The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-01-13

afiiuts original proceedings % tssf va
haliY % prui- 1itlon aucnensnt
3otn Barton Payne retired - cbsif
man q shipping beard and VAS sworn -
- secretary 81 interior.
Marco is-unHed states senate adopted
ior .sii ios s ~ S,o y fer II ireland
House % Representatives PASSED arm,
appropriation bill proyiding Tor army q
- ~ enlisted men and ISIS ofheefa
March is-CierWan peace treaty Vita
league covenant failed o. ratification ~
senate
March n-TrumAn n SewberrY. junior
Jnited States .enator from Mlehlss l... 80
N others convicted BY jury a. 1fsnd
Rapds Mich. Of having conspired efiri,l-
nahy In 1915 10 violate election iaNs
New berry nned toep and sentences :"
Imprisonment for two years
March 13-Baiuhridge Colby sworn W
A. secretary Of state. -
Government control u bituminous coal
withdraw % President Wilson. eheeu's
April zt-nirector General OF Railroads
Hines resigned, effective May -.
April ss-supreme Court declared ~, ~
Reading company and certain OF ~ SUI
sidaries an Illegal combination.
May i5-socialists nominated hlesns
Debs for president and Seymour stsati'Ah
May iS-ssnSts adopted KNOB peace
Mag is-secrstary OF the Interior Payne
made director general Of railroads
+AaF sA-AARAat 1AeAANe
May zs-President Wilson asked con
gress for authority 20 accept tle man
Interrogation of presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate. -
May 2l-Prosident Wilson vetoed hhoA
peace resolution -,
May 2s~Water power conservation bill
passed by congress.
June Limited states Supreme court De,
cided ratification OF constitutional
amendment Is not subject TO subhissioh
to popular referendum.
Senate declined To give President au-
thority TO accept Armenian mahaate.
June +--President Wilson vetoed poase.
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 7-United States Supreme court de-
clared valid both the prohibition amend
ment and the NOlstead enforcement act
June s-Republican national convention
opened IN Chicago.
June i2-Republicans nominated War,
rem O. Harding OF Ohio for president anu
Calvin Coolidge OF Massachusetts TOT
vice president
July 6-Democrats in San Francisco
nominated James N. Cox OF ONO LOT
President and Franklin ID. Roosevelt. as
sistant secretary OF the navy for vice
president
July H-Parley +. Christensen. salt
Lake city, nominated for president py
Farmer .abor party IN Chicago. after
bolt by committee OF forty-eight ana SIN
gle takers,
July s-George White. Marietta, Ohio,
elected chairman Democratic nauonal
committee.
July l-Prohibitionists opened national
convention In Lincoln, Neb., and noml-
mated w. J. Bryan for president by ae-
July ~ Bryan declining, the Prohihi.
tionists nominated Aaron s. watkins OF
Ohio for president and ID, Leigh GOWN
OF New York for vice president
Senator Harding notified OF nomination
July Ex-Governor Coolidge notified Of
vice presidential nomination
July Sl-luterstate commerce commits
sion authorized freight passenger ana
Pullman rate increase amounting 70
about a billion and half annually.
Aug. 2--Tweuty Communist LABOR leaa-
era found guilty OF sediton IN Chicago
Aug 5-Fatal anti-foregn riots In West
Frankfort, H.. state troops sent
Street caI strike riots IN Denver, sew
Aug. 5-Goyernor Cox formally notified
of his nomination
Aug. ls-Increase OF 1915 per cent In ex-
press rates authorized by interstate com
merce commission.
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
Aug. Capitalization OF suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary OF Stale
Colby.
Sept lS-Maine went hepubheah oy
sept i5-Terrinc explosion at Wall and
Broad streets New York. laid to Reds
thirty persons killed and 300 injured.
sept gi--Three Socialists, reelected TO
New York assembly, ousted two seated,
sept A-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 J. w. Galbralth, Jr,' Gin.
oinnau elected national commander OF
the American Legion.
Walter Din Scott elected president OF
Northwestern university.
Oct THE 1920 population OF continent
tai United States announced as lo6.es3. los
Nov 2-Warren O. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected President and Vice pres
ident OF United States; Republican land
slide
California voters Endorsed the snti-alien
Nov s-irish mob in New York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
lsh flag was flying
Dec s-Secretary OF state Colby started
on formal visit to South America.
Dec G-congress began the short SEES
SION
Dec. 7-Nobei peace prize awarded to
President Wilson.
President wilson's message 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 l3-House passed bill suspendns
immigra tlon for IL months.
House adopted resolution repeating war
time laws.
senate adopted resolution for revival
OF war finance corporation TO aid the
farmers
Dec i4-Goyernment crop report showed
shrinkage In values OF nearly nve billion
dollars compared with 1919.
Dee l5-Senate passed bill authorizing
farmers cooperative marketing assocla-
tons
Dec is-Senate passed bill forbidding
strikes on railroads
Dec ap-Permanent merger OF four ex-
press companies authorized by interstate
Commerce commission
INDUSTRIAL
Ia, S-steel strike called on BY work.