At a meeting of the American Chemical Society at the Chemists' Club, Dr. Leo Baekeland announced his synthesis of a new chemical, obybenzyl-methylenglycolanhydride, which he called Bakelite, the first plastic. It became a huge commercial success.
Clark County, Nevada, where Las Vegas is located, was created from the southern half of Lincoln County. The legislative act was today, but it took effect on July 1.
The German embassy in Chile was destroyed by fire, and a body thought to be that of Ambassador Wilhelm Beckert was found therein. Following the discovery of a large amount of money being embezzled and that the corpse was not Beckert's, a manhunt ensued, and he was caught in Chillán,
The deceased was Exequiel Tapia, a Chilean porter employed at the legation.
Germany waived judicial immunity and turned Beckert over to Chile, who executed him on July 5.
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