The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-02
CHIEF EVENTS OF
YEAR JUST ENDED
Record of Twelve Months Will 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. 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. S,-United States naval force of
Vera Cruz strengthened.
Jan. s.-Villa captures Ojinaga.
Jan. A-Mexican rebels take Torreon.
Jan. Craftsmanship Monroe rammed and
sunk by Steamship Nantucket off Cheas-
peake bay. 43 drown.
FEBRUARY.
Feb 4.-Castllo, Mexican bandit, wrecks
passenger train in burning tunnel near
MADEIRA; II Americans and So Mexicans
perish.
Feb 1O.-Earthquake through New York
state.
Feb. 11-Lieut Arthur B. Cook, U. s.
navy wounded by bullet in Vera Cruz
street.
Feb 17-vina 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
on the ice
April 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 hosenthal, are executed.
April H-President Wilson orders entire
Atlantic fleet to Vera Cruz to force an
apology for the Tampco Insult to the
American flag.
April 1.-President Wilson sends ulti-
matum to Huerta.
April 1s.-Huerta refused to salute U. S.
flag.
April ao-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 Fletchers marines
seize Vera Cruz; II Americans and about
$50 MeNicans killed.
April 22.-Carranza says Vera Cruz
seizure is unJustifed.
April Pa. b. c. Powers offer media
ton to u. S. and Huerta.
April 29-Industrial war in Colorado
mines. About seventy-five men, women
and children die In all.
April s0.-Admiral Fletcher turns Vera
Cruz over to General Funston.
MAY.
May s.-several hundred die In Garth
quake near Mt. Aetna, Sicily.
May 11.-Half million pay tribute to
Vera Cruz dead in New York.
May 1s.-Frst commercial cargo goes
through Panama canal.
May 2.-Charles Becker for second time
found guilty OF murder of Herman Rosen-
thai.
May T.-Herman d. Duryea's Darbar III
wins the Derby.
May 8.--One thousand and thirty-two
drowned when the Empress of Ireland.
hit by Storstad. sinks near Rimouski, st.
Lawrence river.
JUNE.
June n.-Senate has to repeal Panama
ranal toll bill: SO to 35.
June 3.--H. B. Clahn Co and allied
concerns throughout the United States
fail.
June 2S.-Salem. Mass. laid waste by
fire. 10000 homeless.
June S-Archduke Francis Ferdinand
assassinated.
June sO.-Mrs Louise Bailey mysterious
ly shot in the office of DIR. Edwin Carman
at Freeport, L. l.
JULY.
July 15.--General Huerta resigns as pres
ident of Mexico to Francisco CarbajaI
July 16.-General Huerta resigns and
leaves Mexico City for Europe.
July 3.-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 de-
clares war on Servia
July U.-The kaiser demands that Rus
sia suspend mobilization within twelve
hours; Russia orders general mobilization.
AUGUST.
Aug l.-Germany declares war on Rus
sia; French cabinet orders general mobil-
tzntion.
Aug. 2-German forces enter Luxem-