The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-08


Dor; Frank H. I##*
Hitchcock, post @kA
master general; President Taft.
ershsm '" a+tornev Copyright, 1903. by
general. "en oAos'
opened; Joseph 6. Cannon elected
speaker Of the house.
II. Tariff bill framed by the Republican
members of the ways and means COM
mittee of congress introduced in the
house by Serene E. Payne, chairman
of the committee
q. Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt sail
ed from New York for Naples on the
Hamburg-American liner Hamburg.
y. An agreement reached by Austria and
servia effecting peace in the Balkans.
APRIL.
I. The last of the United States troops
left Cuba.
10. The Payne tariff bill passed the house
by a vote of 217 to 81.
Ii. Turkish garrison in Constantinople
mutinied and expelled the Young Turks
ministry.
10. Ultimatum of Young Turks to parlia-
ment.
"A. The Young Turks gained complete
, control of Constantinople, making the
Sultan Abdul Hamid prisoner In his
palace.
Il. Abdul Hamid H.. sultan of Turkey.
formally deposed by the Constitutional
party and his brother, Mohammed
Reschad, chosen successor.
.. $50 leaders of the army mutiny of
April 10 in Constantinople executed for
conspiracy.
10. Mohammed ", Turkeys new sultan,
invested with the sword of sovereignty
at Constantinople.
II. Gen. Stoessel and Admiral Nebegatoff,
who were serving sentences for neg
lect of duty IN the late war, pardoned
by the car.
Is. DR.. Charles William Eliot retired from
the presidency of Harvard after 40
years service.
a9. Abbott Lawrence Lowell assumed the
presidency of Harvard university.
4 The senate passed its: amended tarfn
bill by vote of IS to 81.
J. R1otous Bolivians attacked the Ar
gentine legation at La Paz in protest
against Argentina's decision in the Pc
ruvian boundary dispute.
II. Prince Won Bulow,; chancellor of the
German empire, retired from Office and
was succeeded by DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg. Royal troops of Persia de-
feated by the Nationalists at Teheran.
q, Diplomatic relations severed between
Bolivia and the Argentine Republic
upon the initiation of Argentina.
g. An anti-Diaz political riot at Guada-
lajara, Mexico, resulted in wrecking
the town. Anti-Moroccan war riot In
Barcelona, Spain.
AUGUST.
1 The Russian Emperor Nicholas re-
ceived as the guest of King Edward
VII. Of England at Cowes.
s. The Payne tariff bill finally passed
the senate; congress adjourned.
II. Samuel r. Van Zandt. ex-governor of
Minnesota, elected commander in chief
of the G. A. n. at Salt Lake City,
sEprEMBER.
l. DR.. Frederick "A. Cook announced the
discovery by him of the north pole on
April q. 1908. =! >"~'
7. Peary cabled from Indian Harbor.
Labrador, that he reached the north
pole April 6. 1909. Ee1 -
ab. President Taft started from Boston on
his $4,000 mile trip. Marriage It Ding
wall, Scotland, Of Miss Anita Stewart
of New York to Prince Miguel Of Bra
CANA. a claimant to the throne OF
IA American minister TO China, Charlie,
r. Crane recalled from his mission By
the secretary of state. .@.* .2a.:
IL Meeting of the provincial assemblies Of
China under the new constitutional pro.
gram. Prof. Francisco Ferrer, Spanish
revolutionary teacher. executed q Bar
ecelona. .. -. ~
C. President Taft and President Diaz Of
Mexico met at Ell Paso, Tex.
a. Cabinet crisis in Spain, result Of thl
execution Of Prof. Ferrer, tho revolu'
ZIONIST, on Oct. 49, ~ 9: .t51 US. RI.
"a. Gear Nicholas made q triumphal en-,
try into Italy. guest OF King Victo,
Emmanuel. ~ " - g.
! :. NOVEMBER! r .-"+
4. Judge William J. Gaynor elected mayor
Of New York on the Democratic tick.
ct: eleetion. a general reverse for Tam.
many Hall. Municipal reform defeat.
ed In San Francisco. Tom Johnson
beaten by Herman Baehr in Cleveland
.T'mayoralty election j: u ~ ID <.St;;a,f & YER
L Gold medal voted to Peary tor having
reached the north pole by the National
Geographic society. zs5Fs Il 4:
o. President Taft reached Washtnxtorn, &
the end Of his trip L #aI 3sssS ss
4 2. British house Of lords rejected the
az liberal budget by = vote of $50 Is rs.