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Taft's 13000 Mile West and South Tour Begins
President Taft departs Beverly Massachusetts on a 13,000 mile journey lasting nearly two months. He travels by private car from Sept 15 toward Chicago and Seattle then onward through Oregon California and the Mississippi River to Washington arriving Nov 10. The trip includes stops in Chicago Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Dallas St Louis New Orleans and Jackson with a 1400 member guard and many officials accompanying.
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Beverly
Mass
William H. Taft
United States
White House
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Archibald Butt
Wendell W. Mischler
J. J. Richardson
Washington, D. C
James Sloan, Jr
L. C. Wheeler
Secret Service
Maj
Arthur Brooks
Helena
Spokane
Wash
North Yakima
Seattle
Seattle Exposition
Taft
Portland
Ore
Fortland
Shasta
Siskiyou Mountains
Mount Shasta
San Francisco
Sacramento
Oakland
Cal
Berkeley
Yosemite Valley
Los Angeles
Fresno
Diaz
Grand Canyon
Albuquerque
N. M
el Paso
Joe
Commercial Club
Hamilton Club
West Side Ball Park
New York
Congress Hotel
Orchestra Hall
Mr. Taft
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Leavin
Milwaukee
Madison
Portage
Winona
Minn
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Des Moines
Iowa
Omaha
Denver
State Capitol
Chamber of Commerce
Denver Auditorium
Bryan
Thomas F. Walsh
Walhurst
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Wonder Region
Colorado
Glenwood Springs
Montrose
Gunnison River
Grand Junction
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oregon
Pocatello
Ida
Butte
Mont
John Hils Hammond
Mississippi River
Houston
Dallas
St. Louis
Deep Waterways Association
New Orleans
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Cairo
Hickman
Memphis
Tenn
Ark
Vicksburg
Cape Girardeau
Natchez
Miss
Jackson
Columbus
Birmingham
Ala
Macon
Savannah
Charleston
Augusta
Wilmington
Richmond