Friday, July 28, 2023

Saturday, July 28, 1923. President Harding falls ill.

President Harding cancelled visits to Oregon and Yosemite National Park as he was ill with what was believed to be ptomaine poisoning.  He remained in bed in a special locomotive car.  

Secretary of the Interior Herbert Work did address a crowed at Grants Pass, Oregon, stating:

It comes about that during our last day at sea many of us were attacked by a temporary indisposition, not due to seasickness but to food put up in a can. I will not say what the item of food was, for thereby I might depress the value of the canned product.


The Tribune noted that Harding was on board the train, but as this was likely a morning edition, it didn't report his illness.  This was not the case everywhere.



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