Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03

resulting IN 14l deaths.
APRIL
Especial session of Sixty-second
congress convenes.
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. 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
Of 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.
Of Of
England.
2S-Cornell crew wins Poughkeep-
sic regatta.
JULY.
Harry n. Atwood flies in BIZ
plane from Boston to New York.
S-Lieutenant Conneau ("Andre
Beaumont'0 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-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-PresiGent Taft signs Canadian
reciprocity treaty.
AUGUST.
10-London dock strike begins.
Hilary N. Atwood starts flight
for New York from ST. Louis.
19-English dock strike settled.
Especial session of congress adj
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 flight from st. Louis.
SEPTEMBER
9-Col. John Jacob Aston marries
Madeline Talmage Force.
1O-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.
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. Roo
gers was the only one to complete the
trip.
21-Canadian voters reject reci-
procity bill.
25-Freneh battleship Liberte
blown up in harbor of Toulon, killing
three hundred.
29-Italy declares war on Turkey,
as result of Tripoli controversy, and
PUSHES troops to TripoH.
30-One hundred killed by breaking
of dam at Austin, Pa.
OCTOBER.
2-Rear Admiral Winfield S.
Schley dies.
13-Republic of China proclaimed
at WI Chang.
14-Associate Justice John Marshall
Harlan of the United States Supreme
Court dies