The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12
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LONG TRIP ENDS.
president Roosevelt Arrives in WASH
ington-CIosing Days of
His Journey.

Dubuque, Ia, June 8. - President
Roosevelt arrived here at six o'clock
Tuesday1evening. He sepent the night.
here. When the president reachedhere
he was greeted with the presidential.
salute and cheers of several thousand
people as he stepped from his train.
At least 10000 lined the streets driven
over by the presidential party. The
president addressed a few words to
5000 school children assembled in the
city park. who sang america" as the
after a tour of the hills overlooking
the Mississippi river at the Dubuque
club, where the president spoke to
5000 people.
Bloomington. ILL.,. June 4.-President
Roosevelt put in about the busiest day
OF his trip Wednesday from a speech
making standpoint. He made his first
speech at Freeport at eight o'clock in
the morning and when he concluded
his address here shortly after ter
O'Clock at=nigiit he had spoken nine
times. Eight of his speeches were. made
in the open air and several of them in
transforms. The hardest rain
tered was at Pontiac. where he dedi-
Gated a soldiers and sailors monu-
ment. The president assisted in the
opening of a new hotel at Dwight. A
wire was run from the hotelto the rear
platform of his car and by pressing a
bulb he started the machinery in the
building. The places at which the
president spoke "Wednesday we're
Freeport, Rockford, Rochelle. Aurora.
Joliet, Dwight, Pontiac, Lexington
and Bloomington. At Freeport he
spoke from the site of the Lincoln
Douglas debate in 1858, and unveiled a
monument commemorating the event.
At Rockford he assisted in the dedica-
ton OF a soldiers memorial hall.
indianapolis, md, June 5.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's train arrived at 9:40
P. m. Thursday. Five thousand people
greeted him, and he spoke to them
briefly. He said that when he started
on his long trip he was a pretty good
expansionist, but returned even a bet
ter one. He made an appeal for the
building of a greater v He vii!
reach the end of his 14,O00-mile Jour
ney this morning, when his train ar
riyes at Washington. The last day of
the trip was in a measure an easy one.
Stops were made only at lincoln.
Springfield. Decatur and Danville. The
principal speech of the day was at
the dedication Of the new armory build
ing in Springfield. He also visited the
tomb of Lincoln and d%eliveredsa short
address. AT Decatur he attended the
dedicatory services of the James Mil
liken university and delivered the dedi-
catory address. At Danville he was
warmly greeted by a large crowd, and
his. address was the last one scheduled
for his trip. The address in Indianapo-
lis was in addition to his scheduled
addresses.
Washington, June 6.-President
Roosevelt returned to Washington at
seven o'clock Friday night after an alb
of &c days, During that period
the president and his party Travelled
$4,000 miles through % states
and two territories. He made $50
speeches. His reception by the people
OF Washington began at the Pennsyl-
vania station and continued uninter-
ruptedly until he reached. the white
house, Here the president found a
throng of admirers assembled in the
grounds south of the white house and
he made a brief speech to them from
the rear balcony.
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