Washington Honors Harding in National Day of Mourning
The nation paused as tens of thousands lined Pennsylvania Avenue to mourn Warren G Harding. Soldiers and sailors in uniform formed a solemn procession toward the Capitol while flags flew at half staff. Mrs. Harding rose early to face the day, renewing her vow to endure the loss with dignity as the city observed the funeral preparations and public sorrow.
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Fragmented Digest of News from Yesterday and Today
A garbled digest references events in Italy and the United States. It mentions Senator Giorgio and a funeral with shots, a New York figure Elbert H. Gary as chair of United States Steel, and hints at an announcement that a Carnegie Steel plant plan will be eliminated by Portals at dawn.
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New York
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corpor
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Marines and Children Struck by Heat in Procession
In Washington during President Harding's funeral procession, 125 marines 60 schoolchildren five soldiers and six civilians were knocked out by the heat. Many collapsed needing medical attention. some were taken to hospitals while others were sent home in private cars.
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Alaska Pays Tribute to Harding at Simple Capitol Funeral
Alaska leads with a wreath from its government as a solemn, respectful tribute to President Harding. Crowds gather along the avenue to honor the late leader amid flowers and quiet ceremony. The service at the Capitol emphasizes humility and mercy as a final farewell.
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Verde River Bond Issue Approved for $23 Million Plant
Arizona landholders vote to authorize a $23,000,000 irrigation and power bond for the Verde irrigation and power development district nine miles north of Phoenix. The project spans 160,960 acres and aims to develop 70,000 horsepower of electric current with 26 percent continuous. Five hundred fifty-five votes were cast in favor and one against.
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Fury Says Whitfield Guilty Urges Mercy
A verdict of guilty was returned against John J. Whitfield by a jury that deliberated from 3 p.m. yesterday. Three women and nine men presented the verdict to Judge Frank C. Phillips. Mercy was recommended, making the sentence life imprisonment in the Ohio penitentiary without hope of pardon.
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John J. Whitfield
Frank C. Phillips
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Ohio
Gary Steel Workers Begin Eight Hour Day
Gary Indiana firm United States Steel will shift to an eight hour work day starting next morning, following a request from the late President Harding. The move affects all furnace workers in the Gary mills as part of a nationwide change.
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Robbery of 875000 Diamond Gems in Chicago Loop
Chicago diamond dealer Robert Young reported a pickpocketing in the Loop stealing $75,000 worth of gems from his pocket after leaving the Masonic Temple vaults. The theft was reported to police as Young carried the gems from the temple to the exchange.
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Chicago Diamond Dealers’ Exchange
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Masonic Temple
All Industry Halts for Harding Memorial Observance
City and county workers suspend business from noon Friday honoring President Harding. Lincoln Park memorial services prompt shutdowns across offices, stores, and plants. Merchants, unions, and veterans join a citywide moment of silence with coordinated closures and a salute to the late leader.
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Thurding
Final Cortege of Sorrow Watched by Silent Throngs
A desolate scene unfolds as the funeral for Warren G. Harding proceeds toward the Capitol. Ministers Dr A Freeman Anderson and Dr James Shera Montgomery prepare to officiate, military aides guard the procession, Chopin’s funeral march echoes along Pennsylvania Avenue, and Mrs. Harding appears solemnly as the cortège moves past the executive mansion toward the Capitol amid muffled guns and drums.
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Warren Harding
Executive Mansion
Funeral procession and state burial of Warren G Harding
The article details Warren G Harding's funeral on a day of national mourning. It describes the procession from the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol, with President Coolidge, Chief Justice Taft, and former President Taft among mourners. Generals Pershing, Lodge, and Wilson are pivotal figures, and the cortege includes military bands, crepe drums, and solemn prayers. The casket is placed in the rotunda, workers and dignitaries file past, and Harding is laid in state for the public to honor before burial in Marion.
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Welfare Clinic at Dairy Congress to Have Local Medics
The September child welfare clinic at the Dairy Cattle Congress will be run by the Waterloo Medical Society. The Iowa Tuberculosis Association accepted Waterloo’s privilege to purchase a cancellation stamp for use in the local post office during December under the Bay Christmas Seals Fight Tuberculosis slogan. Five Iowa cities will use this cancellation stamp.
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Miners to Suspend All Labors Friday
Philadelphia reports miners nationwide will suspend work Friday August 10 as a mark of respect to the late President Harding. John L. Lewis directs district presidents to observe the national day of bearing per Coolidge proclamation. Minor jail note and club meeting items follow in brief notices.
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Return from California and funerals in town
Mrs. P. E. Walker and daughter and Mrs. Walter Crumrine return home from California at noon. They attended the funerals of Mr. and Mrs. David Horton, former residents of this community. Fatmaker Dies in St. Louis Nicholags Guerdan, a nationally known defense manufacturer, died last night in St. Louis Missouri.
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British Proposal Unpleasant Says Cuno In Reichstag
Berlin August 8 Chancellor Cuno, in a Reichstag speech on reparations, called Britain’s settlement proposals unpleasant to Germany and warned against accepting the French demand that Ruhr residents abandon passive resistance. In Duesseldorf, Ruhr mines faced growing unrest as miners seized directors, wages shortage loomed, and calls for a 2,000,000 August wage advance in gold rose amid mounting tension.
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South Dakota Sets Gasoline Price At 16 Cents A Gallon
Pierre Aug 5 Gasoline may be bought for 16 cents a gallon at the Mitchell state supply depot as Gov McMaster cuts a ten cent price to challenge dealer claims that 26 cents is fair. The action targets Standard Oil, which the governor says controls retail pricing as highway robbery. Independent outlets follow the dominant company’s prices.
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Oriental Order Conclave Opens in Cedar Rapids
Supreme officers of the Oriental Order of Humility and Perfection arrived for the twenty-first annual convention in Cedar Rapids Ia. The three day session begins tomorrow with delegates expected tonight. Special trains from Chicago New York City Hull Montreal New Foundland and multiple midwestern states bring hundreds of delegates. A reception is planned for the visiting officers this evening as part of the gathering.
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Climax of Nation's Tribute to Harding at Capitol
A large dignitary contingent including President Coolidge Chief Justice Taft and Gen Pershing gathered in the Capitol for the funeral service. Pastor K A Freeman Anderson led prayers as hymns and psalms filled the chamber. Attendee reactions ranged from quiet sobs to reverent silence as Mrs Harding departed with aides, marking a solemn close to a national moment.
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Aerial Fire Truck Arrives in Waterloo for Tests
Waterloo fire department receives a new 15000 dollar La France aerial service truck from Elmira N Y. arriving at noon on two flat cars. At 56 feet long the vehicle has a 75 foot ladder capable of reaching the seventh story. includes ladders and lifesaving gear. Factory rep to supervise unloading and operation. Don Green of La France invites Cedar Rapids city officials to attend the demonstration.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
400 Killed by Autos in Chicago This Year
Chicago reports 400 automobile accident deaths in Cook County since January 1 with the latest fatality from injuries suffered July 28, as of August 8. The tally underscores continuing traffic hazards and local enforcement and safety concerns.
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Chicago Board of Trade Suspends 30 Minutes for Washington Funeral
Chicago August 8 The Chicago board of trade halted all business for 30 minutes at 11 am to observe the state funeral services for President Marding in Washington. New home project: H J Thielman secures a 4800 dollar bungalow permit at 1236 Sixth Street West. Remodeling permits: Mrs M Collins 419 Locust 500 dollars. C H Jehl 219 Charles Street 300 dollars. Marriage licenses listed for Burness W Biler Cedar Falls Mary E Nisbet Cedar Falls Malvern Sander Des Moines Elia Witmer Loyer Des Moines Joseph Stiff Waterloo Marie Morkal Comstock Wisconsin.
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Cedar Walls
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Cedar Falls
Malvern Sander
Des Moines
Elia Witmer Loyer
Joseph Stiff
Waterloo
Marie Morkal
Comstock
Wis
LeMars fund drive builds toward national encampment
State Briefs report LeMars with $600 raised toward the $900 needed to send the LeMars band to the G. A. R. encampment in Milwaukee. The trip appears virtually assured as contributions continue. Fairfield notes the funeral of Dr. Lloyd D. Edington, murdered in Goodman, Wis., will be held at his family home in Afton Ia. Shenandoah covers farm marketing as 25 to 35 percent production control can influence markets, with Rep. Dickinson urging farmer cooperation. In McGregor, Mrs Frances Whittley warns the nation may lose its soul if greed destroys wildlife habitat. Mason City notes Hanford MacNider attends President Hardings state funeral in Washington. Keokuk reports the death of Charles G. Allen, 35, an Iowa State Insurance adjuster, leaving a widow and one child.
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Visitors to Russia lose shock value for foreign observers
Riga Aug 8 Latvia no longer the sole gate to Russia for investigators Berlin now the chief hub for politicians educators and relief workers entering red Russia. Foreign visitors from Britain America Germany Italians Czechs and Scandinavians pass through Riga and Moscow via Warsaw or via Finland and Bathania.
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Georgia University Denied Search for Founder Grave
London reports the University of Georgia was refused permission to search Cranham in Essex for General James Oglethorpe's remains. The Daily Mail notes the church site includes a monument and mentions past indignities in Pocahontas cases. The diocese chancellor rejected the request, despite sympathy from the university.
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Flaherty Re-Elected Supreme Knight of Knights of Columbus
Montreal August 8 J A Flaherty of Philadelphia was re elected supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus at their forty first annual convention here This marks the eighth consecutive selection of Flaherty to head the order and highlights strong leadership within the organization through years of service and growth
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Superintendent of Steel Mills Slain in Erie Mystery
Charles P. Laird, superintendent of the Homestead Steel mills near Munhall Pa, was found murdered on a secluded road near North Girard Erie early this morning. He died from bullet wounds two shots confirmed by police. motive and assailant unknown.
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Freight house raid nets whisky shipment theft
Chicago on August 3 reports say several cases of whisky bound for the Yahr and Lang Company of Milwaukee were stolen during a raid on the Santa Fe freight house. Police say between 20 and 237 cases were taken and a full count was not yet available.
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Floods in Bassein drive 300,000 from homes in India
Rangoon reports floods in the Bassein district inundating hundreds of square miles and forcing about 300,000 people to flee their homes. In a separate note, four people died at the Wheatfield highway crossing of the New York Central railroad near Lagalle, Niagara Falls, late today.
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