PRESIDENT HARDING IMPROVED AFTER RESTFUL SLEEP
San Francisco (JFK+50) On July 31, 1923, The Evening Star reports President Warren G. Harding's condition has improved based on an official bulletin issued at 10 a.m.
The bulletin reads...
"The President had a fairly comfortable night with considerable restful sleep. His temperature...is 100, pulse 120, respiration 40 and regular."
President Harding slept for more than six hours and upon awakening asked for the morning newspapers. Florence Harding, the First Lady, has "faithfully" been by her husband's bedside during this ordeal.
Physicians are cautiously optimistic the President will recover.
JFK+50 NOTE
The normal heart rate at rest should be between 60 & 100 beats per minute. A heart rate above 100 is a warning sign and one above 120 could be indicative of an abnormal heart rhythm.
A respiratory rate over 24 breaths per second indicates a very serious condition.
SOURCE
"President Improved Has 'Clear Sailing' After 'Best Night'." The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., July 31, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
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