Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-12-31

March 1s-united States senate adopted
yate OF s to e. to treaty
United States Supreme court granted
permission to state of New Jersey to i'm
stitute original proceedings to test Va
hdity Of prohibition amendment.
John Barton Payne retired as chair
man OF shipping board and was sworn In
as secretary Of interior.
March 1s-United States senate adopted
Tor self-determination for Ireland.
House Of representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army OF
2S9,OOO enlisted men and II, 800 officers.
March 1s-German peace treaty with
league covenant failed Of ratification In
Mar, March 49,: 2.Truman H Neyne,ry; junior
70 others convicted by jury at CRAM
nally In 1918 to violate election laws:
imprisonment for TWO years.
March 2sBainbridge Colby sworn in
as secretary of state.
Goyernment control Of bituminous coal
Withdrawn by President Wilson, effective
April A-Director General of Railroads
Hines resigned, effective May 10: +
Reading company and certain of its sub
salaries an illegal combination.
May E-Socialists nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour stedman
May ISsenate adopted Knox peace
resolution
May lsCsecretary of the Interior Payne
May 2-House ADOPTED senate peace
resolution
May M-President Wilson asked con-
gress for authority to accept the man
Investigation of presidential campaign
expenses Re11 begun by the , senate :a xrox
May &-Water power conservation bill
passed by congress-.
du9e States GSuEt ds
amendment is not subject to submission
| TO popular referendum.
Senate declined to give President ~"
thortty to accept Armenian mandate.
! June 4-Preside1t Wilson vetoed budget
bill Congress passed bill increasing pay
Undersecretary Of State Frank Polk
Wilson letting several important meas
ures die without his signature.
June LIMITED States Supreme court de-
| ment and the Volstead enforcement act
June s+Republican national convention
opened in Chicago: u
rem G. Harding of Ohio for president and
Calvin Coolidge Of Massachusetts, for
vice president.
nominated James N. Cox Of Ohio for
President and Franklin D. Roosevelt, as
sistant secretary of the navy, for vice
July AParley +. Christensen. Salt
Lake city, nominated for president by
Farmer-Labor party in Chicago, after
| bolt by committee Of forty eight and sim
gle taXer3
July g. :.:eorge White. Marietta. Ohio.
e!ectcl t:'.!rman Democratic national
July 21-Prohibittonists opened national
mated ": J. Bryan for president by &C.
| clamation
July 22-Bryan declining, the Prohibi:
Ohio for president and D. Leigh colvin
o. blgw YORK 1or vice president. =
Senator Harding Notified Of Domination
July s7~0oYefn6r Coolidge notified Of
July 3-Interstate commerce commits:
sion authorised freight. passenger and
Pullman rate increase amounting to
about : billion and half annually ally ,...
ers found guilty Of sedttion in Chicago.
mug. bFatal anti-foreign riot. in West
Frankfort, H.: state troops sent.
.r s5fri sst. SSS 6s riots in Denver '''-
Aug 7-Governor Cox formally notified
Of his nomination.
Aus. 1s-1ncrsase Of ~ Per cent in e.
Aug. ls-Tennessee, the last state neces-
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
Aug. Ratification Of suffrage amend
mont proclaimed by Secretary OF State
~ s s 's-1.'ns went Republican BY
sept. u-rerrific explosion 1t Wall and
thirty persons kilied and 100 injured.
New York assembly. ousted: two seated.
s. sept MW. A. Ketcham, Indianapolis.
n snsd 9 70 a. e
trade treaties. as asked by congress In
the merchant marine act:
Sept x-Col. J. w: Galbraith. Jr., Cin-
the American Legion.
walter Din Scott elected president OF
Northwestern university.
tai United states announced as los. 6Ss,l6
Nov, 2+Warren G. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
ident OF United States; Republican land
California voters indorsed the anti-a,ien
Nov. @-1rish mob in New York At
| tackled Union League club because Brit
Dec. 3-Secretary Of State Colby started
| on formal visit to South America.
Dec 6Congress began the short ses-
sion.
Dec 1-Nobel peace prize awarded to
President Wilson.
President Wilson's message to congress
urged Independence for the Philippines
| and q loan to Armenia.
| Dec &C. ]. VOptcka resigned as United
States minister to the Balkan states.
| Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo retired.
Dec 13-House passed bill suspendinR
immigration for IA months
House adopted resolution repeating war;
time laws.
Senate adopted resolution for revival
Of war finance corporation to aid the
, farmers.
Dec 1+Governnent crop report showed
shrinkage In values of nearly five billion
dollars compared with 1919.
Dec l6-Senate passed bill authorizing
farmers cooperative marketing associa-
! tons.
Dec 16-Senate passed bill forbidding
| strikes on railroads.
| Dec 0-Pernanent merger Of four ex-
: press companies authorized by interstate
| commerce commission.
INDUSTRIAL
Jan. s-steel strike called of by work.
ers committee.
Jan. 2o-General railway strike in Italy;
martial law in principal cities
Feb. 9-Three hundred thousand men,
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