Balloon Accident Hints at Appendix Length Controversy
The report details a balloon accident blamed by Gaston Hervieu on an overlong appendix which increased top pressure and caused a burst. Other observers, including Mr. Forbes and officials from the Aero Club, note damage and near-misses as crews reflect on adjustments and future flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston Hervieu
James Allen
Signal Corps
John P. Wisser
Berlin
L. D. Dosier
Aero Club of
James Gordon Bennett
Oscar Erbsloeh
Alfred Leblanc
Russia
McCoy
St. Louis
Erbsloek
von Abercron
Dusseldorf
Leblanc
Celestino Tsucélli
Italy
Alps
Forbes and His Airship Conqueror in Berlin Race
The balloon Conqueror built by Leo Stevens and William F. and Henry Whitehouse of New York wrecked in Berlin’s international race. One of the largest U S balloons, slightly bigger than the previous government craft, named by A Holland Forbes’s daughter on May 5 after Forbes ascended at North Adams Massachusetts. The craft rose swiftly and sailed eastward with a brisk westerly breeze as the aeronaut neared a high altitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Leo Stevens
William F
Henry Whitehouse
New York
A. Holland Forbes
Forbes
North Adams
Mass
Balloon flight ends in Connecticut drift near Canton
Adventurer Forbes completes a balloon voyage with two other men, landing safely near South Williamstown after a drift east of North Adams. Accompanied by N. H. Arnold and Dr. R. M. Randall, Forbes aims to meet licensing criteria of ten successful voyages. Augustus Post of the Aero Club aids, while Forbes promotes last day of voter registration with booths open 7 am to 10 pm.
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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 Opposes Bryan Plan for Bank Deposits
Representative Charles N. Fowler of New Jersey derides Mr. Bryan’s deposit guarantee proposal as absurd and politically motivated. He compares it to mandatory insurance without scrutiny, urges self supervision by bankers, and calls for gold reserves, gold redeemable bank notes, and separation of savings and trust funds from commercial accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles N. Fowler
New Jersey
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
American Bankers’ Association
Denver
Bankers of
United States
Fowler
Leake Plans Taft Talk in Jersey City Rally
Representative Eugene Walter Leake of Jersey City, a lifelong Democrat who rejected renomination to Congress over Bryan policies, will speak for Taft under the Republican National Committee. He attacks Bryan as insincere and predicts Taft will win New Jersey in November, while noting Bryan’s support base is narrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Walter Leake
Jersey City
Congress
Bryan
Taft
Republican National Committee
Leake
New Jersey
Jersey
Mr. Taft
Gompers
Foraker exposé harms Bryan says Graves
John Temple Graves warned that Hearst's exposure of Senator Foraker's ties to Standard Oil has damaged Bryan more than Taft. He noted a drop in Bryan support and cited Pennsylvania Railroad circulars and Baldwin Locomotive Works plus J Pierpont Morgan's Chicago traction in urging Bryan voters. Trusts allegedly expect no action if Bryan wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Cleveland
Hearst
Senator Foraker
Standard Oil Company
Bryan
Baldwin Locomotive Works
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chicago Traction Snes
Governor Hughes Registers In Brief Campaign Stop
Governor Hughes arrives at 8 15 a m at the Pennsylvania Railroad station to register then rides the Lackawanna to Elmira where he speaks after a brief meeting with Hutchinson. He plans a dinner near Mount Vernon and continues by automobile to Yonkers before boarding a special car to Utica. Booths stay open 7 a m to 10 p m for last chance enrolment.
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Hughes
Pennsylvania
Hutchinson
The
State Committee
Hotel Astor
Lackawanna
Elmira
Gwego
Opera House
New York
Warburg Home
Mount Vernon
New Rochelle
Yonkers
Utica
Taft Ready for Trip Feels in High Spirits
William H. Taft plans a major speaking tour starting in Cincinnati with Ohio stops, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia and New Jersey, then Maryland and back to Ohio. Accompanying him are Senator William Alden Smith, Leslie M. Shaw, Arthur I. Vorys, Dr. J. J. Richardson, Mrs. Richardson, and Col. Daniel M. Ransdall.
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The
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
the Treasury
Wheeling
Richmond
Washington
Arthur I. Vorys
J. J. Richardson
Judge Taft
Richardson
Daniel M. Ransdall
Senate
Ransdall
Sherman
New Hughes Alliance Formed To Deny Campaign Lies
A bi party and independent coalition backs Governor Hughes. Led by ex Mayor Schieren, the alliance aims to counter falsehoods in the anti Hughes campaign, targeting misrepresentation and urging voters to inform themselves on the administration. Registration drives warn the stakes are high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Hughes Alliance
Charles A. Schieren
Brooklyn
Ansley Wilcox
Buffalo
Darwin R. James, Jr
Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Henry W. Sackett
R. Fulton Cutting
Citizens Union
J Adams Brown
New Netherland Bank
New York
West Stn Street
F. M. Crossett
Willis Logden
Henry Batterman
Marcus M. Marks
Ludwig Nissen
George W. Kirchwey
John A. Sleicher
Julius Henry Cohen
James Talcott
Nathaniel H. Levi
Dick S. Ramsay
Walt Laidlaw
Walter D. Mann
Edmund D. Fisher
E. S A. de Lima
West 334 Street
Major Crossett
Queens County
W C Brown Backs Taft At Syracuse Meeting
W C Brown senior vice president of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad voiced support for Taft at a meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in Syracuse. He argued Taft’s win would restore prosperity within months and jobs, while Bryan’s defeat would harm labor and factories. He said he spoke personally, not for the railroad, and warned that government ownership would erase locomotive workers organizations except for insurance and social benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Taft
Bryan
W. C. Brown
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brown
Mr. Bryan
Wise Denounces Standard Oil Letters as Treason Charge
Rabbi Stephen S Wise told Free Synagogue that if recent letters from a Standard Oil executive to Senate and House members are genuine the firm faces treason against the nation. He argued moral pressure should curb wealth’s power to buy influence and respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen S. Wise
Free Synagogue
West List Street
Standard Oil Company
Senate
House of Representatives
Standard Oil
Chairman Hitchcock Returns to City After Chicago Visit
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee arrived back in the city yesterday morning and will stay a week at national headquarters. He spent most of the day in his Hotel Manhattan apartments receiving reports from bureau heads and conferring with executive committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Chicago
National
Hotel
Manhattan
Pennsylvania Day to Feature Gov Stuart in New York
Friday's event titled Pennsylvania Day organized by the Commercial Travellers Sound Money League will feature Governor Edward S. Stuart and Lieutenant Governor Robert S. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Representative J. Hampton Moore, and other notable Pennsylvanians. Senator Boies Penrose will preside at the noonday meeting at Union Square 37. A parade precedes the gathering and invitations have gone to former Pennsylvania residents now in New York.
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Pennsylvania
Commercial Travellers’ Sound Money League
Edward S. Stuart
Robert S. Murphy
J. Hampton Moore
No. 37
Union Square
Boies Penrose
New York
Death of Democratic Committeeman Rothwell at Moberly
Chicago reports the death of Democratic National Committeeman Rothwell in Moberly Missouri. Chairman Norman Mack appointed a committee to attend the funeral there the following day.
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Chicago
Norman Mack
Moberly, Mo
Rothwell
Mack
Moberly
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Foraker
John Temple Graves
Nebraskan
Owego
Kansas
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Montana
South Dakota
Utah
National Committee
Empire State
William J. Bryan
C. P. Taft
Hamilton County
Rabbi Wise
Archbold Letters
Gov. Stuart
Hunyadi
Janos
Madison Square Garden
New York Edison Company
Delancey Street
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125Th Street
149Th Street
Mhnate Ome
Knabe
Im Knabe &. Ga
Carbona Products Co
Burnet St
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