Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-07

| Wyoming followed
| Forty-six l. w. WIS convicted of con-
| spiracy in Sacramento Cal
Jan. 'I7-Wisconsin and Minnesota rati-
| fled prohibition amendment.
Jan. H-Nevada ratified prohibition
amendment.
| Jan. estate department proclaimed
ratification of prohibition amendment ana
set Jan. TO- 1920, as date when 1t Is enec-
| tive.
Feb. 1O-Suffrage amendment beaten In
senate by one vote.
| Feb. lS-Berger, Kruse, German, Eng
dahl and Tucker, socialists, sentenced to
| 20 years Imprisonment for violating es-
| pionage act
Feb. 23-Spansh and Cuban radicals ar
rested in New York and PhiI M1,AI for
Feb; 25-New revenue law, signed by
president, went into effect.
Feb. 27-H c. Wallace Tacoma, APP
| pointed ambassador to France.
A. Mitchell Palmer made attorney gem
! eral
May Especial session of congress
| opened; Gillette elected speaker.
! 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-
dor to Italy, resigned.
April telugu Gibson appointed first
| U. s. Minister to Poland
April 29-Postmaster General Rurleson
directed return of cable companies to pri
| Nate ownership May =.
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 10.
! Frederick Gillette elected speaker of
next house.
May 2o-President Wilson'S cabled mes
| sage read to congress.
Nav 2l-House adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
May 27-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected
president of Northwestern university.
June 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 lo-Legslatures of Illinois, Wis
consin and Michigan ratified woman suf-
frage amendment
July WARTIME emergency prohibition
!, July 1l-Federal trade commission re-
ported to President that packers planned
complete control of all food stuffs.
July l2-President Wilson vetoed agri-
cultural bill because of it's provision re-
pealing daylight saving law.
! July l2-President A. G. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert of Nonpartisan league of
North Dakota found guilty by jury at
Jackson, Mimi, of conspiracy to teach
! disloyalty.
July 2l-Race riots in Washington, four
July 27-Race riots in Chicago: two
| killed, many hurt.
/ July 2s-Chicago race war spread; SO In
| all Were killed and-hundreds hurt.
! July s0-State troops in action to quell
, Chicago race riots.
July 31-Govemment relnquished con-
troll of the telegraph and telephone sys-
| TENS
Aug. 1-Congress repealed daylght-sav-
| ing law.
Aug 6-President Wilson ordered civil
. / nj nd gpip nj ar he
! Five" packers.
Aug. S-Presldent Wilson addressed con-
gress. on high cost of living.
| Aug. 13-Illinois militia sent to Peoria to
Aug. li-Henry Ford won libel suit
against Chicago Tribune, with nominal
! Aug l5-President Wilson vetoed the
daylight-saving repeal act.
! Aug. notwithstanding repeal bill
/ passed over presidents veto.
A. Mitchell Palmer confrmed by senate
as L. S. attorney general.
Sept; 2-BAl to make Pershing general
for life passed by congress.
| Sept. 3-President Wilson started on
speaking tour of country
Sept. +Pershing nominated general and
confirmed by senate.
| Sept. 5-Secretary of Commerce Redfield
resigned effective Oct. 81
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
senate.
Sept 6-Charles M. Galloway resigned
as federal civil service commissioner, and
attacked Postmaster General Burleson.
Sept. Great fake stock swindle plot
| barred by arrests in Chicago.
Five hundred convicts at Pontiac Ill
reyolted 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. l2-col, J. D. Bell, Brooklyn. elect
| ed commander-in-chief of the G.. A. r.
Sept. lS-Thanks of congress given To
Sept 2s-Presdent 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 T.. p.
| Smith
Sept. 29-Two negroes lynched by mob
| at Montgomery. Ala
Sept. 2o-Brand whitock 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 i'm New York
| Oct. 2U-lnternational trade conference
J opened in Atlantic City.
| Oct. 2I-President Wilson vetoed prohi-
bition enforcement bill and house re-
| Oct 2s-Senate passed prohibition en-
forcement bill over presidents veto and
| It became law.
Farmers national congress opened in
| Hagerstown. Md.
| Oct 3l-Secretary of Commerce Redfield
| retired from the cabinet
| Nov 4ERepublicans 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--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 lS--House adjourned
Nov. l9-Senate adjourned
| Nov 25-New Labor party, I'm conyen-
| ton In Chicago. adopted platform
| Nov. gu. 5. Senator Newberry of
/ Michigan and l34 others indicted for
| election frauds.
Dec. Irregular session OF congress
| opened.
| Dec. president Wilson'S MESSAGE
read to congress.
| Congressman J. W. Alexander of Mis-
| souri, made secretary of commerce.
|