The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-01-03
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Jan. is-senate passed the aErieul-
tulai credits bill:
Five defendants In Herrin mine mas
sacre trial acquitted.
Jan. a3-House passed resolution for
constitutional amendment prohibiting
further issuance OF tax-exempt seeurt-
Jan. 24-Federal Judge e. T. San
BORN of Tennessee nominated by Presi-
dent HsrdinE to be associate Justice Of
he}an. 25-House voted, ao4 to II. to
sIytnx Attorney General Daugherty
clean bill Of health in impeachment In
Jan 2s-Robert Woods Bliss nomi-
mated as minister to Sweden.
Feb. e-Senate passed the rural
credits bill.
Germany landed at Savannah. Ga.
Feb. s-House passed British debt
Feb. lsmMsenata passed British debt
Z. Mont Reilly resigned as governor
Of Porto Rico.
ment OF Senator Poindexter as ambas-
sador to Peru
supreme court ruled a Hindu cannot
be naturaliEed.
Feb. 27-President Harding appoint
ed Hubert Work secretary of the in
terror and Harry s. New postmaster
general. effective March I.
Richard Nj. Tobin of San Francisco
nominated for minister to the Neither
lands.
director OF the veterans bureau.
Feb. 2S-Ship subsidy bill killed in
senate.
Mondell of Wyoming appointed mem:
Der of War Finance corporation and
Towner of Iowa governor of Porto
Rico.
March HOUSE passed rural credits
bill.
Senate requested President 20 urge
nations to limit production of habit
forming drugs.
March 2--Investigation ordered by
senate into charges OF waste and mis-
Management OF veterans bureau.
March 4-Congress adjourned after
Democratic hlibuster tied up legisla-
March 5-President and Mrs. Harding
and party started for vacation in
March WISCONSIN senate. 2s to T.
defeated bill to abolish National
Guard.
mission arranged to fund Finland's So
600, 900 war debt.
March l~4-Charles F. Cramer. gen
ersl counsel for veterans bureau, killed
March 17-Attorney General Dangh
erty said President Harding was can
didate for denomination.
Two Federal court decisions forbade
search of autos and homes by dry
agents without search warrants.
March 3l-Mayor Of Gary. Ind. and
April ~s-Judse w. e; Dever. Demo
crat, elected mayor OF Chicago. 800
April 6-Defendants In Herrin (ill.)
mine massacre case again acquitted. =,
April s-President Harding returned
from vacation in South:
court upheld constitutionality of Cap
per-Tincher grain futures act.
April le-Govsrhment began suit TO
stop speculation In sugar futures.
Mrs. A. w. Cook of PITTSBURGH, Pa.
elected presIdent-general of d. A. r.
April 24.President Harding commit,
plan In New York speech.
Charles b. Warren, former ambassa-
dor to Japan, and John Barton Payne
Of Chicago named as American MEM
bers OF United states-Mexican commits
sion.
April so-Supreme court. in 7 to 2
ing liquor into American ports. but
overruled D~augherty opinion that
American ships cannot sell liquor out
side territorial limits.
May 2-Charles f. R~uthenberg. noted
radical. was found guilty of violating
the Michigan antf-syndicalism law;
I%,s Mns MscR mSGGp and Kelly PsIEte ma Ss
nonstop nignt from Hampstead n. Y
May 4-New York legislature re-
p'dlcu Eidtt plohlbiNiph W.
May 5-E. II. Cunningham Of Iowa
maue member OF federal reserve board,
and f. F.. Jones of Pennsylvania mem
Der of farm loan board.
May ll--Frsnk McManamy OF wash
inEton, D. G.. made member OF inter
: 81 ate commerce commission.
May lS-Advisory committee or 100
uamtd by Secretary Work TO survey
problems Of the American Indians.
May l5-Aiva Il. Adams appointed
tinted States senator from Colorado.
MaN l--Wllliam r. DAY resigned as
umpire Of the United States-Germsn
HItXed claims commission; Judge r. b:
Iarker OF Texas appointed to succeed
June 4 United States Supreme court
q, Ciared unconstitutional state laws
barring the teaching of foreign Ian
Convention OF shrfners opened In
hDShingtOn.
industrial court was without power to
r,gulaIe wage in packing houses.
June 2o-President Harding started
ON his trip to ths West and Asa Alaska for
o~bstruCung conduct Of wal
hN the President.
June 23-United states seized sealed
ituuor stores on several British liners
At New York.
Juhc z6-interstate commerce com
mission abolished assigned car" prac-
uce in Coal transportation.
June 2~9-Budget Director Lord an
nounced surplus Of 1910. 600. 600 for ifs
cal year.
American observer on reparations.
July 4-CpaventIon OF radicals opened
in Chicago.
from T-~oma for Alaska.
July 6--Farmer-Labor parts, In Chi
cogo convention ~repudi8ted the Reds
who II TO form Federated Farmer
Labor party on c~ommunisttc lines.
July Army balloon won national
elimination contest. Leutenants Roth
and Null, plotting a navy balloon, lost
July United States anthracite
commission reported In favor OF gov
rnmcn supervision OF mines but
against government ownership.
July IO-President Harding landed Al
juneau. Alaska.
July Is-Magnus Johnson. Farmer,
Labor candidate, elected United States
senator from Minnesota.
July l7-rhilippine cabinet and other
officials resigned after controversy with
Governor General Wood.
July 2s-President Harding taken III
in san Francisco.
July 29-President Harding worse
California prosram Cancelled.
July 3c-President Harding gravely
, i'll with broncho-pneumonia.
Aug. 2-President Harding died sud
:, denly In San Francisco.
Au". 3-Calvin Coolidge took oath a;
President at Plymouth. w. and wen
to Washington.
, Harding funeral train started from
: San Francisco for Washington.
Aug. S-State funeral services FOL
Mr.. Harding held in the capitol. Wash