End of Count Zeppelin’s Endurance Airship Flight
Echterdingen August 6 in a dramatic end Count Zeppelin’s dirigible balloon crashed after a troubled voyage from Nackenheim visiting Mainz and Mayence. One motor failed and gas was lost during descent. He landed smoothly but the craft wrecked in an open field while crowds were kept away and repairs were attempted.
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Echterdingen
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Nackenheim
Mayence
Freidrichshafen
Stuttgart
Friedrichghafen
Rockefeller in Peril as Car Narrowly Clears Train
In Cleveland Aug 6 a man believed to be John D Rockefeller steadied a stalled auto at a railroad crossing and ordered the chauffeur forward just as a train approached. The crossing gates failed then lifted, and the car barely cleared the tracks seconds before the locomotive. Crowd estimates reach about 46,000 as bystanders gathered.
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Cleveland, O
John D Rockefeller
Cleveland and Pittsburg
Rockefeller
Fires and political talk in Canada and New York
Destructive Elk River forest fires near Fernie threaten British Columbia mining and smelting, with 38 dead and $5 to $6 million in damage. Fernie evacuated, relief supplies arriving, and smallpox cases reported. In New York, Hitchcock and Cortelyou discuss GOP state prospects, gubernatorial hints, and Minnesota and Ohio party positions amid campaign chatter.
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Vancouver
B. C
Elk River Valley
Fernie
Michel
Hosmer
Cranbrook
Frank
Blairmore
Nelson
New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
Manhattan
Hitchcock
Cortelyou
Treasury Department
Hughes
Bennett
Parsons
New York County Republican Committee
James T. McCleary
Minnesota
McCleary
Washington
Johnson
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ferrie
British Columbia
Boundary District
Balloon Flight at Fort Meyer Ends Quick Test
Washington reports Captain Baldwin made another brief successful flight at Fort Meyer in a new dirigible balloon. The craft feature a balloon within a balloon and were tested with Mr Curtiss handling the planes and motor. Speed was increased but maximum not reached.
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Washington
Captain Baldwin
Fort Meyer
Mr. Curtiss
Outlaw William Downing Shot by Arizona Ranger
In Wilcox Arizona on August 6 William F Downing once of the Stiles Alvord gang was killed in his saloon by Ranger William Speed who was attempting to serve a warrant Speed fired after Downing allegedly drew a gun.
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Douglas, Ariz
William F. Downing
Arizona
Wilcox
William Speed
Speed
Downing
Inferno in Donaueschingen Devastates Town
Aug 6 reports many perished in a large fire that consumed 100 homes in Donaueschingen Germany. Lack of water hindered firefighting but a heavy rain finally stopped the blaze, saving further destruction.
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Donaueschingen
Germany
Whiskey Warehouses Burn in Midway Kentucky Fire
Six large bonded whiskey warehouses at Greenbaum Bros distillery in Midway Kentucky were engulfed by flames. Four buildings collapsed, the others burned, threatening the distillery and town. Thousands of barrels burned with losses estimated at $200000 as whiskey spilled into Elkhorn Creek igniting a fiery stream.
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Midway
Greenbaum Bros
Elkhorn Creek
Taft attends Virginia Bar session and prepares speech
In Hot Springs Virginia on August 6 Taft sits in the morning Virginia Bar Association session and spends the afternoon drafting his speech on The Law's Delay for delivery to the group. Former Senator William Lindsay of Kentucky also speaks on The Man and the Corporation praising state control over corporate power. He argues states must curb corporations to relieve federal meddling.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Virginia Bar Association
William Lindsay
Kentucky
Lindsay
Cowherd Wins Democratic Primary in Jackson County
With three precincts missing Jackson County Kansas City reports W. S. Cowherd winning the Democratic gubernatorial nomination by a 13 000 plurality. Estimated state lead about 10 000. Herbert S. Hadley was sole Republican nominee.
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Kansas City
Jackson Country
W. S. Cowherd
Herbert S. Hadley
Drowning at Chicago Beach Claims Milwaukee Man
Emil L. Esaill of Milwaukee drowned while bathing at a Chicago beach on Sixteenth Street. He could not swim and ignored guard ropes, entering waters beyond the marked limit.
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Chicago
Emil L. Esaill
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Sixteenth Street
Oberlin Messiah praised for expressive singing by Mr Strong
Reports from Oberlin and other cities hail Mr. Edward Strong, a lyric tenor, for his musical expressiveness and rich controlled voice in multiple concert selections. Recitals include Comfort Ye My People and Thou Shalt Dash Them, with audiences applauding intensely.
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Oberlin
Ohio
Mr. Strong
Strong
Oberlin Tribune
Minneapolis
Minn
Paradise Lost
Adam
Minneapolis Tribune
Edward Strong
Des Moines
Iowa
St. Paul
Galesbury
Galesburg
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Programme I Recital of Classical and Romantic Works
The program lists arias and songs from Handel to Amy Woodforde-Finden, featuring pieces like Comfort Ye Every Valley from The Messiah and The Year's at the Spring. Classical selections include Seechi, Wenn Ich in deine Augen, and Kashmiri Song among others performed by multiple titled composers and performers.
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Handel Il Lungi
Orate Ward Stevens
Frank
Bire
Beach
Baseball Scores From American and National Leagues
Results from games across the American and National Leagues include Chicago beating Boston 2 3 in Chicago, Detroit 5 Philadelphia 3, Cleveland 12 Washington 1, St Louis 5 New York 2 with a rain halted second game 6 1, New York Cincinnati 4 4 called at dark in New York.
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Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas City
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
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Chas. B. Hawley
Amy Woodforde
Desert
Lawrence Kellle
American Association
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