Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27
FOREIGN

Jan. 3-Dr. G. G. WI appointed Spe-
sat enyGy to 0s
Jan. Lyman F. Barber, American
engineer, kidnapped by Mexican bandits
killed four of his guards and escaped.
Jan; lO-France removed ban on e1-
Jan. 15-Trotzky and other opposi-
ton leaders Of Russia exiled to remote
parts Of Asiatic Russia.
Jan. 20-ConservatIve cabinet or NOT
way resigned
Foreign business concerns agreed to
pay Chinese Nationalist governments
Feb flames McNein installed as
governor general of the Irish Free
Feb. s-Norway's labor cabinet re-
Feb. 12-Cleto viquez elected Presi-
dent of Costa RIGA.
Feb. 2O-Government of Japan won
at first universal suffrage election.
ton of the Tripoli littorial. defeating
rebels in two big battles:
March l4-Priest and five prominent
citizens executed by Mexican firing
March 17-Miss Nancy Ann Miller of
Seattle, Wash. welded former ma
harajah of Indore at Bombay. India.
March 18-Nationalist government in
China announced execution of 81 Chi
nese officers and soldiers responsible
for Nanxing massacre.
March 25-All Italy celebrated ninth
anniversary Of Fascist party.
magne at Tours. France. built in
Twelfth century, collapsed.
March 27-Dictator Pilsudski defeat.
ed by Communists in organization OF
new Polish parliament.
Apri. 10-Turkish assembly passed
bill separating church and state.
King victor Emmanuel of Italy in
Milan by dynamite bomb resulted in
April I5-Gen. Oscar Carmona inaug-
urated President of Portugal: 1
April 16-Chinese Nationalist won
big victory over northerners in Shan
Apri' 3O-Nationalists of China an
Eounced occupation Of almost all of
Shantung province. and cut railway
despite warning of the Japanese.
May 4-Chinese Nationalist battled
with Japanese at Tsinan.
May 1.-TWO hundred thousand Ru-
manian peasants met at Albajulia and
tiano government
May 11-Hipolito Irigoyen declared
President-Elect of Argentina.
MAY 2O-Nationalist party routed in
May s2-Greek cabinet resigned
May 29-Chinese Nationalist cap
rured Paotingfu key to Peking de-
June s-Marshal Chang left Peking
for Mukden and was fatally injured
when his train was bombed:
occupation of Picking.
June 9-Chiang Kai-shek. south
Chinese generalissimo. resigned.
rejected Church Of England's revised
prayer book.
June 2O-Yugo-Slavian deputy killed
two Croatian deputies and wounded
four in row in parliament.
June 2l-The Chinese Nationalists
changed name Of Picking to Peiping.
July General Obregon elected
President of Mexico. .
signed.
Alfred Loewenstein. Belgian multi
millionaire. disappeared from his plane
over the North sea-
July 11-Chinese Nationalist effect
ed fiscal unity of the country after
eight-day conference
ontario government seized great
stores Of liquor ready for smuggling
July i7IGen. Aivaro Oregon. Pres
ident- Elect of Mexico assassinated ,
enstein Belgian millionaire found in
English channel
July 21-Revolutionary attempt in
Portugal crushed by loyal troops.
Luis Morones. labor leader. resigned
from Mexican cabinet and fed
July 25-Archbishop of Canterbury.
primate Of England resigned effective
November IL
July 27--Dr Cosmo Lang, archbishop
OF York. appointed archbishop of Can
terbury and primate of all England
July s0-Manchuria agreed to unite
with Nationalist China. ignoring ia
pans warning.
Aug. Russian government named
a dictator for distribution Of the years
crops.
Aug. 5-FIorencio Arosemena elect.
ed President Of Panama.
Aug l6-Nationalist government OF
China launched its first destroyer
Aug l7-Chinese government decid
ed to terminate british Danish cable
monopoly In 1880
Monaghan army led by Russians in
vaded western Manchuria defeating
Aug l9-Venizelos party won Greek
elections.
Sept. president Gales Of Mexico
refused reelection.