Ceremonies Planned Along Route for President’s Death
Iowa communities prepare ceremonies and demonstrations as the funeral train carrying the president’s body travels to Washington. American Legion members Boy Scouts lodge members and other groups will lead processions and gatherings from village to city despite limited stops and a somber mood across the state.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Boyd
Washington
American Legion
Boy Scouts
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Council Bluffs
National Day of Mourning Declared for Harding
President Coolidge declares Friday August 10 a national day of mourning and prayer for President Harding. Cabinet resignations will be made in form, not accepted by the president. Harding's burial is set for Marion, Ohio, with Wilson possibly taking part.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Ohio
Harding funeral train times through Iowa on route Omaha to Chicago
The schedule lists the Harding funeral train passing Omaha at 2:15 a.m. Monday August 6 with stops at Council Bluffs 2:55 a.m., Carroll 5:00 a.m., Boone 6:45 a.m. for engine change, Ames 7:55 a.m., Marshalltown 8:00 a.m., Cedar Rapids 9:30 a.m., and Chicago 11:45 a.m. with a short engine-change stop.
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Council Waffs
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Boone
Ames
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Funeral Train Route Plans Mark Iowa Memorial Events
Railroad officials estimate the funeral train for the late president will enter Iowa around 3:00 a.m. Monday, stopping at Council Bluffs and Boone. Masonic ceremonies in Boone and silent tributes along the route honor the man poised to join the thirty third degree. Ames hosts a memorial mass as public officials and Scouts participate, while Iowa State College debates honors. Classes may be suspended Monday and for the funeral day. Officials coordinate draped buildings and memorial arches as guardsmen and veterans line the procession path.
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Ames
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Harding
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Iowa National Guards
Boone American Legion Post
White House Prepared for Incoming President Harding
Washington August 4 The White House and executive offices were made ready for a new occupant after a night of hard work by a sober sleepless staff. I H Hoover head usher reported the residence ready for its new inhabitants. The furniture acquired in Marion by Mr and Mrs Harding remains untouched awaiting Mrs Harding’s direction.
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White House
I. H. Hoover
Funeral train to honor dead president across several towns
Visions as the body of their devoted chief passes through their number with Taps at departure. Ceremonies planned in many towns including Council Bluffs, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, Belle Plaine, Mount Vernon, Clinton. Tama Indians to perform a notable demonstration showing kindness toward submerged peoples.
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Belle Plaine
Mount Vernon
Clinton
Farewell to President Harding as San Francisco bids him goodbye
San Francisco mourns Warren G. Harding with a formal procession to the train station. Army navy and marine detachments lead the cortege while guards stand watch on the car carrying the late president. The room of his final illness remains locked as the nation notes his death.
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Warren Harding
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Keeley Daughters Recall Meeting President Harding
Patricia and Joan Keeley daughters of Mr and Mrs Wm Keeley express sorrow over President Harding's death after meeting him on a Westward trip weeks earlier and shaking hands with him.
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Simple Frisco Service Marks Harding Funeral Start
A solemn San Francisco ceremony moved the late President Warren G. Harding from a Palace Hotel room to the awaiting train for Washington. Reverent prayers by Rev James S West praised his Christian character and lifelong service as mourners paid quiet tribute.
Cummins Calls Senators to Washington for Funeral Prep
Des Moines Aug 4 Senator A B Cummins named to head the official escort of the presidential train through Iowa will not serve in that capacity. As president of the senate he orders all senators to report in Washington Monday to prepare for President Harding's funeral. he departs for the national capital today.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
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Kendall
Towa
Cummins
Senate
Washington
Harding
National Capital
Thunder Showers Predicted For Week
Weather outlook from August 4 forecasts a week of considerable cloudiness with occasional local showers and thunderstorms in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri river valleys. Temperatures are expected to be moderate.
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Associated Press
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Presidency Ends in Graceful Quiet at White House
The article describes the calm state funeral preparations for the late President, with prayers for blessing on the nation and family. It notes Mrs. Harding’s composed demeanor, the simple black attire, and the Masonic ring moment while recounting conversations with friends and reflections on the President’s health and promises of convalescence.
Honors Paid Dead Leader on Way Home
Mrs. Harding rested through the night aboard the funeral train as it neared Reno Nevada on August 4. In Reno two thousand people gathered at the Southern Pacific station to pay respects as the train arrived the body lay in a closed casket and crowds viewed it along the route through Nevada.
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Funeral Train Through California and Nevada
Silent groups stood along railroad tracks as President Warren G Harding's body passed through California and Nevada. Bared heads formed cromlups of hundreds and sometimes solitary figures, reflecting sorrow across the nation.
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Nevada
Bomb hurled at French troops wounds bystander crowd
A hand grenade was thrown into a detachment of French soldiers in Dusseldorf as they passed a busy corner. Two soldiers were wounded along with a German woman and a child among spectators during the parade.
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Associated Press
Dusseldorf
Ger
Winfield Garage and Ledge Rooms Burned
A two story frame building on Winfield Avenue main street housing Unsicker Bros. garage on the first floor and Knights of Pythias hall and town library on the second floor was burned this morning after a gasoline explosion about 6 15. No contents were saved and only one car, an Oldsmobile pending repairs, remained. A neighboring millinery shop suffered heavy damage. The Nesbitt Mt Pleasant owner insured the garage. Local fire department confined the blaze to the two structures.
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Mt.Pleasant
Nation mourns as Harding funeral train travels east
Across a three thousand mile journey from San Francisco to Marion Ohio the nation pays respect to President Harding. The vast sorrow is evident from dawn to dusk as guards of honor stand by the black draped coffin. A calm woman rides beside her husband in the last car while soldiers sailors and marines relieve the guards at each stop.
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Wasington
Marion
Ohio
Buena Vista Farms Beginning to Sell
ALTA Aug. 4 Real estate activity returns to Buena Vista county as Ira Thomason estate sells 120 acres east of Alta to Arthur Millard for 25000 dollars. Charles Fett buys 140 acres east of Alta for 260 per acre. Emil Lindstrom purchases G H Garten farm southeast of Marathon, a quarter section, at 200 per acre. A S Schaeffer half section southwest of Sioux Rapids sells for 130 per acre to Rev. H Webking.
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Charles Fett
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