Gilpin observer., 1912-01-04


Especial session Of sixty-seoond
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 lection
Of senators by 296 to 16.
14-David Jayne Hill resigns a.
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.
80-Bangor. Me-, devastated by IRE.
MAY.
2-Chinese rebellion begins In Kwan-
tung province.
3-House orders investigation Of
steel trust.
8-Battle Of Juarez begins, resulting
in capture by Mexican rebels two days
later.
12-J. NJ 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.
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.
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.
1e-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.
19-President Taft celebrates his
silver wedding anniversa-..
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.
2-Harry N. Atwood dies in bi.
plane from Boston to New York.
S-Lieutenant Conneau ("Andre
Beaumont") wins 1,0o0-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-President Taft signs Canadian
reciprocity treaty.
AUGUST.
1o-London dock strike begins.
16-Harry N. Atwood starts flight
for New York from st. Louis.
19-English dock strike settled.
23-Special session Of congress ad
journs.
22-G. A. R. special train wrecked
near Manchester, N. Y, 81 civil wal
veterans and members Of their fanai
lies being killed.
27-Atwood arrives at New York
finishing his flight from st. Louis.
SEPTEMBER,
9-Col. John Jacob Astor marries
Madeline Talmage Force.
10-Cross-continent aeroplane flight
for Hearst $4,000 prize ofiicially 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 night. Rod.
gers was the only one to complete the
trip.
21-Canadian voters reject reci.
procity bill.
26-French battleship Liberte
blown up in harbor Of Toulon. killing
three hundred.
2s-Italy declares war on Turkey.
as result Of Tripoli controversy. and
rushes troops to Tripoli.
20-One hundred killed by breaking
Of dam at Austin. Pa.
OCTOBER.
2-Rear Admiral Winfield 8.
Schley dies.
13-Republio Of China proclaimed
at Wu Chang.
1l-Assooiats Justice John Marshall
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