The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
APRIL.

Repeal OF exemption OF American YES.
sells from payment OF Panama Canal
tolls voted by House. 2I7 to 1s2 Strong
opposition developed in Senate.
Boston. New York. Philadelphia, Cleve.
land, Richmond. Atlanta, Chicago. St
Louis. Minneapolis, Kansas City. Dallas
and San Francisco named as central re-
serve bank cities.
Maj. Gen. W. W. wotherspoon made
Chief of Staff of the Army to succeed
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, transferred tc
command Of the Department of the East
Railroads asked Interstate Commerce
Commission for per cent increase in
freight rates.
Gen. Villa and constitutionaIists won
battle Of ToFreon
Carranza entered Chihuahua, making it
the Psbel capital.
Premier Asquith became secretary of
the state for war, vice Col Seely, re-
signed.
The District Commissioners protested
against bill to charge District with $l.0O3.
357 as debt due United States since 1871.
J. G. Newman. Joseph Green. and Z. A.
Mclaughlin appointed assistant United
States marshals for District.
Thirteen local pawnbrokers found guilty
Of violations of loan shark law.
Women voted for first time in Alaska.
Republican National Committee sub
mitted to State conventions for approval
plan for selection of State delegates by
primaries, reducing representation in ma
tional convention by eIghty-nine votes.
Secretary Daniels prohibited use of al
coholic beverages in navy.
United States Supreme Court ordered
rehearing OF Gompers- s-MitchelI-Morrison
contempt case.
Gov. BIease. of S6uth Carolina. par
doned eight convicts, bringing his record
up to 1.1sO.
Rebels attacked Tampico.
Huerta, objecting to official report by
American Consul Carothers of the cap
ture OF Torreon, cancelled his exequatur.
Rejection OF. home rule bill defeated in
British Parliament by reduced majority.
District Court OF Appeals reversed
lower court and ordered Commissioner
Oliver P. Newman to defend his title to
office.
c. N. Chase. former financial secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A, indicted for
embezzlement.
Capt. ]. Thomas Hollinberger. Of the
First precinct OF the police department
committed suicide.
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, of New
York City, shot at by insane man.
Four gunmen in Gambler Rosenthars
case electrocuted at Sing Sing.
Leo NJ. Frank sentenced to be hanged
for murder of factory girl at Atlanta,
Ca, granted stay OF Judgment on mo-
ton for new trial or annulment OF YER
dict
United States warships ordered to east
and west coasts of Mexico to enforce
salute to American flag by guns OF
Tampico following failure OF Huerta to
make amends for insult offered by ar
rest of American bluejackets.
Huerta promised to. salute, provided
the United States would return the sal
utation. United States declined
Congress upheld President in sending
ships to Mexico.
District Commissioners approved public
ownership of railways and urged divorce
Of Washington Railway and Electric
Power Company from Potomac Electric
Power Company.
President Wilson asked Congress for
authority tosuse armed forces in Mexico.
Wilson heard of approach Of German
steamer Ypiranga with arms for Huerta
and Immediately directed seizure Of Gus
toms house at Vera Cruz.
Rear Admiral Fletcher seized customs
house and wharves of Vera Cruz. -Four
Americans killed and twenty wounded.
Vera Cruz seized from Gen. Mas, eight
Americans being killed and thirty
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