Taft Inaugurated Amid Terrific Blizzard In Washington
President elect William Howard Taft and James Sherman were sworn in in the senate chamber due to a severe blizzard. Snow and wind disrupted traffic and communications while crowds braved the elements to witness the historic ceremony. Roosevelt attended, and the procession and official duties proceeded with weather conditions constraining the usual pageantry.
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Washington Is Improvised as Blizzard Isolates City
Washington is cut off by a severe snowstorm halting street cleaning and delaying the inaugural parade. Reports from New York and St Louis show impossible communications as the nation’s capital endures a blizzard of historic proportions with trains and lines disrupted and a long stretch of isolation.
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Youth killed in Santa Susana quarry accident
In Ventura County on March 4 J H A Burgess a 15 year old youth working at a Santa Susana quarry was dragged into a station ary rock drill by a steel cable. His head was severed and the body mangled as workers stopped the machine and tried to free him. No witness saw the incident and cause remains uncertain.
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Snow and high gale sweep over New York
Snowfall and strong winds blanket New York after a spell of springlike weather. Heavy gusts disrupted travel and reduced visibility, with authorities warning residents to stay indoors as conditions worsened.
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Telecommunication Outage Strikes New York Area After Gale
A strong gale damaged telegraph and telephone lines around Baltimore causing complete communication cuts to Washington. Repair crews from Philadelphia began work but conditions remained poor in the eastern region.
Chicago Shipbuilders Strike At South Chicago Hikes Wages
Five hundred pron shipbuilders and bettermakers employed by the Chicago Shipbuilding company at South Chicago went on strike yesterday protesting a ten percent wage cut. The walkout reflects industrial tensions in the era as workers press for better pay and conditions.
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Zeeler Granted Stay of Execution in Grandfather Murder
Walter Zeeler a nineteen year old youth in New Jersey was granted a stay of execution for the murder of his grandfather William Reed at Vineland. Prosecutors say the sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment due to his youth. Two accomplices serving one year terms for complicity remain in custody.
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Roosevelt to Be Given Phonograph at Oyster Bay
Bridgeport reports that President Roosevelt will receive a specially built phonograph at Oyster Bay this afternoon. The device, made by a local firm, weighs little and is portable for field use. Roosevelt plans to record animal sounds and African dialects during a forthcoming expedition.
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Steel Sheet Makers Cut Prices In Pittsburg Meeting
Independent sheet manufacturers in Pittsburg announce a price reduction on all steel sheet grades by 2 to 4 dollars per ton after a meeting attended only by sheet makers.
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Taft Roosevelts Arrival Marked Capitol Day Parade
Washington dispatches detail March 4 events at the Capitol and White House. The senate adjourned to meet in an extra session to confirm cabinet appointments. Theodore Roosevelt arrived at Union Station amid a band and applause, thanking the crowd before departing. Taft and Sherman reached the White House with no ceremony amid snow cleanup on Pennsylvania Avenue. The presidential review proceeded as planned, and former President Roosevelt departed on the Pennsylvania Railroad to New York, delayed by a half hour.
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Communication with Washington by Wireless
Philadelphia March 4 severe snows sleet and windstorm cut all railroad communication south of Elkton Maryland to Philadelphia Telegraph and telephone wires to points south are down only direct link to Washington is wireless Freight train crew at Wilmington spent the night removing telegraph poles from about thirty miles south of Elkton
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International Soul-Saving Bureau Formed in Chicago
Chicago March 4 Rev S B Dexter of Autorm organized the International Soul-saving Bureau after weeks of promoting flirting in churches as harmless. The venture aims to rally religious groups in a nationwide effort to moralize social conduct.
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Autorm
Great storm winds sweep eastern states with freezing chill
A fast moving storm swept through eastern Virginia Maryland and North Carolina with Cape Hatteras reporting 52 mph winds. The blast brought freezing temperatures and many towns along the coast faced serious weather conditions as the night wore on.
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Mexico City Reports Earthquake Shock Damages Chiapas Towns
News from March 4 describes a quake felt on the Isthmus with Mozozintla Chiapas suffering widespread damage and fissures. Shocks reached Tonala and San Cristobal De Las Casas, causing terror though not extensive destruction, with tremors also felt at Tuntla and San Juan Bautista in Tobasca.
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Closing quotations of world markets
New York March 4 irregular and narrow changes marked opening prices and light business. Advances in Canadian Pacific and Wisconsin Central of 4, out in Brooklyn of 6 8 indicated the extreme fluctuations. The latter Bret hour’s activity was small due to wire interruptions. Prices rose slowly as demand focused on industrials.
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Thousands Detained at Baltimore by Storm
Thousands of travelers bound for the Washington inaugural ceremonies were detained in Baltimore as train traffic paralysis cut off communication with the outside world for hours due to rail yard disruption.
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Stock Market Briefs From A Week Of Trading
Amalgamated Copper leads a mixed day with 67 1 3, while American Car and Foundry sits at 48 1s. American Locomotive advances to 62 1 4 and American Smelting touches 103 4. American Sugar Refining appears at 129, with Anaconda Mining at 40 1 2. Rail names like Atchison, Baltimore and Ohio, Reading, and Union Pacific populate the board, alongside Great Northern and New York Central. Chicago Livestock mentions a March 4 report with Castle-Receipts.
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Civil Engineer Wins Hat Design Medal at Milliners’ Meet
Chicago March 4 Walter Harry Doherty age 22 civil engineer son of a prominent family wins the gold medal at the national milliners association convention for his hat design aimed at women. He expects to engage in hat manufacture, calling it a feat of engineering.
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Homage Paid to Taft in Chicago March Celebration
Chicago marks Taft’s oath as president with a citywide pause in business. Voices from telephones, factory whistles, trains, and riverboats chant Taft is president. Schools and churches join in prayer as Willard Hall holds a solemn service for the new administration.
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