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" President accepted resignation OF DR..
David Jayne Hin, ambassador 10 Ger
many.
y Tafts proposed Anglo o-Amerlcan arbi-
tratlon treaty unanimously ratified In
tho Gulldhall London.
MAY
q Cabinet form OF government adopted
In China. with Prince Ching premier.
D. First court OF King George V. held at
Buckingham palace.
~ King George and Queen Mary opened
festival OF empire at Crystal palace,
London, their first public ceremony and
first OF coronation festivities
d United States supreme court ordered
dissolution OF Standard on company
within six months, declaring II to be a
combination In restraint OF trade with
In meaning OF the antitrust law
n Peace agreement between the Mexican
government and lnsurrectos signed.
n Henry l. BtimHon took oath as secre-
tary OF war. succeeding Jacob M. Dick
inson, who resigned on the 18th.
y House OF representatives voted TO ad-
NIT Arizona and Now Mexico to state
hood
,. Pornrio Diaz resigned as president OF
Mexico.
- Diaz left Mexico secretly and EN-
barked at Vera Cruz for Spain
y Supreme court found American Tobac-
co company guilty OF violating sher-
man antitrust act and ordered corpo-
ration 10 dissolve unless reorganixed.
JUNE.
q Francisco I. Madsro, director Of Mex
team revolt. entered Mexico City. popu-
lace showering him with flowers
u Senate passed resolution for election
OF senator's; q to "a
n President and Mrs Taft entertained
on silver wedding anniversary.
United States recognized republic Of Por-
tugal
y King George gave state banquet
Shakespeare ball In Albert hail. Lon
don
4 Judge Lanning, United States circuit
court, ordered Du Pont powder trust
dissolved
n King George V. crowned In Westmin-
ster abbey; John Hays Hammond rep
resented United states as special am
basHador.
~ Imposing international naval review
In honor OF the king at Portsmouth
JULY.
" Edward, eldest son OF King George ".
installed as Prince OF Wales.
Tablet to Founder william Penn un-
veiied In Church of All Hallows. Lon
don
" Great Britain and Japan signed new
treaty OF alliance for 10 years
D. President signed bill for reciprocity
with Canada,
AUGUST.
& Anglo American and Franco. American N
arbitration treaties signed by President
Taft
L Admiral Ueihachiro Togo. who led Ja.
pans victorious fleet In tho Russo jap
anese war. landed at New York
@ Admiral Togo visited congress, both
houses taking recess 20 receive him,
John q. A. Leishman appointed American
ambassador az Berlin 20 succeed DR.
Hlll
10 The British house OF lords passed the
famous ''veto BILL" virtually surren-
dering to the house OF commons.
ia Senate passed resolution 10 admit Art
Eona and New Mexico into the Union.
o. Judge Harvey NJ Trimble OF Illinois
elected commander In chief OF the @
/, A. r.
sEPrEsBER
g. The kaiser reviewed % German war
ships at Kiel
o Col John Jacob Astor and Miss Made
iclne Talmadge Force married at New
port by Rev Or. Joseph Lambert OF
Providence.
n. Canada rejected reciprocity with the
United States az Its annual election
~ Italy declared war on Turkey.
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l. Monarchist uprising In Portugal
Francisco ! Madero elected president Of
Mexico
D California voted 20 adopt the initiative
the referendum. the recall and eQunl
suffrage
II Anti Manchu revolt broke out In China
D. The Chinese throne yielded to national
assomhly's demand Tor constitutional
government
NOVEMBER
4 President Taft arrived In Washington
az the close OF his western trip
t6 Madero was inaugurated president ol
Mexico
r. Yuan shih Kai became premier OF
China
- Russia sent an ultlmatum demandin.
the dismissal OF the Persian treasurer
general. W. NJ shustor, and ludemnlt,
foe war movements within S hours
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