El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
WORLDS MOST M0MENT0US
EVENTS OCCUR DURING 1874
Great European War is Started and Belgium is Laid
Waste by Invading Arm les; Thousands Are Slain
in Many Battles; Me xicos Political Aspect
Changes; American TT oops Land at Veracruz

Jew YORK. Dec 31.-This has
nj proved one of the great years Of
Il history, for it has seen the out
break Of the long dreaded world war.
School children a thousand years from
now will remember 1914 as they do 1892
and 1875. Following is a record of some
OF the prominent events of the year,
especially the first five months Of the
great conflict:
Jan John Lind arrives in Veracruz
to observe Mexican chaos for president
Wilson.
Jan. S-Two thousand Mexican refu-
gees from battle Of Ojinaga flee into
the United States.
Jan. steamship Oklahoma breaks
in two 81 miles from Sandy Hook; 30
Jan. 5-Ford Motor company an
nOunces its wOrkmen shall have at least
$50 week each.
Jan. S-United States naval force Of
VeracrVlz strengthened
Jan. 9-Villa captures Ojinaga.
Jan. 14-Villa takes Torreon.
Jan .5O-Steamship Monroe rammed
and sunk steamship Nantucket off
Chesapeake bay; 4S drown.
Feb fr-CastllO, Mexican bandit,
wrecks passenger train in burning tun-
mel near MADEIRA; II Americans and 5S
Mexicans perish.
Feb. 1O--Earthquake through New
Feb. I1-Lieut. Arthur B. Cook. U. S
navy wounded by bullet in Veracruz
Feb. Nv. S. Benton. Scotch ranch
err killed at Juarez; Villa charged with
killing him
tor Of the air brake, dies.
March 16-Gaston Calmette, editor of
the Figaro, shoc dead by Nine CaillauX,
wife OF French minister of finance.
March 2O-Crisis in Ireland Many
British officers resign.
March 23-War minister Seely, OF
Britain. resigns.
April House of representatives re-
peals the Panama canal tolls bill
April 2-One hundred and seventy
killed when storm Overtakes Newfound-
land sealers on tle ice.
April Twelve federal reserve bank
districts announced
April 5-SecreGlry Daniels bars
strong drink from u. S. navy
April 10-Five men of Z. S navy I'M
der the stars and stSipes are locked up
by Huerta agents in Tampico.
April 13-FOur gunner murderers OF
Herman ROsenthal are executed.
April 14-President Wilson orders en-
tire Atlantic fleet to Veracruz to force
an apology for the TampicO insult to
the American flag
April 18-President Wilson sends Ill !
timatum TO Huerta.
April 19-Huerta refused to salute Q. !
s. flag.
April 20-President asks CONGRESSES |
permission to use armed forces of the !
United States against Huerta- House /
assents; senate debates.
VerucruZ Seized.
April I-22-Admiral Fletchers ma |
rines seize Veracruz; II Americans and +
about ESQ MeUicans killed.
April 22-Carranza says Veracruz |
seizure is unjustified.
April ga. B. c. powers offer medi- 1
alton to T. S. and Huerta. i
April 26-Huerta accepts mediation. /
April 29-Industrial war in Colorado /
mines. About rs men, women children /
die in all.
April sO-Adm5raI Fletcher turns
Veracruz over to Gen. Funston.
May S-SeveraI hundred die in earth /
quake near Mt. Aetna, Sicily
May 11-Haf million pay tribute to !
Veracruz dead in New York.
May 18-First commercial cargo goes !
through Panama canal. /
Nav 22-Charles E.ecker for second (
time found guilty Of murder Of Her 4
man ROsenthal.
May 27-Herman B. Duryea's Darbar
II wins the derby.
More Than 1000 Drown. {
May 28-1O32 drowned when the En- I
press Of ireland, hit by the Storstad,
sinks near Rimonszi, ST. Lawrence
river.
June 11-senate has to repeal canal
EOl Dllls 5U TO 30.
June 25-H. B. Claflin Co. and allied !
concerns throughout the United States
fail.
June 25-Salem, Mass, laid waste by
fire. 10000 homeless.
June 3O-Nrs. Louise Bailey mysteri-
ously shot in the office Of DR.. Edwin 4
Carman at FreepOrt. L L
July 15-Gen. Huerta resigns as /
president of Mexico to Francisco Car
bajaL
AssassinntiOn Starts Great War.
June 28-Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand assassinated.
July 16-Gen. Huerta resigns and
leaves Mexico City for Europe.
July 23-Austria sends an uItimatum
to Servia.
July 27-Sir Edward Grey proposes
an international conference.
July 28-Austria and Germany de-
cline Sir Edward Grey's proposa1-Aus-
tria declares war on Servia.
July 31-The kaiser demands that
Russia suspend mobilization within