The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-01
DOMESTIC

Jan. 2-Mlchgan legislature ratified pro-
hibtion constitutional amendment.
Jan. Legislatures of OHIO. Oklahoma
and Colorado ratified the prohibition
amendment.
supreme court declared constitutional
the act forbidding shipment Of liquor into
dry territory
and Tucker Socialists, convicted in Chi
cagO OF seditiOn and disloyalty
Tennessee, Idaho anu Maine legislatures
ratified prohibition amendment
Jan 9-West Virginia ratified prohibl-
Attorney General Gregory resigned. eff
feCtive March 4.
Jan. l4-Prohbition amendment ratified
by Illinois Alabama, Arkansas, Cal!for-
MA, Indiana. Kansas and North Carolina.
Jan lJ-lowa, Utah. Colorado, Oregon
and New Hampshire ratified dry amend
meut,
IAN l6-Nebraska ratified prohibition
amendment making the three-fourths
majority necessary, and MISSOURI ana
Wyoming followed.
Forty-sx l. W. WIS convicted OF con
spiracy In Sacramento, Cal
Jan. l7-WisCOnsin and Minnesota ratl-
fed prohibition amendment
Jan. 2l-Nevada ratified prohibition
amendment
Jan estate department proclaimed
ratification OF prohibition amendment ana
set Jan. 10, 1920. as date when 1t IS euee-
Feb lO-surrage amendment beaten in
senate by one vote
Feb lS-Berger, Kruse, Gcrmer. Eng
dam and Tucker, socialists, sentenced 10
~ years Imprisonment for violating es-
piOnage act
Feb 23-Spanlsh and Cuban radicals ar
rested In New York and Philadelphia for
conspiracy to kin President Wilson. -.
Feb. 3-New revenue law, signed by
president vent into effect
Feb. H-H. c. Wallace, Tacoma, ap-
pointed ambassador to France.
A. Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen
eral
March Norman Hapgood made minis
ter to Denmark
March 3-Victory loan bill passed by
senate.
March 4-Congress adjourned sine die.
April Thomas Nelson Page, ambassa-
dor TO Italy, resigned
April lG-Hugh Gibson appointed hrst
L. S Minister to Poland
April 9-POstmaster General Burleson
directed return Of cable companies TO prl-
waite ownership May 2.
April 3O-Plot to XIII many prominent
Americans with mailed bombs uncovered.
May May day riots In many cities
May president called extra session OF
congress for May -.
May Especial session OF congress
opened Glllett elected speaker.
Frederick Gillett elected speaker Of next
house.
May 2O-President Wilson'S cabled mes
sage read to congress.
May House adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
May 27-Dr Lynn Harold HOugh elected
president of Northwestern university
June 2-Anarchist plot to destroy homes
~ law enforcement officials In eight east
ern cities attempted. TWO persons killed.
June 4Senate adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
June 5-POstmaster General BurIeson
surrendered operation Of telegraph and
telephone systems to the companies.
June l0-Legislatures OF Illinois, Wis
Consu and Michigan ratified woman SUI
frage amendment
July WARTIME emergency prohibition
law went into effect
July 11-Federal trade commission re-
ported to President that packers planned
complete control of all foodstufs.
July l2-Presidcnt Wilson vetoed agri-
cultural bin because Of Its provision re-
peallng daylight saving law
July l3-President A. G. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert Of Nonpartisan league OF
North Dakota found guilty by jury at
Jackson, MINI. of conspiracy to teach
dsloyalty.
July 2l-Race riots in Washington. four
persons killed.
July 27-Race riots in Chicago; two
July 2S-Chicago race war spread; 36 In
all were killed and hundreds hurt
CLIrSgN rare riots "
T,,i,ih u Co,srrT,o,t rel,no,,rsbo5 co,-
tr0I 81 tba teIogrnnb and teienbona svs-
tens
Aug 1-Congress repealed daylight-sav-
ing law
proetaor, yruso, ordoraa c,y1
md rri,nIraI rrmroodIrgs AGAINST The ,,I}ig
Iiiyo,, ,,rl'ar9
Ang preeidopt yyiiso, addressed con-
grnss On MN rnst ~ iIying
Aug n Tiiinois militia sent IN Peoria IN
o,,eIIN stril,c rints "''''''1 ''''' " w
Hn,, a. Tienry Ford u,or Iyhel enit
against chicago Tribune With nominal
'''D''s' ''"'''' WIN ''o''''''''
Az, H. President Wilson yetoe1 tho
dayI',ht' ying reneal aCt
Aug. 2o-Daylight-savlng repeal bill
passed over presidents veto
A Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
gg u = attorney general