Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-05

March i5-United States senate adopted
new Article X reservation TO peace treaty
by vote of So to &C.
United States Supreme court granted
permission to state of New Jersey TO in
sutute original proceedings to test va
huity OF prohibition amendment
John Barton Payne retired as chair
Can of shipping board and was sworn In
AZ secretary OF interior.
March S-United States senate adopted
resolution by vote OF 45 to Is declaring
lot sef-determination for Ireland.
rouse OF representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army of
Zysooo enlisted men and 1880 officers.
March 9--German peace treaty with
etesue covenant failed of ratification In
March 0-Truman II. Newberry. Junior
United States senator from Michigan. and
10 Others convicted by jury at Grand
nally, in 1915 to violate election laws.
Newberry fined $1,000 and sentenced to
Imprisonment for two years.
March 2S-Bainbridge Colby sworn In
Government control OF bituminous coal
April l.
April 24-Director General or Railroads
Hines resigned effective May 10.
April 26-Supreme Court declared the
Reading company and certain OF It's SUD-
SQUARES an illegal combination.
May l3-Socialists nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour Stedman
Tor vice president.
May l5-Senate adopted KnSx peace
Resolution.
May lS-Secretary Of the Interior Payne
made director general of railroads
May H-House ADOPTED senate peace
resolution.
May 2I-President Wilson asked con-
gress Ger authority to accept the man
date for Armenia.
Investigation of presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate.
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peace resolution.
May 2S-Water power conservation bill
passed by congress.
June United States Supreme court de.
cided ratification OF constitutional
amendment is not subject to SUBMISSION
to popular referendum.
Senate declined to give President au-
thorlty to accept Armenian mandate.
June president Wilson vetoed budget
bill Congress passed bill increasing pay
of postal employees
Undersecretary OF State FRANK FOLK
resigned.
June 5-Congress adjourned, President
Wilson letting several important meas
ures die without his signature.
June Limited States Supreme court de-
clared valid both the prohibition amend
ment and the Volstead enforcement act.
June S-Republican national convention
opened in Chicago.
June I2-Republicans nominated War
rem G. Harding of Ohio for president and
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, FOR
vice president.
July 6-Democrats in San Francisco
nominated James M Cox of Ohio for
President and Franklin ID. Roosevelt. as
sistant secretary OF the navy, for vice
president
July H-Parley +. Christensen, Salt
Lake City, nominated for president by
Farmer-Labor party in Chicago, after
bolt by committee of forty-elght and SIN
gle takers
July 20-George White. Marietta. Ohio,
elected chairman Democratic national
committee.
July 2l-Prohibitionists opened national
convention in Lincoln. Neb, and nomi-
mated w. ]. Bryan for president by ac-
Clamation
July 22-Bryan declining. the Prohibit
tionists nominated Aaron 8. Watkins OF
Ohio for president and ID. Leigh ColVln
of New York for vice president.
Senator Harding notified of nomination
by Republicans.
July Ex-Governor Coolidge notified of
vice presidential nomination.
July 3l-Interstate commerce commits
sion authorized freight, passenger ano
Pullman rate increase amounting TO
about billion and a half annually.
Aug 2-Twenty Communist Labor lead
ers found guilty of sedition in Chicago.
Aug. 5-Fatal anti-foreign riots In West
Frankfort. ILL.,; state troops sent.
Street car strike riots in Denver: sew
eral persons killed.
Aug. 7-Governor Cox formally notified
of his nomination.
AUG. l3-lnCTedSe OF LIZ per cent III en-
press rates authorized by interstate COM
merce commission
Aug. l8-Tennessee the last state neces-
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
ment
Aug. Rehabilitation OF suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary OF state
Colby.
Sept. ls-Maine went Republican by
5000.
Sept. 15-Terrifc explosion at Wall and
Broad streets, New York, laid to Reds;
thirty persons killed and 800 injured
Sept 2l-Three Socialists, reelected to
New York assembly, ousted: two seated
but resigned.
Sept 24-W. A. Ketcham. Indianapolis,
elected commander in chief Of G., A. II.
President Wilson declined to abrogate
trade treaties, as asked by congress in
the merchant marine act.
Sept 29-Col. ]. w. Galbraith Jr., Gin
cinnati. elected national commander of
Walter Din Scott elected president Of
Northwestern university.
Oct THE 1920 population of continent
tai United States announced as 100, 6S3. l0S
Nov 2-Warren G. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
ident OF United States; Republican land
slide
Nov. 8-Irlsh mob in new York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
ish flag was flying.
Dec. S-Secretary of state Colby started
on formal visit to South America.
Dec 6-Congress began the short ses-
sion
Dec. Nobel peace prize awarded to
President Wilson.
President wilson's message to congress
urged independence for the Philippines
and loan to Armenia.
Dec. &C. J. Vopcka resigned as United
states minister TO the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo retired
Dec l3-House passed bill suspendng
immigration for IA months.
House adopted resolution repeating war
time laws.
Senate adopted resolution for revival
of war finance corporation To aid the
farmers.
Dec. 14-Government crop report showed
shrinkage in values of nearly five billion
dollars compared with 1919.
Dec 15-Senate passed bill authorizing
farmers cooperative marketing associa-
tons
pee. ls-Senate passed bill forbidding
strikes on railroads.
Dec 2O-Permanent merger of four eX-
prass companies authorized by interstate
commerce commission.
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