The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-02
Chronology
Of the Year 1921
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Compiled by E. w. Pickard
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Crowder to confer with President Of Cuba
on conditions in the island
Jan. 3-President Wilson vetoed bill to
revive War Finance corporation and SEN
ate repassed it.
Capitol building of West Virginia de-
stroyed by fire.
Jan. 4-House passed bill to revive War
veto
Jan. 9-President-elect Harding re-
signed as u. S. senator from Ohio.
army at It's, 900 men
Jan. Blouse decided its membership
should not be increased; Il states lose
and eight gain representatives.
Jan. 22-Soviet Russian Ambassador
Martens and his staff deported.
Jan 24-Senate passed the packers reg
Jan. 31-Supreme court held Judge Land
is had no lawful right or power to pre-
side over trial of Victor Berger and 9TH
er Socialists.
resolution and house repassed it.
FEB. Senate repassed army reduction
resolution.
Feb. 16-senate passed emergency tar
III bill.
Feb. 19-Harding announced appoint
ment of Charles Z. Hughes as secretary
Feb. 21-H. NJ. Daugherty appointed at
torney general by Harding, and Henry.
P. Fletcher named under-secretary OF
state.
Feb. 22-HardIng completed his cabinet
by selecting Edwin DENLY for secretary
of the navy Herbert Hoover, secretary
of commerce. and James J. Davis, secre-
tary of labor; Andrew Mellon. secretary
of the treasury John w. Weeks, secre-
tary of war; VIII Hays, postmaster gen.
eral; Henry G. Wallace, secretary of ag-
riculture, and Albert B. FAN, secretary of
the interior.
Feb 2S-Senate adopted resolution re-
pealIng wartime laws
March 3-President Wilson vetoed emer-
genCy tariff bill.
March Warren C. Harding inaugu-
rated President of the United States.
March 1l-Ohio National Guardsmen
queu race riot at Springfield, o.
March 26-Eighteen men indicted in Chi
cago in connection with baseball scan
dal
James c. Davis of Iowa appointed d.
rector general OF railways.
March 8-SupreTne court held profits
from sale of corporate stock and bonds
and capital assets are taxable as income
April I-Congress met in extra session.
Telephone communication between Unit
ed States and Cuba opened by Presidents
Harding and Menocal.
L. s. Supreme court refused to review
convictions OF Haywood and 70 other l.
W. VS.
April 12-Immediate declaration bv con-
gress of peace with Germany, complete
rejection of the League of Nations cove
nant and ultimate ratifca ton of such
parts of the Versailles treaty as involve
American rights and interests proposed
by President Harding in his message to
congress.
April 14-George Harvey and AIyron D
Derrick nominated ambassadors to Great
Britain and France, respectively.
April 15-House passed emergency tar
Frank White, North Dakota. appointed
treasurer of United States
April 22-House passed emergency tTnmi-
grafton bill.
Aprii 26-NationaI budget bill passed by
senate.
April 2S-House passed naval bill car
rying 1896, 10000
April 3o-senate adopted Knox resoIu-
ton declaring war with Germany and
Austria at an end
May 2-U. S Supreme court set aside
conviction of Senator Truman S. New
berry of Michigan and 10 others for al
legged violation of federal corrupt prac-
tees act holding the act void.
May 3-Senate passed immigration bill.
May blouse passed the budget bill
May I0-House passed army appropria-
ton bill, reducing army to 10000.
e. May I8-House passed Tfncher bill to
regulate dealings in grain futures.
Gen. Pershing made chief of staff of
Nav 17-GeneraI reduction of all railway
wages decided on by federal railway la
Dor board.
Richard Washburn Child nominated am
hassador to Italy. and DR.. Jacob Gould
Schurman minister to China.
May 25-Senate adopted unanimously
Borah disarmament amendment to naval
IilI
partment abolished.
May 3I-Great race riots in Tulsa, Okla
- killed, many wounded; negro quarter
Of city burned.
June SENATE passed navy appropria-
ton bill carrying 1891 100000
June 2-House passed meat packer con-
troll bin.
senate passed 100000 farm loan bill.
June S-A D. Iasker Of Chicago ap-
pointed chairman of L. S. shipping board
John T Adams Of Iowa elected chair
man Republican national committee
Senate passed army bill, providing for
army of 10000.
June 11-Roy a. Haynes, Ohio, took of
fee as national prohibition commissioner
June I3-House adopted Porter resolu-
ton declaring war with Germany and
Austria terminated.
June 17-Senate passed meat packer con-
- hill