Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-01-03

cial treaty rati- Champ Clark.
fed
IL President accepted resignation of DR..
David Jayne hin. ambassador to Ger
many.
Is Taft's proposed Anglo-American arbi-
tration treaty unanimously ratified in
tho Guildhall. London
MAY.
T. Cabinet form OF government adopted
In China, with Prince Ching, premier
=. First court Of King George V. held at
Buckingham palace.
L. King George and Queen Mary opened
festival OF empire ut Crystal palace
London. their first public ceremony and
first OF coronation festivities.
ID. United States supreme court ordered
dissolution OF Standard OIL company
within six months. declaring Il TO be a
combination in restraint OF trade with
In meaning OF the antitrust law
Il Peace agreement between tho Mexican
government ana insurrectos signed.
z Henry l. Stimson took oath as secre-
tarS OF war. succeeding Jacob NJ Dick
inson. who resigned on the 18th.
q House of representa- ves voted to ad-
nit Arizona and New Mexico to state
hood.
3. Porflrio Diaz resigned as president of
Mexico
&c Diaz left Mexico secretly and en-
barked at Vera Cruz for Spain
%. Supreme court found American Tobac-
co company guilty OF violating Sher-
man antitrust act and ordered corpo-
ration TO dissolve unless reorganized.
JUNE.
z. Francisco L Madero. director OF Mex
lean revolt. entered Mexico City popu-
lace showering him with flowers.
L. Senate passed resolution for election
OF senator's: "a TO "a
Is President and Mrs. Taft entertained
on silver wedding anniversary
United States recognized republic OF Por-
tugaL
Do King George gave state banquet
Shakespeare ball in Albert hail. Lon
don.
d Judge LannIng. United States circuit
court. ordered Du Point powder trust"
dissolved
D. King George v. crowned in westmin-
ster abbey; John Hays Hammond rep
resented United States special am
baSsador.
"a Imposing international naval review
I'm honor of the king at Portsmouth
JULY.
IL Edward eldest son OF King George ".
Installed Prince OF Wales.
Tablet to Founder William Penn I'M
yelled in Church OF All Hallows. Lon
don
IA Great Britain and Japan signed new
treaty OF alliance for 10 years.
Dc President signed bill for reciprocity
with Canada.
AUGUST.
= Anglo-American and Franco-American
arbitration treaties signed by President
Taft
4 Admiral Heihachro Togo. who led ia
pans victorious fleet in the Russo-Jap-
anese war. landed at New York
& Admiral Togo visited congress, both
houses taking recess 10 receive him
John G. A. Leishman appointed American
ambassador at Berlin to succeed DR..
HILL
10 The British house of lords passed the
famous veto BILL" virtually surren-
dernG to the house OF commons.
Is Senate passed resolution to admit Art
IONA and New Mexico into the Union.
76 Judge Harvey NJ. Trimble of Ilinoi.
elected commander in chief OF the G.
A X.
s The kaiser reviewed SO German war.
ships at KieL
3. Col. John Jacob Astor and Miss Made
leine Talmadge Force married at New
port by Rev. DR.. Joseph Lambert OF
| Providence.
n Canada rejected reciprocity with tn,
United States at its annual election
.. Italy declared war on Turkey.
OCTOBER
| l. Monarchist uprising in Portugal.
Francisco l. Madero elected president o.
| Mexico
| y California voted to adopt the initiative
the referendum. the recall and eoua
| suffrage.
| IL. Anti Manchu revolt broke out in China
so The Chinese throne yielded to nationa
assembly's demand for constitutions
government
NOVEMBER
L President Taft arrived In Washington
at thc close of his western trip.
6 Madeio was inaugurated president o
Mexico
| L. Yuan Shib Kai became premier o
China.
, 3. Russia sent an uitimatum demandtu
the dismissal OF the Persian treasure
general. w. NJ Shuster. and iudemnft
for war movements within Is hours.
| DECEMBER.
= First regular session of the ed cor
gress opened.
Is. The fur seal treaty between the URfto
States. Japan. Russia and Great Bsts
ali mn effect