Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05


Senator Lorimer Of Illinois re-
tains his seat by senate vote with mar
gin of six.
4-Reciprocity fails in senate. Six
ty-first congress adjourns.
President Taft makes good on ex-
ira session threat. setting special SEES
sion at April 4.
S-United States troops ordered to
Mexican frontier.
11-Trial of the Camorrists begins at
viterbo. Italy.
18-Supereme court sustains constf-
nationality of corporation tax law, in
creasing national income by $4,000
O00
25-Triangle Shirt Waist company
fire in the Asch building, New York,
resulting in 141 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.
2-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. M. 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.
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.
1S-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 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.
JULY.
2-Harry N. Atwood flies in BIZ
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
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 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
Col John Jacob Ast0r marries
Madeline Tafmage Force.
0-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,