Zeppelins Airship Tours Civilized River Route To Mainz
Count Zeppelin and his airship moved at speed above lakes and rivers from Constance toward Neuhausen and Mainz. Crowds cheered as the craft tested its gear, stopped briefly at Nackenheim, and repaired with oil fuel before continuing toward Marence amid public notices and renewed excitement.
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Count Zeppelin
Associated Press
Thilis
Reichenau
Friedrichshafen
Schauffhausen
Kurhaus
Neuhausen
Rhine Falls
Rhine
Stuttgart
Carlsruhe
Mayence
Nackenheim
Marence
Frankfort
Union marriages required in hub by hotel union
Telegraph report from Boston on August 4 describes a new by law of the Hotel and Restaurant Employes Union. The rule mandates union halls union beer union bread and union music for ceremonies. It warns expulsion for any member celebrant using non union clothing or supplies and states more than three thousand marriages are expected in the next three months.
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The
Tribune
Boston
Emperor William’s Mustache Blocks Entry at Swinemunde Fort
At Swinemunde on April 4, Emperor William tried to enter a west battery fort in civilian dress with officers. The sentry refused, the Emperor claimed his identity, and the guard finally admitted him. The Emperor praised the sentry and urged promotion for the guard.
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Swinemunde
William
Sweden
West Battery
Hart’s death chase ends as he reaches dying daughter
Max Hart a wealthy New York real estate dealer rushed to Birmingham Mich to reach his dying daughter. He chartered a special train for the 100 mile leg Welland to St Thomas in 83 minutes and then rode an automobile at speeds near seventy miles an hour. Hart’s offices are 116 Nassau Street and he resides at 59 West 119th Street.
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the Tribune
Birmingham
Mich
Max Hart
New York
Welland
St. Thomas
Windsor
Taft Hope Brightens as Virginia Poll Tax Ruling Bites
Richmond reports consternation in Virginia Democrats over Judge Martin's poll tax ruling which could disfranchise large Democratic blocs, while Republicans push to mobilize Mr. Taft with congressional and local support. Party leaders fear Bryan may lose Virginia if the decision stands.
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Tribune
Richmond
Virginia
Martin
Norfolk
Mahone
Bryan
Roosevelt
Court of Appeals
Byrd
House of Delegates
Lewis
Tidewater
Taft
Hot Springs
Daniel
Roanoke
Democrats Bolt in Kansas Primary Races
In Topeka on August 4 the primary saw light participation with turnout unlikely to reach 75 percent of the last general election. Democrats largely backed Republicans, while W. R. Stubbs leads Cyrus Leland for Governor and J. L. Bristow challenges Chester I. Long for the Senate. Early returns from forty precincts show Stubbs 702 to Leland 528 for Governor and Bristow 657 to Long 546 for Senate.
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Topeka
Kan
W. R. Stubbs
Cyrus Leland
United States
Chester I. Long
J. L. Bristow
Stubbs
Leland
Bristow
Long
Democratic Cowherd Leads In Missouri Governor Nomination
In incomplete returns from Missouri primaries William S. Cowherd of Kansas City leads Democrats for Governor. Herbert S. Hadley tops Republicans for Governor. Frank B. Fulker son leads North T. Gentry for Attorney General. Charles H. Morgan of Joplin, a former Democrat congressman who became a Republican in 1864, is nominated in the 15th District.
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Tribune
St. Louis
William S. Cowherd
Kansas City
Herbert S. Hadley
Frank B. Fulkerson
St. Joseph
North T. Gentry
Charles H. Morgan
Joplin
Oklahoma Primaries Nominate Gore Backed by GOP Opponent
Oklahoma held statewide primaries in Guthrie on August 4 with nominees chosen for the lower house state Senate all Congress members one U S Senator and party committees. Gore faced no opposition within his party while Denis T Flynn former delegate won the Republican nomination against Senator Gore.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
State
Senate
Congress
United States
Gore
Denis T. Flynn
Repubican
Du Pont Named Director Of Speakers Bureau
Chairman Hitchcock selects Gen T Coleman Du Pont national committee member for Delaware to head the new speakers bureau in New York with daily office presence in the Metropolitan Life Building. He will coordinate campaign speeches and visit Sagamore Hill for a luncheon with the President.
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Republican National Committee
General T. Coleman du Pont
General du Pont
Delaware
New York
Metropolitan Life
Sagamore Hill
William R. Willcox
Public Service Commission
Willcox
Hughes
John J. Hill
Maine
Boyd
Taft
Sherman
Borah
Idaho
Senator Crane
Massachusetts
New England
Chicago
Utica
Boston
Washington
Hot Springs
E. C. Duncan
North Carolina
National Committee
South
George R. Sheldon
William M. Calder
Brooklyn
William A. Kelly
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Republican
Hughes Rejects Independent Run For Governor
Governor Hughes denies reports he might run as an independent if not renominated. He reiterates commitment to a Republican renomination and says the party will express its will in Saratoga next month.
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Saranac Inn
N. Y
Hughes
Saratoga
Hughes Starts On Trip Through Adirondack Woods
Governor Hughes leaves Saranac Inn with his son Charles Jr and Newton Chase for Lake Placid. They plan to hike and fish along the Indian Path to Deserted Village near Mount Marcy, hosted by Samuel H. Ordway. They expect to return by August 15 after a weeklong outing.
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N. Y
Hughes
Charles E. Hughes, Jr
Newton Chase
Lake Placid
Deserted Village
Mount Marcy
Samuel H. Ordway
New York
Adirondacks
Albany
Brooklin Young Republicans Back Hughes Nomination
The Brooklin Young Republican Club pledged to campaign for Governor Hughes reelection. President Darwin R. James presided as speakers urged support and warned against those opposing renomination. A move to organize district by district before caucuses was approved.
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Young Republican Club
Brooklin
Hughes
Darwin R. James
E. F. Cragin
No. 26
Rugby Road
Flatbush
Cragin
William A. Hemstreet
Bryan Greets Crowds At Lincoln Home In Canned Politics
William J. Bryan spent a hot Aug day in Lincoln greeting visitors at Fairview. He issued a phonograph jab at Taft and noted Republicans imitate Democratic methods. He held talks with J. H. Atwood and welcomed brewery workers and Kansas farmers backing his campaign.
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Neb
William J. Bryan
Fairview
Mr. Bryan
Taft
Mack and Conners Talk in Buffalo on Democratic Strategy
Norman E. Mack arrives in Buffalo to review reports and plan a broad campaign for Bryan. William J. Conners announces a New York State committee meeting to set the state convention date with Rochester pressing to host. Erie County is framed as Democratic by a large margin. Rochester, Syracuse, and Saratoga contend for the convention.
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National Committee
Kansas
Mr. Bryan
Topeka
Bryan
Quincy
Ill
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Norton Counties
Kan
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Dayton
Ohio
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Lincoln
Chicago
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Democratic National Committee
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People’s Party
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Democratic State Committee
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Erie County
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New York
Syracuse
Saratoga
Hearst Move Aims to Boost Taft Says Hale
Senator Eugene Hale of Maine predicts the Hearst ticket would guarantee Taft victory beyond doubt. Hale, sailing to Europe on the Kronprinzessin Cecile with the Monetary Commission sub committee, argues the Independence movement would reduce Democratic votes while not drawing many Republicans. Virginia Senator John W. Daniel says the Hearst push could pull from both parties as Bryan gains strength domestically. Aldrich notes the trip seeks data on monetary systems and revenue collection in major European cities.
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Maine
Hearst
Taft
Hale
Europe
Kronprinzess
Cecile
The
Monetary Commission
Independence Party
Mr. Taft
John W. Daniel
Virginia
Hearst Party
Democratic Party
Bryan
Republican Party
Aldrich
Watterson Sees Pulitzer For Bryan Committee Role
Colonel Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier Journal and DNC press committee chairman, dined with Joseph Pulitzer of The World at the Plaza. Bryan supporters at Hoffman House urged Watterson to win Pulitzer for the Bryan press committee.
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Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Democratic National Committee
Joseph Pulitzer
Hoffman House
Bryan
Watterson
Pulitzer
Bryan Press
Cummins Declares Iowa Senate Bid After Allison Death
Governor Albert B. Cummins of Iowa announces candidacy to succeed Senator Allison. He says a temporary appointee will fill the unexpired term and signals an effort to be elected by the Iowa Legislature, while praising Allison’s long record and anticipating formal plans in days ahead.
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Lake Forest
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
United States
Allison
Senate
Cummins
Des Moines
Congress
Washington
Onwentac Country Club
Associated Press
Warren Garst
Tammany Hoists Its Banner Over 14th Street
Tammany Hall displayed a Bryan and Kern banner along 14th Street. The banner features a 1894 campaign photograph of Bryan and a portrait of Kern. One side shows Niagara Falls and the other a Brooklyn Bridge, with Conners and Murphy controlling the district until McCarren shifts it.
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Tammany Hall
Bryan and Kern
14Th Street
Bryan
Kern
Niagara Falls
Tammany Rank and File
Fingy” Conners
Buffalo
Brooklyn Bridge
Conners-Murphy
McCarren
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Police clash with striking laborers in Clinton
Four people were slightly injured in Clinton Massachusetts when police clashed with about a hundred Italian laborers on strike at an excavation job for a carpet company. Two policemen were among the injured as strikers tried to block replacement workers from taking their places.
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Clinton
Mass
Bishop Contracting Company
Worcester
M Carren Message For Kern Reported By Telegraph
New York theatrical man Georgie H. Thomas met with John W Kern in Indianapolis and delivered a letter from PH McCarren. Thomas, claiming to be grand vice president of the Actors National Protective Union, said union members will back the Democratic ticket. He alleged under Republican rule theatres are controlled by trusts and actors are under their mercy.
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Indianapolis
Georgie H. Thomas
New York
John W. Kern
PH McCarren
Bryan
Kern
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