Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-31


John Barton Payne retired as chair
man az shipping board and was sworn IN
as secretary Of interior.
March H-United States senate adopted
resolution BY vote of IS to S declaring
tor self determination for Ireland
House OF representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army Of
1ss coo enlisted men and II. 500 officers.
March R-German peace treaty Win
league covenant failed OF ratification N
March ao-Truman III Newberry. junior
United States senator from MichiGan. and
70 oshers convicted by jury at Grand
Rapids, Mich, Of having conspired erinl-
NewheFry fined SlOoo0 and sentenced %
Imprisonment for two years..
March 2s-Bainbridge Colby sworn IN
government control OF bltuminous eoal
April !.
April 24-Director General OF Railroads
Hines resigned, effective May ID
April 9s-Supreme Court declared the
Reading company and certain OF It's SUD
salaries an Illegal combination.
May lS-Soclalists nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour Steuman
Tor vice president
May is-secretary Of the Interior Payne
made director general OF railroada
May M-House ADOPTED senate peAee
May 24-President Wilson asked con-
gress for authority to accept the man
Investigation OF presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate.
May 2t-Presldent Wilson vetoed Knox
peace resolution
May 2S-Water power conservation blu
passed by congress.
June limited States Supreme court de:
siasd ratification a q q anbmIsson
to popular referendum.
Senate declined to give President au-
thority to accept Armenian mandate,
bill. Congress passed bill Increasing pay
of postal employees.
Undersecretary Of state Frank Polk
June s-congress adjourned. President
Wilson letting several important meas
ures die without his signature
June 7-united States supreme court ae-
ciared valid both the prohibition amend
ment and the Volstead enforcement act
June s-Republican national convention
June l2-Repubicans nominated War
rem q. Harding OF Ohio for president AND
Calvin Coolidge Of Massachusetts Tor
vice president.
July S-Democrats in San Francisco
nominated james NJ. Cox of Ohio for
President and Franklin ID. Roosevelt, Aa-
slstnnt secretary Of the navy. for vice
July H-Parley +. Christensen. salt
Lake City, nominated for president by
ho, T SH party fa N ana s
S&A4AAAsANNN&
July so-George white. Marietta. Ohio,
elected chairman Democratic national
July 2i-ProhibitIonists opened national
convention in Lincoln, Neb., and nomi-
mated w. ]. Bryan for president by ac-
July 2S-Bryan declining, the Prohibi.
tionists nominated Aaron 3. Watkins OF
Ohio for president and ID. Leigh Colvin
Of New York for vice president.
Senator Harding notified OF nomination
/ by Republican,
July Ex-Governor Coolidge notified OF
/ vice presidential nomination.
July H-Interstate commerce commits.
sion authorized freight passenger ana
Pullman rate increase amounting 80
about a billion and q half annually.
Aug. 2-Twenty Communist Labor LEAD
erB found guilty OF ssdition In Chicago.
Aug. 5-Fatal anti-foreign riots In West
| Frankfort ILL.,; state troops sent.
Street car strike riots In Denver; aav-
| era1 persons killed.
Aug. f-doysrnor Cox formally notinec
y Aug is1IncrsSse Of l2M per cent in sx
press rates authorised by interstate com
nerce commission.
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
Aug. 2s-Ratihcatlon of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed By Secretary 81 State
sept. is7-Maine went Republican .,
/ Sept. IH-IefftuC aApAOtlou 81 WaH SIT
Broad streets, New. York laid 70 Reds
thirty persons killed and 300 injured.
Sept 2l-lThree Socialists, reelected 4
New York assembly. ousted: two seated
pq sept NW. A. Ketcham. indianapolis
elected commander In chief of q. A. =
President Wilson declined 70 abTogat'
trade treaties, as asked by congress II
the merchant marine act.
sept Cool ]. ". 0hlbrnith. Jr.. Gin
cinnati, elected national commander o
! the American Legion.
Walter DIN Scott elected president o
Northwestern university.
oct THE 1920 population OF continsn
/ tai United States announced as 100. tHJs iU8
Nov 1-Warren g. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
Ident OF United States; Republican land
California voters Endorsed the anti-aiiei
a Nov. 5-Irish mob in Nov York ct
tackled Union League club because Brit
Dec s-eecretary of state Colby atarfa.
on formal visit to South America.
Dec. e-congress began the short sas
Dec. Nobel peace prizs awarded Z
President Wilson.
President Wilson'S rpesaa.gs e g9;1ngres
ana a loan 70 Armenia.
pee. &C. ]. Vopieka resigned a. Unite
States minister % the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry q. Mayo retired
Dee 1I-HOuse passed bill suHpendlu
immigration for II months.
House adopted resolution repeating Wal
time laws
senate adopted resolution for revfva
OF war Einance corporation TO aid IN
| farmers.
pee. ia-Governmenf crop report shove
. ehrinkage in values of nearly Ave blliio
dollars compared with 1919.
Dec iB-3enats passed bill authorizin
farmers cooperative marketing aaHoeia
uT re- 1s-gepats passed bin forbiddla
| strikes on railroads.
pee 20-Permanent merger OF four 80
| press companies authorized ~ interstzt
! rommerca commission.
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