Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-28
President Roosevelt Cheered
to the Echo.
SLEEPS ABOARD TRAIN
Is the First Time Since He Began
Tour of New England-Demonstra-
tions Begin Early This Morning
Presidents Manner Democratic.

Nashua, N. H., Aug. 2S.-For the
first time since the beginning of his
tour of New England, the President
last night slept aboard the train.
Welcomed to New Hampshire.
Early this morning at Kittery Junc.
uon, Maine, the train was boarded by
General Ayling of New Hampshire,
Secretary of State Pearson and
George H. Moses, representing Gov
ernor Jordan of New Hampshire. who
extended to the President welcome
to the state as soon as the train pass
ed the boundary line. In his anxiety
to respond to the greeting of the pee.
pie of Clermont. a small station, the
President, who had not finished dress
ing, rushed to the door Of the car
wrapped in an oyercoat, and bowed to
the little gathering.
Fires Salute.
At Wyndham Junction the populace
was astir early and as the train an-
preached the station salute was fired
and a rousing cheer went up as the
President appeared on the rear plat
form.
Greeted by Thousands.
When the train reached Nashua the
President and party were escorted to
carriages and proceeded to the city
hall. At the station and along the
streets, and massed around the plat
form, which had been erected in front
of the city hail. were thousands of
people, who cheered necessarily from
the time the train appeared until he
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pied about ten minutes with his ad-
dress. AT. its conclusion the President
and party resumed carriages and pro-
ceeded to Nashua Junction station
At Manchester.
Manchester Aug 2S.-A Presiden-
tial salute by battery from the New
Hampshire state militia, mingled with
the cheers of great crowd greeted
the President as the train reached
here. AS many men on the reception
committee here are personally known
to the President the exchange of cour.
tesies was unusually cordial. The
President was escorted to barouche
and was driven through the industrial
and business sections. AT a point op-
posite the Merrimac Common the
Presidents carriage was brought to a
stop and the local camp of Spanish
American war veterans rendered the
Presidents salute and their comman,
der, Colonel William Sullivan, stepped
forward and presented him with a
bouquet of roses. In accepting them
! the President spoke ten minutes. He
was enthusiastically cheered. The
| line of march was then taken UP fol
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ed the train for The Weirs.
Addresses Veterans.
The Weirs, N. H., Aug. 2S.-Fully
900 people joined in welcoming the
President of the United States on his
visit TO the encampment of the New
Hampshire G. A. R. here today. The
train arrived few minutes after noon
Governor Chester B. Jordan, and Con
gressman Frank D.Currier, who board
ed the train at Concord, We're with the
Presidents party. The Manchester
battery signalled the arrival of the
train by the first gun of the Presiden.
| tial salute. The escort made up ol
two companies of the national guard
together with large number of civil
war veterans. was drawn up at the sta
ton. The column escorted the Presi
dent to the Hotel Weirs. from steps OF
which the President held a review. AT
ter luncheon the President was es
corted to the camp grounds where the
speaking occurred. At the conclusion
of the address the President returned
to the train and started back to Con
cord.
Euloqzes Soldiers.
In his speech to the veterans the