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A collage of humorous observations from a newspaper page spanning topics from a Canadian town fire scene to a Boston thief and a New Jersey centenarian. It riffs on whiskers as fungus, dog population tricks, juries, and a variety of social foibles with wry, lightweight commentary.
Wilson Inducted Into High Office In Inaugural Ceremony
Washington reports Woodrow Wilson taking the oath of president at the east portico of the Capitol with Chief Justice White administering. Vice President Marshall also sworn in in the Senate chamber as Taft, Wilson, and numerous dignitaries participated in a grand outdoor procession and ceremony.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Thomas R. Marshall
Democratic Party
Howard Douglass White
Supreme Court
Wilson
Thomas Riley Marshall
Senate
Congress
America
Joint Committee On
Taft
White House
Congressional Committee of Arrangements
Bacon
Georgia
Congressional Committee
Marshall
William H. Taft
Tor
All Souls’ Unitarian Church
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Executive Departments
Admiral Dewey
Navy
Sea Service
Army
West Point
Annapolis
William Howard Taft
Mr. Wilson
National Guard
Essex County
New Jersey
United States Senate
Black Horse
Culver Military Academy
India
Ana
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Capitol Grounds
Roosevelt
Great Parade Honoring Wilson Inauguration Grand Marshal Wood
Washington witnesses an elaborate inaugural parade for President Woodrow Wilson with Gen. Wood as grand marshal. Regulars from Army Navy and National Guard pass, civic groups and college contingents join, spectators line Pennsylvania Avenue in eager celebration.
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Virginia
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North Carolina
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Chicago
Robert N. Harper
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United Hunt Clubs
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