The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-01-04

tains his seat by senate vote Win mar
gin Of six.
4-Reciprocity falls in senate. Six
ty-frst congress adjourns.
President Taft makes good on ex-
ira session threat, setting special ses-
sion at April 4.
s-United States troops ordered to
Mexican frontier.
lI-Trfal of the Camorrists begins at
Viterbo. Italy.
1s-Supereme court sustains consti-
tutionality of corporation tax law, In
creasing national income by S27 7,O0O,-
900.
25-Triangle Shirt Waist company
hre in the Asch building, New York,
resulting in 141 deaths.
APRIL
Especial session Of SiIty-second
congress eonVenes.
10-Tom L. Johnson, former mayor
Of Cleveland, dies.
12-Canadian reciprocity bill and
farmers fSse list bill introduced in
house.
13-House approves direct election
Of senators by 296 to Is.
14-David Jayne Hill resigns as
ambassador to Germany.
21-House passes Canadian recipro-
city, 265 to 50.
22-McNamara brothers arrested in
Chicago and Indianapolis; rushed by
automobile on way to Los Angeles to
face dynamite charges.
29-Jay Gould marries Annie Doug
lass Graham of Hawaii, In New York.
30-Bangor, Me-, devastated by fire.
MAY.
@Chinese rebellion begins In Kwan-
tung province.
3-House orders investigation Of
steel trust.
S-Battle Of Juarez begins, resulting
in capture by Mexican rebels two days
later.
.12-J. M. Dickinson resigns as Sec
retary of war; succeeded by Henry
L. Stimson of New York.
15-Standard Oil company ordered
dissolved by Supreme court decision.
H-Porfrio Diaz announces he will
resign presidency of Mexico.
23-New Mexico and Arizona state
hood resolution passes in house.
25-Diaz resigns presidency Of Mex
leo.
29-Tobacco trust ordered dissolved
by Supreme court decision.
JUNE.
8-W. e. D. Stokes. shot in New
York by Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad.
10--American polo team beats Brit
ish in deciding game Of international
series.
13-Resolution for popular election
oS senators passed by senate.
18-European aviation circuit race
begins at Vincennes, France. Three
aviators-Captain Princeteau, M.
la Martin and NJ. Lendran-killed
when machines fall to ground
19-President Taft celebrates his
silver wedding anniversary.
21-Arrival in New York Of Olym-
pic, largest passenger boat in world.
22-Coronation of King George Of
England.
28-Cornell crew wins Poughkeep-
sic regatta.
JULY.
Harry N. Atwood flies in BIZ
plane from Boston to New York.
8-Lieutenant Conneau ("Andre
Beaumont") wins 1,O0O-mile aviation
circuit race, from Vincennes, over
France, Belgium, Holland and Eng
land.
12-American Harvard-Yale athlet-
ic team defeated by Oxford Cam
bridge team at London.
14-Investiture of prince Of Wales.
18-Henry Clay Beattie shoots his
wife.
22-Canadian reciprocity passed by
senate.
27-President Taft signs Canadian
reciprocity treaty.
AUGUST.
10-London dock strike begins.
15-Harry N. Atwood starts flight
for New York from st. Louis.
19-English dock strike settled.
Especial session Of congress ad-
journs.
22-G. A. r. special train wrecked
near Manchester, N. Y, 81 civil war
veterans and members OF their fami-
lies being killed.
27-Atwood arrives at New York,
finishing his fight from st. Louis.
SEPTEMBER.
S-Col. John Jacob Astor marries
Madeline Talmage Force.
.. 10-Cross-continent aeroplane flight
for Hearst $4,000 prize officially be-
gins.
12-H. H. Hilton Of England wins
American golf championship at Apawa.
mis- links.
15-Premier Stolypin of Russia
shot while attending opera at Kiey,
dying two days later.
President Taft starts on trip
through west.
17-Cal P. Rodgers leaves New
York on cross-continent fight. Rod
gers was the only one to complete the
trip.
21-Canadian voters reject reci-
procity bill.
25-French battleship Liberte
blown up in harbor Of Toulon, killing
three hundred.
29--Italy declares war on Turkey,
as result of Tripoli controversy. and
rushes troops to Tripon.
30-One hundred killed by breaking
Of dam at Austin, Pa.
OCTOBER.
2--Rear Admiral Winfield s..
Schley dies.
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