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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1921
Page
7
The article describes a plain induction ceremony as President Harding assumes office. W. H. Wilson is noted for his role, with observers describing the moment as a lifting of official burden and a brightening mood for the country.
Ashington March 4. Woodrow Wilson ends a stormy presidency to become plain Woodrow Wilson again. He rests as burdens of state pass to Harding, aided by care and duty, with a final public gesture softened by his frail condition.
Messages from the League of Nations warned Panama and Costa Rica members to uphold the pact but soon after a cable reported Costa Rican troops attacking Panama forces. In Nicaragua Gaubito fell to Costa Rican forces with 18 dead in Panama and Costa Rica occupying the Almirante line while besieging Claudia de Almirante.
Unsettled Saturday with likely snow and a drop in temperatures. Sunday looks clearer and warmer after the cold front moves through the state.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska was made vice chair, with Senator King of Utah as secretary. The caucus authorized Senator Underwood to appoint committees on steering comprising caucus officials as ex-officio members plus seven named by the chairman. Senate Democratic representation shifts to 87 from 46, signaling smaller committee influence for the coming congress.
The American Federation of Labor executive council passed a resolution against unionizing alien workers in the Panama canal zone. They argue aliens are not citizens and should not staff the zone, to protect American interests and safety.
In Porter Indiana the coroner charged Michigan Central engineer William Long and fireman George Block with involuntary manslaughter for 37 deaths in a Sunday night crash at the Porter crossing. They were bound over for trial on bonds posted by the Union. The men said a signal near the derail switch indicated a clear track, though a distant signal showed caution.
President Wilson retires after serving four terms while Warren G Harding assumes the presidency in a ceremony marked by solemn simplicity. Wilson, warned by his physician, yields to the call of retirement and follows the customary ritual with his successor.
President Harding is formally sworn in at 1 18 p m eight years to the minute after President Wilson took the oath. He names his cabinet in executive session and all ten nominees are confirmed. The day features a restrained ceremony with public turnout limited and historic moments recalled.
The ceremony moved to a small stand above the east capitol steps with thousands standing due to limited seating. A telephonic device transmitted Mr. Harding's address to the crowd, while decorations and a riderless parade kept the classic pageantry.
President elect watches Vice President Calvin Coolidge take oath and begin duties before his own inauguration. In the senate chamber Chief Justice White administers the oath as Harding and Coolidge stand together while the marine band plays. The new president then delivers a vigorous inaugural address and proceeds to the senate chamber for his visit.
Senator Johnson of California, a Harding rival, praised the president’s inaugural address for reaffirming national policy and warning against entanglements with Old World powers. He said Harding stated Washington’s policy clearly and eloquently.
The body of Champ Clark lay in state tonight in the hall of representatives guarded by capitol police. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning in the chamber where he spent much of his political life, with Speaker Gillett presiding and eulogies by Senator Reed and Representative Mann. A special train carries the body and escort party to Missouri for burial in Bowling Green after a stop in St Louis.
Detroit reports Henry Potter editor of a Philadelphia publication denied entering the Henry Ford estate after Toronto police earlier said he had been kidnapped by three men there. Dearborn police chief Fred Faustmann stated the denial today.
Sioux Falls jury finds Carl Digre not guilty of the July murder of Martin Matheson after 44 hours of deliberation. Verdict returned at 1 30 p m.
March 4 report states jail companions warned Joseph Zemin, 18, that burglary carried a hanging penalty. The prisoner, initially sane at arrest, became insane after inmates claimed he could be hanged. Physicians cited fear as the cause, and authorities note his transfer to an insane asylum.
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