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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1923
Page
12
Reports say news reached Lorain and surrounding county early, and a citywide sadness spread after the radio announcement. Harding, shown in his earlier days visiting for political missions, was a close ally of Ohio Senate President Jorge H. Chamberlain.
Alabama senior senator Oscar W. Underwood announced his candidacy in a Montgomery speech before the legislature. Close observers report his bid to challenge Governor Al Smith, with lawmakers adopting resolutions endorsing Underwood as a Democrat presidential candidate.
The article recalls Harding as lieutenant governor and a strong supporter of a future presidency. It notes warm memories of a shaving anecdote and describes the public reaction to his Elyria announcement and death, with city flags at half mast and widespread regret as papers publish details.
The proposed council meeting with Mayor Jones yellow line officials and the citizens committee to discuss reopening the yellow line franchise was called off due to the death of President Harding. Notice of the meeting will be given later.
Carlis Walker of the Cleveland Y M C A swam thirty miles in twenty hours and five minutes from Pelee Island on the Canadian side to Lorain Ohio. He is cited as the only man to have crossed Lake Erie. Walker began with the support craft Argus carrying reporters, his brother, and three friends aboard.
New York’s financial district observed tribute with stock, curb, coffee, and sugar exchanges closed for the day. Flags flew at half mast as the Board of Governors adopted a resolution mourning Warren G Harding our beloved chief. Chicago and Pittsburgh also paused, suspending operations and delaying games and schedules in respect to the funeral.
Emma Duerrwachter has been elected president of Germantown State Bank in South Germantown Wisconsin following the death of her father in January 1923. She brings business training and serves as notary public, having observed the bank since its organization.
The treasury reported total expenditures of 242,223,000 including debt service and extraordinary outlays. Receipts rose, led by customs at 43,225,000 and miscellaneous internal revenue around 81,447,060, with the public debt increasing by 149,000,000 in July. A labor federation convention removed delegates and a large aluminum deposit was found near Tapolesa.
Washington Aug 3. Federal operating expenses were greater than receipts in July. The Treasury Department announced revenues from all sources were $203.
An advertisement touts a harmless remedy for piles discovered by Dr Leon Hardt and sold by C. W. Phillips and SHEN ROD. It promises removal of the cause by improving blood circulation in the lower bowel and claims a simple home treatment offers lasting relief to thousands of sufferers.
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