Grand Parade Preparations Nears Finish in Washington
Washington prepares for the quadrennial celebration as parade plans and avenue decorations crystallize. Palms arrive from Louisiana for the route, Court of History setup begins, reviewing stands near Lafayette Park sell quickly, and Army units depart for post-parade duties. A crowd of visitors and hotel guests swells city preparations with railroads and restaurants expanding capacity.
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Washington
New Willard
Wilson
Hitchcock
Chaffee
John A. Johnston
William P. Duval
Beavers
Warner
Committee On Civic Organizations
Harries
Committee On Military Organizations
Johnston
Seventh United States Cavalry
Oglethorpe Barracks
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Fort Myer
Ninth Cavalry
Kansas City
Wel Jer
Committee On Public Comfort
Corcoran
Acivity Brgan
Wellet
Inaugural Editions of The Washington Post
The Post will publish commemorative inaugural issues marking Roosevelt's inauguration on March 4 1905 with autography pictures of Roosevelt and Fairbanks. The March 5 Sunday edition will feature framing worthy drawings including the Inaugural Ballroom scene. Advertisers must reserve space and provide copy by March 3 while news dealers should place orders promptly.
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The
Post
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Paramount
Sailors to Join Alexandria Parade Fleet for March Fourth
The cruiser is bound for Alexandria Virginia where bluejackets will disembark to take part in the inaugural parade on March 4. About 30 additional sailors from the League Island Navy Yard will join the contingent.
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Alexandria
Naval Training Station
League Island Navy Yard
Cowboy Captain Arrives for Inaugural Parade
Deadwood reports Capt. Seth Bullock leading five cowboys from Deadwood to Washington for the inaugural parade. Bullock, former Deadwood sheriff and friend of the President, will command about seventy five cowboys in the procession. He arrived a day ahead to finalize arrangements.
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Deadwood
Seth Bullock
Burlings
Washington, D. C
Washington
Bullock
Pyramid Pile Cure Claims Lasting Hemorrhoid Cure
A testimonial letter from Wm. Wallis of Piggot Arkansas touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a complete four day cure for hemorrhoids after years of suffering. The letter urges readers to request a free booklet from Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall Michigan explaining causes and cures of piles.
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Arkansas
Wallis
Piggot. Ark
Hox
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall, Mich
Delegation Reaches Chicago After South Dakota Gon Por des Arrival
At the Capital a telegram from the party said they had reached Chicago with two car loads of typical Gon pordes, the pick of South Dakota. Capt. Bullock visited the Capitol but postponed his call on the President until today due to late-town arrival.
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Capital
Chicago
South Dakota
Capt. Bullock
Capitol
Partial Suspension of Sunday Licenses debated in Congress
MR BABCOCKS RESOLUTION seeks to let the District assessor grant permission for licensed establishments to open on Sundays to serve inauguration crowds. Assessor Darneille would wield discretion for about six central places while halting wholesale Sunday openings. barber shops' inclusion remains doubtful. Mayor R H Todd of San Juan aboard Caracas to attend Roosevelt inauguration.
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Capitol
Assessor
Darneille
West
New York
Caracas
la Guaira
San Juan
R. H. Todd
Porto
Roosevelt
Woman Dies After Stepping From Moving Train at Depot
Mrs. Hanna Prince wife of Abraham D Prince of R Harris Co fatally injured at the Pennsylvania Railroad depot when she stepped from a moving train as it left Washington for Charlotte Her dress is believed to have caught on steps No witness to the accident The coroner called to investigate Prince consoled by friends and grieving for his wife aged forty five survived by mother two daughters and husband remains to be moved to home.
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Abraham D. Prince
R. Harris & Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mrs. Prince
Southern Railway
Washington
Sixteenth Street Northwest
Needlework Exhibition Tops City in 700+ Entrants
S Kann Sons Co hosts the largest needlework exhibit in Washington at Fifth Street corner of Eighth and Pennsylvania. More than 700 pieces display varied articles from handkerchiefs to embroidered silk table covers. Prices can be set by exhibitors with proceeds going to them. top prizes range from 25 to 200 dollars. A linen sheet piece, 160 years old from New Haven County, valued at 100 dollars, stands among notable pieces. An expert committee will award sixteen prizes after judging. The show is free to view though admission is suggested due to its appeal.
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Louisiana
F. H. E. Dunbar
James Earry
Adolph de Nesti
A. 3. J Dunbar
George H. Brown
Owen
Lafayette Park
John B. Larner
Committee On
Metropolitan Bank
Fifteenth Street
Mark
Adua R. Chaffee
Wilson
James F. Wade
Fred D. Grant
Samuel W. Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Frank W. Higgins
New York
Howard
B. H. Warner
Joseph Wheeler
Judson W Lyons
Maj. Sylvester
West
S. Kann, Sons & Co
Kann, Sons & Co
Eighth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Baltimore
Washington
New Haven County
Conn
Southbury
Lafayette
A . S. Kann, Sons & Co
Ricketts Favored to Head Government Printing Office
Oscar J. Ricketts, current printing foreman, is favored to become Public Printer under the new administration, likely after March 4 as Frank W. Palmer may retire. He has broad support in Congress and government, with endorsements from Speaker Cannon and senators Lodge Hale and Platt of Connecticut and New York.
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Will
Frank W Palmer
Oscar J. Ricketts
F. W. Palmer
Palmer
Ricketts
Senatora Lodge
Hale
Platt
Connecticut
New York
Man Falls From Street Car, Dies From Brain Injury
John W. Bradshaw, 63, fell from an Anacostia car at Ninth and B streets NW noon yesterday, struck his head, and died around midnight. He had brain concussion, no fracture. Survived by wife and two grown children. Coroner to investigate. witnesses named. funeral details not listed.
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Ninth and
B Streets
Virginia Avenue
Bradshaw
HH. Jones
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Fifth Precinct
E. A. Caldwell
Thirteenth Street
F. BE. McCue
Congress Heights
W. B. Stone
Morris Road
Anacostia
Washington
Abolition of Commission in Canal Talks
Congress failed to settle the canal commission issue in conference. If Congress does not abolish the commission, President Roosevelt could effectively do so by dismissing commissioners and withholding new appointments, a step unusual for the executive but within his powers. Senators favoring some commissioners impede adopting the House abolition provision.
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Congress
Canal Commission
Roosevelt
Weather Forecast and Local Observations Summary
Weather conditions from the U S Department of Agriculture report indicate unsettled disturbances moving from the Missouri Valley toward the Midwest and East. Western districts enjoy fair skies with high pressure, while the Southwest turns unseasonably warm to seasonal. Snow expected in the Lake region and Southwest early Wednesday. Local figures show highs near 86 and a low 23, with winds variable along coasts and Lake Michigan. Reappointed Notary Public: Thomas M. Harvey named notary for the District of Columbia for a third term.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
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Flateau
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Raigfal
Boutwell Dies After Long Public Life at 87 in Groton
George Sewall Boutwell former Massachusetts governor and U S secretary of the treasury died at his Groton home after a pneumonia illness aged eighty seven. Funeral services will be held in the town hall with honorary pallbearers including former governors and notable public figures. He served in the U S House from 1862 to 1888 and as treasury secretary under Grant. He opposed the Spanish American War and led the Anti Imperialist League.
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George Sewall Boutwell
Massachusetts
United States
Boutwell
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National House of Representatives
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Grant
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Antiimperialist League
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