Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-01-10
HAT 1918 BROUGHT TO The WORLD
mmary Of the More important Happenings of the
Twelve Month Here and Abroad.
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8ashington.-Really the year 1913
TIL been a happy and rather for
Z 81 re- one for the world in general.
/, j as not marked by any great catas-
80 such as the San Francisco
lszsb quake or the Titanic disaster; it
I. 8 the end of the wars in the Bal
80 il Witnessed the inauguration of
FL mocratic president in the United
Nj IS followed by genuine tariff re-
'a;s M without financial panic.
death roll for the past year has
" he financial world rather hard, in
I'D ny such notable figures as j. P,
.iarsan. Henry NJ. Flagler and James
Keene. The Roman Catholic
.h,.f h also lost two of its most ven
,Fab 8 cardinals, Oreglia, dean of the
lsess ID college, and Rampolla, once
.9tfs harry at the Vatican and who
sosIs Ii have been pope instead Of Plus
{ Ia not the emperor of Austria Vot-
Ii sainst him.
il the United States political de-
s4lob have been extremely in
EeFes hung. but not startling. Every
hlnz seems to have gone the way of
Ne Democrats. Democratic victories
were won last November in New York
.lfs the state Of New Jersey and
fate Of Massachusetts,. Congress has
,assed the currency bill, and the bank
az Interests of the country are ad-
using themselves to IT.
Ooings In Mexico.
SnLth of the Rio Grande develop
nenls have been startling and rapid.
RE year 1913 saw in Mexico the as
lassI alton of President Francisco Ma
zero. Vice-PUesident Pine Suarez and
sus4 70 Madero, brother of the presi-
lent the usurpation Of the presidency
81 Gen VictOriano Huerta, boosted
nso nat position by General Felix
Dla Then came the rupture between
ofAz and Huerta, with the practical
saaishmCnt of DiaZ. Later in 1918
l2Fue the rise of Venustiano Carranza,
eader Of the constitutionalists in the
iol4A Of Mexico, with the result that
be Powerful northern states of Mex
eo al now under his control Scarce
y ha Carranza become famous than
fram SEQ "Pancho' Villa, former ban
8i ,h price on his head, leaped
nlo he limelight as a rebel leader
ervA Carran2a and it is now ques-
Ioneg whether Carranza or Villa is
be Stronger in the leadership of the
ensr tuti0nalist forces.
ln IT'S relations with Mexico the
mlteC States has stood firm. Early
AIs administration President Wilson
nnaa nced his determination to with
psd eognition from the Huerta ad-
nnlA ration, and although much
Faastre has been brought to bear,
e Hesldent has refused to change
b Il iItlde. Efforts have been made
lna ice Huerta to retire and allow
A. o. honest election, without re-
sli Today the United States has
HART armed force at the border and
sM 2tesslYe array Of battleships off
rtast.
Nssassinaticns of the Year.
ear ng MeXicO's barbarous achieve.
sA@ there have been few assassina,
Eas countries generally recognized
ne hg civilized. George l, king Of
! lesef was assassinated by a mad
sre .st In Salonika. March IS. In
re the commandments of the
soaa aa forces in the Balkan wars.
il ssN ley was slain on February II.
IN as followed soon after by the
re latlon OF Nazim Pasha. Turkish
snaR Turkey and Mexico appear
rs been contending with each
a''A a' honors in the line of assas-
y IasAS With Mexico slightly in the
p %a5f pean affairs have gone along
's usual barring few extra
M oAioursts by suffragists in
M D slcA as the sensational sui
ne young suffragette who
u -iseIf before the kings horse
s l@'oy and was killed. Politi.
a7iand has been in a Juror.
80 '"eFer. is nothing out of the
&. ne year has seen the very
30 Febellio-." of Ulster. I'M
direction Of Sir Edward Car.
W. ss me organization Of an army"
sss '7L 10 resist enforcement Of
e -.' Dill should it pass par
-e mas also had its share Of
.'.'s. There have been large
"'lae and in Ireland, not
-'AiA riots led by Jim Lar
me European powers have
as heretofore in the construc.
rs. - .@sllps, and the armed
- s ar Germany, England.
~ russia are stronger than
. made 50 by the Balkan
IN the Far East.
aast several things Of mo
"a a in 1913, among them
rebellion and establish
public, and in Japan the
'ilkado and the success
son and the anti-American
que -'as and riots as a result
zen Of the anti-alien land
IA California.
N OF science and explora-
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