Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-01-01

Jan. ll-Wiscctfsin and Minnesota rati-
ned prohibition amendment
Jan, 2l-Nevada ratified prohibition
amendment
Jan. estate department proclaimed
ratification of prohibition amendment ana
set Jan. l6, 1920. as date when ii is ehec-
! tive
Feb. 1o-Suffrage amendment beaten in
senate by one vote
| feb N-Berger, Kruse, Germer. Eng
dahl and Tucker. socialists, sentenced TO
~ years Imprisonment for violating es-
! pionage act
Feb 25-New revenue law signed by
president went into effect
Feb, 2-H. c. Wallace, Tacoma. APP
pointed ambassador TO France.
eral.
March l-Normaa 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-EIugh Gibson appointed first
! u. S. Minister TO Poland.
| april 2t-Postmaster General Burleson
directed return OF cable companies 10 pri-
| Nate ownership May 2
April 30-Plot TO XIII many prominent
| Americans with mailed bombs uncovered.
May Inlay day riots In many cities.
| May 7-President called extra session OF
congress for MAY 49,
May Especial session of congress
| opened; Gillett elected speaker.
Frederick Gillett elected speaker of next
May 2-Presldent Wilson's cabled mes
| sage read TO congress
May 2l-House adopted woman suffrage
| CONSTITUTIONAL amendment resolution.
| May 2I-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected
| president OF Northwestern university
june 2-Anarchist plot TO destroy hoples
| OF law enforcement officials in eight east
| ern cities attempted Two persons killed.
June 4-Senate adopted woman suffrage
| constitutional amendment resolution.
June b-Postmaster General Burleson
| surrendered operation of telegraph and
| telephone systems to the companies.
June l0-Legislatures Of ILLINOIS, Wis
eonsin 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 l2-president Wilson vetoed agri-
cultural bill because OF its provision re-
| peallng daylight saving law.
| July 1S-President A. C. Towney and
| Joseph Gilbert of Nonpartisan league OF
| North Dakota found guilty by jury at
| jackson, Mimi, of conspiracy to teach
! disoyalty.
July 2l--Race riots in Washington. four
| persons killed.
July 27-Race riots In Chicago two
! killed, many hurt.
July 2S-Chicago race war spread; So in
] all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July @-State troops in action to quell
| Chicago race riots.
July 3l-Government relinquished con-
| troll of the telegraph and telephone sys-
Aug. 1-Congress repealed daylight-sav-
Aug. 6-President Wilson ordered civil
and criminal proceedings against the ''Eig
Aug. S-President Wilson addressed con-
| gress on high cost of living.
! Aug. H-Henry Ford won libel suit
| against Chicago Tribune, with nominal
/ damages.
Aug. l5-Presdent Wilson vetoed the
daylight saving repeal act
Aug. 20-Daylight- saVing repeal bill
passed over presidents veto.
A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
as u. 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-Seeretary of Commerce Redfield
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 7-Great fake stock swinde plot
! barred by arrests in Chicago,
! Five hundred convicts at Pontiac. Ill.,
revolted anu killed a guard
Sept. S-General Pershing landed at
| New York and was given great reception
and commissioned general for life.
| Sept. 9-Cardinal MERCER OF Belgium
| landed at New York
| Sept 12-Col j. ID. Bell Brooklyn, elect
| ed commander-n-chef Of the c.. A. r.
! Sept 1S-Thanks OF congress given to
! General Pershng.
! Sept. 26-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.
1 Smith.
Sept. ao-Brand whitlock made ambas-
sador 10 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-
bition enforcement bill and house re
/ passed Il.
oct 2S-senate passed prohibition en-
forcement bill over presidents veto and
| II became law.
Farmers national congress opened In
! Hagerstown, Md
oct Si-Seeretary OF Commerce Redfeld
| retired from the cabinet
/ Nov. A-Repuhlicans won election in
/ Massachusetts New York and Kentucky
/ and Democrats won in New Jersey,
Maryland and Mississippi Vets won in
! Ohio.
! federal agents all over country.
/ Nov Ill w. W. members fired into
| American legion parade at Centralia,
] Wash. Killing -FOUR eN-SOldlerS, one or
| murderers lynched.
Prince OF Wales arrived IN Washington
President Wilson left his bed for first
| time In six weeks.
Nov. l2-Franklin D'Olier elected ma
| tional commander OF American legion
Nov 15-Secretary Of the Treasury Car
! ter Glass appointed y. s. senator from
! Virginia
| Nov. 1s-House adjourned,
! Nov lq-Senate adjourned
/ Nov. gu s Senator Newberry OF
/ Michigan and 1874 others indicted for
| election frauds.
/ Dec Irregular session OF congress
/ opened.
Dec president Wilson'S message
/ read TO congress.
I Congressman J. w. Alexander OF Mis-
| souri, made secretary OF commerce
Dec l0-RepuhlicRn national committee
set the convention for June IN Chicago
/ Dec. 1i-Dr. n A. Garfield resigned as
\ fuel administrator.
Dec Ex-senator Johnson California,
| announced his candidacy for presidency
! Dec 15-U. S. Supreme court upheld con-
stitutionality Of wartime prohibition act
Dec. Ex-senator Harding, Ohio, an