Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-01-08
YEAR 1874 HISTORY
PRINCIPAL EVENTS RECORDED
AS THEY OCCUR OVER
THE LAND.
WORLDS WAR THE BIG EVENT
Every One Should Read the Short
Resume to Refresh the Important
Happenings of Past Year-San
Diego Fair Opens Dec. 81.

Jan. NAVAL observatory dL WASH
ington sends wireless message to Elf
fel Tower, Paris, France.
Jan. 3-Henry Ford, Detroit automo-
bile manufacturer, sets aside 100000
900 for distribution among his en-
ployes, being a part of his plan for
social justice"
Feb. 14-Alphonse Bertillon, in
ventor of Bertillon system of identi-
flying criminals, died in France,
aged 81.
March 10-Senate passes Alaska
railroad bill authorizing expenditure
of $40, 00O, 900 on railroads in Alaska.
March 13-United States Express
company retirement from
business, due to competition of parcel
post, throwing $4,000 employees out of
work.
March 16-Mme. Caillaux, wife of
French minister of finance, murders
CASTOR Calmette, editor of Figaro.
April 2-Government names II re-
serve banks-New York, Chicago, st.
Louis, San Francisco, Richmond, Bos-
ton, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Cleve-
land, Dallas, Philadelphia and Atlanta.
April 5-Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels bans use of liquor in navy. Order
to take effect July 1.
April 19-Unarmed American sailors
arrested at Tampico by Mexican mill
tary authorities precipitates the "sa-
lutte or fight" episode of the Mexican
war.
April 17-Attempt on life of Mayor
Mitchell of New York by Michael Ma
honey.
April 22-Vera Cruz taken by Rear
Admiral F. F. Fletcher, commander OF
American fleet.
May Eleanor Wilson, daughter of
President Wilson, and William G. Nc.
! Adoo, secretary of the treasury, mar
ried in White House.
May 20-South American A B c me-
diators meet at Niagara Falls to dis
cuss peace in Mexico. Sign three
peace protocols and adjourn June 26.
May 26-House of commons passes
home rule bill,
June 26-H. B. Cliflin company OF
New York, wholesale dry goods firm
fails for $44, 900 900. Biggest single
financial collapse of the country.
June 2S-Archduke Francis Ferdi
nand and his consort a~ssassinated al
Sarayevo, capital of Bosnia.
July 16-Huerta abdicates as pro
visional president of Mexico.
July 23-Austria sends ultimatum tc
Servia in regard to assassination Of
Archduke Ferdinand and precipitates
European a
Aug. German empire declares
war on Russia; Aug. A, England de
clares war on Germany.
Aug. 4-Congress appropriates $3.50,
900 for relief of Americans in wal
zone of Europe.
Aug. 5-Germans commence siege o.
Liege, Belgium; German casualties
25, 900; Belgium loss, 1000. Germans
take possession Aug. 8.
Aug. 6-Mrs. Woodrow Wilson dies
at White House.
Aug. 15-Panama canal o~'ficiall.
opens.
Aug. 16-Japan sends ultimatum t.
Hcfl udnyS uCAldlhlh5 OfoSuutIOh "
Kiau-Chau. Oct. Is German empero,
orders Tsing-Tau in Kiau-Chau to sur
render to Japan.
Aug. 19-Pope dies at Rome.
Aug. 23-Japan declares war on Ger
many.
Sept. 4-German army reaches poin
within 80 miles of Paris.
Sept. 8-German army begins re
treat from France.
I Sept. 19-German army takes Mau
beuge, France; 10000 prisoners ant
400 guns.
Oct. S-Belgian capital remove
from Brussels to Ostend.
t Oct. 1O-German army enters Ant
werp.
5 Oct. 12-Mexican internal wa
crosses American line into Naco, Ari2
One soldier and one citizen killed.
Oct. 13-Belgian capital remove
+ from Ostend to Havre, France.
Oct. administration war revenu
bill passes senate.
Oct. 27-English dreadnaught Auda
cious sunk off coast of Ireland.
Nov. 8-Turkey invades Egypt.
v Nov. 2-United States district cour
i. indicts 81 former New Haven diret
tors charged with violating Sherma.
4 antitrust law.
Nov. epidemic of foot and mout
!. disease closes Union stockyards, Oh
4 cago.
Nov. 24-General Frederick Funsto
! and troops evacuate Vera Cruz, Me-
!, leo, after occupation since May /.
Nov. 14-Field Marshal Robert
dies in France while inspecting India
troops.
!, Dec. % - Hobson's prohibitio
amendment defeated in house of re,
! resentatives by vote of 1877 to 1S9.
Dec. 31-Panama-C California expos
. ton opened at San Diego.
Four Persons Killed.