The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-01
Forty-sIx I. ". VS. convicted Of con-

fled prohibition amendment.
Jan. I-Nevada ratified prohiolt'on
Jan. o9-State department proclaimed
ratification Of prohibition amendment ana
set Jan. IL. 1920. as date when II IS e"ee-
Feb. lo-sufrrage amendment beaten In
senate by one vote.
Feb. lS-Berger. Kruse, Germer. Eng
dahl and Tucker. socialists. sentenced 10
.! years Imprisonment for violating es-
Feb. New revenue law. signed by
president. went into effect.
Feb. I'LL. c. Wallace, Tacoma ap-
pointed ambassador to France.
~. Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen.
eral.
March Norman Hapgo"d made minis
ter to Denmark.
March 3--Victory loan bill -passcd by
March 4-Consress adjourned sine die.
April 1-~Thomas Nelson Page. ambassa-
dor to Italy. resigned.
April G-Hugh Gibson appointed h'st
L. s. Minister to Poland: .,,ua,,
April 29-Postmaster General Eurleson
directed return of cable companies 10. pFi-
vate ownership May>o.
April 3o-Plot to XIII many prominent
AMERICANS with mailed bombs u'r''tered.
May MAY day riots in many t'lies.
congress for May 49,
May l9-Special session of congress
opened. Gilett elected speaker
Frederick sG.ilett elected speaker of next
May oO--President Wilson's cabled mes
sage read to congress.
May 21-iiouse adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
May 27-Dr Lynn Harold Hon !sIst elected e..
president of Northwestern university.
June 2-Anarchst plot TO destroy MONIES
nf law enforcement officials in eight east
ern cities attempted. Two persons killed.
June i-Senate adopted woman suffrage
inn11 amendment resolution.
June 5-Postmaster General Burleson
surrendered operation of telegraph anu
telephone systems to the companies.
time 1o--LeGiSlatures Of llhnols, Wis
co,isin and Michigan ratified woman sui
frage amendment.
July l-Wartime emergency prohibition
law went into effect.
July 11-i'ederai trade commission re.
ported to President that packers planned
complete control of all foodstufs ,
July 12,-irrsident Wilson vetoed agri-
cultural bin because of its provision re-
pealins daylight saving law,
Julv l3l'rcsident A. e. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert of ,%3;rSartisan league of
North Dak".:. found guilty by Jury at
Jackson Mimi. of conspiracy TO teach
.'"iy 2i-Race riots in Washington. four
persons killed.
July 27-lare riots in Chicago; two
July 2S--thicago race war spread; &c in
all were killed and hundreds hurt. -.
July 3t--State troops in action to quell
Chicago race riots
.lulv 2l--t;ovprnment relinquished con-
troll of the telegraph and telephone sys-
tens
Aug. l-Congress repealed daylght-sav-
Aug. C~President Wilson ordered civil
and criminal proceedings against the Big
Five" packers.
Aug. .S-President Wilson addressed con-
gress on high cost of living.
Aug. li-lIenry Ford. won libel suit
against Chicago TRIBUNE, with nominal
damages.
Aug. l5==Prosidcnt Wilson vetoed the
da ylight- saving repeal act,
Aug. 20--DaNlightsa repeal bill
passed over presidents veto.
A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
as l.. s. attorney general.
Sent 2-Eill to make Pershins general
for life passed hv congress.
Sept. -@--president Wilson started on
speaking tour of country.
Sept 4--Pershing nominated general and
coniirmcl by senate.
Sept !--Scrrctdrv of Commerce Redfield
resigned. effective oct. 81.
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
sept G--Charles NJ. Galloway resigned
federal civil service commissioners, and
attacked Postmaster General Burleson.
Sept Great fake stock swindle plot
bare by arrests in Chicago.
Five hundred ronvicts at Pontiac. H..
revolt.d and killed a euard
Sept s-Generul pershing landed at
New York and was given great reception
and com missioned general for llc,
Sept. 9--''ardinal MERCER Of Belgium
landed ut New York.
Sept lo-tol. ]. n. Bell. Rrooklyn. elect
ed ronlnatdrr-n-rhief Of the g. \. u
Sept 1>-Thanks of congress given to
General Ptrshin".
sept oG President Wilson's trip ended
Sept .>-Grent mob in Omaha lynched
se4ro prisoner. fought police. set fire to
courthouse ami almost killed Mayor T.. =
Smith
Srpt @o-Rrand Whtlock made ambas
sat!Wr to 1el"um
oct. l-r'ise white men and eleven
rrocs Killed in rae" war at Elaine. Ark
Oct. king aud queen of the Belpi;ils
oct -ln,err;tural trade conference
oIone,l in Atlantic city.
oct 2--presidrnt W lson vetoed PROFIT
bition cnforc"m, bill and house re-
. oct .S-Senate passed nrohihiti.'n en-
forccmont hill over presidents veto and
it became law
Farmers national congress opened IN
HacerStoWn. Md
oct 3l-Secr"tary Of Commerce Redfeli
retired from the ca hnet.
NOV 4-Repuhlicans won election in
MASSACHUSETTS,. New YorR and Kentucky
Maryland and Mississippi Vets won in
Ohio
NOV i-ftunuTtuS bl I.ftiS dIIeStcu ny
federal agents all over country.
Nov Ill w. w. members fired into
American legion parade at Centralia,
Wash. killing four eN-solders: one of
murderers lypched.
Prince of Wales arrived in Washington.
President Wilson left his bed for first
time in six weeks
Nov lo-F'ranklin D'Olier elected ma
tioral commander OF American legion.
Nov l5-Secretary OF the Treasury Car
ter Glass appointed y, S. senator from
Virginia
Nov 1S--House adjourned.
Nov l9-Senate adjourned
Nov o9-U s. Senator Newberry OF
Michigan and 1874 others indicted for
election frauds.
Dec. Irregular session Of congress
Dec. e-President Wilson's message
read to congress.
Congressman J. w. Alexander Of Mis-
souri, made secretary of commerce
Dec. 10-Republ'can national committee
set the convention for June in Chicago
Dec. 11-Dr. Fl. A. Garfield resigned as
fuel administrator.
Dec. Ex-senator Johnson, California,
announced his candidacy for presidency.
Dec. l5-U. S. Supreme court upheld con-
stitutionality of wartime prohibition act.
Dec. Ex-senator Harding. Ohio. an
nounced his candidacy for Republican
nomjna ton for presidency.
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