Taft Nominated by Republican Party on First Ballot
The Chicago Tribune reports William H. Taft secured the Republican nomination for president on the first ballot with 702 votes and was nominated unanimously. The piece outlines the platform endorsing Roosevelt’s policies, tariff revision, currency reform, postal savings banks, antitrust updates, railroad oversight, and expansion of veterans’ pensions, among other topics.
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Chicago
Cummins
Iowa
William H. Taft
Republican Party
United States
James. Sherman
New York
Chicago Tribune
Drainage in the San Luis Valley
A letter from the U S Department of Agriculture outlines the 1907 drainage surveys in the San Luis valley. It lists ten tracts near La Jara Alamosa Monte Vista Mosca and Hooper and details general and tract reports on drainage plans costs soil variations and alkali conditions. The report emphasizes integrating irrigation drainage and alkali control and notes open ditch drainage is effective in this valley.
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Washington
la Jara
A. E. Morgan
U. S. Department of Agriculture
San Luis Valley
Arnell
Alamosa
Spring Creek
Monte Vista
Burd
Hooper
Millard
Mosca
Burson
San Luis
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Roosevelt
Root
Senate
Civil Service
Bureau of Mines
Foreign Dependencies
New Mexico
Arizona
Drainage Investigation Department of the Experiment Station
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Tam
Chas. D. Weist
T. M. Davidson
Antonito
Colo
Tanquary
N. Q. Tanquary
Continental Bidg
Thos. McCunniff
Scott Schenck
Chronicle
Hendren
Pioneer
la Jara, C
Remington
Remington Arms CO
Ilion
N. Y
Broadway
New York City
Market St
San Francleso
Cal
Elirey Fieve
Newcomb
Newcomb Agents
Liverpool
London and Globe
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company
North America
the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co
Niagra Fire Insurance Co
American Central Fire Insurance Co
Northern Assurance Co
London
Phoenix Insurance Co
Citizens Fire Insurance Co
Palentine Insurance Co
E. J. Dren
Sunny San Luis
LA Jara, Colorado
Ric
Alamosa, Colo
F. H. Gable
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