Coolidge Begins Presidency Amid Tragedy and Ceremony
Calvin Coolidge took the oath as the United States’ thirtieth president after President Harding’s death. He reached Washington to assume duties and asked the cabinet to continue policies, while a solemn scene unfolded at Plymouth as Mrs. Coolidge and officials received the news and composed statements.
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President Calvin Coolidge and Harding Death Telegrams
Telegrams and comments recount President Harding's death and President Coolidge's pledge to continue his policies. The piece profiles Coolidge's quiet, steady leadership, his Rise from Northampton local offices to Massachusetts governor and national figure, and notes on his reputation as a law and order governor during the Boston strike.
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Race for Citizenship as Steamers Land Immigrants at Ellis Island
Immigrants pack Ellis Island as 11 steamers arrive by 12:08 am with 11,000 aboard. Curran says only about 2,000 can be processed today, 1,700 overnight, amid fog hampering quota efforts and new arrivals anticipated.
New Dreadnaught Colorado to Join Fleet August 30
Washington reports the new battleship Colorado will be placed in commission on August 30. The Colorado and sister West Virginia nearing completion will be the last battleships built in ten years under the naval limitation treaty, replacing the old Delaware and North Dakota in the battle fleet.
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Dr Cook of Pole Fame Named in Oil Swindle Indictment
Los Angeles Aug 1 Nearly thirty individuals including Dr Frederick A Cook who claimed North Pole discovery and two corporations were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges linked to oil swindles in Texas chiefly around Fort Worth and vicinity.
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Persistent Rumors Of Ex Kaiser Heir Born In Exile
In German monarchist circles rumors persist that a fourth generation heir was born to the ex Kaiser and the new Kaiserin Princess Herming. Reported May sightings place the Kaiserin at Silesian exile in Sabor with frequent travel between Doom and Sabor over six weeks.
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Mussolini's Rule Upheld in Rome by National Council
The national council of Inselst adopted a resolution claiming the organization demonstrated disadministration whity and possesses an invincible army to uphold the government, underscoring support for Mussolini's rule.
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Three Die as Fire Sweeps Milwaukee Gas Plant
Milwaukee August 2 Three men were burned to death and three others are reported missing when a fire swept through the Greenfield avenue plant of the Milwaukee City Gas company. Fire crews battled the blaze as investigators inspected charred remains and the furnace area for clues.
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Crop values ahead of 1922 estimates not final
Federal Reserve Board cited a survey showing rural conditions not as bad as painted. It projects wheat worth about 900 million, cotton around 1.3 billion, and corn near 2.49 billion for 1923 with higher cotton and lower wheat compared with 1922, while credit supply remains ample to market crops.
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Mussolini Reports Vast Blackshirt Force Forming Army
Rome August 1 The Fascist supreme council issued a bulletin praising Premier Mussolini and noting a formidable invisible army. It highlights a black shirt militia recently created by Mussolini that comprises 500000 men destined to ensure the continuation of the Fascist regime.
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Senator Underwood Aims for Democratic Presidential Nomination
Oscar W. Underwood, senior senator from Alabama and former minority leader, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President. He spoke to the Alabama legislature in Montgomery on August 1, detailing his background as Hard ing’s appointee as U S representative at the Washington disarmament conference.
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Steamships Rush to Land Immigrants at New York
Immigrant ships race to dock before August quotas. Eight transatlantic vessels entered the land race and reached quarantine within four minutes, followed by three more within two minutes, totaling eleven by 22:08. Nine additional ships arrived later.
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Baldwin blamed for yielding on European crisis
The Daily Express accuses Premier Baldwin of discarding the sole lever to resolve the European crisis by settling the American debt. It argues the United States would have joined Britain in pushing settlement if drawn into European polities and delayed payment, restructuring the crisis instead.
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French Confiscate Marks Threatens Ruhr Strike
Berlin reports a developing strike risk in the Ruhr after France confiscated paper marks hindering wage payments. Oberhausen workers quit. clashes with police left two dead as unrest spreads across German industrial centers. Forty seven deaths are confirmed in the Krefeld train wreck with thirty seven injured after a collision at Krefen Station involving a rail express and a stationary train.
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Congress to Fund Submarine Finishing Project
Washington August 2 Congress will allocate funds to finish three submarines as a deterrent against German actions in the war. The Navy department announces no submarines are currently in service.
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Multiple Iowa issues dominate council acts and events
Council Bluffs doctors report infantile paralysis cases while Colfax, Keokuk and Dubuque municipal actions commit funds for health, paving, and utilities. Iowa cities pursue drainage and road measures, schools host English conferences, and residents consider training camps for girls amid fair preparations and livestock sales.
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Ideal Wedding Present Confuses Brawn and Brown
A humorous exchange explains a wedding present as a gift that travels through friends as marriages occur. The merchant explains its durable nature as it passes along in social cycles, while the surrounding ad copy touts Cuticura Soap’s skin benefits and a Polish mountaintop park idea.
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