Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-01-03

tains his seat by senate vote with mar
gin of six.
4-Reciprocity fails in senate. Six
ty-first congress adjourns.
President Taft makes good on ex-
ira session threat, setting special sss-
sion at April =
Suited States troops ordered to
Mexican frontier
1I-Trial of the Camorrists begins at
Viterbo. Italy.
1S-Supereme court sustains consti-
tutionality of corporation tax law, in
creasing nationa, income by s27 ,000.-
600.
25-Triangle Shirt Waist company
fire in the Asch building, New York.
resulting in l4l deaths.
APRIL.
special session Of Sixty-second
congress conyenes.
10-Tom l. Johnson, former mayor
of Cleveland, dies.
12-C&nadian reciprocity bill and
farmers free list bill introduced in
house.
13-House approves direct election
Of senators by 296 to 16.
14-David Jayne Hin resigns as
ambassador to Germany.
21-House passes Canadian recipro-
city. 265 to 50.
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
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 Oil company ordered
dissolved by Supreme court decision.
1T-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.
S-W z. 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.
13-Resolution for popular election
of senators passed by senate.
1S-European aviation circuit race
begins at Vincennes, France. Three
aviators-Captain Prineeteau, NJ.
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-
pic. largest passenger boat in world.
22-Coronation of King George OF
England.
2s-Cornell crew wins Poughkeep-
sic regatta.
2-Harry N. Atwood flies in b.
plane from Boston to New York.
S-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-
ic team defeated by oxford-Cam-
bridge team at London.
14-Investiture of prince of Wales
1s-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 fight
for New York from ST. Louis.
19-English dock strike settled.
Especial session Of congress adj
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 flight from St. Louis.
SEPTEMBER.
9-CoI. John Jacob Astor marriea
Madeline Talmage Force.
10-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.
15-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
gers was the only one to complete the
trip.
21-Canadian voters reject reci-
procity bill.
! 25-French battleship Liberte
blown up in harbor of Toulon. killing
! three hundred.
29-Italy declares war on Turkey,
as result OF Tripoli controversy. and
rushes troops to TripoH.
30-One hundred killed by breaking
of dam at Austin. Pa.
OCTOBER.