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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1905
Page
3
A gas explosion during a Granger Mutual Improvement Association meeting in Granger Utah killed Miss Nellie Mackay the church organist and seriously injured twenty six others mostly women and children. Panic and trampling followed as the building collapsed and lights failed.
A mine car loaded with ten workers plunged 1000 feet down a 45 foot incline near Shrewsbury West Virginia killing four and injuring four others. Two men jumped free. several sustained varying injuries as the car crashed into the tipple and was wrecked.
District officers call out about 176 men at the Jackson Hill mines near Terre Haute as a dispute over the meaning of persistent coal loading prompts a possible wider mine-wide action. A joint meeting of miners and operators will seek resolution while similar troubles spread to other mines. Charles Farrell plans moving picture polo game footage in Anderson or Indianapolis with daytime open-air shots and a costly night option for proper lighting.
A Baltimore and Ohio fast stock train No 4 wrecked at Tracy near Laporte Indiana at fifty miles per hour when a truck broke. Six cars piled up and thirty cattle were killed. The body of C M Patterson of Aurora Illinois was found pinned beneath debris.
The board of public works adopted a resolution authorizing the city engineer to investigate grade crossings. The aim is to determine where elevation should begin to improve traffic and safety.
John Caven a leading Indiana figure and five time Indianapolis mayor died in his rooms in Indianapolis at 81. He helped develop western Indiana coal mining and remained unmarried. In Pennsylvania a rope failure at Clear Spring Colliery West Pittston hurled seven men 250 feet to their deaths.
Fire destroyed the E. W. Clark business block in Lebanon Kentucky. A fireman was crushed by a falling brick wall and died instantly. Officials suspect arson. In India a plague weekly toll reached 54 000 deaths in Calcutta.
Washington correspondence describes Theodore Roosevelt being sworn in as the twenty sixth president before 60 000 to 100 000 people. The day opened cloudy with light rain, clearing to sun as crowds lined the Capitol route. Roosevelt pledged to preserve protect and defend the Constitution as governors Filipinos and Indians in attendance hailed the new administration. The parade featured diverse attendees from across the nation and beyond.
The piece recalls Roosevelt's inaugural call for friendship among nations and the U S role on the world stage. It describes the Washington parade, the Senate ceremony swearing in the new Vice President, and the grand inaugural ball with citizens from diverse groups joining in the national celebration. It notes the procession led by General O O Howard and the Rough Riders escort through a sea of flags.
The President pledges to faithfully execute the office and to preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. The oath affirms commitment to uphold the nation’s framework and democratic principles.
A vivid parade across Washington showcased lariat and chaparejos contrast with cuffed uniforms as volunteers and regulars shared honors. The procession included Rough Riders, Santiago volunteers, Manila Bay tackles, cadets, midshipmen, and 700 Annapolis midshipmen, with Ini pinos and Porto Ricans in Uncle Sam’s garb. Inaugural acts followed, including Fairbanks’s oath and Roosevelt’s address.
A varied parade division led by 75 piece band and 150 Conkling Unconditionals from Utica with white and black uniforms and silk flags. 60 Wilkes Barre miners in lamped garb joined the lineup praising the President. Geronimo Apache faction Sheriff Bullock with cowpunchers and converted bandits appeared among bankers and lawyers. The inaugural ball was the social focal point, shorter than usual and the floral display more elaborate.
Charles Warren Fairbanks was sworn in as Vice President at high noon Saturday in the Senate chamber. He pledged to discharge duties with appreciation and recalled eight years in the Senate, praising cordial relations and a peaceful orderly start to the new administration.
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