The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-07
City Will Join in Mourn
ing for the Dead War
II President.
FLAG AT HALFMAST
City Ready to Observe Day of
Mourning in Keeping with
Nation Wide Plan.

Kenosha today was preparing TO
ioin in the nation and worldwide
tribute which is to be paid to the
memory Of the late Woodrow Wilson,
the war president who died on Sun
day morning. The flags on all public
buildings on Sunday were put at half
mast and will remain there for long
lperiod Of days as a tribute to the dead
leader -YatTst12t2aa~T11
It is expected that a day of mourn
ing will be set aside throughout the
entire country, this day probably TO
be the one when the remains of the
former president are laid in their last
resting place.
City Manager C. M. Osborn stated
that Kenosha was ready officially to
join in this day of mourning and that
no doubt services similar to the ones
held here at the time of the death of
President Harding, would be planned.
All of these will be in keeping with
plans adopted. throughout the nation
for the tribute to the great leader
News Brought Mourning Here.
The first news of the death of for
mer President Woodrow Wilson was
received over the wires of The Asso-
ciated Press at'The News office within
minute after the distinguished Am
erican had breathed his last in the
S street home in Washington. min
ute later the word came over The
News radio and over other radio re
ceiving sets about the city. 1t was
just as people were gathering in the
churches for the morning services and
word was sent to the churches an
nouncing the fact that Mr.. Wilson
had died. The announcement of his
death brought genuine sorrow in Ke-
nosha and it was talked of at the din
ner tables in many homes.
Little details of the death Of the
former president were given in the
early radio and telegraph messages
sent out from Washington.
Recall Visit to Kenosha.
The death of Mr.. Wilson recalls the
fact that he was at one time visitor
in Kenosha and spoke to a crowd of
over five thousand Kenosha people at
the Northwestern station. His visit
to Keposha during his last term as
pT6SlueHG CdIHe uSI d1L0E tIIS iIdI1 e
to the widow who mourns his death
today. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
were most cordial to Kenosha people
and hundreds of leaders of the city
and county were invited to meet the
president and his bride of only few
| weeks.
At this time Mr.. Wilson was in the
most vigorous period Of his career
as statesman and he spoke for half
an hour from the platform of his
train in Kenosha. Several Kenosha
leaders were invited to be his guests
on the trip farther into Wisconsin.
FavOrite of Local Democracy.
! No leader of the Democratic party
ever had so strong following among
the members of the party in Kenosha
as Wilson. To many of them he had
been the idol of democracy and they
| believed that the party's actions
should have been directed more close
| iy to the policies outlined by Mr.. Will
son. Close personally friendships had
| existed between the former president
and many Kenosha men and women
and he had sent many personal letters
| to Kenosha.
A splendid picture of the former
president autographed with lead
! pencil graces the walls of the editor
ial rooms of The Evening News,