Timeline of history making events of the closing year
A chronological list of global events from January to November detailing political changes, trials, revolutions, agreements, and notable incidents. Highlights include Taft actions, Roosevelt tours, riots and strikes, imperial appointments, elections, and the Los Angeles Times bombing.
Federal petition seeks dissolution of sugar trust firms
Federal Government files a petition demanding the dissolution of the corporations forming the sugar trust. December 1 marks Gen. Porfirio Diaz’s eighth term as Mexico president. The Sixty-First Congress begins final session on the 5th. Taft nominates Edward D. White as Chief Justice on the 12th. Carnegie pledges 11.5 million dollars for world peace on the 14th. Ruchet elected Swiss Confederation president on the 15th.
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William J. Gaynor
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Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
Taft
Secretary of Agriculture
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Forest Service
King Edward
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Arizona
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Porfirio Diaz
Russia
New York
Jersey City
United States
Germany
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Norway
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Brazil
London
Parliament
Sugar
Mexico
Edward D. White
United States Supreme Court
Andrew Carnegie
Marc-Emile Ruchet
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Charles E. Hughes
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Costa Rica
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Edward
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England
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Union of South Africa
Pretoria
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Newfoundland Fisheries Arbitration Tribunal
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India
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International Court of Arbitration
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International Arbitration Court
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Los Angeles Times
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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