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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1908
Page
8
Aeronaut Delagrange delights friends with a successful flight in Italy. The report notes British balloonists test the largest gas bag in St. Louis by a Chicagoan, with European machines contrasted to Wright brothers’ aeroplane.
Twelve British, thirteen French, three German, two Belgian and one Swiss balloon teams competed in a point to point race from Hurlingham to Maiden Head about thirty miles. The Valkyrie won, with Griffith Brewer's Lotus finishing second. the Cognac failed to ascend due to a valve defect.
English aeroplanist Henry Farman flew 1,241 meters with two aboard, carrying M. Archdeacon. In calm air, he defeated M. Charron who bet against a two person machine reaching 1,000 meters. Farman wins $1,200.
Chicago owner Coey announces a 159 foot high oil balloon will be tested with its first ascent from St. Louis next week after being moved from Springfield Illinois. The decision was declared impracticable to send the craft earlier.
Balloon crew led by Captain Bumbaugh and Coey with G W Cannon prepare for an initial ascent since no suitable inflation area near a gas main can be found. The launch aims from the local vicinity with safety checks underway.
Orville Wright, of Wright Brothers, argues the adjustable frame and other components solve the weight and air current challenges. He says the government test ground at Ft Myers will be severe, with flights over timber, and forecasts a full description of the machine after further testing. He regards the aeroplane as the practical mode of air navigation, dismissing the airship as too bulky and the gas bag as a toy.
Beach Hargis, jailed in Jackson awaiting trial for the murder of his father Judge James Hargis, attempted suicide with morphine. Doctors say he will recover. Trial set for Monday. high local tensions may complicate juror selection. His mother Mrs. Louellen Hargis and sister Mrs. Evelyn Higg reportedly plan to spend 50,000 dollars to secure acquittal.
The Ohio Socialist Labor party nominated a full ticket in Columbus led by John Kircher for Governor and J. C. Steiger for Lieutenant Governor. Other nominees include J. S. Rug as Secretary of State B. S. Frayne as State Auditor Henry Piper as Treasurer Max Wisenberg as Attorney General J. H. Behr and Peter Faber for Board of Public Works John Isaac as School Commissioner Bert Rugg Emil Miller and William Henke on the Supreme Court slate Emil Baer and Edward Lang as Presidential Electors. The party reaffirmed its 1904 platform and endorsed Industrial Workers of the World after a spirited convention chaired by Richard Koeppell.
A gasoline tank explosion injured William Bennet a 19 year old chauffeur living at 111 West Ninth Street. Bennet had a lighted cigarette while fueling the car and was burned about the face and hands. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
Rosa C. Tilotson reports Mrs. Armar Dayrolles Saunderson, widow of John Saunderson, introducing two captive lion cubs to her New York hosts after a East Africa hunting trip. The Saundersons recount big game feats, plan to return cubs to Bronx Zoo, and describe elephant hunts that tested their nerve.
June in Cincinnati typically brings an average daily temperature around 74 degrees, up about 9 degrees from May, with a history of extreme swings. The Weather Office notes 4 inches of rain on average for June, though records range from nearly 10 inches in 1880 to a drought with only 1 inch in 1900, while about 22 days are sunny or partly clear.
Marguerite Gateh, daughter of Mayor Don Gateh, won first honors and a scholarship to Ohio Wesleyan University at Milford High School’s Friday night commencement. Clyde Terwilliger delivered the class oration. Dabney of Cincinnati and Reverends LeSourd and Lewis spoke. Diplomas were presented by H. A. Hodges.
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