The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-01-05
to English house Of commons bill abol
ishing veto power of house OF lords
MARCH


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 consti-
tutionality of corporation tax law, in
creasing national income by $27,000,-
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.
1O-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 80. y
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.
3-House orders investigation of
steel trust.
SEATTLE 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-Porfrio 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.
18-Resolution for popular election
Of senators passed by senate.
1S-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.
Reformation 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.
8-Lieutenant Conneau ("Andre
Beaumont") wins 1,000-mile aviation
circuit race, from Vincennes, over
France. Belgium, Holland and Eng
land.
12-American Harvard-Yale athlet-
10 team defeated by Oxford-Cam-
bridge team at London.
14-Investiture Of prince Of Wales.
18-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.
23-Special session OF congress ad-
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 fight from st. Louis.
SEPTEMBER.
e-Col. John Jacob Aston marries
Madeline Talnage 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.
16-Premier Stolypin Of Russia
shot while attending opera at Kiev,
dying two days later.
President Taft starts on trip
through west.
17-Cal P. Rodgers leaves New
York on cross-continent flight Rod
,o-s yaa the only one TO complete the