The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-12-27
Chronology
of the Year
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DOMESTIC
Compiled By
E. w. PICKARD


Jan. 2-President Coolidge held big
New Years reception in White House.
Jan. 4-Three bodies taken from
sunken submarine ST.. $500
Assistant Secretary of War hahfofd
MaeNider resigned and President apx
iowa to succeed him.
Jan s--Mr. and Mrs. A.. D. Lasker
gave S1,0G0.000 to University OF Chl-
cago for medical research
Seventeen bodies taken from wreck
Jan. Il-Mexiean documents pub.
liBhed by Hearst papers deelafea
BY senate investigating committee 10
Fifteen more bodies taken from
wreck of the Sd.
Jan. 12--Democrats selected hous
lion and set June 26 for its opening.
Mrs. Ruth Snyder and Henry j. Gray
electrocuted in Sing Sing for mureef
OF woman's husband. c.,..
Jan. i3-President and Mrs. Coolidge
and party left Washington for Havana.
Jan. la-senate adopted resolution
declaring vacant the seat Of senator
Elect Frank L. Smith of Illinois.
President Coolidge returned to Wash
ington from Cuba.
Irish Free State arrived in New YORK
land called on President Coolidge and
other officials.
.er.. gave s1.50O.00o to University Oh
California. -,
Jan. s1-Senate passed Jones biii fo5
continuation of government owned and
operated merchant marine. 49,. M
Feb. s-Senate arrested Rooert w
riaI. for refusal to answer certain
Questions In Teapot Dome inquiry.
Feb i0--Senate adopted resolution
opposing third term for PRESIDENT
Feb. l2-Herbert Hoover. announced
mis- Presidential candidacy by entering
the Ohio primaries.
FEB. I5-Senate called for investi-
cation of public utilities by trade COM
FEB. i6-Gov. Ed Jackson of Indiana
freed of bribery charges because OF
statute of limitations
Senate ordered Investigation Of coal
mining conditions in pennsylvania
West Virginia and Ohio.
[ Feb 20-Presdent appointed Repre-
sentative w. r. Green Of Iowa as Judge
of court of claims. .
w. j. Burns and W. S. Burns found
guilty of criminal contempt OF court
In oil scandal case by Justice Slddons
Naval court inquiry placed blame
for Sd disaster on eommanders OF
submarine and destroyer Paulding.
Feb. 23-House naval affairs commit
tee Scrappeu the auHIn!st I'd tiOa ha
program. substituting a bill calling for
fifteen cruisers and one aircraft car
rier within six years.
March 2-Grand Jury indicted Col
r w. Stewart for contempt OF SEN
ate, in connection with Dome oil case
Senate passed bill for registration
senator eqSfe walsh of Idaho entered
Democratic race for Presidential nom
- March I6-Rodman Wanamaker's
will provided for s2,000,000 for trade
school as memorial to his father.
John }. Escb Of wisconsin to inter-
state commerce commission.
March l7-House passed $2f4.O00, GOO
naval bill providing for is cruisers
and one plane carrier.
March 2l--Chicago school board
found superintendent McAndrew guilty
of characterization and ousted him.
March 26-Revised McNary- Haugen
farm relief bill reported favorably by
house agriculture committee.
March 27-House passed bill appro-
priating s36o,O0o.oo0 for naval con-
March 2S-senate passed Jones bill
appropriating sS25,OOO,000 for nood
March 8o-George Remus. former
Hbootleg king" and slayer of his wife,
found sane by Ohio Court of Appeals.
Senate confirmed all pending appoint
ments to radio commission.
March S1-Arthur H. Vandenberg
of Grand Rapids appointed senator
from Michigan to fill out term OF
Government completed purchase Of
Cape Cod canal.
Aprn 5-Cyrus Locher Of Cleveland
appointed senator from Ohio to fill gu
term of late Senator Wills.
April 9-United States Supreme cour
upheld validity of flexible tariff law
B April 12-Senate passed McNary farm
April 16-socialist national conven
tion nominated Norman Thomas TO
President and James Fl. Maurer TO
Vice President.
ted by Jury in Teapot Dome conspirac
April 24-House passed food contrc
April 25-senate passed the s860,ooo
900 naval appropriation bin after de
feating amendments attacking Presi
dents policy in Nicaragua
April 30-Senate ordered an investi
gati2n of Presidential campaign e1
May S-House passed the Hauge
farm relief bill.
May 4-senator 7. J. Walsh with
drew as candidate for Democrat
Presidential nomination;
May 5-House passed White bill (
encourage the merchant marine.
Max Mason resigned as president {
May 7-House passed bill raising pa
of $4,000 government employees.
May 9-Senate passed flood contr,
bin modified. to avoid veto.
May l0-Senate passed bill to reol
game diplomatic service promotio
system.
May lb-President Coolidge signe
flood relief bill.
May 18-senate voted full publicit
for tax returns.
NAV 2f-Senate passed finance bi
cutting taxes $205.875, 900.
May 22-House OVERRIDE President
veto of postal pay raise bin;
May 23-President Coolidge vetoe
the McNary- Haugen farm relief bill
May 25-Congress passed the Muse
Shoals bill and the house passed tt
Boulder Dam bill. Senate failed by
votes to. pass farm relief bill ovs
May 2s-House and senate approve
conference report of bill reducin
taxes 1928 O0OOO
May 2s-Congress adjourned, lea
ing Boulder Dam bill unfinished bus
ness before the senate.
President signed tax reduction bill
May $0-President Coolidge deliver.
Memorial day address at Gettysburg
May 31-President Coolidge select
Cedar Island lodge on Brule rive
northern wisconsin as summer Viii
House.
June 7-President Coolidge
Muscle Shoals bill die without veto
June ls-President and Mrs. Coolid
left for Wisconsin camp.
June 14-Herbert Hoover nominal
for President by Republican conve
ton n Kansas City
June 1b-Republlcan convention mol
mated Senator Charles Curtis for VI
june .7-aovernor Richie Of Mar
land withdrew from Democratic Pre-