Inauguration Seals Roosevelt Second Term Amid Cheers
Theodore Roosevelt began his second term as president in a formal ceremony at Washington. Chief Justice Fuller administered the oath as Vice President Fairbanks took office, with a vast pageant of troops, diplomats, and civic groups present and a 21 gun salute marking the event.
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Chadwick Trial Opens Delicate Credit Conspiracy Case
In Cleveland on March 7 Cassie L Chadwick faced trial before Judge Taylor with Carnegie seated nearby as the jury of one railroad man one real estate dealer and ten farmers was sworn. Two witnesses testified while Chadwick fainted briefly and the day adjourned. Prosecutors say she conspired with Citizens National Bank officers Beckwith and Spear to obtain funds on worthless checks in sixteen counts totaling seventy thousand dollars. seven federal indictments allege a larger scheme including two hundred seventy thousand dollars from Oberlin bank. On March 8 nine witnesses testified and the defense challenged government claims Chadwick had no money at Oberlin in the moments around certified checks. Journal entries show $10000 and $5000 deposits credited to Chadwick by Spear.
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Strike shuts down New York subway and elevated lines
Five thousand Interborough Rapid Transit workers walk out at four am on Tuesday, crippling subway and elevated services. The first day sees no trains run with union crews, one collision injuring 29 people and minimal other disturbances as commuters face widespread delays.
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Indiana lawmakers end session with major reforms
Indianapolis March 7 The Sixty fourth Indiana general assembly adjourned after enacting key measures. Bills codifying laws, extending four year terms for municipal officers, creating a railroad commission to regulate rates on complaints, establishing state supervision of private banks, tightening anti-cigarette controls, punishing vote buying, ensuring remonstrances block saloon licenses for two years, and authorizing Indianapolis and Fort Wayne to enforce track elevations. A new insane hospital and an epileptic hospital were provided for.
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Major Oatmeal Plant Destroyed by Fire in Cedar Rapids
The American Cereal Company's oatmeal mill, the largest in the world, burned Tuesday night in Cedar Rapids Iowa causing over 1 million dollars in losses. Two men were killed and others missing with one victim dying after leaping from a sixth story window.
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First Hail in 77 Years Strikes Santiago Cuba
A heavy hailstorm hit Santiago on Monday afternoon, lasting about 20 minutes. The event marked the first such storm in 77 years, according to records.
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Field of Battle Struth With Dead Forces Over Mukden
News from St. Petersburg reports Kuropatkin cannot hold Mukden and is beginning a retreat northward. The battle era is described as the greatest in modern times with heavy Russian and Japanese losses, including claims of 12 000 Russian wounded and 30 000 Japanese dead and wounded.
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Adjourning Congress Ends Sixty-Eighth Session
Washington reports adjournment sine die at noon ending the sixty-eighth Congress after brief river and harbor bill accord. Senate opens special session March 7 with Fairbanks presiding as cabinet nominations move through and Santo Domingo treaty sent to foreign affairs committee. The March 8 actions include confirmations and appointments in executive session.
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Palmer Dies at 67 Noted U S Theatrical Manager
A M Palmer prominent American theatrical manager died in New York from apoplexy at age 67. Connecticut native, he led Union Square Madison Square and Palmer's theatres and helped found the Actors Fund of America, serving as president for 14 years.
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Inaugural Address Echoes Duty and Unity for a Strong Nation
President Roosevelt urges grateful yet responsible citizenship. He stresses duties to others and self, peaceful aims with justice, strong nations, and self-government. He recalls founding values and calls for steadfast devotion to liberty and national welfare. The piece also notes legal actions and journalistic loss in separate notices.
Notable events mark closing congress session in 1900s era
Speaker Cannon received a ceremonial cap as Congress closed. Montana Senator Thomas H. Carter took the oath for a third term, while Frank H Hitchcock of Massachusetts was named first assistant postmaster general. Other cabinet members qualified and postmaster general George B. Cortelyou took oath. Premier Balfour announced Wyndham’s Irish secretary resignation.
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