Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
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AL ten minutes of the secretary
with party of prominent Republicans
were taken in automobiles to VOL
hurst where breakfast was served by
Thomas Walsh. Returning to the city
reception was rendered MIR. Taft at
the Republican club where he was
greeted by a number of people ire.
spective of party. among them many
women. AT 1870 complimentary
luncheon attended by one hundred, to
~hom invitations had been issued
Hpreeted the distinguished secretary at
the Brown hotel Mr.. Taft made a
short address in which he said the
situation in the Philippines is improv-
I. ing. This afternoon at o'clock the
secretary will make n public address
from the front steps of the capitol
building and it is expected $4,000
people will congregate to hear him
This evening Mr.. Taft will leave at s
o'clock for Yellowstone park. The
secretary is travelling in common
sleeping car the same as ordinary peo-
pie. He is active and genial and en-
tirely unaffected in speech or private
conversation.
That Denver thinks well of Mr.. Taft
is evidence by the cordial welcome ex-
tended him.
New York, Aug. 29.-When the
Thaw trial is resumed the defense will
claim that the shooting was the re
suit of temporary insanity from which
the prisoner has fully recovered 1t
is said two witnesses have been found
who will testify in behalf of Thaw
which will materially aid his cause.
Asbury Park, N. j., Aug. 29-Before
100000 wildly cheering spectators, AS
bury Parks famous baby parade was
held this afternoon, nearly thousand
children marching down a carpeted
avenue on the ocean front. In the
parade were babies from dozens of
states and from foreign lands. forming
the most cosmopolitan, unique and
beautiful pageant of its kind ever seen.
While conducted on practically the
same lines as in previous years, and
which have resulted in making the
baby parade synonymous with Asbury
SfAfk throughout the civilized world
tbe decorations were more elaborate
4 snpever before. The line of march
the youngsters was along Ocean
avenue and through the new Stadium.
Titania VII, queen of the FAIRIES. and
her court, reviewed the pageant.
Five thousand dollars in prizes will
be awarded for the children in best
decorated gocart, baby coach, express
wagon. doll buggy, tricycle., pony cart
and float. In addition, there were
competitions for college colors. novel |
ties, fancy dress and twins.
Trinidad, Aug. 29.-Vice President
Fairbanks, who arrived in this city
yesterday afternoon. remaining "a
hours, was gwen a royal reception by
. the citizens of Trinidad. Last even
ing he delivered an address at Cen
tral park He devoted himself to the
subject of irrigation. not once men
tioning politics. This forenoon Mr..
Fairbanks visited number of the coal /
mines and camps and was well re-
ceived by the miners. The distin-
guished visitor leaves this evening for
San Francisco where he is scheduled
t. address the irrigation congress.
London, Aug. 29.-Recommendation
which will result in more effectually j
barring from America all European
criminals, anarchists and malcontents
will be made to congress as result of
the Investigations of the United States
immigration commission, which has
completed its labors on this side of the
ocean and will sail for New York from
Liverpool today. Senator Latimer,
leading member of the commission.
says that he has been favorably inn
pressed with the evident good faith
OF the steamship companies in obey
ing the terms of the immigration re-
strictions imposed by the laws of the
United States. The South Carolina
senator declared that the south is es-
pecially in need of a good class of emf
grants and that the recommendations
of the commission of congress would
have the southern states largely in
view. The most important recommen-
dalton to be made, in Senator Lati-
mer's opinion, which is shared by
other members OF the commission, Is
that requiring n certificate OF good
character, certified to by the authori-
ties of the district where the immi-
grant has resided and by an American
consul. Such law, the commission
ers believe, is necessary to stop the
influx OF vicious classes now pouring
into the United States. The only OBJ
lection urged to such requirement is
Z that 1t would work a great hardship
on Russian political criminals, who
would be unable to secure such a Ger
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