Sports Highlights
World Series: Chicago White Sox vs. NY Giants Series: 4-2
Nobel Prizes
Chemistry
The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section.
Literature
The prize was divided equally between: GJELLERUP, KARL ADOLPH, Denmark, b. 1857, d. 1919: "for his varied and rich poetry, which is inspired by lofty ideals" PONTOPPIDAN, HENRIK, Denmark, b. 1857, d. 1943: "for his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark"
Peace
COMIT INTERNATIONAL DE LA CROIX ROUGE (INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE REDCROSS) , Geneva.
Physiology or Medicine
The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section.
Physics
BARKLA, CHARLES GLOVER, Great Britain, Edinburgh University, b. 1877, d. 1944: "for his discovery of the characteristic Ršntgen radiation of the elements"
Pulitzer Prize
History: J.J. Jusserand..."With Americans of Past and Present Days"