The Winslow mail., 1915-01-09
Chief EVENTS Of
YEAR JUST ENDED
Record of Twelve Months viii Be
MomenteuS 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.

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 1875. 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; 80 die.
| Jan. 5.-Ford Motor company announces
| it's wcrl1men shall have at least $50 a week
each.
Jan. S-United States naval force Of
| Vera Cruz strengthened.
| Jan. 9.-Villa captures Ojinaga
| Jan. 14-Mexican rebels take Torreon.
| Jan. Craftsmanship Monroe rammed and
peake bay, 43 drown.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. 4-Castillo, Mexican bandit, wrecks
passenger train in burning tunnel near
MADEIRA; II Americans and SO Mexicans
perish
Feb 1O-Earthquake through New York
state.
Feb. u-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 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 2-Twelve Federal Reserve bank
districts announced.
April 5.-Secretary Daniels bars strong
drink from U. S. navy.
April 10.-Five men Of U. S. navy under
the stars and stripes are locked up by
Huerta agents in Tampico.
| April 13.-Four gunmen, murderers of
| Herman RosenthaL are executed.
| April 14.-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 ulti-
matum to Huerta.
April 19.-Huerta refused to salute u. s..
flag.
| April 2O-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 F'letcher's marines
seize Vera Cruz; II Americans and about
| $50 MeXicans killed.
April 22.-Carranza says Vera Cruz
I seizure is unjust titled.
April PA. B. C. Powers offer media
ton to u S. and Huerta.
| April 29.-Industrial war in Colorado
H1ines 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 18.-F'irst commercial cargo goes
| through Panama canal.
May 22.-Charles Becker for second time
! found guilty of murder of Herman Rosen-
thai
May 27.-Herman B. Duryea's Darbar II
| wins the Derby
| May 2S.-One thousand and thrty-two
| drowned when the Empress of Ireland,
hit by Storstad, sinks near Rimouski, st.
! Lawrence river.
JUNE.
| June 11-Senate has to repeal Panama
| canal toll bill; so to So.
June 25.-H. B. Clafn Co. and allied
concerns throughout the United States
| fail.
June 25-Salem, Mass, laid waste by
| fire, 10000 homeless.
| June 28.-Archduke Francis Ferdinand
| assassinated
June 3O.-Mrs. Louise Bailey mysterious
| ly shot in the office of DR.. Edwin Carman
at Freeport, L. l.
JULY.
| July 15.-General Huerta resigns as pres
ident of Mexico to Francisco Carbajal.
| July 16.-General Huerta resigns and
leaves Mexico City for Europe.
July 23.-Austria sends an ultimatum to
Servia.
July 27.-Sir Edward Grey proposes an
| international conference.
| July 28.-Austria and Germany decline
Sir Edward Grey's proposal; Austria de-
clares war on Servia.
July 31-The kaiser demands that Rus
sia suspend mobilization within twelve
hours; Russia orders general mobilization.
AUGUST.
Aug 1.-Germany declares war on Rus
sia; French cabinet orders general mobil-
| ization.
Aug. 2.-German forces enter Luxem-