Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-06
DOMESTIC

Ian. LEGISLATURES of Ohio, Oklahoma
and Colorado ratified the pronloluon
supreme court declared constitutions,
the act forbidding shipment of liquor into
| dry territory.
| and Tucker. Socialists, convicted in Chi
| ca go of sedition and disloyalty.
| Tennessee Idaho and Maine legislatures
/ ratified prohibition amendment
Ian. 9-West Virginia ratified prohibit
''I Httorney General Gregory resigned. eff
| fectiVe March 4.
| by Illinois, Alabama, Arkansas, Califor-
| MIA Indiana, Kansas and North Carolina.
Jan. 15-Iowa, Utah, Colorado, Oregon
and New Hampshire ratihed dry amend
! ment.
Jan. 16-Nebraska ratified prohibition
\ amendment making the three-fourths
majority necessary, and missouri ana
Fortv-six W WIS convicted of con-
| spiracy in Sacramento, Cal.
Jan. 17-Wisconsin and Minnesota rat-
| fed prohibition amendment
Jan. A-Nevada ratified proniDiuon
Jan. 2s~State department proclaimed
ratification of prohibition amendment e ana
set Jan 49, 1920 as date when ii Is eIec-
| tive.
Feb. 18-Berger. Kruse, Germer. Eng
dahl and Tucker, socialists, sentenced 10
20 years Imprisonment for violating es-
pionage act.
FEB. 2S-Spanish and Cuban radicals ar
rested in New York and Philadelphia Tor
conspiracy to kill President wilson
Feb. 2-New revenue law, signed by
president, went into effect
Feb. N-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 LCongress adjourned sine die.
April Thomas Nelson Page, ambassa-
dor to Italy, resigned.
April 16-Hugh Gibson appointed first
U. S. Minister to Poland.
April 29-Postmaster General Burleson
directed return of cable companies to pri-
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 19.
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 N-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 R-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 21.Raee riots in Washington. four
July 27-Race riots in Chicago; two
killed, many hurt.
July 2S-Chicago race war spread; IS in
all were 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. 1-Congress repealed daylIght-sav-
ing law.
Aug. 6-President Wilson ordered civil
and criminal proceedings against the big
Five" packers.
Aug. @President Wilson addressed con-
gress on high cost of living.
Aug. 13-lllinois 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. 2O-Daylight-saving repeal bill
passed over presidents veto.
A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
8 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. EPershing nominated general and
confirmed by senate.
Sept. 5-Secretary of Commerce Redfield
resigned, effective Oct. 81
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
Sept; s--Charles NJ. 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 guard.
Sept. S-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. ]. D. Bell. Brooklyn. elect
ed commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.
Sept 1S-Thanks of congress given to
General Pershing
Sept. 2-President Wilson's trip ended
by his Illness
Sept. 2S-Great mob in Omaha Iynched
negro prisoner. fought police. set fire to
courthouse and almost killed Mayor E. P.
Smith.
Sept. 29-Two negroes lynched by mob
at Montgomery, Ala.
Sept. 3O-Brand whitlock made ambas-
sador to Belgium.
Oct Five white men and eleven ne
groes killed in race war at Elaine, Ark.
Oct liking 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-
Oct 2S-senate passed prohibition en-
forcement bill over presidents veto and
1t became law.
Farmers national congress opened in
Hagerstown. Md.
Oct 31-secretary of Commerce Redfeld
retired from the cabinet.
Nov. 4-Republicans won election in
Massachusetts, New York and Kentucky
and Democrats won in New Jersey,
Maryland and Mississippi. Vets won in
Ohio.
federal agents all over country
Nov. Ill w. w: members fred into
Wash. killing four ex-soldiers; one OF
Prince of Wales arrived In Washington.
President Wilson left his bed for first
time in six weeks.
Nov. 12-Franklin D'Olier elected ma
tional commander of American legion.
Nov. 15-Secretary of the Treasury Car
I ter Glass appointed u. s. senator from
Virginia
Nov. 1S-House adjourned
Nov. Ie-Senate adjourned
Nov. 25-New Labor party, In conven-
ton In Chicago. adopted platform
Nov. gu. S. Senator Newbeyry of
Michigan and 1874 others indicted for
election frauds.
Dec Irregular session OF congress
opened.
Dec. z-President Wilson's message
read to congress.
Congressman ]. w. Alexander OF Mis-
souri, made secretary of commerce.
Dec. 1o-Repuhlican national COMMITTEES
set the convention for June in Chicago
Dec. 11-Dr II. A Garfield resigned as
fuel administrator.
Dec. Ex-senator Johnson, California.
announced his candidacy for presidency
Dec. I5-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.