Balloon crash alarms Aero Club race scene
The report details a balloon accident during the James Gordon Bennett trophy event. Observers discuss possible causes linked to the balloon’s appendix length and pressure, noting repairs and safety concerns. Witnesses include Gaston Hervieu and U.S. officials. several balloons carry three days’ rations, with past and current race results cited.
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Gaston Hervieu
James Allen
Signal Corps
John P. Wisser
Berlin
L. D. Dosier
Aero Club of
James Gordon Bennett
Oscar Erbsloeh
Alfred Leblanc
Russia
Mr. McCoy
McCoy
St. Louis
Erbsloeh Manaees
von Abercron
Dusseldorf
Leblanc
Celestino Tsuelli
Italy
Alps
Forbes and his airship at Berlin race wreck
The Adelleen Conqueror built by Leo Stevens and William F. and Henry Whitehouse of New York was one of the largest U S balloons, larger than the government balloon. It was named by A Holland Forbes's daughter on May 5 after Forbes ascended at North Adams Massachusetts. The balloon rose high and drifted eastward under a brisk westerly breeze when the aeronaut reached his sailing.
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Berlin
Leo Stevens
William F
Henry Whitehouse
New York
A. Holland Forbes
Forbes
North Adams
Mass
Balloon flight ends in Canton with hopeful notes on records
A balloon flight concludes with a safe landing at Canton, Connecticut after a slow two hour voyage from North Adams. Pilot Forbes, a year into ballooning, notes licensing requires ten successful voyages with earlier trips made alongside N H Arnold and Dr R M Randall. Augustus Post of the Aero Club aids Forbes as the last day of registration looms. Booths stay open 7 AM to 10 PM, urging early attendance to avoid the crowd.
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Canton
Conn
North Adams
Forbes
Berlin
Europe
St. Louis
Russia
Augustus Post
The
Aero Club of America
Mr. Forbes
E. D. Shephard & Co
Nassau Street
Amherst
Aero Club
Mr. Post
Automobile
Fowler on Bryan Plan Opposes Deposit Guarantee Proposal
Representative Charles N. Fowler of New Jersey denounces William J. Bryan's plan to guarantee bank deposits as absurd and politically motivated. He argues for gold reserves, gold redeemable bank notes, and separation of savings and trust funds from commercial accounts, insisting bankers must self supervise to secure banking reforms.
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Charles N. Fowler
New Jersey
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Mr. Bryan
Bryran
Bryan
American Bankers’ Association
Denver
Bankers of
United States
Fowler
Leake to Speak for Taft in Jersey City Event
Representative Eugene Walter Leake of Jersey City a lifelong Democrat who refused renomination explains he cannot run on Bryan's platform and will speak for Taft under the Republican National Committee. He says Bryan would mislead voters and calls Taft the steady choice for New Jersey in November.
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Eugene Walter Leake
Jersey City
Congress
Bryan
Taft
Republican National Committee
Leake
New Jersey
Jersey
Hearst exposé harms Bryan, says Graves in Cleveland
John Temple Graves told The Tribune that Hearst exposure of Senator Foraker and his ties to Standard Oil has damaged Bryan's campaign more than aid. He cited a Pennsylvania Railroad circular neutral on voting, and claims Baldwin Locomotive Works and J Pierpont Morgan Chicago traction lines urge Bryan support. He warned trusts would be safe if Bryan wins.
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Tribune
Cleveland
Hearst
Senator Foraker
Standard Oil Company
Bryan
Aft
John Temple Graves
Baldwin Locomotive Works
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chicago Traction Lnes
Hughes Registers In Day Of Campaign Tour
Governor Hughes visits multiple cities to register and campaign. He arrives at 8 15 at the Pennsylvania Railroad station, meets at Hotel Astor, then travels to Elmira for a speech and returns by night train, with follow up auto trips to Mount Vernon Yonkers and New Rochelle before Utica. Voters are reminded to register by tonight’s 10 pm closing booths.
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Pennsylvania
Hutchinson
The
State Committee
Hotel Astor
Lackawanna
Elmira
Gwesgo
Opera House
New York
Warburg Home
Mount Vernon
New Rochelle
Yonkers
Utica
Taft Sets Second Speaking Tour From Cincinnati
William H. Taft prepares to depart Cincinnati for a multi state speaking tour spanning Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina Virginia New Jersey Maryland and Ohio again two weeks of rest planned in Cincinnati before Indiana Chicago and New York posts Taft aides include Senator William Alden Smith Leslie M Shaw and Arthur I Vorys with Dr J J Richardson remaining by his side to protect his voice and campaign momentum Taft emphasizes labor issues and republican unity amid optimistic national prospects
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Tribune
Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
New Jersey
Maryland
Taft
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Chicago
New York
William Alden Smith
Mr. Taft
Leslie M. Shaw
J. J. Richardson
Washington
Judge Taft
Richardson
Daniel M. Ransdall
Senate
Ransdall
Sherman
Bryan
Gompers
Brown Backs Taft as Mills Reopen If Elected
W C Brown senior vice president of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad speaks at a Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers meeting in Syracuse on October 11. He endorses Taft, predicts mills and factories will run at full capacity within three months and full employment, and warns Bryan would darken the mood and close factories. He clarifies speaking as an individual, not a railroad official, and argues government ownership would destroy labor organizations unless kept for insurance and social benefits.
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Syracuse
Taft
Bryan
W. C. Brown
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brown
Mr. Bryan
Hughes Alliance Forms to Fight Campaign Lies
A bi partisan Hughes alliance unites Democrats Republicans and Independents led by ex Mayor Charles A Schieren to counter misrepresentation as Governor Hughes seeks re election. The group vows to educate voters and expose falsehoods while urging mass registration to safeguard Hughes odds.
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Hughes
Hughes Alliance
Charles A. Schieren
Brooklyn
Ansley Wilcox
Buffalo
Darwin R. James, Jr
John A. Sleicher
Julius Henry Cohen
James Talcott
Walter Nathaniel H. Levi
Dick S. Ramsay
Laidlaw
Walter D. Mann
Edmund D. Fisher
E. S A. de Lima
West 534
Alliance
Major Crossett
Queens County
Rabbi Wise Attacks Standard Oil Over Letters
Rabbi Stephen S Wise denounced Standard Oil in a Free Synagogue sermon calling the company treasonous to the nation if letters from its executives to Congress are genuine. He urged reducing money's influence to curb corruption and promote honor and integrity in public life.
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Stephen S. Wise
Free Synagogue
West List Street
Standard Oil Company
Senate
House of Representatives
Standard Oil
Hitchcock in town to review RNC reports this week
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee returned from Chicago yesterday morning and will spend the week at national headquarters. He spent the day in his Hotel Manhattan apartments receiving reports from bureau heads and meeting several executive committee members.
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Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Chicago
National
Hotel
Manhattan
Pennsylvania Day Program For Governor Stuart Visit
Friday marks Pennsylvania Day with a noonday address at 37 Union Square by Governor Edward B Stuart Lieutenant Governor Robert Murphy and Representative J Hampton Moore and other noted Pennsylvanians. Senator Boies Penrose will preside. A parade precedes the meeting and invitations go to former Pennsylvanians now in New York.
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Pennsylvania
Commercial Travellers’ Sound Money League
Edward 8. Stuart
Robert S. Murphy
J. Hampton Moore
No. 37
Union Square
Boies Penrose
New York
Death of DNC committeeman Rothwell reported in Moberly
Chicago reports Democratic National Committeeman Rothwell died at Moberly Missouri. Chairman Norman Mack appointed a committee to attend the funeral in Moberly on the morrow.
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Chicago
Norman Mack
Moberly, Mo
Rothwell
Mack
Moberly
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