Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-01
YEAR SEES OUTBREAK
OF LONC-DREADED WAR
Beginning Of Mighty World Conflict
Will Make 1914 One OF Great
est Periods I'm History.
OTHER EVENTS ovERsHADowED
United States Has Had It's Troubles
With Mexico, but Plunging Of Eu-
ropean Nations Into Blood Stands
Out Above All Things Else.


remember 1914. as they do 1892 and
1776. Following Is a record of some
OF the prominent events of the year,
especially tho first 1--WE months of the
great conflict.
January John Lind arrives In
Vera Cruz to observe Mexican chaos
for President Wilson.
January 1.-TWO thousand Mexican
refugees from battle of Ojinaga fee
into the United States.
January 4--Steamship Oklahoma
breaks In two. thirty-scven miles from
Sandy Hook: thirty-two die.
January 5-Ford Motor Company an
nounces Its workmen shall have at
least $50 a week each
January S--Unitcd States naval
force OF Vera Cruz strengthened
January 3-Villa captures Ojinaga.
January 14-Mexican rebels take
Torreon.
January Craftsmanship Monroe
rammed and sunk steamship Nantuck ct
OFT Chesapeake Bay; forty-three
drowned
II, wrecks passenger train in burn
ing tunnel near MADEIRA: seventeen
Americans and nfty-nine Mexicans
perish
February io-Earthquake through
Cook. United states Navy. wounded
by bullet in Vera Cruz street.
februnry lI-Eilla Kills w. S. Ben
ton, Scotch rancher.
March l2-George Westinghouse, in
veptor of the air brake, dies.
March lG-Gaston Calmette, editor
of the Figaro. shot dead By Nine.
CaillauH. wife OF French Minister Of
Finance.
March 2o-Crisis- in ireland. Many
British officers design.
March 3-War Minister Seely. OF
April 1-Housc o. REPRESENTATIVES.
repeals the Panama Canal toll bill
April One hundred and seventy
foundland seaiers on the ice. Twelve
Federal reserve bank districts an
nounced.
April 5-Secretary Daniels bars
strong drink from United States Navy.
April l0-Five men OF United States
Navy under the Stars and Stripes are
locked up by Ieuerta agents In Tam
picu.
April l3-Four gunner murderers Of
Herman Rosenthal are executed.
April li--President Wilson orders
entire feet TO Vera Cruz TO force an
apology for the Tampico insult to the
American flag.
April 1S--President Wilson sends ul-
t!mntum to Huerta.
April l9--liucrta refuses 10 salute
United States flag.
April 20--President asks CONGRESSES
permission to use armed forces OF the
:,sscnts. Senate debates.
April 2l-22--Admiral Fletcher's ma
zines seize Vera Cruz: seventeen
Americans and about $50 Mexicans
April 22-Carrnnza says Vera Cruz
seizure IL unjustifed
April ga Il . powers offer me-
!.aticn to United States and Huerta.
April 26-Hucr;a accepts mediation.
April 29-lndus,rial war in Colorado
m n
and children die in all.
April 30-Admiral Fletcher turns
Vera Cruz over TO General Funston.
May Several hundred die In earth
quake near Mt. Aetna. Sicily.
May 11-IIalf million pay tribute TO
Vera Cruz dead In New York.
May lS-Flrst commercial cargo
goes through Panama Canal.
May 22-Charles Becker for second
time found guilty OF murder OF Herman
Rosenthal.
May 27-Hermnn q. Duryea's Durbar
II. wins the Derby.
May 2S-One thousand and thirty
two drowned when tho Empress OF
Ireland, hit by the Storstad. sinks near
Rimouski. st. Lawrence River
June 11-Sennte votes to repeal Pan
anna Canal toll bill: SO to 35.
juno 26-H. b. Clahin Co. and allied
concerns throughout tho United States
fail.
June 25-Salem. Mass. laid waste by
fre. 10000 homeless.
Juno 2S-Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand assassinated.
Juno So-Mrs. Louise Bailey mysteri-
ously shot In the Office of DR.. Edwin
Carman. mt Freeport. l.. l.
July 15-General Huerta resigns as
President OF Mexico to Francisco Car
Dajal.
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 2S-Austria and Germany decline
Sir Edward Grey's proposal-Austria
declares war on Servia.
July 31-The Kaiser demands that
Russia suspend mobilization within
twelve hours-Russin orders general
mobilization.
August l-Germany declares war on
Russia-French Cabinet orders general
mobilization.
August 2-German forces enter Lux
cmhurg-Germany addresses ultimatum
10 belgium. demanding free passage
FOR her troops.
August 4-Ensland sends ultimatum
10 Berlin. demanding unqualified OBJ
seryancc OF Belgian neutrality-Ger-
many rejects ultimatum-G @ IN Il n
troops begin attack on Lege. Presi-
dent Wilson issues proclamation OF
neutrality.
August 5-England announces exist
ence of state OF war with Germany
President Wilson tenders his good Of
iices to the warning nations
august G-Austria declares war on
Russia.
August French invade Southern
ylsace
August S.-Italy reaffrms neutrality
French occupy Mulhausen.
August Torrance proclaims n state
of war with Austria.
August 1S-England declares war on
Austria. President Carbajal leaves
Mexico City.
August 15-Austrians enter Servia-
japan sends ultimatum to Germany
August 17-British expeditionary
force completes Its landing in France
Belgian capital removed from Brus-
sells. Beginning Of n five days, battle
in Lorraine, ending in repulse of
French across frontier with heavy loss.
In If Iou o. hatf