Taft's Last Day Busy in Retirement
Taft's final day as president is portrayed as one of the happiest moments in his retirement, with officials and family wrapping up last duties and reflecting on his long public career.
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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1913
Page
2
Taft's final day as president is portrayed as one of the happiest moments in his retirement, with officials and family wrapping up last duties and reflecting on his long public career.
Colonel Bryan drops in to Washington for Taft Day events at the White House. Taft meets Supreme Court justices and old Washington diplomats, hosts private dinner, and expresses happiness despite unaccomplished goals. Wilson receives welcome. Bryan engages Cabinet informal talk.
Two sisters aged about twenty and eighteen attempted suicide at the Salvation Army hall during a sermon by swallowing carbene acid purchased moments earlier at a local drug store. Authorities report they were found unconscious and transported for medical treatment.
Buffragettes march through Washington on March 4 in a suffrage pageant as enthusiastic crowds watch. Report notes women face a dense crowd as they move along Prong vena Avenue amid warm reception and public attention.
President elect Wilson will send the cabinet list to the Senate this afternoon. The roster includes Jennings Bryan Beebe Beebe of New York as Treasury secretary and Daniel Manning of North Carolina as Navy secretary, with other nominations noted for Alabama California New York and Tennessee postings.
A rancher named Heer Treil-Jobs Pranklin died in an accidental rifle discharge. HL Uf Dandy homantender was reportedly nearby when the incident occurred at the scene. Authorities are investigating the accidental death.
Meawe Ony and Threetenea with feath Wf attempted to move south near Nlesserseen by the government to push negotiations with Buliane Zapata. They returned from Ommbo after it was recently sacked by Zapatioran forces.
A fragmentary local note reports a man dying in a grave he was digging at a cemetery near Princeton. The garbled text mentions names such as Wilsoe, Wiles, and Maret along with dates and a political reference to a president role.
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey is sworn in as president by Chief Justice Edward Douglass White on the Capitol East Portico. Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana becomes vice president as cheers erupt from a vast crowd and a formal ceremony with military display unfolds.
President Wilson’s inaugural speech marks a Democratic shift and calls for restoration of national life to high standards. He emphasizes addressing social ills, modernizing policy, and uniting party lines to pursue justice, sanitation, labor reforms, and prudent government.
A fragment describes a wheelbarrow as the most fallible object and details a humorous, chaotic scene where a man trips over it and falls repeatedly. The text riffs on the improbability of surviving a mishap and the pain of stumbles as a wheelbarrow malfunctions the scene.
A short item notes a slow start to a local project as a crew works through routines. Citizens are urged to observe progress and expect updates from organizers about scheduling and contact points.
Edward Clark reports on March 4 in Washington the grand parade honoring Woodrow Wilson, with General Leonard Wood leading troops and veterans. Cavalry, artillery, engineers, sailors, and National Guard units from multiple states march past a reviewing stand as Wilson and Taft look on, amid a massive, celebratory crowds.
A distorted OCR item describes a football scene with players, a box, and informal chatter after a play. The text includes phrases like That’s and tanpdooking bon and Late ent whats aside, with few clear names or dates.
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