Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27


Hubert C. Work made chairman of
June 28-Gov. Al Smith of New York
nominated for President by Democrat
ic convention in Houston
Tune Ex-senator Joseph T. Robinson
of Arkansas nominated by Democrat
tc convention for Vice President:
July 4-Independence day accidents
In United States caused death or 20
persons
July 6-Secretary of the. Interior
Work named board of engineers to
study Boulder canyon dam project.
er sent his resignation to President
Coolidge.
July I0-Prohibition and Farmer-La-
Dor national conventions opened IN
July 11-John }. Raskob of Delaware
elected chairman of Democratic ma
Farmer-Labor party nominated Sem
tor Norris for President and Will YER
cen of Georgia for Vice President. both
of whom declined;
mated William Varney of New York
Tor President and James A. Edgerto7
of viTE a6R for H @est ef
pointed secretary of the interior
July 22-Capt. Charles ~Collyer and
John Mears completed tour of globe in
July 24-John ]. Raskob. Democratic
national chairman. severed his connec-
ton with General Motors
July 2S-Presdent Coolidge spoke at
dedication of monument to Col. Will
liam Coivill Civil war hero at Cannon
Falls. Mimi.
Aug I3-Ship-Io-snore airpIane mail
service established at New York.
Aug l5-President Coolidge approved
report of board of engineers on Mis-
sissippi flood control
Aug. l7-Secretary OF State Kellogg
departed for Paris to sign anti-war
treaty.
Reuben Clark of Utah appointed un-
der secretary of state.
Aug CIV F. Whiting of Holyoke,
Mass. paper manufactures, appointed
secretary of commerce and sworn in
Aug. 26-Director of the Budget
this fiscal year would be s94,276.3 4s.
Sept. Airs. Florence Knapp. former
G H Ss ef sae unds
sentenced to 80 days in iail
Sept 10 -Republicans won Maine
state election by ne @NS,,d maiorities
President began work as clerk for
Sept. l2-President and Mrs. Cool
idee returned to Washington.
Sept. 19-Annual meeting of the G.
A. R. opened in Denver.
Sept: 2l-John Reese elected COM
Charles Evans Hughes. and DR.. F. M.
Chapman. ornithologist, ava rded Roose
Velt mSQalS LOT UlStlHSulSneO SeTVlCe
Oct. s-chicago Sanitary District
opened new sS2 100000 sewage dis
posal plant. best in world.
Oct 6-Navy department let con-
tracts ,or two huge dirigibles.
Oct. S-Anerican Legion convention
opened in San Antonio.
United Spanish War Veterans met In
Unitei Statss Supreme court upheld
right of Canadians to cross the border
dailv to work in states.
N.;a ;al 1H
Episcopal church opened in washing
ton
Oct. l1-Paul v. McNutt of Indiana
elected national commander of Amer
Oct i6NAttorney General Sargent
ruled sinclair,s Salt Creek oil field con-
tracts invalid
Oct. 19-Battlefields National park in
Virginia dedicated President Coolidge
Oct. 5o-congressional medal pre-
Nov S-Hoover and Curtis. Repub-
| licans, elected President and Vice
444 electoral votes to 81 for Smith and
Robinson, Democrats.
Arkansas voted for law to prohibit
teaching of evolution in unsupported
Nov. l2-walter Olson of Rio. IN
won national corn husking champion
| ship at Fowler. Ind.
/
court. upholding New York law. de-
clare5 the Ku klux khan an undesir-
| able organization.
President-Elect Hoover sailed from
San Pedro for good will tour of Latin
America.
Nov. 2O-Robert W Stewart oil mag,
| cate acquitted of perjury in Teapot
| Dome case by jury in Washington
| Engineers commission reported TO
| President Coolidge that cost estimates
| of Boulder Dam project were $4,000
| 900 too low.
| Nov 26-President-Elect Hoover
made stops at Ampala Honduras and
La Union. Salvador
Annual report of governor of Alaska
| showed decrease in fishing and mining
industries of the territory.
| Nov 27-Nicaraguans greeted Mr..
Hoover at Cortnto.
Nov rs 2sIM II. Hoover visited San
Engagement of Florence Trumbun
| to John Coolidge announced.
Nov. 29-Secretary of Commerce
Whiting in annual report told of great
| prosperity of country.
Dec. Hoover visited Ecuador.
Estelle Manville of New York mar
ried to Count Folke Bernadotte. nephew
| of king of Sweden.
Dec. 3-Short session Of congress
Dec. 4-President Coolidge's message
| was read to congress.
Dec. Shower welcomed by great
| crowds at Callao and Lima. Peru.
Dec. 7-House passed billion dollar
treasury and post office supply bill.
Dec. follower received in VAL
uaraiso and Santiago. Chile.
| Aires. Argentina
Dec. 17-Hoover spent q day in
Montevideo. Uruguay.
Dec. 18-Hoover sailed for Rio de
| Janeiro on U. s. s. Utah.
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