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President William H. Taft with Battle Creek dignitaries seated behind him, September 21, 1911. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg seen in white suit behind Taft at right of photo. He is seated beside C. W. Post. Over 10,000 persons assembled to hear him speak at 3:30 pm from a platform at the Michigan Central Railroad Station, facing Michigan Central Park on West Van Buren Street.