Show t 4 e Chronology i 41 r e of the Year J 4 I i r t It 1 l le 1928 e t Compiled d by byE 4 E W PICKARD DOMESTIC Jan Z-Pr Z 2 I President Coolidge e held heM bl big v Nt Years Yeara reception In White House douse Jan Three 4 4 Three bodies taken from sunken u submarine S 1 Assistant I t r Secretary a of o War Hanford resigned end and President ap- ap appointed ap appointed pointed Col Charles Charlee B Robbins Robbing of Iowa lewa to succeed him Jan Mr 8 8 Mr and Mr Dire Mra A D Lasker Laker gave 11 to University of Chi Chicago ca cago uJo o for medical research Seventeen Se bodies taken from wreck ot of the S 4 Identified Jan Mexican ll 11 Mexican documents document pub pub- published published by Hearst papers declared by senate Investigating committee to tobe tobe tobe be forged forced for ed Fifteen more bo bodies bodice lee taken from wreck of the S 4 S 4 Jan 12 12 Democrats elected nou Hous Houston ton Texas for their national conven conven- convention convention tion and set act June 26 for Its Ita opening Mrs Ruth Snyder and Henry J Gray electrocuted In Sing Sing Sine for tor murder ot of husband Jan President 3 13 President and Mrs Airs Coolidge and party left Washington for tor Havana Cuba Jan 19 Senate 19 Senate te adopted resol resolution declaring vacant the seat of Senator Senator- Senator Elect Eject Frank 1 1 L Smith of Illinois President CO Coolidge returned to Wash Wash- Washington Washington In ington lon from Cuba Jan 20 President 20 President Cosgrave Cosgrove of Irish Free State arrived In New York Fork Jan 23 President 23 President Cosgrave of Ire Ire- Ireland Ire Ireland land called on President Coolidge e arid and other A A P Giannini San Francisco bank bank- bankeT banker banker er eT gave cave ave to University of California Jan Senate al-Senate ai Senate passed Jones bill for continuation of government owned and merchant marine Feb Senate 3 3 Senate arrested RobertV Robert W V WStewart Stewart Standard Oil of Indiana om official dial cial for tor refusal to answer gnawer certain In Teapot Dome Inquiry Feb Senate 10 10 Senate adopted resolution opposing third term lerm for tor President Feb 12 Herbert 12 Herbert Hoover announced his hie Presidential candidacy by the Ohio primaries Feb 15 15 called for Investigation Investigation gation of public utilities by trade com com- commission commission mission Feb Gov IG-Gov 16 Gov Ed Jackson of Indiana freed of ot bribery charges charle because of statute of or limitations Senate order ordered d Investigation n ot or coal mining conditions In PennsylvaniA est est Virginia and Ohio Feb Feb- 20 President 20 President appointed e W SV n R Green of Iowa as a judge of court of claims claim Feb 21 11 21 11 F 1 Sinclair H II M Day Y W J Hums Burns and W N S S BUI Burns Bums n guilty of criminal contempt of cou cowl cowlIn t tIn In oil scandal case by Justice ns of District of Columbia Supreme court al Hav-al court Inquiry placed blame for S- S S 1 disaster on commanders 01 submarine and destroyer Paulding Feb House 23 21 House naval affairs affair commit commit- committee Committee committee tee scrapped the administration navy program sub a bill railing for fifteen cruisers and one aircraft lIT car carrier rier within six years March 2 Grand 2 Grand lury jury Indicted Col R 11 W SV Stewart for contempt of sen- sen senate sen senate ate In connection with Dome oil case rase Sen Senile Senate Ie passes passel bill for registration or of lobbyists Senator Walsh of Idaho entered It'd race for tor Presidential nom nom- nomination ma lion Marsh Mar h Rodman 16 16 Rodman Wanamaker will f d for for trade schon ns as memorial to 10 his father Senile Senate rejected reappointment oj of John J S 1 of to lo Inter bier Interstate state stale commerce commission March 17 Mouse 17 pu passed ld naval bill providing for or 15 cruisers and nd one ono plane carrier March 21 21 Chicago school board found Superintendent McAndrew guilty of Insubordination and ousted him March Revised 26 26 Revised McNary farm relief bill reported favorably bY house hOUM sericulture committee March 27 House 27 House passed bill appropriating appropriating for naval con con- con 28 Senate 28 Senate passed Jones bill appropriating for tor flood control March 30 George 30 30 George eorge Remus former bootleg king and slayer of his wife d sane by Ohio Court of or App Appeals als Senate confirmed all pending appoint appoint- appointments appointments ments to radio March Arthur 31 31 Arthur H t senator of Grand Rapids Rapid appointed from Michigan to 10 fill out term of Ferris Government completed purchase of Cape Cate Cod canal April Cyrus 6 6 Cyrus Locher of Cleveland lena senator tor from Ohio to fill Gil out term of late lale Senator Willis April 9 9 United Stales States Su Supreme reme court upheld validity of flexible tariff law April 12 Senile 12 Senate passed McNary farm relief bill hill April I Socialist fi 16 Socialist no national convene conven- lion nomina nominated led Norman Thomas for President and James H II Maurer for tor Ico PresIdent April 21 harry 21 Harry F Sinclair acquit acquit- acquitted td ted by fury lury In Teapot Dome Deme case April house 24 24 House passed Hood flood control bill April Senate 5 25 Senate passed parsed the naval appropriation bill after de- de defeating de defeating amendments attacking President's dents dent's policy In Nicaragua ua April Senate O 10 Senate ordered an an Ration gation a of Presidential campa campaign ex- ex expenditure ex expenditure May day House 8 3 House passed pass d the Un ulten tarn flUID relief bill May Senator 4 4 Senator T r J Walsh with with-j with withdrew drew us Ii candidate for tor Democratic Presidential nomination May house 6 5 House passed White bill to e the merchant marine Max Mason resigned ned as e a president of University of Chicago May 7 louse 7 House passed parsed bill Dill raising pa of government employees May 9 Senate 9 Senate passed Hood flood control Lill lolli modified to avoid a n veto veto May May olay Senate Senale 10 Senate Daf passed sed bill hili to reorganize reorganize service promotion May 15 President 15 President Coolidge e signed flood relict relief bill May Senate I-Senate 18 voted full for tax IRS returns May Slay 21 Senate 21 Senate passed finance bill cutting taxes tasu tiny May a af at t louse 22 House u oI overrode o President n nu ny noI ve vein of f postal pay y raise bill bill May 23 President 23 President Coolidge vetoed lbs tb McNary McNary-Haugen farm relief bill May Congress 25 25 Congress passed the Muscle Shoals Shoal a bill and the he house passed the Boulder am bill Senate te fa failed lied by 4 voles otee to 10 pass pan farm relief bill over PI Presidents President's veto May House 26 House and senate approved confere conference ne re report port of bill red ta taxes 1223 COO fOO May 29 Congress 23 Congress adjourned leav leaving ing log boulder Doulder Dam bill busl- busl busl nes De- Debe be before ore the th senate senale President signed lax tas reduction bill May Jay President 39 39 President Coolidge delivered day dav eddress at al May 31 President 31 President Cedar Island lodge on Brute Bruce river north northern rn Wisconsin lie es summer ummer er While WhiteHouse house June President 7 7 President Coolidge e I let t Muscle Shoals bill die without veto eto or orn n ro roI I June President 13 13 President and end Mr airs Coolidge left fur Wisconsin camp amp J June 14 14 Herbert Hoover er nomina nominated ted for President by DY conven conye convention tion n n KIJ City June Republican Hi 15 Republican convention noun mated Senator Charles Chariot Curtis Curds for Vir Jun Junn Jun 7 1 7 01 ot Mary Alary Maryland Maryland land I rom irom Democratic Pies Pres Presidential rill Nile p In favor of oT AI Smith JunO June to O 9 Ohio Supreme court COUri been freen feor e wife wife lIver from In Incano cane at asylum Jun un tl rl Secretary Se Ser r tarr e rf the Interior chairman ot of made Hubert Rubert Co C WorK national c committee ml t Republican w York June Gov 28 28 Gov V AI Smith of New nO nominated I ro for President ls nt b by Democrat Democrat- Democratic ic Ie convention In Houston Robinson on ot Tune Time Senator 29 29 Senator e rn Joseph f T Democrat rat rat- Ie If convention for Vice resl accidents tents In July United independence 4 States n caused d day death of 01 persons July s Secretary S of the interior Int t to 0 Work named board of engineers study Doulder Boulder canyon dam project Hoover July u Secretary 7 7 Secretary Cr of Commerce m er T er sent n his hia I resignation fn I to President I n t Coolidge July e 10 Prohibition and Former Farmer Labor Farmer opened In bor national conventions Chicago July f John 11 John ll J Raskob of Delaware f elected chairman of Democratic na- na national na Labor Farmer m committee nominated Sen- Sen Sentor Sen con Sentor Ver- Ver Vereen Vereen president and Will Ver Norris for tor for tor Vice President both bothof bothof een of Georgia or of whom declined nom nom- nom nom- nom 12 Prohibition party porty J July I 12 William Varney Varncy ot of o Ne New Turk lor President n James A t-rt t 1 ofrA of Virginia for forn for tor Vice President July 20 Roy 20 Roy 0 O West of Chicago AP- AP APpointed ap appointed pointed secretary of the Interior Interior Charles Collyer an and July 22 Capt 22 Capt John Mears completed tour of globe Iobe II ii record time of 23 days and 16 15 hours July John 24 24 John J Raskob DemocrAtic national chairman severed his connection tion with General Motors Jul July President 28 28 President Coolidge evoke I poke oke at t dedication of monument to Col WIl- WIl WIlBam WIlIam Wil William liam Bam Civil war hero bero at Cannon Falls Minn Fal Aug rn 13 13 snore to snore to-snore airplane mall established at New Ne York ork A Aug President IG President Coolidge approved report of board of engineers on Mis Mississippi Aug Secretary 17 17 V Hood flood control 7 or of Sta State Stale Ie Kellogg ellos depa- depa departed ed for or Paris to i sign n war anti-war treaty tr Reuben ben Clark dark of Utah appointed un- un under un under de der secretary o of S state Aug W 21 21 W F Whiting of Mass glass paper manufacturer appointed of commerce and sworn orn In Aug AUf Director 26 26 Director of the tho Bud Budget et Lord estimated the Ibe treasury deficit for this fiscal year ear would be Sept 4 Sirs 4 4 Mrs nall Florence Knapp former secretary of state of New York York- con con- convicted con convicted of embezzlement of f stale hinds funds sentenced sentenced to 30 days davs In lall jail Sept IO 10 10 Republicans won Maine state election by heavy Se Sept t John 11 11 John Coolidge e son of 01 began bean work as clerk for New Sept Haven President 12 12 itI President railroad ff t tn n and nd Mrs Cool Cool- CoolId Coolidge Id idge e returned to 10 Washington lon Sept Annual 19 19 Annual meeting of the G GA GA GA A R ODne opened lo in Denver Denvor Sept John l n lohn Reese ese elected com com- commander corn mander In chief of the G A R R K Sept 3 Cot Col 33 Cul C A A Lindbergh Charles L vana Hughes and Dr F M H Chapman ornithologist awarded Roose Roose- Roosevelt Roosevelt velt veil medals for distinguished dl ul hed service OcL Oct 3 3 3 Hgo ago Sanitary opened new sewage se dl- dl disposal dis disposal plant best In world worM Oct OcL Navy 6 6 Navy department let con coo contracts contracts tracts or or t two twi w huge hUle dirigibles Oct 8 8 Legion convention opened In II San Antonio Spanish War Veterans met In Cuba Unite 1 1 j c s la-s s Supreme court upheld right of Canadians to cross tie fie border borde dally to sock Nork In states statu Oct 10 Triennial 10 Triennial contention con of Episcopal church opened In Washing Washing- Washington Washington ton Oct Ocl Paul II-Paul 11 Paul V McNutt of ot elected national commander of Amer American ican Iran Le Legion lon Oct Attorney lG-Attorney 16 Attorney General Sar Sargent enl ruled Sinclair's Sinclair Salt Sail Cree Crecli oil field ron con ronI contracts contracts I tracts Invalid Oct 19 19 National pant Ir II lr Virginia dedicated d President Coolidge speaking Oct 20 Congressional 20 Congressional medal pre pre- presented pre presented to 10 Thomas A A- A Edison bv by Prel President dent dent Coolidge Nov Hoover 6 6 Hoover and Curtis Republican lican elected President and lee President of United States SlateR receiving electoral votes to 87 for Cor Smith end nn Democrats Arkansas voted vOled for law to prohibit leaching ot of evolution In tax supported tax schools Nov 12 Walter 12 Waller Olson of Rio Hlo II ID won national corn husking champion ship al at Fowler Ind Nov 19 United 19 United Slates Supreme court upholding a Nework New York ork law de- de declare de declare clare the Ku Klux klan an undesirable undesirable undesirable able organization President President heel Hoover sailed from San for good will tour lour of Lull ull America Nov 20 Robert 20 Robert W iV Stewart oil meg nUl rate acquitted of or perjury In Teapot Tea Dome Iome case ca i by jurIn jury jur In Washington IOn Engineers commission reported to President nl Coolidge that cost estimates ot of Boulder Houlder Darn Dam protect were too low No Nov y 26 President Elect 26 Preside President Elect n t- t Elect Hoover made stops at Honduras amid andLa La Union Salvador Annual report of governor of Alaska showed decrease In fishing and mining Industries of the territory Nov 27 27 Nicaraguans greeted Mr Hoover ler at et Corinto Nov Mr 28 28 Mr Hoover visited San Jose Costa Rica En Engagement a ement of Florence Trumbull to John Joho Coolidge announced Nov Secretary 29 29 Secretary of Commerce ID in annual report told of great Ireat prosperity of country Dec Hoover I-Hoover 1 Hoover visited Ecuador Estelle Manville of New York mar mar- marrIed married ried nod to 10 Count Folke Bernadotte nephew of king of or Sweden Dec Dee 3 Short 3 Short sess n of congress opened Dec Dee 4 President 4 President Coolidge's message was read to congress Dec hoover er 6 Hoover welcomed by great Ireal crowds at Callao and Lima Peru Dec 7 house 7 House passed paned dollar billion treasury and pot post ollice supply bill Dec Hoover 10 10 received ID In Val Val- Val Vol Valparaiso paraiso and Santiago Chile Dec 13 Hoover 13 Hoover welcomed to Buenos Duenos BuenosAires Aires Ar Argentina Dec Dee 17 17 Hoover spent a day In Montevideo Uruguay Dec Dee 18 hoover IS Hoover sailed flailed for Rio filo dE deJaneiro Janeiro on U S S S Utah INTERNATIONAL Jan 2 United 2 United States Stales marines de- de de defeated Nicaraguan 18 In two dews battle two d at Jan Pr 10 1 10 Pope iP e Plus XI I Issued sued en- en the movement movement for unity of ot all ill Christian churches Jan Pan American 16 Pan COnfer conference nce opened In III Havana Cuba with speeches speech bv by Presidents Coolidge and Machado Jan t Rumania 24 24 Rumania and Italy began conference on formation of bloc or of sO southern er erg eru u notions nations sOi i ft Jan United 26 g United States marines In Nicaragua captured hold at al El EI Jan Germany 29 29 Germany and LithuanIa signed treaty Jan Pan an ro an congress reo re- re I Mexico's plan pian for reorganize lion of Pan American union Fen Fee 6 New 6 New Fran Franco Franco American treaty signed on one olle hundred and fiftieth anniversary of signing of fint treaty trealY by the two 10 nations 1 Feb b Plan to-Pian 10 Flan to make P Pan American Pan n- n rn union nn American league of nation defeated In the Havana conference e Radiophone service between Amer- Amer America Am Ica end and Germany opened Feb Pan 13 13 Pin American congress tUI turned ned down Argentinas Argentina's demand mand for fOI declaration i walls wails wall bey be between tween American republics Feh Feb 15 United 15 United Stales Slates refused to let lei American Lan L'an Pan American conference dictate It Its 1 policy o F u 16 16 don an- an announced an announced hi his 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