Engineer Sullivan on Rio Grande irrigation plans
Vernon L. Sullivan an irrigation engineer of New Mexico argues for river straightening to control silt and increase irrigation along the Rio Grande. He urges federal support and diversions from upper valleys to lower basins, predicting vast gains in reclaimed land and water efficiency for New Mexico projects.
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New Mexico
National Irrigation Congress
Irrigation Congress
Vernon L. Sullivan
New Spain
Coronado
United States
Otaer
Territorial
Southwest
Congress
Rio Grande
Commission On
Newlands
Nevada
Rio Grande Valley
Espanola
Brent
United States Congress
Elephant Butte
Ier
Reclamation Service
Coyote
Union
U.S
F. W. Hayden
Geological Survey of
The
Rocky Mountains
Secretary of the Interior
J. D. Cox
Colorado
Contention
St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway
Cimarron Northwestern Railroad
Republican Bib Gund to Help Cannon in 18th District
Four congressmen including the Republican vice presidential nominee urged voters in the eighteenth district to re elect Joseph G Cannon as Speaker. Speeches defended Cannon’s long service and praised his role in shaping laws and economical appropriations while critics urged defeat.
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Ty Morning Journal
Danville
Congress
Eighteenth Congressional District
Joseph G. Cannon
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cannon
Littlefield
James 8. Sherman
Yan Nicholas Longwerth
Oakle
William §. McKinley
Champaign
Warfield Wilson
Chicago
Sherman
Congressman Longwerth
McKinley
Washington
House of Representatives
Standard Oil Archives Looted in Major Letter Theft Scandal
John Archbold, vice president of Standard Oil, describes theft of letters and copying books from the files. A. party claimed to return letters for a fee while two men allegedly bought them for Hearst’s Journal. Former Senator McLaurin comments on the correspondence between himself and Archbold.
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Morning Journal
New York
Oct
W. BR. Hearst
John D. Archbold
United States
John N. McLaurin
South Carolina
Archbold
Barty
Go-Betoweeon
Railroads challenge Interstate Commerce Commission lumber rate
In San Francisco on October 1 attorneys for the Southern Pacific and Oregon and California railroads filed a new claim in the U S circuit court of appeals contesting the ICC lumber rate from Willamette Valley to San Francisco bay points as confiscatory and attacking the commission's constitutionality. Government attorneys were given until 2 PM to answer.
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San Francisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Willamette Valley
San Francisco Bay
Commission
Southern Pacific
Oregon
California
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Gould Alimony Fight Delays Hearings in New York
In New York on October 1 the alimony case of Mrs. Gould against Howard Gould was adjourned to October 13 to allow three disinterested witnesses to be examined. Clarence J. Shearn accused the delay of being a tactic to derail the case and tarnish Mr. Gould’s character with sensational statements.
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New York
Howard Gould
Ould
Gould
Justice Glegerich
Supreme Court
Clarence J. Shearn
Taft Claims Election Win Based on Rallies Across Midwest
Taft declares he will be elected after a day of 13 speeches in southeastern Nebraska and Omaha. He says Republican unity will hold, anticipating electoral votes from Wisconsin Minnesota the Dakotas Iowa and Nebraska amid reported disaffection.
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W. H. Taft
Taft
Nebraska
Omaha
South
Crete
Beatrice
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Dakotas
Iowa
Omaha, Neb
Oklahoma
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Guthrie, Okla
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Democratic National Committees
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