Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-12-30

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new Article X reservation to peace treaty
by vote OF IS to 70
| United States Supreme court granted
permission to state of New Jersey to in
stitute original proceedings to test va
| Hdlty OF prohibition amendment
John Barton Payne retired as chair
man OF shipping board and was sworn In
as secretary of interior.
March lS-Cnted States senate adopted
| resolution by vote of Is to IS declaring
| TOT self determination for Ireland.
House Of representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army OF
2ysu enlisted men and 1900 officers.
march D-German peace treaty with
league covenant failed OF ratification In
March D-Truman H. Newberry Junior
United States senator from Michigan and
10 others convicted by jury at Grand
Rapids, Mich, of having conspired crimi-
nally In 1918 to violate election laws.
| Newberry fined $4,000 and sentenced to
Imprisonment for two years.
March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn In
! as secretary of state
| Government control of bituminous coat
withdrawn by President Wilson. effective
| April l.
| April 24-Director General OF Railroads
| Hines resigned. effective May IS
April 2t-Supreme Court declared the
Reading company and certain OF its sub
salaries an illegal combination.
May l3-Socialists nominated Eugene
| Debs for president and Seymour Stedman
f9 Ma vice president nL .,, vnox ns.cs
| resolution.
| May lS-Secretary OF the Interior Payne
made director general of railroads.
May H-House ADOPTED senate peace
/ resolution.
| May 24-President Wilson asked con-
! gress for authority to accept the man
date for Armenia 81
investigation of presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate.
May 27-President Wilson vetoed Knox
peace resolution.
May 2S-Water power conservation bill
passed by congress.
June limited States Supreme court de-
clded ratification OF constitutional
amendment is not subject to submission
TO popular referendum.
Senate declined To give President au-
thorlty to accept Armenian mandate.
June 4-President Wilson vetoed budget
bill Congress passed bill increasing pay
Undersecretary Of State Frank Polk
resigned.
June 5-Congress adjourned President
Wilson letting several important meas
ures die without his signature.
June Limited States Supreme court de-
clared valid both the prohibition amend
ment and the Volstead enforcement act.
June S-Republican national convention
opened In Chicago
June l2--Republicans nominated War
rem q. Harding Of Ohio for president and
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts for
vice president.
July 6-Democrats in San Francisco
nominated James M. Cox Of Ohio for
President and Franklin d. Roosevelt. as
sistant secretary OF the navy, for vice
president.
July l4-Parley +. Christensen. Salt
Lake city, nominated for president by
Farmer-Labor party in Chicago. after
bolt by committee of forty eight and sim
gle takers.
July 2O--George White, Marietta Ohio.
elected chairman Democratic national
July 2l-Prohibitionists opened national
convention In Lincoln, Neb., and uom-
mated W. J. Bryan for president by ac-
clamation.
July 22-Bryan declining. the Prohibit
tionists nominated Aaron $. Watkins OF
Ohio for president and II. Leigh Coivn
of New York for vice president
Senator Harding notified of nomination
by Republicans
July Ex-Governor Coolidge notified OF
vice presidential nomination.
July 3l-lnterstate commerce commits
sion authorized freight. passenger ana
Pullman rate increase amounting to
about billion and half annually.
Aug 2-Twenty Communist Labor lead
ers found guilty OF sedition in Chicago.
Aug 5--Fatal anti-foreign riots in West
Frankfort IN; state troops sent.
Street car strike riots in Denver; sew
eral persons Killed.
Aug 7-Governor Cox formally notified
OF his nomination.
Aug l3-lncrease OF l2h per cent in ex-
press rates authorized by interstate COM
merce commission
Aug. lS-fennessee, the last state neces-
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
ment
Aug Ratification of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary of State
Colby.
Sept. l3-Maine went Republican by
IS eco.
Sept l5-Terrifc explosion at Wall and
Broad streets, New York, laid 10 Reds
thirty persons killed and 800 injured
Sept 2l--Three Socialists. reelected to
New York assembly ousted two seated,
but resigned.
sept. 2a-W A. Ke,cham. indianapolis.
elected commander in chief of q, A. r.
President Wilson declined to abrogate
trade treaties. as asked by congress in
the merchant marine act
Sept. 2a-Col. j. w. Galbraith Jr.. Gin
cinnat elected national commander OF
the American Legion.
Walter Din Scott elected president Of
Northwestern university.
Oct The 1920 population OF continent
tai United states announced as los e>S. los
Nov 2--Warren G. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
ident of United States; Republican land
slide
california voters Endorsed the anti-alien
land law.
Nov @-lrtsh mob in New York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
ish nag VAS flying
! Dec. s-~Secretary of State Colby started
on formal visit to SoaAh America.
Dec 6-Congress began the short ses-
Dec. Nobel peace prize awarded to
President Wilson.
President Wilson's message to congress
urged Independence for the Philippines
and loan to Armenia.
|. Dec &C. J. Vopicka resigned as United
States minister to the Balkan states
Rear Admiral Henry L. Mayo retired.
Dec. ls-House passed bill suspending
immsc ration for IL months
House adopted resolution repeating war
time laws,
Senate adopted resolution for revival
OF war finance corporation to aid the
farmers.
Dec. l+--Government crop report showed
shrinkage i'm values of nearly five billion
dollars compared with 1918
Dec. i5-Senate passed bill authorizing
farmers cooperative marketing associa-
tions.
Dec ls-Senate passed bill forbidding
strikes on railroads
Dec @-Permanent merger OF four ex-
press companies authorized by interstate
commerce commission.
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