Junior and Senior World Champions

Read more here: » World Chess Championship: Encyclopedia - World Chess Championship

Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach (I) (1854 - October 30, 1926) was the third Rebbe of Belz. He was the son of Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach. He reigned as Rebbe from 1894 to 1926. ...

Read more here: » Yissachar Dov Rokeach I: Encyclopedia - Yissachar Dov Rokeach I

1894 in rail transport - May events. May 11 - 3,000 employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company go on strike to protest lowered wages without an equivalent reduction in expenses charged in the company town, Pullman, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago, Illinois). 1894 in rail transport - July events. July 7 - The Wichita Falls Railway, a predecessor of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, is incorporated in Texas. July 15 - Central Pacific Railroad scraps El Gobernador, at the time the largest locomotive in the world.See also:

1894 in rail transport, 1894 in rail transport - Events, 1894 in rail transport - May events, 1894 in rail transport - July events, 1894 in rail transport - August events, 1894 in rail transport - November events, 1894 in rail transport - Unknown date events, 1894 in rail transport - Births, 1894 in rail transport - Deaths

Read more here: » 1894 in rail transport: Encyclopedia II - 1894 in rail transport - Events

In 1893 there were 688 urban Sanitary districts outside boroughs. These had various titles such as Local Government District or Local Board of Health District or Improvement Commissioners' District. Each of these variously titled entities became urban district in 1894/5. Urban districts continued to be formed, and by 1927 there were 785. ...

See also:

Local Government Act 1894, Local Government Act 1894 - Urban districts, Local Government Act 1894 - Rural districts, Local Government Act 1894 - Parish councils, Local Government Act 1894 - Boundaries

Read more here: » Local Government Act 1894: Encyclopedia II - Local Government Act 1894 - Urban districts

Admiral Sukeyuki Ito had his flag aboard Matsushima with the despatch vessels Saikyo (a converted liner) and Akagi (a gunboat). The Japanese Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Kabayama was on a tour of inspection and aboard the Saikyo. The rest of the main body consisted of the cruisers Chiyoda, Itsukushima, Hashidate, Fuso and Hiei. A flying squadron of Yoshino, Takachiho, Aki ...

See also:

Battle of Yalu River 1894, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - Background, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - The battle, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - The aftermath, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - Ships involved

Read more here: » Battle of Yalu River 1894: Encyclopedia II - Battle of Yalu River 1894 - The battle

There were 574 Rural Sanitary Districts in 1893, many of them crossing county boundaries. The number of Rural Districts formed by the Act was 692. All but three of 118 additional Districts were caused by the breaking up of cross-county Rural Sanitary Districts (for example Monks Kirby Rural District was the part of Lutterworth RSD that was in Warwickshire, with the rest forming Lutterworth Rural District.) In some areas the county boundaries were so complicated that Rural Districts were in more than one administrative county. For example, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire had ...

See also:

Local Government Act 1894, Local Government Act 1894 - Urban districts, Local Government Act 1894 - Rural districts, Local Government Act 1894 - Parish councils, Local Government Act 1894 - Boundaries

Read more here: » Local Government Act 1894: Encyclopedia II - Local Government Act 1894 - Rural districts

On paper, the Chinese had the superior ships, and included numerous ten-inch and eight-inch gun mounts. However, the Chinese had not seen fit to engage in gunnery practice in months prior, and the Chinese guncrews were somewhat unprepared for the stress of gunnery under fire. Corruption seems also to have played a role; many Chinese shells appear to have been filled with sawdust or water, some Chinese officers fled the engagement area shamefully, one vessel appears to have used its guns to store pickles, and in at least one case, a pair of 10-inch gun ...

See also:

Battle of Yalu River 1894, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - Background, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - The battle, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - The aftermath, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - Ships involved

Read more here: » Battle of Yalu River 1894: Encyclopedia II - Battle of Yalu River 1894 - Background

The Japanese sank five Chinese warships, severly damaged three more and killed about 850 Chinese sailors with 500 wounded. The Ting Yuen had most casualties of the Chinese vessels still afloat with 14 dead and 25 wounded. The Chinese seriously damaged four Japanese warships - Hiei being severely damaged and retired from the conflict; Akagi suffering from heavy fire and with great loss of life; Saikyo, the converted liner, urged on by Kabayama had been hit by four 12-inch shells and was sailing virtually out of control as a result, did cosmetic damage to two more, ...

See also:

Battle of Yalu River 1894, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - Background, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - The battle, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - The aftermath, Battle of Yalu River 1894 - Ships involved

Read more here: » Battle of Yalu River 1894: Encyclopedia II - Battle of Yalu River 1894 - The aftermath

In 1894, at the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War, Togo, as a captain of the cruiser Naniwa, sank the British transport ship Kowshing which was working for Chinese navy. A report into the incident was sent by Suematsu Kencho to Mutsu Munemitsu. The sinking almost caused a diplomatic conflict between Japan and Great Britain, but it was finally recognized by British jurists as in total conformity with International Law, making Togo famous overnight for his mastery of ...

See also:

Togo Heihachiro, Togo Heihachiro - Early life, Togo Heihachiro - Tokugawa conflicts 1863-1869, Togo Heihachiro - Studies in Britain 1871-1878, Togo Heihachiro - Franco-Chinese war 1884-1885, Togo Heihachiro - Sino-Japanese war 1894-1895, Togo Heihachiro - Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905, Togo Heihachiro - Later life

Read more here: » Togo Heihachiro: Encyclopedia II - Togo Heihachiro - Sino-Japanese war 1894-1895

Known as the "first railroad war," the American Civil War (1861-1865) left the South's railroads and economy devastated. In 1862, the Richmond and York River Railroad played a crucial role in George McClellan's Peninsula Campaign. After the war, it was to be acquired by the Richmond and Danville Railroad. The Richmond and Danville Railroad was an essential transportation link for the Confederacy throughout the war. It provided the production of south-central Virginia to Richmond. When the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad was cut in 1864, the R&D's connection with the Piedmont Rail ...

See also:

Richmond and Danville Railroad, Richmond and Danville Railroad - History, Richmond and Danville Railroad - Serving in the US Civil War, Richmond and Danville Railroad - Reconstruction Richmond & Danville Railroad System 1865-1894, Richmond and Danville Railroad - Buford builds the R&D System 1865-1892, Richmond and Danville Railroad - Southern Railway System 1894; Norfolk Southern 1982

Read more here: » Richmond and Danville Railroad: Encyclopedia II - Richmond and Danville Railroad - Serving in the US Civil War

As described in Lee Allen's books, the Western League had been around in various forms since 1879, but had gone bankrupt. In a meeting in Detroit, on November 20, 1893, the league reorganized. This is the point from which the eventual American League can effectively date itself. At that meeting, Ban Johnson was elected President, and would remain so until his retirement nearly 35 years later. Johnson, a Cincinnati-based newspaper reporter, had been recommended by his friend Charles Comiskey, former major league star with the St. Louis ...

See also:

Western League U.S. baseball, Western League U.S. baseball - History, Western League U.S. baseball - Franchise history 1894-1900, Western League U.S. baseball - Sources

Read more here: » Western League U.S. baseball: Encyclopedia II - Western League U.S. baseball - History

Richmond and Danville Railroad - Buford builds the R&D System 1865-1892. With the support of Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont, on September 13, 1865, Algernon S. Buford became president of the 140-mile Richmond and Danville Railroad (R&D). Damage from the war, including the bridge across the James River between Manchester and Richmond was repaired. Over the next 20 years, as R&D President, Buford and leaders including Richmonder James H. Dooley extended the trackage to three thousand miles ...

See also:

Richmond and Danville Railroad, Richmond and Danville Railroad - History, Richmond and Danville Railroad - Serving in the US Civil War, Richmond and Danville Railroad - Reconstruction Richmond & Danville Railroad System 1865-1894, Richmond and Danville Railroad - Buford builds the R&D System 1865-1892, Richmond and Danville Railroad - Southern Railway System 1894; Norfolk Southern 1982

Read more here: » Richmond and Danville Railroad: Encyclopedia II - Richmond and Danville Railroad - Reconstruction Richmond & Danville Railroad System 1865-1894

However, the Yankees page contradicts the above: Indianapolis Indians -> Baltimore Orioles, 1901 - now New York Yankees. An earlier version had Minneapolis->Baltimore->New York The Allen books merely indicate that Buffalo, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Minneapolis were replaced by Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, not necessarily in any order. Clearly, more research is needed. ...

See also:

Western League U.S. baseball, Western League U.S. baseball - History, Western League U.S. baseball - Franchise history 1894-1900, Western League U.S. baseball - Sources

Read more here: » Western League U.S. baseball: Encyclopedia II - Western League U.S. baseball - Franchise history 1894-1900

In 1894, Fairhaven received the gift of a new Town Hall from the Rogers Family. Abbie dedicated it to the memory of her mother. The following text about Abbie Rogers is from the Millicent Library, Fairhaven Massachusetts. "Mother of six children, Mrs. Rogers is represented as having been of a quiet and retiring disposition, completely devoid of the ostentation often associated with great wealth. Contemporary photographs attest to a shy and gentle charm of feature, and she is known to have cherished a deep affectio ...

See also:

Abbie G. Rogers, Abbie G. Rogers - Childhood in Fairhaven Mass a small New England town, Abbie G. Rogers - Whaling oil opportunity roughing it in Pennsylvania, Abbie G. Rogers - Moving to New York oil refining, Abbie G. Rogers - Family and children, Abbie G. Rogers - Anne Engle Rogers Benjamin, Abbie G. Rogers - Cara Leland Duff Broughton: Lady Fairhaven, Abbie G. Rogers - Millicent Gifford Rogers, Abbie G. Rogers - Mary Mai Huttleston Rogers Coe, Abbie G. Rogers - Henry Huttleston Rogers Jr., Abbie G. Rogers - 1894: A new Town Hall and tragedy, Abbie G. Rogers - Heritage

Read more here: » Abbie G. Rogers: Encyclopedia II - Abbie G. Rogers - 1894: A new Town Hall and tragedy