Inaugural Held With Little Display in 1921 Washington
Washington notes an inaugural without organized crowd pursuit, following President Harding's decree to drop parade balls and fireworks. Crowds were sparse, contrasting past pageantry, with only hundreds visiting to see the address. Historic echoes recount Jackson and Grant inaugurations amid large crowds and disruptions.
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Washington
William Tienry Harrizon
National
Harding
Mr. Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Pennsylvanian Avenue
Capistol Plaza
Lincoln
Madigan
Pennsylvania Avenue
Jackson
Capitol Steps
Gadby
White House
Executive Mansion
Daniel ‘Webster
James K
Polk
Tennessee
National Theatre
Grant
Temple
Treasury
Horry Greeley
Ohio’s Son-Statesmen Fill Nation’s Highest Posts
Ohio’s long political influence is highlighted as it produced many presidents, vice presidents, secretaries of state and war, and other top officials. The narrative lists Harrison, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, McKinley, Taft, and Harrison as presidents from Ohio, plus Hendricks and Fairbanks as vice presidents. It notes Ohio-born leaders who served as secretaries of state, treasury, war, interior, attorney general, and postmaster general, among others, and mentions John McLean’s unique trio of roles.
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Warren
Harding
United States
Associated Press
Buckeye
Ohio
Marding
Wiliam Henry Harrison
Ulygges
Grant
Rutherford B. Haye
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
William H. Taft
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Benjamin F. Wade
Allen G. Thurman
John Sherman
House of Reppresentatives
Warren Kiefer
Supreme Court
John McLean
Salmon P. Chase
Morrison R. Waite
Noah H. Swayne
William B. Woods
Edwin M. Stanton
Stanley Mathews
Willam R. Day
John Clark
Lewis, Cassn
John Hay
Willian R. Day
the Treasury
Thomas Ewing
Thomy Corwin
Willian Windom
Charles Foster
Lewis Cass
U. S. Grant
W. T. Sherman
Alphonson Taft
Stephen B. Elkins
Russell B. Alger
Newton D. Baker
United States Army
William T. Sherman
Phillip Sheridan
The New Vice President Calvin Coolidge Portrait
A compact biography of Calvin Coolidge detailing birth in Plymouth Vermont on July 4 1872 education at Plymouth Black Rock River Academy Amherst College and Northampton law office admission to the bar career as a lawyer marriage to Grace Goodhue sons Calvin Jr and John modest means and residence changes. It lists extensive Massachusetts political service from state representative to governor including two-term mayor senate lieutenant governor and 1919 governor re election for 1920 plus authoring Have Faith in Massachusetts.
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Calvin Coolidge
Plymouth
United States
Black Rock River Academy
Ludlow
Amherst College
Hammond & Field
Northampton
Mass
Grace Goodhue
Burlington
Calvin Jr
John
Washington
Massachusetts
Hhouse of Representatives
State Senate
Senate
A. P
Calvin Collidge
Henry Wilson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Frederick H. Gillett
House
Gillett
Commonwealth
Coolidge
Cal
Boston
George
Watertown
Vermont
Amherst
Chicago
Rovernor
Misa Grace Goodhue
University of Vermont
Smith College
Mr. Coolidge
Ohio Men in the New Congress Elects Republicans in Ohio
Ohio selects its new delegation to the U S House with all members Republican for the first time in state history. The article lists each district representative, notes eight incumbents re-elected and highlights nine new faces including Fitzgerald Chalmers Speaks Knight Himes Morgan Norton Gahn and Burton.
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Washington
A. P
Ohio
Congress
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
A. HE. B
Stephen
North Bend
Fitzgerald
Dayton
John I. Cable
Lima
Charles I. Thompson
Olefiance
Charles C. Kearns
Batavia
Simeon D. Jess
Yellow Springs
R. Clint
Cole
Findlay
W. W
John G. Cooper
Youngstown
Minor G. Norton
Cleveland
Theo. J. Burton
Cable
Chalmers
Speaks
Knight
Himes
Morgan
Norton
Gahn
Burton
Jnew
Hardingan
National Congress
Harding
Treasury building wrung by weeping women in torn clothing
News described a scene at the Treasury where distressed women, their garments torn, wailed and wrangled amid the crowd in a vain effort to gain attention or relief. The account notes the chaotic disturbance and the emotional response of those present.
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Treasury
Servant setup at White House under Mrs Harding
Washington March 4. Mrs Warren G Harding finds the White House staff and services arranged by the government. Twenty servants including cooks, chambermaids, laundry staff, butlers and pantrymen are provided at a cost of 30000 dollars a year. A housekeeper manages the staff, with Inez Mee Whorter remaining as cook and a chauffeur retained by Mrs Harding. Personal servants and private table costs fall to the president. Caterers and food sourcing may be arranged by the housekeeper unless Mrs Harding specifies preferences.
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Washington
A. P
Warren G. Harding
White House
Taft
Harding
Inez Mee- Whorter
Ohio GOP and Democratic veterans face election shifts
The piece notes J H Himes of Canton and Theodore F E Burton of Cleveland replacing retiring Republicans Roscos C McCullough and Harry I Emerson while long serving Democrats Sherwood and Ashbrook retire after many wars in Congress. Longworth leads the Ohio delegation in service with Fess close behind. Willis begins a new term, Pomerene seeks reelection. Gard Brumbaugh each served four terms. Kearns of Batavia and Cooper of Youngstown also listed.
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J. H. Himes
Canton
Roscos C. McCullough
Theodore Fe, Burton
Cleveland
Harry I. Emerson
Sherwood
Ashbrook
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
Ohio
Simeon D. Fess
Yellow Springs
United States
Frank B. Willis
Harding
Arles Pomerene
National Congress
Warren Gard
Hamilton
Clement Brumbaugh
Columbus
Silent Cal Coolidge the Silent Mass. VP in 1920s era profile
A detailed sketch of Calvin Coolidge known as Silent Cal, tracing his rise from Amherst College to governor and then vice president. The piece notes his taciturn nature, political lineage, and the unusual coincidence of a Massachusett sgovernor presiding over both Congress chambers, with emphasis on his Amherst ties, early career, and modest personal life.
Revival of White House Social Life Under Harding
Washington expects a renewal of formal White House entertainments under President Harding as the first lady plans garden parties teas and social gatherings with diplomatic wives cabinet members and others. redecorating gardening and Marion Band concerts are reported and gate access may ease while select rooms remain restricted.
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Washington
A. P
Land
White House
Diplomatic Corps
Harding
Cabinet
Judiciary
Congressional
State Department
United States
Blue Room
Red Room
Washington welcome for man of American standards
The article portrays a forthcoming arrival in Washington as the presence of a man who embodies strong American values. Described by friends as studious, diligent, and steady, he is noted for a plain life and clear headed, old fashioned American character.
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Washington
First Lady of the Land Woman of Unusual Pluck
Washington March 4 Florence Kling Harding the new First Lady of the Land shows unusual pluck and outspoken opinions. She works hard inbusiness and welfare, helps her husband at campaigns, and rebukes abuse of animals while guiding household and public duties with charm and resolve.
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Washington
Florence Kling Harding
Mrs. Harding
Amos Kling
Marion
Harding
The
Star
Newsboys
Trig
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Fragmented cabinet names in incomplete OCR list
At the top are names of U S secretaries and officials: Hughes, Wallace, Davis, Mellon, Fall, Hoover, Denby, Daugherty, Weeks, and a May 35th postmaster general note. The text trails with stray words and garbled titles, making clear who held which offices unclear.
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Charles FE. Hughes
Henry C. Wallace
Agreature
James J. Davis
Labor
Andrew W. Meilon
The
Treasury
Albert Ti. Fall
Imperial
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Edwin Denby
Navy
Harry Daughart
John W. Weeks
Presidents and their church affiliations in Washington
The piece surveys which churches U S presidents attended in Washington, noting First Baptist at Sixteenth and O, St Johns Episcopal near Lafayette Square, New York Avenue Presbyterian, Christ Church in Alexandria, Old St. Pauls, Taft’s Unitarian church, Central Presbyterian, and Roosevelt’s Kentucky Dutch Reformed, among others, with historical context and construction notes.
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Washington
A. P
Harding
First Baptist
Sixteenth and
O Streets
N. W
Henry Allen Tupper
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Sixteenth
H Streets
Acros Lafayette Square
White House
Washington Wire
Lincoln
New York Avenue
Jefferson
John Adams
Old St. John's Church
Taft
Fourteenth
L Streets
Wilson
Central Presbyterian Church
Fifleoot
Irving Streete
Kyle Dutch Reformed Church
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William H. Harrison
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Stat Harding
Distinguished Sons of Ohio
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Silent Cas
Ager
Angel
Garden
U. S
Hardings
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