Meade County news., 1915-01-07
CHIEF EVENTS OF
YEAR JUST ENDED
Record of Twelve Months viii Be
Momenteus to Future Gen.
erationS.
DETAILS OF WAR IN EUROPE


Events-Dlsasters Both on Land
and Sea Have Been Many
Minor Incidents Placed
on Record.
Fhis 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 record of some of the prominent
events of the year, especially the first
five months of the great conflict:
JANUARY.
Jan. 1.-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
its workmen shall have at least $50 week
each.
Jan. 8-Unlted States naval force of
Vera Cruz strengthened.
Jan. 9.-Villa captures Ojnaga.
Jan. H.-Mexlcan rebels take Torreon.
Jan. Craftsmanship Monroe rammed and
sunk by Steamship Nantucket off Cheas-
peake bay, 43 drown.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. 4-Castillo, Mexican bandit, wrecks
passenger train in burning tunnel near
MADEIRA; II Americans and 50 Mexicans
perish.
Feb. 10.-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 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 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 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 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 ulti-
matum to Huerta.
April 19-Huerta refused to salute u. S.
flag.
April 20-Presldent asks CONGRESSES per-
mission to use armed forces of the Uni
ted States against Huerta. House as
sents; senate debates.
April 2l-2.-Admiral Fletcher's marines
seize Vera Cruz: II Americans and about
$50 Mexicans killed.
April 22.-Carranza says Vera Cruz
seizure is unJustihed.
April PA. b. c. Powers offer media
tion to u s. and Huerta.
April 29.-Industrial war in Colorado
mines. About seventy-five men, women
and children die in all.
April 3O.-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 27.-Herman B. Duryea's Darbar II
wins the Derby
May 2S.-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 repeal Panama
canal toll bill; so to 35.
June 25,-H. b. Claflin Co. and alNed
concerns throughout the United States
fail.
June 25,-Salem. Mass, laid waste by
fire. 10000 homeless.
June 2S.-Archduke Francis Ferdinand
assassinated.
June SO-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 H-Sir Edward Grey proposes an
international conference.
July 2S.-Austria and Germany decline
Sir Edward Greys 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-
fzation.
Aug. 2-German forces enter Luxem-
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