Inauguration Day as Harrison Is Sworn In
Washington reports the 26th president Benjamin Harrison taking the oath at noon amid crowds and rain. The ceremony in the Senate chamber includes Cleveland, Morton, and the outgoing and incoming cabinets with formal greetings and the transition of power.
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Inaugural Address of the 9th President Harrison
The president elect Harrison takes the oath with Chief Justice Fuller and delivers an inaugural speech stressing constitutional fidelity, national unity, protective tariffs, civil service reform, foreign policy prudence, and the growth of the Dakota territories while praising civic virtue and the ballot's purity. The speech praises public education, immigration screening, and a balanced approach to diplomacy and naval expansion.
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On to the White House ASplendid Pageant on Pennsylvania Avenue
The parade crowds cheered as the new president and his wife rode to the White House after the oath. Five divisions led by military units and guards, with the Grand Army, Sons of Veterans, and political groups marching past packed stands and windows. Music from numerous bands filled the air as 20 000 spectators watched a grand procession through the capital.
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Harrison's Council of Advisers Names and Sketches
The article lists the new cabinet nominees with biographical sketches. James Blaine of Maine as Secretary of State, William Windom of Minnesota as Secretary of the Treasury, Redfield Proctor of Vermont as Secretary of War, Benjamin Tracy of New York as Secretary of the Navy, John W Noble of Missouri as Secretary of the Interior, John Wanamaker of Pennsylvania as Postmaster General, W H H Miller of Illinois as Attorney General, Jeremiah Rusk of Wisconsin as Secretary of Agriculture, with detailed career notes on Blaine Windom and others. It notes Blaine’s long service in Congress and as Secretary of State, Windom’s Senate tenure, Proctor’s Vermont leadership, and Wanamaker’s Philadelphia retail enterprise and civic works, among others.
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Inauguration Day Crowds Vast as Harrison Entrusts White House
A mass ovation of about 250000 people welcomed the new president and his party. The carriage left Fifteenth Street for the White House where a substantial lunch awaited them. Ex president Cleveland, absent from the lunch, departed with Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom for New York after a farewell to four years of public service.
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Inaugural Hall Climaxed by Oriental Ball Splendor
The event drew thousands as the president and Mrs Harrison arrived at 10 30 pm for a formal reception. By midnight floor crowds neared 12000 with 6000 suppers served by 1 am Sousa led the Marine Band. The White House hosted the first night in the pension building hall.
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