Funeral Train Bears Harding Portrait Across Ohio and Pennsylvania
Crowds across Ohio and Pennsylvania honor Warren G. Harding as his funeral train, delayed by crowds and slow progress, traverses Indiana Illinois and Chicago toward Washington. Estimates exceed one million witnesses with floral tributes aboard. In Pittsburgh and Baltimore officials report immense lines and delayed arrival times.
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Ohio
Akron
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Baltimore and Ohio
Glenwood
Harding
Washington
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania
Bequest Adds 25000 to Marion Y M C A Fund
Through a will provision the estate of Mrs Emma Sweetser leaves 25000 to the Y M C A fund in Marion Indiana. The gift enhances the local charitable endowment and supports community youth programs.
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Y. M. Co
Marion
Indiana
Emma Sweetser
Mexican Youth Is Sent to Mt. Pleasant
Merced Barba a popular Mexican railway laborer who has shown a recent mental decline was sent to the state hospital for the insane at Mt. Pleasant for treatment. He attempted suicide by throwing himself under a freight train yesterday, but only cut a lock of hair. Barba is 21, came from Mexico in 1920, and had applied for American citizenship papers in 1926. He worked with John Bailey's gang on the Rock Islands section and was considered physically strong until recently.
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Harding
Willard Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Low and
Ilinois
Chicago
Towa
Illinois
Merced Barba
State Hospital For
Mt. Pleasant
Barba
Sucide
Charce
County Commissioners of
Mexico
John Bailey
Rock Islands
Wellman Burglars Sentenced to Prison
Sheriff Charles Denison reported John Reardon and Cecil Heath two Iowa City youths admitted burglarizing Snavely hardware store in Wellman in May and were sentenced in Iowa City to not more than ten years in the Anamosa reformatory. They pled guilty to larceny from the armory at lowality with hearings pending on the Washington county crime. They remain held to the county grand jury. actions on the Wellman charge await their Iowa City sentences.
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Charles Denison
John Reardon
Cecil Heath
Iowa City
Wellman
Anamora
Lowality
Washington County
Is It the Truth Inspiring Wit in Aging Men
A reflective line discusses how a long life yields enemies as men reach seventy, noting a paradox of success and usefulness that stirs social opposition.
Honest Work To Keep Them Safe
Fragmentary quotation notes the necessity of lawyers to examine and fortify every contract, reflecting distrust in simple agreements and urging careful oversight in business dealings. The detachment suggests a Tolède or Toledo context, emphasizing legal vigilance.
Seedy Complexion in Humorous Sightings
A passerby notes a boy with freckles described as having tomato seeds on his face. The comment comes as a lighthearted moment during a walk, highlighting a playful misreading of the child’s appearance.
Lead Pencil Clue in Thirteenth Century Theophilus Manuscript
A manuscript of Theophilus from the thirteenth century appears to have been ruled with a material resembling black lead pencil, suggesting early use of a pencil-like implement in medieval manuscript work.
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Theophilus
Mystery Rupture Rumor From Mount Voclferous
In Mrs Partingtons quizzical aside she notes the paper hints at a rupture on Mount Voclferous with a burning father fleeing the scene but omits key details. The fragment evokes sensational mystery with comic local voice and unclear facts.
Colorado's First Log House Discovery Report
The article notes a claim of the first log house built by white men in Colorado, erected in IS816 for a Spanish cavalry troop near the Arkansas site at TMoehlo. The fragmentary record emphasizes location and historical context.
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Colorado
Arkansas
Tmoehlo
Straight Thinking for Clear Daily Reasoning
The piece advocates precise disciplined thinking to avoid deadlock in our minds. It stresses that loose offhand ideas misdirect toward illogical conclusions and that only self-directed resolve can break mental gridlock.
Society to Prevent Bible Scoffing in Colleges
A Minneapolis Journal note asserts a society is formed to deter mockery of the Bible in colleges. It contends the Bible has long faced scoffing for two millennia yet remains the world’s best selling book and urges action rather than worry.
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Minneapolis Journal
Muscatine Rail Line Faces Abandonment After No Bids
Muscatine Iowa August reports that the Muscatine Burlington and Southern railroad may abandon the line after three failed auctions. An I C C hearing may be held. court-ordered sale produced no bids. Receiver Arthur Hoffman cites losses of 533027 from 1916 to 1923 and total indebtedness around 1 million dollars with extensive judgments and taxes.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Gaumut
Muscatine, Burlington and Southern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
State
Rairroad Commission
Arthur Hoffman
Dr. V. Jackson
District Court
Distict Court
Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
American Trust Company of
Davenport
Louisa
Des Moines
United States
Planes for Iowans honoring Harding spread statewide
Iowa cities and organizations plan funeral observances for Warren G. Harding with schools colleges and industries pausing Friday. Governor unavailable due to illness and key officials likely to miss the Washington service. Fort Des Moines will hold a military memorial with student soldiers at 10:00 am and all training activities to pause.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Cummins
Charles A. Rawson
John T. Adams
Republican National
Henry Wallace
Warren G. Harding
Washington
Iowa
Colleges
State University
Fort Des Moines
Citizens Military Training Camp
Secretary of War
Honorary pall bearers named for Harding funeral
Senators Lodge Massachusetts Curtis Kansas Watson Indiana Overman North Carolina Fletcher Florida Kendricks Wyoming Speaker Gillette and Representatives Burton Ohio Butler Pennsylvania Cooper Wisconsin Garrett Tennessee Garner Texas Haugen Iowa.
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Associated
Washington, D. C
President Harding
Senators Lodge
Maassachusetts
Curtis
Kansas
Watson
Indiana
Overman
North Carolina
Fletcher
Florida
Kendricks
Wyoming
Gillette
Burton
Ohio
Butler
Pennsylvania
Cooper
Wisconsin
Garrett
Tennessee
Garner
Texas
Haugen
Iowa
McNider to Join Washington Funeral Services
Hanford McNider former American Legion commander left Mason City for Washington D C to participate in the funeral services as a representative of American service men.
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Mason City
Iowa
Hanford McNider
American Legion
Jate
Washington D. C
Flower Decorations on a Transatlantic Liner
Ten thousand flowering plants and ferns of various kinds are used annually to ornament the public rooms of a large transatlantic liner. The elaborate displays showcase the ship’s interior beauty and contribute to passenger comfort during long voyages.
Not Much Soil Flower in the Floorwalker’s Buttonhole
A quirky line notes a floorwalker wears a flower in his buttonhole to keep soil from his hair, attributed to Malteaser.
Heaping Measure of Goodness on the Highway
A reflective aphorism notes that true gifts come from simple, unexamined acts. It suggests that seeking and questioning reduce what we receive, while generosity and practical action yield abundant returns. The author emphasizes practical wisdom over analytical scrutiny.
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Luskin
Iowa Chamber Urges Friday Suspension of Business
The Iowa state chamber of commerce urged all Iowa businesses to suspend operations Friday during burial services for the nation’s dead executive in Marion. President Harding and Secretary J E Leopold announced the plan.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Chamber of Commerce
Marion
Harding
J. E. Leopold
M. B. Route Compared With Shorter Local Roads
The text notes that over the past decade the roads have been shorter and less significant than the M. B. route, emphasizing relative prominence and utility of the main road versus smaller, minor highways.
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M. B
Motorists urged to stay cheerful amid missing cars
The Buffalo News notes drivers facing gnlesing motor issues tell readers to stay upbeat as many report vehicles going missing. The column frames this odd trend with a humorous tone and calls for awareness.
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The
Buffalo News
Franklin K Lane quote on youth and virtue
A correspondent forwards a quotation from Franklin K Lane’s letters noting self view as an aged man yet the youngest inside, praising curiosity truthfulness imagination desire to help and belief in goodness and justice cited via the Boston Transcript.
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James Russell Lowell
Franklin K. Lane
Boston Transcript
Funeral Train Bears Body of President Harding
Washington waiting for the funeral train bearing Warren G. Harding from San Francisco to Washington. Services at the Capitol rotunda at 11 a.m. include hymns, scripture, and benediction, with no ceremony at the train. The body then proceeds to Marion for private rites and a simple burial plan.
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Washington
Washington, D.C
Harding
Capitol
A. Freeman Anderson
Calvary Baptist Church
Hardine
Mikah
James S. Montgomery
House of Representatives
God
Anderson
Osceola County Farmland Values Rise in Recent Sales
Land in Osceola County shows rising values as two notable sales take place. W. P. Graves of Ocheydan buys the Henry Brookshus quarter northeast of section seven in Harrison township for 225 dollars per acre. He also purchases the Billy Imhoff 200 acre farm three miles south of Ocheydan for 200 dollars per acre, signaling strong confidence in local farm lands.
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Henry Brookshus
Seetorn
Harrison Township
W. P. Graves
Ocheydan
Graves
Billy Imhoff
Osceola County
Summing It Up
After the average man reaches seventy he sums up his life with the line What a fool I ve been The quote reflects a reflective endnote on aging and regret.
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