The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-03
DOMESTIC

DOMES \ IL Jan. 2-Michigan legislature ratified pro- | hibtion constitutional amendment. Jan. 7-Legislatures of Ohio, Oklahoma and Colorado ratified the prohibition Supreme court declared constitutional i the act forbidding shipment of liquor into Jan. 8-Berger, Kruse. Germer, Engdahl and Tucker, Socialists. convicted in Chi l Tennessee, Idaho and Maine legislatures ratified prohibition amendment.
 Jan. s-West Virginia ratified prohibi- Attorney General Gregory resigned. ef- fective March 4.
 by Illinois. Alabama. Arkansas. Califor- 1 nia Indiana, Kansas and North Carolina. 1d Jan NeR 1SGMa Hampshre ah ratied dry emend Jan. 1s-Nebraska ratified prohibition amendment. making the three-fourths majority necessary, and Missouri and | Forty-six l. w. WIS convicted of con- Jan. 17-Wisconsin and Minnesota rati- fled prohibition amendment, ,,,.,o., Jan. 2s-state department proclaimed | ratification of prohibition amendment and set Jan. 16, 1920. date when it is effec- Feb. 1o-surrage amendment beaten in Feb. 1S-Berger Kruse, Germer. Eng dahl and Tucker, socialists, sentenced to 20 years' Imprisonment for violating es- Feb. 2s-spanish and Cuban radicals ar rested in New York and Philadelphia TOT | conspiracy to kill President Wilson. | Feb: S-New revenue law. signed by prsssidents went into effect. rooo . pointed ambassador to France.
 A; Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen. March 1-Norman Hapgood made minis March 3-Victory loan bin passed by senate.
 March 4-Congress adjourned sine die. April 7-Thomas Nelson Page ambassa- | dor to Italy, resigned.
 April 1s-Hugh Gibson appointed first U. s. Minister to Poland.
 April 29-Postmaster General Burieson | directed return of cable companies to pr1- vate ownership May 2 1 Americans with mailed bombs uncovered. May May day riots in many cities.
 May 7-President called extra session of | May 19-Special session of congress opened; Gillett elected speaker.
 Frederick Gillett elected speaker of next May 2o-President Wilson's cabled mes l sage read to congress. | May I-House adopted woman suffrage l constitutional amendment resolution.
 May H-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected president of Northwestern university.
 June 2-Anarchist plot to destroy homes | of law enforcement officials in eight east ern cities attempted. Two persons killed 1 | constitutional amendment resolution.
 June 5Postmaster General Burleson l surrendered operation of telegraph and telephone systems to the companies. l June 10-Legislatures of Illinois, Wis consin and Michigan ratified woman suf- July 1-Wartime emergency prohibition | law went into effect.
 July n-Federal trade commission re- ported to President that packers planned complete control of all foodstuffs. | July E-President Wilson vetoed agri- I 61lltnr91 hQPanGa nj nr0VlEi0n pealing daylight saving law: July 1s-President- A. C.. Townley and North Dakota found guilty by jury at Jackson, Minn.. of conspiracy to teach July 2l-Race riots in Washington. four persons killed
 July 27-Race riots in Chicago: two July 2s-Chicago race war spread; 36 in 1 all were killed and hundreds hurt.
 July So-State troops in action to quell
 July s1-Government relinquished con- troI of the telegraph and telephone sys- Aug. 1-Congress repealed daylight-sav-
 Aug 6-President Wilson ordered civil Five" packers.
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 Aug 13-Illinois militia sent to Peoria to
 Aug 14Henry Ford won libel suit against Chicago Tribune, with nominal Aug 15-President Wilson vetoed the daylight-saving repeal act.
 Aug. 2o-Daylight-sa repeal bill passed over presidents veto. | A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by, senate | as U. g. attorney general.
 Sept. 2-BiI to make Pershing general fGs sep 6s Wson started | speaking tour of country.
 Sept EPershing nominated general and
 Sept. 5-Secretary of Commerce Redfield resigned, effective Oct. 31.
 Prohibition enforcement bill passed by | senate.
 Sept s-Charles M Galloway resigned as federal civil service commissioner, and Sept. 7-Great fake stock swindle plot bared by arrests in Chicago. , | Five hundred convicts at Pontiac, H..
 Sept. s-Generai Pershing landed at and n commissioned m % T general For life, ''O'' Sept: s-Cardinal Mercier of Belgium
 Sept. i2-col. J. D. Bell. Brooklyn. elect ed commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.
 Sept. 1S-Thanks of congress given to
 Sept. 2s-President Wilson's trip ended
 Sept 28-Great mob in Omaha lynched negro prisoner. fought police, set fire to courthouse and almost killed Mayor E. P. Smith.
 at Montgomery, Ala.
 Sept. 30-Brand whitlock made ambas- |
 Oct Hive white men and eleven ne | groes killed in race war at Elaine. Ark Oct liking and queen of the Belgians | landed in New York. Oct 20-International trade conference | opened in Atlantic City. | Oct 27-President Wilson vetoed prohi- bition enforcement bill and house re- passed it.
 | Oct 28-senate passed prohibition en- | forcement bill over presidents veto and | it became law.
 Farmers national congress opened in | Hagerstown, Md.
 Oct 31-Secretary of Commerce Redfeld retired from the cabinet
 Nov. ERepublicans 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. III w. W. members fired into American legion parade at Centralia. Wash. killing four ex-soldiers; one of murderers lvnched.
 Prince of Wales arrived in Washington
 President Wilson left his bed for first time in six weeks.
 Nov 12-Franklin boiler elected na- tiona1 commander of American legion
 Nov 15-Secretary of the Treasury Car ter Glass appointed U. S. senator from Virginia
 Nov. 19-House adjourned.
 Nov 19-Senate adjourned.
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