The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 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 Othe
EVents-Disasters Both on Land
and Sea Have Been Many
Minor Incidents Placed
on Record.
This has proved one Of the grea
years of history, for it has seen thu
outbreak of the long-dreaded WorlC
War. School children a Thousand
years from now will remember 1871
as they do 1892 and 1875. Following
Is a record of some of the prominent
events of the year, especially the frs
five months of the great conflict:
JANUARY.
Jan. John Lind arrives in Vera Cruz
TO observe Mexican chaos for President
| Wilson.
Jan. 1.-TWO thousand Mexican refugees
from battle Of Ojinaga flee into the Uni
ted States.
Jan. 4-Steamship Oklahoma breaks in
| two IS miles from Sandy Hook; 80 die.
Jan. 6.-Ford Motor company announces
Its workmen shall have at least $50 a week
| each.
Jan. s.ASnited States naval force of
Vera Cruz strengthened.
Jan. s.-Villa captures Ojinaga.
Jan. H-Mexican 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. s.
navy. wounded by bullet in Vera Cruz
Feb. 1z-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 3-War Minister Seely of Britain
resigns.
APRIL.
April L-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 D.-Five men of U. g. navy under
the stars and stripes are locked up by
Huerta agents in Tampico.
April 13.-Four gunner. murderers Of
Herman Rosenthal. are executed.
April H-President Wilson orders entire
Atlantic feet to Vera Cruz to force an
apology for the Tampico insult to the
American flag.
April B-President Wilson sends ulti-
matum to Huerta.
April 1s.-Huerta refused to salute U. s.
flag
April 3.-President asks CONGRESSES per-
mission to use armed forces of the Uni
ted States against Huerta. House as
sents; senate debates.
April H-2.-Admiral Fletchers marines |
seize Vera Cruz: II Americans and about |
$50 Mexicans killed |
April 22.-Carranza saws Vera Cruz
seizure is unjustified.
April ga. B. C. Powers offer media |
ton to U. S. and Huerta
April 29.-1ndustrial war in Colorado I
mines. About seventy-five men, women |
and children die in all.
April SO.-Admiral Fletcher turns Vera
Cruz over to General Funston.
MAY.
May S.-Several hundred die In earth.
quake near Mt. Aetna, Sicily.
May n.-Half million pay tribute to
vera Cruz dead in New York.
, May B.-First commercial cargo goes
through Panama canal.
May 22-Charles Becker for second time
found guilty of murder of Herman Rosen-
hal. -'''e"-
May Hs-Herman B. Duryea's Darbar II
wins the Derby.
May 2.-One thousand and thirtv-two
drowned when the Empress OF Ireland
ut by Storstad. sinks near Rimouski. ST
lawrence river.
JUNE.
June n.-Senate has to repeal Panama
anal toll bill; so to IS.
June Eli. 3. Claf1in Co. and allied
all.
June 25.-Salem, Mass, laid waste nv
Ire, 2o,000 homeless.
June S-Archduke Francis Ferdinand
ssassinated
June So.-Mrs. Louise Bailey mysterious
shot In the office of DR.. Edwin Carman
Freeport. L. /.
JULY.
July ls..General Huerta resigns as pres
rent OF Mexico to Francisco Carbajal {
july Ib-General Huerta resigns and {
'aves Mexico City for Europe.
July 23.-Austria sends an ultimatum IN
ervia. 'uiii u
July N.-Sir Edward Grey proposes an C
lternational conference. s
July @-Austrla and Germany decline O
u reward Grey's proposal; Austria de- b
ares war on Servia.
july Sl-The kaiser demands that Pms 4
suspend mobilization within twelve
'urs' Russia orders general mobilization. S
AUGUST.
aug L-Germany declares war on Rus I,
French cabinet orders general mobiI-
alton. '''0oH-
mug <'-German forces enter Luxsm- b