The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-12
to English house of commons bill abol.
ishing veto power of house of lords.
MARCH.

4-heclpToclty falls IN senate. Blk
ty-first congress adjourns.
President Taft makes good on ex-
ira session threat, setting special ses4
sion at April 4.
sUnited States troops ordered to
Mexican frontier.
1I--TriaI OF the Camorrists begins at
Viterbo, Italy
I8--Supereme court sustains consti.
tutionaIity Of corporation tax law, In
creasing RAtional income by $4,000
900.
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.
f3--House approves direct election
OF se@ators by 296 to 10.
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ambassador TO Germany.
al House passes Canadian recipro-
city, 265 TO 80.
22--- Mcnamara brothers arrested In
Chicago and indianapolis; rushed by
automobile on way to Los Angeles 70
face dynamite charges.
29--Jay Gould marries Annie Doug
lass Graham OF Hawaii, in New York.
S0--Bangor, Me, devastated by fire.
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.
i2--J. M. Dickinson resigns as sec
rotary OF war; succeeded by Henry
l.. Stimson of New York.
f5--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. n. ID. Stokes shot In New
York by Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad.
1o--American polo team beats Brit
ish In deciding game Of international
series
q senators passed by senate.
European aviation circuit race
begins at Vincennes. France. Three
nviators--Captain Princeteau. M
I.a Martin and M. Lendran-killed
when machines fall to ground.
1s--President Taft celebrates hit
silver wedding anniversary.
2i--ArrIyal In New York of olym
pic, largest passenger boat in world
22- Coronation OF King George o
/ England.
2S--Cornell crew wins Poughkeep
sic regatta.
JULY.
a--Harry N. Atwood flies in b
plane from Boston to New York.
g--Lieutenant Conneau ("Andr
Beaumont") wins 1,o00.mile aviatio
circuit race. from Yincennes, owe
France. Belgium. Holland and Ems
land.
| I2--American Harvard.Yale athle
ic team defeated by Oxford Can
bridge team at London. a.
14--Iuyestiture OF prince Of WaleI
1s-Henry Clay Beattie shoots hi
wife.
30 Canadian reciprocity passed b
senate, .a.. W.
81 President Taft signs Canada
reciprocity treaty,
AUGUST.
10--London dock strike begins.
hilary N Atwood starts fligl
for New York from st. Louis.
19-EngIlsh' dock strike settled
2S--Speclal session of congress a
journs.
/ @a--1. ~ W. pFSIihi bAnih WYNN
near Manchester. N, ", 81 civil WI
veterans and members OF their fan
lies being killed.
27--Atwood arrives at New Yor
finishing his fight from st. Louis.
SEPTEMBER,
s-col John Jacob Astor marri
Madeline Talmage Force.
10-Cross-continent aeroplane Zig
for Hearst $4,000 prize officially b
gins.
I2-H. II. Hilton of England wi
b American golf championship at Apaw
mis- links.
15-Premfer Stolypin OF Russ
shot while attending opera at Kit
dying two days later.
President Taft starts on Il
? through west.
u IT-Cal p. Rodgers leaves N,
York on eross-continent fight. RI
I gers was the only one to complete
trip.
I 21-CanadiAn voters reject re
Z procity bill .....-
25-French hattleship Libe
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