The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-01-05
to English house Of commons bill abol,
ishing veto power Of house Of lords.
MARCH.

tains his seat by senate vote with mar
sin of six.
4-Reclprocity fails in senate, Six
ty-hrst congress %adjourns.
President Taft makes good on ev-
ira session threat. setting special ses-
sion at April 4.
Suited States troops ordered to
Mexican frontier,
1l-Trial Of the Camorrists begins al
Viterbo, Italy.
IS-Supereme court sustalns consti.
tutioRality OF corporation tax law, in
cressing national income by f27 .000,-
900.
25-TrIangle Shirt Waist company
fire In the Asch building, New York,
resulting in l4l deaths.
APRIL
Especial session OF Sixty second
congress cOnYenes.
l0-Tom L. Johnson, former mayor
Of Cleveland, dies.
12-Canadian reciprocity bill and
farmers free list bill introduced In
house.
l3-HOuse approves direct election
Of senators by 296 TO 16.
14-David Jayne Hill resigns AZ
ambassador to Germany.
21-House passes Canadian recipro-
city, 265 to 80.
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.
90-Bangor, Me, devastated by fire.
My.
Chinese rebellion begins in Kwan-
tung province.
S-House orders investigation of
steel trust.
S-Battle Of Juarez begins, resulting
in capture by Mexican rebels two days
later.
12-J. NJ. Dickinson resigns as sec
rotary Of war; succeeded by Henry
L. pIAhlSOH Va ANSW IOIh'
15-Standard Oil company ordered
dissolved by Supreme court decision,
17-Poririo 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. f. D. Stokes shot in New
York by Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad.
10-American polo team beats Brit
lsh In deciding game Of international
series.
13~-Resolution for popular election
Of senators passed by senate.
1s-European aviation circuit race
begins at Vincennes, France. Three
aviators-Captain P%rinceteau, M.
La Martin and M. Lendran-killed
when machines fall to ground.
19-President Taft celebrates his
silver wedding anniversary.
21-Arrival in New York OF Oiym-
pic, largest passenger boat in world.
Reformation OF King George OF
England.
2S-Cornell crew wins P~oughkeep.
sic regatta.
JULY.
HAIRY N. Atwood files in bi.
plane from Boston to New York.
8-Lieutenant Conneau ("Andre
Beaumont") wins 1,000-mile aviation
circuit race, from Vincennes, over
France, Belgium, Holland and Eng
land.
12--American Harvard Yale athlet.
ic team defeated by Oxford-C Cam
bridge team at London.
14-Tnvestiture Of prince Of Wales.
1s-Henry Clay Beattie shoots his
wife.
22-Canadian reciprocity passed by
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-Engllsh dock strike settled.
Especial session OF congress ad-
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 flight. from st, Louis.
SEPTEMBER.
9-Col. John Jacob Aston marrfes
Madeline Talmage Force.
10--Cross-continent ~aeroplane fight
'or Hearst $4,000 prize officially be-
gins.
12-H. II. Hilton Of England wins
American golf championship at Apawa.
mis- links.
I5--Premier Stolypin Of Russia
Jhot while attending opera at Kiev,
lying two days later.
President Taft starts on trip
through west.
17--Cal p. Rodgers leaves New
York on cross.continent flight. Rod
,ers was tho only one to complete the
21-Canadian voters reject reel
bill.
25-French battleship Lberte
,lown up In harbor OF Toulon, killing
hree hundred.
29-Italy declares war on Turkey,
% result OF Tripoli controversy, and
ushes troops to Tripoli.
Boone hundred killed by breaking