The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10

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away until 6:s5 O'Clock. 1t was then
one hour and FIVE minutes behind
its schedule time.
At East Palestine.
East Palestine, Ohio, August g.
The Harding funeral train on its
way to Marion, Ohio. crossed the
Pennsylvania border into Harding's
home state here at 7:15 a. M, to-
day. The train was travelling slow
ly, making speed of probably If
teen or twenty miles an hour. The
tracks were lined with people and
workmen in factories bordering the
railroad stood silently at the win
dows as the funeral train passed.
Passed Through Salem.
Harding funeral train passed
through here at 7:57 a. M, eastern
time. ...-
Stopped At Alliance. .
Alliance, Ohio, August 9.-The
Harding funeral train arrived at Al
lance at 1924 and after taking wa
ter departed at $3.50 running almost
two hours late.
Short Stop At Canton.
On Board Harding Funeral Train,
Canton, Ohio, August 9.-The flu
neral train bearing the body of
President Harding to Marion was
STOPPED for one minute at Canton
today as a mark of respect to VIII
liam Mckinley, often called the DO
litical mentor Of Mr.. Harding. Lat
er another stop Of one minute was
planned at Caledonia where the late
chief executive spent his boyhood
The train arrived in Canton at 9:25
a. M, nearly two hours, late.
kians Paid Tribute
Rochester, Pa, August 9-Three
silent figures, clad in the raiment
OF the Ku Nax. Khan and bearing
a large cross of red carnations, paid
tribute to President Harding when
the funeral train passed here this
morning.
AS the train moved slowly through
the station; one of the klansmen
advanced with the cross In the hope
that it would be taken aboard.
There was no one on the platform
of the funeral car and the floral Of
fering was not taken aboard.
AS the train disappeared the
klansmen, holding the cross up
right, stood at attention. They were
whisked away in an automobile.
Thousands OF persons hanked the
railroad right Of way as the train
passed. y.
Nearing Marion
Wooster, Ohio, August 9.-The
Harding funeral train passed Woost-
er at 1925 q. m. eastern time, trav-
cling slowly towards Marion. A
large crowd was at the station.
Transfer at Mansfield 1
Mansfield, Ohio, August 9.-The
Harding funeral train arrived here
at 11:40 a. m, eastern time. and the
the Erie railroad, which will carry
the remains of the president on the
last lap to Marion, Immediately was
made.
Completing transfer from the
Pennsylvania to the Erie railroad,
the Harding funeral train left
Mansfield at 1920 eastern time. for
Marion. The transfer consuned forty
minutes.
Crossed Marion County Line
Marion, Ohio, August 9.-The
funeral train bearing home the body
OF President Harding crossed the
Marion county line at 1913 p. m.
This was two miles from Blooming
Grove, the little Morrow county vii
lage where he was born. AS the
train reached Marion county, the
court house bell began tolling.
The progress. OF the train through
Marion county was slow due to the
large crowds which lined the right
of way. Many of them were boyhood
ieighbors of the late president. At
Martel, the first town In Marion
county, where Mr. Harding visited in
his youth, large crowd had as
sembled.
At Caledonia where Mr. Harding
played his famous slip horn" in
the band, another lar
assembled.
Body Arrives In Marion
Marion, Ohio. August 9.-Frav-
cling slowly through long lines or