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TW1 LAV1XNX LB A Dill-1
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uTmomiom
Chronology
of the Year 1991
Compiled by E W Pickard
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INTERNATIONAL
Jon. 11—United Bute* withdraw lie rep
reemtatlves from council of ambassador*.
Jan. 33— I'rvHldent Wilson asked that
Allies guarantee Russia (rum outside eg
•resslun preliminary to his undertaking
mediation for Arn.cnia.
Jan. 36— Supreme council, after reject-
ing proposal to turn Austria's financial
problem over to the League of Nations,
Appointed commission to examine eco-
nomic status of Europe with reference
to Austria.
Jan. 36— Supreme council decided Latvia
and Esthonla should be recognised as
Sovereign states.
Jan. 29—Supreme council fixed Qerman
reparations at 336,000,000,000 gold marks,
payable in annual installments, and 13
psr cent tax on exports during ths period
of payment.
Feb. 6— Franco and Foland signed mili-
tary agreement for aid against Invasion
by Germany and Huasla.
Feb 19-Asei l>*tjan declared war on
Georgia, and the lleds started attack,
taking Tints.
The United States formally withdrew
from the reparations commission.
Feb 21—Supreme coum 11 in London
opened Near Lust conference.
Teheran, capital of Persia, taken by
rebel Cossacks, und the shah mads pris-
oner.
Feb. 2S— League of Nations council re-
ceived protest of United States against in-
clusion of island of Vap .n territories sub-
jected to mandate of jApan, and demand
for a voice In disposal of former German
colonies.
Feb. 27—Fanamans defeated Costu
Ricans In disputed territory of Coto.
March 3— League of Nations council re-
plied to United States Unit it was not
concerned with the allocation of Yap to
Japan, und invited United States tp take
part in discussions on Turkish and Afri-
can mandates.
March 3—German counter proposals
reparations rejected by allied supreme
coiHicil as totally inadequate. Germany
given until March 7 to accept terms laid
down In Laris.
March 8—Occupation of German cities
of Duesseldorf, Duisburg and Huhrort by
French troops carried out as penalty for
Germany's failure to meet reparation de-
mands.
March 16—Trade agreemei
commercial relations will be resumed by
Great Britain and Russia signed at Lon-
don.
Allies’ reparations commission notified
German government it must pay |260,(WU,-
000 before March 23.
Russia and Turkey signed treaty; Ar-
menia divided among Georgia. Turkey and
Azerbaijan.
March 10—Peace signed at Riga by rep-
resentatives of Russia. Ukralnla and Po-
land.
March 21—Plebiscite held In Upper 81-
lesla to determine the future national
status of that region. Germany received
176,000 votes and Poland 889,000.
March 23—Germany in her reply to ulti-
matum of allied reparations commission
refused to pay 1,000,^0,000 gold marks due
March 23 and disputed commission's fig-
ures showing balance of 13,000,000,(.00
murks due May 1.
March 26—Greeks began offensive against
Turks in Asia Minor.
March 80—Turkey protested to allies
against Greek offensive.
April 1—Greeks defeated by Turks at
Esktshehr.
April 2—Washington
formed Germany Uni
n^t countenance Germany's escaping full
responsibility for the war or getting out
of paying its obligations to the limit of
government in-
united States would
spin
ecretary of
ta
ry of State Hughes sent
iking firm stand concern-
April
yield
paying
her ability.
April 6—Se>
to allies a note, ..,•■> .
log island of Yap, and mandates in gen-
eral
April 8—French government supported
United States In Yap controversy.
20—Japanese cabinet declined to
a Yap mandate.
April 21—Germany asked President Har-
ding to act as mediator of reparations
dispute, but he refused.
April 27—Specific reparations bill of 132,-
000,WO,000 gold marks presented to Ger-
many by allied commission.
April 29—Italy Indorsed United States
position concerning Yap.
May 2—United, States rejected German
reparations proposals as Inadequate.
France called out troops for occupation
9t the Ruhr.
May 3—1’ules invaded Upper Silesia and
military law was proclaimed.
May 4—Poles and plebiscite control
for' es fought in Upper Silesia.
G rman cabinet resigned as result of
reparations dispute.
May 6—Supreme council handed Ger-
many reparations ultimatum and protocol,
granting six days for acceptance; German
debt fixed at 135,000,000,000 gold marks.
May 6—President Harding resumed
American representation In councils of
the allies.
May 19—Dr. Wlrth formed new ministry
for Germany and the relchstag voted, 221
to 1775, to accept the allied ultimatum.
May 20—France warned Germany the
fending of troops or munitions Into Upper
Bllt-sla would be considered a warlike act.
May 22—Organized ‘'Volunteer" forces of
Germans attacked Pole* In Upper Silesia
May 23—Trial of four German soldiers
and officers for war crimes opened in
Lelpsig
May 24—Germany reassured Fiance
rning Upper Silesia, and Premier Briand
Aug. B-Panama agraad In Ini Cga*
Rica occupy Coto.
Aug. 24—Japan formally accepted InvKa*
tlon to dlaarmamont conference.
United Staten pence treaty wttk Auelvta
tinned In Vienna.
Aug. 31-Unlted States signed |
treaty with Germany In Berlin.
Aug. 17—Turks drove Greeks back g
Sekaria river with heavy losses.
Aug. 29— Hostilities opened be!
Hungary and Austria concerning frontier.
United States peace treaty wtUi Hun-
ffnry signed in Budapest
Sept. 1—Agreement reached to divide
Lithuania Into two states, one independ-
ent and one controlled by Poland.
Sept 4—Soviet Russia and Afghanistan
signed treaty.
Sept 6—League of Nations assembly mil
In Geneva and elected H. A. Van Karst-
beek, Holland, president.
Sept. 14-League of Nations
sleeted 11 Judges of International court e
Justice, Including John Bassett
the United States.
Sept 18—Hostilities broke out between
Jugo-filnvln and Albania.
Sept. 21—Lithuania, Esthonla and Latvia
admitted to League of Nationa.
Bcpt. 24—Allies ordered Hungary te
evacuate Rurgenland
Sept. 90-a*rman rolchatag ratified peats
treaty with United States.
Oct. I—League of Nation* assembly ad-
journed after re-electing Brasil. China.
Belgium and Spain nonpermanent mem-
ber* of council.
Oct. 7—China rejected Japan's proposal*
for settlement of 8hantung controversy.
Oct 10—Dlvleton of Slleeie decided by
League of Nationa council.
Oct. IS—Unfted States senate ratified
treaties of peace with Germany, Austria
and Hungary by vote of M to ID.
Nov. I-Tranty between France and
Turkish Nationalists announced.
Nov. 7—Grant Britain entered strong
protest against Franco-Turkteh accord.
Nov S—Council of ambassadors ap-
proved boundaries of Albania.
Nov. 9—Allied ambassadors ordered
Jugo-Slavs to get out of Albania, but
latter continued their Invasion
Nov. 12.—Conference on limitation of ar-
maments and Far Bait questions opened
In Washington. Secretary of Btate Hughes
announced the American plan-a naval
holiday for ten years by Great Britain,
Japan and the United StAtes, and the
scrapping of all building programs.
Nov 14— President Harding formally
proclaimed peace between United States
and Germany.
Nov. 16—Great Britain, Japan, Francs
and Italy acoepted American naval limita-
tion plan In principle.
Nov. 16—China, In the Washington con-
ference, asked recognition rb an Inde-
pendent nation, respect for territorial
rights, restitution of seized provinces and
regions, abandonment of special foreign
privileges, withdrawal of foreign troops,
permission to govern her own Internal af-
fairs, and the open door.
League of Nations council met In Paris
Bourgeois of France elected president.
Nov. 18—Jugo-Slavla accepted tbs Al-
banian boundaries.
Nov. 21—Premier Briand presented to
conference France’s
large army, Betti
armament
for maintaining
reasons
Ing forth
her fears of aggression by Germany, and
delegates of other powers pledged France
con-
seri
declared fie would maintain the entente
with Great Britain, Italy and the United
States,
une
Ish hospital ship Dover Castle, acquitted
lyed *
because he obey*
June 7—«
-nony’a offer
British
June 4—Lieut. Neumann, who sank Brlt-
Dover
orde
Great Britain rejected Ger-
many's offer of troops for Upper Silesia,
and British troops began clearing Poles
from disputed territory.
June IS—Allies ordered Greeks not to at-
tack Turkish Nationalists at present.
June 24—Council of League of Nations
awarded Aland Islands to Finland.
June 2C—Greece rejected mediation with
Turks, offered by entente, and refused to
defer offensive.
Pules agreed to allies’ plan for Upper
Silesia.
June 28—Germany paid 44.000,000 gold
marks to reparations commission.
June 30— Greeks opened offensive against
Turk Nationalists.
July 9— Poles and Russians fighting on
old German-Russlan front.
July 10—President Harding Informally
Invited Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan to conference on limitation of ar-
maments and on Far Eastern problems,-
In Washington. China included.
July 20—Grceks occupied Eaklshahr, Asia
Minor.
July 24—Franco • British compromise
reached on Silesian policy.
July M—Japan accepted Invitation to
Washington conference, with certain res-
eratlons.
July 27—United States demanded release
of American prisoners In Rusala.
July 80—Soviet Russia agreed to release
All American prisoners In return for
American famine relief.
Aug. 10-8uprem* council decided on
strict neutrality concerning the Greco-
Turkish question.
Aug. 11—United States sent formal In*
Vltations to Washington conference on
disarmament and Pacific question, to
open November 11. •
AQg. 12-ftupreme council decided to re-
f#r tho Upper 1
League of Natloi
monta to Silesia.
Silesian quaatlon to tbs
ns and to send reinforce-
Aug. 19-Russian soviets end American
Rail si ----
terms.
sllef administration agreed on rtllaf
Aug. R—United
Bad panama tha______________________
disputed territory to Coots Rica must Its
snsr-
nlted flute* govsrnment notl-
th, arbitration award ceding
...rltorr to Coala Rica muat bo
and aant battalion ot marine*
se army.
IHlOI
delega
their continued support.
Conference committee on Far East
adopted "bill of rights" for China.
Nov. 26—Powers in Washington confer-
ence agreed In principle to abolition of
extraterritorial rights in China.
Dec. 19—United States, Great Britain,
Japan and France, In Washington con-
ference. agreed on treaty to stabilise
peace In the Pacific, to last ten years;
Anglo-JapAnese alliance to be abrogated.
Dec. 13—Four-power Pacific peace treaty
signed.
Dec. 16—United States, Great Britain
and Japan agreed on "6-5-3" naval ratio,
with modifications, and on plan to main-
tain status quo In Pacific fortification*
and naval bases with exception?.
Dec. 14—Germany told allies she could
not pay January Installments of repara-
tions.
Dec. 16—France made unexpected de-
mands for naval strength.
FOREIGN
Jan. 9—British unearthed Irl?h plot to
blow up the houses of parliament.
Jan. 12—Leygues ministry overthrown by
French chamber of deputies.
Jan. 1C—Briand made premier of France.
Jan. 22—Irish leaders opened "major of-
fensive" against British forces.
Feb. 4—Greek cabinet headed by Rhal-
11b resigned.
Feb. 6.—Sultan of Turkey deposed as
head of Mohammedan religion by lniam-
»tie congress at Bivus and Emir Feisal
appointed.
Feb. 27—Widespread revolt against sovi-
et rule in parts of Russia.
March 8—During bombardment of work-
ingmen s quarters In Moscow by Bolshev-
ist artillery several hundred persons were
killed or wounded.
Eduardo Dato, premier and minister of
marine, assassinated at Madrid. Spain.
March 14—Six Sinn Fein prisoners con-
victed of complicity In killing of British
soldiers In Ireland hanged In Mount Joy
prison.
March 15—Talaat Pasha, former grand
vizier and Turkish minister of finance,
assassinated by Armenian In Berlin.
March 24—Fifty communists and police-
men killed in Red revolt in Industrial re-
gions of central Germany.
March 37—Former Emperor Charles
made uttempt to regain throne of liun
gary, but Regent Horthy refused to yield.
March 30—Czechoslovakia, Jugo-Slavia
and Rur'ania mobilized to prevent res-
toration • f Charles.
April 1—Allies’ council of ambassadors
warned Hungary the restoration of the
Hapsburgs would not be tolerated, and
Hungarian national assembly condemned
attempted coup of Charles.
Lord Tulbot, leading British Roman
Cathulic, appointed lord lieutenant of
Ireland
C011I miners of Great Britain struck.
April 5—Former Emperor Charles left
Hungary for Switzerland.
April 7—Dr. Sun Yat Sen elected Presi-
dent of Republic of South China.
April 9—National Dank of Cuba sus-
pended.
April 14—British transport workers and
railway men decided not to Join In
strike.
April 17—U. S. government decided Dr.
Alfredo Zayas was elected president of
Cuba In November.
April 18—Province of Ontario, Canada,
voted "bone dry."
April 29— Alfredo Zayas proclaimed
President-elect of Cuba.
British coal strike negotiations aban-
doned.
May 19—Dr. Wlrth became German
chancellor.
May 22—Serious antl-Brltlsh outbreak
In Alexandria, Egypt.
May 25—Dublin custom house burned by
Sinn Felners.
Vladivostok seised by anti-Bolshevists.
June 7—New parliament of Northern
Ireland organized in Belfast
June 22—King George formally opened
the Ulster parliament.
June 25—Lloyd Oeorge Invited D* Val-
era to a conference on Ireland.
July 9— De Valera agreed to conference
In London and cessation of all hostilities
In Ireland was announced.
July 21—De Valera received British of-
fer for settlement of Irish troubles and
took It to Dublin.
Aug. 9—Soviet Russian govsrnment
abandoned state ownership of all but a
few of the largest industries.
Aug. 11—Baron Byng of Vlmv Ridge In-
augurated governor general of Canada.
Aug. 21-Alexander proclaimed king of
the Serbians, Croats and Slovenes.
Aug. 23— Emir Feisal became king of the
Irak region, the new Arab state of Meso-
potamia.
Aug. 26—The Irish refused Britain’s of-
fer and Lloyd Georgs warned them
against delaying settlement
Mathias Ersbergsr, German statesman,
assassinated.
Aug. 27.—Malabar district of British In-
dia put under military rule bssause of se-
rious rioting by Moplahs.
Sept. 7—British cabinet, In snswsr to
Sinn Fein note, asked De Valera to send
delegates to another conference on Sept.
20, imposing condition that Ireland must
remain within ths empire.
Sept. 14— Norway prohibited Importation
of liquors end wines containing mors than
14 per cent alcohol.
Lloyd Oeorge received reply from Ds
Vsltra Insisting on Ireland1? right to as*
cede, and thereupon canceled OM proposed
conference.
Jj-Ki. e-JU—* ONW eeeta MM
Man Feta ta conference |j Uilw on
tss& W *£
raaua, eata bitched.
. <■*<■ H-Brtllsh-Irtob oonf.r.nc. *mm4
hi London.
. 15-Pnrtuguee* mints try overthrown
hr military coup nnd oov.rnl cabinet
■nontb.ro killed. Now mlnlnlr, termed
by Manuel Coelho.
Oct II—Premier Lenin el Ruseta nd-
muud economic dofonl of communism.
. *»-*»P»ror Chnrloo and hl« wife won!
In Hungary by airplane and Charm wan
proclaimed king. Utile entente began
preparations ta attack
fiiss
Elta. Count Andraaay and athar mdara
takan prisoner.
Oct to-Dr. Wlrth (armed new mlato-
try (or Oarmany.
Oct to—Council of ambassadors etdered
little entente lo cease war threat, against
Hungary, and demanded that Hungary
surrender Charles.
Oct. n-Presidenl Condrn of Paraguay
resigned ewtag to revolutionary move-
ment.
Nov. 1—Former Emperor Charm tab-
•"to anile at Funchal!Madeira.
Petlurtat Insurgents, Invading Ukraine
from Rumania, captured Kamlnels-Pe-
detail and all off Podolla.
•i Premier Mara of fapaa aaaas-
Nov. a—Hungarian national __
panned law dethroning Charlas am
lag the Hnpsburg dynasty.
Alexander sworn la ns king al Jugo-
slavia.
Nov. IP-Vlacount Tukahaahl made pre-
mier of Japan.
Nov. It—Seven hundred Mopish rebel*
killed by Qurkha garrison In India.
Nov. IT—Rerlou* rlota marked arrival at
prince of Wnloe In Bombay.
Nov. a-Engnsoment of Prlncoet Mary
of England and Vlncount Utscellea an-
nounced.
Nov. M-Crown Prince Hlrohllo mads
regent of Japan.
Nov tt-Lord Chancellor Birkenhead re-
vealed Britain's Oder lo Ireland of full
dominion atatua with reservation! con-
cerning tariff nnd naval facllltlee.
Nov. 29-Ultter rejected British plan for
Ireland.
Dec. 5-Rrltlsh and Blnn Fein signed
treaty creating the Irish Free Btate, with-
in the empire.
Canada Liberals won parliamentary
elections* overthrowing Melghen govern-
ment.
President Herrera of Guatemala oueted
by revolutionist#.
Dec. 7-Klng George freed all Interned
Irish prisoners.
Dec. 8— De Valera denounced the Irish
peace treaty.
Dec. 14-Ulster cabinet refused lo enter
Irish Free State.
Dec. !0— HrItlah parliament ratified the
Irigh treaty.
DOMESTIC
Jsn. 1—President Wilaon rant Gen.
Crowder to confer with President of Cuba
n conditions In the laland.
Jan. 3—President Wilson vetoed bill to
revive War Finance corporation and ten-
ate repaesed It.
Capitol building of West Virginia de-
stroyed by fir*.
Jan. 4—House passed bill to revive War
Finance corporation, over President's
veto,
Jan. 9— President-elect Harding re-
signed as U. 8. senator from Ohio.
Jan. 17—Congress set limit of regular
army at 175,wo men.
Jan. 19— House decided Its membership
should not be increased; II stales lose
and eight gain representatives.
Jan. 22—Soviet Russian "Ambassador"
Martens and his staff deported.
Jan. 24—Senate passed the packers’ reg-
ulation bill.
Jan. 81—8upreme court held Judge Land-
is had no lawful right or power to
side over trial of Victor Berger and
or Socialists.
Feb. 5—President vetoed army reduction
resolution and house repassed it.
Feb. 7—Senate repassed army reduction
resolution.
Feb. 16—Senate passed emergency tar-
iff bill,
Feb. 19—Harding announced appoint-
ment of Charles E. Hughes aa secretary
of etute.
Feb. 21—II. M. Daugherty appointed at-
torney general by Harding, and Iieniy
P. Fletcher named under-secretary of
state.
Ftb. 22— Harding completed hie cabinet
by selecting Edwin Denby for secretary
of the navy; Herbert Hoover, secretary
of commerce, and James J. Davis, secre-
tary of labor; Andrew Mellon, secretary
of the treasury; John W. Weeks, secre-
tary of war; Will Hays, postmaster gen-
eral; Henry C. Wallace, secretary of ag-
riculture, and Albert H. Fall, secretary of
le interior.
Feb. 28—Senate adopted resolution re-
pealing wartime laws.
March 3— President Wilson vetoed emer-
gency tariff bill.
March 4—Warren G. Harding Inaugu-
rated President of the United States.
National
Jww
ter *1
June
Washington am knees tee to Chile,
dying war with Germany mM .
was
ware migoad
ullon.
rt.\A
IH/ssh.
Wekwtl
fer Midler*' relief______
Oev. dm*II and Ueut Uev. Marling o
Illinois Indicted en chargee of fraud ami
embcealement of itato (undo.
July ll-Houe# yaeeed the tariff bill. _
Auj. 4-leaata yaeeed agricultural cred
Du Font eg-
wr.ra
_______ soldier beaut
President's reesee*.
ly.» Boasts passed Ike (west MU
soldiers' relief bureau.
AJSrtn^d SlTLm&'M
Aug. y-Vweel soldier relief bUI signed
hr President and Col. C. R. Forbes made
•w*rwnssAvuHii .>
'WTtJPg&i Ml. yaeeed by
house.
t ratios ^wif***** ****** r*Ur**d kdnelala-
_ Aug M-Congrtee receeeed until Bcgt.
B after yesMng MiJMhMS ehlgelng board
deficiency MU and the billion-dollar farm
exports credit MU, nnd entoadlag the
dye embargo lo Jan. L HO.
Aug. 10-President Herding Issued yroe-
tarnation ordering handa of West Virginia
miners to cease Insurrectionary move-
ments and disperse.
Regular a
Sent
nde
Sept.
Chari*
army treoya Mat lata
peat af
r general ot Philippines.
t-Weet Virginia Insurgents s
.h^M*r«,r.*mri5: J3S'
Gen. Leonard Wood acoepted
to pre-
nd oth-
aceepted
governor general ot Philippines.
I
Bit
_________ „jgL__ _____
Ellhu Root nnd Oacnr W. Underwood
rendered to U. d. troops.
Herding appointed
bee, Henry Cabot Lodge.
t—President
E. Hug
represent IT. S. In conference on limits
lion of armaments nnd Far Beet ques-
tions
Bcpt. 10-Holm 0. Buraum elected U. I.
senator from New Mexico.
Sept. tl-Congreea reconvened end Pres
I dent Harding submitted treatlea with
Oermany, Austria and Hungary.
J. C. Orew nominated minister to
Bwitserland, nnd Dr. J. D. Prince of New
Jersey mlnlatsr to Denmark.
Sept. 20-Conference on unemployment
opened In Washington.
dept. 27-Flfty-flfth annual encampment
G. A. H. opened In Indianapolis.
Sept. 20-t.ewlB ff. Pilcher of Brooklyn
elected commander-ln-chlef ot O. A. R.
Sept. t0-8hlppln( board and Emergency
Meet corporation separated.
Oct. t-John Barton Payna appointed
chairman of American Red Cross.
William H. Taft aworn In an chief just-
ice of Supreme court.
Oct. t-Prealdsnt Harding appointed the
following minister*: To Panama, Dr.
John Glover South of Kentucky: to Nic-
aragua, John E, Ramor of Colorado: to
Venezuela, Wllllt O. Cook of 8outh Da-
kota: to Guatemala, Roy Davie of Mis-
souri; to Cxechoalovakta, Lewis Einstein
of New York; U '
Wilson of Maine: .« r ■■■,*,.u, v,
Kngey of Kanins, and to Slam,
to Bulgaria, Charles I.
1; to Finland, Charles U
Ed wart I
-agon.
1 8. Sweneon of Minnesota
March U-Ohlo
quell race riot at Springfield, O.
hteen men Indicted
Guardsmen
In Chi-
baseball scun-
Murch 26— Eighteen
cage In connection with
dal.
James C. Davis of Iowa appointed di-
rector general of railways.
March 28—Supreme court held profits
from sale of corporate stock and bonds
and capital assets are taxable as Income
April 11—Congress met In extra session!
Telephone communication between Unit-
ed States and Cuba opened by Presidents
Harding nnd Menocnl.
U. 8. Supremo court refused to review
conviction* of Haywood and 79 other I.
W. W.'s.
April 12—Immediate declaration by con-
gress of peace with Germany, complete
rejection of the League of Nutlons cove-
nant, and ultimate ratlDcatlon of such
parts of the Versailles treaty as Involve
American rights and Interests proposed
by President Harding In his message to
congress.
April 14—George Harvey and Myron D.
Herrick nominated ambassadors to Great
Britain and France, respectively.
April 16— House passed emergency tar-
iff bill.
Frank White, North Dakota, appointed
treasurer of United States.
April 22— House passed emergency immi-
gration bill.
April 26—National budget bill passed by
senate.
April 28—House passed naval bill car-
rying *396,000.000.
April 86—Senate adopted Knox resolu-
tion declaring war with Germany and
Austria at an end.
May 2—U. 8. Supreme court set aside
conviction of Senator Truman 8. New-
berry of Michigan and 16 others for al-
leged violation of federal corrupt prac-
,]ces act, holding the act void.
May 3-Senate passed Immigration bill.
May 6—House passed the budget bill.
May 16—House passed army appropria-
tion bill, reducing army to 166,000.
May 11—Senate passed the emergency
tariff bill.
May 13—House passed Tlncher bill lo
regulate dealings In grain futures.
Gen. Pershing made chief of staff of
army.
May 17-General reduction of all railway
wages decided on by federal railway la-
Rlchard Washburn Child nominated am-
bassador to Italy, and Dr. Jacob Gould
Schurman minister to China.
May 26—Senate adopted unanlmouaty
Borah disarmament amendment to naval
bill. t _
Censorship of press by Pogt OIBc# de-
partment abolished.
May 11-Great race riots In Tulsa, okla.;
35 klHtd, many wounded; negro quarter
of city burned.
June 1-Senate poised navy appropria-
tion bill carrying HM.600.000.
June J—Houee passed meat packer ooa-
Senate phased 160,0(10,000 farm loan bill,
June I—A. D. I tasker of Chicago ap-
pointed chairman of U, 8. shipping board.
John T, Adame ot Iowa elected chair-
man Republican national .committee.
Senate passed army bill, providing fg,
army of ICO,000.
June 11—Roy A. Haynes, Ohio, took at-
■' ihl prohibition commlsslonor,
'opted Porter rtsolu-
with Oermany and
flee aa nation!
Juno ll-Houeo
tlon declaring wai
Austria terminated.
Jt
adopted Porter rssolu-
»r with Oermany anf
”Juno~n^8onaW paoeofl meat pecker g*»
Kagoy of Kaneai
E. Brodl* of Or*j
Oct t—Laurltx _ _____
appointed mlnlat*r to 8wed*n.
Oct. 19-Banat* passed Borah bill *X'
empttnv American coastwise shipping
from payment of Panama canal toll*.
Oct. 16— L«onard Wood Inaugurated gov-
ernor general of Philippine*.
Oct. . 29-Governor 9 raster and other
Nonpartisan league state official! of North
Dakota ousted by recall election.
Oct. Sl-Amerlcan Legion convention
opened In Kanaae City.
Nov. 1—Cordell Hull of Tenneeaee
elected chairman of Democratic national
committee.
Nov. 2—Lieut. Col. Hanford MacNIder
of Manon City, la., elected national com-
mander of American Legion.
Nov. 6—Soldier bonus bill defeated In
senate.
Nov. 7—Tax Revision bill passed by
senate.
Nov. 8—John F. YYylan re-elected may
or of New York. E. Lee Trlnkle elected
governor of Y'lrglnla. Democrati won In
Kentucky.
Senate extended emergency tariff act
Indefinitely.
Nov. 9—America's unknown dead soldier
reached Washington and lay In state be-
neath the dome of the capital.
J. W. Riddle of Connecticut appointed
ambassador to Argentina.
Nov. 11—America’s Unknown Soldier
burled at Arlington on Armistice day.
Nov. 18-Senate adopted conference re-
port on anti-beer bill.
Nov. 19—House passed the maternity
bill.
Nov. 21—House adopted conference re-
port of tax bill.
Nov. 22—Porto Rico asked the removal
of Governor E. Mont Reily as "Incom-
petent and prejudiced."
Tax and anti-beer hills were
law and special session of
Nov. 23
enacted Into la
congress ended.
Nov. 29—Wood-Forbes commission re-
ported axalnst Immediate Independence
for tho Philippines and recommended
strengthening hand of American govern-
ment there.
Dec. 6—Congress met In regular session.
President Harding submitted to con'
gress the first national budget, for gov-
ernment expenses of 1923, showing reduc-
tion of half a billion.
Dec. 6-President Harding In message
suggested labor court to end strikes, de-
velopment of co-operative marketing
among farmers, decentralization of Indus-
try, modification of the American valua-
tion scheme In tariff bill, and other rem-
edial measures.
INDUSTRIAL
Jsn. *— Supreme Court of United Btate,
held that labor unions or their members
are accountable to the antl-truet law,
where they depart from their "normal
and legitimate objects and engage in an
actual combination or conspiracy In re-
straint of trade.”
Jan. 12—National conference of state
manufacturers' associations pledged gup-
port for open shop, movement
Jan. Il-Rallway executives asked that
"national working agreements" be abro-
gated, and railroad brotherhoods ap-
pealed to President Wilson to prevent
wage reductions.
Feb. 6—President Wilson declined to In-
terfere In railway wags controversy.
March 1-Wag* decreases of 1216 to l(
r cent, affecting over 100,000 employees
packing Industry In all part* of the
United 8Utes, announced.
March 23-Representatives of packing In-
dustry and Its employ*** reached agree-
ment at Washington and prevented
threatened strike.
March 81-Coal miners ot Groat Britain
wont on strike and state of emergency
was proclaimed by the king.
April 16-»Railway tabor board ordered
national working agreements terminated
on July 1,
May 1-May day strikes and lockouts
Involved tho building trades of Chicago,
job printers of the country, marine work-
ers of Atlantic coast and livestock han-
dlers of Chicago.
May t—United State* Bteel corporation
announced *wag» cut of W per cent for
day labor and reduction ot other wages
*Mh £-fltrtke of Chltago stock handltrs
and job printers ended.
May M-Unlon bakers ot Chicago struck.
May II—Railway labor board announced
oT
wage reduction averaging II per cent.
** * -'--lit of Chicago building tg.
Judge Landis ehoMn sr-
Juns Id-Lockout of i
dustrtes ended, "
tutor of wagescal*.
Juno M-ftaJI
jtet wa
Juno I
tied.
afeouahsd lime-
time wor
( er national
uly lf-Rall labor board ordered wagee
art bk sat"*0
Railway shopmen voted to re-
ject wage reduction.
----- M—British coal miners' strike set-
Railway labor
ond-a-half pay
sstended other
defli
£
Mm
flnltalff
board
for ove.
national
•groomem
work, but
to la*
.^nfllway strike jaUed,
'oaMmSS aUM unions rsNssd ta
aot sooMdee wage sot
werblag rule queetleoe '
nur*
by brotherhood
_Mev. l-MUk wage*
Torn district etrueb.
order
drivers off Now
le-GarmenV'work ore off Now Yeeb
off
M-Chlcogo teesMteW strike eaded.
16-Pocklag house employee*, ua-
lea. voluntarily
18.. _......._.........
4*r ohot repress wtattoa ala a, vaIt
NJM a M per rani cut la warn.
Doc. !-Op*a shop principle rar t
•hop crafts recegnlsed ln' erarklitf rules
d£*Yi?!*& Mtar, WtaJStaLh
la some eltlee.
■upturn* Ctourt of United btate* ruled
lefiSttag I* Illegal, but argaaiaiag ta use-
slon plante to
7—Fetal
rlota ml Chicago
Eaolera railroad* served settee
of reduction of wagse for fto.ee* omptoveee.
Doc. it-Kaaou otato troops onlltd out
to check riot* off striking minora
SPORTS
I—California university
lo State at footbau. N4.
>y Tildes
vis cup woa by
defeated
and John*tea,
Amerlcaa team, la New Bealand.
Jan. l»-Bass ball magnates signed agree-
ment giving Judge ltaadto full powers ad
head of tho commlMlon.
Jan. li-Bonny Leonard, lightweight
champion, defeated Richie Mitchell.
Fqj». T—Jack Britton, welterweight chase
plen, defeated Ted Lewis of England.
to off-------------------
nil U-HBaeoball season opened.
17 M
rslty
ern conference Hold and track moot.
May 36—Tommy Milton In
son Indianapolis l~ "
June 4-Unlverelt;
. ________ a Froatenac
lie MO-mll* auto race.
of llllnole won West
W. T. Tllden of Philadelphia won later
national tennis championship at Paris.
June 5—Busanne Lenglen beat Molls
MaHor^r for woman's tehhto championship
June 6—University of HMnolo won West-
ern conference baseball championship.
June 18— University of Illtnou won Nh'
tlonal collegiate athletic meet.
American taam defeated British In Bret
polo game.
June 22-Amerlcan taam defeated British
In second and Anal game of polo,
June 24-Jock Hutchtoon, America, and
Roger Wethered, England, Had for BrltKh
open golf cliamplonehip.
Yale defeated Harvard la annual boat
race.
Juno M-Hutchtoon won play-off for
British golf champlonahlp.
July 5-Jack Dempsey knocked
Ctoorgee Carpentler of Franco In fourth
round of world's championship batU* at
Jiimv City
July 4—w. T. Hay*s of Chicago woa day
court singles tennis champlonahlp.
July 14-Charl*s Evans, Jr., of Chicago
agatii won w**t*m smaUur golf Cham
plonshlp.
July 22—Jam** If. Barntt won national
op«n golf champlonahlp at Waahlngton.
July 23-Yal*-Harvard athletes defeated
Csmbrldge-Oxford team.
July 85—Peto Herman won tamtam weight
title from Joe Lynch.
July I7-Bryan Downey knocked out
Johnny Wilaon In fight for middleweight
champlonahlp.
Aug. 2-Formtr member* of Chicago
White Sox and others acquitted of con-
spiracy to "throw" the 1919 world eerlee
games.
Aug. 26-YVslter Hagen
won Western Open Qolf chi
Cleveland.
Ellis Hank of Canton. O.. won Grand
American Trapshooting handicap.
8epL 3— American tennis team won
Dsvls cup, defeating Japanese.
Sept. 6-Miss America II set world's rec.
ord for water craft by making I9.C67 miles
an hour at Detroit.
Sept. 19—William Tllden II won national
tennis championship.
Sept. 24—Jease Guilford of Boston won
national amateur golf championship.
Bept. 29—New York Giants won National
league pennant.
Oct 1—New York Yankees won Amorl<
ran league pennant.
Oct. 6—Peter Mannlnf trotted world's
record mile In 1:6744.
Oct. 8—Miss Marlon Hollins of New York
won national women's golf championship.
Oct. 13—New York Giants won world1*
championship.
Oct. 24— Halifax schooner Bluenoss won
international fishermen's race.
Nov 19-Unlverslty of Iowa won West-
ern conference football champl6nsh!p.
Harvard defeated Yale.
Nov. 22—Jake Schaefer won world’s
balk-line championship, defeating Hoppe.
Dec. 17—John LAyton won three-cushion
championship from Augle Kleckhefer.
AERONAUTICS
of Now York
amplonshlp, at
navy seaplanes com-
t Diego, Cal., to the
Jan. 16—Twelve
pkted flight from San
Canal xone.
April 27—J. T. Christensen, president of
Associated Air Mall Pilots, killed In crash
at Cleveland.
June 1—Air mall route*, except New
York-fian Francisco, ordered abandoned.
June 6— Laura Bromwell, famous avia
trix, killed by fall of plans.
Sept. 20—Swiss balloon w'on International
race cup, traveling from Brussels to Dub-
lin.
8ept. 22—Lieut. J. A. MacRsady made
world's altitude record, 49,900 feet, at Day-
ton, O.
Nov. 2-Albert Aeosta won Pulltxer
trophy at Omaha, flying 160 miles at aver-
age speed of 176 miles an hour, world rec-
ord for closed course.
NECROLOGY
Jan. 1—John W. Steele, "Coal Oil
Johnny," at Fort Crook, Neb.
Dr. Theobald von Bethmann-Hollwsgg,
former Imperial German chancellor.
Jan. 7—James G. Scrlpps, newspaper
publisher, In California. v
Jan. II—Henry Reinhardt, American art
collector and dealer.
Jan. 21—Congressman Charles Booher of
Missouri.
Mary W. Whitney, astronomy professor
emeritus at Vaasar.
J»n- H-Frank I. King, grain man nnd
philanthropist, In Toledo, O.
Rear Admiral E. W. Taussig, U. ». N„
retired.
Jan. 3f-John Francis Murphy, Ameri-
can landscape painter,
Jxn. Il-Fr*d*rlck H. Parkhurxt, gover-
nor of Main*.
Feb. •—Prince Krppotkln, Russian Nihi-
list leader.
Feb. b-Prof. Barrett Wendell of Har-
vard unlverelty.
Feb. O-Jamee Gibbons Huneker, author
and muelc critic, In New York.
Feb. 15-Blahop J. P, Family of Roman
Catholic diocese of Cleveland, O.
Feb. 14-Dr. A. D. Hepburn, form*!
■resident off Miami university, at Oxford,
Feb. II—W. P. McCombo, former Demo-
oratio national chairman, In Groanwloh,
Conn,
Feb. M-Dr. F. J. V. Skiff, director Of
Field museum, Chicago.
March 1—Nicholas t, king
n*(
. off Monte-
itro.
March !-Representative Champ
Clark
March li-B.’w. Burnham, retired pro-
fessor of astronomy at UnlverMty of Chi-
•seor ot aotronoi
Yaroh n-Dr?Frank W. Ouneaulua, edu-
ator, lecturer, mlnlater, at Chloago.
March ll-B*rt Leaton Taylor, Journal-
ist, in Chicago.
March Mr-Jamex Cardinal Olbbons, arch.
MSuSrh
r#h» Burraugha, Amsrloan
^AnksnYf for»tf Unltsd BtaUa m*
l!SS
ftAVXS
, ohatrtaaa MtoMgea ow*
H It Teoaltah, logo lav
•tonal com mitt
"Bri^Ooa. 1
June r. W, Oalhralth. Jr., aa-
kStod rasss^jaasra
apolta,
June 0-Col. Wllltom Hester, preMdeat
Brooklyn Dally Eagle
June U-G*n. Jose Oomea former prool
dent af Cuba, la New York,
H. C. Ido, former governor general at
Philippines.
Juno It-Judge W, A. Blount of FortdO,
president American Bar assoclatloa.
June 10—William B. Mason, eongrsa*.
man-at-large from llllnole.
Juno a-Dr. Morris Jaetrew, Jr, an*
Ihorlty on 8*mltla literature
“ C H. Taylor, editor off Boston
den.
Globe.
June M—Prof.
Ellas Colbert, veteran
journalist and astronomer of Chicago.
Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore for-
mer cabinet member.
June to-Lady Randolph Churchill. In
London.
June to-Mal. Gen. Edward Fielding,
vice president Volunteer! of America.
July t-John F. Wallace, famous en-
gineer, In Washington.
July It—Dr. W. B. Atone, president Pur-
due unlverelty, killed In mountain climb-
ing accident.
July 74—Judge Septimus Hanna, toad**
In Christian Science church.
July to-Robert B. Burke, former Demo*
crtUc leader of Chicago.
Charles B. Cory, ornithologist, st Ash-
land, Win
July ll-Edgar Baltua, author, la Nat*
York city.
Aug. 1—Enrico
In Naples. Italy.
Aug. t-John O. Jenkins, Wisconsin Jur-
ist, at Milwaukee.
Congressman R. A. James of Virginia.
Aug. I—Thomas 8. Howland, vie* pr*M-
dent Chicago, Burlington A Quincy rail-
way. In Boston.
John D.
deco.
Aug. U—William C. Hook of
jurist.
Aug. U-flamuel P. Colt, rubber amao-
lecturer, at Bristol, R. I.
~’*t*r of •erbla, at Bot-
_ _ ... . T A. Greene, U.
•. A., retired, ' ~ '
Demetrlo*
Greece.
Aug. to—dir gam Hughes, Can ad hue
statesman.
Aug. to-Peter Cooper Hewitt, Amerlcaa.
Inventor, In Phrla
Aug. II—Field Marshal Count von Bus-
low, In Berlin.
Sept. t-Auatln Dobson, English poet.
Bept. U—Marquis of Milford Haven
(Prince Itaule or Uattenberg). In London.
Former United States Senator George
P. Weunore of Rhode Island.
Sept. 15—Peer O. Stromme, journalist
and author, at Madison; Wla.
Sept. 13—IU. Rev. Thomas O'Qorman.
Catholic blahop of Sioux Falls, 8. D.
Sept. 21-blr Ernest Cassel, British
financier.
Sept. 28—Engelbert Humperdinck, Ger-
man edmpoeer.
Oct 1-Former Federal Judge P. B.
Grosecup - •
Oct 5
baritone, In New York.
Former King William II of Wurtem-
berg.
Oct. It—Philander Case Knox, United
States senator from Pennsylvania.
Oct. 18—Ludwig lit, former king ot
Bavaria.
Oct. 21—Maj. Gen. W. W. Wotherepoon,
U. S. A., retired.
Oct 23-Dr. W. M. King, president
emeritus of Cornell college, lows.
Nov. 3-Dan R. Hanna, capitalist and
publisher of Cleveland, O.
Nov. 5-Rev. Antoinette L. B. Blackwell,
first woman ordained aa minister In Uni-
ted States, at Ellaabeth, N. J.
Nov. IS—c. II. Prior, pioneer railway
builder, In Minneapolis.
Mrs. George J. Gould (Edith Klngdoa).
at Lakewood, N. J.
Nov. 26—Lawrence C. Earl, American
painter, al Grand Raplda, Mich.
Nov. 22—Christine Nilsson, Countess da
Casa Miranda, operatic soprano, In Co-
penhagen.
Henry M. Hyndman, British Socialist
leader.
Nov. 14—Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow,
artist and last surviving son of the poet
Longfellow, In Boston.
Nov. yr-Lleut. Col. C. W. Whittlesey,
hero of “lost battalion," suicide at sea.
Nov. 38—Abdul Rahs Abbas, leader off
the Bahaists, at Haifa, Syria.
Nov. 23-Ivan Caryll, musical comedy
omposer, In New York.
Lord Mount Stephen, creator of Cuna-
dlan Pacific railway system.
Dec. 16—Sir Arthur Pearson, noted Eng-
lish publisher.
Victor Jacobi, composer, In New York,
Dec. 11-Earl of Halabury, former Brit-
ish lord high chancellor.
Dee. It—H. Clay Evans of Tenneasoo,
former commissioner of pensions.
Deo. 16—Congressman J. A. Elston ot
California.
John W. Duntley, millionaire manufas-
turn of pneumatlo tools, In Chicago.
Dec. lf-Camlllt Balnt-Saens, French
composer
■prscklsc, Jr., la Boa Fran-
aciurer, at oneioi,
Aug. 17—King Peti
grade.
Aug. It—Maj. Gen. Ha
q. Gen. Harry A. Greene,
I, al Oakland, Cal.
Rhallye, former premier
up of Chicago, at sea.
J—David 8. Blspham,
American
Balnt-Saens,
musician
DISASTERS
Jan. U—Pachuca, Mexico, Inundated by
breaking of dam; many killed or Injured.
Jan. to-Brttlsb submarine and crew off
M lost
Jan. M-Four-mllllon-dollar lira In busi-
ness section ot Athens, Oa.
Fsb. 35—United States destroyer Wools**
sunk In collision off Panama; 11 lost
Feb. (7—Thirty-seven killed and man*
Injured In railway collision at Portor, Ind.
March 15-Thousand bout** destroyed by
Art In Tokyo, Japan.
April 1-Flr# tit Jjj
homeless
April
jjfftnlta randorad II,lot
14-^Fou^'thpueeind building* do-
April 15-Four thousand building
strayed by lira In Hakodate, Japan,
April 15—Hundred klilsd by tarns
southern italos.
tornado la
killed.
June (-Terrible flood* la
redo killed hundreds off par
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tnd eleewbera and eauesd vast property
wwrfiiaMtortt 1“^°" ^
i membori off
bl* built in
rS^'and vlofnUy i"iteveral*hundred tUv«l
beet a—About IJto klUed, jhoueaado In-
af jrSr1twsrausaw:c
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