Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-01-08

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spiracy In Sacramento, Cal.
Jan. 11-Wisconsin and Minnesota rau-
ned prohibition amendment.
JAN. 21-Neyada ratified prohioition
amendment.
Jan. estate department proclaimed
ratification of prohibition amendment and
set Jan. ls. 1920. as date when 1t is enec-
Feb. lc~-sunrage amendment beaten in
Feb. Is Berger, Kruse. Germer. Eng
dahl and Tucker, socialists, sentenced 70
20 years Imprisonment for violating es-
Feb. 2-New revenue law, signed by
president, went into effect.
Feb. 27-H. C. Wallace, Tacoma. ap-
pointed ambassador to France.
eral.
March Norman Hapgood made minis
ter to Denmark.
March s-victory loan bill passed by
senate.
March 4-Congress adjourned sine die.
April Thomas Nelson Page, ainbassa-
dor to Italy, resigned. 49,
April 16-Hugh Gibson appointed first
u. s. Minister to Poland.
April 29-Postmaster General Burleson
directed return of cable companies to pri-
vate ownership May 2
April 30-Plot to kill many prominent
Americans with mailed bombs uncovered
May MAY day riots in many cities.
May EPresident called extra session OF
congress for May 10.
May Especial session OF congress
opened; Gillett elected speaker.
Frederick Gillett elected speaker OF next
house.
May N-President wilson's cabled mes
sage read to congress.
May 21-House adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
May 27-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected
president of university.
June 2-Anarchist plot to destroy homes
of law enforcement officials in eight east
ern cities attempted. Two persons killed.
June 4~Senate, adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
June @Postmaster General Burleson
surrendered operation of telegraph and
telephone systems to the companies.
June 10-Legislatures of Illinois, Wis
consin and Michigan ratified woman SUI
frage amendment.
July 1-Wartime emergency prohibition
law went into effect.
July 11-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-
pealing daylight saving law.
July 13-President A. C. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert of Nonpartisan league of
North Dakota found guilty by jury at
Jackson, Mimi. Of conspiracy to teach
July 2l-Race riots in Washington. four
persons killed.
July 27-Race riots in Chicago; two
II hlll6u, ludLly 1GTl.
July 2S-Chicago race wal spread; IS in
all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July 30-State troops in action to quell
Chicago race riots.
July 31-Government relinquished con-
troll of the telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS.
Aug. 1-Congress repealed ~daylight-sav-
Aug. 6-President Wilson ordered civil
and criminal proceedings against the big
Five packers.
Aug. S-President Wilson addressed con-
gress on high cost of living.
Aug. 14-Henry Ford won libel suit
against Chicago Tribune, with nominal
damages.
Aug. 15-President Wilson vetoed the
daylight-saving repeal act.
Aug. notwithstanding repeal bill
passed over presidents veto.
A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
as u. S. attorney general.
Sept. 2-Bill to make Pershing general
for life passed by congress.
Sept. 3-President Wilson started On
speaking tour of country.
Sept. +Pershing nominated general and
confirmed by senate.
Sept. 5-Secretary Of Commerce Redfield
) resigned, effective Oct. 81.
, Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
senate.
Sept. 6-Charles M. Galloway resigned
as federal civil service commissioner, and
: attacked Postmaster General Burleson.
Sept. 7-Great a Tx stock swindle plot
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r Five hundred convicts at Pontiac, Ill.
revolted and killed a guard.
. Sept. 8-General Pershing landed al
snG c9 York ana was sa gwen great gre IT, reception
: Sept. 9-Cardinal MERCER of Belgium
landed at New York.
: Sept. Pool. J. D. Bell, Brooklyn. elect
ed commander-in-chief of the G.. A. r.
Sept. 1S-Thanks Of congress given to
General Pershing.
i Sept. 9-President Wilson'S trip ended
! by his illness.
Sept. 2S-Great mob in Omaha lynched
( negro prisoner, fought police, set fire tc
courthouse and almost killed Mayor E. P
i Smith.
Sept. S-Brand whitlock made ambas.
Oct. Five 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. 2E-President Wilson vetoed prohi,
bition enforcement bill and house re
Oct. 2S-Senate passed prohibition en-.
forcement bill over presidents veto ant
1t became law.
k Farmers national congress opened IL
Hagerstown, Md.
oct. 31-Secretary of Commerce Redfelt
Q retired from the cabinet.
Nov. 4~-Republicans won election IL
: Massachusetts. New York and Kentuck!
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n Maryland and Mississippi. Vets won IL
Ohio.
a Nov. Hundreds of Reds arrested b.
federal agents all over country.
Nov. Ill. w. w. members fired int
American legion parade at Centralia
Wash. killing four ex-soldiers; one o
murderers lynched.
Prince of Wales arrived in Washington
President Wilson left his bed for frs
l. time In six weeks.
Nov. 12-Franklin D'olier elected ma
% tional commander of American legion.
Nov, 15-Secretary Of the Treasury Car
ter Glass appointed U. s. senator from
Nov. 1S-House adjourned.
Nov. 29-U. s.. Senator Newberry %
Michigan and 14 others indicted TO
u election frauds.
Dec. Irregular session OF congress
a opened.
Dec. president Wilson's messag
is read to congress.
Congressman J. W. Alexander Of Mis-
+ souri, made secretary of commerce.
5 Dec. 10-Republican national committe
:, set the convention for Tune s in Chicago
V Dec. 11-Dr. H. A. Garfield resigned a
4 fuel administrator
- Dec. Ex-senator Johnson, California
n announced his candidacy for presidency
Dec. 15-U. 8. Supreme court upheld con
stitutionality of wartime prohibition &C
Dec. Ex-senator Harding, Ohio, an
nounced his candidacy for Republica
nomination for presidency.
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