Taft Opens Gunnison Tunnel During Western Tour
Snapshot shows President Taft in Grand Junction as the Gunnison tunnel gates are opened. The United States Reclamation Service project diverts Gunnison River into canals to irrigate 160 000 acres. The six mile tunnel, in Montrose county, has progressed for years and boosts irrigation for fruit growing.
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Est Honiédic
United States Reclamation Service
Taft
Gunnison
Grand
Junction
Gol
Police Chief and Assistant Chiefs Proposed to Be Abolished
A statement argues that the police chief and an assistant police chief roles are unnecessary and should be eliminated. The office structure is questioned as an administrative reform proposal and debated by officials.
Ten More Policemen to Join the Force in City Plan
Aldermen meet to discuss police department issues as ten additional officers are approved. A salary raise for Detective Sergeant to 150 dollars per month is noted, with sensational matters reportedly dropping from the meeting.
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Aldermanic Board
Police Department
Mada
Police board debates need for assistant chief position
The city council discussed salary raises for officers and a plan to fund ten more policemen by transferring $1,000 from the expense fund. Aldermen Spratling and Marbut attended to police matters while debate over abolishing the assistant chief’s office, held by Captain Jett, stalled. The council approved raising Detective Sergeant Newport Sanford’s pay from 110 to 150 per month, with the understanding the higher salary takes effect next year.
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Ergeant
Polices Board
Spratling
Police Board
Poller
Marbut
Pomeroy
Newport Sanford
Glo
Spratting
Sanford
Lanford
Alderman Hancock
Jett
Taro
Hancock
Tribute to Cook at Waldorf Banquet by Arctic Club
A thousand guests including Rear Admiral Schley honor Dr. Frederick Cook at the Waldorf Astoria in New York as he recasts his polar journey. He thanks sponsors and the Bradley funder, defends his pole claim, and says there is glory enough for all while Peary’s name appears briefly at the end.
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York
Winfield Scott Sohbley
Frederick Cook
Denmark
Arctic Club
Amierica
Cook
Ias
North
Waldorf-Astoria
Arctic Zone
Dr. Cook
Hong
John RB. Bradley
Anawrede
Jagain
Peary
Bio
Pole
Admiral Schley
Schley
Caral Moltke
Greeley
Patrick S. McGowan
Board of Aldermen
Dr. Cack
Mr. McGowan
Bird
Goter
Count Moltke
William Brewer
John R. Bradley
Mr. Bradley
City Election Totals With Alderman Stakes Decided
City voters cast 2 446 ballots from a 6 707 registration as Maddox led Pierce by 321. Alderman seats filled in wards include First Ward Alonzo Johnson, Fifth Ward J W Maddox, Tenth Ward D J Baker long term and more. New executive committee listed by ward, election called quiet with results filed and page five note to continue.
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Maddox
Pierce
Ana
Oualy
Aldermanis Board
Alonzo &. Johnson
J. W. Maddox
J. N. Regedale
A. H. Baskin
Monrse Smith
C. Barrison
D. Warnock
J. J. Greer
Steva R. Johnston
H. W. Dent
Samuel Nesbitt Evin
Minor
Walter J. Broy
D. J. Baker
John FR
Silder
Poole
Carl Kereten
Me. Nichols
Geese
Harvey Hatcher
Frank Revnon
B.shropshire
George H. Porter
W. W. Gaines
BR. A. Burnett
B. Hewell
A. A. Craig
M. B. Welch
W.yarbrough
J. W. Kilpatrick
Robert C. Clarke
Ninth Ward
V.j. Cheahire
W. McWilliams
J. C. Davis
M. A. Hale
Tenth Ward
J. E. Upchurch
S. M. Toland
W. C. Stamps
Earl Holcombe
Otal
British Warships Enter New York Harbor for Hudson Fulton Celebration
Three British warships led by the Inflexible with Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour arrived off Sandy Hook and will anchor near Grant's Tomb for the Hudson Fulton celebration. They will host other ships from Mexico, Italy, France, Holland, Argentina, and the United States after a discordant, hazy afternoon. German vessels Victoria Luise Bremmen Hertha and Dresden reportedly sailed from Newport, awaiting pilots to reach New York. About 360,000 spectators lined Riverside Drive to view the flotilla.
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New York
United States
Edward Hobart Seymour
Bremen
Dresden
Newport
Imie
Prince Louis of Uattenburg
Sandy Hook
Hudson ‘Farm
Tne
Yor
Hudan
Fulton
Riverside Drive
Johnson
Narrow escape as brick sidewalk caves in near Piedmont avenue
William E. Hawkins, state manager of Aetna Life Insurance and Atlanta resident, plunges into a cistern when a brick sidewalk collapses after heavy rains. He swims to the curb, aided by neighbors as his wife screams nearby. Officials assess 20 inch sewer break. red lanterns mark the site. Hawkins, about 45, sustains cuts and bruises but survives.
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William E. H Hawkins
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Atlanta
Piedmont Avenue
Hawkins
Banktua
Fourth Street
Benkins
Jock
Mr. Hawkins
Helb
Public Works
Wood
West
Meriling
Nla
Atatu
Weather Prophecy Forecast in Georgia
Partly cloudy and cooler Friday with showers in the south. Saturday brings a fall in temperatures, moderate north winds, and increasing conditions near the coast.
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Georgia
Tafts Touch Opens Gunnison Tunnel In Colorado
President Taft spent the day on the western slope of the Kosky mountains viewing irrigation progress. He connected the Gunnison tunnel, opening a project to irrigate 140000 acres, while visiting Montrose and Grand Junction fairs and witnessing a cowgirl relay in his honor. The journey showcased arid land transforming to green through water.
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Montrose
Col
Taft
Kosky
Great Western
Gunnison
United
Montrose County
Westernife
Fr Tate
Bertha Elsie Hull
Hull
Grand Junction
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Warnock and Greer
Wastey Hirshburg
Uasrehan
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Seine
Augusta
El'dy
Boston
Bufigte
Baltimore
Pt. c
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Clear
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Al’dy
Chattanooga
Clay
Dodge
Huron
Jacksonville
Jupiter
Knoxville
Clouds
Tos Angeles
Lobiie
Montgomery
Norfolk
Omaha
Portland
Raleigh
Rapid
City
Savannah
San Francisco
le Louis
Paul
Tacoma
Tampa
Thomanyilie
Ivicksburg
Welmington
Tafts
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