The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-07
CHRONOLOGY
| OF The YEAR |
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COMPILED BY E. W. PICKARD
DOMESTIC

ILesIoent roosevelt submitted budget
Jan. 9-Democratic national convention
opening June %. awarded to Philadelphia.
1aE' .NmHouse , passed immediate pay
Jan 11-New Jersey court Of pardons re.
fused to commute Hauptmanns sentence.
Jan. 1S-Supreme Court ordered return
Oh lmpounded processing taxes.
Jan. l6-Bruno Hauptmann reprieved for
~ Gays by governor of New Jersey.
Jan. 20-Senate passed bonus bill provid.
ing payment by baby bonds.
Jan. 81 Deficiency appropriation bill
asked $50 200 900 for New Deal.
Jan. 22-Bonus bill sent to President
..; Jan; 2S1Senate 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.
senator from Louisiana to fill out his term.
and potato control acts.
Feb. S-House repealed the three farm
Feb. S-House voted to. impeach Federal
Judge Halstead Ritter of southern district
of Florida.
Feb. 1o--supreme Court held invalid the
Louisiana law taxing newspaper advertising.
Feb: 13-Wayne Chatfield-Taylor made as
sistant secretary of treasury.
Feb. 14-HouSe passed $545, 200, 900 army
appropriation.
Feb. 15-New farm bill passed by senate.
Feb: 11-Supreme court upheld right of
IVA to distribute electricity developed at
Wilson dam.
House voted to extend neutrality act one
year.
Feb. 1s-Senate passed neutrality exten.
sion bill.
Feb. 21-House passed new farm bill.
Feb. 23-Chief of Police E. Francis Griggs
OF Puerto Rico assassinated by two nation
aiists.
Feb. 24-Maj. Gen. johnson Hagood re.
moved from command for criticizing ad-
Feb. 26-President Roosevelt vetoed $50.
600: 900 seed loan bill.
Feb. 28-Interstate commerce commission
cut basic railway fares to 2 cents mile.
Feb. 2e-President signed revised neutral
Completed Boulder dam turned over to
March New York building service work.
ers struck
March s-President in message to con-
March 4Completed Norris dam opened
by President Roosevelt.
March 1O-Arthur w. Gluten of Chicago.
noted grain Spectator. indicted for income
March li-District of Columbia Supreme
court permanently enjoined seiZu of tele-
grams by senate committee.
March 14-New York building service
strike settled by compromise.
March 18-President Roosevelt asked con.
gresS for $3.50 100000 for relief in next
March 22-President Roosevelt started on
Marcb Saslns rrR passed War department
March 24~Federal Judge Barnes in Chi.
cago declared national labor relations act
March 3O-Federal Judge Samuel Alschu-
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 OMISSION
court justice refused to enjoin Black COM
mittee in Hearst telegram case.
April 1o-President Roosevelt returned to
April 1ePresident appointed General Ha.
good to command of Sixth corps area at
Aprii i7-Federal Judge Halsted L. Ritter
of Florida found guilty by senate on i'm
peachment charges and removed from Of
April 2e-House passed ssos.ooo.ooO tax
May ALVIN Karpis. public enemy No.
l." captured in New Orleans.
House passed $531, 000,000 navy bill.
May 8-Senate passed house naval ap.
May ii@House passed 1885 4,2s9.oOo relief
National Red Cross convention opened in
May ls-Frazier.Lemke farm mortgage
May ls9Guffey coal act declared invalid
Nav 25-Supreme court declared invalid
Socialist party nominated Norman
Thomas for President.
May sO-senate approved Florida ship
June p1NSenate passed relief and def
United States Supreme court held invalid
lime EWilliam B. Bankhead, Alabama,
elected speaker to succeed the late J. w.
June 6-Texas Centennial exhibition
Sneaker Byrns' funeral held at Nashville.
June 7-Sixteen insane felons fed Mime
june s@Republican national convention
opened in Cleveland.
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
June iEPresident Roosevelt dedicated
George Rogers Clark memorial at Vim
Delivery of bonus bonds to veterans be-
saJJ June 17-House defeated Black Smith anti
bobby bill, and Florida ship canal bill.
June 1S-Congress passed anu'comrnunlSt
June 2o-congress adjourned,
June 23-Democratic national convention
op 1une &c D. Roosevelt renomi-
mated by reclamation by Democrats.
June 27-John N. Garner renominated
for vice presidency. z.u,.,, x,;,,,,,
July 7-Postmaster General Farley gwen
leave of absence until after election nm
July 11-Roosevelt dedieateo So''VoV'ooo
New York Tri-Borough bridge.
Ruth Bryan owen married Capt. Boerge
Rohde of Denmark: ,o..
July l4-President Roosevelt and sons left
on two weeks cruise. 80
July 15-Townsend followers opened con-
vention in Cleveland.
Former Lieut.. Comdr. John s. Farnsworth
arrested on charge of selling naval informa-
ton to japanese. IL, -
july 18LGovernment drouth relief ex-
'e INV SSLHH M. Landon officially notified
of his nomination for Presidency.
july 29-President Roosevelt enoed Vaca-
tion cruise at Campobello island. N. y.
July 30-col. Frank Knox ofhcialIy ac-
cepted Republican nomination tor vice pres
ddent. 800,
July 31-President Roosevelt visited gov
ernor general of Canada in Quebec.
Aug. AFifty-eight persons. 20 petroleum
concerns and three publishing companies IN,
6iicted by federal grand jury for violating
antitrust law. .o,,
Aug, 5-A. F, of L. council suspended ten
unions dominated by John L. Lewis:
Aug. l6-National Union for Social Jusnce,
I'm convention in Cleveland. indorsed Lenks
for President of United States and electea
Father Coughlin its president.
Aug. 2-William Phillips. unoerSecretary
of state, appointed ambassador to nay:
Aug. 25[William c. Bullitt named am