The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-01
CHIEF EVENTS Of
YEAR JUST ENDED
Record Of Twelve Months Will Be
MomentouS to Future Gen.
erationS.
DETAILS OF WAR IN EUROPE
Clash There Has Overshadowed Other
Events-Disasters Both on Land
and Sea Have Been Many
Minor Incidents Placed
on Record.

on HeCoTo.
This has proved one of the great
years Of history, for it has seen the
outbreak Of the ~long-dreaded World
War. School children a thousand
years from now will remember 1914
as they do 1892 and 1776. Following
is a record of some of the prominent
events Of the year especially the first
five months of the great conflict:
JANUARY.
Jan. John Lind arrives in Vera Cruz
to observe Mexican chaos for President
Wilson.
Jan. 3-Two thousand Mexican refugees
from battle of Ojinaga flee into the Uni
ted States.
Jan. 4.-Steamship Oklahoma breaks in
two 3S miles from Sandy Hook; so die.
Jan. 5-Ford Motor mpa announces
its wcrkmen shall have at least $50 a week
each.
Jan. s.-United States naval force Of
Vera Cruz strengthened.
Jan. 9.-Villa captures Otinaga~
Jan. H.-Mexican rebels take Torreen.
Jan. @.-Steamship Monroe rammed and
sunk by Steamship Nantucket off Cheas-
peake bay, 43 drown.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. A-Castillo, Mexican bandit, wrecks
passenger train In burning tunnel near
MADEIRA; II Americans and So Mexicans
perish.
Feb. N.-Earthquake through New York
state.
Feb. 11.-Lieut. Arthur B. Cook, U. 8.
navy. wounded by bullet in Vera Cruz
street.
Feb. 17.-villa kills w. S. Benton. Scotch
rancher.
MARCH.
March 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 Zone hundred and seventy killed
when storm overtakes Newfoundland seal
ers on the ice.
April 2-Twelve Federal Reserve bank
districts announced.
April 5-Secretary Daniels bars strong
drink from U. S. navy.
April 1O.-Five men of u. S. navy under
the stars and stripes are locked up by
Huerta agents in Tampico.
April 13.-Fou guEruen, murderers Of
Herman R~osenthai, are executed.
April H.-President Wilson orders entire
Atlantic fleet to Nera Cruz to force an
apology for the Tampico insult to the
American flag.
April 1S.-President Wilson sends ulti-
matu1n to Huerta.
April 19.-Huerta refused to salute U. s..
flag.
April 2e.-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 ga. B. c. Powers offer media
ton to Y. S. and Huerta.
April ~29.-lndustrial war In Colorado
mines. About s~cventy-ive 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 1l.-Half million pay tribute to
Vera Cruz dead in New York.
May 1s.-First commercial cargo goes
through Panama canal.
May 2-Charles Becker for second time
found guilty of murder of Herman Rosen-
thai.
May 27.-Herman B. Duryea's Darbar III
wins the Derby.
May 2S.-One thousand and thirty-two
rowne when the Empress of Ireland.
hit by Storstad. sinks near Rimouski, st.
Lawrence river.
June 11.-Senate has to repeal Panama
canal toll bill, SO to IS.
Tune 25.-H. b. Clafiin Co. and allied
concerns throughout the United States
fail.
June 25.-Salem. Mass. laid waste by
fire, 2G.OOO homeless.
June 2S.-Archduke Francis Ferdinand
assassinated.
June 30.-Mrs. Louise Bailey mysterious
~ shot in the office OF DR.. Edwin Carnan
at Freeport, l.. !.
JULY.
July 16.-General Huerta resigns as pres
ident Of Mexico to Francisco Carba jail.
July 6.-General Huerta resigns and
leaves Mexico City for Europe.
July A sends an ultimatum to
Servia.
July N.-Sir Edward Grey proposes an
international conference.
July 2S.-Austria and Germany decline
Sir Edward Grey's proposal; Austria de-
clares war on Servia.
July S1.-The kaiser demands that Rus
STA suspend mobilization within twelve
hours: Russia orders general mobilization.
AUGUST.
Aus. l-Germany declares war on Rus
STA; French cabinet orders general mobil-
ization.
Aug. 2.-German forces enter Luxem-