Inaugural Ball Decor Plans with National Color Theme
Detailed color scheme and lavish floral decorations for the Pension Office inaugural ball. Plans call for evergreen garlands, azaleas, palms, and orchids, with blue red and green hues, electric lighting, and grand stands. The layout features a white bandstand, presidential reviewing box, and grotto rockery, aiming for a dignified patriotic spectacle.
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Mynad
Pension Office
Ti Ross
Horior
Smad & Sons
the Republic
United States
Inauguration Echoes from Lincoln to Roosevelt
Mrs William Teall of Syracuse recalls Lincoln's 1861 inauguration from the Senate gallery while noting the stark contrast with today. The veteran observer remembers the guards, wooden tunnel, and Breckinridge's eloquent farewell as Lincoln took the oath, amid a city of cobblestones and derricks.
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Senate
Hamlin
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Washington
Wiliam Teall
Syracuse
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Teallie
BH V Sumner
Capitol
Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
Teall
Suer
Scott
Springfield
Harrisburg
Estyle
Buchanan
MV Breckinridge
Kentucky
Mre
Tincoln
Supreme Court
Coin
Postage Rates On The Post In This Issue
Today's issue of the Post, featuring the President, requires a two cent stamp for mailing. Tomorrow's Sunday issue, with the Vice President, ball room score, and other souvenirs, will require five cents to mail. The page notes curious readers question fate in a garbled setting with scattered phrases about postage and rates.
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E Post
Fairbanks
the Post
Lincoln Roosevelts Inauguration Reflections by Sipson Wolf
A Jewish writer recalls Lincoln’s 1861 inauguration and the Civil War era, praising Roosevelt’s 1901 rise as a turning point. He extols American unity, diplomacy, and the nation’s ascent to a global arbiter while noting Jewish contributions and hopes for continued progress and safety for persecuted communities.
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Sipson Wolf
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Council of Nations
Mrs Madison in Pink Dress From Early Washington Society
Mrs Seaton recalls First Lady Dolled in pink satin robe trimmed with ermine and a white velvet satin turban with ostrich plumes. She notes society then used the term Palace for the White House and describes reception customs before Jackson era.
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Seaton
Jackson
White House
Washington
Madison
Visitors at White House greet governors and clubs
The White House received a record number of visitors including New York Governor Higgin, Vermont Governor Bell, Louisiana Governor Blanchard, and the Columbus Glee Club. The East Room overflowed with officials, ladies, and military uniforms as the president and Mrs. Roosevelt greeted guests and praised the singing. A letter of congratulations from King Edward VII was delivered by British Ambassador Mortimer Durand.
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New York
Louisiana
Vermont
Roosevelt
Olio Gice Club
King Edward
Whites House
Congress
Senator Wetmore
Rhode Island
Jacson
Gov Higgins
Gov Bell
Gov Blanchard
Republican Glee Club of Columbus
Omma
Hoosevelt
Col Bromwell
Columbus Glee Club
Teddy
Goy Blanchard
Wallace Alexander
William Jordan
Ansene Pergilat
F J Thompson
John Marks
D Marks
H de la Vergne
Stafford
Bell
Guilmore
Putnam
Williams
Williame
Billings
Dawson
Wells
Dole
Sachaifft
Walters
KR B Gualusha
White House
Edward
Mortimer Durand
Edward VII
Great Britain
Mortimer
Streetcar Schedules Affected During Parade Route
Street cars on parade routes will run limited hours or cease at various points today. Capital Traction lines on Pennsylvania Avenue stop at 19th Street NW from 30 a.m. until the parade passes Twentieth Street NW, with only the Seventh and Ninth Street lines operating all day except near parade movements. The Fourteenth Street cars halt at Thomas Circle as the parade reaches Seventeenth and K Streets NW. Westbound Pennsylvanian Avenue cars stop at Wire Street SE from 8 a.m. until the rear of the parade passes First Street NW. Washington Railway and Electric lines end at First and East Capitol Streets at 30 a.m., and Bainé line east of New Jersey Avenue at 20 a.m., subject to police orders due to troop formations.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Capital Traction Hallway Company
Nineteenth Street
Twentieth Street
Fourteenth Street
Thomas Circle
Seventeenth
K Streets
Capital Traction Railway Company
Seventh Street
Capital Traction Company
Ninth Street
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Inaugural Bible Kisses and Random Openings at Oath
A historical survey dispels the notion of fixed passages for presidential oaths. It explains a clerk opens a Bible at random, the Chief Justice and president swear, then the president kisses the page. Details of Grant Hayes Cleveland McKinley and Victoria era precedents are cited with varying passages and anecdotes.
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Supreme Court
United States
Gen Grant
Salmon F Chase
Mr Hayes
White House
Ayes
Cleveland
McKinley
Lord Melbourne
Victoria
Great Britain
Inaugural Mob Backs Jackson to White House
Judge Story recalls the 1829 Jackson inauguration when a huge crowd surged into the White House. He notes the chaotic scene as the crowd claimed the house, with Jackson pressed against a wall until rescuers intervened. The president met a mix of people from elites to the vulgar, punch spilled, glassware smashed, and stewards guiding relief tubs amid the disorder.
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Judge Story
Jackson
White House
King
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