The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-01-01


amendment
Jan y state department proclaimed
ratin alton OF prohibition amendment and
live
Feb. -iO-sunrage amendment beaten In
Feb iS-Berger. Kruse. Germer. Eng
dahl and Tucker, socialists. sentenced TO
~ years Imprisonment for violating es-
pionage act
president, went into effect
Feb N-H. &. Wallace, Tacoma, APP
pointed ambassador to France
Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen
March Norman Hapgood made minis
ter to Denmark
March s-viciory loan bill passed by
senate.
March t-Coneress adjourned sine die.
April I-Thomas Nelson Page. ambassa-
dor to Italy. resigned
=, April 10 lugh Gibson appointed irst
u. y. Minister to Poland.
April @-Postmaster General Burleson
directed return of cable companies to pri-
vate ownership May Q
April @-plot TO kill many prominent
Americans with mailed bombs uncovered.
May MAY day riots in many cities
May president called extra session 81
congress for MAY 10
May Especial session OF congress
opened. Gilett elected speaker
Frederick Gillett elected speaker Of next
house
May eo-President wilson's cabled mes
sage read TO congress
May I-House adopted woman suffrage
consttutional amendment resolution
May H-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 t-Senate adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
June 5-Postmaster General Burleson
surrendered operation OF telegraph and
telephone systems to the companies.
June l0-legislatures OF ILLINOIS. Wis
consin and Michigan ratified woman suf-
frage amendment
July WARTIME emergency prohibition
law went into effect
July ii--Federal trade commission re-
ported TO President that packers planned
complete control OF all foodstuffs
July l2.President Wilson vetoed agri-
pealing daylight saving law.
July l3-President A. c. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert OF Nonpartisan league OF
North Dakota found guilty by jury at
Jackson, MINI. of conspiracy to teach
July Race riots in Washington. four
persons killed.
July NARace riots In Chicago, two
killed. many hurt
July 2S-Chicago race war spread. % In
all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July @-state troops in action to duell
July Sl-Government relinquished con-
troll OF the telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS
Aug l-Congress repealed daylight-sav-
Aug. s-President Wilson ordered civil
and criminal proceedings against the big
Five" packers.
Aug. S-President Wilson addressed con-
gress on high cost OF living.
Aug. H-Henry Ford won libel suit
against Chicago Tribune. with nominal
Aug l5-President Wilson vetoed the
daylight-saving repeal act
Aug, 2o-Daylight-saying repeal bill
passed over presidents veto
A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
as U. $. 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 s-secretary of Commerce Redneld
resigned, effective Oct 81.
senate.
Sept s-Charles NJ. Galloway resigned
attacked Postmaster General Burleson
Sept 7-Great fake stock swindle plot
barred by arrests IN Chicago.
Five hundred convicts at Pontiac. ILL.,.
Sept s--General Pershng landed at
New York and was given great reception
and commissioned general for life
sept; sTCardlnal Mercier of Belgium
Sept l2-Col. j. ID. Bell, Brooklyn. elect
I'd communicated OF the G.. A. n.
Sept is-Thanks Of congress given to
Sept ss-President Wilson, trip ended
by his illness
Sept 2S-Great mob IN Omaha lynched
rouEthouse and almost killed Mayor r. p.
Smith.
Sept o-Brand whitlock made}ambas-
sador to Belgium.
yroes killed In race war at Elaine Ark.
Oct liking and queen Of the Belgians
landed in New York
oct. 2O-lnteruationai trade conference
opened in Atlantic City.
Oct H-PTesident Wilson vetoed prohi-
'ition enforcement bill and house re-
pa ssed II.
'orcement bill over presidents veto and
4 became law.
Farmers national congress opened in
Md.
oct 3l-Secretary OF Commerce Redheld
-etired from the cabinet.
Nov 4-Republicans won election in
New York and Kentucky
Maryland and Mississippi Vets won in
ohio
Nov 7-Hundreds Of Reds arrested by
ederal agents all over country
Nov Ill. w. W. members fred into
american legion parade at Centralia. |
Wash. killing four ex-soldiers; one OF |
nurderers lynched.
Prince OF Wales arrived in Washington
President Wilson left his bed for first |
lime In six weeks.
Nov. i2-Franklin D'Olier elected ma
iOnal commander OF American legion
Nov. 15-Secretary OF the Treasury Car /
er Glass appointed Y. S. senator from !
Virginia
Nov is-House adjourned
Nov. i9-Senate adjourned
Nov. 81 s Senator Newberry OF |
Michigan and l34 others indicted for |
i'ection frauds
Dec. Irregular session OF congress
opened.
Dec. 2-President wilson's message
cad 10 congress.
Congressman J. W. Alexander OF Mis-
ouri made secretary OF commerce
Dec. l0-Republican national committee
et the convention for June Sin Chicago
Dec ll-Dr II. A. Garfield resigned as
uel administrator.
Dec Ex-senator Johnson California.
announced his candidacy for presidency.
Dec. l5-U. S. Supreme court upheld con
Nationality Of wartime prohibition act
Dec. Ex-senator Harding, Ohio. an
Ounced his candidacy for Republican
OminatiOn for presidency.
Dec l7-Big packers agree TO discon.
inue all their side lines
Dec. i9-victor Berger. convicted Social
ST. reelected to congress from Fifth Wis
onsin district
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