dS SSeS eS eS Nees eS os enEsee
! Chronology
of the
Year—1927
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‘By E. W. PICKARD
INTERNATIONAL
Jan. 2—President Diaz of Nicaragua
asked United States Intervention to
stop Mexican aid ‘to pebels.
Jan, b-~American marines and sailors
landed at ‘Corinto and entrained for
Managua, capital of Nicaragua.
Cantonese forces ocoupled British
concession in Hankow; warships sent
to the place.
Jan. 7—United States warned Mexico
not to interfere ‘with its wpalicy 'n
Nicaragua.
Radio telephone service between
London and New York opened.
Jan. 13-—Peru rejected Secretary
Kellogg's plan for settlement of Tacna-
Arica dispute.
Jan. 20—Mexican
cepted “in principle”
arbitrate oil land dispute with
ed Staves
Jan. 26—Secretary
declared government's intention of de-
fending American lives .and property
in China.
First
Bhanghal.
Jan, 3l—Interallied
turned over control of ‘German
armament to League of Nations
Feb. $—United States notified by
three powers that iis reservations on
adherence to world «court were not
accepted.
Feb, 10—President Coaldge asked
the powers to consider extending
limitation of naval armament to all
classes of vessels,
Feb. 19—Japan accepted Coolidge
naval conference plan with Teserva-
tions.
Feb. 20—Sweden and Belgium signed
pact naver to make war on each other
Feb. 21-—Italy rejected Coolidge
naval .econference wlan,
Feb. 23—British government warned
Russian ‘Soviet government that re-
lations would be severed if the latter
continued its anti-British propaganda.
Feb 24—United States transport
Chaumont with 1.200 ‘marines arrived
a1 Shanghal
Feb S8—Grext
Coolidge proposal for naval im
conference, with certain reservations
goncerning «cruisers.
March 1—Complete Americ: avia-
tion .expedition landed 4n Nicaragua
March Itited States government
Americans out of interior
government Qac-
proposition to
Unit-
British troops landed at
commission
dis-
Britain accep
consulates
losed
jected Tnited
tes ‘invitation naval Hmitation
1ferencs,
April S—Ttaky
a treaty .af amity
Sweden and An
making war il
cumstances
April 6—Marshal Chang raided Soviet
embassy dn Peking. seizing Red con-
spirators and doen
April T-—Presiden
pointed Henry 1. Stimson 10
Kate conditions in caragua,
April 8—United ordered 1.500
more marines
April lil
ain, France, 1
identical demand
ment Tor apology
Nanking outrage
League of Nations preparatory dis
armament commission decided agree.
ment between French and Pritish
viewpoints was mr ible
May 3- ird Pan-A rican
mercial eonference opened in
ington,
Hungary signed
and arbitra n,
ratified a treaty
under aM cir-
a
gal
Codalidge ap-
investi.
Great Brit-
ipan presented
Canton movern-
anfl reparation for
COMm-
Wash-
10--A1l Nicaraguans erdered to
ler arms to United States ma-
police raided
le headquarters in London
quantities of documents
Japan ordered 2008 troops
and seized
May 27
China
May 28-.United States warshin on
the Yangtre battled Chinese troops
May 29—Creat Britain warned Egypt
the British must control Eszvotian
KRrmy.
Jume 3—Ousted Rusrian representa-
tives denarted from London
June 5—Yugo-Slavia broke off re-
lations with Albania
June 6—Albania appealed to Logue
of Nations to Avert war with Yuxmo-
Blavia
June 13-—-League of Nations council
session opened at Geneva, Germany
notified ambassadors’ eouncil that it
had destroved forts on eastern border.
June 14—Poland alarmed by HRus-
sia’s concentration of its reserves on
the frontier
Dispute over
army settled to
Britain
June 20-~United States, Creat Britain
and Japan representatives began the
Coolidge conference on naval arma-
ment limitation in Geneva, each nation
submifting a plan
June 25-~United
Geneva firm against
tion for reducing size
snd crulsers
June 28~Japanese at Geneva sup-
ported British plan for reduciion of
capital ships
July 6-—Japan sided. with United
States in opposing British demands
as to cruisers, In the Geneva naval
Hmitation conference.
July S-.Japanese troops occupied
Teinanfu and Teingtao Shantung prov.
ince, China
July 17—Bandino’'s band of Niecara-
Euan rehels attacked United States ma-
rines at Ocotal and were routed by
bombing planes, 3060 being killed
July 19--British delegates to fieneva
conference went home for consulta
tion
July 27-—American Minister Sterling
pre sented his eredentials to Irish Free
Stnte
control of Ecvyotian
satisfaction of Great
States delegates at
iritish propos.
of battleshivs
Eritish delegates sent back 10 Genevy
with instruction to stand pat on their
demande
Aug. 4-—Naval disarmament confer.
ence atl Geneva ended in complete falls
ure
Aug. 8-~France agreed to
Rhineland occupational forces
Aug. 17 France and Germany signed
commercial treaty
Bept 1-Councit of
tions opened session in
Germany made
arations for
plan
Sept, 3—France necused Rakovaky
Russian nminister, of urging French
soldiers to revolt and he denied the
charges
Sept. b~Eirhth assembly
of Nations opened: Dr
Uruguay, elected president
Bept 10-8ir Austen Chamberlain
told League of Nations Great Britain
would eigen no more security picts
Sept. 16—Canada, Cuba nnd Finland
elected to nonpermanent sents In
League of Nations council
Oc b—America amsessed counter.
walling duties on certain French and
German products as result of tarity
increases by those countries
rance formally demanded recall of
Boviet Ambnesndor Rakevsky
Oct 13-—Rursin recalled Ambassador
Raloveky from France
Oct. 18~Lithuanin seed Lespue of
Nations to intervene in fia nuarrel with
Poland
Oct. 31—Dr. Friedrich
witz und Gafiron selected
ambassador to the I'nited Fates
Nov. 1l—Armistice dav abserved all
over the world
France and Yugo-8lavia pigned a
treaty which enraged Tialy
Nov, 24--Tinly anda Albania made
their friondshin pact a military nltianece
A8 a reply to the Franco-Yugo-Hinvian
treaty,
reduce
League of Na.
Geneva
final payment on rep.
third year under Dawes
of Learue
A N Guani
von Pri
ny (lerman
Aague of Nations prepara
tory disarmament commission met in
eva: Russia proposed total disarm.
*
rme within a year, which wag re-
Jectéd on ground that it must be pre-
ceded by international alliances guar-
antealng security,
Dee. 5—Council of League of Na-
tions met in Geneva. ‘
Tree. T—League of Nations council
referred Poland-Lithuania quarrel to
Van Blockland of Holland for a Te-
port,
Dee. 10—Premiers Pllgudskl of Po-
land and Waldemaras of Lithuania
made temporary peace agreement.
FOREIGN
Jan. 3-<Serious communist revolt in
Sumatra reported
Jan, 10—RBishop Diaz and other prel.
ates arrested by Mexican government
for sedition.
Jan. 11—Thousand natives massacred
at Wanghihpao, China, by bandits.
Jan. 18-—Serious anti-Christion riot
in Foochow, China.
Jan, 27-—British government
lshed #lavery in Burma.
Jan. 28-—Dr. Marx formed new Ger-
man cabinet, including three promi-
nent Nationalists, and with ne Social-
ists,
Jan, 30—First Hungarian parliament
since 1918 met with great pomp
Mexico ordered all priests to report
to government by February 10. or be
outlawed,
Feb, 3-—Mlilitary revolution etarted
in Oporto, Portugsl,
Feb, T—=Portuguese revolutionary
movement spread ‘to Lisbon, wiih
severe fighting, Oporto recovered by
Bovernment troops.
Feb, 5-—Revolution In
ported suppressed,
Feb. 16-—Cantonese captured Hang-
chow.
March 1-—Marshal Sun and his forces
quit the defense of Shanghat and
Shangtungese troops §rinered there to
combat the Cantonese,
March 4—TFrench deputies voted to
conscript capital in future wars
Mareh $—Mexioan (roops executed
many rebels captured In battle
Mussolinl wiped out all local auton.
omy in Cyrenaica and Tripoli
March 20-—Shanghal's foreign
taken by Cantonese
March 23—8South China Nationalists
captured Nanking and Chinkiang
April T-—FPresident Figueroa of Chile
took two months’ “vacation” turning
government over to Fremier Ibanez,
virtual dictator.
April 8—Gustav Semgal.elected Prest.
dent of Latvia,
April 11-—Chancellor of
Churchill presented new BHriuish
et to meet deficit of $110,000,000
April 12--Lithuanian diet dissolved
and military dictatorship established
April 17-—Japanese cabinet resigned
April 18-—HBaron Tanaka sasppointed
premier of Japan.
Egyptian cabinet resigned.
Moderate Nationalists In China set
up new government in Nanking.
April S0-Mexican bandits in Jalisco
attacked and burned .a train, massa.
ering abaut 3 persons
April Japan granted three weeks’
moratori ts In financial erisls
Archbis ra ¥ del Rio and scv
ther leadi Catholic prelate ex
ied from Mexico for fomenting te.
abol-
Portugal re-
City
Exchequer
budx-
ican troops killed 88
ommitted the train
1
Poincare announ
wall of super-forts
northern frontier
residemt Figueroa of
peace pariey
ngreed to d
turn te anfl aw
ular elect]
Aenounced Mus.
MIT
ted President of
bean
Toronto
government
edd Manor
Avarescy of Rumania re-
wigned
y BePlaron Cartier de Marchiennes
ned az Belgian minister to United
Siates.
June B-—Prine
premier of Hur
June 21-—Pren
resigned and lo
him
June
elected Presider
executive council
¢ Fiabe Stirbey made
Stirbey of Rumania
ra tiane succeed
23.--Wilk Cosgrave
i Free 8:
and his
anil eireann for
nh
followers barred frown
refusal te take the o;
July 1—Canadia began celebration. of
sixtieth anniversary of the confedera-
tion
July 10—~Kevin O'Higgins vice presi.
dent and minister of justice of Irish
Free Sint assassinated
July 20-—King Ferdinand of Rumania
died and Prince Michael, wiz veurs
old, was proclaimed king under 2
regency
Aug. 1-—Eruption of Vesuvius caused
inhabitants of surrounding villages to
flee
Aug. 3-Conada’s war memorial at
Ottawa dedicated by Prince of Wales
fl~FEamonn de Valera and
srty-four other Fianna Fall party
members took oath of allegiance to
King George
(ireek conlition
Avg. 12-—Meaxico
and bolsheviks
Revolt “in Portugal
government
Aug 14 — Gen
leader of Nanking
China, re«igned
Sept. 13—Directorate of Spair modi.
fled into a semi-military ministry op-
erating without a parliament.
Sepi. 15—Irish Free State elections
Rave government plurality of six votes
in dail esireann
Bept. 18-—Fresident
unveiling of Battle of
memorial, repudiated Germany's
guilt
Sept. 23-—Baron Ago von Maltzan,
German ambassador to United States,
killed in plane crash in Germany
Sept. 25-—Attempis made to bomb
train of touring American Legionnaires
near Nice, France.
Sept, 30—Leon Trotzky expelled from
the Communist Iniernationale at Mos-
cow,
Oct. 3—Comez and Serrano, Presiden-
tial candidates in Mexico, revolted and
military units in Mexico City, Tor-
reon and Vera Cruz mutinied
Oct. 4——Serrano, thirteen of his chief
followers and other revolters captured
by loyal Mexican troops and executed
Oct, 9—Mextenn rebels led by Gomes
annihilated by federal forces
Oct. 10-—New Spanish national
sembiy opened by King Alfonzo
Oct. 11-<Presldent Cosgrave of Irish
Free State re-elected by the dail
Oct. 24-—Moscow court condemned to
death three former millionaires as
sples for Greal Britain,
Marshal Chang, In conjunction with
Wu Pei-fu and Tang S8hen-chi of Han-
kKow, announced general warfare
agninst the Nanking government
Rumanian government frustrated
plot 10 put Prince Carol on the throne
Cet 30-FPresident Konduriotis of
Gieoce wounded by an assassin
Noy. 1-—~Mustapha Kemal Pasha re-
s.ected President of Turkey
Canton Nationalists announced new
civilian regional government for
Kwantung and Kwangsi provinces of
Chinn,
Nov. 4—RBrazil arranged to get $36,-
000,000 gold from U 8 ireasury.
Gen. Arnulfo Gomez, Mexican rebel
leader, captured and executed
Nov 7T--8oviet Russia celebrated
tenth anniversary of the revolution.
Nov 1Fancist grand eounecll
uholished the ballot and old parlia-
mentary system in IHaly.
Nov. 18--Plot against President
Calles of Mexico foiled by seizure of
arms and men at New Orleans
Mohammed Ben Mula third son of
the Jate Mulai Yusef. élected sultan
of Moréteo
Dec. 5—Portuguese government es-
tablished six gambling zones In the
env nlry
Dee. H—Communists seized control
of Canton, China, after bloody riots.
Dee. 13 Nationalist regained pos-
session of Canton; 4.000 killed In hat
tie. Nationalists severed relations with
Soviet Russia.
DOMESTIC
Jan 1—Gov Al 8mith of New York,
at his fourth innuguration, declared
himself a eandidate for Democratic
vrectdonting nomination
dan T—House passed naval appropri.
ation bill withouy “big navy” amend.
menia !
cabinet resigned
excluded agitators
suppressed by
Chane Kaf-shek
Nationalists of
Hindenburg, at
Tannenbursg
war
as-
wo or ——
Jan, I18—S8ennte rejected Lausanne
treaty with Turkey,
Jan, 20-Benate, by vote of 48 to
83, refused. to let Frank LL. Smith, sen.
ntor-designate from Illinols, inks the
oath of office pending investigation of
his qualifications.
House passed army supply bin, add.
Ing $8,000,000 to budget bureau esti-
Jan. 29-—President Coolidge, ad.
dressing budget meoting, opposed mili.
tarism and pacifism but declared for
adequate defense,
House passed compromise radio bill
Feb, 1-—8hnate passed navy appropri-
ation bill after adding money for con-
struction of three light cruisers op-
posed by President, and increasing np-
propriation for navy aircraft program
Feb, 8—President signed bill RPPro-
printing $10,000,000 for fighting corn
borer,
Feb
11-8ennte MeNary-
Haugen farm relief bill, 47-29.
Feb, 15—~Hugh BR. Wilson appointed
minister to Switzerland, J. Butler
Wright minister to Hungary and Le
land Harrison minister to Sweden.
Feb. 16-—Sennte passed McFadden
bank bill
Feb 17 ~ House passed
Haugen farm relief bill
Ezra Brainerd, Jr. of Oklahoma con-
firmed as member of interstate com-
merce commissfon
Féb, 18-—Radle bill passed by sennte
Vincent Massey, first minister from
Canada, received by President Coolidge
Feb, 24~House mRecepted senate
amendment to navy bill appropriating
money to start bullding of three light
cruisers.
Feb. 25-—President Coolidge wetoed
the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill
Feb, 28-1, 8, Supreme court can
celed oil land | ies given BE. 1. Do
heny by A. B. Fall when secretary of
the interior on ground of fraud
March 1-——President Coolidge appoint.
ed radio commission consisting of ©
H. Caldwell, Rear Admiral W, H. CG
Bullard, E.O, Sykes, H. A. Bellows and
J. FP. Dillon.
House passed medica! whisky bill
Sennte passed bills for elevation of
battleship guns and other navy appro-
priations totaling $104,104.000
March 2-—Senate passed prohibition
reorganization bill
March 3-—Senate ended 37-hour fii.
buster by vecessing until March 4
Mareh 4-—President Coolidie refused
to call extra session as congress ad-
Journed
Jury fTalled to agree In case of
Daugherty In Daugherty-Miller bribery
trial, but convicted Miller
March 8—Thomnas W. Miller, former
alien property custodian, sentenced to
18 months In Atlanta prison and fined
$5,000 for conspiracy te defravd gov-
ernment
March 18-Harry F. Sinclalr, ch rged
with contempt of the senate dur
Teapot Dome oll scandal inves
found guilty by a District of Colt
Supreme court jury,
March 24~Roy A
ssioner
passed
Me¢Na ry-
Haynes
i elts
Presiden
aot
a
April 22
on country
for flood sufferers
President
anniversary dinner
New Y kK, outlining
pag Sh
took
relief
Hoover
flood
ddle West
S0-l’
Paras
activities
f agents broke up
from Mexico
lanes and killed
‘hinese
upheld
eterd ation of
8 Supreme court
law for
yiidge called for $5.800..
relief
preme court upheld
tiealinm law
Demented farmer dypnamited
at Bath, Mich, killing 37
children and € adults, including him-
self
Americas Medical sssociation voted
that restrictions on medicinal whisky
should be taken from Volstead act
May 19-—Mrs. Catherine Cassler con-
demned to death in Chicago for murder
Harry FF. Sinclair, oll magnate, sen-
tencaed to threes months in jail and fined
$500 for contempt of the senate
La C. Andrews resigned as asaletant
secretary of the treasury in charge of
prohibition enforcement and Seymour
Lowman picked for place: Dr. J. M
Doran appointed commissioner of pro-
hibition, replacing Roy A. Haynes
May 25--Dr. O. D. Davis of Chicago
elected national moderator of Congre-
gational church
Dr. Robert E. Speer of New Jersey
elected moderator of the Presbyterian
church In the United States at general
assembly in San Prancisco
June 2-Plood control
opened in Chicago
June Cen, E. WW "Crowder resigned
as ambassador to Cuba
June President Coolidge named
delegates to naval disarmament cone
ference, with Ambassador Hugh 1. Gib-
#0on as chairman
June 13-—President Coolidge and his
entourage left Washington for the
summer White House in the Black
Hille, South Dakota.
June 25--Fifty-five Indicted at Los
Angeles In connection with oll stock
swindle
June 20-—8aceco and Vanzett! re-
prieved for 30 days by Governor Fuller
of Massachusetts
July 8-—Fall-Doheny bribery indict.
ments upheld by District of Columbia
Supreme court.
July T-—Henry Ford apologized for
attacks on Jews in his Dearborn Inde.
pendent
July §—~James R. Sheffield resigned
as ambassador to Mexico,
July $-—Federal trade
ordered Lasky, Zukor and Famous
Players-Lasky corporation to discon
tinue “unfair methods” in moving pic
ture business,
July 12-Northwest farm conference
in St Paul voted to support the Me.
Nary-Haugen farm relief measure until
it becomes law,
July 15—Gov. Len Small pald stats
of Illinois $650,000 Interest refund iu
satisfaction of judgment
July 18—8Bapiro's $1,000,000 1ihel suit
against Henry Ford dismissed after
payment of a substantial sum
July 24—Charles Birger, southern 11.
linols gang leader, sentenced to death
for murder: two accomplices given life
imnrisonment,
Congressman M. E. Crumpacker of
Portland, Ore, committed suicide by
drowning at San Francisco
July 28-~8ecretary of the Nuvy Wil.
bur awarded contracts for building of
four new cruisers
Aug, 2~~President Coolidge an-
nounced that he did not “choose to run
for President in 1928"
Aug. J-Governor Fuller of Massa-
chusetts refused clemency to Sacco and
Vanzettl, finding they had a fair tris}
and were guilty.
Aug. b—~Edward 8 Shumaker, super
Iintendent of the ladiana Anti-Sajoon
league, and Jessa EE. Martin, attorney for
the league, found guilty of contempt
by the Indiana Supreme court. Shu-
maker sentenced to 60 days on penal
farm and fined $2560,
Aug. 22-Chief Justice Taft and Jus.
U. 8 Bupreme court re.
fused to Intervene in Bacco-Vangett!
cage,
President Coolidge began a week's
visit In Yellowstone National park.
Aug. 28--8nceco and Vanzett] execut.
ed in Massachusetts state prison. Riot.
ous demonstrations In many cities
Sept, S-~President Coolidge and party
left Black Hills for Washington,
Gov, Ed Jackson of Indiana indicted
on charge of conspiracy to bribe For.
mer Governor McCray, and Mayor Du.
valli of Indianapolis indicted for viola.
tions of corrupt practices statutes
“Miss Hlinole"” Lois Delander of Jo.
Het, won Atlantic Clty beauty contest
and title of “Mies American.”
Sept. 11-President Coolidee arelived
ashington,
Sapt. 13-~Natlongl encampment of G.
conference
commission
A I. opened in Grand Naplds, Mich,
Sept. 15D), KR. Crissinger resigned
as governor of federal reserve board
E. I. Hawk of Sacramento. Calif,
elected commander-in-chief of (3. A, IL,
and Denver chosen for 1928 encamp
ment,
Sept, 19—American Legion opened its
convention In Paris,
Bept. 20—Dwight Morrcw of New
Jersey appointed ambassador to Mexico,
Sept, 21— Roy A, Young of Minne-
apolif appointed to federal reserve
board to succeed D, R. Crissinger.
Sept, 22-—Mayor John 1. Duvall of
Indianapolis found guilty of political
corruption.
Edward FE. Spafford of New York
elected national commander of Ameri-
can Legion; Bam Antonio selected for
1928 convention
Sept, 24—Baltimore & Ohio
celebrated its one hundredth
Bary.
Oct, 3—Presldent Coolidge, opening
annual meeting of American Hed Cross
promised flood control and develop
ment of inland waterways
Oct. 4~International radio congress
opened in Washington with 76 nating
represented
Oct. 10—U. 8 Supreme court canceled
Teapot Dome lease to Harry Sinclair
Oct. 12-~Mayor Duvall ef Indianapao-
He sentenced to 30 days in nil and
barred from public office
Oct. 15-~One hundred and two klans
men Indicted in Crenshaw county, Als-
bama, for floggings
H. A, Bellows resigned
radio board and Samuel
appointed to succeed him
Oct. 17-U. 8 Supreme court refused
to review padlock cases against Chica
Bo cabarets
Oct 26-—Admiral who
eriticized navy In magazine art cle, re.
lieved of ‘his command in Philadelphia
navy yard
Oct. 26—~Benator Charles Curtis of
Kansas announced his candidae
the Republican Presidential non
tion,
Oct. 31-—-8Seeretary of Treasury Mel.
lon submitted te house comm !
for tax reduction of about 3
Nov, 1-Fa incinir trial
ington halted by a Jury scand
Nov, J-Mistrial declared
Sincialr case because of charges of
tampering with the jury
Corn belt and southern agricultural
conference in Bt. lLouls adopted reso.
lutions Indorsing MoNary-Haugen bin
and condemning attitude of Borah
Reed of Missour! and Bruce of Mary.
land
Nov. 4—Harry Sinclair and 1H. MM Day
charged with conspiracy to fix the Bin.
cinir-Fall jury
Noy. §—~F. D. Sampson, Republican
and friend of horse racing, elected BOV-
ernor of Kentucky
Nov, 10-Judge
inced
and ous
Pres
ratiroad
anniver-
from fedora!
Pickard was
Magruder,
Fead at 8¢
House of David
ted Ben
dent
Union
OReph,
nder a
Purnell
Conli : received
League club's
House ways and means Com.
mittee agreed on tax cut Hot 1o ex |
od Sta
onvicle In
revoited twy
isoners killed
ith Congress met;
peaker Lor
Coolidge
¢ Beventie
use re-elected 8
Dev, Pros
message to
i
ident his
told
nmitties he
a nomination
Republican na.
had “el nated”
possibility
National budget of $31.558..
ngress by ihe
I submitted to o«
President
Senate refused to jot Frank L
take the oath of office as senator from
nnls
Eernith
fintionnt we.
Kansas City for the 1928 con-
and issued eal! for « 12
= ¢ denied! the th to
f Pennsylvania: both his
case and Smith's referred to Heed come
mittee on campaign expenditures
Dec. 13—Henry 1. Stimenn appointed
Bovernor general of the Phill i
Oklahoma legislators, defying nt
courts, voted Impeachment of Gov. H
8. Johnston
Dee. 14—Okiahoma senate voted ta
try the governor om Impeachment
charges
Dee. 15—House passed revenus Hil
providing for tax reductions aggregat-
ing 3$200.000 0068
Dec 26 Dearborn Indenendent,
Henry Ford's magazine, suspended pub.
© AVIATION
22-De Pinedo, ltalian aviator,
Cape Verde islands to Fer.
Brasil
uhlica committees
Feb
flew from
nando Noronha,
Feb. 25—-Two army “good win™
planes collided at Buenos Alres: Capt
©. F. Woolsey and Lieut. J. W, Benton
killed,
May 2-Pan-American fiverr ended
trip at Washington and were given
medals by President
May S—Capt, Charles Nungesser and
Capt. Francois Coli of France started
on nonstop flight from Paris to New
York and were lost in the Atlantic
May 20-Capt. Chiries Lindbergh
started nonstop fight from New York
to Paris
May 21-—Lindbergh landed in Paris
having made the flight in 32 hours, 21
minutes. First nonstop fight eastward
across the Atlantic.
May 30—Fifteen balloons left Akron,
Ohio, in annual endurance race.
June 2-W., T. Van Orman with the
Goodyear balloon declared winner of
balloon race with a distance of 727
milena
June 4-0. DD. Chamberlin and C. A.
Levine in Bellanca monoplane started
from New York for Europe.
June E~—Chamberlin and Yevine
Innded at Eisleben, Germany, and then
flew to Kottbus, 70 miles from Rerlin
Established new nonstop record of
3.905 milena
June 1l—Lindbergh landed at Wash.
ington and was decorated by Presi.
dent” Coolidge ~with- distinguished « fiy
ing cross,
June 16-De Pinedo ended his four.
continent flieht at Nome
June 2R-Liewin. IL. J. Maitland and
Albert Hegenberger began flight in
army Fokker plane from San Francis.
co to Hawall,
June 29-—Commander Byrd and crew
in plane America hopped off at New
York for ponstoh flight to Europe
Maitland and Hegenberger complet.
ed 2.000.mile flight to Honolulu in 25
hours, 85 minutes,
July 1-Byrd’'s plane. lost In fog
over France, Ianded in gea near Havre:
crew all swam ashore
July 14E. 1. Smith and Bn
Bronte smarted flight from San Fran-
cleeo to Hawaii
July 15-Smith and Bronte, out of
fuel, landed on Molokal island, Ha.
wall, unhurt.
July 20-~Cal. Charles A. Lindbergh
started from New York on flying tour
of the nation.
Aug. S—~Lieuts, Ceorge Covell and
R. 8B Waggener, U. 8B entrants In race
to Hawaii, killed in crash of their
plane at Point Loma, Calif,
Aug. 12—A. V. Rogers, entrant in air
race to Honolulu,
his plane. £
Aug 18-Four planes started In race
from Oakland, Calif, onolulu:
four others failed to get Away.
Aug 17-<Art Goebel and Lieut. Wit
liam Davis in plane Woolaroe landed
first at Honolulu, winning the Dole
prize. Martin Jensen and Paul Sehlut.
er In plane Aloha, second. Other two
planes lost, with four men and one
woman,
Aug. 19-Capt. W, P. Erwin and A.
H Eichwaldt in plane Dallas Spirit
flew from Oakland, Calif. In search of
lost planes and were themselves lost,
Aug. 26--Paul Redfern siarted on
nonstop flight from Brunswick, Ga. te
io de Janeiro, Brasil,
Aug. 20-~Redfern apparently lost:
search begun
Aug. 27-Schlee and Brock in plane
Pride of Detroit started from Harbor
Grace, N. P., on round-the-world flight,
landing in London next day.
Aug. 31-—Capt. Leslie Hamilton and
Col. ¥. F. Minchin, with Princess Low-
enstein Wertheim os passenger, start.
ed flight from Upavon, England to
Ottawa, Ont, In monoplane St. Ra.
Raphael Jom
C~Pride of reached
Caleutia,
Monoplane O14 Glory, piloted by Ber.
taud and Hill, with P. Pavne nx pas
senger, started from Old Orchard.
Maine, for Rome
Sept. T--Old Glory plane lost in At.
lantic after sending 808 call
Plane Bir John Carling left Harbor
Grace, N. ¥., for London, piloted by
Tully and Medenlf
Bept, 8—Plane Sir John Carling con
sidered lost
Sept. 10
Shanehal
Balloon race for
started from Detroit
Sept 12-Wrecknge of
found in North Atlantie
R G HII in balloon
Gordon Bennett race
miles
Bept. 14-—-8Bchiee
aviniion fleid near Tokyo
Bept. 15—8chlee and Brock
to cross the Pacific In steams
Sept. 19--National air
New York to Bpokar started
Sept. 21-40, W, Hr n won
alr derby race; J Charles
Class B
Sept. 22-.8tinso
enirants in Class
stop New Yor
down In r r
Bent rG Ae $ N Webster of
England ichneider cup at
1 Napier supermarine
Detroit
SBchlee and Brock reached
the iennett cun
Old Glory
Detroit wor
traveling 725
and Brock reached
decided
derby races
Class A
won ir
only
non
forced
Venice
plane
Oct, 10 French avia
and le Et, started fligh:
to Buen Afres, 0 estado
route
(het
Costes
l—Ruth
Haldeman in plane
started nonstop fight
to Paris
French aviators
Senegal, 2.500 miles
et 13 Elder
forced
Elder ana
Americ:
from New
hed 81
from Paris
ren
Haldeman
of i}
pie Ke r Duteh oil
Cet 14~Contes and y
from Senegal to Port Nat 3
Oct, 283-Colonel Lindbergh «
ed his 22.300-mile alr tour of the
try
->3lonel Lindbergh
with Guggenheim
ition of Aeronautics
secentsd
Tino}
Dee i
Congress
) 7 ne
on (eo Mexic
DISASTERS
4 Yor
Beventy-ses
theater
July $—Thousand Chinese drowned
in flood In Anhwet province
July Two thd
drowned in foods
July 11 :
and Transjordania k
Sept T—West coast
by tidal wave: hundreds kille
Bept 10—Five thousand liv
in typhoom In Kwantung province
China
Sept. 13~Typhoon
in Japan wrecked
saki, killed many
age
Sept. 20 -Elighty-nine killed
Jured and 375.000. 000 damage done by
tornado in 8t Louis. Mo
¢ Oct, 25-~Ttallian steamship Principes-
sa Mafalda sank off Brasil const when
bollers exploded: 314 lives lost
Nov Floods in New England
killed many persons and did vast prop.
erty damage
Nov, 14—Explosion of gas storage
tank dn Pittsburgh killed about forty
injured hundreds and destroved prop-
erty worth several million dollars
Novy 26—Creat floods In Algeria.
hundreds of persons being drowned
Dec. 14-—About sixty children and
one nun burned to death in orphanage
fire in Quebec
Dec. 17-Bubmarine 8-4 with 40 men
aboard rammed and sunk by coast
guard destroyer Paulding off Province-
town, Mass,
SPORTS
Jan. l—Alabama and Stanford tied
in football, 7 to 7. at Pasadena.
Feb, 25-—LCommander Byrd and Chief
Mechanic Bennett given Congressional
medal for North pole flight
March S-—Harvard won eastern in-
door track iitle.
March 7--Michigan won Big Ten
basket-ball title
March 12-~Wigconsin university won
western conference indoor track meet
May 3--Capt. C. H. Gray In army bal-
loon set new world record by ascend-
ing 41,000 feet from Bellevilie, IL
May Kentucky Derby won by
Whiskery, owned by H. P. Whitney.
May 20~lilinois university won
western conference track champions
ship,
Stanford university won
track meet at Philadelphia.
June 1-—Wright brothers and Lund.
berg given engineering societies’
award for aerial travel development
June 18-<Tommy Armour and Harry
Cooper tied for national open wolf
championship at Oakmont, Pa
June l17-—Armour beat Cooper in
play-off for championship
June I18-~Hydromel won
Derby at Chicago
June 27—Fourteen planes started
from Detroit on Ford reliability tour
June 29-Columbia won the Poush.
keensle regatta
July 16-—~Bobby
British onen goif
score of 285,
Aug. 20-Mra, Harry Pressler. Los
Angeles, won women's western golf
title,
Aug. 2-—Bobby Jones won na.
tional amateur golf champlonship at
Minneapolis.
Sept. 10--Walter Hagen won west.
ern open golf title at Chicago.
French tennid foam won the Davis
cu rom merioa
Bent, 13-New York Yankees won
American lease pennant
Sept. 1i-~Lacoste of France again
won "V. 8. tenn championship, de-
feating Tilden.
Sept. 22-—~Heavywelght Champlon
Tunney defeated Jack mosey in
ten-round fight in Ch
Sept. 24-~Mra. Miriam Burns Horn
be women's national golf champion.
P. i
Oct, 1-Plttsburgh Pirates won Na.
tional league penn
Oct, SN.
and tidal wave
towns near Naga
and did vast dam-
1,200 in-
eastern
American
Jones: again won
title with record
an
ot ow ork Yankees won the
world's series,
Oct, 17--Ban B Johnson retired from
presidency of American baseball
v. =H 8 rnard of Cleveland
stented ina American base.
oa ov Ir University of NMinols won
a
Western conference football ehamplon-
ship.
Yule defeated Harvard st football,
Nov, 26--Notre Dame defeated Uni.
versity of Bouthern Californias at foot-
ball In Chicago,
Army eleven defeated the
New York,
NECROLOGY
Jan. Capt. M. 3. Trench, 1. 8 NN.
governor of the Virgin Islands.
Jan, T—Frank L. Stanton, poet, in
Atlanta, Ga. J. P. Underwood of Chi-
cago, large timber land owner
Jan, 13-—Arnoi vy, sictor in New
York RP publisher of Co-
lumbus Dig Ohio Bate Jour-
nal, In Co ¢
Navy in
in
iette Low, founder
America, In Bavannah,
-ariotia, ex-empress of
ird Wyillys Andrews,
in Chicago
4. Gage, former sec
sury. at Point Loma,
haries Deering, capitalist,
Walcot
n tution
ressman ALB
ind
Rev, Dr. Percy Grant,
noted New York i " Col I»
Hine, railroad ar i
n New York
minstrel, in Ho
Feb 14 Dennett
artis in Chicage« William C
3. C ral to Berlin
mmodore Elbridge T.
York
Georg
secretary
¥ Stephens
of North Bend,
Feb, 13
Brandes? Danish
njamin Carpenter
erchant Juds
nor of Ohio
a Remsen,
Hopdk
Harry
eritus of
Henry 1. Whit
founder of
Nashington
“father
V
Dilg
Heath .
Beveridge
indiana. orator and
orehert presiden:
2 hak wp
nrenident
Technoloe
July
bonrd of
Mra Joseph gL
Abbema, noted Frenc)
Aug. 7--Mal Cen
governor general of
in Boston
Aug
New
American
Aug. 15
the Philippines,
Waldo of
Curwood,
Mich
ehnira.
Steel
Bertram
Rhinelander
York Ja ver
author, at Owosso
Judge E H Cary
man of board of United States
corporation, in New York
Boltwood, professor of radio
Yale, suicide
Aug. 16-Ogden Armour of
In London
Aug 20 Mre Fannie Bloc
Zeigler, noted planist, in C e
Wilbur Nesbit, Chicago poet and 1-
veriising man. Dr. J M Tanner Mor.
mon church dignitary, at Lethbridee,
Alta,
Aug 28 Zaghlul
nationalist leader
ug. Cardinal Nieg y Casanova
of Toledo, primate of Bpain
Sept. 1—Amelia Bingham,
aciress
Sept. 5—~Wayne B. Wheeler. general
counsel of Anti-S8aloon League Mar.
cus Loew, motion picture ma rmate. in
Glen Cove. 1. 1
Sept. 11], oO
grand exalted ruler
CARO Col Charles J,
phone and aeronautical
Boston.
Bepl
mes Ol
rhe Mie
Chicaern,
imfield
»
Pasha, Egyotian
American
8ammis, former
of Elke, in Chi.
Glidden. tele.
pioneer. in
Lioyd M. Brett,
Ger
23Maj Cen
retired. Baron Ago: von Maltzan,
man ambassador to Washington
Oct. 2-—Prof. A 8 Arrhenius Swed
ish scientist Austen Peay, governor
of Tennessee, “Corporal” James Tan.
ner of Washington
Oct. 3—John Dalzell, former
greseman from Penngylvanis
Oct. $—Rishop P J Muldoon of
Catholie diocese of Rockford. IN
Oct, 8Col, J. F. Dillon. men ber of
federal radio commissior
Oct D. Stout,
Missouri Southern railroad ang
cago capitalist
Oct. 22--Cardinal O'Donnell. orimate
of Ireland
Oct. 23--Maj 4 7
retired
Oet
financier
Omaha
8 N.
cone.
president of
Chi-
Gen Dickman
hJoln J Mitchell. Chicago
Archbishop J. GQ Harty of
Rear Admiral J. M Helm. U
retired
Oct. Sl-John
can author and playwright
Elizabeth Harrison, pioneer in
garten work, in San Antonio
Nov, bDavid G. Hogarih.
archeologist
Nov, FoF BR
minister to United
Nov, 10=James C
ancler,
Ansa! 11=W. K James president of
American Farm Congress, in St. Joseph.
Mo,
Nov, 12-3 N Huston, former treas.
urer of United States, in Washington.
Nov. 17=Mulal Yusef sultan of Mo-
To Charles Mellen, noted railway man,
nD air chaplain United States
it 0 24-lonel Bratiano, premier and
Na read Ww HW Muir, chatre
"No Se okn Cardinal Bonsano tn
Rome 29--Henry W._ Savage, theatrical
producer J or Hadley. chancellor
of Washington university, 8t Louis
and former {ovegnor, of Mieson a
Mine Workers, at
America
Ary de
Minn
kinder
Texas
Euglish
Luther Long,
Latour, Guatemalan
Slaten
Brady. New York
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