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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
5
A local paper office bulletin announces the airship had burned and exploded after benzine ignited in a thunderstorm. Crowds mourn the loss, while Count Zeppelin's secretary says plans for another balloon are already under way.
Berlin reports that all federal state ministers sent condolences to Count Zeppelin after the airship disaster. Imperial Secretary of State for the Interior announced a 125000 imperial budget appropriation for aeronautic experiments as a reward for Zeppelin's sacrifices. Theodor Lewald travels to Friedrichshafen with a check to present the money. He notes Zeppelin's descents were due to motor overheating and a fused piston rod. Funds are being raised in Berlin Bremen Stuttgart and other cities to finance a new balloon.
Aeronautic Society members and experts in New York clash on Zeppelin risks and aviation future. Henry Farman argues dirgible size traps winds and fails. Carl Diensbach counters lightning and structural factors, favoring airplanes for future flight.
The article argues proper grounding of lightning rods to prevent fire damage and notes aviation experts see aerial navigation as a solvable problem. Albert C. Trias discusses dirigible design shifts away from rigid Zeppelins toward lighter, flexible craft and emphasizes the need to improve landing in open country and wartime use.
A historical roundup notes major air travel mishaps from 1897 to 1907 including the Andrée polar expedition disappearance, the polar buoy found empty, the La Patrie drift accident with part basket in Ireland, the Ariel crash in San Francisco injuring passengers, the Wright brothers’ plane wreck on an inadvertent lever pull, and a Zeppelin over Charlottenburg losing control but causing no injuries.
Taft spent hours in Hot Springs Virginia drafting a speech on Delays in Litigation to be delivered before the Virginia Bar Association. He attended a Bar Association session where Lindsay spoke on The Man and the Corporation. Ambassador J OBrien arrived as guest of Mr and Mrs Post Wheeler, Wheeler named colonel on Oregon governor staff. Hitchcock and Vorys expected in Hot Springs to join talks on campaign matters.
Kansas results show J. L. Bristow poised to win the United States Senate nomination with leads in 60 of 105 counties. W. R. Stubbs leads for governor, while Chester I. Long’s camp concedes Bristow’s nomination with 6,841 vote lead from complete returns.
The 34th Assembly District Committee schedules a summer night festival at Zellner's Casino 17th street and Third avenue on Tuesday evening September 1. It marks the campaign's Bronx opening with speakers including William S. Bennet Nathaniel A. Fisberg and James S. Sherman. Headley M. Greene expects large attendance. The Pioneer Republican Club endorsed Taft and Sherman at McKinley Square, the Bronx's first such endorsement.
Erie County Republican leaders plan to travel to Utica to meet James S. Sherman regarding Governor Hughes’s acceptance of renomination. The group will then proceed to Camp Kill Kare for further consultation with State Chairman Woodruff before returning.
The 14th Assembly District Republican committee of Brooklyn met at the George A. Owens Republican Club and endorsed Brooklyn publisher William D. Berri for Governor. Charles L. Wanke presided while William Knapp served as secretary.
Matthew C. Fleming was appointed yesterday as counsel to William W. Lady the receiver of the New York City Railway Company. Fleming had served as an assistant to Governor Hughes in the insurance investigation.
The Progressive Republican Club of the 2th Assembly District with Samuel Krulewitch as executive member will hold its annual summer night festival on Tuesday August 13 at the Manhattan Cooking venue, featuring the district’s events and community gathering.
Washington reports a heated Iowa Republican contest to replace the late Senator Allison. Governor Cummins is expected to win legislative support, while anti Cummins factions seek a second candidate. Possible rivals include John F. Lacey and George D. Perkins with others eyeing entry.
Secretaries Cortelyou Taft and lawmakers from Maryland Virginia and Minnesota visited the Republican National Committee in New York. Taft gains in Hamilton County Ohio while Hitchcock reports steady state campaign advice and preparations at the Madison Avenue headquarters.
Trouble brews in Brooklyn over the apportionment of delegates to the fall Congress conventions. George N. Young announces the plan after a Kings County Democratic Committee meeting. Anti McCarren supporters say the figures would defeat them by two votes per convention, with possible court action after primary results.
Tammany leader Charles F. Murphy dismissed himself as a candidate and said Coler remains the preferred choice, noting many seek nominations and some view a nomination as election. He mentioned Saratoga hotels and Rochester as possible convention sites and promised a transfer rights guarantee resolution at the August 12 Tammany meeting.
With three precincts missing in Jackson County, including Kansas City, W. S. Cowherd leads the Democratic Governor nominating race by about 13,000 votes. Statewide plurality is estimated near 10,000 to 13,000, while David A. Ball runs second in the contest.
Late returns from Guthrie Oklahoma show United States Senate nominees Dennis T Flynn Republican and Thomas P Gore Democrat. In Congress First District B S McGuire Republican and Henry B Jones Democrat. Second District Richard Morgan Republican Elmer L Fulton Democrat. Third District C E B Creager Republican James Davenport Democrat. Fourth District B T Hackley Republican Charles Carter Democrat. Fifth District no Republican candidate Scott Ferris Democrat.
In Jamestown New York the Democratic City Committee previously led by Frank H. Mott and later by Frank E. Shearman presented rival slates for election officials. Mayor Carlson held hearings and selected the slate aligned with Frank H. Mott after considering both factions.
August Gillhaus the Socialist Labor party proxy candidate for Preston plans a whirlwind campaign through western cities. He travels in the ordinary workingman style and departs Butte Montana on August 22 for an eastern swing inspired by Eugene V. Debs.
Wheat traders in Chicago pushed prices higher today as hot dry weather supported demand. December delivery surged, trading well above yesterday's close, with quotes maintaining a strong gain into the close.
Lincoln Aug 6 W J Bryan releases an appeal urging citizens to fund a Democratic platform including tariff reform benefiting consumers, popular election of US Senators, bank deposit guarantees, trust regulation, and campaign transparency. He notes Minnesota visit by Frank B Lynch and B F Nelson with Johnson support and outlines upcoming speeches on tariff trusts banking and labor questions across several cities and dates.
Alton B. Parker Democratic nominee for President in 19 04 spoke at Temple Auditorium before about two thousand in support of Bryan and Kern. He urged the tariff as the central issue and criticized campaign contributions from corporations, accusing Republicans of ties to protected interests and of taking donations to influence policy.
A speaker recounts campaigning in New York to enact a law forbidding corporate campaign contributions and urges a national statute. He argues the Democratic ticket will enforce such reform and condemns the alliance of corporations with federal officers as dangerous. He presses voters to support a president and Congress that will end this rot.
Buffalo August 5 William J Bryan will tour nearly all parts of the country speaking in major cities from the Atlantic to the Pacific The plan arranged by Norman E Mack Democratic National Committee chairman includes possible joint appearances with John W Kern in New York State The trips cover middle western eastern pacific coast and northwest states with dates to be settled and campaigns coordinated by state committees in the South and Far West.
Tombstone Arizona August 3 General D K Wardwell and his wife, both ill with leprosy, are under quarantine. State health authorities and the Board of Supervisors consider sending them back to California via Southern Pacific to Sawtelle, from where they came. Wardwell is a veteran and leprosy patient without leprous symptoms. he plans to accompany his wife if deported. Mrs Wardwell surrendered to Los Angeles health authorities and left with her husband.
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