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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
2
Still on twenty four hour system the American Olympians endure heavy rain and poor conditions. The Finland gloom and a big ship midstream set a tense scene as the team lands after a long voyage and resumes hard practice ashore Monday afternoon.
Paris reports the entire official apparatus shifting to the 0 to 24 counting method. The twenty four hour system now applies to all post office work and to government railways which have revised timetables to conform.
Washington reports a new high in aviation fatalities for the first half of the year. Forty-one aviators killed in six months, compared with seventy three for all of 1911, signaling a worsening trend despite rapid progress in flight science.
Wilson wins the Democratic presidential nomination after a dramatic roll call as Bankhead withdraws Underwood’s name, Clark fights to block Wilson, and Missouri favors harmony. The scene includes Clark, Reed, and speeches urging unity amid high tension and a historic final ballot. Woodrow Wilson reacts with measured emotion, stressing service over personal pride.
Official totals show Wilson at 990 while Clark has 64 and Harmon 12 with 2 absent. A New York delegate, Stanchfield, defended the state’s votes and urged the convention to hear New York on the floor. The exchange featured sharp remarks and a cheering response.
Miss Harriet Quimby of New York, first woman aviator licensed in America and first woman to cross the English Channel, was instantly killed near Atlantic City when her monoplane fell into Dorchester Bay from a height of about a thousand feet. W A P Willard, manager of the Boston aviation meet, reported the accident.
Excessive rains in Mexico cause major damage especially in Silao and nearby Sala where homes and businesses are flooded. Property loss is estimated at about 200000 dollars.
George Wingfield informs Governor Oddie he declines the United States Senate appointment to fill the late George S. Nixon. He says he can best serve Nevada by remaining head of his business interests.
Los Angeles report notes detective William J. Burns who secured the arrest and led to contempt fines issued in the case.
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