Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-01-07
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SpTdcy In sacramento, Cal.
Jan. 17-Wisconsin and Minnesota rat-
ned prohibition amendment
Jan. 21-Nevada ratified prohibition
amendment.
Jan. 29-State department proclaimed
ratification of prohibition amendment and
set Jan. Is. 1920, as date when it is effec-
Feb. 10-Sufrage amendment beaten in
senate by one vote
Feb. 1S-Berger, Kruse, Germer, Eng
dahl and Tucker, socialists, sentenced 10
20 years Imprisonment for violating es-
Feb. 25-New revenue law. signed by
president, went into effect
Feb. 27-H. c. Wallace, Tacoma, ap-
pointed ambassador to France.
eral
March Norman Hapgood made minis
March S-victory loan bill passed by
senate.
March 4-Congress adjourned sine die.
April 7-Thomas Nelson Page, ambassa-
dor to Italy, resigned.
April l6-Hugh Gibson appointed first
U. S. Minister to Poland.
April 29-PostmaSter General Burleson
directed return of cable companies to pri-
waite ownership May g
April 3O-Plot to kill many prominent
Americans with mailed bombs uncovered.
May MAY day riots in many cities.
May president called extra session OF
congress for May 10.
May Especial session of congress
Frederick Gillett elected speaker of next
house.
May 20-President Wilson'S cabled mes
sage read to congress.
May 21-House adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
May 2-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected
president of Northwestern university
June 2-Anarchist plot TO destroy homes
of law enforcement officials in eight east
ern cities attempted. Two persons killed.
June 4-Senate adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
June 5-Postmaster General Burleson
surrendered operation of telegraph and
telephone systems to the companies.
June 10-Legislatures of Illinois, Wis
consin and Michigan ratified woman suf-
frage amendment
July 1-Wartime emergency prohibition
law went into effect.
July 11-Federal trade commission re-
ported to President that packers planned
complete control of all foodstuffs.
July R-President Wilson vetoed agrf-
cultural bill because of its provision re-
pealing daylight saving law.
July 13-President A. G. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert of Nonpartisan league of
North Dakota found guilty by jury at
jackson, Mimi, of conspiracy to teach
disloyalty.
July N-Race riots in Washington, four
persons killed.
July 27-Race riots in Chicago; two
killed, many hurt.
July 28-Chicago race war spread; SO in
all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July 30-State troops in action to queil
Chicago race riots.
July S1-Government relinquished con-
troll of the telegraph and telephone .sys-
TENS
Aug. 1-Congress repealed daylight-sav-
Aug 6-President Wilson ordered civil
and criminal proceedings against the Big
Five" packers.
Aug. 8-President Wilson addressed con-
gress on high cost of living.
Aug 14-Henry. Ford won libel suit
against Chicago Tribune. with nominal
Aug 15-President Wilson vetoed the
notwithstanding repeal act.
Aug. notwithstanding repeal bill
passed over presidents veto
A Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
as U. S. attorney general.
Sept. phil to make Pershing general
for life passed by congress.
Sept. 3-President Wilson started on
speaking tour of country
Sept. 4-Pershing nominated general and
confirmed by senate.
Sept. 5-Secretary of Commerce Redfeld
resigned, effective Oct. 81.
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
senate.
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 a guard.
Sept. 8-General Pershing landed at
New York and was given great reception
and commissioned general for life.
Sept 9-Cardinal Mercier of Belgium
landed at New York.
Sept. 12-CoI. ]. D. Bell, Brooklyn, elect
ed conmander-in-chiefo of the G. A r.
Sept. 1S-Thanks of congress given to
General Pershing
Sept. 26-President Wilson'S trip ended
Sept. 2S-Great mob in Omaha lynched
negro prisoner, fought police, set fire to
courthouse and almost killed Mayor E. P
Smith,
Sept. 30-Brand Whitlock made ambas-
sador to Belgium.
Oct. Five white men and eleven ne
groes killed in race war at Elaine, Ark.
Oct. 2-King and queen of the Belgians
landed in New York.
Oct 20-International trade conference
opened in Atlantic City:
Oct. 27-Presdent Wilson vetoed prohi-
bition enforcement bill and house re-
passed it.
forcement bill over presidents veto and
it became law.
Farmers national congress opened in
HagerStown, Md.
Oct 31-Secretary of Commerce Redfeld
retired from the cabinet.
Nov +Republicans won election in
and Democrats won in New Jersey,
Maryland and Mississippi Vets won in
Ohio
Nov Hundreds of Reds arrested by
federal agents all over country.
Nov Ill. W. w. members fired into
American legion parade at Centralia,
Wash. killing TOUR eX-SoldlerS; one or
murderers lynched.
Prince of Wales arrived in Washington.
President Wilson left his bed for first
time in six weeks.
Nov 12-Frankltn D'Olier elected ma
tional commander of American legion
Nov 15-Secretary of the Treasury Car
ter Glass appointed U. S. senator from
Nov 1S-House adjourned.
Nov 19-Senate adjourned
Nov 29-U. S. Senator Newberry of
Michigan and 1874 others indicted for
election frauds
Dec. Regular session of congress
opened
Dec 2-President Wilson's message
read to congress
Congressman j. w. Alexander of Mis-
souri, made secretary of commerce
Dec 1o-Republican national committee
set the convention for June in Chicago.
Dec. 11-Dr H. A Garfield resigned as
fuel administrator
Dec. Ex-senator Johnson California,
announced his candidacy for presidency.
Dec. 15-U. S. Supreme court upheld con-
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