Harding Dies as Nation Mourns Loss of President
The body of President Warren G Harding will begin its cross country journey from San Francisco at 6:30 PM aboard a train to Washington. The train will reach Chicago Monday after a 72 hour run from the Pacific coast, with a Chicago to Washington segment planned in about 20 hours. Members of the party will depart the Palace Hotel at 5:15 PM to meet the bier at the station.
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President Harding's Vancouver visit aims at closer government relation
President Harding sought to bring government closer to the people on a Canadian trip and across the United States. Cabinet members Hoover Work Wallace and Speaker Gillette joined, traveling with the president to gain perspective. The Vancouver stop fostered amity with Canadians, while the overall mission remained to improve national governance.
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Calvin Coolidge Takes U S Oath of Office in Vermont
In Plymouth Vermont on August 3 Calvin Coolidge took the oath of president in his father’s living room at 2 47 am eastern time. The ceremony was witnessed by Mrs Coolidge Porter Dale Erwin Geisser Joseph Fountain Joseph Melnerney L Lane and Herbert Thompson.
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Coolidge Set to Reach New York En Route to Washington
President Coolidge departs Plymouth Vermont for Rutland and travels by special train toward New York. He will arrive in New York around 4 pm eastern time on his trip to the capital with the journey continuing to Washington.
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Death of Warren G. Harding Shocks Nation
In a nationwide moment of mourning, President Warren G. Harding died after a sudden stroke. The nation, from coast to coast and in territories abroad, bowed heads in grief as leaders and citizens react to the death of the president.
Death and oath as Harding dies and Coolidge sworn in
President Harding dies suddenly from apoplexy as Mia Harding reads to him. Calvin Coolidge takes oath in Plymouth Vermont at 2 47 am. The body to travel by train to Washington with guard at casket and messages of sympathy from Coolidge and Hughes.
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Major administration projects in balance after Harding death
Washington Aug 3 The abrupt end of President Harding’s term leaves key foreign policy moves in limbo as the naval limitation treaty near ratification and talks at Mexico City and Lausanne poised to advance. Pending the new president’s authority, conclusions on world court adherence and other pacts await his direction.
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President Wilson Sends Condolence to Mrs Harding
President Wilson sent a private telegram of condolence to Mrs. Harding in San Francisco on August 3, though the message was not released to the public.
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Harding Reposes in Death Like a Sleepy King
In San Francisco on August 3, President Harding rests in a gray draped room, calm and composed. Death left no mark on his pale countenance, and his face resembles a man in sleep as Mrs. Harding reads aloud and reads on. The body lies in white dressing, undisturbed until burial preparations begin.
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Harding Death Reopens Races in Republican Party
Washington Aug 3 President Harding's death complicates GOP politics with a looming national convention race. The contest pits party regulars against leaders Johnson Borah and La Follette, aided by the world court stance and shifting loyalties within the Republican ranks as 1924 nominating prospects reformulate.
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Secretary of State to Succeed to Presidency Should Coolidge Die
Washington reports that if Calvin Coolidge dies or resigns the nation would see the Secretary of State assume presidential duties while the vice presidency remains vacant. The succession follows cabinet order from Treasury and War to Labor, with no prior precedent of a cabinet member serving as president.
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British King Orders Week of Mourning for Harding
Buckingham Palace announces the King commands the court to wear mourning for one week for the late Warren Gamaliel Harding, president of the United States. Mourning to commence from today.
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Milestones in Life of Warren G. Harding From Cradle to Grave
Timeline of Warren G. Harding from birth in Blooming Grove Ohio on November 2 1865 through early career as a newspaper publisher on November 26 1884 to key offices and events. Includes Ohio state senate November 6 1898 lieutenant governor November 3 1903 presidential nomination June 12 1920 election November 2 1920 inauguration March 4 1921 and death August 2 1923.
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Mrs Harding Bears Deaths Pain Alone in Midst of Sorrow
San Francisco reports Mrs. Harding, grieving after President Harding's death, rose after a short sleep to direct party affairs. She received nurse care through the night and was accompanied by cabinet wives during the western trip. One aide praised her heroism and noted she showed no collapse or hysteria, only natural grief.
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Coolidge Leaves Plymouth for Washington Trip
Calvin Coolidge departed from the Plymouth Notch Farm House to Washington at 7 30 this morning with Mrs Coolidge Congressman Dale of Vermont and two federal aides on secret service duty. Col John C Coolidge his father age 78 resisted urging him to join the journey as neighbors waved goodbye.
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