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general.
g special session Of the sst congress
opened: Joseph q. Cannon elected
speaker of the house
9 Tariff bill framed by the Republican
members Of the ways and means CON-
mittes OF congress introduced in the
house by Serene z. Payne, chairman
Of the committee.
9 Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt sail
Cd from New York for Naples on the
Hamburg-American liner Hamburg.
- An agreement reached by Austria and
sorvta efIecting peace In the Balkans
APRIL
L Ths last Of the United States troops
left Cuba
a The Payne tariff bill passed the house
BY q vote Of NJ to q.
= Turkish garrison In Constantinople
mutinied and expelled the Young Turks
ministry.
= Ultimatum Of Young Turks to parlia-
menL
y The Young Turks gained complete
control of Constantinople. making the
Sultan Abdul Hamid prisoner in his
palace.
3. Abdul Hamid IL, sultan Of Turkey,
formally depOsed by the Constitutional
party and his brother. Aohammed
RaBchad, chosen successor.
y 70 leaders Of the army mutiny OF
April u in Constantinople executed for
conspiracy.
= Mohammed ", Turkeys new sultan.
invested with the sword Of sovereignty
1t Constantinople.
d. Gen. StoesseI and Admiral Nebogaton,
who were serving sentences for neg
let Of duty IN the late war. pardoned
hy the car
- DR.. Charles William Eliot retired from
the presidency Of Harvard after 20
years service.
y Abbott Lawrence Lowell assumed the
presidency Of Harvard university.
JULY.
g The senate passed fits amended tariff
bill by q vote Of s to -
q Riotous Bolivians attacked the Ar
Gentine legation At La Paz IN protest
against Argentina's decision In the Pc
ruvian boundary dispute.
- Prince Won BuloW. chancellor Of the
German empire, retired from once and
was succeeded by DR.. Won Bethmann-
HollWeg. Royal troops Of Persia de-
feated by the Nstionalists 1t Teheran.
=. Diplomatic relations severed between
Bolivia and the Argentine Republic
upon the initiation Of Argentina
= An anti-Diaz political riot At Guada-
lajara, Asxico. resulted In wrecking
the town. Anti-Aoroccan war riot IN
Barcelona. Spain
August.
9 The Russian Emperor Nicholas To-
ceiVed as the guest Of King Edward
VII. Of England ~ Cowes-
= The Payne tariff bin finally passed
the senate; congress adjourned.
= Samuel r Van Zandt. ex-governor Of
Minnesota. elected commander In chief
e the q. A. R. At Salt Lake City.
SEPTEMBER
L DF. Frsdsrick A. Cook announced the
discovery BY him q the north pole on
April q, 1914
Z Poary eablsd from Indian HArbor.
Labrador. that he reached the north
pole April G lsoe.
= President Taft started from Boston on
- I2O0 mile trip. Marriage At Ding
val, Scotland. Of Miss Anita Stewart
e New York 20 Prince Miguel Of Bra
CANA. q claimant to the throne Of
q American minister 20 China, Charles
d. Crane, recalled from his mission by
TIE secretary OF state.
y Aesttng Of the provincial assemblies OF
China under the new constitutional pro-
gram Prof Francisco Ferrer, Spanish
gOvolutionary teacher. executed at Bar
oolona
q President Taft and President Dlas Of
Mexico met At Fl Paso. Tex
4. Cabinet crisis IN Spain. result q the
oxscution OF Prof Ferrer. the roVolDs
ttouist. on Oct. II
u Car Nicholas made q triumphal en-
tEy into Italy. guest Of King Victor
Emmanuel
NOVEMBER
8 Sudg8 William J. Gayn0r elected mayor
e New York on the Democrats tick
e: election q general reverse for Tam
many Han Municipal reform Defeat
"a IN San Franciscc. Tom johnson
boafen By Herman BashT IN Cleveland
mayoralty election.
9 Geld medal voted 20 PeAry for having
reached the north pole By the National
oeographie society.