Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-01-20
Chief EVENTS OF
YEAR JUST ENDED
Record of Twelve Months Will Be
Momenteus to Future Gen.
erationS.
DETAILS OF WAR IN EUROPE

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. s-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 a week
each
Jan. s-United States naval force of
Vera Cruz strengthened.
Jan. 9-Villa captures Ojinaga.
Jan. H.-Mexican rebels take Torreon.
JAM 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 SO Mexicans
perish.
Feb. TO- Earthquake through New York
state.
Feb. 11,-Lieut Arthur B. Cook. u s.
navy wounded by bullet in Vera Cruz
street.
Feb. H-Villa kills W. s. Benton Scotch
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 2a.-War Minister Seely of Britain
resigns.
APRIL.
April 1.-House of Representatives re-.
Ipeals 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 1.-F'ive men of U. S. navy under
the stars and stripes are locked up BY
Huerta agents In TampicO.
April 13.-Four gunner, murderers of
Herman Rosentha1, are executed.
April 14.-Presldent 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-
7matum to Huerta.
April 19.-Huerta refused to salute U. 8.
flag.
April N.-President asks CONGRESSES per-
mission to use armed forces Of the Uni
ted States against Huerta. House as
SCENTS; 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 unjustifled
April ga. B. c. Powers offer media
ton to U. S. and Huerta.
April 29.-Industrial war In Colorado
mines. About seventy-fiye men. women
and children die in all.
April 30.-Admral Fletcher turns Vera
Cruz over to General Funston.
MAY.
May S-Several hundred die in earth
quake near Mt. Aetna, Sicily.
May 11-TIalf million pay tribute to
Vera Cruz dead in New York.
May 1S.-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 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 IS.
June 3-H. B. Claf1n Co. and allied |
concerns throughout the United States
fail.
June 25.-Salem, Mass, laid waste by
fire. 10000 homeless.
June 2S.-Archduke Francis Ferdinand
assassinated
June 30-Mrs Louise Bailey mysterious
ly shot in I've office of DR.. Edwin Carman
at Freeport. L. l.
JULY.
July 15.-General Huerta resigns as pres
fdent of Mexico to Francisco Carbajal
July 16.-General Huerta resigns and
leaves Mexico City for Europe
July 23.-Austria sends an ultimatum to
6ervia.
July 27-Sir Edward Grey proposes an
conference.
July 2.-Austria ard Germany decline
6ir 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.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on Rus
STA: French cabinet orders genera mobil-
cation.
Aug 2-German forces enter Luxem-