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- Entered from articles in the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="external" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1909-12-14/ed-1/seq-1/" target="_blank">New York Tribune (column 1, "President Hears Bowery Yell"; also photograph on stage)</a>, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="external" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1909-12-14/ed-1/seq-2/" target="_blank">The Sun (column 3, "Taft Extols Missionaries")</a>, and the New York Times.
This meeting, which began more than 30 minutes past the scheduled 8 PM starting time due to the late arrival of President Taft, celebrated the diamond jubilee of Methodist Episcopal missions in Africa. According to article, Taft was nearly pushed from the stage by a crowd of people attempting to shake his hand. The text of his speech also appears in the Sun and Times articles.
Humanities, National Endowment for the. New-York Tribune. [Volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, December 14, 1909, Image 1. no. 1909/12/14, 14 Dec. 1909. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1909-12-14/ed-1/seq-1/.
Humanities, National Endowment for the. The Sun. [Volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, December 14, 1909, Image 2. no. 1909/12/14, 14 Dec. 1909, p. 2.
"TAFT IN DANGER AT CARNEGIE HALL: RUSH OF HAND-SHAKERS COMES NEAR SHOVING THE PRESIDENT OFF THE PLATFORM. AN ADDRESS ON MISSIONS HE TELLS METHODISTS THEY ARE FORE-RUNNERS OF CIVILIZATION -- SPEAKS AT BOWERY MISSION. TAFT IN DANGER AT CARNEGIE HALL." New York Times (1857-1922), Dec 14 1909, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. 11 Feb. 2022
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