Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-20
to English house of commons bill abol-
ishing veto power of house OF lords.
MARCH

1-Senator Lorimer of Illinois re-
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 ses-
sion at April 4.
S--United States troops ordered to
Mexican frontier.
11-Trial of the Camorrists begins at
Viterbo, Italy.
1S-Supereme court sustains consti-
tutiolality of corporation tax law, in
creasing national income by s27,000.-
900.
25-Triangle Shirt Waist company
fire in the Asch building, New York,
resulting in 141 deaths.
APRIL.
%-.Special 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 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 M. Dickinson resigns as Sec
retary of war; succeeded by Henry
L. Stimson of New York.
15-Standard Oil company ordered
dissolved by Supreme court decision.
17-Porfirio 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. E. d. Stokes shot in New
York by Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad.
1O-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 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.
22-Coronation of King George of
England.
2S-Cornell crew wins Poughkeep-
sic regatta.
JULY.
Harry N. Atwood flies in BIZ
plane from Boston 70 New York.
S-Lieutenant Conneau ("Andre
Beaumont'O 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 OxfordCam-
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 flight
for New York from st. Louis.
19-English dock strike settled
Especial 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.
9-Col John Jacob Astor marries
Madeline Talmage Force.
10-Cross-continent aeroplane flight
for Hearst $4,000 prize officially be-
gins.
12-H. II. 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
gers was the only one to complete the
Ill