President meets Stonewall Jackson widow in Charlotte
In Charlotte on October 19 the president arrived at 7 10 pm and spoke at Vance Park after a swift streetcar transfer. About 25 000 fans packed the area with tens of thousands denied entry. He praised the Mecklenburg declaration of independence and met Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, widow of the Confederate general, at a reception led by Mayor McNinch. He spoke warmly of her grandson Jackson Christian, whom he had appointed to a cadet post at West Point. The meeting continued with social visits as Mrs. Jackson hosted Mrs. Roosevelt and local ladies before the president left by car.
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Stonewall Jackson
Willam &. Shipp
Jackson Christian
West Point
Mrs. Jackson
Citizens’ Committee
Roosevelt
Union Depot
Raleigh
Loeb
Mra
Francis D. Winston
Glenn
Greensboro
Fittte
William
William ©. Shipp
Worth Hagley Daniels
Enargo Worth Bagley
Josephus Daniels
Lindsay Patterson
Winston
William Houston
Philadelphia
Hage
Senate
Supreme Court
Aycock
Mrs. Roosevelt
St. Roosevelt
G. W. Burkett
State Agricultural and Medanica College
Fair Grounds
North Carolina
N.C
Kinkada
Southern
Southern Railway
Chamber of Commerce and Board of Aldermen
Murphy
Greens
FR. B.glenn
James D. Glenn
North
Elm Street
Spartanburg
Columbia
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Theodore Hoosewelt
Charlotte
N. CT
Atlanta
D. C
President Roosevelt Visits Tech in Atlanta for Yale Yale Yale
President Roosevelt will visit the Georgia School of Technology in Atlanta this afternoon during his city drive. He arrives around 4 16 and will be greeted by the Seventeenth Infantry band and Tech students in overalls. The program includes a tour of shops, a faculty meeting, and a speech from the academic building stand amid red white and blue decorations echoing Tech and Harvard colors.
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Georgia School of Technology
Atlanta
Fair Grounds
Peachtree
North Avenue
Tech
Seventeenth Infantry
The
Harvard
Professora S
President's speech in North Carolina recalls Civil War ties
The president on a stopped train in North Carolina praised both Union and Confederate soldiers, noting the widow of Stonewall Jackson greeted him and recalling breakfasts shared with soldiers from the Spanish American War. He spoke of unity, heritage, and honoring all who fought for the nation.
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Simmons
North
Stonewall Jackson
Anyle
Jackson
West Point
Stontwan Jackson
Santiago
Shipp
North Carolina
Stitsworth Takes His Life in Udmin Ohio Estate Leader Dies
A telegram from Kenton Ohio reports the death by self destruction of R E Stitsworth a prominent Essen real estate man in Udmin Alabama He was among the county s largest real estate centers with many friends in the area The cause is given as self inflicted death
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Stitsworth
Udmin
Ala
Kenton
Ohio
R. E. Stitsworth
Blood Syrup Booster Writes from Evansville
In a testimonial letter from Evansville Indiana Ralph A Mathews says he traveled from Atlanta with Smiths Blood Syrup and credits the remedy with restoring his health He reports sleeping soundly and enjoying a hearty appetite since using the product.
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Atlanta
Ralph A. Mathews
Evansville
Ind
Honor for Roosevelt in Old North State
North Carolina crowds warmly welcome President Roosevelt on a southern journey. He spoke at Raleigh and Durham Trinity College students, toured the state fair, and received gifts and congratulations as thousands cheered along the route through Greensboro and Lexington.
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North Carolina
Roosevelt
Saya
Haleigh
Charlotte
N. C
Virginia
Raleigh
Durham
Greensboro
High Point
Lexington
Salisbury
Trinity
Trinity College
Winston
Glenn
United States
Simmons
Overmann
Collegiste
Davidson ‘County
Roswell
Rulers Thank Roosevelt From Russia and Japan
Formal thanks from the Russian and Japanese emperors to President Roosevelt were released via Secretary Root. The Russian note praised his efforts toward peace in the Far East and the restoration of harmony among peoples. The Japanese message expressed high appreciation for his peacemaking and for hospitality to plenipotentiaries during the Port Arthur settlement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Far East
Root
Baron Rosen
Tokio
Japan
Washington, D. C
Portamouh
Go to the fair early advises T. E. Glenn
T K Glenn, vice president of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company, urged fair visitors to go early to avoid a two hour parade stoppage. He said the system would be fully muuped and could move crowds to the grounds quickly, but a post parade rush was expected.
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T K. Glenn
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Mr. Glenn
Theodore Roosevelt Thanks Columbia Loyalists in Telegram
A courteous telegram from Theodore Roosevelt expresses appreciation for South Carolina hospitality, recalling a visit three years prior and noting regret at insufficient time to return during the current trip to the state capital, Columbia.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Atata
Theodore Roosevelt
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