Bryan Replies to Hearst Charge in Maryland Tour
William J. Bryan spoke to farmers and laborers in Cumberland Maryland, addressing tariff trusts campaign financing and bank deposits. He denied Hearst's claim of a repudiated deal and said the charge was false. He traveled by special car Olivette with John T. McGraw, amid crowds and a heat emergency.
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Cumberland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
William J. Bryan
Taft
Bryan
Ohio
Wheeling
West Va
City Hall
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
John T. McGraw
Mr. Bryan
Kean
John Keating
John Brophy
Bryan Held A Reception On the Porch of the Hotel. Mr. Bryan
Jennings
Florida
Rose
Deer Park
McGraw
Henry Gassaway Davis
Hearst
John W. Cox
Cleveland
Hearst Repeats Charge About Bryan Meeting
William Randolph Hearst recounts Bryan’s alleged proposal to back Hearst four years hence in return for Hearst’s campaign support. Hearst says Bryan lacked appreciation for his work and treated Hearst as a trader, leaving him humiliated and more opposed to Bryan.
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Atlanta
William Randolph Hearst
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Hearst
Bryan
New York
Mr. Chanler
Major Gross Caps 13 Hour Dirigible Flight Record
Berlin reports Major Gross piloted a military semi rigid dirigible for thirteen hours and two minutes, surpassing Count Zeppelin’s previous record. The flight faced light wind then strong headwinds, with moments near Rathenow and Magdeburg before returning to Tegel.
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Berlin
Major Gross
Count Zeppelin
Switzerland
Basenach
Rathenow
Stendel
Magdeburg
Tegel
Wright Breaks His Airship Record at Field Flight
Col. Templar tours battlefields from the South and argues a Confederate dirigible could have changed Chickamauga. Wright resumes his flight after a near-ground descent, hitting a record-breaking lap as motor trouble briefly interrupts the run.
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Wright
Col. Templar
Mr. Wright
Chickamauga
Taft Visits Cincinnati as Labor Support Grows
Special to The New York Times reports Taft meeting with Straus and Powderly in Cincinnati. Powderly praises labor support, cites injunctions as unifier of employers and workers, while Straus links labor votes to Taft gains. Taft declines Kentucky Bankers talk and plans rest, with Taft family travel and church outreach noted.
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New Yark Times
Cincinnati
Ohio
Taft
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Straus and Terrence V
Powderly
Organized Labor
Mr. Taft
W. S. M. Felton
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Mexican Central Railroad
Kentucky Bankers’ Association
J. J C. Hartzell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Judge Taft
Douglass Neighborhood Club
Chicago
Hartzell
Triangle
Broome County
Mr. Straus
Wrights planes eyed for war use mock shell launch debates
A Fort Myer dinner with Orville Wright sparked discussion on aerial warfare. A sergeant argued airships lack centrifugal force for shelling, while Wright described tests with swinging weights and weight limits for onboard guns. The group considered dropping explosive shells on ships and the feasibility of launching aircraft from battleships.
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Washington
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Wright
Wright Brothers
Mr. Wright
Lieut. Sweet
National license push for balloon operators gains support
Washington September move to require licenses for dirigible and spherical balloon pilots gains backing from Allan R. Hawley acting Sec retary of the Aero Club of America Gen James Allen chief signal officer and aeronauts at Fort Myer The plan proposes licensure by a recognized aero club or by a government department similar to marine pilots licenses.
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Washington
Allan R. Hawley
The
Aero Club of America
James Allen
Army
Fort Myer
Aero Club
Wilbur Wright Delays Flight at Le Mans Attempt
Auvours witnesses Wilbur Wright struggle with engine trouble on the aeroplane mission. His best run lasts 6 minutes 44 seconds, with the left wing brushing a tree yet no major damage. Notable attendees include Lazare Weiller Rene Quinton and Henry Farman, and a $200 prize is offered for a French flyer reaching Wright’s altitude.
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LE Mans
Lazare Weiller
Rene Quinton
M. Weiller
M. Quinton
Wright
Balloon race crash nearly kills Fanning at Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia Aero naut Fanning nearly died after landing his parachute on a rocky bar by Wheeling Island. A gale hit the chute as he neared the ground causing a rough landing that struck his head on a boulder. He was knocked unconscious but quickly revived.
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Wheeling
West Va
Aeronaut
Fanning
Wheeling Island
Planning Tafts Tour Amid Telegraphic Weave of Itinerary
Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee and Arthur I. Vorys conferred at Republican Headquarters regarding Tafts speaking tour. They faced hitches as schedules shifted to accommodate a stump campaign for Senator Dixon who leads the West Speakers Bureau. Hitchcock plans a Chicago meeting with Dixon and state committee chairmen from the Middle West to finalize the itinerary.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Arthur I. Vorys
Taft
Republican
Metropolitan
Senator Dixon
West
Hitchcock
Chicago
Middle West
Vorys
Maine Nears Bitter Vote Over Prohibition and Reform
Maine faces a tight election with Democrats confident of carrying the state while Republicans foresee a reduced majority. The central issue is whether to enforce the current prohibition law or submit it to voter decision. Bert M. Fernald and Obadiah Gardner lead the GOP ticket for governor amid strong Democratic sentiment and national-party speeches.
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New York Times
Portland
Maine
Mainé
Republican National Committee
Bert M. Fernald
Poland
Obadiah Gardner
Rockland
Gardner
Grange
Fernald
Byron Boyd
Republican State Committee
Senate
Davis
William McKinley
McKinley
Tred Emery Beane
Democratic State Committee
Charles A. Milliken
Augusta
Civil League of Maine
Raltro
David N. Morthend
Charles Horbury
Lewiston
Pti
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Neb
Aeronauts
Wilbur Wright
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