Show Chronology rr OF THE Year Year- Year 1926 Q 0 Q Compiled by EDW DW WEBSTER WEBSTER INTERNATIONAL Jan 9 9 United States protested against retroactive e features of Mex Mex- MexIco's Mex- Mex MexIco Mexico's Ico ico's new neV petroleum and land laws Jan 12 SIlas 12 Silas H 11 Strawn American delei delegate te made mado chairman of International international International on extraterritorial extraterritorial- extraterritoriality ity In China Maj Gen William named to succeed General Pershing a as president of Tacna Tacna-ArIca plebiscite commission Jan Great 27 27 Great Britain and Italy debt funding agreement Jan 30 AllIes 30 Allies evacuated the first p zone rone of occupation In the Rhineland March larch United I-United 1 United Stales States formally notified League of Nations and 48 na- na nations na nations lions It bad had voted to enter world court March 8 S Special session of Lea League ue ot of Nations opened with Viscount ishII In the chair Deadlocked over O new members Spain S threatened to resign March League 8 8 League of ot Nations received German application tor for entrance March 6 6 Germanys Germany's admission to toUa Ua League ue of ot Nations Nation's postponed until rail Call April Secretary 6 6 Secretary Kellogg Helloes submitted to Chile and Peru new plan to settle ArIca Tacna-Arica Tacna dispute without t plebiscite April 19 United 19 United States formally de- de de declined cUned to participate In League of or Na- Na Nations Na Nations lions conference on American Adhesion to world court Chile rejecting Kelloggs Kellogg's plan de- de demanded de demanded Tacna Tacna-ArIca plebiscite on May n 1 as scheduled April 21 Italian 21 Italian debt settlement l by United States senate April Germany 24 21 Germany and Russia signed treaty of ot amity guaranteeing reciprocal reciprocal cal neutrality It Ir either were attacked April United 26 United States senate enate rati- rati rati ratified lied fied ed Belgian debt settlement April Debt 27 27 Debt funding agreements with Latvia and Rumania la In ln Indorsed laU don at by United United t States senate e ela April 28 UnIted 28 United States senate enate rati- rati rati ratified Oed fied debt settlement April 29 FundIng 29 29 Funding arrangement or of French debt to America signed ned In Washington providing for payment over 62 years of ot grand rand total of ot 6 UI 6 May ay Agreement I-Agreement 1 A Agreement on Tugo-SlavIa Tugo Tugo debt to United States State reached In Wash Wash- Washington in ington May 1 French 7 French and Spanish opened offensive against May 18 International 18 International preliminary conference un on reduction of ot armaments open open-d In Geneva May 22 1 French 22 22 French captured h of ot KrIm el but bul the Rut luff leader escaped May lay Krim ei Krim el surrendered to the French June French 4 4 French senate ratified the Locarno treaties to 6 June Great S 5 Great and Turkey signed the treaty June 12 12 Brazil gave two years notice of her withdrawal from League ot of Nations June H 14 14 Tacna-ArIca Tacna plebiscite formally declared the tho th Impracticable July Britain 27 27 concluded agree agree- agreement ment with General Andrews to balk rum smuggling Into the United States Aug Italy 9 Italy and Spain signed ar at- at ar treaty and und Rumania and France rance signed treaty of amity Aug British 25 25 British French and G experts worked out OUI plan for Germany s sentry sentry sentry entry Into League of ot Nations with Spain and Poland to have hav nent nent s council Aug 26 26 Spain's demand that Inter Inter- dl district of ot Tangier be annexed to StIl ap t zone of or Morocco formally form before tt tte e powers concerned Aug 27 Nicaragua 27 Nicaragua appealed to o of Nations against Mexico al al- al lesne al n le Callos aided revolutionists Aug Great 30 30 Great Britain refused Invitation to conference on Tangier S pt 4 Spain 4 Spain rejected League ot of offer of ot semi permanent seat beatIn In CI c Sei Sc League 6 6 League of or Nations a met t with fUh Spain and absent s pt 7 Spain 7 Spain resl resigned ned from League of Nations S S pl Germany 8 8 Germany elected a mem member ber or of L L i mue LIue ot of Nations and given perma perma- permanent nent acne seat s at In council Sept German to-German German delegation took Its sea lea In League of ot Nations assembly pt pt Turkey ll-Turkey 11 Turkey applied for Cor m ciup in m League of ot Nations stipulating It n Uit be given seat scat In the council S 5 pt pi Locarno H-Locarno 14 Locarno treaties filed lied with Le 1 uv- uv of ot Nations Nation and Germany de do- do do evacuation of or Rhineland by Allie alile SI a S i pi French 21 21 French cabinet gave BriAnd free tre II li nd In working out accord with Gerlt n cn report on American res res- res res-erv res cry erv n na n accepted by world court but Its ItH interpretation tine tion of or reservation declared not at ae eDI able by Ir President Coolidge S pi at 22 Withdrawal of ot French tro trim from Rhineland begun Sept ii J World court states tates adopted rep to 10 American reservatIons reservation ac- ac ac oc accept Cep In ag them with one ono I 01 Oc Removal 19 lii Removal of ot tariff barriers and restrictions upon European 11 U iVi 11 r ty t y a group of ut lead leall ing mt leading t ban bankers h In Iii a signed a an a in lit made public simultaneously In t tew rew ew York York and l l capita capitals Oc Oci Ct United 0 SiO United States Slates tates government go served I on Mexico dl lum alit aUe diplomatic rei would be severed it IC American n proper properties tits In Mexico should b ha d under the he terms of the new Mexican land and oil laws n Ja January 1 i iNov a Nov Foreign 13 li Foreign Ministers cnn of qt Russia and k Rushil hey Dey or of Turkey Turley met to formulate trea treaty ty or of al alliance e Nov 17 Nicaragua 17 Nicaragua asked States to lud help In stopping Mexican aid to rebels e tOJ Nov Nicaraguan 18 18 NICaragUan rebels asked b United States Stales to lay down theli anna aima Nov Noy 19 President 19 President Coolidge notified the United States would use liRe It Its good gooi offices to maintain pd I there MV V y Pope Poe 20 Pope Plus Pius denounced perse perse- persecution cution of ot Catholic church by ov ov oY italy holy 27 Italy and t nd Albania 1 signed of or amity and cool co operation Nov t 28 28 Report of or Strawn international International C commission said powers power mUst retain extraterritorial rights In China until there was ended Dec 4 China 4 China gave notice It woUld terminate all unequal treaties on their u expiration lieu l i G 6 League of or Nations Nation council met sec Alee Nobel 10 10 Nobel peace prize e tor for 1925 awarded warded to Charles I G O Dawes and Sir Austen i n Chamberlain for tor 1926 to Arid Arid- tide tide orland and Gustav U Dee Uv v I 12 a agreed red to transfer Control of or German armaments to toLt LUlue Leitu Ku of ot Nations committee on Feb Feb- February ruey I DOMESTIC Jan J n 4 House 4 House passed po post poet t office ciTies treasury appropriation bill carrying C t Jan house li-house ll House passed Interior de do- do I de-I bill appropriating ling Jan Senate lI-Senate 12 Senate by vote of or 41 U to 19 al d Gerald 1 P Nye Nys of or North Dakota Jan Army 19 Army board of or review ap- ap ap proved approved conviction of or Col William Mitchell Jan Senate 26 Senate adopted Swanson reservations res- res to world court resolution lIau an co operative marketing bill Passed Pa s l b by house Jan n 27 17 Senate b by vote of or 76 16 to 17 resolution for American ad ad- ad adv v J nc e to world Court Jan 3 cg ar Snave o e passed d corn sugar ugar u a mii ni It 10 lo pure ule food law laws 11 Peb I eb adopted repeal of or pub pub- of t f revenue re law Fb F b lu s-nad- s voted voree t f repeal l allI all I and Qi I i bile admission dues due dues and er more more lOt Feb 12 Senat 12 reducing federal i- i io rp o Feb p h i c Senate is-Senate az I r resolutions for tor dote ate In January anda and Cress Gress two month months aft i aft House passed P Ings I ne bill carrying spying a W- W C Arm Army i i 4 nd ml nil ns- ns total of ot 00 p a L an a and d senate y F Feb eb 1 Senate iS-Senate 19 an and house con agreed on tax bill with cut ot of 1 1 Feb 23 23 e accepted conference resort n O on I tax tx x bill bill 36 to 28 26 ert J ley o of Oregon resigned f fert f rom board e 24 e approved new tax bl ble by 61 61 to 10 March United I-United 1 United States Supreme court decided Wisconsin's girt gift lax law House e passed Wat Watson Parker p on-p r er bill abolishing railroad labor board and nd providing means mcana for tor or settlement of ot rail rail- railway way vay labor disputes by conference med mediation lation and voluntary arbitration March 8 Treasury 8 Treasury offered tor for public subscription In year 30 bonds at 3 per r cent Interest t 10 lowest re 11 si sic rate since c fil first Liberty r rr r bonds bonds s were Issued March Seattle I 9 Seattle Wash Vash elected Mrs Irs Dertha K Landes mayor Air secretaries In three departments by E W Morrow chair chairman man of or the Presidents President's aircraft board oard March Mar h Board H-Board 14 Board of or temperance pro pro- prohibition Prohibition pro prohibition and m morals rals of or the MethOdiSt church charged Coolidge administration tion because of or 1 political conditions was keeping men In who are not In sympathy with enforcement ut of till prohibition laws House appropriated for tor foreign torell embassy buildings Daniel F Dem was held to Brook Drook- Brookhart hart Brook have been elected over Senator hut hart Rep Iowa In report submit submit- submitted submItted submitted ted by aub e of o the senate elec elec- elections elections committee The White bill to create creato a radio commission of ot five ave members member to operate toco-operate operate cooperate with Secretary Hoover In keeping order in the tho air was wall passed paned by bJ house The senate rejected Vall Wallace ace Mo- Mo Mo-Cament Mo Cement Cament of Oregon as federal judge March IS-Col IS 18 Col John C Coolidge one one eighty father of ot President Cool Cool- CoolId Coolidge Cool Id idge e died as the lre President and his wife were speeding by special train to his bed bedside Ide March New 22 22 New York senate enate by vote ote 0 of 27 to 24 defeated state prohibition law March 26 Senate 26 Senate confirmed the nomination of ot T Jo F o of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York as a member of ot the tho interstate commerce commission by vote of or 62 52 2 to 26 25 March Crampton 29 29 Crampton bill placing the entire prohibition unit under civil service ice lea passed assed by house April House I-House 1 House voted voled to Impeach Jud Judge e George W V English o of tho the east east- ea eastern t- t tern em ern district o of Illinois to CO GO April 2 PresIdent 2 President Coolidge e selected Carml Carmi A Thompson of or Cleveland Ohio as special commissioner to make a sur- sur survey sur survey ur vey of or In Philippines April Former 3 3 Former Go Governor Gornor Davis o of Kansas and his son eon on acquitted ot of brIbery charge Senate committee opened twelve day twelve hearing on act modification April Spokesmen 9 9 Spokesmen for far American Federation of ot Labor at senate hear hear- hearIng hearing hearing ing demanded beer and light wines of or act April 12 fie 12 Sixty o i e representatives representative or of women's organizations urged lIen eon sen senators not to weaken act Senate by vote Tote o of 45 to 41 unseated of ot Iowa Daniel P F Jo sworn In as senator Naval aircraft bill passed by house April Frank 13 13 Frank 1 I L Smith defeated Senator V W C n McKinley tor for lican nomination for tor senator from Illi- Illi Illinois Illi Illinois nois April 19 Now 19 Now York legislature passed resolution for tor beer and wine re ferend U April Foreclosure 27 27 Foreclosure and ilia sale Ie ot of Chicago Milwaukee tor Sc St St Paul railroad ordered by Federal Judge WIlkerson House passed bill creating separate bureau of ot prohibition and a bureau or of customs April 28 National National crime commission met In Washington n April 29 National 29 National elimination bal bal- balloon balloon bal balloon loon race started at Little Rock nock Ark May roSay President I-President 1 President signed Spanish Spanish- Spanish American American war pension bIlL Goodyear IV piloted by Van Orman won on balloon race May Senators 4 4 Senators Watson Vatson and Rob Rob- Robinson Hob Inson Inson o of Indiana ed by n Its publicans lie publicans May lay 5 Seven 5 Seven convicts killed a dep- dep deputy dep deputy uty warden and escaped from the JIll JIll- Illi Illinois nois penitentiary at two captured after aCter bloody battle with po- po police po police lice Ike at al Leonore Leonora House appropriated for five year army air program May Senate G-Senate C Senate passed bill to In- In Increase Increase In Increase crease pay ay o of all federal Judges judg-es May Ilay 7 It 7 II M Daugherty former at- at attorney attorney at attorney torney general TV T W V Miller former alien property custodian and John T King Indicted In New York for tor con con- conspiracy con conspiracy to defraud government In American Metal company compan case May Senate ll-Senate 11 Senate passed paned new railroad labor bill as adopted by house houlle May laY Senate 13 13 Senate passed McFadden banking bill May li-Hou li House 17 17 House e passed paned Johnson bill making great changes In World orld war veterans act of or 1924 May Congressman 18 Congressman W V S Vare running on wet vet platform won I nomination for senator from I defeating Senator Pepper er and Governor Democrats nominated W V B D Wilson S S Kresge gave gae to Kresge Kree foundation for tor or charitable and public welfare I May 19 House 19 House bill prohibit prohibit- prohibitIng prohibiting prohibiting ing transporting of or 1 and vcra malls mails C vets In the Senate ordered Inquiry Into primary campaign expenditures May Ia 21 l frea Treasury uly department an- an announced an announced President Coolidge e had signed an executive order at ap of or Lal stale tai count county and muni municipal cipal as all prohibition hll at nominal salaries House lInus rejected lla en farm relief reller bill to 21 Frederick nominated for sen- sen senate sen aen senate ate by Oregon republicans defeating Senator May Y 31 Coolidge delivered Memorial Day address at Arlington ur urgIng world or III disarmament exposition opened In tibia June Juno 2 2 Senate passed army air ocr ocr- ser service vice bill lIllI Jute JUlie 3 Senate I Senate passed naval air pro pro- program pro program gram ran 1 bill Indiana Democratic convention nomi nominated natell Albert Slump Stump and Evans Wool Wool- Woollen Woollen len for long and short senatorial terms respectively re Jun June junr 4 4 Omnibus rivers rivera and harbors bill sued passed by house house- June Smith i-Smith 7 Smith W nomi nomi- nominated nominated fur for senator by Republicans ot of Iowa defeating Senator A U ii Cum Cum- Cummin Cummins min mine mins Claude R R Porter nominated by the Democrats June Senat ll-Senat 11 Senate passed house houst bill carrying for federal aid road construction June lIou 17 passed senates senate's corn sugar bill June 20 Twenty eighth 0 International al e eucharistic congress opened In Chi Chi- Chicago Chi Chicago cago June PresIdent ZI 21 President Coolidge In his annual budget address s announced sur- sur sur surplus ur plus pius for fiscal n cal year was wall about June 24 c- c McNary bill for farm tarm relief by price r taing xing defeated In senate June 29 9 Feu Foe Fe farm tarm relief bill bitt backed by defeated In senate which then themi passed paned the co co marketing bill Second deficiency bill with dry low law enforcement fund passed palled b by senate House passed army lAir air service cx- cx ex expansion bill June 30 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