Taft Gains in South Democrats Turn to Him
Taft widens appeal in the South as Virginia Bar Association delegates and Southern Democrats hint at crossing to the Republican candidate. Prominent backers like Wyndham Meredith and Stuart Leake pledge support, citing Bryan’s unappealing national leadership. Taft’s labor stance earns favorable letters from railroad workers.
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City weighs final Blackwell's Island Bridge payment
The Bridge Department passed 683000 in vouchers for the Blackwell's Island Bridge steel superstructure and sent them to Controller Metz. Inspectors may allow 516000 now with 167000 held until safety tests by Boller & Hodge are completed. Release of the 2000000 bond could follow.
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Death in Cloudburst Besieges Bisbee Mining Town
A cloudburst and landslide devastated Bisbee Arizona on August 4, sinking mud into streets and crushing buildings. The disaster damaged the post office, killed many residents, and left numerous families missing amid widespread destruction in the Warren mining district. Reports say many Mexicans may have perished as the wall of dirt and water swept through gulches and mountainsides.
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Warren
Parker Speechmaker Arrives in Los Angeles for Rally
Former Democratic presidential candidate Alton B. Parker landed in Los Angeles and is set to headline a mass meeting. Parker, who ridiculed Hearst and the Independence party, urged Democrats to unite behind tariff reform as key to victory. Also traveling with him is DeLancey Nicoll of New York after a Yellowstone tour.
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Los Angeles
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Hearst
Independence Party
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Democratic Party
United States
DeLancey Nicoll
New York
Yellowstone National Park
Southern rate mix up and Georgia injunction case
Judson C. Clements of the Interstate Commerce Commission arrived to arrange a hearing on the reasonableness of raised rates in the South. Georgia shippers protested higher freight charges on hay grain meat and foods, blocked by Judge Emery Speer’s injunction but effective in Alabama Florida and Carolinas. The case tests ICC authority over rates not yet in operation and could set a precedent for future actions.
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Georgia
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Florida
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South Carolina
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Georgia Railroad says freight-rate increase to take effect
In a letter to the Railroad Commission from Atlanta dated August 4 the Georgia Railroad intimates that interstate freight rates will rise immediately despite Judge Speer’s restraining order. The company asserts that the Interstate Commerce Commission has assumed jurisdiction and declined to delay the advance.
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Ithaca Republicans urge Cassidy to withdraw renomination
Tompkins County Republican committee votes to ask Senator Owen Cassidy to withdraw his name from renomination amid strong anti Cassidy sentiment in Ithaca and surrounding counties. Governor Hughes may address racetrack gambling fears at Trumansburg Fair on August 28. Possible Cassidy successor discussed includes Sherman Moreland.
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War Balloon's Flight First Test Successful
The Baldwin dirigible war balloon completed its initial test at Fort Myer, cruising two hundred feet above ground for seven minutes at ten miles per hour. Captain Baldwin and Glenn Curtiss controlled the craft with plans for further familiarization flights before official trials.
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South African sprinter breaks 100 yard world record
R E Walker of Abergavenny England today set a new 100 yard world mark with a time of 9.25 seconds breaking Dan J Kelley’s Spokane record by one fifth of a second, achieved after the recent Olympic Games.
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Fight Provident sale stirs protests over Provident deal
Negotiations to sell the Provident Savings Life Assurance Society to Inter-Southern Life Insurance of Louisville continue amid strong opposition from policyholders. A committee including Senator Guggenheim and E. Rittenhouse forms to oppose the sale, while Inter-Southern officials press for approval in Albany. Kentucky and New York regulators review the application as deposit funds reportedly remain offset by protest.
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Zeppelin airship embarks on 24 hour Rhine to Mayence flight
Count Zeppelin’s airship leaves Friedrichshafen on a two to three hundred mile voyage to Mayence with an initial delay due to propeller trouble. The craft retraced its path along Lake Constance and the Rhine as engineers repair the minor defect before resuming the journey.
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N J Architect Drowns in Connecticut River Rapids
Nutley New Jersey architect C N Elliot of McKim Mead & White drowned in the Connecticut River near Turners Falls while a family canoe trip from White River Junction Vermont to Hartford Connecticut. His wife and elder son were rescued, but his body was not recovered.
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George Rea
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Austin Capitalist Shot in Street
Frank Glover, an Austin capitalist, was shot twice and seriously wounded on a business street in Austin Texas. Warren W. Moore, former prosecuting attorney, shot him and was arrested then released on bond. Bad blood has existed between the women for several years.
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Warren W. Moore
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