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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
2
A grand gathering at the Capitol marked by presidential figures and dignitaries. Notables such as Taft and Roosevelt attended amid ceremonial tableaux and reflections on leadership, with dense crowds and elaborate displays surrounding the ceremonial space.
President Taft delivers an inaugural style address urging Congress to act on tariff revision and army adequacy, endorses the Panama Canal project, and discusses national defense, budget, and federal expenditures with emphasis on modernizing infrastructure and asserting U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere. He stresses fiscal discipline, public works like canal and grid improvements, and securing resources for future generations.
A garbled yet recognizable note from the President to Congress extends congratulations and best wishes for prosperity in the United States. It praises the institutions of government and calls on officials and civic bodies to work together for national success.
In Maittimore two people were electrocuted by contact with fallen wires during a river walk near Annapolis. Policeman Thomas Worthingtor and Miss Maercuecite Schempf died, while five others faced unconfirmed deaths. In Lincoln Nebraska the legislature passed a constitutional amendment enabling women to vote in elections by a 2 to 34 vote.
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