Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-01
Chief EVENTS OF
YEAR JUST ENDED
Record of Twelve Months win Be
Momentous, to Future Gen.
erations.
DETAILS OF WAR IN EUROPE
Clash There Has overshadowed Other
Evcnts--Disasters Both on Land
and Sea Have Been Many
Minor Incidents Placed
on Record.

on Record.
This has proved one of the great
years of history, for 1t has seen the
outbreak Of the long-dreaded World
War. School children thousand
years from now will remember 1914
as they do 1902 and 1776. Following
Is record of some of the prominent
events of the year, especially the first
1--WE months Of the great conflict;
JANUARY.
Jan. 1-John Lind arrives in Vera Cruz
to observe Mexican chaos for President
Wilson
Jan. 1.-Two thousand Mexican refugees
rom battle of Ojinaga flee into the Uni
ted States
Jan. 4-Steamship Oklahoma breaks in
two IS miles from Sandy Hook 80 die.
Jan. 5.-Ford Motor company announces
Its workmen shall have at least $50 week
each.
Jan. s.--United States naval force of
Vera Cruz strengthened.
Jan. 9-Villa captures Ojinaga.
Jan. l4.-Mexican rebels take Torreon.
Jan. 30.-Steamship Monroe rammed and
sunk by Steamship Nantucket off Cheas-
pedke Day, ~ drown.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. 4-Castillo Mexican bandit, wrecks
passenger train in burning tunnel near
MADEIRA: II Americans and SO Mexicans
perish.
Feb 10-Earthquake through New York
state.
Feb. 11.-Lieut. Arthur b. Cook, U. s.
navy wounded by bullet in Vera Cruz
street.
FEB. 17.-villa kills w. s. Benton, Scotch
rancher.
MARCH.
March 12-Geo Westinghouse. inventor
OF the airbrake, dies.
March 16.-Gaston Calmette editor of
the Figaro, sot dead by Nine Caillaux,
wife OF French minister OF finance
March 23.-War Minister Seely of Britain
resigns.
APRIL.
April 1-House of Representatives re-
peals the Panama canal tolls bill
April 2.-One hundred and seventy killed
when storm overtakes Newfoundland seal
ers on the ice.
April Twelve Federal Reserve bank
districts announced.
April 5.-Secretary Daniels bars strong
drink from u. s. navy.
u. -.
the stars and stripes are locked up by
Huerta agents In Tampico.
April 13.-Four gunner murderers of
Herman Rosenthal, are executed
April H-President Wilson orders entire
Atlantic fleet to Vera Cruz to force an
apology for the Tampico insult to the
American flag.
April 1s-President Wilson sends uiti-
matum to Huerta.
Anril 10 -Huarta raftlaad IN oaluta q
flag.
April 20.-President asks CONGRESSES per-
mission to use armed forces of the Uni
ted States against Huerta. House as
sents; senate debates
April 21-2.-Admiral Fletcher's marines
seize Vera Cruz: II Americans and about
$50 Mexicans killed
April 22.-Carranza says Vera Cruz
seizure is unjustifed.
April pa. b. c. Powers offer media
ton 10 u s. and Huerta.
April 29.-Industrial war In Colorado
mines About seventy-five men, women
and children die In all.
April 30.-Admiral Fletcher turns Vera
Cruz over to General Funston.
MAY.
May S.-Several hundred die In earth
quake near Mt. Aetna, Sicily.
May 11.-Half million pay tribute to
Vera Cruz dead In New York
May 1S.-First commercial cargo goes
through Panama canal.
May 22.-Charles Becker for second time
found guilty OF murder of Herman Rosen
thai.
May H.-Herman b. Duryea's Darbar III
wins the Derby.
May $.-One thousand and thirty-two
drowned when the Empress of Ireland.
hit by storstad. sinks near Rimouski, St
Lawrence river.
JUNE.
June 11.-senate has to appeal Panama
canal toll bill; so TO 80.
June 2S.-H. Il. Clafln Co. and allied
concerns throughout the United States
fail
June 25.-Salem. Mass, laid waste bv
fire. 10000 homeless
June @,-Archduke Francis Ferdinand
assassinated.
June 3O.-Mrs. Louise Bailey mysterious
ly shot in the office of DIR. Edwin Carman
at Freeport, l.. l.
JULY.
July l5.-General Huerta resigns as pres
ident OF Mexico 10 Francisco Carba1al
July l6.-General Huerta resigns and
leaves Mexico City for Europe.
July 3--Austria sends an ultimatum 10
Servia.
July H.-sir Edward Grey proposes an
International conference.
July S.-Austria and Germany decline
Sir Edward Grey's proposal; Austria de-
clares war on servia.
July ei.-The kaiser demands that Rus
sia suspend mobilization within twelve
hours; Russia orders general mobilization
AUGUST.
Aug. 1.-Germany declares war on Rus
'ia; French cabinet orders general mobil- |
zation.
Aug. Alderman forces enter Luxem.