South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-30


a longer armistice looking to-
ward peace
gress convenes 10 hear the presi-
dents war message.
Miss jeanette Rankin. congress-
woman from Montana. takes her
seat as the first woman representa-
tive who ever sat as member of
congress.
April TO-
Series of explosions in the am
munition plant of the Eddystone
ammunition corporation at Eddy
stone. Pa, kills 112 persons, mostly
women and girls, and Injuries several
hundreds.
April 23
The super dreadnought New Mex
leo is launched at the Brooklyn
navy yard.
May II.
Fire sweeping through the resi-
Dental section of Atlanta, threatens
the entire city and does damage
estimated at $4,000, 600.
May "a.
Arthur Warren Waite dies in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison
for the murder by poisoning of his
wife's parents.
May &c.
| One hundred persons are killed by
a tornado that sweeps through Il
linois. Fifty to 20 persons are esti-
mated to have been killed in the
town of Mattoon alone.
May %.
! Benny Leonard. a New York pugi-
/ list wins the lightweight champion
ship of the world by defeating
Freddy Welsh, an English boxer,
who previously held the title.
June 1.
Tornadoes sweep over the states
Of Kansas, oklahoma, Texas and
Kentucky. killing many and doing
much property damage.
June 6.
TornadOes in the rural districts
of Missouri and Kansas kill "a and
injure hundreds.
June q.
The body of baby Lloyd Keet,
son of a wealthy resident OF Spring
field, Mo, held by kidnapers for
ransom, is found in a we'll on an
June IL.
The United States supreme court
decides that injunctions against
labor unions can be secured only
by the government and not by pri-
vate persons.
June 16.
The body of Ruth Cruger. an IS
year-old New York school girl
who disappeared on Feb. Is, is dis
| covered buried in the cellar of a
bicycle repair shop, formerly own
ed by Alfredo Cocchi. Search is
made for Cocchi. who is believed tc
have escaped TO Italy.
june 21.
Alfredo Cocchi. wanted in New
York for the murder of Ruth Cru
ger, school girl is arrested in
Bologna, Italy.
June 23.
The house of representative
votes for nationwide prohibition
during the war by passing the fooj
control bill, prohibiting the use OF
food stuffs in the manufacture OF
liquors.
June PC.
The United states cruiser. Olym-
pia, flagship of Admiral Dewey al
the battle of Manila bay. runs
ashore on the rocks of Bloch
island
July =.
From 10 TO - Negroes are shot
and killed in race riots at East St
Louis. I'll. The Negro section i.
burned by mob and three million
dollars damage done.
July II.
Twelve hundred members OF +
W. w. are deported from Bisbee
Ariz.. and turned loose without
food in the desert
July -.
Mrs Rena Mooney is acquitted
i'm san Francisco by jury OF
charges of completely in the pre-
paredness parade bomb murders
August 4.
BY a vote of % 20 20 the senat,
passes the Sheppard resolution
calling for a vote of the legislator,
OF the IS states upon a constitu
tional amendment for nation wild,
prohibition.
Impeachment charges are filed IL
the Texas legislature against Gov
Ferguson of that state allecin.
among other things. misappropria
ton Of funds
August =.
John l. de Saulles. "A New Nori
society man. is killed at his HON,
near Westbury L. T.. 10y his wife
Mrs. Blanca de Saulles i'm a disput,
over the possession of their child
John Z. DE SaJdles. Jr.
August IS.
The Texas house Of representa-