The Owosso times., 1921-01-07

March Is-United States senate adopted
new Article x reservation to peace treaty
by vote OF 56 to rs.
United States Supreme court granted
stitute origlna! proceedings to test va
hdity OF prohibition amendment
John. Barton Payne retired as chair
man OF shipping board and was sworn In
as secretary Of interior.
March lS-United States senate adopted
resolution by vote Of Is to 3S declaring
TOT rself-determnation for Ireland.
appropriatic Bill providing for army OF
zssoOO enlisted men and 1880 officers.
March p-German peace treaty win
league covenant failed of ratification In
March @-Truman Fl. Newberry. junior
Uhlted states senator from Michigan. and
10 others convicted by jury at Grand
naliy In 1918 to to "aEt violaie 'Ve election laws
Newberry fined $4,000 and sentenced to
imprisonment for two years; l..
March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn In
as secretary Of state.
Government control OF btuminous coal
wlthdrawn by President Wilson. effective
April i.
April 24-Director General OF Railroads
Hines resigned, effective May 10.
April 26-Supreme Court declared the
Headlng company and certain OF Its SUD-
salaries an Illegal combination.
May 13-SociaIists nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour Stedman
FOR vice president
May 15-Senate adopted Knox peace
May 1S-Secretary of the Interior Payne
made director general OF railroads.
May A-House adopted senate peace
May 24-President Wilson asked con-
gress for authority to accept the man
date for Armenia.
Investigation of presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate.
May 27-President Wilson vetoed Knox
peace resolution.
May, 2s-water power conservation bill
June limited States Supreme court de,
cided ratification of constitutional
amendment is not subject to submission
TO popular referendum.
Senate declined to give President au-
thority to accept Armenian mandate.
June 4-President Wilson vetoed budget
bill. Congress passed bill increasing pay
Undersecretary of State Frank Polk
June S-Congress adjourned. President
Wilson letting several important meas
ures die without his signature.
June LIMITED States Supreme court a.
clared valid both the prohibition amend-
ment and the volstead enforcement ast.
juno l2-Republicans nominated War
rem G. Harding Of Ohio for president and
Calvin Coolidge OF Massachusetts for
vice president.
July S-Democrats in San Francisco
nominated James NJ. Cox OF Ohie for
President and Franklin d. Roosevelt. as
sistant secretary Of tho navy. for Vice
July i4-Parley +. Christensen. Salt
Lake City. nominated for president by
bolt by committee Of forty EIGHT and sin
gle takers.
July 2O--George White, Marietta. Ohio.
elected chairman Democratic national
July 2i-Prohibitionists opened national
convention In Lincoln, Neb., and nomi-
mated w. j. Bryan for president by ac-
July 22-Bryan declining, the Prohibi::
Ohio for president and D. Lei igh Colvin
of New York for vice president.
Senator Harding notified Of nomination
by Republicans
July Ex-Governor Coolidge notified Of
vice presidential nomination.
July 31-lnterstate commerce commits
sion authorized freight passenger and
Pullman rate increase amounting to
about a billion and 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
=; ASE S|s 5sqysTaSr Cox formally notified
Aug, I$-increase Of 121s per cent in ex7
Aug. IS-Tennessee, the last state neces-
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
ment.
Aug. 26-Ratification of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary Of State
Colby.
5000.
Sept 15-Terrific explosion at Wall and
Broad streets, New York, laid to Reds;
thirty persons killed and 300 injured.
AtaIta taNa al al g.
New York assembly, ousted; two seated,
but resigned.
Sept 24-W. A. Ketcham, Indianapolis.
elected commander in chief of G. A. r.
President Wilson declined to abrogats
trade treaties, as asked by congress In
the merchant marine act:
Sept. 29-Col. j. w. Galbraith Jr., Gin
the American Legion.
Walter Dill Scott elected president of
Northwestern university.
Oct. The 1920 population of continen-
tai United States announced as los, $50, los.
Nov. 2-Warren g. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
ident of United States; Republican land
slide.
California voters indorsed the anti-alien
land law.
Nov. S-Irish mob in New York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
Dec. 3-Secretary of State Colby started
on formal visit to South America.
Dec. 6-Congress began the short ses
sion
Dec. 7-Nobel peace prize awarded to
President Wilson.
President Wilson's MESA ge to congress
urged independence for the Philippines
and a loan to Armenia.
Dec. &C. j. Vopicka resigned as United
States minister to the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo retired.
Dec. 13-House passed bill suspendins
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-
tions.
Dec. 16-Senate passed bill forbiddins
strikes on railroads.
Dec. 2O-Permanent merger of four ex-
press companies authorized by interstate |
commerce commission.
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