02 Jul 1912
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1912
Page
1
Miss Harriet Quimby, America's first woman aviator licensee, and passenger W A P Willard died when their Bleriot monoplane plunged into Dorchester Bay during a flight over Boston harbor. Willard struck the water face first. Quimby was crushed as the craft nosedived in gusty wind.
Delegates and managers arriving in Washington after Baltimore scramble discuss the two thirds rule and potential implications for the Democratic nomination. Observers note cash needs, committee assignments, and the impact on Champ Clark as aviation reports mingle with political maneuvering.
Baltimore report notes delegates voting for adjournment as deadlock deepens. Palmer from Pennsylvania, a lifelong Democrat now in the Sixty-second Congress, faces a crowded race after an early career at Stroudsburg and a strong bar practice.
President and Mrs. Taft attended a concert by the Saengerbund at Convention hall with Mayor Blankenburg and other officials. The piece notes U S political turmoil as Woodrow Wilson gains on ballots while Champ Clark and delegates clash over two thirds, Bryan tensions, and adjournment dynamics.
Regina Saskatchewan reports a revised tornado death list with fewer fatalities than initial tallies. rescue work continues as officers and volunteers recover bodies, while major damage destroys buildings, bridges, and the electric grid. Girls surviving the wreck tell of miraculous escapes from a government telephone exchange.
The Columbus Republican state convention opens amid a heated battle between Roosevelt and Taft factions over the gubernatorial nomination. Arthur L. Garford backs Roosevelt while B. H. Kroger and Lawrence K. Langdon align with Taft, with Burton pressing for anti bolt platform demands and Howland declining draft.
Dr. Austin Flint, the state alienist, testified that Thaw appeared irrational from the start and warned Jerome and the district attorney that Thaw was an insane man. The evidentiary hearing on Thaw’s Matteawan release adjourned with limits on expert witnesses and dispute over conduct of special counsel Jerome.
Boston July 1 Professor Fran Alvard Perret of MIT geology predicts another Mount Aetna eruption within three to four years. He cites past eruptions in 1906 and 1910 as proof and recalls his close observation at the crater amid extreme heat dust and gases during Mt Aetna’s latest activity.
The Earl and Countess of Granard welcomed a daughter tonight in London. The countess, formerly Miss Beatrice Mills of New York, is the daughter of Ogden Mills.
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