Taft Inauguration Fetes Nation With Parade And Ball
William H Taft was sworn in as president on the east portico of the capitol in the presence of thousands. James M Sherman became vice president. A grand inaugural parade featured 4000 regular troops and National Guard units, followed by a brilliant ball at the Pension Building and a fireworks display on the White House grounds.
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Capitol Building
Sherman
Edward 8. Clark
Washington
Mar
William H. Taft
United States
Capitol
James 8. Sherman
Senate
Mr. Taft
Executive Mansion
Congress
Messrs
Roosevelt
Taft
Fairbanks
Edoward Everett Hale
Senate Chamber
The
Melville W. Fuller
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury Building
White House
National Guard
Flint
Congressional Committee of Arrangements
Knox
Lodge
Bacon
Burke, Young and Gaines
Great Assembly
Black Horse Troop
Cleveland
Guard of Honor
J. Franklin Bell
Dets
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Army
Navy
Military Service
Cuban Army of Pacification
Hampton Roads
Sea Service
Connecticut
Illinois
Sperry
Union
Unifor
Great Mall
Potomac
The Walls of Jericho Unearthed by German Expedition
German expedition led by Prof Selin reports discovery near the Dead Sea confirming ancient Jericho walls. Found eight feet below surface, the structure includes rock foundation a 20 foot high rubble wall and a clay brick top wall extending up to eight feet. Wall length estimated 900 yards with 450 yards cleared by 200 workers.
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Jericho
Dead Sea
Prof
Selin
A Jolly Trade and a Rural Horse Swap
A farmer recalls a humorous horse trade. A student of rural humor notes the moment when a buyer laughed after revealing he had just sold the horse he had just bought. The joke centers on the unintended flip in ownership.
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Bill
Reforestation In Scotland Across Centuries
The article notes Scotland’s past deforestation during James VI’s era and describes recent centuries of recovery. It highlights Perthshire and Forfarshire as regions where large bare tracts have been replanted with timber, restoring forest cover.
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Scotland
James VI
Perthshire
Forfarshire
Deep Breathing Aids Digestion After Meals
The text promotes deep breathing as a valuable aid to digestion and recommends practicing it after meals. It emphasizes the importance and potential benefits of mindful breathing for digestive comfort.
Command Respect and Love Inspires Steadfast Leaders
Frances E. Willard extols beauty in achievement whether conquering temper, conquering habits, exploring continents, or guiding a nation. Those who embody this grace remain loved and never desolate.
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Frances E. Willard
Highest of All Duties for ParT Education
Quotation on par Te education urging that bringing a child to realize the divine nature within is the highest duty. Attributed to Channing.
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Channing
Education and Genius Distilled in a Reader’s Insight
An English writer argues education turns the world toward mediocrity by leveling all to the same standard. He warns against fear and asserts a true genius stays well ahead of current educational trends.
Be Slow to Judge Verse Quotation
A religious quotation from Romans 2 1 cautions against judging others. It asserts that judging others condemns the self since the judge often does the same things. The verse emphasizes self reflection and consistency in conduct.
Rats as Destroyers
Magazine writer estimates rats destroy $100 million in U S property annually. In New York alone the figure reaches $5 million according to the New York American.
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United States
New York
New York American
Denial Issued Over Marriage Rumor to the Prince
Report of a marriage rumor involving Miss Blank prompted a denial addressing the circulating tale. The statement refutes the claim and clarifies that the prior report was false, aiming to quell speculation about a royal engagement.
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Miss Blank
Sunday Beaten by Fan at Illinois Rally
Springfield 8000 crowd watched Billy Sunday evangelist attacked by a man named Sherman Potts who whipped him with a buggy whip. Sunday fought back and the attacker was jailed. The item lists multiple other Illinois incidents from Canton to Chicago, including a murder probe, storms, and court cases.
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Billy” Sunday
Fischer
Butler
Edith Anderson
Sherman Potts
Sunday
Canton
Marion—James Read
Freeman Parks
George Goodman
Maywood Tanner
Danville
White al. Smith
Potomac
Clayton
Florence Young
Martha Watson
Williamsport
Ind
Chicago
Mary Chase
Coles Avenue
Henry Harding
Margaret
J. Leidig
Macomb
Joseph Jones
Lucille Summers
Chicago Relief and Aid Society
Chicago Bureau of Charties
United Charities of Chicago
Escaped Terrors of Many Winters by Using Peruna
Isaac Brock of McLennan County Texas praises Dr Hartman’s Peruna as the best remedy for coughs colds catarrh and diarrhea He says Peruna has kept him healthy into advanced age and relies on it for many everyday remedies noting it is especially valuable to old people He signs as Isaac Brock
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Isaac Brock
McLennan County
Tex
Hartman
Peruna
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West Point Ca
William Fi. Taft
Sanes JS
Safrman
J Franklin Bell
News OF Illinois
South Chicago
Illinois Steel Company
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B. M. Chiperfield
Chicago Lake Front
Bryant Avenue
Taylorvilla
William Yunka
Justice Handel's Court
America
Dr.d.jayne
Fez
Carters
Wisconsin
Ass'n
la Crosse
Wis
Pasois
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