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NewsOctober 26, 2009
1909 Taft Visit to Cape Girardeau
President William Howard Taft visited Cape Girardeau 100 years ago on October 26, 1909.
Crowds line Themis Street for the presidential parade through downtown Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Southeast Missourian file photo)
Crowds line Themis Street for the presidential parade through downtown Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Southeast Missourian file photo)
President Taft
President Taft
A never before published 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)
A never before published 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)
President Taft's flotilla arrives in Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Courtesty of EF Regenhart website)
President Taft's flotilla arrives in Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Courtesty of EF Regenhart website)
Regenhart was in charge of the committee that arranged the Taft visit. (Courtesy of EF Regenhart website)
Regenhart was in charge of the committee that arranged the Taft visit. (Courtesy of EF Regenhart website)
A colored postcard from a photograph of the Taft flotilla leaving Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Southeast Missourian file photo)
A colored postcard from a photograph of the Taft flotilla leaving Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Southeast Missourian file photo)
Program from President William Howard Taft visit to Cape Girardeau in 1909.
Program from President William Howard Taft visit to Cape Girardeau in 1909.
Archway made for presidential visit on Themis Street in downtown Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Southeast Missourian file photo)
Archway made for presidential visit on Themis Street in downtown Cape Girardeau on October 26, 1909. (Southeast Missourian file photo)
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President William Howard Taft visited Cape Girardeau 100 years ago on October 26, 1909.

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