The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-01-02
DOMESTIC

Jan. 2-Michigan legislature ratified pro-
| hibition constitutional amendment.
Jan. Legislatures of Ohio. Oklahoma
and Colorado ratified the prohibition
amendment.
Supreme court declared constitutional
| the act forbidding shipment of liquor into
dry territory.
Jan. S-Berger, Kruse, Germer. Engdahl
and Tucker Socialists, convicted in Chi
cago of sedition and disloyalty.
Tennessee, Idaho and Maine legislatures
ratified prohibition amendment.
Jan. 9-West Virginia ratified prohibit
ton amendment.
Attorney General Gregory resigned ef-
fective March 4.
Jan. 14-Prohibition amendment ratified
by Illinois, Alabama, Arkansas. Califor-
MIA Indiana Kansas and North Carolina.
Jan 15-Iowa, Utah, Colorado, oregon
and New Hampshire ratified dry amend
ment.
Jan. 16-Nebraska ratified prohibition
amendment. making the three-fourthS
majority necessary, and Missouri ane
Wyoming followed.
Forty-six /. w. WIS convicted of con-
spiracy in Sacramento, Cal
Jan. 17-Wisconsin and Minnesota rati-
fled prohibition amendment, ,,,.,o.,
Jan. 21-Nevada ratified prohibition
amendment
Jan 29-State department proclaimed
ratification of prohibition amendment anu
set Jan. 16. 1920 as date when 1t is eHee-
Feb. 10-Suffrage 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-
pionage act
Feb. 23-spanish and Cuban radicals ar
rested in New York and Philadelphia Tor
conspiracy to kill President Wilson.
Feb. 25-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.
eral
March Norman Hapgood made minis
ter to Denmark.
March 3-Victory loan bill passed by
senate.
March 4-Congress adjourned sine die
April Thomas Nelson Page, ambassa-
dor to Italy, resigned
April 16-Hugh Gibson appointed nrst
u. S. Minister to Poland.
April 29-Postmaster General Burleson
directed return of cable companies to prl-
vate ownership May 2.
April 30-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 49,
May Especial session of congress
opened; Gillett elected speaker.
Frederick Gillett elected speaker of next
house
May 2O-President Wilson'S cabled mes
sage read to congress.
May 21-House adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
May 27-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 SUI
frage amendment.
July 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 12-President Wilson vetoed agri-
cultural bill because of its provision re-
pealing daylight saving law:
July 13-President A. G. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert of Nonparttsan league OF
North Dakota found guilty by jury at
Jackson. Mimi. of conspiracy to teach
July 21-Race riots in Washington. four
persons killed.
July 27-Race riots in Chicago; two
killed, many hurt.
all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July So-State troops in action to quell
Chicago race riots.
July 31-Government relinquished con-
troll of the telegraph and telephone sys-
tens
Aug. 1-Congress repealed daylght-sav-
ing law:
and criminal proceedings against the big
Five" packers
Aug S-President Wilson addressed con-
gress on high cost of living.
Aug. 13-Illinois militia sent to Peoria to
quell strike riots.
Aug. 1EHenry Ford won libel suit
against Chicago Tribune, with nominal
Aug. 15-President Wilson vetoed the
daylight-saving repeal act
Aug. notwithstanding repeal bill
passed over presidents veto.
A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
as U. s. attorney general.
Sept. bill 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 Redfield
resigned effective Oct. 81.
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
senate.
Sept. 6-Charles NJ. Galloway resigned
attacked Postmaster General Burleson.
Sept, 7-Great fake stock swindle plot
barred by arrests in Chicago.
Five hundred convic.s at Pontiac, ILL.,.
reyolted and killed guard.
Sept. S-General Pershing landed at
New York and was given great reception
and commissioned general for life.
Sept. 9-Cardinal Msrcier of Belgium
landed at New York
Sept. Pool j. D. Bell, Brooklyn. elect
ed commander-n-chef Of the G. A. r.
Sept. 1S-Thanks of congress given to
General Pershng.
Sept. 26-President Wilson's trip ended
by his Illness.
Sept. 2S-Great mob Il, Omaha lynched
negro prisoner fought police. set fire to
courthouse and almost killed Mayor f. P.
Smith.
Sept 29-Two negroes Iynched by mob
at Montgomery. Ala.
Sent 3O-Rrand Whiti,ck made ambas-
sador to Belgium
Oct, Five white mea and eleven ne
groes killed in race war at Elaine, Ark.
Oct. liking and queen of the Belgans
landed in New York.
Oct 20-International trade conference
opened in Atlantic City.
oct 27-President When vetoed prohi-
bition enforcement bill and house re-
passed 1t.
oct 2S-senate passed prohibition en-
forcement bill over presi 1ent's veto and
Farmers national congress opened in
Hagerstown. Md.
Oct 31-SeCretary of Commerce Redfield
retired from the cabinet.
Nov. 4-Republicans won election in
Massachusetts, New YofF and Kentucky
and Democrats won If New Jersey,
Maryland and Mississippi Vets won in
Ohio.
Nov. Hundreds of Rrds arrested by
federal agents all over ccIntry.
Nov. Ill. w. w. members fired into
American legion parade at Centralia.
Wash. killing four ex-soldiers: one of
murderers lvnched
Prince of Wales arrived in Washington.
President Wilson left his bed for first
time in six weeks
Nov. l2-Franklin D'Clier elected ma
tional commander Of American legion.
Nov. 15-Secretary of the Treasury Car
ter Glass appointed U. S. senator from
Virginia
Nov 1S-House adjourned.
Nov. 19-Senate adjor rned.
Nov. 25-New Labor party, in conven-