The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-09

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May s]Chinese bandits wrecked the
Peking sha nghai express and Kidnapped
many foreign passengers. including IA
Americans. demanding one million DOL
lars ransom.
--ay sLChfnese government ordered
that all demands Of bandits who kid
mapped foreigners should be complied
May s-Irish Free State announced
rejection of De Valera's peace offer.
May 20-Andrew Bonar Law resigned
as prime minister of Great Britain.
May 22-Stanley Baldwin appointed
British prime minister.
May 26-Communist strike and riots
In the Ruhr increased in violence.
May 27-Polish cabinet resigned;
Witos made premier.
June s-Stamboulisky's peasant gov
eminent in Bulgaria overthrow in al
most bloodless revolution; Professor
zankoff made premier.
| June 12-All foreign capttveS re-
leased by Chinese bandits.
Civil war broke out in Bulgaria
President Ii Yuan-hung of China Ned
| from Peking
June Hi Yuan-hung resigned as
president of China.
Stamboulisky captured and killed In
June 22-Manitoba voters killed pro-
hibition law, substituting sale by gov
| eminent
July 15-Mussolini clinched his grip
as dictator of Italy by forcing parlia-
| ment to pass his electoral law.
July 16-British parliament rejected
Labor zs party,s melton proposing gradual
| ment.
July 20-Gen. Francisco villa, noted
ex-chief of Mexican rebels and bandits.
July 22-Belleau Wood, in France,
dedicated as memorial to Americans
Aug. s-Teixeira Comes elected pres
ident of Portugal.
Henry Sullivan of Massachusetts,
swan the English channel
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reichstag his rescue plan for Germany,
including a gold loan, taxation on
gold value basis and a heavy levy on
Aug. I2-Chancellor Cuno and the
German government resigned. Gustave
stresemann undertook to form new
cabinet the first coalition majority gov
eminent in Germany's history.
Aug. LEBANON de Valera arrested
| by Irish Free State.
Aug: 21-German cabinet demanded
s1oo.000,00o from the industrialists.
Aug. 27-Irish government party won
Aug. 2s-Admiral Yamamoto made
premier Of Japan. succeeding the late
Sept. 12-spanish army revolted
| Sept. 14-Spanish cabinet resigned:
directorate established under presi-
dency Of Gen. Primo Rivera, leader Of
Sept 1s-William Cosgrave reelected
| president Of Irish Free State:
Sept 23-King Boris dissolved Bull
| garian parliament and proclaimed a
state Of siege because of Communist
and peasant uprisings.
Sept 26-Germany officially aban-
| doned passive resistance in the Ruhr.
| Bavaria reyolted and named Gustave
Won Kahr as dictator of the state
Sept. 27-President Ebert appointed
War Minister Gessler military dictator
of Germany. Miners in the Ruhr de-
Sept 2s--Bulgarian revolt crushed
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| Oct. 1-Monarchists captured fortress
of Kustrin. Prussia.
Last vestige of civil rule abolished
in Spain, all municipal governments be-
| ing dissolved.
Oct. 2-Kustrin recaptured by Ger
man government troops
Chancellor Stresemann began forma-
| ton of a virtual directorate.
Oct. 4-Revolution started In north
| ern Portugal
Oct 5-Marshal Tsao-Kun elected
president of China
German Socialists yielded to Strese-
Oct FINLAND refused to pay Rus
STA indemnity for death of cheka
agent.
Oct. s-Reiohstas. by heavy major
| of confidence.
Oct s-Chancellor Stresemann re-
| fused demands of Hugo SHINES and
other industrialists. which would have
made them dictators of Germany.
Oct Torrance refused to negotiate
WITH The on to ds al w1f fb
the Industrial barons. Panic on Berlin
bourse. the mark going to 7.e0o.00o.ooo
to the dollar.
Oct I3-Reichstag confirmed Chan
cellor Stresemann as dictator
Oct. 17-Socialist government of Sax
ony and Thurinsia defied Stresemann, q.
AK la Chapelle; movement spread to
other cities.
Oct. 2a--communists fought bloody
battle with police in Hamburg; A
killed. Rhineland separatists ousted
from several cities.
Chancellor Stresemann yielded to Ba-
varias demand for greater autonomy
for the German states
Oct. 27-German government ordered
dismissal Of Saxeny cabinet.
reich.
Oct. 2s-Chancellor Stresemann GUST
ed the Saxon cabinet
Angora assembly proclaimed Turkey
a republic and elected Mustapha Kemal
president.
oct. 30-Ismet Pasha made premier
Bavarian monarchists mcbilixed for
march on Berlin
Nov 1-Krupp signed Ruhr accord
with French.
Nov socialists quit German cabi-
net and Stresemann assumed diotatorial
powers.
Nov. S-Hitler and Ludendorfr tried
to overthrow Bavarian government by
royalist coup. Won Seeckt made SUI
preme military dictator of Germany by
President Ebert.
Nov. s-Putsch of Bavarian Facisti
suppressed and Ludendorr arrested.
Nov. 10-Former Crown Prince Fred
erick William returned to Germany.
Nov. 12-Adolf Hitler arrested.
Nov. 20-Rhineland separatists cap
tured Mainz.
Nov. 21-Mobs from Upper Silesian
towns looted and burned estates of ric.,
farmers who refused to sell food; many
killed.
Nov. 2s-German Chancellor Strese-
mann and his cabinet, denied a vote of |
confidence by the reichstag, resigned.
Nov. 25-Dr Heinrich Albert made |
chancellor of Germany.
Nov 27-Failing to form a ministry, |
Doctor Albert resigned as German |
chancellor.
Nov. 2s-Matthes, head of Rhineland |
republic, ousted by associates.
Nov. 29-Stegerwald falling to form |
German cabinet. DR.. Wilhelm Marx,
Catholic leader. was made chancellor
Dec. 2-Germany completed negetia-
lions for foreign loan to support her
new currency.
Dec. MANY German manufacturers
arrested for big tax frauds.
Dec. 6-Conservatives defeated In
British elections. Rebellion in Mexico,