Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-01-02

Jan lI--Wisconsin and Minnesota rati-
Jan. 2-Nevada radaed prohibition
amendment
Jan. % state department proclaimed
/ fatlncation OF prohibition amendment and
set Jan. l6. 1870 as date vnen it is effee-
Feb. lo-sunrage amendment beaten in
senate by one vote.
Feb fS-Berger, Krase. Gerrne-. Eng
danl and Tucker socialists. sentenced TO
Z. years Imprisonment for violating es-
Feb &-New revenue law. signed by
president, went into effect.
Feb 27-H G. Wallace Tacoma, APP
pointed ambassador to ,ance.
eraI
March Norman Hapgood made minis
ter to Denmark
March s-victory loan bill passed by
senate.
March 4-Congress adjourned sine die.
| april 7-Thomas Nelson Page, ambassa-
oor 70 italy, resigned.
| April 16-Hugh Gibson appointed first
/ Y. >. Minister TO Poland
April 2s-~Postmaster General Burleson
| directed return of cable companies to pri-
| Rate ownership May 2
April 30-Plo. 10 kin many prominent
Amerlcans with matted 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; Giilett elected speaker
house
May 2O-President Wilson'S cabled mes
sage read to congress
May 2l-House adopted woman suffrage
consututlonal amendment resolution.
May 2I-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough eiected
president of Northwestern university
June 2z-Anarehfst plot 10 destroy homes
| or 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 BuTleson
sufrehdered operation of telegraph and
{elennone systems TO the companies.
Juns 10-Legislatures of Illirols, Wis
consin and Michigan ratified woman sur
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. c. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert Of Nonpartisan league of
/ North Dakota found guilty by jury at
Jackson Mimi, of conspiracy to teach
July Il Race riots in Washington, four
| persons killed
July 27--Race riots In Chicago; two
July 2S-Chicago race war spread: So in
all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July Se-State troops in action to queil
July s1-Government relinquished con-
troll Of the telegraph and telephone sys-
Aug congress repealed daylight-sav-
Aug 6-President wilson ordered civil
and criminal proceedings against the Big
Aug. s-President Wilson addressed con-
gress on high cost of living
Aug. HnEenry Ford won libel suit
against cfheago Tribune. with poninai
Aug. l5-President Wilson vetoed the
| dayhght-saying repeal act
Aug 20-Daylight-savi repeal bill
passed over presidents veto
| A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
as U. s. attorney general.
Sept. 2-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
Sept s-Charles M Galloway resigned
as federal civil service Commissioners. and
attacked Postmaster General Burleson
Sept. 7-Great fake stock swindle plot
barred by arrests in Chicago.
Five hundred conyicts at Pontiac. ILL.,,
| revolted and killed a guard
Sept. s-Generai Pershing landed at
New York and was given great reception
and commissioned general for life.
Sept s--Cardinal Mercier of Belgium
Sept. i2-col. ]. D. Bell. BrooiSlyn. elect
| ed commander-ir-chief of the e. A. r.
Sept ls-Thanks of congress given to
Sept. 2sPresident Wilson'S trip ended
| by his Illness.
4 Sept 2S-Great mob in Omaha lynched
negro prisoner, fought police, set fire TO
Smith
sept. aoR Brand whltlock made ambas-
Oct Five white men and eleven me-
groes killed in race war at Elaine, Ark
Oct liking and queen of the Belgians
Oct 2o-Internationai trade conference
| opened in Atlantic City.
j Oct. 2T-Presdent Wilson vetoed prohi-
bition enforcement bill and house re-
| passed It,
Oct 2S-senate passed prohibition en-
foreement bill over presidents veto and
farmers national congress opened In
Hagerstown. Nd
+ Oct 3i--Secretary OF Commerce Redfeld
retired from the cabinet.
Nov 4-Republicans won election in
i Massachusetts,, Mes York and Kentucky
and Democrats. won In New Jersey,
Ohio.
Nov. Hundreds OF Reds arrested by
federal agents all over country.
Nov, l1-I. W. w, members fred into
| American legion parade at Centralia.
WASH. killing four ex-soldiers:l one OF
| murderers ynched.
Prince OF Wales arrived I'm washington.
| President Wilson left his bed for first
! time in six weeks.
Nov. 12-Franklin DOlier elected ma
tionai commander OF American legion
Nov 15-Secretary of the Treasury Car
ter Glass appointed U. S. senator from
Virginia
| Nov. IS-House adjourned.
Nov. 1e-Senate adjourned
Nov. 2a--U. S. Senator Newberry OF
Michigan and 1S4 others Indicted for
Dec, Irregular session OF congress
opened.
| read to congress,
/ Congressman j. w. Alexander of Mis-
souri, made secretary Of commerce.
Dec I0-Republican national coumittee
set the convention for June 5 In Chicago.
Dee it-Dr. II A. Garfield resigned as
fuel administrators.
Dec. Ex-senator Johnson, California.
announced his candidacy fer presidency.
Dec 15--U. S. Supreme court Upheld con-
stitutionality of wartime prohibition act,
Dec Ex-senator H-rding Ohio an
nounced his candidacy for Republican
| nomination for presidency.