THE NORTIT PLATTE SEMT-WEEKLY TRTBU.
A
Chronology
of the Year 1920
Compiled by E. W. PICICARD
(. 120, Western Newspaper Union.)
INTERNATIONAL
Jan. 1 Bolshevlkl announced capttire or
Yekaterlnoslav.
Jan. 3 Let VI an and Polish troops took
livlnsk from tho Bolshevlkl.
Jan. 10 Ratifications of peace treaty
-igned, United States, Qreece, China and
Roumania not being represented.
Jan. 14 ciemenceau and Lloyd Georgo
accepted plan giving Italy sovereignty
over Flumo.
Jan. 15 Hungarian delegates wera
handed the terms of peace.
Jan. 16 Council of League ot Nations
held first meeting In Paris.
Jan, 17 Supremo council called on Hoi.
land to surrender former German em
peror for trial.
Jan. 20 Supreme council gave Jugo
slavia four days to agree to the Flume
settlement.
Clemenceau retired from the council of
the League of Nations.
Jan. 23 Holland refused to surrender
the former Qonnqn emperor to the allies.
Jugo-blavia given more time to reply
to proposed Flume settlement,
Jan. 24 Battle between Poles and Bol
shevlkl aldng tho Dvlna reported,
Jan. 27 General Denlklne and start ref
ugees on British vessel at Constantinople.
Jan. 28 Jugo-Slavla rejected the Aurl--atlc
compromise offered by Italy.
Jan. 29 Ukrainians announcod they had
captured Odessa.
Jan. 31 Vladivostok seized by revolu
tionises. Feb. 2 Peace concluded between Es
thonla and soviet Russia.
Feb. 3 List ot Germans accusod of war
crlmos, headed by former crown prince,
handed to German representatives by
.Hies.
Fob. 6 Russian soviet troops entered
Odessa.
Feb. 7 Admiral Kolchak and his pre
mier executed by revolutionists.
Feb. 10 Danes) won tne plebiscite In
North Schleswlg.
President Wilson notified alllqs he would
not assent to proposed settlement of
Adriatic question.
Feb. 11 Letts declared armistice with
soviet Russia.
Feb. 15 Supreme council agreed sultan
may remain in Constantinople, under
guarantee.
Fob. 10 Allies ronewed their demand
on Holland for extradition of ox-kaiser.
Allies agreed Germany might try the
war vandals, reserving tho right to try
them themselves if results are. contrary
to justice.
Fob. 17 Premiers of allies sent concili
atory reply to Wilson's note on tho Adri
atic settlement.
Supreme council decided on Interna
tionalization of the Dardanelles and tho
Bosporus, y- ' ,
Feb. 20 Russian Bolshovlkl announced
the capture of Archangel.
Feb. 21 Bolshevlkl occupied Murmansk.
Feb. 27 Soviet Russia made offer of
peace to United States, Japan and Rou
mania. March 1 Moscow reported destruction
of Denlkine's Kuban Cossack corps and
also Uie capture of Stavropol.
March 6 Holland again refused to sur
render former kaiser to allies.
March 6 President Wilson again re
jected entente plan concerning Adriatic.
March 7 Bolshovlkl decisively defeated
by Poles at Mozlr and Kolenkovttz,
southeast of Minsk. "
April 6 Japanese troops occupied Vlad
ivostok. April 6 French occupied Frankfort and
Darmstadt because Germany was sending
too many troops into Ruhr district and
was othorwlso disregarding tho treaty.
April 8 Germany formally protested
against French advance.
April 19 Allied premiers In conference
at San Remo decided Sultan should re
main in Constantinople and the Darda
nelles should be internationalized.
April 25 Supreme council, having
reached agreement oir Turkey and Ger
many, warned Berlin treaty must be car
ried out, threatening force. President
Wilson asked to determine boundaries of
Armenia.
April 26 Poles started successful of
fensive against Bolshevlkl In Ukraine.
April 29 Russians In Vladivostok region
yielded to all Japan's demands.
May 5 Denmark occupied North Schles
wlg. May 8 Kiev taken by the Poles.
May 9 Moscow announced .treaty of
peace between soviet Russia and republic
of Georgia had been concluded.
May 11 Turkish treaty handed to Otto
man delegation.
May 17 French evacuated Frankfort.
Muy IS Bolshevlkl drove British from
Enzcll, Persia, and started counter offen
sive against the Poles.
May 27 Canada filed reparation claims
of $1,871,000,000 ugaliiHt Germany.
May 31 Capture of Resht, most Impor
tant Caspian beaport, by Bolshevlkl an
nounced. Juno 1 Japanese broke oft negotiations
with Bolshevlkl for buffer state In Slbo
rla. Juno 4 Treaty of peace with Hungary
signed.
June 6 Ruthenlans decided to Join Poles
in war on soviet Russia.
June 11 Poles evacuated Klov.
June 21 Bolshevlkl opened midsummer
drive against Poles.
June 27 Eleventh Bersagllcrt regiment
of Italian army mutinied at Ancona
when ordered to Albania. Other troops
overpowered rebels after battle In which
many were killed.
June 30 Four hundred Italian troops
killed In two-day battle with anarchists
ut Ancona and Plomblno.
July 3 Bolshevlkl captured Lemborg.
Ukralnla.
July 4 Greeks captured Brussa In Asia
Minor from Turks.
July C Allied and German representa
tives met at Spa, Belgium, to discuss
disarmament clause of peace treaty
July 7 Fortress of Rovno In Volhynla
captured by Bolshevlkl. Poles forcod to
retreat on 720-mlle front.
July 10 Polish forces evacuated Brest
Lltovsk, Vilna and Pinsk.
July 11 Allied supreme council agreed
to begin negotiations with Russian Bol
shevlkl to conclude armistice between
Bolshevlkl and Poles.
Bolshevlkl captured city of Minsk from
Poles.
July 14 Allies and Germans agreed on
coal deliveries.
Lithuania and Russia made peace and
former regained towns from Poles.
July 19 Russian soviet government re
jected British peace proposals for Poland
New attack by Bolshevik armies re
pulsed by Poles In Volhynla, but Reds
Invaded Polish territory at one point
July 0 Russians suggested peace nego
tiations direct with the Poles.
July a Arabs accepted French terms
concerning Syria.
July 22 Poland asked soviet Russia for
armistice, and now Polish cabinet was
formed with Wltos as premier.
July 24 Russia consented to an armis
tice. July 25 Russia offered to talk peaco
with allies if Wrangel surrendered.
French occupied Damascus.
July 26 Greeks took Adrlanople, cap.
turlng Jafar Tayar.
July 29 Russians tool: Bl.ilystok and
attacked Brest-Lttovsk.
July 31 Vilna abandoned to soviet
forces.
Peace negotiations began at Barano
vichi. Aug. 1 Fortress ot Brest-Lltovsk taken
by Russians.
"Aug. 2 League of Nations council at
San Sebastian adopted French plan for
International general staff ot military ex
perls. Also adopted Root's plan for In
ternational court of Justice.
Itusso. Polish negotiations Interrupted,
Russians continuing their advance.
Turkish nationalists opened offensive
against Greeks In Asia Minor.
Aug. 3-l.enjiio council adopted inter
nun r ula plan.
Aug. 4 Lloyd George Issued ultimatum
to Russian representatives.
Poles agreed to meet Russians at Minsk
to negotiate
Aug. S-Bolshevlkl rejected British plan
for ten-day armistice.
Atig. 9 British labor leaders warned
government against war to aid Poland.
Aug. 10-Unlted States notified Italy It
would support Poland "with all avail
able means" against dismemberment:
would never recognlzo the soviet regime,
or permit other nations to slice off Rus
sian territory; and suggested withdrawal
of Russian troopt from Poland and for
eign troops froifc tlussla as a means to
end present war.
Turkish peace treaty signed.
Aug. 11 French governme-t announced
It recognized the Wrnngol government In
south Russia and would give It nld, and
broke oft relations with sovlot representa
tives in ivonuon.
Letvla and soviet Russia signed peace
treaty, and Finland and Russia agreed
on an arrtilstlco.
Aug. 12 Mlawa captured by the Bol
shevikl.
Bolshevtkl captured Botdnu.
Aug. 16 Russo-Pollsh armistice nego
tiations opened at Minsk.
Great battle for possession of Warsaw.
Aug. 17 Poles repulsed Russians and
launched threo counter offensives.
Aug. 18 Danzig corridor cleared of Bol
shevikl. Aug. 19 Russians retreating In disorder
from Poland.
Aug. 23 Poles recaptured Blalystok.
AUg. 24 Poles, having destroyed or dls.
persed four of tho five Bolshevik armies,
rejected Russian peaco torms,
Aug. 26 General Wrangel opened great
offensive In south Russia, taking Novo
rossisk and othsr cltlos and the Donetz
cua basin.
Aug 29 Reds recaptured Grodno and
Poles evacuated Blalystok.
Aug. 31 Ukrainians opened drive
against tho Bolshevlkl.
Peace conference at Minsk broke up.
Sept. 1 Budenny's Red army In Galtcla
destroyed by the Poles.
Sept. 8 Big defeat ot Reds by General
Wrangel announced.
Sept. 9 D'AnnunzIo proclaimed the
"Italian regency of Quarnero."
Sept 20 Ninth session of League of
Nations council adjourned after persuade
Ing Poland and Lithuania to suspend
hostilities and arbltrato their differences,
and Finland and Sweden to arbitrate con
corning the Aland Islands.
Polish-Russian peace conference opened
at Riga.
Sept 23 Poles and Lithuanians resumed
hostilities.
Oct. 9 Vllnn seized by Polish troops
under Zellgouskl.
Oct. 12 Poland and soviet Russia signed
peace treaty. '
Wrangel began offensive against new
Sixth soviet nnny.
Oct. 14 Russo-Flnnlsh peace treaty
signed.
Oct. 17 Japanese and Korean troops
fought In Manchuria.
Defeat of Wrangel near Kakhovka an
nounced. Nov. 1 Serious defeats of Wrangel's
forces announced,
Nov. 10 Italy and Jugo-Slavta reached
agreement on Adriatic dispute.
Nov. 13 Complete collapse ot Wran
gel's forces In the Crimea. s.
Nov, 15Leaguo bf Nations assembly
opened first meeting In Geneva; Paul Hy
mans of Belgium elected president.
Nov. 16 Ukrainians routod by Reds,
losing Kiev and other towns.
Spain agreed to Join the allies In polic
ing the Vilna district.
Nov. 19 Germany notified League of
Nations that the treaty of Versailles had
been violated by the allies In the matter
of mandates, and demanded her former
colonies.
Nov 23 Scandinavian amendments to
League of Nations covenant voted down
by committee on general organization.
Commission on Armenian situation ap
pointed. Peace negotiations between Poland and
soviet Russia resumed, the Polish troops
withdrawing to armistice line.
Nov, 25 League' of Nations council
usked United States to mediate between
Armenia and Mustapha Kemal Pasha.
Nov. 29 Italy started to force D'Annun
zIo out ot Flume,
President Wilson accepted Invitation of
league council to mediate between Arme
nia and the Turks.
Dec. 1 D'AnnunzIo declared war on
Italy.
Austria voted membership in League of
Nations.
Russian Reds took Erlvan and estab
lished soviet rule for Russian Armenia.
Dec. 2 Great Britain, France and Italy
warned Greece against restoring Constan
tino to throne.
Dec. 3 Argentine delegates withdrew
from League of Nations assembly becauso
o't refusal to consider amendments to cov
enant. Armenia and Turkish nationalists signed
peace treaty.
Dec. 8 President Wlllson declined to
appoint American representatives on
League of Nations disarmament commis
sion. Dec. 10 League of Nations assembly
postponed until next session decision on
naval and economic blockade.
Dec. 12 Russian sovlot government pro
tested to Great Britain, Franco and Italy
against tholr "brutal Interference" In the
affairs of Greece.
Dec. 13 League of Nations assembly
adopted statute for permanent interna
tional court ot Justice.
Holland broke off diplomatic relations
with Jugo-Slavla because of "a long se
ries of Insults."
Dec. 15 Austria was admitted to the
League ot Nations. Spain, Brazil, Bol
glum and China made electlvo members
of tho league council.
Dec." 10 Bulgaria, Costa 'Rica, Finland
nnd Luxemburg admitted to League of
Nations.
Dec. 17 Albania admitted to League of
Nations.
Dec. IS Meeting of Leaguo ot Nations
assembly closed.
Dec. 21 Great powers warned Spain
against attompts In tho cortes to strangle
lorelgn enterprises.
FOREIGN
Jan. 13 Dr. Jose Luis Tamayo elected
president of Ecuador.
Ureut mob attacked relchstag in Berlin
and was routed by troops, 35 bolng killed
und scores wounded.
Jan. 17 Paul Dcschaucl elected president
of France.
Jan. .18 Mlllerand made French pre
mier. l''eb. 6 Active rebellion against Japan
ese rule broke out In Korea.
Feb. 22 Serious revolution In Honduras
Feb. 25 Irish home rule bill Introduced
In parliament.
March 1 Admiral Horthy elected regent
of Hungary.
March 13 Overthrow of Ebort govern
ment In Berlin, Germany, by counter
revolutionists headed by Dr. Wolfgang
Kapp and monarchists.
March 15 Council of old German cabl
not meeting at Stutcgnrt, Germany, re
fused to negotiate with the reactionary
faction headed by Dr. Wolfgang Kapp.
March 17 Dr. Wolfgang Kupp resigned
as chancellor of Germany.
March 18 Ebert government regained
control In Berlin, Doctor KupnCs troops
leaving.
March 20 Lord mayor of Cork assassi
nated by masked persons.
March 21 Three thousand persons killed
in fighting at Lclpslg, Germany, before
Ebon troops captured city.
March 22 Gustivv Nosku, minister of de.
tense of Germany, leidgned.
March 26 German cabinet hen (led by
Premier Bauer resigned.
March 27 Hormann .Mueller, premier of
new German cabinet.
March 31 Japanese troops stationed
at Nlknlaevsk, Siberia, defeated In battle
with Russian forces, "00 Japanese killed
April 1 House of commons passed Irish
home rule bill. 318 to 9t.
Ian MdCphernon. chief secretary for
Ireland, resigned.
April 2-Ebert government at Berlin
reni lied compromise agreement with
worklngmen, civil war ended.
April 4 Many government bv'ldlngs
burned by Irish rebels throughout lie
land on Easter Sunday.
April 12 Many noncoinbutants killed In
Guatemala City whnn Estrada Cabrera
government was overthrown by rebels.
New government formed with Carlos
Hcrrera as president.
April 20 Hidalgo and Tlnxcala, Mexico,
Joined the secession movement.
April 52 Formor Premier Calllaux of
France convicted of having commerce
and correspondence with the enemy.
April 28 Mexican revolt spreading.
Battle for Chihuahua City won by Car
ran za troops. American border troops
readv lot iirMnu
May 3-Clty of Juarez Joined the Mex
ican revolt. -
May 7-ReboIs occupied Mexico City:
Carranza fled.
May S Obrcgon'a forces occupied Tarn
Pico. .May 11 French government ordered
dissolution of General Federation ot La
bor. May 16 Joan of ro canonized by Pope1
Benedict
May 20 Venusttano Carranza, fleeing
president of Mexico, killed by former
comrades.
May 24 Adolfo de la Huerta elected
provisional prosldont of Mexico.
June 1 Pope announcod Cathollo sov
ereigns might visit the king of Italy.
June 25 Seventeen persons killed and
scores woundod In civil warfare In I.on
donderry, Ireland.
July 8 Artnur Melghen, minister of In,
torlor of Canada, succeeded Sir Robert
Uordon as prime minister of Canada.
July 11 President Guerra of Bolivia
ousted and Baptlsto Savedra made pro
visional president
July 18 Prince Joachim, youngest son
of former kaiser, committed suicide In
Berlin.
July 21-RIots broke out In Belfast last
ing sevoral days; ten or more killed.
July 26 Francisco Villa ourrendercd to
the Mexican government
July 28 Esteban Cantu, governor ot
Lower California, in rebellion against
Mexican government.
Aug l-Dr. D. Porras olected president
of Panama.
Aug. 6 New Irish coercion law passed
by commons.
Aug. 12 Premier Venlzelos of Greoce
wounded by assassins In Paris.
Lord Mayor MacSwIney of Cork and
ten assistants arrestea whllo attending a
Sinn Foln court
Aug. 15 Cantu revolt In Lower Califor
nia, Mexico, ended.
Aug. 16 Dr. Manuel Gondra Inaugu
rated president of Paraguay.
Aug. 29 Carlos lierrera elected presi
dent of Guatemala.
Sept. M Bolshevist uprisings in Italy;
soviet rule established in many Industrial
plants.
Sept. 6 Obregon elected president of
Mexico.
Sept 15 Paul Deschnnel, president ot
t ranee, resigned.
Sept IS Workers in southern Italy
seize innny Industrial plants.
Sept. 20 Fortress of Mantua, Italy,
blown up by anarchists.
Sept 21 City of Balbrlggan, Ireland,
raided and partly burned by British po
lice. Sept. 23 Alexandre Mlllerand elected
presldont of Franco.
Sept. 24 Georges Leygues made premier
of Franco.
' British pollco In Ireland raided three
more towns, making eight in a week.
Sept. 26 Italian workers and employers
made agreement and rolgn of communism
In Industrial plants ended.
Sept. 29 German wireless station at
rsauen, largest in world, olllclally opened.
Oct. 17 One of Cork hunger strikers
died In Jail.
Oct. 20 Jugo-Slavla declared a consti
tutional, hereditary monarchy with the
Serbian royal family the reigning uy
nnsty. Oct, 25 Terenco MacSwIney, lord mayor
of Cork, died of. starvation In Brixton
prison.
Alexander, king of Greece, died.
Oct 28 Admiral Coundouriotls elected
regent of Greece.
Nov. 2 Alfredo Zayas olected president
of Cuba.
Drys badly defeated In Scottish prohi
bition elections.
Nov. 11 Irish home rule bill passed
house of commons.
Nov. IS Hunger strike of Sinn Fein
prisoners called oft.
Nov. 14 Venlzelos' party defeated In
Greek elections.
Nov. IB Sebastopol captured by the
Bolshevik).
Nov. 17 Venlzelos, Greek promler, re
signed and Uhallls formed new cabinet
Nov. 21 Many killed and Injured In
raids In Dublin following the murder ot
14 British ofllcers there.
Nov. 23 Top of Mount Blano fell off
and caused great avalanche.
Nov, 26-Arthur Grinith, acting presi
dent of tho "Irish republic," and other
Irish leaders arrested.
Nov. 27 Big Sinn Fein arson plot In
London foiled.
Nov. 2S Irish plotters sot flro to several
large warehouses on Liverpool water
front and killod two men,
Fifteen auxiliary pollco recruits am
bushed by Sinn Folners near Kllmlchacl.
Ireland.
Doc. 1 Obregon Inaugurated president
of Mexico.
Dec. 4 Greek people voted for restora
tion of Constantino,
Dec. 8 Greek government Invited Con
stantino to return to tho throne, despite
warning by 'Great Britain, Franco and
Italy.
General raids throughout Cork by Brit
ish police.
Dec. 9 Dr. Michael Ilalnlsch elected
president of Austria,
Dec. 10 Martial law proclaimed In
south Iroland.
Dec. 12 Part of Cork's business section
burned In reprisal for Sinn Fein raid.
Dec. 18 Negotiations for peaco 'In Iro
land broken off by demand that Lloyd
George deal with De Vnlera direct,
King Constantino arrived in Athens.
Dec. 20 Eighteen killed and many
wounded In battle between English and
Irish In County Tlpporary.
Farrow's bank, Ixindon, with 75 branch
es, failed.
DOMESTIC
Jan. 2 Thousands of Reds arrested In
many cities. Raids continued dully.
Taking of the census begun.
Jan. 3 Department of Justice rovonled
radical plot to overthrow tho government.
War Fln.mco corporation announced
loans of tl7.O00.000 to aid exportora.
Jan. 0 Kontucky and Rhode Island rat
ified suffrage amendment.
Jnn. 7 Hive Socialists were denied tholr
seats In New l'ork legislature.
Jun. 8 Democratic nutlonal committee
selected San Frunctaco for the conven
tion, opening June 28.
Jan. 10 House of representatives again
donlod Victor Berger his seat.
Sennte passed Sterling sedition bill
Jnn. 14 Oregon ratified suffrage amend
ment. Jan. 17 National prohibition amend
ment to Constitution In effect.
Jan. 27 David F. Houston appointed
secretary of the treasury and Edwin T.
Meredith of lpwn secretary of agricul
ture. Henry P. Fletcher resigned as ambas
sador to Mexico,
Jan. 28 South Carolina refused to rat
Ify suffrage amendment.
Feb. 6 Virginia senate rejected federal
suffrage amendment.
Feb. 7 Secretary of the Interior Lano
resigned, offectlve March 1.
Feb. 12 Arizona ratified suffrage amend
ment. Feb. 13 John Barton Pnyno. Chicago,
appointed secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Stato I.anshiK resigned at
the request of President Wilson.
National American Suffrage association
opened its lar- convention in Chicago.
Kel. 16 Subcommittee of house report
ed great extravagance, waste and incum
petence in aircraft production, severely
criticising Secretary linker. Colonel
Dlsnutf and Director Ryan. ,
Vol) 19 Now Mexico ratified suffrage
amendment.
Feb 21 Railway bill confeience report
adopted by house.
Feb. O Senate adopted conference re
port on railway bill.
Feb. 24 Charles R Cru.Te. Chicago,
named minister to China.
Feb. 26 Balnbrldge Colby selected fur
secretary of mate.
Feb. 26-G. W. P. Hunt of Arizona
made minister to Slam.
Feb. 27 Court ordvr entered divorcing
big packers from business not directly
related to moat pack. rig
Feb. 28 Oklahoma ratified suffrage
amondmont.
March 1 Federal Judge Gclger in Mil
waukee upheld Wisconsin's 2j per cent
beer law.
New Jersey legislature passed (aw local.
Izlng 3V4 per cent beveruges.
Unltdd Stales Supreme court derided
United States Steel corporation 3 nut mi
Illegal combination.
Railroads returned to owners.
blr Auckland decides accepted as Brit
ish ambassador to Unltod Stales.
President Wilson let it be known he
would not be candidate for re-election.
March 10 West Virginia assembly rut.
Ifled suffrage amendment
United States submarine H-i wrecked
near Magdalena bay l.t Commander J.
It Wfbli i'il ihrHM of cimw in. i
March 15 United States senate adopted
new Article X reservation to peace treaty
by Vote of t6 to 26.
United States Supreme court granted
permission to state of New Jersey to In
stitute original proceedings to test va
lldlty of prohibition amendment.
John Barton Payne retired na chair
man of shipping board and was sworn in
as secretary of Interior.
March 18 United States sennte adopted
resolution by vote of IJ lo 13 declaring
for f self-determination for Ireland.
House of representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army ot
2W)00 enlisted men and 17.SO0 ofTtceis.
March 19-Gcrmnn peace treaty with
league covenant failed of ratification In
senate.
March 20 Truman II. Nowborry, Junior
Unites! States senator from Michigan, and
16 others rnnv!nf,l l,v turv ut firnnil
Rapids. Mich., of having conspired crimi
nally In 1918 to vlOlnlo election lawn,
Nowborry fined S10.000 nnd sentenced to
imprisonment for two years.
March 23-Balnbrldge Colby' sworn In
as secretary of state.
Government control of bituminous coal
withdrawn by President Wilson, offectlvo
April i,
.April 24-Dlrector General of Railroads
Hlnes resigned, effective May 15.
April 26 Supreme Court declared tho
Reading company and certain of Its sub
sidiaries an Illegal combination.
May 13-Soclallsts nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour Stedman
for vice president
Mny l&8cnate adopted Knox peaco
resolution.
May IS Secretary of the Interior Payno
made director general of railroads,
.May 21 House aoopled Hcnate peace
resolution.
Mny 24 President Wilson asked con
gress for authority to accept the man
date for Armenia.
Investigation of presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate,
May 27-President Wilson vetoed Knox
Peace resolution.
May 28 Water power conservation bill
passed by congress.
June 1 United Stutes Supreme court de.
cldcd latlllcatlon of a constitutional
amendment Is not subject to submission
to popular referendum.
Senate declined to give President au
thority to accept Armenian mandate.
June 4 President Wilson vetoed budget
bill. Congress passed bill Increasing pay
of postal employees.
Undersecretary of Stato Frank Polk
resigned.
June 5 Congress adjourned. President
Wilson letting several Important meas
ures die without his signature.
Juno 7 United States Supreme court de.
clared valid both the prohibition amend,
mcnt nnd tho Volstead enforcement act.
June S Republican national convention
opened In Chicago.
June 12 Republicans nominated War
rrn G.' Harding of Ohio for president and
Culvln Coolldge of Mutsachusetts for
vied president.
July 6 Democrats in San Francisco
nomlnnted James M. Cox of Ohio for
President and Frunhlln D. Roosovolt, as
sistant scrotary of tho navy, for vice
president.
July U Parley P. Chrlstcnsen. Salt
Lako City, nominated for picsldcnt by
Farmer-Labor party In 'Chicago, after
bolt by committee of forty-eight and sin
go tnxers,
July 20 George White, Marietta, Ohio,
elected chairman Democratic nutlonal
committee.
July 21 Prohibitionists opened national
convention In Lincoln, Neb.; and nomi
nated W. J. Bryan for .president by ac
clamation. July 22 Bryan declining, the Prohibi
tionists nominated Aaron S. Watklns ot
Ohio for president and D, Leigh Colvln
of New York for vice president.
Senator Harding notified ot nomination
by Republicans,
July 27 Governor Coolldge notllled of
vice presidential nomination.
July 31 Interstate commerce commis
sion authorized freight, passenger and
Pullman rate Increase amounting tu
about a billion nnd a half annually,
Aug, 2 Twenty Communist Labor lend
ers found guilty of sedition In Chicago.
Aug. 5 Futal null-foreign riots In West
Frankfort. III.; state troops sent, i
Stree,t car strllto rlotB In Denver; sev
eral persons killed.
Aug. 7 Governor Cox formally notified
of his nomination..
Aug. 13 Increase ot 12V4 per cent in ex
press rates authorized by interstate com
merce Commission,
Aug. 18 Tennessee, tho last stato neces
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
ment. Aug. 26 Ratification of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary ot Stato
Colby.
Hopt, 13 Maine went Republican by
65,000.
Sept. 15 Terrific explosion at Wall and
Broad streets, New York, laid to Rods;
thirty persons killed and 300 Injured.
Sept. 21 Three Socialists, re-elected to
New York assembly, ousted; two Heated,
but resigned.
bept. 21 W, A. Ketchnm, Indianapolis,
elected commander In chief of G. A, R.
Presldont Wilson declined to abrogate
trade treaties, as asked by congress In
the merchant marine net.
Sept. 29-Col. J. W. Galbralth, Jr.. Cin
cinnati, elected national commander of
the American Legion.
Walter Dill Scott elected president of
Northwestern university
Oct. 7 Tho 1020 population of continen
tal United States announced as I05,i..l,iiis.
Nov. 2 Warren G. Harding and Calvin
Coolldge oloeted President and vlco pres
ident of United States. Republican land
slide California voters Indorsed the anti-alien
Innd law.
Nov. 2f Irish mob In .Now York at
tacked Union League club 'berniiHc Brit
ish flag wns Hying,
Dee. 3 Secretary of Stato Colby started
on formal vlsdt to South America.
Dec. 6 Congress began the short ses
sion. Dec. 7 Noliel peaco prize awarded to
President Wilson.
Presldont Wllson'H message to congress
urged Independence for the Philippines
und a loan to Armenia.
Dec. 9 C. J. Voplckii roslf.ncd ns United
States minister to tho Balkan stales.
Rear Admiral Honry T. Mayo lotired.
Doe. l.t House passed bill suspending
Immigration for 14 months.
House adopted resolution rcpeullng war
time laws.
Senate adopted resolution forrcvlvnl
of war finance corporation tu aid the
farmers.
Doc. 14 Government crop report showed
shrlnknge In values of nearly llvo Idlllon
dollars compared with 1919.
Pec. 15 Senate passed bill tutliorlzlng
farmers' co-ojierntlve marketing associa
tions. Dec. IS Senate passed bill forbidding
strikes on railroads.
Deo. SO Permanent merger of four ex
press companies authorized by Interstate'
commerce cominlmdon.
INDUSTRIAL
Jan. 8 Steel strike called off liy work
ers' lommltwe
Jan. 20-General railway strike in Italy,
martial law In principal cities.
I'eb. U Throe hundred thousand mem
bers ot Brotherhood ot Maintenance oi
Way Employees and Railway Shop La
boiors ordered to strike February 7.
Feb ll-Director General lllnes re fused
to raise wages of railway employees und
dispute was referred to the President.
Feb 14 -Rail unions agreed to hold wage
demands and strike In abeyance' um asked
by Piosldent Wilson.
.March i-l'renrh railway strike nettled
March 6 Two thousand railway express
employees at Chicago struck.
Man h JO-Ono thousand clerks employed
in Chicago city hall on strike fur in
creased wages.
Mui'-h 31 Bituminous coal miners ac
cepted 27 per cent wage liioinuMe ami
eight-hour day awarded by President
WIlBon's coal commission.
April 1-Chlcago city hall clerks ended
strike: granted wage increase.
Aptll 5 Nine thousand switchmen em
ployed by Mluven rallloads In Chicago
st .urk; freight trafllc tied up.
Flto thousand coal miners In Illinois
nnd Kansas struck because of dUsatls
faction with wage a wauls.
April 9 -Chicago switchmen's strlko
spivad tu all cities.
April 13 President Wilson appointed
railroad board to settle railroad wage
(UoVtlon.
April It Federal officers arrested thlrly
leader of rail strikers at Chicago on
char of Interference with movement
of malls and violations pf Lover act,
Jun. " I ii'iieUi nnni'iii ("ilwintinn of
Aineiican Hdntution of Labor opened In
iloniH- 1.
June t Samuel Gompers re-elected
Iiresldent of the American 1'ederatfon of
Mbor tor thirty-ninth tlmo.
juiy 20 United States labor board
awarded six hundred millions Increase In
wages to nil classes of railway workers,
about half what was asked.
July 22 Rail unions ordered rofe.ren
uuni vote on wage award.
July 88 Illinois coal miners on strike.
July Indians, and Kansas coal min
ers struck.
July 29 International Harvester com
pany nnnounced It would pay Its em
ployees 60 per cent of Its profits after 7
per cent had been paid on invested capi
tal, July 31 Striking miners ordered back
to work.
Aug io Wage Increases totaling more
than $30,000,000 awarded employees of
American Railway Express by Unltod
awues railway uuior board.
Aug. 29 New York street, car men
struck.
Sept. 1-Outlaw strike paralyzed the an
thruclto fields.
, Sept. 12 Outlaw strike of railway men
In Chicago district ended.
Oct. 16-Coal minors of Oreat Britain
"truck, demoralizing the nation's Indus
trios.
Nov. 3-Brltiah mine strike catted off.
Dec. 13 New England cotton mills re
duced wages of 100,000 workers nbout 12V4
per cont
Deo. 15 Several big Industrial concerns
announced wage reductions and discontin
uance or reduction of dividends.
NECROLOGY
Jan. 1 Thomas Hume, millionaire lum
berman, at Muskegon, Mich.
Jan. a Paul Adam, French novelist
Jan. 14 Charles IS. Magoon, former
governor of canal zone.
John F. Dodge, automobile manufac
turer, of Detroit.
Jan. 16 Reginald Do Kovcn, American
composer,
Jnn. 21-Rov. Cyrus Townsend Brady,
author, ut Yonkois, N, Y.
Jnn. 27 J. B. Wilson, Texas cattle mag
nate. Feb 4K. P. Ripley, chairman of Banta
Fo rallwuy, at Santa Barbara, CM.
O. C. Barbor, founder of Diamond Match
company, at Barborton. O.
Feb, 8 :;ov. James B. Buckley, editor
Christian Advocato, at MorrlwUnvn. N. J
Feb. 10 C. F. Gunthur, pioneer cindy
manufacturer of Chicago, und art con
nolsseur. Feb 12 Julius Chambers, author and
explorer, In New York.
Feb 13 Brig. Gen. ,P. W. Davison.
U. Sr A.
Feu . i Rear Admiral Robert 1C, Peury,
U, S. N ,( discoverer of n'orth polo.
Feb J2 -Mnj R. W. Pullman, superin
tendent uf Washington police.
Fob. 24 Franklin Murphy, formor gov
ernor of Now Jorsoy.
Fob. 26 John C. Olmsted, famous land
scape architect, nt Brookllno, Mass,
March 1 United States Senator John H.
Bankhend of Alabama.
March 4 George D. Smith, noted au
thority on rare books, In New York.
March 15 Former Senator Henry W.
Blair of New Hampshire 'In Wnshlngton.
March 19 Albert Roullllcr, artist und
collector of raro prints, at Chicago.
March 26 Dr. Thomas H. Owon, direc
tor of dopurtmorit or archives and his.
lory of Alabama, at Montgomery, Ala.
William Thomas Smedloy, American
artist, nt Now York.
March 31 Edwin Wnrflold, formor gov
ernor of Maryland., at Baltimore.
April l-Dr. William Martin, medical dl.
roctor United States navy, retired, at
San Francisco,
April 4 Bishop Mathew S. Hughes ot
Portland, Ore., at Clovolnnd.
April 8 Dr. John A. Brashcar, former
chancellor of University ot Pittsburgh,
and astronomer.
April 10-Judgo Richard S, Tuthlll, at
Chicago.
April 12 Most Rov. John Baptist Cro
zlor, archbishop of Armagh and primate
of nil Iroland. ,
April 14 Rogor C. Sullivan, Democratic
lender, nt Chicago.
April 16 Theodore N. Val), chnlrmnn ot
American Tolephono and Telegraph com
pnny, at Bnltlmoro,
April 26 Miss Mnrjorlo Benton Cooko,
Amoricnn author, at Manila.
May 4 R. J Bolford, publisher, at Los
Angeles.
May 9 Bishop J. II. Vlncbnt, founder
of the Chnutauoua assembly and of the
Rockefeller foundation, In Chicago.
Mny It William Dean Howolls. In New
York.
Mny 16 Levi P. Morton, formor vlco
presldont.
May 17 Col. W. D'A. Mann, Inventor
nnd publisher, In Morrlstowu, N. J.
May 18 Dr. John N. Btnckwoll, noted
astronomer, In Clovelnnd O.
June 1-Renr Admiral W, W, Hendrlck
son, U. 8. N.
June 3-Dr. Charles Augustus Stoddard,
noted author, In Now, York.
June 5 Rear Admiral Wlntorhnlter,
U. S N.
Rhoda Broughton, British novelist.
Juno 14-Mmo. Rojano, famous French
actress.
Crown prlnco of Slam.
'June IS George W. Perkins, financier,
at Stamford, Conn.
July 4-Maj. Gen, William C. Gorgas.
former surgeon goneral of United States
nrmy. In Iondon.
Representative Dick I. Morgan of Eighth
Oklahoma district.
July 10 Lord John Arhuthnot Fisher,
first lord of British r.dmlralty.
July 11 Ex-Emprrts Eugenie, last em
press of Franco, at Mndrld, Spain.
July 12 Rear Admiral Henry Tudor
Brownell Harris, U, S. N., ut Southamp
ton, Englnnd.
Inly 21 Arthur .1. Eddy, Chlcngo, au
thor, art critic nnd lawyer.
Julv 2?-Wllllnni K. Vnndorhllt, In Paris.
Jnlv 28 W. M. Reedy, editor and pub
llNher of tho Mirror, nf St. Louis,
Aug. 1 J. frank Hnnlny, former gov
prtvir of Indiana, killed In auto accident.
Maniuls ot Queensberry, In Johannes
burg. Aug. '.' Isham Randolph, noted civil en.
glneer. In Chicago.
Dr Luis Onlvln, Domlnlcnn minister to
United Stntv.
Aug. rt Cnnimnnder C. M. Howe, U.S.N.
Rev. Dr. H. C. Herring, gennrnl secre
tary national council of Congregational
churches
Au.v. -J K. MrCnll, United fitntes dls.
trlct Judge for western Tennessee.
Aug. 10-Jnmcs O'Neill, veteran Ameri
can nctnr
Rear Admiral K. II. Ghoen, U. 8, N.,
retired.
Aug 12-Wnlter Wlnnns, noted Amerl
cun nrtlst and sporlsinnn, In London
v Aug If. Sir Norman Loekyer, eminent
scientist, at Sldmnuth. England,
Aug. 20 Mmo. Rtelkn acrstor. famous
soprano, In Italy.
Aug 22 Andreas Horn, famous Swed
ish painter.
An. 2S James Wilson, former secretary
of agriculture, at Inter. Iowa.
Aug. 29-Cnrdlpal Amotte, archbishop
of PnrtH.
Sept. 2-Cnrillnnl Mendez, archbishop of
Toledo nnd primate of Spnln.
Sept. 17-Egerton castle, English novel
ist Sept. 30 George ?nsinvth, American so
ciologist, at (jniieva.
Hpt. 21- Dr Eric Doollttle. noted as.
tronomer. In Philadelphia.
Kept. 20 H. P Avery, art patron and
philanthropist, at Hartford, Conn.
Jacob II. Schlff. New York banker and
philanthropist.
Oct. J W. Murray Crane, United States
senator, at Dalton, Mush.
Oct, 0 Miguel de Palaolos, noted Span
Ish author.
Oct. 10 Rev. Dr. H. Stuck, archdoacon
of the Yukon.
Jet 13 Mrs. onden Mills, social leader
In New York nnd Paris,
C M. Alexander, famous evangelist. In
Birmingham. England.
J. (I. Suydaker, Chicago capitalist and
art connoisseur.
Oct. 16 Howard II, Gross, president
Universal Military Training leaguo, in
Chicago.
Oct. 17 General I.eman, defender of
Lingo against the Germans.
John Reo American writer.
Oct 18 Federal Judge A. I Sunborn,
at .Madison, Wis.
Oct 19 Jay Rial, prominent theatrical
and circus man, at Winston-Salem. N. C.
Oct. 23 Oliver Doud Byron, veteran
American actor.
Oct. 24 Stephen 8. Oregory, eminent
Chicago lawyer.
Oct. 26 Aloxnndor, king of Oreece,
Nov. 1-Thos, R. Jernigan, orientalist
and former American consul ut Shanghai,
Nov. 2 Ivoulse Imogen Gulney, Ameri
can poet and essayist. In England,
Nov 3-G. W Stevens, president dies,
apcake und Ohio railroad.
Nov. 9-Ludwlg III, former king of Ua
vnrla. MaJ. R. W. McCIaughry, former war
den of Leavenworth and Jollet peniten
tiaries. Nov. lo Henry Thodo, noted German
historian.
Rear Admiral T. B. Howard. U. B. N..
retired.
Nov. 14-Alston Kills, president of Ohio
university.
Nov. 15 i nomas Shields Clarke, sculp,
tor and painter, In New York.
Nov. 18-irnnklln Fort former coventor
of New Jersey.
Thomas J. Coolldge, formor minister to
France, at Boston. '
Nov. at-George W. Brock, noted mural
oecorator.
Nov. 23 Commodore E, C Benedict ot
Now York,
Mrs. Mnrgarot Brewster, writer. In Mo
desto, Cal.
Nov. 26-Jako L, Hamon. Republican
niUrnn' committeeman from Oklahoma.
. A Kkcngrcn, Swedish minister
to United 8tatos
ov- I8-JamesJ. Reynolds, noted rail
way' builder nnd engineer, In Chicago.
Nov. 29-Eugeno W. Chafln. prohibition,
leader, at Long Beach. Cal.
Dec. 3 I'rnncls Lynde Stetson, eminent
attorney of New York.
Dec. 10 Horace E. Dodgo, automobile
manufacturer, in Palm Beach,
Marquis Dolln Chlesa, brother of tho
pope. 1
Deo. 12Ollve Sehrclner. novelist.
Doc. 16-Cyrus Beard, chief Justice ot
Wyoming supremo court
Dec, 17 Lieut. Pnt O'Brien, famous
Atnorlcan war aviator, committed suicide.
Horatio W. Soymour, noted Journalist,
In New York.
Dec. 16 Mrri. Helen E. Starrett, noted
American educator.
Doc. 20-Rt. Rov. Charles Summer
Burch Protestant Episcopal bishop of
New York.
DISASTERS
Jan. S-Earthquake In Mexico killed
many persons and did vast damage.
I' 6b. 6 Disastrous storm swept Atlantlo
coast of United States.
March 2S-Nearly 200 persons killed and
hundreds Injured by tornado which swept
Illinois. Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wlscon-
ii. Alabama and Georgia. Several mil
hut dollars' property damage.
.prll ll-Throe hundred killed, many
injured In explosion of munition dump at
l.othonsteln. East Prussia.
' prll 20-Scores killed by tornadoes In
Mississippi. Alabama and Tennessee.
Mi,y 2-Flfty-mne killed by tornado In
Chorokeo county, Oklahoma,
Atig. 19 Great floods in Japan with
iic.ivy loss of life.
Sept. 7-Karthquako In northern Italy
destroyed many towns nnd killod 174.
bept. 9 More destructive eathquako
shocks In Italy.
Sept 20-Mllllon dollar fire on Galves
ton water front.
Doc. 9 Disastrous earthquakes In Chile
ami Central America.
Deo, 16 Earthquuko destroyed towns
along Argentine slope of tho Andes; 400
killed. '
SPORTS
Jan. 18 A. Hnugen of Colorado won the
Internutlonul ski tournament at Cary, ill.
Jan. &W oo steelier won heavyweight
wrestling championship from Earl Cadi
dock,
l-'eb, 4 W. B, Huey won world's ama
teur threo-cushlon championship at Chi
cago, March ,6 Percy Collins of Chicago won
national amateur 18-2 billiard champion
ship. March 15 Walter II agon or Detroit won
west const opon golt chumplonshiti at
Bella r Heights, Fla., when ho comploted
72 holes In 292 stroke.
May 8 Kentucky Dorby won by Paul
Jonos.
May 31 Chevrolet won 500-mlle automo
bile race at Indianapolis.
July 2-WIIUam T. TUden of Philadel
phia won British lawn tennla champion,
ship In slnglos nt Wimbledon.
July 15 Shamrock won first of Ameri
ca's cup races, owing to accident to Res
oluto. July 17 Charles Evans, Jr., won west
ern amntour golf championship.
July 20 Shamrock won second raco for
America's cup.
July 21 Resolute defeated Shamrock In
third race.
July 23 Resolute won fourth race.
July 24-Mark Alrle, Illinois, won Olym
pic trap-Hhootlng championship.
July 27 Resolute won fifth race and the
America's cup.
Aug. 3 United States won Olympic tar
get shooting contest.
Aug. fi Jock Hutchinson won western
opon golf championship.
Aug. 13 Edward Ray of England won
American open golf championship.
Aug. 22-KohlBmalncn of Now York, en
tered for Finland, won Marathon nt Ant
werp, Americans won tho Olympic champion
ships. Sept. 6 Jack Dempsoy knocked out Billy
Mlsko In third round.
Sept. 11 Charles Evans, Jr., won na
tional amnteur golf championship.
Sept. 27 Brooklyn won National league
pennant.
Bept. 2S Seven members ot Chicago
Whlto Sox club and ono formor momber
accused of conspiracy to "throw" world
series of 1919. Two confessed. Grand
Jury at Chicago voted Indictments.
Oct. 2 Cleveland won American league
pennant.
Oct 6 Cleveland won first world series
gnme.
Oct 6 Brooklyn won second world se
ries game.
Oct. 7 Brooklyn won third game.
Oct. 9 Cleveland won fourth game.
Oct. 10-Clevolund won fifth gnmo.
Oct 11 Cleveland won sixth game.
Oct. 12 Cleveland won seventh gnme
and world's championship.
Carpentler of Franco knocked out Le
vlnsky and became light heavyweight
champion of the world.
Oct. IS Eight Natlonnl longue and three
American leaguo clubs votud to withdraw
from the national agreoment and adopt
a new system uf Imsebnll government
Oct. 23 Grand Jury In Chlcngo Indicted
Hal Chase, Bill Burns and Abe Attel for
the baseball conspiracy.
Oct. 30 American llshlng schooner Es
peranto defeated Canadian entry Dela
wnn'nn In llrst rare.
Nov, 1 Esperanto defeated , Dola wanna
again nnd won series.
Nov, 8 Owners of eight National and
three Amoricnn leaguo clubs votod to
form now 12-club leaguo nnd offered chair
manship of board of control to Judge
Lundls with annual salary of $50,000.
Nov. 13 Judge Landls accepted chair
manship of baseball board of control, and
wur between the major leaguos was
averted, i
Nov. 2i-Ohio 8tate university won con
ference football championship.
Nov. 26 Rosco Sarlos won 250-mlle na
tlonnl championship auto race at Los An
geles. Gaston Chevrolet killed In collision.
Dec. 8-Wllllo Hoppo retained the 18-2
balk line championship.
Dec. 13 John Lnyton of St. Louis won
three-cushion billiard championship front
Boh Cannefax.
Dec. 14-Clmmplon Jnck Dempsoy knock
ed out BUI Brennan In twelfth round.
AERONAUTICS
Feb. 27-MuJ. R. W. Schroedar made
world's altitude record of 36,00 feut at
Dayton, O., und thon fell llvo miles, but
survived.
Mny 31 Two Itallnn lieutenants com
pleted Might from Rome to Tokyo.
June 27 -Aviator John H. Lnrsen made
now nonstop record In United States;
4,iXK)-mllu Might from Omaha, Neb,, to
Philadelphia In 11 hours,
July 15Four United States arplun
stnrted lllght from Now York to n.wt'.v
July SO-Klrst transcontinental mail
plane3 left Long Island for Sun Fran
cisco. Aug. 8 First transcontinental air mall
reached Oaklund, Cal.
Aug. 10 Air mall service established be
tween Chicago and St. Paul-MlnnupolIs.
Aug. 16 Chlcogo-St. Louis air mall
service established.
Aug. 23 Army planes from New York
reached Nome. Alaska,
Sept. 8 Coast-to-coast air mall service
established.
Sept. 28 James Gordon Bennett trophy
race won by Sudl Lecolnte, France.
Oct. 25- Belgian entry Belglca won In
ternational balloon race In America.
Nov. 25-Lleut. C. C, Mosley won Pulit
zer trophy airplane raco at Mlneola, N. Y.,
his average speed being 178 miles an hour.
Dec. 3 J, T. Christensen, air mall pilot,
sot ndw record for Chlcaco-Now York,
lllght. making 742 miles In 6 hours U.
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