Van Buren Victory Sparks Bitter Party Clash in 1832 Campaign
The 1832 election ends bitterly contested race as Martin Van Buren is chosen to succeed Andrew Jackson. Jackson’s veto of the Bank recharter and the subsequent split of the opposition help Van Buren win a clear popular and electoral majority. The era sees nullification crisis in South Carolina and financial upheavals as deposits move to state banks. The public finances improve and a surplus is distributed among states in four installments, shaping politics into the mid-1830s.
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Martin van Buren
Andrew Jackson
White House
Jackson
Bank of the United States
National Republican Party
Henry Clay
van Buren
Massachusetts
William Henry Harrison
Daniel Webster
South
South Carolina
Hugh Lawson White
Tennessee
Clay
Boston Courier
Calhoun
Union
Treasury
William J. Duane
Congress
Roger B. Taney
Maryland
Taney
Supreme Court
United States
Maine
Virginia
Fire threatens famed Calaveras giant trees in California
Sparks from a log-hauling engine sparked a blaze near the Calaveras grove threatening the Sequoias gigantea. Rangers settlers and hotel staff battled flames as the fire spread, endangering the living trees and the hotel, with reports of a five square mile area burning.
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Calaveras
Big Tree Hotel
Murphys
Big Trees Grove
Cincinnati Aeronaut Falls 500 Feet as Airship Burns
Charles Oliver Jones, aeronaut of Hammondsport and Cincinnati, fell 500 feet to his death at the Central Maine Fair grounds Waterville Me. during a flight of his Boomerang airship. A large crowd watched as fire broke from the gas bag and the machine crashed. Jones died after being found with a broken spine and internal injuries. He was 40, leaving widow and child.
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Cincinnati Aeronaut
Waterville
Maine Fairgrounds
Charles Oliver Jones
Hammondsport
N. Y
Cincinnati
Jones
New York
Charles O. Jones
Germany 3 Stand in Morocco Gas May Cause a War
Germany warns of possible conflict as Morocco gas crisis escalates with three countries involved. Geopolitical tensions rise over gas shipments and regional security, prompting diplomatic talks and warnings of potential broader confrontation.
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M. del Casse
Germany
France
Algeciras
Morocco
Paris
Date Set to Elect Senator in Short Term
In Des Moines Iowa on September 2 1930 the Senate adopted Lambert amended resolution calling for election of a U S Senator for short term beginning September 9 The tilt between stand patters and progressives preceded the vote which passed 34 to 11 The House likely to vote on the concurrent resolution tomorrow.
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Senate
Lambert
United States
House
Officers Pilot Army Dirigible On Training Flight
At Fort Myer three Signal Corps officers Lt Frank P Lahm Lt Foulois and Lt Selfridge piloted a spherical balloon built for 19 645 cubic feet capacity. They started at 8 30 am. the craft flew southeast and landed safely 2.5 miles south of Pocomoke Maryland at 1 02 pm after averaging 25 mph.
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Signal Corps
Ft. Myer
Frank P. Lahm
Berlin
Foulois
Selfridge
Thomas
Baldwin
Pocomoke, Md
Aerial Pioneer Charles Oliver Jones Dies in Water Ville
Charles Oliver Jones, a young aeronaut and inventor from Cincinnati, died in Water Ville. He brought new airship ideas to Hammondport and helped develop the June Bug, which set short-distance flight records and won The Scientific American trophy. He planned to join Lt. Selfridge at the Nova Scotia aeroplane experiment station.
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Hammondsport
N. Y
Charles Oliver Jones
Waterville
Cincinnati
Alexander Graham Sell
Jones
Nova Scotia
Selfridge
United States Signal Corps
Net immigration adds 209000 to U.S. population
Washington reports a 209000 net population gain from immigration in the last fiscal year. Immigration totaled 924000 while emigration reached 715000, with June figures approximated. The department notes this is the first time a clear net increase could be calculated.
Taft Foraker meeting dominates Toledo G A R parade
In Toledo Ohio on September 2 1912 a Grand Army of the Republic parade for Taft and Foraker drew 8000 to 12000 veterans who packed streets and paused at the reviewing stand. Ohio posts led by Athens Post won top honors while Ohio leaders debated candidates for Commander in Chief.
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Grand Army of the Republic
William H. Taft
Joseph Benson Foraker
Taft
Lyceum Theater
Lincoln Republican Club
Senator Foraker
Harris
Michigan
Ohio
Rhode Island
Jeff Davis
Department of Ohio
Athens Post
Grosvenor
Ohio Veterans
van Sant
Minnesota
Henry Nevins
Red Bank
N. J
Dickason
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Cincinnati
Mr. Taft
Taft and Foraker Show Unity at Toledo Campaign Meet
At a Toledo event on September 2, Taft and Senator Foraker appeared united, sharing remarks and a handshake after a long parade. The gathering included General Henry C. Corbin and Rep. J. Warren Keifer, with Hitchcock prompting Foraker to join the Kansas campaign. Taft recalled his early chances from Foraker’s Ohio governorship.
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Taft
Foraker
Ohio
Senator Foraker
United States
Hitchcock
Charles T. Lewis
Judge Taft
Middle Bass Club
Henry C. Corbin
J. Warren Keifer
James Hoyt
Cleveland
Chicago
National Committee
Kansas
Middle Bass Island
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