Roosevelt urges college men to repay alma mater with civic leadership
President Roosevelt spoke in Durham to Trinity College students and crowds across North Carolina urging graduates to repay privileges with responsible citizenship. He stressed leadership, honorable service, and paid debts to colleges through deeds, not words, citing Lexington’s orphan asylum stop and the state’s wartime memory.
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N. C
Roosevelt
V.r Ginie
North Carolina
Greensboro
High Point
Lexington
Salisbury
Charlotte
Tar
Durkard
Trinity College
Winston
United States
Simmins
Overmann
South
Davidson County
Hailed Nations Chief Greensboro Welcomes Roosevelt
President Roosevelt is greeted by throngs in Greensboro North Carolina as his special train arrives. Mayor Murphy and local officials extend official welcome while a bouquet for Mrs Roosevelt arrives via wagon. The president praises children and North Carolina’s history before addressing citizens.
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Greensboro
N. C
Roosevelt
Greensbort
Chamber of Commerce and Board of Aldermen
Murphy
Winston
Cheera
President's North Carolina visit includes Stonewall Jackson widow moments
President Roosevelt arrived in Charlotte at 7 19 pm and spoke for 15 minutes at Vance Park after a 30 minute stay. Thousands were left outside as he praised Mecklenburg memories and met Mrs Stonewall Jackson, widow of the Confederate general, who greeted him near the railway station. He noted West Point cadet grandson and a Shipp monument as he pledged unity and national service.
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McNinch
Roosevelt
Gramiison
Jackson ‘Christian
West Point
Jackson
Winston
Glenna
Simmons
United States
United Colonies
North Carolina
Stonewall Jackson
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Étimes
Hnes
Cy W.' Burkett
Vnen Harl Johnson
Dikan
Meritain Stdod Beaide
Roose
Margaret B. Shipp
San Juan’ Hill
Uttle
Worth Bagley Daniels
Ensign Worth Bagley
Mary Aycock
Lindsay Patterson
Wirston-Salem
John Charles McNeill
McNeill
Charlotte Observer
Fair Grounds
President Urges Government Supervision of Railroads
President argues for strong federal oversight over railroad rates while opposing government ownership. He warns of abuses under private control, calls for an administrative body with power to set fair rates, inspect railroad books, and issue swift, enforceable findings to protect public interests. He praises North Carolina’s progress and stresses civic duty and responsible citizenship.
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Gulf
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West
Appalachians
South
Cer
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Mycceas
Publc
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Congress
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Poe Meets Roosevelt Over Southern Affairs In Senate Chamber
Special to the Washington Post Raleigh Oct 19 President Roosevelt welcomed editor Clarence H Poe of the Progressive Farmer and recalled his Atlantic Monthly piece Lynching and Southern View. They discussed Southern issues a moment, praising conservative and liberal leaders Aycock and Bishop while rejecting interracial equality. The exchange followed Roosevelt’s New York negro speech and his “help him if he stumbles” doctrine for the race problem. A separate rush to recall a shooting incident in Houston where a rail depot guard was killed and rescuers searched the scene.
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Washington Post
Raleigh
N. C
Clarence H. Poe
Progressive Farmer
Roogevelt
Senate Chamber
Roosevelt
Poe
Southern
Atlantic Monthly
Aycock
New York
President Roosevelt special train passes through Charlotte
A special train carrying President Roosevelt traveled through Charlotte on schedule at 10 29 pm. The party faced a slight delay leaving North Carolina due to the President speaking longer than planned. A Navy department report mentions Rear Admiral Ot.
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Charlotte
Throwsh Lowell
Tinutes
J Browneon
Piceitte
The
Navy
Roosevelt Visits North Carolina Fair Amid Crowds and Pageantry
President Roosevelt tours the North Carolina State Fair grounds amid large crowds, white and black school children waving flags. Veterans and cadets line the review, as Roosevelt praises railroad rate reform and forest preservation, while crowds throng the midway and fakir attractions.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College
Boys’ Brigade of
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Dixie
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Teddy
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United States
Henry A. London
Pittsboro
United States Navy
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Appalachian
Luritheon
Zolo
President Roosevelt's Raleigh Visit From Confederate Cheer to Georgia Trip
The president bade farewell amid cheers from Confederate veterans and young men in Raleigh. He thanked the audience and promised to return. He heads to Roswell and Atlanta tomorrow, with Mrs. Roosevelt joining later. Raleigh contrasted Johnson's 1857 reception during reconstruction.
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Raleigh
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Roswell
Atlanta
Wiliam H. Seward
Johnson
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Jotnsch
Roosevelt
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Salisbury Welcomes President With 21 Guns Salute
The President of the United States was greeted by about 10,000 people in Salisbury North Carolina as his special train arrived at 6:45 PM. A six minute stop followed and business shut down while schools joined the reception in a festive scene marked by music and cheers.
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Washington
Salisbury
N. C
United States
Salisbury Yards
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