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Newspaper
Dakota City County Herald
Location
Dakota City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
8
A fierce Alpine storm struck the Zeppelin airship near Friedrichshafen as repairs continued. A gas bag caught fire and exploded, the craft fell to the ground, and bystanders were knocked down as burning debris scattered. Four crewmen were badly burned while Count Zeppelin escaped injury.
The Zeppelin airship crashed near Echterdingen five miles from Friedrichshafen after an engine fault and gas loss during a 22 mile endurance flight. Count Zeppelin plans a new ship with fundraising in Berlin and Stuttgart while military powers eye aerial navies and the German army to take over the ship.
French aeronaut M. Maleot unveils a hybrid craft combining balloon and airplane features. The triangular directing aeroplane measures 62 feet with 420 square feet of surface and bamboo aluminum framing. Central gondola carries propulsion and steering gear driven by a 28 bore motor powering a walnut propeller, while the cigar shaped envelope 100 feet by 28 feet provides buoyancy and safety.
The article notes formal appeals by Democratic candidates for agricultural contributions. It mentions a Iowa farmer’s first contribution, the Commoner urged farmers to give and have funds sent to the national committee, and Bryan meeting delegations at Lincoln’s home while giving speeches into a phonograph.
Wealthy New Yorker J. G. Phelpe Stokes, who married Rove Pastor, has nominated himself for the State Assembly in the Eighth District on the lower East Side. His brother in law, Robert Warter, a prominent writer, plans to run for Congress on the East Side. The New York World notes internal conflicts and positions on the contest.
Reports cover William Williams’s murder by a man opposed to his marriage to an 18 year old, a Seattle businessman’s accidental shooting in Virginia City while hunting, Henry Jones a Minnesota pioneer who built St Peter’s first cabin, a Civil War muster in St Paul, a 1801 Union soldier’s mustering in location, a Swiss referendum on absinthe prohibition, a Chilean earthquake with property damage but no deaths, and European powers discussing Macedonia through German mediation plus Turkish and Russian notes.
The Interstate Live Stock Fair in Sioux City Iowa announces upgrades for premium prizes and amusements. Milwaukee railroad works to add tracks and platforms to handle ten cars at a time, speeding stock shipments and machinery exhibits before opening week. Ground repairs drainage improved walks and barns update promise clearer fair week operations.
The article notes improved hotel accommodations in Sioux City with many new hotels since last year and a Bureau of Information at the fairgrounds and in the city to guide visitors to lodging or private homes if needed. It also details premium increases for cattle horses and sale stock, stall prices, and a robust race program at Woodland Park.
Lincoln dispatch reports a notification ceremony at the Nebraska State Capitol with a salute of forty six guns. Representative Tenuty D. Clayton announced Bryan's nomination and presented the formal letter to the Democratic nominee as Rev Father Nugent offered the prayer and John W Kern spoke. Bryan attacked Taft and Republicans over abuses and special interests, urging that the people govern.
Framemade Tce describes a new French hand powered ice maker for home use. The device seals chemicals in a cylinder and uses water cooling to form ice while also producing cold air. It holds five gallons and operates by automatic acid release to lower temperature.
Dr Bourrille of Paris proposes a simple test for tuberculosis using chest measurements at full inhalation and full exhalation. A difference greater than 11 6 inches indicates the disease. The claim is based on examining thousands seeking work.
The founders of the new national theater in New York select Winthrop Ames of Boston as director Lee Shubert as manager and John Corbin as literary manager as they form the governing team for the venture.
The American team dominates the Olympic arena in England winning 115 events to England's 6 and Sweden's 11 in contested sports and performances, with numerous other English contests not included in the tally.
The article weighs Taft as a seasoned official with a record of high office against Bryan as a long time presidential candidate. It notes Taft’s support from Roosevelt and other leaders, while describing Bryan as a radical turned conservative who has failed to win national elections and may lack broad backing. The piece reflects on cabinet implications and voter prudence in choosing between steady governance and radical reform.
The year ending June shows a sharp drop in free and duty free imports and a modest fall in exports. Free imports slide from 50s to 52 as dutyables drop to 121 652 078. total imports shrink about 18 percent while exports decline slightly over 1 percent. The world continues buying largely out of necessity, not preference.
John J. Sherman, president of the Wisconsin Thinksao elation, says prosperity will peak with a Tri and Sherman victory and a Republican House. He argues for abrogation of trade pacts that allow foreign underselling and demands full protection to guarantee profitable production in all industries. The address, delivered in Milwaukee, criticizes current trade policies as undermining American industry.
The article notes early American debates on protection and trade in cement, describing free traders opposing protective measures as burdensome to building. It cites production figures from 1800 and later years, highlighting shifts in domestic output and the cost dynamics of cement versus imports.
The piece questions Mr. Bryan in publishing a list of campaign contributions arguing that Bryan and his paper benefited from false pretenses. It accuses him of accepting money from silver interests to fund campaigns and critiques Tammany Hall for corrupt financing. It asserts Republicans can handle publicity better than Bryan associated groups.
J. Tress states that Chicago Republicans keep protection as a principle in all schedules, while Denver Democrats push a revenue only tariff. He argues the Denver stance betrays old Bourbon distrust and delays prosperity, contrasting party adaptability with rigidity.
A fragmented report notes confusion over vehicle speed and a rural lawman. The terse account mentions a forty mile pace claim and a thirty mile reference, with a muffled aside about a bat and home. The tone resembles a frontier-style cautionary note from a local paper.
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