The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-12-31
CHRONOLOGY
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COMPILED BY {. W. PICKARD
DOMESTIC

Jan. Franklin c. Hoyt resigned as fed
eral alcohol administrator.
Jan. 3-Congress opened its session and
President Roosevelt delivered his message
on the state of the nation.
Jan. 6-Supreme Court decided the AAA
was unconstitutional.
President Roosevelt submitted budget
message for fiscal year 1887.
Jan. 9-Democratic national convention.
opening June %, awarded to Philadelphia.
Jan. toulouse passed immediate pay
ment of bonus bill.
Jan. l1-New Jersey court of pardons re-
fused to commute Hauptmann's sentence.
Jan. 13-Supreme Court ordered return
of impounded processing taxes
Jan. l6-Bruno Hauptmann reprieved for
80 days by governor of New Jersey;
Jan. 20-Senate passed bonus bill provid-
ing payment by baby bonds.
Jan. 81 - Deficiency appropriation bill
asked $50 zoe. 900 for New Deal.
Jan. 22-Bonus bill sent to President.
Jan. 23-Senate committee rejected SUBJ
Jan. 24-President vetoed bonus bill and
house voted to override the veto.
House voted 1926, 100000 for AAA farm
Jan. 27-senate passed baby bond bonus
bill over Presidential veto.
Jan. 3l-Huey Longs widow appointed
senator from Louisiana to fill out his term.
Feb. 4-Senate repealed cotton. tobacco
Feb. 5-House repealed the three farm
Feb. 6-House voted to impeach Federal
Judge Halstead Ritter of southern district
of Florida.
Louisiana law taxing newspaper advertising.
Feb. l3-Wayne Chatfield-Taylor made as
sistant secretary of treasury.
Feb. l4-House passed so45.OOO.OOO army
Feb. I5-New farm bill passed by senate.
Feb. 17-Supreme court upheld right OF
iva to distribute electricity developed at
Wilson dam.
House voted to extend neutrality act one
Feb. 1s-senate passed neutrality extern
Feb. 21-House passed new farm bill.
Feb. 23-Chief of Police E. Francis Griggs
of Puerto Rico assassinated bv two nation
Feb. 24-Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood re-
moved from command for criticizing ad-
Feb..26-President Roosevelt vetoed $780,
100000 seed loan bill
Feb. 28-Interstate commerce commission
Feb. 29-President signed revised neutral
ity act.
Completed Boulder dam turned over to
March New York building service work.
erS struck.
March 3-President in message to con-
gress proposed new taxes of 81, 1877 ,000. 900.
March 4-Completed Norris dam opened
by President Roosevelt
March 1O-Arthur W. Cutten of Chicago.
noted grain Spectator. indicted for income
March IL District of Columbia Supreme
court permanently enjoined Seizu of tele-
grams by senate committee.
March 1fNew York building service
strike settled by compromise.
March 18-President Roosevelt asked con-
gress for $500. 100000 for relief in next
March 22-President Roosevelt started on
March 23-senate passed War department
March 2EFederaI Judge Barnes in Chi
cago declared national labor relations act
unconstitutional
Ter of Chicago resigned.
April 3-Bruno Hauptmann executed at
Trenton, N. J., for kidnapping and murder
of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's baby son.
April 6-Supreme court decision curbed
powers of securities exchange commission.
April 8-District of Columbia Supreme
court Justice refused to enjoin Black COM
mittee in Hearst telegram case.
April l0-President Roosevelt returned to
Washington.
good to command of Sixth corps area at
April l7-FederaI Judge Halsted L. Ritter
of Florida found guilty by senate on i'm
parchment charges and removed from Of
April 29-House passed s8o3, 900 tax
May alvin Karpis. public enemy No.
l." Captured in New Orleans.
House passed 1881 000, 900 navy bill.
May 8-senate passed house naval ap'
May iIEHouTe passed s2,s64. $4,000 relief
National Red Cross convention opened in
Nav l3-Frazier-Lenke farm mortgage
refinancing bill defeated in house.
May 18-Guffey coal act declared invalid
May 25ISupreme court declared invalid
the municipal bankruptcy act.
Socialist party nominated Norman
May sO-senate approved Florida ship
June Senate passed relief and def.
United States Supreme court held invalid
New York minimum wage law.
June 4-William B. Bankhead, Alabama,
elected speaker to succeed the late j. w.
June 6-Texas Centennial exhibition
opened at Dallas.
June 7-Sixteen insane felons fed Mime
June 9-Republican national convention
June 11-Gov. ALI M. Landon of Kansas
nominated for President by Republicans.
June 12-Republicans nominated Frank
Knox of Chicago for vice president.
President Roosevelt delivered address at
the Texas Centennial exposition in Dallas.
June 1+President Roosevelt dedicated
George Rogers Clark memorial at Vim
Delivery of bonus bonds to veterans be-
June 17-House defeated Blacksmith anti
lobby bill, and Florida ship canal bill.
June 18-CongresS passed antl-communlst
bill
June 2O-congress adjourned,
June 23-Democratic national convention
opened at Philadelphia.
June 26-Franklin D. Roosevelt renomi-
mated by exclamation by Democrats
June 27-John N. Garner renominated
Julv 7PPostmaster General Farley given
leave of absence until after election.
July 11-Roosevelt dedicated S65,000, 900
New York Tri-Borough bridge.
Ruth Bryan Owen married Capt Boerge
Rohde of Denmark.
July I-President Roosevelt and sons left
on two weeks cruise.
July 15-Townsend followers opened con-
vention in Cleveland.
Former Lieut. Comdr. John S. Farnsworth
arrested on charge of selling naval informa-
July 18-Government drouth relief ex-
tended to 16 states.
July 23-Alf NJ Landon officially notified
of his nomination for Presidency.
July 29-Presdent Roosevelt ended vaca'
ton cruise at Campobello island, N. B.
July 30-Col. Frank Knox officially &C.
cepted Republican nomination for vice pres
ident.
July 3l-President Roosevelt visited gov
ernor general of Canada in Quebec.
Aug. 4-Fifry-eight persons, % petroleum
concerns and three publishing companies in
dicted by federal grand jury for violating
antitrust law.
Aug. 5-A. F. of L. council suspended ten
unions dominated by John L. Lewis.
Aug. 16-National Union for Social Justice.
in convention in Cleveland Endorsed Lemke
for President of United States and elected
Father Coughlin its president.
Aug. 24-William Phillips. underSecretary
of state. appointed ambassador to Italy.
Aug. 25-William c. Bullitt named am