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1909 Taft Visit to Cape Girardeau

President William Howard Taft visited Cape Girardeau on 100 years ago on October 26, 1909.

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Crowds line Themis Street for the presidential parade through downtown Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Southeast Missourian file photo)
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President Taft
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A never before publised photo of the crowd on the Mississippi riverfront on October 26, 1909, in downtown Cape Girardeau for the President William Howard Taft visit. (Southeast Missourian file photo)
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President Taft's flotilla arrives in Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Courtesty of EF Regenhart website)
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Regenhart was in charge of the committee that arranged the Taft visit. (Courtesy of EF Regenhart website)
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A colored postcard from a photograph of the Taft flotilla leaving Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Southeast Missourian file photo)
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Program from President William Howard Taft visit to Cape Girardeau in 1909.
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Archway made for presidential visit on Themis Street in downtown Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Southeast Missourian file photo)