Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-01-02
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splracy In sacramento, Cal.
/ Jan. 17-WisconSin and Minnesota rati-
ned prohibition amendment.
/ Jan. A-Nevada ratified prohipluon
| amendment
Jan. estate department proclaimed
ratification of prohibition amendment and
set JAN l6 1920. date when il Is effec-
Feb. 1o-Suffrage amendment beaten in
/ Feb. 1S-E,erger, Kruse, Germer, Eng
dahl and Tucker, socialists sentenced to
% years Imprisonment FOR violating es-
Feb. 2-New revenue law. signed by
president. went into effect.
FEB. Pill c. Wallace, Tacoma, APP
pointed ambassador to France.
A: Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen
March Norman Hapgood made minis
! ter to Denmark.
March S-victory loan bill passed by
| senate.
| March 4-Congress adjourned sine die.
April Thomas Nelson Page. ambassa-
| oor TO Italy resigned.
April 16-Hugh Gibson appointed first
| u D Minister to Poland.
| april 2-Postmaster General Burleson
/ directed return of cable companies to prf-
| 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
OPCHcot 6lIleII GiecLeQ speaker.
| Frederick Gillett elected speaker of next
| house.
| May 2o-President wilson's cabled mes
| sage read to congress-
May 2l-House adopted woman suffrage
| constitutional amendment resolution.
/ May 27-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected
president of Northwestern university.
June 2-Anarchfst plot TO 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 Burleson
surrendered operation of telegraph and
telephone systems to the companies.
June 10-LegisIatures Of Illinois, Wis
consln and Michigan ratified woman suf-
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 2-President Wilson vetoed agri-
cultural bill because of it's 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
disloyalty.
July aIRace riots in Washington. four
July 27-Race riots in Chicago; two
killed, many hurt.
July 2S-Chicago race war spread; 36 in
all We're killed and hundreds hurt
July 30-State troops in action to quell
Chicago race riots
July 31-Government relinquished con-
troll of the telegraph and telephone sys-
Aug congress repealed daylight-sav-
ing law.
Five" packers.
Aug S-President Wilson addressed con-
gress on high cost of living.
Aug. 1-Henry Ford won libel suit
against Chicago Tribune with nominal
damages. ~
Aug. 15-President Wilson vetoed the
daylight-saVng repeal act.
Aug. notwithstanding 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 fPershing nominated general and
confirmed by senate.
Sep0 5-Secretary of Commerce Redheld
resigned effective Oct 81
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
Sept. 6-Charles M Galloway resigned
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 MERCER of Belgium
landed at New York.
Sept 12-Col. j. D. Bell, Brooklyn elect
ed COMMUNICATIVE Of the G. A. r.
Sept 1S-Thanks Of congress given to
General Pershing.
Sept 26-President Wilson's trip ended
: by his illness.
Sept. 2S-Great mob in Omaha lynched
negro prisoner, fought police, set fire to
courthouse and almost killed Mayor e. p
Smith
Sept so-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-President Wilson vetoed prohi-
bition enforcement bill and house re-
passed it,
Oct. 2S-senate passed prohibition en-
forcement bill over presidents veto and
it became law.
Farmers national congress opened in
HagerStoWn, Md.
Oct 31-Secretary of Commerce Redfield
retired from the cabinet.
Nov. 4Republicans won election in
Massachusetts, New York and Kentucky
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 four ex-soldiers; one of
murderers lynched
Prince of Wales arrived In Washington
President Wilson left his bed for first
time in six weeks.
Nov 12-Franklfn DOlier elected ma
tional commander OF American legion
Nov 15-Secretary of the Treasury Car
ter Glass appointed q. s. senator from
Virginia.
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. 10-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-
stitutionality of wartime prohibition act
| Dec. Ex-senator Harding, Ohio, an
nounced his candidacy for Republican
nomination for presidency.
Dec. 17-Big packers agree to discon~