Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-01-01

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Forty-six I. ". WIS convicted of con-
spiracy in Sacramento, Cal
Jan. 17-Wfsconsin and Minnesota rats-
fed prohibition amendment.
JAM. 2l-Nevada ratified prohibition
Jan. estate department proclaimed
ratification of prohibition amendment and
set Jan. lG. 1920. as date when 1t Is ehec-
Feb. 1o-suffrage amendment beaten In
Feb. 1S-Berger. Kruse. Corner, Eng
dahl and Tucker, socialists, sentenced 70
Feb: 25-New revenue law. signed by
president, went into effect
F, Feb. 27-H. c. Wallace. Tacoma, APP
pointed ambassador to France.
A: Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen.
eral.
/. March 1-Norman Hapgood made minis
!, ter to Denmark
March 3-Victory loan bill passed by
/. senate.
April 7-Thomas Nelson Page, ambassa-
dor to Italy. resigned.
April 16--Hugh Gibson appointed first
! o.. S. Minister to Poland.
/, April 29-Postmaster General Burleson
! directed return of cable companies to pri-
vate ownership May 2;
Americans with mailed bombs uncovered
May MAY day riots in many cities.
May 7-President called extra session OF
congress for May 10
! May 19-Speciai session OF congress
opened; Giilett elected speaker. :.
, Frederick Gfllett elected speaker of next
| house.
| May 20-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-Anarchist plot 10 destroy homes
IA nv,fO .lcf oftyltt al.
| 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 l0,Legislatures Of Illinois, Wis
frage amendment.
July WARTIME emergency prohibition
law went into effect.
July n-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. Towney and
Joseph sIp gilbert Of Nonpar!tisan league Of
Jackson. Mimi. of conspiracy to teach
disloyalty
July ellKace riots in Washington, four
July 27-Race riots in Chicago; two
killed, many hurt.
July 2S-Chicago race war spread; SG In
all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July 3-State troops in action to quell
| Chicago race riots.
July 31-Government relinqushed con-
troll of the telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS
Aug 1-Congress repealed daylight saw
Aug 6-President Wilson ordered civil
and criminal proceedings against the big
Five" packers.
Aug. S-President Wilson addressed con-
nrh ~ fnSf rf1 i've In
Aug. H-Henry Ford won libel suit
against Chicago Tribune. with nominal
Aug l5--President Wilson vetoed the
- misunderstanding repeal act.
Aug. 20-Daylight- saving 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 Redfeld
resigned, effective Oct. 81
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
Sept 6-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.,.
reyolted and killed guard.
New York and was given great reception
and commissioned general for life.
Sept; 9-Cardinal Mercier 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 tC
almost
Smith.
Sept. so-Rrand Whitlock made ambas.
Oct Five white men and eleven ne.
[, groes killed in race war at Elaine. Ark
Oct king and queen Of the Belgians
: landed In New York
Oct 20-Internat!onal trade conference
opened in Atlantic City.
Oct 27-Presdent Wilson vetoed prohi
Oct 2s-senate passed prohibition en-
forcement bill over presidents veto anG
Farmers national congress opened ir
Hagerstown, Md.
Oct 31-Secretary of Commerce Redflelt
Nov. 4-Republlcans won election II
Massachusetts. New York and Kentuck.
and Democrats s,,, won gn,.L in New Jersey
Ohio.
! Nov. 7-Hundreds of Reds arrested b,
federal agents all over country
4
American legion parade at Centralia
murderers ynched.
Prince of Wales arrived In Washington
President Wilson left his bed for frs
time in six weeks.
Nov. 12-Franklin D'Olier elected ma
tional commander of American legion.
Nov. l5-Secretary of the Treasury Car
ter Glass appointed U. s. senator from
( Virginia.
Nov 19-Senate adjourned
Nov. gu. S. Senator Newberry o
Michigan and 1874 others indicted fo
election frauds.
Dec Irregular session OF congress
opened.
5 read to congress.
Congressman j. w. Alexander of Mis-
souri, made secretary of commerce.
Dec 1o-Republican national committe,
set the convention for June s in Chicago
Dec. 11-Dr. II. A. Garfield resigned al
fuel administrator.
!, Dec. Ex-senator Johnson, California
= announced his candidacy for presidency
Dec. l5-U. S. Supreme court upheld con
e stitutionality of wartime prohibition act
Dec. Ex-senator Harding, Ohio, an
: nounced his candidacy for Republican
f nomination for presidency.
n Dec. 17-Big packers agree to discon
: tinue all their side lines.
Dec. 19-Victor Berger, convicted Social
8 list, reelected to congress from Fifth Wis
e consn district.
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