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The Republican
Mountain Home, Elmore County, Idaho
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President Taft will remotely open the second National Apple Show in Spokane on November 15 by pressing a White House button, triggering a widespread celebration with bells, whistles, and a parade involving local clubs and schoolchildren across the northwest.
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Every city, town, hamlet and orchard district in the Inland Empire and throughout the northwest having entries at the second National apple show will be connected by telegraph or telephone with Spokane to receive President Taft's message at the formal opening of the apple exposition at 10 o'clock (Pacific time) the morning of November 15. President Taft will press an electric button in the White House, his message being carried by direct wire from Washington, D. C., to the apple show headquarters, and thence flashed to all points in the northwest.
The arrival of the president's felicitations will be the signal for the ringing of fire gongs and church and school bells and the blowing of whistles in the various manufacturing establishments and on the railroads, the din to continue for five minutes. Three thousand members of the 150,000 Club of Spokane under the direction of Harry J. Neeley, president, and Arthur W. Jones, Secretary, will join the noise makers with steam and compressed air whistling apparatus, gongs and other equipment, also participating in the illuminated parade that night. The Booster Club of the South central high school and 15,000 pupils at the grade schools at Spokane will also have a recess for 10 minutes to join in the demonstration.
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Spokane
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November 15
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President Taft will open the second National Apple Show by pressing an electric button in the White House at 10 o'clock Pacific time on November 15, with his message transmitted via direct wire to Spokane and connected points in the Inland Empire and northwest. The signal will prompt ringing of fire gongs, church and school bells, blowing of whistles for five minutes. Three thousand members of the 150,000 Club of Spokane, directed by Harry J. Neeley and Arthur W. Jones, will join with noise-making equipment and participate in an illuminated parade that night. The Booster Club of South Central High School and 15,000 pupils at grade schools will have a 10-minute recess to join the demonstration.