Ex Presidents' Careers After Office Highlighted in Memoir Tale
The article surveys ex presidents including Washington Adams Jefferson and Monroe, noting their post presidency paths from retirement to public service. It covers Adams Quincy Adams Tyler Harrison Cleveland and Grant, detailing lectures, memoirs, and later life events, with remarks on wealth and public service long after leaving the White House.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
Georgetown
John Adams
Quincy
James Monroe
United States
Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
White House
Monticello
Monroe
Oak Hill
Loudoun County
New York
Washington at Breakfast Impressions of an English Wool Grower
English visitor Henry Wansey recalls breakfast with President George Washington in 1794, praising Washington's character as noble, patriotic, and benevolent. He notes Washington's tall yet engaging presence, temperance, and thoughtful demeanor, and describes Mrs. Washington serving tea and coffee, with Miss Custis and her brother at the table, in a plain, orderly scene reflecting early U.S. leadership.
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United States
Henry Wansey
Washington
Mirabeau
Philadelphia
Congress
Webster Fears Jackson Realized Predictions Not Met
Daniel Webster warned in 1827 that Jackson’s election would ruin the government and overturn the judiciary. Jefferson shared alarm about Jackson’s fitness, though public support favored him. Webster noted a vast crowd at Jackson’s 1829 inauguration, signaling popular confidence in the new president.
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Daniel Webster
Samuel Breck
Philadelphia
Breck
Jackson
Justice Johnson
Marshall
Justice Washington
Justice Story
Johnson
Webster
Jefferson
Monroe
Russia
Gen. Jackson
Lawa
Senate
Roosevelt
Gen
Cleveland in a Quandary About Cabinet Retention
President Cleveland discusses keeping his current cabinet with New York Senator Evarts, who notes no precedent for retaining ministers after inauguration. Evarts says such a move would be unusual, given the custom of new administrations. The exchange touches on early executive method and historic precedents.
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Senator Evarts
Cleveland
New York
David B. Hill
Wiliam M. Eivarts
Evarts
Sim Statesman
President
Arthur
Mr. Evarts
Lincein
Roosevelt Rough Riders Republican Club of St Paul
The club formed to foster political sentiment won Roosevelt’s praise for its action oriented members. It first appeared during Roosevelt’s July visit to St Paul, impressing with a Rough Riders display. The group supported McKinley Roosevelt campaigns, attended inaugurations, and later met at the White House and Vice President Roosevelt’s home. It has since remained active in national, state, and city politics.
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Congress
John Quincy Adams
Quincy
United States
Plymouth
Adams
National Republican
Jackson
White House
Coventy
Hermitage
van Buren
Europa
Lindenwald
Lumberhook
Roosevelt
New York
Gov. Roosevelt
St. Paul
American League of Republican
Rough Rider
Rough Riders
Roosevelt Rough Riders
Republican Club of
St Paul
McKinley
Minneapolis
The Pierce Hospitality at the White House
Mrs. Pierce, mourning her only child, hosts weekly state dinners and daily receptions during Congress sessions. Amid crowds, carriage avenues fill, photographers buzz, and ladies arrive in evening dress while President Pierce greets guests with warmth, the District Marshal recording names and guiding introductions.
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White House
Europe
Washington
President Pierce
Hoover
Atrangera
Pierce
Honored Mrs. Washington Journeyed to New York
Mrs. Washington left Mount Vernon on May 19 with grandchildren George Washington Parke Custis and Eleanor Custis. They traveled in the family carriage with a small escort, were welcomed along the route, and reached New York where Washington hosted a modest dinner at his residence on Franklin Square with notable guests.
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Elmore
Europe
James Buchanan
Buffalo
Pierce
Concord
Buchanan
Wheatland
Earate
Lancasta
Senate
Jonnsim
Ife
Cartes Slatan
Fenn
York City
Long Bramh
Hayes
Fremont
Ohio
Washington
Arcthur
New York
New York City
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
Robert Morris
Elizabethtown
New Jersey
Gov Livingston
Therry Street
Frankin Square
Adams
Clinton
Ge Minster
Jay
Gen. St. Clair
Grace
Roosevelt Club Earns Praise In Inaugural Parade
The Roosevelt Republican Club of St Paul Minn backers of Theodore Roosevelt five years ago and now in Washington for events. Headquarters at 2123 Vermont Avenue NW served as a meeting point for hundreds of Minnesota citizens and Washington locals. The club’s Rough Riders khaki uniform tradition highlighted its Roosevelt legacy.
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Roosevelt Club
St. Paul
Roosevelt Republican Club
Minn
Washington
Vermont Avenue Northwest
Theodore Roosevelt
The
Rough Riders
Inauguration Officials Praised by Commissioner West
Commissioner West praised Maj. Sylvester chief of police and Mr Sudham superintendent of the street cleaning department for their roles in the inauguration. He commended police for orderly preservation of life and property and noted the cleaning crew kept streets including Pennsylvania avenue clean before and during the parade under tight conditions.
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West
Maj
Sylvester
Weat
Sudham
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sidnam
Baltimore Hotels Crowded With Out of Town Visitors
Baltimore hotels reached capacity as thousands of visitors arrived from Washington and elsewhere. Some rooms were divided into sections and spaces like reception areas and bathrooms converted to sleeping quarters. Railroads also brought thousands more, amid spring like weather and crowds in the burned district.
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Baltimore
Washington
Meeting of American Group of Interparliamentary Union
Representative Bartholdi of Missouri presides a Capitol meeting in the Speaker's lobby to receive the St Louis convention report and foreign guests excursion. The session will discuss Brussels conference planning and selecting delegates to the next Interparliamentary Union gathering. All Senate and House members are invited.
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Capitol
Bartholdi
Missouri
Interparliamentary Union For
House of Representatives
Union
St. Lows
United States
Interparliamentary Union
Brussels
United States Congress
Senate
House
Law Life's Necessity Reveres Law Beyond Arms
Rev. Edward Everett Hale spoke at Foundry Methodist Church urging law over arms and elections as supreme. He praised Moses and emphasized law as the foundation of civilization, urging citizens to honor law daily and noting he always tips his hat to a policeman to show respect for law and those who enforce it.
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Senate
Ionic Congregation
Foundry Methodist Church
Edward Everett Hale
Moses
George Bancroft
Jesus Christ
New England
John Adams
Massachusetts
High Court of Justice
Edmund Everett
Jack Cade
Napoleon
Grace Church crowd disappointed by President's no show
Crowds filled Grace Reformed Church at Fifteenth and O streets NW for the morning service as inaugural visitors hoped to glimpse President Roosevelt, who did not attend. Rev Dr John M Schick preached on self denial and suffering, urging discipleship without worshiping suffering, with emphasis on following Christ and bearing crosses.
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Grace Reformed Church
Fifteenth and
O Streets
Roosevelt
John M. Schick
Schick
Dr. Schick
Peter
Jerusalem
Christ
Jesus
Jorge
Ing
King Among Fellow Men Roosevelt Sermon Sparks Attention
Rev Dr George P Wilson preached at Assembly's Presbyterian Church praising President Roosevelt as sovereign of the American people in ideality and happiness. The sermon from Revelations 19 12 portrayed the president as an uncrowned king among his fellow men as attendees listened with notable intensity.
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Roosevelt
Dr.Wilson
President Roosevelt
George P. Wilson
Washington
Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Uncrowned King Roosevelt and Christ Compared in Sermon
A preacher compared Theodore Roosevelt to an uncrowned king and described Christ as a higher sovereign. The sermon praised Roosevelt as a people chosen strong leader while asserting Christ’s reign stands beyond any governmental branch and cannot be checked by others.
Inauguration Day Masses at St Patrick's Church
Special services at St Patrick's Church honored the inauguration with 7 9 10 and 11 o clocks masses. Rev Dr Stafford preached on The Lessons of the Inauguration and urged gratitude for America’s progress and the President. The day closed with vespers and a sermon on Holiness by Rev Charles Grannan and a refined musical program.
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St. Patrick's Church
John Carroll
Holy Name Church
Cleveland
Ohio
T. O'Connell
St. Francis’ Church
Toledo
Thomas FE. McGuigan
St. Patrick's
Mgr. Alpert Ridgway
Paul Hines
Quinten Beckley
Thomas Victory
Dr Stafford
United States
Greece
Rome
England
France
Washington
Europe
America
Euurope
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Jesus of Nazareth
Republic
Charles Grannan
D. D
Catholic University
Christ the Model
Gumprecht
Amnle Grant-Fugitt
Soi
Large Congregation Listens to Dr Newman on Saul
A large First Congregational Church gathering heard Rev 8 M Newman discuss Browning's Saul in an illustrated sermon. The service highlighted Browning's abrupt openings and religious tone, with Stereopticon images and passages read from the poem. Next week covers Rabbi Ben Hizra with more Browning verses and a Japan lecture on the East War.
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Newman
First Congregational Church
Robert Browning
Saul
Browning
Moody King
David
Rabbi Ben Hizra
di Gu- Hek
Japan
East
Militiamen on the Avenue Cause Disturbance in Early Morning
Pennsylvania guardsmen, long known for inaugurations, faced restraint but grew restive. A blue-coated batch moved down the Avenue in groups of twenty to thirty after inaugural revelers left, seizing opportunities for mischief as they went. Several late fruit vendors were among the first targets of the fracas.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Guard
Washington
State of
Tention
Jeft
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