Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-06
Chronology OF
The Year 1887
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jan 4Marshal Chang sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment for kidnapping chinese
dictator Chang Kai-shek and then par
Jan. Grown Princess Juliana Of the
Netherlands married to Prince Bernhard
: JAM pspGeorge Bonnet made French am.
bassador to United States.
Jan, 17-Convicts at Guelph. Ontario.
Jan. 23EPremier Hirota of Japan and
his cabinet resigned after being attacked
Karl Radek and Is others on trial at Mos.
cow confessed plot to overthrow the Stain
Jan. 2s-Germany abolished free city
rights of Hamburg and Lubbock.
Jan. 30,Thirteen Russian eonspirators
condemned to death; four. including Karl
Gen. Senjuro Hayashi undertook task OF
forming Japanese ministry.
Feb. 2IHayashi cabinet accepted by en.
FEB. 7SsPanish Easeists captured Malaga.
] Feb. 9-All political prisoners In Mexico
Feb. 14wchancellor schuschnigg of Aus:
fria declared in favor OF restoration OF
Spanish rebel warship shelled Valencia.
temporary loyalist capital.
March 8-Spanish liner Mar Cantrabrico
with American sargo Of munitions ioI 10y
March l6-New state, Mongukuo. spon'
ssored by Japan. set up in north China
into effect: Burma became state within
British empire: Alden became crown colony.
April 11-Anti-F ascists won crucial cleo.
April aoSBritish coal miners voted to
Gen. Francisco Franco consolidated Span.
April 22-Poland barred all Jews from
politics.
new Constitution for Irish Free State.
London transportation tied up by strike
May fixing George vi and Queen Eliza.
beth of Great Britain crowned.
May l4--British imperial conference
Iopened in London.
May 15-Caballero's loyalist Spanish cabi.
May I7-New Spanish government formed
by DR.. Juan Negrin.
May %9Pa n,s worlds Ids, fair opened opened nr
minister and was succeeded by Neville
May sl-Hayashi's Japanese cabinet re-
June 2--Prince Fumimaro Konoe made
lpremier of Japan.
! June 3-Duke of Windsor and Wallis War.
field married at Monts. France.
June 16-President of White Russia COM
United suicide as hundreds were seized.
June 19-Bilbao fell to Spanish rebels.
June 20-Premier Blum and cabinet re-
,signed as French senate refuses to make
him money dictator.
June 21-Camille Chautemps named pre-.
imier of France to succeed Blum.
Premier of Georgian soviet republic re.
moved by Moscow
June 23-President of Mexico announced
that government would take over national
railway lines.
! June 2S-France suspended payment of
igold and foreign exchange; bourse closed
until further notice.
Russian firing squads executed 81 more
tuyrQ in
June 29-French chamber gave cabinet
dictatorship over finances.
July German police seized Rev. Mar.
tin Niemoeller, leader of the Protestants.
July 2-De Valera's party failed to get
a majority, but new constitution won in
Irish Free State elections.
| July 3-Count Covadonga, former crown
prince of Spain. and Marta Rocafort mar.
Tried in Havana.
July l2-Japan prepared nation to go on
iwar footing.
i July 13-French Reds and rightists rioted
In Paris on eve of Bastile day.
July 17-Pope Plus angered Nazis by pay.
ing tribute to Cardinal Mundelein of Chi
cago.
July 1s-British parliament passed divorce
reform act.
July 2l-Eamon de Valera reelected presi.
dent of Irish Free State.
July, 26-Republic of Liberia celebrated
| July 2aFarouk I invested as king of
Egypt.
! Aug. 1-Amerlcan war memorial AT Mont.
faucon, France, dedicated.
Aug. 11-Kurd uprising In Syria sup
pressed by French troops.
Russia reported execution of " railroad
Aug. 25-spanish rebels captured San.
lander.
Aug. 31-French railroads nationalized by
decree.
Sept s-Paraguay government suppressed
Sept. 17-Dr Hjalmar Schacht retired as
Z German finance minister
: Oct. 2-Spanish rebels took Covadonga.
Oct. 19-New high taxes decreed in Italy
Oct 23-Provisional President Paez of
Ecuador resigned and was succeeded by
Gen. Alberto Enriquez.
Oct. 25-Van Iceland resigned as premier
of Belgium.
Oct. 26-British parliament opened by
King George vi.
Oct 28-Spanish loyalists moved capital
from Valencia to Barcelona.
Nov. 9-Spanish rebels announced block.
ade of entire loyalist coast
Nov. 1O-President Vargas made himself
dictator of Brazil.
Nov 16-Grand Duke George of Hesse
and ten others killed in Belgian plane cash.
Nov. 18-Dictator Vargas abolished fed
eral courts of Brazil.
Nov. 22-Duke of Windsor won libel suit
against author and publisher of book about
his abdication.
Due de Guise issued manifesto starting
7 Dec 3Dictator Vargas of Brazil out.
lawed all political parties. :.
Dec. 12-Soviet Russia held first free
election under new constitution.
Dec. 13-Pope Plus created five new car
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