Taft Gains in South as Democrats Consider Shift
Taft mobilizes Southern support amid Virginia Bar Association meetings with lawyers hinting at breaking from Bryan. Reports cite conservative Democrats, railroad men, and bar leaders planning to back Taft, while Taft attends golf and society events in Hot Springs Virginia with no formal political conferences.
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Virginia Bar Association
South
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Washington
New Orleans
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Mr. Bryan
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Golf Oaks
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N. J
Republic
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Virginia State Bar Association
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Cicinnati
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Virginia Bar
Bar Associaton
Payment urged for Blackwell’s Island Bridge despite ongoing safety probe
Final vouchers for the Blackwell’s Island Bridge superstructure total $683,000, with $516,000 urged for immediate payment and $167,000 to be retained until safety tests by Boller & Hodge confirm results. The city awaits expert findings, which will determine defects and contractor responsibility while a $2,000,000 bond may be released.
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the Tribune
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Blackwell's Island Bridge
Tribune
Scientific American
Engineering News
Death in Cloudburst Ravages Bisbee Mining Town
Telegraph dispatch from Buber Arizona reports a cloudburst and landslide devastating Bisbee in the Warren mining district. The post office walls collapsed, several houses filled with mud and water, many frail homes swept away, and numerous Mexicans feared dead or missing amid mountain gulch chaos.
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Tribune
Buber
Ariz
Bisbee
Warren
Parker Speechmaker Opens Los Angeles Campaign
Alton B. Parker arrives in Los Angeles and is set as the principal speaker at a mass meeting. He ridicules Hearst and the Independence party while predicting a record campaign, arguing tariff reform and unity will secure Democratic victory with Bryan having a strong chance. DeLancey Nicoll accompanies Parker after a Yellowstone tour and a stop before the National Bar Association gathering.
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Tribune
Los Angeles
Alton B. Parker
Parker
Hearst
Independence Party
Bryan
Mr. Parker
Democratic Party
United States
DeLancey Nicoll
New York
Yellowstone National Park
National Bar Ass
Ssia
Southern rate mix up sparks ICC hearing in Georgia
Judson Clements of the Interstate Commerce Commission arrived in Washington to arrange a hearing on the reasonableness of raised rates. Georgia shippers protested increases on hay grain meat and foods. injunction blocked Georgia but allowed Alabama Florida and Carolinas to implement August 1 rates. The case could set a precedent for ICC actions and raises questions about authority over nonoperating rates.
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Washington
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Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
South
Georgia
Emery Speer
Alabama
Florida
Speer
Mr. Clements
Commission
Disobedience Letter Sparks Rate Fight at Georgia Railroad
Georgia Railroad warns that interstate freight rate increases will take effect immediately despite Judge Speer restraining order. The company argues Interstate Commerce Commission has jurisdiction and will not postpone the advance.
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Tribune
Atlanta
Railroad Commission
Georgia Railroad
Speer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ithaca Republicans ask Cassidy to quit renomination
Tompkins County Republican committee voted to ask Senator Owen Cassidy to withdraw his name from the renomination race. The move reflects strong anti Cassidy sentiment among Ithaca leaders despite delegates pledging support. Governor Hughes may address racetrack gambling concerns at the Trumansburg Fair. Possible Cassidy successor mentioned is Sherman Moreland.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Owen Cassidy
Watkins
Tompkins County
Republican Committee
John W. Dwight
John and I
Cassidy
Chemung
Hughes
Trumansburg Fair
Sherman Moreland
Assembly
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Fassett
John and
Moreland
War balloons first test flight at Fort Myer successful
Baldwin dirigible war balloon achieves controlled flight at 200 feet during a seven minute test at Fort Myer. Captain Baldwin and Glenn Curtiss report smooth operation of vertical controls and horizontal steering, with plans for further familiarization flights before official trials. The demo draws a large crowd and key officials, including Secretary Wright and General Bell, express optimism.
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Washington
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Baldwin
Glenn H. Curtiss
Hammondsport
N. Y
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Signal Corps
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Cavalry Barracks
Augustus Post
The
Aero Club of America
Post
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Wright
J. Franklin Bell
General Staff
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Fort
Army
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George ©. Squier
Charles S. Wallace
George C. Burnell
Fort Wood
Frank P. Lahm
Benjamin D. Foulers
Beekman Winthrop
Treasury Department
Marshall P. Wilder
Roy Krabenshue
Walker Breaks 100 Yard World Record in England
R E Walker the South African sprinter who won the 10 metre dash at the recent Olympic games today broke the world record for 100 yards with a time of 9.25 seconds, beating Dan J Kelley’s Spokane mark by one fifth of a second.
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Abergavenny
England
R. E. Walker
Dan” J. Kelley
Spokane
Wash
Provident Sale Battle Draws Policyholder Battles
The Provident Savings Life Assurance Society sale to Inter-Southern Life Insurance Co of Louisville faces strong opposition from policyholders who plan a national committee to derail the deal. Senators, insurers, and officials in Colorado and Kentucky are named among potential committee members and negotiators amid regulatory scrutiny in Albany.
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Inter-Southern Life Insurance Company
Louisville
Inter-Southern
Senator Guggenheim
Colorado
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S. H. Wolfe
E. R. Tillinghast
Seaboard Portland Cement Company
the Provident
Colonel Leathers
B. B. Balles
Day
Albany
Kelsey
Insurance Department
Kentucky Company
Provident
Bell
Insurance Department of Kentucky
Beil
New York Architect Drowns in Connecticut River Rapids
In Turners Falls Massachusetts a Nutley New Jersey architect from McKim, Mead & White C N Elliot drowned while a canoe trip from White River Junction Vermont to Hartford Connecticut. Elliot, his wife and two sons, and Mr and Mrs George Rea were in two canoes. the second overturned. Rea rescued Mrs Elliot and their elder son. Elliot remained missing.
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White River Junction
Hartford
Rea
Elliot Boy
Austin Capitalist Shot in Street
Frank Glover, a prominent Austin capitalist, was shot twice and seriously wounded on a downtown street. Warren W. Moore, former prosecuting attorney, was arrested and later released on bond. The incident follows ongoing personal hostility between the two men.
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Tribune
Austin
Tex
Frank Glover
Warren W. Moore
Moore
Zeppelin Airship Starts Record Twenty Four Hour Flight
Count Zeppelin's airship lifts from Friedrichshafen on a 250 mile plus journey to Mayence. After an early propeller issue at Nackenheim repairs allow resumed progress with plans to return to Friedrichshafen. cheers greet the voyage as it passes over Constance and the Rhine.
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Cally
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Bassé
Mulhausen
Strasburg
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Stuttgart
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