October 1925

October 1, 1925 (Thursday)

October 2, 1925 (Friday)

October 3, 1925 (Saturday)

October 4, 1925 (Sunday)

  • The Hama uprising broke out in Syria.
  • After eleven years of limited Prohibition, the Soviet Union removed all restrictions on the alcohol content of beverages.[5]

October 5, 1925 (Monday)

October 6, 1925 (Tuesday)

October 7, 1925 (Wednesday)

October 8, 1925 (Thursday)

October 9, 1925 (Friday)

  • The Italian state prosecutor absolved twenty-four officials of any responsibility for the June 1924 Giacomo Matteotti murder, ruling that they might have ordered the "sequestration" of Matteotti but not his murder, nor would they have had any knowledge of it.[9]
  • Lithuania held the first day of a three-day mourning period for the loss of Vilnius to Poland in 1920. Many demonstrations were staged in which speakers declared that Lithuania would not have any relations with Poland until Vilnius was returned.[10]
  • Died: Hugo Preuß, 64, German lawyer and politician

October 10, 1925 (Saturday)

  • About 15 were killed in Catanzaro, Italy, when a train plunged over a bridge after high floodwaters weakened the bridge's supports.[11]
  • Police in Panama killed two people when they opened fire on an open-air labor union meeting discussing what to do about national rent increases.[12]
  • The American Federation of Labor called for a nationwide boycott of non-union products to eliminate child labour and obtain better working conditions.[13]

October 11, 1925 (Sunday)

  • Powers at Locarno agreed on an arrangement in which, with regard to military obligations in the League of Nations, due consideration would be given to Germany's special military status until such time as a general arms reduction plan could be implemented across Europe. This was thought to remove the main obstacle to Germany's entry into the League of Nations.[14]
  • Panama City was effectively shut down by protestors angered by the shooting of the previous day.[12]
  • Born: Elmore Leonard, novelist and screenwriter, in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2013)

October 12, 1925 (Monday)

  • 600 U.S. troops entered Panama at the request of President Rodolfo Chiari to put down a massive renter's strike.[12][15]
  • 2 were killed and 70 arrested in Paris during clashes between police and communists who were calling for a general strike in protest of the Rif War. Communist Deputy Jacques Doriot was among those arrested.[16]
  • Germany and the Soviet Union signed a commercial treaty designed to increase mutual trade.[6]

October 13, 1925 (Tuesday)

October 14, 1925 (Wednesday)

October 15, 1925 (Thursday)

October 16, 1925 (Friday)

  • The Locarno conference ended with several agreements in place. German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann gave a closing speech in which he said the conference spelled a new era in European relationships, while French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand said it marked the beginning of a new epoch of cooperation and friendship.[21]
  • Born: Angela Lansbury, actress and singer, in Regent's Park, London, England

October 17, 1925 (Saturday)

October 18, 1925 (Sunday)

October 19, 1925 (Monday)

  • The Incident at Petrich occurred near the Bulgarian town of Petrich on the border with Greece, when at least one Greek soldier was shot by someone on the Bulgarian side. Conflicting accounts exist as to what led up to the incident, but one holds that a Greek soldier was running across the border after his dog, which is why the incident is sometimes called "The War of the Stray Dog".[23][24][25]

October 20, 1925 (Tuesday)

October 21, 1925 (Wednesday)

  • Greece delivered a 48-hour ultimatum to the Bulgarian government demanding they pay an indemnity and apologize for the Incident at Petrich.[27]
  • Born: Celia Cruz, salsa performer, in Havana, Cuba (d. 2003)
  • Died: Marv Goodwin, 34, baseball pitcher, believed to be the first professional athlete to die as the result of a plane crash[28]

October 22, 1925 (Thursday)

October 23, 1925 (Friday)

October 24, 1925 (Saturday)

October 25, 1925 (Sunday)

October 26, 1925 (Monday)

  • Nicaraguan President Solórzano acquiesced to Emiliano Chamorro's demand and made him Minister of War, essentially giving him control of the country.[30]
  • The League of Nations ordered a cessation of hostilities between Greece and Bulgaria and gave them 24 hours to bring their troops back behind their respective borders.[31]
  • The British-German drama film The Blackguard was released.

October 27, 1925 (Tuesday)

October 28, 1925 (Wednesday)

October 29, 1925 (Thursday)

October 30, 1925 (Friday)

October 31, 1925 (Saturday)

References

  1. "Mexican Flood Puts Thousands Out of Homes". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 2, 1925. p. 10.
  2. "Spaniards Take Moors' Capital; Madrid Joyous". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 3, 1925. p. 4.
  3. "Biography". Official Site of Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker Estate. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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  5. "Partial Prohibition Which Has Held Sway in Red Nation is Abolished". Altoona Tribune. Altoona, Pennsylvania: 3. October 5, 1925.
  6. "Chronology 1925". indiana.edu. 2002. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  7. "French Demand Right to March Army to Poland". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 7, 1925. p. 1.
  8. "Luther Confers with Briand on Rhine Pact Row". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 8, 1925. p. 3.
  9. Rue, Larry (October 10, 1925). "Mussolini Aids Freed in Death of Matteotti". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  10. Day, Donald (October 12, 1925). "Poles Rejoice as Lithuanians Mourn for Vilna". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 12.
  11. "Train Plunges into River in Italy; 15 Dead". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 11, 1925. p. 1.
  12. Lindsay-Poland, John (2003). Emperors in the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama. Duke University. pp. 41–42. ISBN 0-8223-3098-9.
  13. "Plan Boycott to Stop Child Labor Products". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 11, 1925. p. 1.
  14. "German Path to League Opened by Allied Plan". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 12, 1925. p. 1.
  15. Martin, Gerald (October 13, 1925). "U.S. Soldiers Rule Panama". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  16. "Paris Reds Riot Against War in Riff; Two Slain". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 13, 1925. p. 3.
  17. Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  18. Henning, Arthur Sears (October 14, 1925). "Weeks Resigns; Davis Named as War Secretary". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  19. "Return $731,000 Jewel Loot". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 14, 1925. p. 1.
  20. Martin, Gerald (October 15, 1925). "Landlords Cut Rent in Panama to Calm Rioters". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 5.
  21. "Europe O.K.'s Ban on War". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 17, 1925. p. 1.
  22. "12 Killed, 20 Hurt When Trains Collide in Italy". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 18, 1925. p. 2.
  23. Barrett, Erin; Mingo, Jack (2010). Just Curious About History, Jeeves. Simon and Schuster. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7434-6295-2.
  24. Boinodiris, Stavros (2009). Andros Odyssey: Liberation: (1900–1940). Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-4401-9385-9.
  25. "Bulgaria Explains". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill: 1. October 22, 1925.
  26. Henning, Arthur Sears (October 21, 1925). "Col. Mitchell is Ordered Before Court Martial". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 2.
  27. "New War Looms in Balkans". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 22, 1925. p. 1.
  28. Mitchell, Houston (September 7, 2011). "Notable athletes who have died in plane crashes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  29. Skene, Don (October 24, 1925). "Stop War! League to Greece". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  30. White, Cathleen (2001). "Coercion and Diplomacy: Relations Between the United States and Nicaragua, 1920–1927 Part IV: Chaos". The Well-Rounded Cat. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  31. "Ultimatum Given Balkans". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 27, 1925. p. 1.
  32. Bennett, James O'Donnell (October 29, 1925). "Mitchell Ousts 3 Judges". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  33. Steele, John (October 30, 1925). "Greeks Leave Bulgarian Soil; League Joyous". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 5.
  34. Hostettler, John (2013). Twenty Famous Lawyers. Sherfield on Loddon: Waterside Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-904380-98-6.
  35. Basil, H. (November 1, 1925). "Dictator Dons Persian Crown; Shah Deposed". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
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