Nation weeps at tome of beloved president
Marion Ohio experiences silent grief as Warren G Harding lies in state in his father’s home. Crowds pass the casket, reflecting on his calm dignity both in life and in death. President Coolidge visits Marion, then the funeral train heads to Washington.
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Thousands Gather For Warren Harding Burial In Marion
Crowds fill Marion streets awaiting the funeral of Warren G Harding as trains and cars bring mourners from across Ohio and surrounding states. Guardsman lines and traffic officers direct a hush filled with flowers, vaults, and ivy grown monuments before the burial site.
Nation Remembers Harding as Nation Pauses Across Sectors
The United States observes a day of mourning for Warren G. Harding with the government and industries largely paused. Theaters closed baseball games postponed and services held nationwide including in Westminster Abbey and foreign nations as memorial ceremonies unfold.
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Blue Flag From Mayflower to Honor President Harding
A blue flag with four white stars, flown from the presidential yacht Mayflower, will be present at Harding's funeral. The flag, once waved over saluting ships, is now carried to the service by Mayflower crew as a symbol of tribute from the ship’s guard of honor.
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Bell Tolling Lincoln Death Recalled to Mark Harding Death
A historic mellow bell and a worn flag, once used for Lincoln's death and to honor three presidents, will toll again and fly at half mast in Quincy Illinois to mourn Warren Harding. The bell rang for Fort Sumter in 1861 and Lincoln's assassination, and the flag has half-masted for Lincoln Garfield and McKinley.
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Monroe Pays Final Tribute To President Harding
Monroe observes the national mourning period with a 3 to 4 pm ceremony at the city school grounds led by the American Legion and civic groups. Mayor Bernstein’s proclamation closes local businesses and Saenger venues, with flags at half mast and a rifle salute by the 156th Infantry.
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John Sharp Williams Pays Tribute to W G Harding
Jackson Mississippi August 10 Senator John Sharp Williams traveled to Jackson to honor his late friend Warren G Harding describing him as my friend tested and approved He had planned to retire to his Yazoo County plantation but accepted the Jackson invitation to speak at a memorial service Governor Russell proclaimed a day of mourning and many businesses closed for the service at Poindexter Park with an open air gathering in the city’s green space
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South Bows Long Sad Last Farewell to One of Nature's Noblemen
Atlanta recalls Warren G Harding as the South observes a nationwide holiday in his honor. Across Dixie, governors, officials, and citizens mark the funeral with floral tributes and poignant remembrances, united in sorrow despite political differences.
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Whitfield and Bilbo to Face Next Mississippi Governor Contest
Jackson August 10 Associated Press Whitfield and Bilbo will enter the second Democratic primary on August 28 to decide Mississippi’s next governor. Unofficial statewide totals show Whitfield 2,824 and Bilbo 61,751 with Connner 46,671 Franklin 36,605 Bell 16,266. Issaquena county vote was too small to affect the result. Miller leads for state revenue agent with 118,569 to Robertson 110,300.
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Mammy Sends Flowers for Mrs. Harding Tribute
Baton Rouge Aug 10 an elderly Louisiana negro Mammy Mabel Caenbacker of South Baton Rouge delivered white paper flowers to Governor Parker’s office for Mrs. Harding the wife of the late president. She requested the flowers be sent as an expression of an old Louisiana negro.
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Harding laid to rest as nation prays for peace
The casket of Warren G Harding, twenty ninth president, is placed in the Marion cemetery vault. Marion townspeople will decide on a memorial for their famed son as millions offer prayers for his everlasting peace.
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Light Fades but Good Deeds Mark Harding Funeral
Reverend Richard Wallace arrives from Toledo to attend the Marion funeral of Warren G. Harding. George B. Christian mourns as Daniel Norris Christian dies, with floral tributes flooding the Harding home. Ohio National Guard artillery will fire a 21 gun salute at the cemetery, marking the solemn ceremony.
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New York Mourns Harding as Nation Honors President
New York observes a day of mourning for Warren G. Harding with banks and businesses closed and sports paused. Public and private golf courses, beaches, and Broadway shuttered while memorial services are held across churches and synagogues.
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