The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-05
to English house Of commons btu aboi,
ishing veto power OF house OF lords.
MARCH.

creasing national income by $27. 00O
900.
25-Triangle Shirt Waist compan
fire In the Asch building New Yorl
resulting in l41 deaths.
APRIL
Especial session OF Sixty-secon
congress convenes.
l0-T0m l.. Johnson, former mayo
Of Cleveland. dies.
l2-Canadian reciprocity bill AM
farmers free list bill introduced /.
| house.
l3-House approves direct election
OF senators by 296 to l6.
14-David Jayne Hill resigns al
ambassador to Germany.
2l-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.
3O-Bangcr, Me. devastated by fire.
MAY.
2-Chinese rebellion begins In Kwan-
tung province.
3-House 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 Oh 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.
3--Diaz resigns presidency Of Mex
leo.
2s--Tobaccos trust ordered dissolved
by Supreme court decision.
JUNE.
S--W. e, d. Stokes shot In New
York by Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad.
1o--American polo team beats Brit.
lsh 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
ayiators--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-
nc, largest passenger boat in world.
22-Coronation OF King George of
england.
@S-CorneH crew wins poughkeen-
lie -fgatta.
JULY.
Harry N. Atwood flies in bi.
lane from Boston to New York.
8-Lieutenant Conneau ("Apdre
'eaumont'D wins 1,O0O-mile aviation
lrcuit race, from Vincennes, over
rance, Belgium, Holland and Eng.
and.
l2--American Haryard-Yale athlet.
team defs ated by OxfordlCam.
ridge team al London.
l4--lnvestiture Of prince of Wales
1S-Henry Clay Beattie shoots his
life.
22-Canadian reciprocity passed BY
enate. .
2'--President Taft signs Canadian
.ciprocity treaty.
AUGUST.
lO-London dock strike begins
le-Harry ", Atwood starts flight
n New York from st. Louis.
ls-English dock strike settled
Especial session of congress ad.
urns.
22-G. A. r. special train wrecked
ar Manchester, N. Y, 81 civil war
'terans and members OF their fami-
IS being killed.
ai~-Atwood arrives at New York
fishing his fight from st. Louis,
SEPTEMBER.
s-Col John Jacob Astor marries :,
ideline Talmage Force. +,
lo-Cross-continent aeroplane fight =.
Hearst $4,000 prize officially be. =
is.
I'll. II. Hilton of England wing :.
'erican golf championship at Apawa. :,
8 links. q
stolypin of Russia =
u while attending opera at Kiev !,
ng two days later. !"
resident Taft starts on trim =
ough west.
7-Cai P. Rodgers leaves New
X On cross.continent flight. Rod.
S was the only one to complete the