Chronology of the Year 1021 oo Compiled by E. W. Pickard SHTTIINNINNn aan (®. 1921, Western Newspaper Union.) INTERNATIONAL Jan. 11-United States withdrew its rep- resentatives from council of ambassadors. Jan, X-—President Wilson asked that allies guarantee Russia from outside ag- gression preliminary to his undertaking mediation for Armenia. Jan, 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. %—-Supreme council decided Latvia and Esthonia should be recognized as sovereign states. Jan. 2¥-8upreme council fixed German reparations at 226,000,000,000 gold marks, payable in annual (nstallments, and 12 per cent tax on exports during the period of payment, Feb. b—France and Poland signed mili- tary agreement for ald against invasion by Germany and Russia. Feb. 19-Azerbaljan declared Georgia, and the Reds started taking Tiflis, The United Statea formally withdrew from the reparations commission, Feb, 21-8Supreme council in opened Near East conference. Teheran, capital of Persia, rebel Cossacks, and the shah oner. Feb. 3-League of Nations council re- ceived protest of United States against in- clusion of island of Yap in territories sub- jected to mandate of Japan, and demand for a voice in disposal of former German colonies, Feb, 21~Panamans defeated Costa Ricans in disputed territory of Coto March 2-lLeague of Nations council re- plied to United States that it was not concerned with the allocation of Yap to Japan, and invited United States to take part in discussions on Turkish and Afri- can mandetes. March 3-German counter proposals on reparations rejected by allied supreme council as totally inadequate. Germany given until March 7 to accept terms laid down in Paris March 8-~Occupation of German cities of Duesseldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort by French troops carried out as penalty for Germany's failure to meet reparation de- mands, March 16-Trade agreement under which commercial relations will be resumed by Great Britain and Russia signed at Lon- don. Allles’ reparations commission notified German government it must pay $350,000,- 0 before March 3 Russia and Turkey signed treaty; Ar- menia divided among Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan. March 19-Peace signed at Riga by rep- resentatives of Russia, Ukrainia and Fo- land, March DN—Plebiscite held in Upper 8i- jesia to determine the future nati i status of that region. Germany received £i6.000 votes and Poland 356 000, March 3-Cermany in her reply to ulti. matum of allied reparations commission refused to pay 1,000,000,000 gold marks due March 2 and disputed commission's fig- ures showing balance of 13,000,000. 0x marks due May 1 March H-Greeks began offensive against Turks In Asia Minor. March 30--Turkey protested against Greek offensive April 1-Greeks defeated by Turks at Eskishehr. April 2-Washington government In- formed Germany United States would not countenance Germany's escaping full responsibility for the war or getting out of paying Its obligations to the limit of war on attack, London taken by made pris- to allles April 5—Secretary of State Hughes sent to allies a note, taking firm stand cofcern- ing island of Yap, and mandates in gen- eral April 3-French government supported United States in Yap controversy. April 20-Japanese cabinet declined to yield on Yap mandate April Nl—CGermany asked President Har- ding to act as mediator of reparations dispute, but he refused, April 71—8pecific reparations bill of 132,- 000,000,000 gold marks presented to Ger- many by allied commission April Italy indorsed United Btates position concerning Yap. May 2-United States rejected German reparations proposals &8 inadequate. “rance called out troops for occupation of the Rulir May 3—Poles invaded Upper Ellesia and military law was proclaimed. May ¢-Poles and plebiscite forces fought in Upper Silesia German cabinet resigned as result of reparations dispute May 6-8Supreme council handed Ger- many reparations uitimatum and protocol, granting six days for acceptance, German debt fixed at 135.000,000.00 gold marks, May 6—President Harding resumed American representation ia councils of the allies. May 10-Dr. Wirth formed new ministry for Germany and the reichstag voted, to 175, to accept tHe allied ultimatum May O-France warned Germany the sending of troops or munitions into Upper Silesia would be considered a warlike act May 2-Organized “volunteer” forces of Germans attacked Poles in Upper Silesia May 23-Trial of four German soldiers and officers for war crimes opened In Lalpsig. May M-Germany reassured France con- cerning Upper Silesia, and Premier Briand declared he would maintain the entente with Great Britain, Italy and the United Etates June é~Lieut. Neumann, who sank Brit. ish hospital ship Dever Castle, acquitted because he obeyed orders June 7-Great Britain rejected Ger. many's offer of troops for Upper Bilesia, and British troops began clearing Poles from disputed territory June 18 Allies ordered Greeks not to at- tack Turkish Nationalists at present, June 24-Council of League of Nations awarded Aland islands to Finland, June W—-Greece rejected mediation with Turks, offered by entente, and refused to defer offensive. Poles agreed to allies’ plan for Upper Silesia. June BI -Cermany pald 8.000000 marks to reparations commission, June B-Greeks opened offensive against Turk Nationalists July 9-Poles and Russians fighting on old German-Russian 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 ¥-Greeks occupied Eskishehr, Asia Minor, July Franco - British compromise reached on Silesian policy. July 2%-Japan accepted Invitation to Washington conference, with certain res- ervations. July Zi--United States demanded release of American prisoners in Russia, July ¥M--foviet Russia agreed to release all American prisoners In return for American famine relief, Aug. 10-Bupreme council decided on strict neutrality concerning the Greco- Turkish question. Aug. 1l-United States sent formal vitations to Washington conference disarmament and Pacific question, open November 11 Aug, 13--Bupreme council decided to re- fer the Upper Sllesian question to the League of Nations and to send reinforce ments to Silesia, Aug. 19-Russian soviets and American Relief administration agreed on relief terms, hop. So-United Bites ernment noti- fled nama the arbitration award ceding disputed territory to Costa Rica must be accepted, and sent battalion of marines , to Panama. ~ control as ES — gold in- on to Aug, 8-Panama agreed 10 Rica occupy Coto. Aug. W--Japan fopmially accepted Invites tion to disarmament conference. United Stated peace treaty with Austria signed In Vienna, Aug. 25-United States signed treaty with Germany in Berlin, Aug. 27-Turks drove Greeks back across Bakaria river with heavy losses Aug. 29--Hostilities opened between Hungary and Austria concerning frontier, United Btates peace treaty with Hun- gary signed in Budapest. Bept. l—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. b—~League of Nations assembly met in Geneva and elocted H, A. Van Karne- beek, Holland, president Sept. 14-League of Nations assembly elected 11 judges of International court of justice, including John Bassett Moore of the United States, Sept 15-Hostilities broke out between Jugo-8lavia and Albania. Sept, 21--Lithuania, Esthonia and Latvia admitted to League of Nations. Sept. 24-Allles ordered Hungary evacuate Burgenland. Sept. M0-German reichstag ratified peace treaty with United States. Oct. b—League of Nations assembly ad- journed after re-electing Brazil, China, Beigium and Spain nonpermanent mem- bers of council Oct. 7—China rejected Japan's proposals for settlement of Shantung controversy. Oct. 10-Division of Silesia decided by League of Nations council Oct. 18-United States senate ratified treaties of peace with Germany, Austria and Hungary by vote of 6 to 2 Nov. $-Treaty between France and Turkish Nationalists announced. Nov. 7-Great Britain entered strong protest against Franco-Turkish accord Nov, B8-Council of ambassadors ap- proved boundaries of Albania. Nov, §S-Allled ambassadors Jugo-8lavs to get out of Albania, latter continued thelr invasion Nov, 12 -Conference on limitation of ar- maments and Far East questions opened in Washington. Secretary of State Hughes announced the American plan—a naval holiday for ten years by Great Britain, Japan and the United States, and the scrapping of ail bullding programas Nov 14-President Harding formally proclaimed peace between United Btates and Germany Nov. 15-Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy accepted American naval limita- tion plan in principl Nov. 16-China, in the Washington con- ference, asked recognition as 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 Bourgeo!s of France slected president, Nov. 18-Jugo-Slavia accepted the Al- banian boundaries Nov. 2I—-Premlier armament conference for maintaining large army, setting forth her fears of aggression by Germany, and delegates of other powers pledged France their continued support Conference committee on Far adopted “bill of rights’ for China Nov. Powers in Washington confer. ence agreed in principle to abolition of extraterritorial rights in China Dec. 10-United States Great Britain Japan and France, in Waahinglon cone ference, agreed on treaty 0 peace in the Pacific, to last ten years Anglo-Japanese alliance to be abrogated Dec signed Dec, 15-United and Japan agreed on 5-3" naval rat with modifications, and on plan to ma tain status quo In Pacifi fortificatic and naval bases with exceplions Dec. W-—-Germany told allies she pay January instaliments of reparsa tions Dee. 16-France mands for naval FOREIGN $-Pritish unearthed Irish pl the houses of pariiament Jan ~leygues ministry overthrown by French chamber of deputies Jan. 1f-Briand made premier of France Jan. B-lirish leaders opened fensive' asainst Hritish forces Feb. 4-Greek cabinet headed by is resigned Feb. §. Sultan of Turkey deposed as head of Mohammedan religion by Islam tic congress at Sivas and Emir Feisal appointed. let Costa peace to ordered but Briand presented to France's reasons States, Great “. could made unexpected de- strength Jan. ot 1 ur blow up thal et rule in parts of Russia March During bombardment of work. ingmen's quarters in Moscow by B ist artillery several hundred persons were Killed or wounded marine, assassinated at Madrid, Spain, March 4-8ix Sinn Fein prisoners con victed of complicity In killing soldiers In Ireland hanged In prison. March 15-Talaat Pasha, former grand vizier and Turkish minister of fAnance, assassinated by Armenian in Berlin Mount Joy n killed in Red revolt in industrial re- glons of central Germany March HN-~Former Emperor made attempt to regain throne of Hun gary, but Regent Horthy refused to yield March Czechoslovakia, Jugo-Biavia and Rumania mobilized to prevent res toration of Charles April 1—Allles’ council of ambassadors warned Hungary the restoration of the Hapsburgs would not be. tolerated, and Hungarian national assembly condemned attempted coup of Charlies Lord Talbot, leading Catholic, appointed lord Ireland Coal miners of Great Britain struck April 6~Former Emperor Charles Hungary for Switzerland April 7-Dr. Bun Yat Ben elected Presi- dent of Republic of Bouth China April 3-National Bank of Cuba sus Roman of British lieutenant left nded April 14-British iransport workers and railway men decided not to Jolin In strike. April 17-U. 8 government decided Dr Alfredo Zayas was elected president of Cuba in November, April 18-Province of Ontario, Canada, voted “bone dry.” April D-Alfredo Zayas President-elect of Cuba British coal strike negotiations aban- doned. May 10-Dr. chancellor, May D-Herious anti-British outbreak in Alexandria, Egypt, May Z-Dublin custom house byrned by Sinn Felners. Viadivostok seized by anti-Bolsheviets June T-New parliament of Northern ireland organized In Belfast June 2-King George formally opened the Ulster parliament June 6-Lloyd George Invited De Val era to a conference on Ireland. July %-De Valera agreed to conference in London and cessation of all hostilities in Ireland was announced July N1-De Valera received British of- fer for settlement of Irish troubles and took it to Dublin. Aug. S-8oviet Russian government abandoned state ownership of all but a few of the largest Industries Aug. 11--Baron Byng of Vimy Ridge in- augurated governor general of Canada. Aug, A-Alexander proclaimed king of the Serdlans, Croats and Slovenes Aug. B-Emir Feisal became king of the Irak region, the new Arab state of Meso- potamia, Aug, $-The Irish refused Britain's of. fer and ldoyd George warned them against delaying settlement Mathias Erzberger, German statesman, assassinated, Aug. 21.~Malabar district of British In- dia put under military rule because of se rious rioting by Moplahs, Sept. 7-Hritish cabinet, In answer to finn Fein note, asked De Valera to send delegates to another conference on Sept. 0, imposing condition that Ireland must remain within the empire, #ept. 14-Norway prohibited Importation of liquors and wines containing more than 14 per cent alcohol floyd George received reply from De Valera insisting on Ireland's right to se coda, and thereupon canceled the proposed conference. | | Fear prociaimed Wirth became German | THE CENTRE REPORTER. Sept, -Lloyd George again invited Sinn Fein to conference in london on £20, 11. : Oct, 2--8panish tredps killed a thousand rebellious Modry tn battle, Oct. 10--Central American prising Balvador, Honduras raguas, established, Qct, 1l=-British-Irish conference opened in London Oct. 19--Portuguese ministry overthrown by military coup and several cabinet members killed. New minisiry formed by Manuel Coelho, Oct, 21—Premler Lenin of Russia ad- mitted economic defeat of communism. Ex-Emperor Charles and his wife want to Hungary by airplane and Charles was proclaimed king Little entente began preparations to attack Oct. U-—-Regent Horthy's army defeated the Carlists near Budapest. Charles, Zita, Count Andrassy and other leaders taken prisoner, Oct. 28—-Dr. Wirth formed new minis. try for Germany. Oct, 20—Council of ambassadors ordered little entente to cease war threats against Hungary, and demanded that Hungary surrender Charles, Oct. 30-FPresident resigned owing to ment, Nov. 1—~Former Emperor Charles tak- en to exile at Funchal, Madeira. Petlurist insurgents, Invading Ukraine from Rumania, captured Kaminets-Po- dolsk and all of Podolia. Nov, 3-~Premier Hara of Japan assas- #inated, Nov. &-Hungarian national assembly passed law dethroning Charles and oust- ing the Hapsburg dynasty. Alexander sworn in as Slavia. Nov. 12--Viscount Takahashi! made pre- miler of Japan, Nov. 1b-8S8even hundred Mopiah killed by Gurkha garrison in India Nov, 17-—-Berious riots marked arrival of prince of Wales in Bombay Nov, Engagement of Princess Mary of England and Viscount Lascelles an- nounced, Nov. &-Crown regent of Japan Nov, lord Chancellor Birkenhead re- vealed Britain's offer to Ireland of full status with reservations oon- tariff and naval facilities 29 Ulster rejected British plan for com- Nica Union, and of Paraguay move- Condra revolutionary king of Jugo- rebels a -. Prince Hirohito made cerning Nov Ireland Dec. 8-British and Sinn Fein signed treaty creating the Irish Free State, with. in the empirs, Canada Liberals elections, overthrowin ment President Herrara of Guatemala ousted by revolutionists Dec King George freed Irish prisoners Dec. § Valera denounced the Irish peace trealy Dec. 14-Ulster cabinet refused to enter Irish Free State Dec. 16-British parliament Irish treaty DOMESTIC Wilson sent Gen ‘resident of Cuba island Wilson won parliamentary Meighen govern- all Die mtified the Jan 1—President Crowder to er w on conditions in the Jan. 3-President revive ate repassed it Capitol building of West t fire Virginia de Jan Finance elo, Jan, corporation, over $8 Presidant elect Harding as U. 8. senator from Ohlo Jan, li~Congress set limit army at 75,00 men, Jun. 15-House de not be Increased, 11 and eight gain representatives Jan. ID-bBoviel Hussian his stall deported 4-Senate passed the packers bill Bupremae ox no lawful rignt side over trial of Victor cialists President vetoed army and house repassed it Benale repassed army ’ wl membershi slates ded ita Jan slaiion Jan. 3 reg- or power to Berger and pre oth iS--Benate passed emergency tar- 19-Harding of Charles E sf state HM Feb, general ¥. Fietcher stale Feb announced appoint. Hughes as secretary Daugherty by named Appointed at- Harding, and Henry under-secretary of 2--Harding y selecting Edwin f the navy, completed Denby for Herbert H his cabinet secrelary Over, secretary and James J Davis, secre. Andrew Melion, secretary John W., Weeks secre iabor, treasury ary of of the tary of war eral. Henry C. Wallace, riculture, and Albert the interior Feb B-Senate adopted resciution secrelary of re March President Wilson vetoed emer. gency tariff bill March Warren G. Harding mhaugu- rated President of the United Slates March 11--Ohlo National guell race riot at Springfield, O March 5-Elighteen men indicted in Chi rage in connection with baseball scan James C. Davis of rector general of railways March 3-8upreme court from eale 6f corporate stock and bonda and capital assets are taxable as income, April 11-Congress met In extra session Telephone communication between Unit. ed Biates and Cuba opened by Presidents Harding and Menocal U. 8 Bupreme court refused to review convictions of Haywood and 7 other 1 WwW, W. a April 12-Immediate declaration by con- gress of peace with Germany, complete rejection of the League of Nations cove nant, and ultimate ratification of such American rights and by President Harding in his message to CONEress April 14-George Harvey and Myron D. Herrick nominated ambassadors to Great Britain and France, respectively April 15-House passed emergency tar- iff bill Frank White, North Dakota, appointed treasurer of United States April 2-House passed emergency immi- gration bill April 28-National budget bill passed by senate. April 3M_.House passed naval bill oar. rying $396.000,000 April 30-8enate 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 tices act, holding the act void May 3--8enate passed immigration biIL May 5-—-House passed the budget bill May 10-House passed army appropria- tion bill, reducing army to 150,000, May 11-Senate passed the emergency tariff bill May 13-House passed Tincher bili to 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- bor board Richard Washburn Child nominated am- passador to Italy, and Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman minister to China May S-8enate adopted unanimously Borah disarmament amendment to naval bill Censorship of press by Post Office de- partment abolished May 31—Great race riots in Tulsa, Okla. ; #% killed, many wounded; negro quarter of city burned. | June 1-Senate passed navy appropria- tion bill carrying $454,000,000, June 2-~House passed meat packer con- trol BL Senate $50,000,000 farm loan bill June 8A. D. Lasker of Chicago ap- pointed chalrman of U, 8. shipping board. John T, Adams of Iowa elected chair. man Republican national committee, Senate passed army bill, providing for army of L000, June 11—Roy A. Haynes, Ohio, took of- fice as national prohibition commissioner, June 13-House adopted Porter resolu. tion declaring war with Germany and Aygstria terminated, une 17--Benate passed meat packer con- trol bilL ' CENTRE HALL, PA: June 22-Charles 0. Dawes made direc tor of federal budget, June 24-Becretary of the Navy Denby publicly reprimanded Admiral Bims for indiscreet utterances in London speech C. B. Warren of Detroit appointed ams bassador to Japan and W, i Collier of Washington ambassador to Chile, June 21--House pussed supplementary prohibition law barring medicinal beer and wine, June 30--Willlam Howard Taft made chief justice of Bupreme court of U. B. House adopted modified resolution de. claring war with Germany ended, July 1-8enate adopted peace resolution, July 2-President Harding signed the peace resolution, July b5—Senator J, O. Wolcott of Dela- ware resigned to become chancellor of state. July 7—Gen, T, Coleman Du Font ap- pointed senator from Delaware, July 16-—-Benate shelved soldier bonus bill indefinitely at President's request, July 20-Senate passed the Bweet bill for soldiers’ relief bureau. Gov. Small and Lieut. Gov. bterling of Ilitnois indicted on charges of fraud and embezzlement of state funds, July 21--House passed the tariff bill Aug. 4—Benate passed agricultural cred. its bill, Aug. 8-Senate passed bill prohibiting medical beer and otherwise amending the Voistead act. Aug. S-Sweet soldier relief bill signed by President and Col. C. R. Forbes made director of the veterans’ bureau. Bill for federal regulation of boards of trade passed Ly senate Aug. 2--Tax revision bill house, Aug. Z2-8enate passed railroad adminis- tration bill Aug. A -Congress recessed until Bept. 21 after passing M8600,000 shipping board deficiency bill and the billlon-dollar farm exports credit bill, and extending the dye embargo to Jan, 1, 19:2, Aug. 30--President Harding issued proc- lamation ordering bands of West Virginia miners to cease insurrectionary move- ments and disperse Bept. 2-Regular army troops sent into the West Virginia mine region Gen. leonard Wood accepted governor general of Philippines Sept. 3--West Virginia rendered to U. B troops Sept $President Harding Charles E. Hughes, Henry Cabot Elihu Root and Oscar W. Underwood represent U. 8 conference on limita ton of armaments and Far East tions Bept. Holm O. Bursum senator from New Mexico Sept. 21--Congress reconvened and i ident Harding submitted treaties Germany, Austria and Hungary Lo Grew nominated minister Switzerland, and Dr, J. D. Prince of New Jersey minister to Denmark. Sept. MM Conference on unemployment opened in Washington Sept. NI--Fifty.nf annual encampment G. A. R opened in Indianapolis Bept. 2-lewis 8 Plicher of Brooklyn siscted commander-in-chief of G A R Sept. 0--Bhipping board and Emergency Fleet corporation separated Oct. 3-John Barton Payne chairman of American Red Cross Wiliam H. Taft sworn in as chief Just ice of Bupreme court Oct. 4--President Harding appointed lhe following ministers 3 Panama | 8 | John Glover Bouth of Kentucky; to Nic | aragua, John E Ramer Venezuela, Willi “ook ota; to G uri: to Czechosl f New York ‘lison of Maine: it agey of Kansas, and Brodie of Oregon Oct. 6-Lauritz B. Swenson of Minnesota {| appointed minister to fweden Bernate passed Borah bil) nerican coaelw ine at of Panama canal tells t onard Wood ernor general of Philippines Ot = Frasier Nonpartisan league stats offi | Dakota ousted by recall election i Oct N-American Legion | opened In Kansas City N ‘ordell H chairman of De oor ities Nov, 3-Lieu Col { of Mason In. { mander of American -Boldier bon passed by post of t in elected Da. Mis ath of of 5 Davia fowls rin, Charlies 8B and, Charlies L. Blam, Edward to ie ex. and other {overnor YY hE 1 elected elected national com Legion 3 Nov il bill senate Novy senate Novy. 8.John FF. Hylan reslected may New York E Lee inkle elected ernor of Virginia. Democrats won I defeated 7=Tax Revision bil passed or of I gos Kentucky Senate extended indefinitely Novy. S-America's unknown dead s« | reached Washi Mate neath emergency be 1 to Argentina America’s Unknown | buried at Arlington on Armistice day Nov 8.Banste adopted conference re- port on anti-beer bill Nov. 18-House passed ! bill Nov. N-House adopted conference re- port of tax bill Nov, Porto Rico asked thse removal Governor E. Mont Reilly as “incom- | petent and prejudiced. ™ Nov. B ax and anti-beer Ni enacted Into law and special session | congress ended Nov. 2-Wood.-Forbes ported against immediate Independence for the Philippines and recommended strengthening hand of American govern. ment there Dee. b-Congress met In regular session President Harding submitted to con. gress the first national budget, for gov ernment expenses of 1323, showing ho loe- tion of half a billion Dee. 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 tar!® blll and other rem- edial measures INDUSTRIAL Jan. 3-Bupreme Court of United Biates held that labor unions or their members are accountable to the anti-trust laws 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 sup- port for open shop movement Jan. N-Rallway executives asked that “national working ements” be abro- gated, and mall brotherhoods ap- pealed to President Wilson to prevent wage reductions Feb. 6-President Wilson declined to In. terfere In rallway wage controversy, March 5-Wage decreases of 12% to 18 per cent, affecting over 100000 employees of packing Industry In all parts of the United States, announced March 3 Representatives of packing in. dustry and its employees reached agree- ment at Washington and prevented threatened strike. March 31-Coal miners of Great Britain went on strike and state of emergency was proclaimed by the king. April 15-Raliway labor board ordered national working agreements terminated on July 1 May 1-May day strikes and lockouta involved the building trades of Chicago, job printers of the country, marine work- ers of Atlantic coast and livestock han dlers of Chicago. May 3-United States Steel corporation announced wage cut of 2 per cent for day labor and reduction of other wages and salaries May b-Strike of Chicago stock handlers and job printers ended, May 30--Unijon bakers of Chicago struck, May f-Railway labor board announced wage reduction averaging 1 per cent. June 10-Lockout of Chicago bullding in. dustries ended. Judge Landis chosen ar- biter of wage scale June 2%-Rallway shopmen voted to re. ject wage reduction. June -British coal miners’ strike set. tied, Railway labor board abolished time. and-a-hailf y for overtime work, but extended other national agreements In- definitely. July 13-Rafl labor board ordered wages of railway express employees ‘reduced six cents an hour on August the maternity ! of were of commission re Aug, 19-United Sintes Biles] corpiration anfiounced further Wage reduction for un. wiciled labor v Bept, 1-Judge Landis, as arbiter for building trades of Chicago district, re- duced wages 10 to 36 per cant and estab. lished new working rifles and conditions Sept. 5-Fug packing companies in- stalled shop representation system, Bept, W-Open shop for carpenters es- tablished in Chicago. Oct 15-CGeneral railway strike to start October 20, Oct, 22-Nine allied unions refused 10 support strike by rall brotherhoods, Oct, Z—-Rattway labor board sunounesd it would not consider wage cut requests until all working rule questions had been decided %--Rallway strike order cancelled by brotherhood chiefs. Nov. 1-Milk wagon drivers of New York district struck. Nov. 4-Garment workers of New York struck. Three struck, Nov. 16-Chicago teamsters’ strike ended Nov, 15-Packing house empioyees, uUnb- der shop representation plan, voluntarily voted a 10 per cent cut in wages, Dec, 1—-Open shop principle for railroad shop crafts recognized in working rules handed down by railway labor board Dec. 8-Packing industry butchers struck in some cities Bupreme Court of United States ruled pleketing is (llegal, but organizing in non- union plants is legal Dee. 7—Fatal strike riots at Chicago packing plants Dec. Eastern railroads served notice of reduction of wages for 750,000 employees Dec. 4-Kansas state troops called out to check riots of striking miners SPORTS Jan, 1=California university defeated Ohblo Btate atl football, 25-4, Davis cup won by Tilden and Johnston, American team, in New Zealand Jan. Baseball magnates signed agree ment giving Judge landis full powers as head of the commission Jan, 4-Benny lLescnard, i champion, defeated Richie Feb Jack Britton, weiter pion, defeated Ted lewis ¢ April i3-Baseball season oper May ® Milton in & Frontenac won Indianapolis H00-mj race June University of is won ern conference field Tilden of national tennis June called, thousand teamsters of Chicago Mi ’ kK mest WwW. 1 ¥h a Won p at Paris beat Me wWOIman versity of lilinois won baseball chamg t versity of li jis WOU collegiate athistic meet tear: defeated British In Oo Enine June L-American tear {in second and final g fg i ne H-Jock Hutchison, America, { Roger Wethered, England, tied for British | open golf championship ale defeated race, June B-Hutchison British golf chami ship | ¥y 2-Jack Dempsey knocked on Georges Carpentier f France in fou round { worid's championship battle ino on play-off r st Hayes of Chi tennis hampionsh Charles Evans, Jr, of won western amateur golf chan Barnes won at W athletes James M onship vard team erman won bantamweight ashingtor jefented cked out At ewraleht fiewelght mem ters olhers ac ited { spiracy to * the 1319p wor Kamen Avg ¥B-Walter Hagen New won western Open Golf champlor { Cleveland jis Haak of Canton, O., won ys Trapshooting handie S~-American tennis defeating Japanese .6-Miss America 11 set world or water craft by making 8.1L of ay team ys Tiiden Jose Guilford amateur golf chamg BH New York Glants won Na league pennant Oct 1-«New York Yankees won an league pennant Oct Manning record mile in 187 { Oct § Mins Maric i won national women's golf } | Oct 13-New York Giants won championship Oct, M-Halifax schooner Biuenose rternational felermen's race Nov 15%Universily ern conference football Harvard defeated Yale Nov, B-Jake Schaefer won world's baik-line championship defeating Hoppe 1T—Jtohn layton won three-cushion Dec. 3 championship from Augie Kileckheler. AERONAUTICS Jan 5-Twelve navy seaplanes coin. pleted flight from San Diego, Cal, 10 the Canal sone April Zid. T. Christensen, Associated Alr Mall Pilots, killed in crash at Cleveland June 1-Alr mall routes, except New York-San Francisco, ordered abandoned June b-laura Bromwell, famous avia- trix, killed by fall of plane Sept. 2--Bwiss balloon won international race cup, traveling from Brussels to Dub- iin Sept. M-ldeut. J. A. MacReady made world's altitude record, 0.800 feet, at Day- ton, O. Nov. 3-Albert Acosta won Pulitser trophy at Omaha, fiying 10 miles at aver. age speed of 176 miles an hour, world rec. ord for closed course, NECROLOGY Jan, l~John W Steele, “Coal Jonnny,” at Fort Crook, Neb, Dr. Theobald von Bethmann-Hollwege. former imperial German chancellor, Jan. T-James G. Scripps, newspaper publisher, in California. Jan. 13-Henry Reinhardt, American art collector and dealer. Jan, B-Congreseman Charles Booher of Missouri, Mary W., Whitney, sstronomy professor emeritus at Vassar. Jan ¥I-Frank I. King, grain man and philanthropist, In Toledo, O Rear Admiral E. W, Taussig, U. 8 N, retired Jan ®-John Francis Murphy, can landscape painter, Jan, Frederick H. Parkhurst, gover- nor of Maine. Feb. S-Prince Kropotkin, Russian Nihil Het leader Feb, Prof. Barrett Wendell of Hat vard university. Feb, p-James Gibbons Huneker, author and music critic, In New York. Feb. 12-Bishop J. P. Farrelly of Roman Catholic diocese of Cleveland, O. Feb, 14-Dr. A. D. Hepburn, former president of Milam! university, at Oxford, OQ. Feb 22-W. F. McCombs, former Demo- cratic national chairman, in Greenwich, Conn, Feb, 3--Dr. F. J. V. 8kift, director of Field museum, Chicago. March 1-Nicholas 1, king of Monte n>. + March 2-Representative Champ Clark of Missouri, former speaker. March B~Thomas H. Paynter, former United States senator from Kentucky, at Frankfort, Ky. March 11-8 WW, Burnham, retired pro- fessor of astronomy at University of Chi cago, at Chicago, March 17-Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, edu. cator, lecturer, minister, at Chicago. Il won of Poston nahip won world won championship president of Ot Ameri ist, in Chicago. March 2i-James Cardinal Gibbons, arch. bishop of Baltimore and primate of the Amerioan Catholic hierarchy, st Bait. more, Md, . March 2John Burroughs, American naturalist Levi Ankeny, former United States sen ator from Washington, April d-Annie Loulss Cary, once famous prima donna, In Norwalk, n, wom a © vty te Bes dg ilie Opp (Mrs, Whiten Faver- p ( sham), aciress, in New York. April 8—Archbishop Walsh of Dublin. Bydney Fister, Casading statesman, April 10-Eedersl Judge J. C. Pritchard, tormer United Hlales senator, at Asheville, N. C. April l-Avgusta Victoria, former ome press of Gertaany. April 18-Marshall M. Kirkman, ralivoad authority and author, in Chicago April Z1-Mrs, Lucy Flower, pioneer odu- cator of Wisconsin and Chicago, April B-John Robinson, retired circ: owner, at Miami, Fis, May 3-Dp. W. BR Brooks, discoverer many comets, st Geneva, N. ¥ Muy 1b-Former Uszited Biates Benat T. B. Catron of New Mexico. May 11-W. W. Canada, for 18 years United States consul at Vers Cruz, Mex. ico, May 18-Franklin K. Lane, former sec. retary. of the interior, at Rochester, Minn May 19-Edward D. White, chief justice of United Btates Bupreme court, in Wash- ington. May 21-Mrs. Ella 1. Rood, founder of in Chicago. Audubon society, May Z-Emile Combes, French states. man H. B. Ledyard, chairman Michigan Cen- tral board, May Z-Dr. M. RB Vesnitch, Jugo-Blav slatesman, Very Rev, adjutor general the Holy Cross Dr. Andrew Morrissey, co- of the Congregation of and former president of Notre Dame university May 2-Brig Gen. Horace Porter, Civil} war veteran and diplomat, in New York June 6-~Rt Hon. William T. Crooka, labor leader of England June 7—Alvin T. Hert, Republican na- tional committeeman from Kentucky irs Gen, J. W. Ruckman at Brook- line, Mass June 8-Col. ¥. W. Galbraith, Jr., na- tional commander of American legion, killed in sutomobile sccident at Indian. apolis June 3-Col Brookiyn Daily June 13-{ien dent of Cul Willinen Hester, president Engie Jose 3 ex, former presi. in New ri. former governor general otf . W. American wr y ws WY y J Blure editor of Boston 2-Prof., Elins ilst and astron jeg J. Bonaparte abine! member lady Randolph Colbert, wvelsran mer of Chicage of Baltimore, for. in Churchill, Gen. Edward Fielding, president Volunteers of Ameri John ¥. Wallace, fan Washington WwW. E Stone, president Pur. r. killed In mountain climb Judge Hanna, lesder n Sclencs lobert E. Burke, fo of Chiraegn Cory. ornithologist, Beptimuae ehurch riner Demo. al Ash- 8. author, in New Caruso, operatic Howland, vi ington & Quin Burl in Ban Fran ok of Kansas, whber manu. i ‘Serbia, at Bei bh. Green ‘prem Bam Hughes, Car > Aug Cooper Paria Marahal Co Hewitt, Amer unt von English Milford HH Peer t Madison Cassel, Engelbert Omer Former Judge P. 8B Chicago, at sea Hispham, York William Humperdinck, Federal American I1 of Wurtem- 12-Philander C nox, United Oct. 8-Ludwig I1l, former Bavaria Oct. 2i-—-Mal Gen U. 8 A. retired Oct. 2-Dr Ww emeritus of Cornell college, jowa Nov. 3-Dan R. Hanna, capitalist publisher of Cleveland, © Nov. Rev. Antoinetts 1. B. Blackwell, first woman ordained as minister in Uni- ted States. at Elizabeth, N. J. Nov. 13-C H. Prior, pioneer rallway builder, in Minneapo Mrs. George J. Gould (Edith Kingdon), at Lakewood N. J. Nov. 20-lawrence C. Earl painter, at Grand Rapida, Mich, Nov. 22-Christine Nilsson, Countess de Casa Miranda, operatic soprano, in Co penhagen. Henry M leader Nov. 3--Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, artist and last surviving son of the poet Longfellow, in Boston, Noy, Z-ljeut. Col. C. W. Whittlesey, hero of “lost battalion,” sulcide st sea Nov, B.-Abd Haha Abbas, leader the Bahalsts, at Haifa, Syria Nov, D-lvan Caryil, musical composer, in New York. Lord Mount Stephen, creator of Cana dan Pacific rallway system. Dec. 10--8ir Arthur Pearson, noted Eng. lish publisher Victor Jacobl, composer, In New York Dec. 11--Eari of Halsbury, former Brits ish lord high chancellor Dec. 12-H. Clay Evans of Tenncsses, former commissioner of pensions Dee B-LOongressman J. A. Elston of California. John W, Duntiey, millionaire manufac. turer of pneumatic tools, in Chicago Dec. 16-Camille Baint-Saens, French composer and musician DISASTERS Jan, 18-Pachuca, Mexico, inundated by breaking of dam. many killed or injured. Jan, -British submarine and crew of o lost Jan. 2-Four-million-dollar fire In bus. ness section of Athens, Gs Feb, 3-United States destroyer Woolsey sunk in collision off Panama: 16 lost Feb. Ti-Thirty-seven killed and many injured In rallway collision at Porter, Ind March X%-Thousand houses destroyed by fire in Tokyo, Japan April Fire in Manila rendered 1500 homeleas; domage $5,000,600, April W-Four thousand bulldings de stroyed by fire in Hakodate, Japan. April 1b-Hundred killed by tornado m southern states, May 29-United States ambulance plan wrecked In storm at Indian Head, n Washington; Lieut. Col. Archie N former Congre Maurice Conn A Batchelder and king of W. WW, Wotherspoon, M King, president and American Hyndman, British Socialist of comedy four army illed, June 3-Terrible foods in eastern rado killed hundreds of persons in and elsewhere and caused losses, Rr: Mo " ureka, Cal; jomt. Aug. H-ZR-2, Ht dirigible Bugiand for United States, brok and exploded over Hull on killed, including 16 members orew, Sept. 10-<Disastrous Tex., and vicinity: bullt in a In two trial trip: Ti flood tn San A several hundred lives
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