The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-02
He DIDN'T SAY IT.
President Was Treated Well at
st. Louis.

Manhattan. Kan. May 2.-On Presl-
Dental train.-At exactly 8 o'clock Pres
ident ROoseVelt's train pulled away
from the Union Pacific depot at To-
peka At every little station along the
way a crowd gathered and waved flags
as the train spend by. At Belvue, A
bomb was fired The students of the
Catholic school at St Marys. saluted the
president as the train slowed UP there.
At Wamego probably 1900 people were
in waiting The train was not sche-
duIed to stop there, but it did so for
water The school children were lined
up each with q flag AS the train stop
ped many people crowded to the front
to hand the president flowers. After
thanking them he asked them to fall
back and let the children to the front.
You know I believe in children" he
said with his characteristic smile Il
have six of my own. You have good
stock out here. I'm glad you are keep
ing it up"
The train is running on schedule time
and the Union Pacific management is
giving excellent service. The president
was very much surprised at the pub
Ication of the statement II Kansas
City paper this morraag censuring the
management OF the St. Louis fair. The
following was sent to the paper MAX
ing the statement:
TO Kansas City, Journal, Kansas City
Mo.
Your quotation of this morning attrib-
uting to the president an unfavorable
comment upon his treatment at ST.
Louis is wholly untrue. NO such inter-
view even took place and the president
never made such statement or any
statement resembling it. The president
was treated with the utmose cOnsidera-
ton and courtesy at st. Louis and has
nothing but words of praise and appre-
wv. LOEB, JR-.
ftSecretary."
BIG CROWD AT MANHATTAN-
on Presidents Train near Fort Riley,
May AT Manhattan the cadets from
the State Agricultural college formed a
euard which kept the 1900 people there
from pressing too close. The cadets
We're commanded by Capt. A S. Rowan.
who carried the message to Garcia The
decorations at Manhattan were exceO-
tionallv fine. The president was intro
duced by Congressman Calderhead and
spoke fifteen minutes. especially pralS-
Ing the State Agricultural college
About II coo people greeted the presi~
dent during his brief stop here. -Four
troops of the Fourth United States cav
airy, commanded by Major Coffin, from
Fort Rile5s and the Nineteenth and
Twentieth batteries of field artillery,
commanded by Colonel Carr, We're
drawn up in line at the station. the
batteries firing a presidential salute on
the arrival of the train President
Roosevelt and Secretary Root each
here 1S minutes.
At Junction City John Simpson. engi-
neer. and W. L. Dale and P. Lundhal,
firemen. who had brought the train
from Kansas City left. President Ro0se-
velt requested thar they come
back to his car before they left. He
thanked Simpson for his safe trip from
Kansas City and then pointing to the
button of the firemen's union on one of
the firemen said: 4 never forget that
I'm an honorary member of that order "
A brief stop for water was made at
Chapman and there were more crowds,
more plays and more cheering.
hit THE LINE HARD.
On board Presidents train. Salina.
May AT Chapman. Kas.. the presi~
dent was presented with a football In
acceDting it he said. That shall serve
as the text for the go seconds I have
here. Adopt for life the same rule that
I am sure my friend here acts on in the
football field-dO not finch. do not foul.
and hit the line hard"
At Abilene a crowd Of 5000 people
greeted the president. Among the deco
rations was a large arch and beneath
this a lane extended through the viii
derness of people. On either side of this
lane were thirty little girls in white who
strewed flowers before the president as
ne went to the stand. He was intro
duced by Senator Burton and spoke for
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