Guarantee Fund for Grand Opera Reaches 26700
The guarantee drive for the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company in New York to present May performances has raised 26700 with about half the canvassing committee reporting. The Atlanta Hotel Men and other underwriters aim to push the total toward 40000 by Thursday morning, with many local figures pledging sums and more contributions expected from ongoing outreach.
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Guarante Fund
Metropolitan Grand Opera Companys
New York
Atlanta Hotel Meal Association
Atlanta
Belof
Smith
John FE Murphy
Jamea Ho Gray
George Wo Wilkins
Victor Lamaramith
Ren Lee Crew
Ko Ridwell
Kriegshabrr
W Woods White
Ros Wessels
Clifford Anderson
Clarence Blosser
FO Foster
J. M Crawford
John Hill
A. HE van Dyke
FO Callaway
RC Alston
Saunders McDaniel
EP McBurney
Wilton Dargan
CD McKitunes
Hammond
Saplar
Wright & Cox
Judge Anderson Refuses to Move Libel Case to Washington
Indianapolis October 12 Judge A B Anderson of the United States district discharges Dela van Smith and Charles R Williams owners of The Indianapolis News from removal to the District of Columbia for trial under a grand jury indictment charging criminal libel. The judge cites public concern over Panama canal matters and notes the paper’s duty to report truthfully while avoiding reputational punishment. The decision ends with remarks on Cromwell and related proceedings.
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Indianapolis
Ind
A B Anderson
United States Court of
Delavan Smith
Charles R. Williams
Indianapolis News
District of Columbia
Panama Canal
United States
Anderson
Andersen
Messrs Smith
Wil Heems
Panama
Canal
Nicaragua
Panama Canal Company
Peary claims Eskimo testimonies undermine Cook North Pole reach
A 1909 Peary statement and map released by the Peary Arctic Club recount Eskimo youths from Anoratok who accompanied Cook. They testified Cook wintered in Jones Sound and did not reach the pole, contradicting Cook’s account. The document, signed by Peary and colleagues, describes the youths' route and corroboration.
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Cook
North Pole
Dr Cook
Anoratok
Jim
Etah
Itooka-eboo
Ab-pelah
Cape Sheridan Land
Nerke
Cape Chalon
Angnai
Fskimos
Jones Sound
Eff
Ab Palah
Dr. Cook
Etab
AB. E. Peary
Vanderbilt Four-In-Hand Entered for Horse Show
Alfred Vanderbilt will enter his famed four in hand team at the Atlanta Horse Show, bringing eleven horses from Oakland Farm Newport and including London show winners. The delegation includes Sir James and The Duke among others, with seventeen box stalls reserved. Season-ticket sales closed at Daniel Bros on Peachtree Street, with single tickets starting tomorrow and prices set for dress circle and balcony seating.
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Louleville
WS Biltz
Alfred Vanderbit
Atlanta
Auditorium
Nether
Vanderbilt
Oakland
Newport
Sir James
Madge
Hamlet
Hertes the
Duke
Lady Kathrin
Columbia
London
Daniel Bros
Peachtree Street
Peary Map Aims to Undermine Cook North Pole Claim
The document from Peary to the Peary Arctic Club presents a map and statements intended to disprove Frederick A Cook as North Pole discoverer. Peary asserts Cook never ventured beyond the polar ice and traces Cook’s claimed route with Eskimo witnesses and accompanying notes.
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Robert E Peary
Peary Arctic Club
Frederick
North Pole
Atd
Minister Crane Fired by Knox in China Appointment Crisis
The article reports that Charles H Crane of Chicago, named minister to China, was dismissed by Secretary Knox before sailing from San Francisco. Crane publicly defended himself with a statement, creating a diplomatic controversy as Washington questions his alleged indiscreet disclosures to the press.
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Washington
Harles H Crane
Chicago
China
Knox
San Francisco
Crane
Comppers Snubs National Guard in Samuel Gompers Return
Washington October 12 Organized labor leaders from across the country Canada and Cuba celebrated the European return of Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor arriving from New York The parade drew as many as twenty thousand people to Convention Hall where John Mitchell former United Mine Workers president and Senator Owen of Oklahoma joined the meeting Gompers refused to allow a District of Columbia National Guard company to participate and defended his right to free speech and press while criticizing injunctions and court power over his statements in a defiant address amid a major labor rally.
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Washington
Canada
Cuba
Europe
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York
Convention Hall
Gompers
John Mitchell
Presdent
United Mine Workers
Senator Owen
Oklahoma
National Guard
District of Columbia
Organize Labor
Gampers
Gompera
Wright
Rock Store and Range Company
Cook Amused by Peary's Eskimos Debate in Ohio
Dr Cook dismisses Peary's map as distorted and evasive and vows to bring Eskimos to New York at his expense to prove his claims. He says the Eskimos were instructed not to reveal details about their polar voyage and have kept their word. Continued on Page Two.
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Dr Cook
Ina
Panikpah
Dr. Covuk
Peary
Cook
Cleveland
Ohio
Polar Sea
Whitney
Commander Peary
New York
Hasmussen
West Indian hurricane hits Key West and area
National dispatch reports a powerful hurricane striking Key West with limited loss of life. Martial law unfolds as wrecked ships and destroyed camps raise property damage to about 2 million dollars. Authorities say Florida East Coast extension work resumes quickly while patrols curb looting.
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Key West
Nores
Florida East Coast
Southern Pacific
Flanda
Sanders
Pouisiana
Antilles
St Augustine
Tia
Florida
West Fla
Florida Base Coast
Lfe
Rims City
Rex Weer
Jargeal Chyar
Fogarty
Coast Railway
Weather Prophecy for FAIR Georgia Fair
Forecast calls for fair weather in Georgia on Wednesday with colder near the coast on Thursday. Moderate to northwest winds shift to variable as the day progresses.
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Georgia
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