Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09

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Jan l7-Wsconsin and Minnesota rau"
| fed prohibition amendment,
Jan, 2l-Nevada ratified prohibluon
| amendment
Jan, estate department proclaimed
ratification of prohibition amendment and
set Jan. l6, 1920 az date when 1t Is enec-
tive.
Feb, 1O-sufrage amendment beaten In
| senate by one vote.
Feb. 1S--Berger, Reuse, Germer, Eng
dahl and Tucker, socialists, sentenced 10
70 years imprisonment for violating es-
pionage act.
Feb; 25-New revenue law, signed by
| president, went into effect
| Feb, N-H. c. Wallace, Tacoma, APP
pointed ambassador to France,
A; Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen
March l-Norman Hapgood made minis
ter to Denmark
March 3-Victory loan bill passed by
senate
March 4-Congress adjourned sine die.
April 7-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 g.
April 30-Plot to kill many prominent
Americans with mailed bombs uncovered
May MAY day riots in many cities.
May 7-Presdent called extra session OF
| congress for May ~.
May 19-Special session of congress
opened Gillett elected speaker
Frederick Giett 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.
I May 27-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected
| president of Northwestern university.
! June 2-Anarchist plot TO destroy homes
Ia nfgVr nj oil In al oil
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-Legisatures of Illinois, Wis
consin and Michigan ratified woman SUI
frage amendment
July WARTIME emergency prohibition
law went into effect.
July ll-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-
pealng daylight saving law.
July 13-President A. c. Towney and
Joseph Gilbert Of Nonpartisan league of
North Dakota found guilty by jury at
Jackson, Mimi, Of conspiracy to teach
July 21-Race riots in Washington, four
persons killed.
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 S0-State troops in action to quel
Chicago race riots.
July 31-Government relinquished con-
troll of the telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS
Aug. 1-Congress repealed daylight-sav-
Aug. 6-President Wilson ordered civil
and criminal proceedings against the Big
Five" packers
Aug. S-Presldent Wilson addressed con-
gress on high cost of living.
Aug. 14-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 confirmed by senate
as Z. S. attorney general.
Sept. phil 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 Redfed
resigned, effective Oct. 81.
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
senate
Sept. 6-Charles NJ. Galloway resigned
as federal civil service commissioner and
attacked Postmaster General Burleson.
Sept. Great fake stock swinde plot
barred by arrests in Chicago,
Five hundred convicts at Pontiac. Ill.,
revolted and killed a guard
Sept. S-General Pershing landed at
New York and was given great reception
and commissioned general for life
Sept. 9--Cardnal MERCER of Belgium
| landed at New York
Sept Pool j. D. Bell, Brooklyn, elect
ed commander-in-chief of the G. A. r.
Sept 1S-Thanks Of congress given to
Sept 2G-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 whtlock made ambas-
sador to Belgium.
Oct. Five white men and eleven ne
groes killed in race war at Elaine, Ark
oct. Fixing and queen of the Belgians
landed in New York.
oct 2O-International trade conference
opened in Atlantic City.
Oct 27-President Wilson vetoed prohi-
| btion enforcement bill and house re-
| passed It,
oct 2S-senate passed prohibition en-
forcement bill over presidents veto and
| 1t became law
Farmers national congress opened in
| Hagerstown, Nd
oct. 31-Secretary Of Commerce Redfeld
retired from the cabinet.
Nov. 4-Republcans won election in
Massachusetts, New York and Kentucky
| and Democrats won in New Jersey,
Maryland and Mississippi. Vets won in
| Ohio.
Nov. 7-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
tlonal commander OF American legion.
| Nov. 15-Secretary of the Treasury Car
ter Glass appointed U. S. senator from
Virginia
Nov. 1S-House adjourned.
Nov l9-Senate adjourned
Nov. gu. S Senator Newberry OF
Michigan and 1874 others indicted for
election frauds
Dec Irregular session of congress
Dec 2-President Wilson's message
read to congress.
Congressman j. w Alexander Of Mis-
souri, made secretary of commerce
Dec. 1O-Republican national committee
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 l5-U S. Supreme court upheld con-
stitutionality of wartime prohibition act.
Dec. Ex-senator Harding. Ohio an
nounced his candidacy for Republican