Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-09
to English house of commons bill aboI-
ishing veto power of house OF lords.
MARCH


11-Trial of the Camorrisss begins at
Viterbo, Italy
1S-Sapereme court sustains consti-
nationality of corporation tax law. in
creasing national income by $4,000
coo.
25-Triangle Shirt Waist company
fire in the Asch building, New York.
resulting in 141 deaths.
APRIL.
special session of Sixty second
congress conyenes.
10-Tom L. Johnson, former mayor
of Cleveland, dies.
12-Canadian reciprocity bill and
farmers free list bill introduced in
house
13-House approves direct election
Of senators by 296 to 16.
14-David Jayne Hill resigns as
ambassador to Germany.
21-House passes Canadian recipro-
city, 265 to SO.
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.
blouse 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. Stimson of New York.
15-Standard Oil company ordered
dissolved by Supreme court decision.
17-Porfirio 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.
S-W. f. d. Stokes shot in New
York by Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad
1O-American polo team beats Brit
ish in deciding game of international
series.
13-Resolutlon for popular election
of senators passed by senate.
1S-European aviation circuit race
begins at Vincennes, France. Three
aviators Captain Princeteau, NJ.
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.
2S-Cornell crew wins Poughkeep-
sic regatta.
Harry n. Atwood flies in b.
plane from Boston to New York.
S-Lieutenant Conneau e'Andro
Beaumont wins 1.O0O-mile aviation
circuit race. from yincennes, 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.
1S-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-
iourns.
22-G. A. r. special train wrecked
near Manchester. n. Y, 81 civil war
veterans and memb ers of their fami-
lies being killed.
27-Atwood arrives at New York,
finishing his flight from st. Louis.
SEPTEMBER.
Col. John Jacob Aston marries
Madeline Talmage Force.
0-Cross-continent aeroplane fight
for Hearst $4,000 prize officially be
gins.
12-H. II. Hilton of England wins
American golf championship at Apawa-
mis- links.
15-Premier Stolypin of Russia
shot while attending opera at Kiev,
/ dying two days later
President Taft starts on trip
through west.
17-Cal p. Rodgers leaves New
! York on cross-continent flight 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 Tripoli
3C-One hundred killed by breaking
of dam at Austin, Pa
/ OCTOBER.
Rear Admiral Winfield s.
I Schley dies
13-Republic OF China proclaimed
/ at WI Chang.
14-Associate Justice John Marshall
Harlan of the United States Supreme
/ Court dies.
1s-Aviator Eugene Ely killed at
Macon, Ga