The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-04-25
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April brought US war again in 1898.
On the Goth of the month President
Mckinley was authorized by Congress
to intervene in Cuba using the United
States military and naval forces.
Two days later President Mckinley
issued a proclamation blockading the
ports of Cuba and next day the Presi-
dent issued call for $4,000 volun-
teers to serve for two years. The
lists were soon made up and the army
in training for the war was very
popular in America. 0 April q
the batteries of Mantanzas, Cuba,
were shelled by Admiral Sampson,
and two days later word was received
that the Spanish fleet commanded by
Admiral Cervera had left Cape Verde
Island for Cuba. Two months passed
and the world was electrified by news
of the destruction of the Spanish fleet
by the American warships.
For time it looked as though a
second war might commence with
Mexico in the month of April. This
was in April, 1914, when the port of
Vera Cruz was ordered seized by
President Wilson and was held by
American forces until September.
But the trouble finally blew over
without any declaration Of war.
Our last war, that against the Cen
trail Powers, came to us in April,
| too. 1t was on April 2, 1917, that
President Wilson asked Congress to
declare war on Germany. Two days
later the Senate declared war BY a
vote of eighty-two to six. Two days
after this the House of Representa-
tives passed the war resolution 373 to
so. On April 9, Austria severed
diplomatic relations with the United
States. One year later, April 4, 1918,
American troops were on the firing
| line for the first time in France.
But it is not to be thought that
April has been month of war only
in American history. Other things
have happened during the month too.
On April 7, 1888, the first white set
Element in Ohio was established at
Marietta; on April 2, 1892, the first
| U. S. mint was established, and April
| /, 1926, the construction of the first
railroad was completed.
The treaty for the annexation OF
Texas was signed April u, 1874, but
the state was not admitted to the
Union until year and half later.
The statue of Liberty was presented
to the United States by the French
republic on April 10, 1885, and the
Territory of Oklahoma was opened to
settlers by the President on April p,
1889.
The linotype machine, which was to
revolutionize the issuing of newspa-
pers was invented April s, 1890, and
Commodore Peary reached the North
Pole, April 6, 1909. Television was
successfully demonstrated in April,
1928.
A number of Americans were born
during the month of April, among
them: Thomas jefferson, April 49,
l1743; President Monroe, April %
175S; President Buchanan, April 81
1922; Washington Irving, the cele-
brated writer, April 3, 1888; General
Lee Wallace, author of Ben Hur,
April 10, 1927; Wilbur Wright, April
16, 1867.
Among the prominent Americans
who died in April were Benjamin
Franklin, April II, 1870, and Presi-
dent William Henry Harrison, April
A, 1841. President Harrison died aft
er having served but one month as
President, and he was the first of
Presidents to die in office. Samuel
Morse, the inventor, was born April
81, 1891, and died April 2, 1872.
The state Of Louisiana was admit
| ted to the Union on April 80, 1872
National Republic.