Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-31

Forty-six I. W. WIS convicted ., con-
sptracy in Sacramento Cal.
Jan. E-Wisconsin and Minnesota rati-
NED prohibition amendment.
Jan. 2l-Nevada ratified prohibition
amendment.
Jan. estate department proclaimed
ratification Of prohibition amendment and
Feb. 1o-suffrsge amendment beaten in
senate ~ one vote
Feb. 1s-Berger. Kruse. Germer. Eng
p years Imprisonment for violating es-
pionage act
Feb: 1-New revenue law. signed BY
president. went into effect
Feb. 27-H. c. Wallace, Tacoma. ap-
pointed ambassador to France.
A; Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen
March Norman Hapgood made minis
March 3-Victory lean bill passed by
senate.
March 4-consress adjourned sine die.
April Thomas Nelson Page. ambassa-
dor to Italy, resigned.
u. 8. Minister to Poland.
April E-Postmaster General Burleson
directed return Of cable companies to pri-
vate ownership May 2.
April &-Plot to kill many prominent
Americans with mailed bombs uncovered.
May Inlay day riots in many cities.
May S-President called extra session Of
congress for May -.
May Especial session Of congress
opened: Gillett elected speaker.
Frederick Gillett elected speaker of next
house.
May 2o-President Wilson'S cabled mes
May 2l-House adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
+ May H-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected
b,ssident Of Northwestern university.
Of lay enforcement offlcials in eight east
ern cities attempted. Two persons killed
| June ESenate adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
June -Postma ster General Burleson
surrendered operation of telegraph and
telephone systems to the companies.
June 10-Legislatures Of Illinois. Wis
eonsin and Michigan ratified woman SUI
July wartime emergency prohibition
law went into effect.
July 1l-Federal trade commission re-
ported to President that packers planned
July eCPresident wilson vetoed asri-
cultural bill because Of its provision re-
pealing daylight saving law.
July 13-President A. c.. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert Of Nonpartisan league Of
North Dakota found guilty by jury at
Jackson, Mimi, Of conspiracy to teach
July M-Racs riots in Washington. four
July Trace riots in Chicago two
killed. many hurt.
July 2s-Chicago race war spread; IS in
all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July sestate troops in action to quell
July H-Government relinquished con-
troll Of the telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS.
Aug. 1-ConEress repealed daylight-sav-
Aug. s-President Wilson ordered civil
| and criminal proceedings against the Big
| Five" packers.
Aug. S-President Wilson addressed con-
Aug. +Henry Ford won libel suit
against Chicago Tribune, with nominal
| damages
Aug. 15-President Wilson vetoed the
| caylight-saving repeal act.
Aug. notwithstanding repeal bill
passed over presidents veto.
| A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
as U. 8. attorney general.
| Sept. 2-Bfll to make Pershing general
for life passed by congress.
| Sept 3President Wilson started on
| speaking tour of country.
Sept EPershing nominated general and
| confirmed by senate.
Sept. s-secretary Of Commerce Redf,eld
| resigned. effective Oct. 81.
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
senate.
| sept. o-CHAfleS NJ. galloway resigned
as federal civil service commissioner. and
attacked Postmaster General Burleson.
Sept. 7-Great fake stock swindle plot
barred by arrests in Chicago.
| Five hundred convicts at Pontiac, Ill.
revolted and killed guard.
Sept: s-Generai Pershing landed al
New York and was given great reception
and commissioned general fer life:
,a sset se SS: .T york hercier Of Belgium
Sept. l2-Col. J. D. Bell Brooklyn. elect
ed commander-in-chief of the G. A. r.
Sept. 1s-Thanks Of congress given to
General Pershing.
Sept. 2s-Great mob in Omaha lynched
negro prisoner. fought police. set fire to
courthouse and almost killed Mayor E. p
Smith
Sept. @-Brand whitlock made ambas
sador to Belgium
Oct. Five white men and eleven ne.
groes killed in race war at Elaine. Ark
Oct liking and queen Of the Beleians
Oct. 2o-InternationaI trade conference
opened in Atlantic City.
Oct 27-President Wilson vetoed prohi.
bition enforcement bill and house re-
passed 1t.
Oct. 2Isenate passed prohibition en-
forcement bill over presidents veto and
1t became law.
Farmers national congress opened ir
| Ha&erStOWn. Mo.
Oct 31-Secretarv of Commerce Redfie!t
/ retired from the cabinet.
Nov. +Republicans won election IT
MASSACHUSETTS, New York and Kentucky
and Democrats won in New Jersey
Maryland and Mississippi Vets won il
Ohio.
Nov. Hundreds Of Reds arrested b,
federal agents all over country.
Nov. Ill. W. W. members fred int
American legion parade at Centralia
wash. killing four ex-soldiers: ono O
murderers lynched.
Prince Of Wales arrived in Washington
President Wilson left his bed for frs
time in six weeks.
tional commander Of American legion
Nov. 15-Secretary of the Treasury Car
ter Glass appointed U. 8. senator from
Nov. 1s-Hous. adjourned.
Nov. 1s-Senate adjourned
Nov 81. g. Senator Newberry o
Michigan and 1874 others indicted To-
election frauds
Dec. .-Pres,dent wilson's messag,
read to congress.
Congressman J. ". Alexander OF Mis-
souri, made secretary of commerce.
Dec. 10-Repuh].rsn national committe,
set the convention for June s in Chicago
Dec 11-Dr. H. A. Garfield resigned al
fuel administrator.
Dec. Ex-senator johnson, California
announced his candidacy for presidency
Dec. 15-U. 8. Supreme court upheld con
stitutionality Of wartime prohibition act
Dec. is,senator Harding. Ohio; an
nomination for presidency.
Dec. 17-Big packers agree to discon
tinue all their side lines
Dec. 1s-Victor Berger. convicted Social
list. reelected to congress from Fifth Wis