New Britain herald., 1927-01-03
Eucharistic Conclave,
Florida Disaster,
Polar Flights, Among
Highlights.
By CLARK KINNAIRD
Copyright. 1926 tEFS)

WnaC were the most I'M
portant happenings of 1926
No one can say with wisdom, il
the measure of the Importance
OF an event is it's favorable OF
unfavorable effect upon the
public welfare. We shall have
to wait and see. For all We
know, the one thing that will
make the year 1926 memorable
a hundred years hence is the
fact that it witnessed the dis.
covery of a powerful new ray
by DR.. William David Coolidge
the possibilities of which are sc
vast as to be incomprehensible
at present.
1t is easy enough, however
to pick out the events which
most engrossed the public in.
terest during the year.
"All l know is what | read
in the papers" Will Rogers
brags and apologies. In knowl-
edge of what is going on in the
world, that is true of most per
sons. And the matters and
persons which received the
greatest attention in newspa-
pers in 1926, were:
Prohibition.
The international euchar,
istic congress of the Roman
Catholic church, in Chicago.
The Florida disaster.
The congressional elections,
and the Vare-Smith "slush
funds"
peaches" and Daddy"
Browning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Chaplin.
Aimee Mcpherson and Ken
meth Olmiston.
The Mills-Hall murder case.
Government aid for farm
ers.
Royal visitors.
Mexico's enforcement Of re-
ligious laws which limit the
influence of the church in
non-secular affairs.
Efforts of the governments
to collect war loans from for
eign governments.
Frances struggles to avert
economic disaster.
The British general strike.
Civil war in China.
Polar exploration from the
air.
Countess Cathcart, who in
troduced the public to a new
word, "turpitude".
The oil scandal trials.
Joyce Hawley's champagne
bath.
Heavy swimming traffic in
the English channel.
No attempt is made here to
list these in the order of their
Importance or the prominence
given them in the press, and
it will be noted that sports
events are omitted. (They
are considered elsewhere.)
Following is a chronological
account of the events of the
year which seem to be most
significant:
Jan. flames ]. Walker, Tam
many man, new mayor of New
York.
Jan. 4--Gen. r. II. Pangaos, the
Greek premier, assumes Dictator
ship.
Jan. G-Russian government as
signs 100000 acres for Jewish col
onization.
Jan. S-MeXican bandits massa-
ere so persons on q railroad train
near Yurecuaro, Michoacan. No
foreigners harmed.
Jan. 9-The United States in
protests to Mexico against features
of the new laws regarding land
and petroleum, as inimical to
American rights.
Jan. Il - International jurists
meet at Geneva to begin codifica-
ton Of international law.
Jan. 12-Maj Gen. William Las
sitter, L. S. army, replaces Gen.
John J. Pershing as chairman of
Tacna-Arica plebiscite commission.
Jan. 12-The Rubber Association
of America, to break British mon
opoly, will begin production of rub
Der, in tropical areas under Amer
lean control.
Jan. 13-At Wilburton, Okla, a
coal mine explosion kills more
than so.
Jan. 16 - Premier Mussolini of
Italy warns Germany to stop Ba-
yarian agitation In the Italian
Tyrol; he refuses to permit the
question of racial minorities there
to be brought up in the League of
Nations.
Jan. 21--The Seminar dam is Off
cially opened in Egyptian Sudan;
100000 acres are irrigated by the
project. This gives Britain a place
to grow cotton and make itself de-
pendent to a degree on U. S. crop.
Jan. 21-Dr. Edwin Hubble an
nounces discovery of a new uni
verse 100000 light years away.
Jan. 23-Cardinal Mercer of
Belgium, war hero, dead.