Show I One Hundred Events of 1919 1 1919 Jan 6 6 C Colonel lon Theodore od re Roosevel fO for former for former mer president of the United States States dies at Oyster Bay 1 L. L I. I Jan 16 Ignace 16 Ignace famous pi pl pianist pianist pi- pi anist becomes premier of of- Poland Jan 17 17 Karl Karl Liebknecht and Rosall ux- ux emburg killed in Berlin BerHn while while trying trying to escape 1 Jan 18 President 18 Poincaire of or France formally opens allied peace conference conference conference confer confer- ence in Paris Jan 29 29 United United St States tes recognizes recognises s. s provisional pro pro- ro- ro v visional government of troland koland olan Jan Jah 29 Frank 29 Frank 1 U. U Polk acting secretary secretary of state formally proclaims ratification ratification tion of prohibition amendment Feb 7 7 United United States' States recognizes Union of Serbian Croatian and Slovenian Feb peoples ef 14 President 14 president Wilson reads league of or nations plan to plenary l session of the allied peace conference v Feb 15 15 Supreme allied council orders all trade trade- restrictions removed on com com- com com- ni with Turkey and Bulgaria for v mall wally mally opening the Dardanelles Feb Attach 19 Attack on the league of nations V proposal begins in in both houses house of congress Feb Feb off 19 Peace 19 Peace cel j parleys a ys' ys are temporarily hampered hampered-by by an attempt on the I of Premier Clemenceau of France Feb 20 American 20 American troops arrive In n Berlin BerJin Ber- Ber Jin lin to pr protect te t expected transport of food j Feb 21 21 1 21 K Kisner Elsner Bt Bavarian varian premier Herr Auer minister of the irate inte interior and and three other officials shot dea dead in f Feb 22 A 22 A soviet republic is wed ed edIn edin in in Munich 1 A communist re olt olt grows intense in Budapest Feb 27 27 Frederick Frederick H. H Gillett of Ma Massa Massachusetts sa is n nominated ted speaker of the next house March 4 Franco Sp Spanish Franco twenty twenty- twenty Ill ile tunnel under the Pyrenees shor shorten enIng ening en- en Ing the distance e from tom Madrid to Paris Jaris by by miles is completed L March i German S S- S German g government v. v fl fi lly armed revolution in Iner Ber er- er lin Ih Mare March h 13 Independence 13 of f Korea orea Jer- Jer Is i proclaimed March 21 21 Italy Italy threatens to with withdraw aw from peace conference unless she eta ets I j J Fiume March 23 Long 23 T ong awaited junction of off Si Siberian Siberian SI- SI berian berlan forces and the northern goy O troops fighting the Bolshevists Bolshevists' eff effected at t in Pe- Pe pe In chora district l I v April Apr II 3 American 3 and and British British tr tro troops op on on their wa way to Russia to fight Bo site s e viki j April l 10 Mutiny of American Oi S in ip North Ruse Rusta a. a ascribed to be d due e to Bolshevik propaganda 1 I April 13 13 Victory Victory loan for 4 44 4 per cent Interest terest and due In three years Is launched J I April 18 Report 18 Report Ukrainians have tilted filled I or wounded more than Je Jews s In n Galicia j April 25 25 Premier Premier Orlando with withdraws raves raws from peace conference and re returns urns home j I I April 30 Seventeen 30 bombs found found- j i the tle mails malls addressed to Postmaster General Gen Gen- eral etal Burleson Attorney General Gen I Palmer Pal Pal- mer John D. D Rockefeller Mayo Mayon-Hy- Mayon Hylan Hy- Hy lan Ian of New York and others 1 I May 7 7 Allies Allies announce peace terns tern s to to Germany 1 May 15 U. 15 U. U S. S naval seaplane NC 4 be be- be I pins Its successful trans-Atlantic trans flight from Halifax to the AZO Azores Azores S to toMay Spain 4 May MaYS is Harry 18 Harry Harry Hawker er Australian Australia aviator aviator avi avi- v ator ator- starts from St St. Johns Johnsin in attempt to fly across t le leAt e Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic to Ireland June 13 13 United United States and allies recognize recognize recognize nize Oms' Oms Government as asa a a ministered ministered ministered minis minis- by Kolchak June 14 14 Captain Jack Alcock an Lieu- Lieu V-nant V A. A W. W Brown In 1 Vimy Vim start from St. St Johns Newfoundland on on trans trans- trans Atlantic flight ht for Ireland making tine the trip in sixteen hours hour j June 17 Fifty 17 Fifty killed by bv American Ameri- Ameri rAn cnn troops in n on Into Mexico one American shot I I June 19 orlando 19 Orlando government resigns new Italian cabinet formed under Premier PrE I June 21 German 21 German c crews sink surrendered fleet at Scapa Flow June 28 Peace 28 Peace treaty signed at Ver Ver- sallies by associated powers and allied delegates I June 30 British 30 British dirigible R 34 largest airship of its kind in th the world crosses and the Atlantic under command of Major GH Scott July July- 2 Removal 2 Removal of or units of the American army of occupation he begins leaving only troops to g guard Suard d' d the the Rhine Rhine- la land nil July 2 Food 2 riots in upper Ita Italy become l I Iso so o serious that the government takes 1 drastic steps to lower cost of oC living July 2 The 2 The first plane of the new air airmail mall mail service York between New York and j Chicago arrives in New York carryIng carry carry- Y Ing pounds of mail mall July 4 Jack 4 Jack Dempsey wins the heavyweight heavy heavy- weight boxing championship from I Jess Willard at Toledo O. O July 4 A 4 A force of f troops and police rush rushi I i the presidential palace at Lima Lima Peru Ieru make male President Cardo prisoner and proclaim Augusto B n B resi- resi I dent July 7 Argentina 7 senate without reservations reservations reser- reser approves league of ot nations covenant being the first r ratifying body to take tale such action July 9 German 9 national assembly ratifies ratifies rati rati- fies the peace treaty by a vote of oC 03 QS to ti July 9 Bolshevik 9 troops reported cle cleared red ft from flom om the Crimea Crimea Crimea-by I by General Deni- Deni I kine's kines forces July 10 President 10 President Wilson sub athe the trea treaty ty to the senate afler an afler-an an on the league of nations lations covenant July 11 11 Three Three allied allied war warships American American French and British ordered to Flume due dill to disorders there il July 12 Enver 12 Pasha and two other Turk leaders condemned to death by bv a a. Turkish c l as as as' responsible for Armenian Armenian- massacres during th war J July 12 Allied 12 Allied blockade against G Germany d man is officially raised ti f J July 16 President 16 Wilson Wilson- puts puts' entire control of or the wheat situation la the h hands of or Wheat Director Jules H It Barrie Barnes July 17 17 Bela Bela Run Kun head oC the Hungarian i communist government is ousted f S July American 19 sailors in launch fly fly- American flag flat are held eld up by Mexicans and robbed near Tampico July 21 British British sh house of commons I fies the peace treaty J July 21 Labor 21 Labor situation in England be becomes becomes be becomes comes acute acut miners strike riols' riols break breal out July 21 21 Race Race riots break out in Washington Washing Washing- ton and other cities many l killed July 26 The 26 The newly-created newly Pacific fleet passes through the Panama canal the largest vessels and largest fleet ever to use this waterway July 31 The 31 The telephone and telegraph systems of or the country are returned to their owners after a years ears operatIon operation operation opera opera- tion b by the postmaster general Aug 4 Budapest 4 Hungarian capital is occupied by Rumanian troops in spite of allied protests in retaliation n- n for Hungarian un-arlan un o occupation lon of Bucharest in 1916 j i Aug 8 Actors 8 Actors strike in New Kew e York City closing up theatres Other cities fol fol- low 5 Aug 11 Prince of Wales arrives at St St. Johns 1 Newfoundland beginning a Canada and the United States Aug Viscount 13 Grey is is temporary tem tem- ambassador to the United Stat States s. s Aug 17 Two 17 Two American aviators kid kid- nape by Mexicans arc are held for 15 15 ransom Aug 20 Congress 20 Congress repeals the daylight saving law overriding the presidents president's veto Aug 22 22 Friedrich Friedrich Ebert becomes president president dent of the German republic Sept 3 President 3 Wilson starts tour of the West Wed and Middle West to speak In defense e of the treaty and league of nations Sept The 4 4 The peace treaty is 15 ordered re reported reported reported re- re ported to the senate by the foreign relations committee with four reser- reser and forty-five forty amendments Sept 9 Cardinal 9 Desire Mercier primate of Belgium arrives in New NewYork York for a visit to this country Sept 9 9 Union Union members of Boston police pollee force forc go JO goon on strike which results in mob violence and thefts troops called out Sept 9 John 9 John Mitchell chairman of the New York industrial commission labor la labor labor la- la bor leader and trade unionist dies In New York at age of or 49 Sept 10 Senators 10 Senators Borah of Idaho Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son of California and McCormick of Illinois start on a speech speechmaking making tour against peace treaty Sept 14 Corpus 14 Corpus Christi Christl Is razed by a tropical storm storm resulting In loss of more than persons and damage of Sept 15 15 Gabriele Gabriele dAnnunzio with an armed force occupies Fiume and proclaims proclaims pro pro- claims la its union with l Italy sep Sept Steel 22 22 Steel ern workers rk l throughout the the I country g go on strike e principally principally ny for recognition of oc the union 3 1 t I Sept 26 26 President President Wilson due to illness Ill Illness Illness ill ill- ness Is forced to abandon his league of nations tour and returns Wash ington i I Sept 27 Railway 27 Railway strike Jn in Engl England nd ties ties- up all transportation Sept 28 A 28 A mod moll in in Omaha lynches a a negro negro negro ne ne- gro murderer sets ets fire t to the courthouse courthouse courthouse court court- house and nearly n a ly kills the he mayor O Oct t 2 French 2 French parliament ratifies the peace treaty Oct 2 2 King King A Albert brt of Belgium with Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince Leopold arrives arrives- on a visit to the United States States- Oct 6 The 6 The first round table Industrial I conference convenes convenes at Washington Washington- with delegates representing capital labor and the public i b Oct 8 Transcontinental 8 aero r f race is is started at New York with sixty five five competitors Oct 17 17 Austrian Austrian national assembly rati ratifies fies fles the peace treat treaty Oct 19 U. U U. S consular agent Wi W O. O Jenkins Jenkins Jen Jen- I kins at Puebla Mexico d and held for ransom Oct 22 Labor 22 Labor members withdraw from the round table conference the following following fol- fol lowing da day the conference ends Oct 27 Congress 27 Congress passes the prohibition enforcement cement bill over th the p presidents president's veto Oct 31 Four 31 Four hundred thousand soft coal miners quit work to enforce demands for Increased wages and a six-hour six day Nov lO Victor 10 VIctor L L. Berger Berge Socialist congressman congressman con con- conI I gressman from flom d is refused a seat in congress Nov 11 Coal it-Coal Coal strike leaders leaders call call ot off the strike e by order of the fe federal eral court but coal shortage continues es s- s sto to grow grow- acute when miners refuse to to return to work worl Secretary of Labor Wilson calls conC conference rence of ot mine operators and union chiefs I Nov 19 19 Senate Senate rejects the peace treaty both houses adjourn Nov 20 President 20 Wilson Vilson names seventeen seventeen seventeen seven seven- teen men on new round table conference confer confer- ence Nov 25 Gen 25 General 25 General ral Gelipe Angeles Villa I leader found guilty of or rebellion against the Carranza government is Is sentenced to be shot Nov 26 26 Miners Miners refuse 14 per per- percent cent Increase in increase increase in- in crease proposed by Fuel Administrator tor Harry A A. A Garfield Nov 28 Lady Astor American wife of Viscount Astor is first woman to be elected to British parliament Nov 29 Truman 29 Truman H H N New Newberry berry U. U S S. S senator from Michigan and others others others oth- oth ers are indicted for fraudulent practices practices practices tices in his election senate Dec 3 Coal 3 Coal situation is so acute as to force limitation of business hours hour and down of train schedules nine ty-seven ty members of of United d Mine MineWorkers Workers named for contempt in fedt fed- fed Dec cral 10 Miners 10 t court Miners re in inn Indianapolis accept g gt President t Wil WU Wilson's Wilsons sons son's offer to return to work at 14 per cent increase pending final settlement set- set by a commission appointed appointee by him Dec 13 13 Allies agree to withdraw to troops from Russia Dec Dee 18 18 U. U. U S. S supreme court sustains constitutionality of or the wartime prohibition prohibition pro pro- act Dec 18 18 Big Big Five packing firms agree agre with General Palmer to re retire retire retire re- re tire tire- from all business except that o or of meat products Dec 21 21 U. U. U S. S transport Buford sails for foran an port with Reds ordered ordered ordered or or- dered deported Dec 23 23 offers otters a form of ot home rule to India |