LATE CABLES.
MR. HARDING'S DEATH.
MRS. HARDING'S COURAGE. REFUSAL TO "BREAK DOWN." (By Cable. —Press Association.—Conjrlght.l (Received 3 p.m.l XEW YORK, August 3. Mr. Harding's body will leave San Francisco to-night on a special train, heavily guarded. It will be taken to Washington for a formal State funeral, and thereafter interred at the birthplace of his mother. Mrs. Harding is displaying the extraordinary courage she showed throughout her husband's illness. When she realised the President was dead she said: "I am not going to break down." She spent the night in the company of women friends, telling them of her husband's last hours.—(A. and NJZ. Cable.)
a stuwning shock.
GREAT CITIES SILENT. (Received 3 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 3. A few hours ago the whole American nation was rejoicing at tne apparent recovery of the President. The tragic suddenness of his death absolutely stunned the populace. Everywhere, as soon as the news was received all cabarets closed, music stopped, and every kind of active personal enjoyment terminated. All ball games were postponed.— (A. and X.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 185, 4 August 1923, Page 11
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176LATE CABLES. Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 185, 4 August 1923, Page 11
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