The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-06

70 English house Of commons bill abol-
ishang veto power Of house q lords.
MARCH
1-0enator Lorimer Of Illinois re-
ta1ns his seat by senate vote with mar
gin Of six.
@Reciprocity fails in senate. Six
V-0rst congress aAjourns.
President Taft makes good on ex-
tra session threat. setting special ses-
sion At April 4.
1United States troops ordered to
Mexican frontier.
11-Trial Of the Oamors1sts begins At
viterbo. Italy.
18-Superems court 0ustaans consti-
tutionality Of corporation tax law. In
creasing national income BY $27.o00.-
600.
26tTriangls Shirt Waist company
nrs In the Asch building. New York.
resulting in 1A1 deaths.
APRIL
special session q Sixty second
congress convenes.
1o-Tom L. johnson. former mayor
Of Cleveland, dies.
11-Canadian reciprocity bin and
farmers free List bill introduced In
house.
1s-House approves direct election
Of senators by 1ss to 10.
14-David Jayne Hill resigns -
ambassador to Germany.
11-House passes Canadian recipro-
city. 2s5 to SO.
12-McNamara brothers arrested In
Chicago and Indianapolis; rushed by
automobile on way to Los Angeles to
face dynamite charges.
2s-Jay Gould marries Annie Doug
lass Graham Of Hawaii. In New York.
30-Bangor. Ne, devsstated BY IRE.
MAY.
EChinese rebellion begins In Kwan-
tung province.
3-House orders investigation Of
steel trust.
S-BattIe Of Juarez begins. resulting
in capture by Mexican rebels two days
later.
retary of war; succeeded by Henry
Il SumSOn OF new IOTk
15-Standard OIL company ordered
dissolved by Supreme court decision.
17-Porflrio 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.
s1W. Il. 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
Of senators passed by senate.
18-European aviation circuit race
begins at vincennes. France. Three
aviators-Captain Princeteau. M.
La Martin and M Lendran-killed
when machines fall to ground.
1s-President Taft celebrates his
silver wedding anniversary.
21-Arrival in New York Of OlySl-
pic. largest passenger boat in world.
22-Coronation Of King George of
England.
2s-Cornell crew wins Poughkeep-
sic regatta.
+Harry N. Atwood hies in b.
plane from Boston to New York.
S-Lieutenant Conneau ("Andre
Beaumont") wins 1.o00-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.
1+Investiture of prince Of Wales.
1S-Henry Clay Beattie shoots his
wife.
22-Canadian reciprocity passed by
senate.
27-President Taft signs Canadian
reciprocity treaty.
AUGUST.
1o-London dock strike begins.
15-Harry N. Atwood starts flight
for New York from St. Louis.
19-English dock strike settled.
23-Special session Of congress ad
1ourns.
22-G. A. r. special train wrecked
near Manchester. N. Y. 81 civil war
veterans and memb bers Of their fami-
lies being killed.
27-Atwood arrives at New York,
finishing his flight from st. Louis.
CEpTEMpER
9-Col John Jacob Astor marries
Madeline Talmage Force.
10-Cross-continent aeroplane fight
for Hearst $4,000 prize officially be-
gins.
12-H. H. Hilton Of England wins
American golf championship at Apawa-
mis- links.