Peary and Cook Contend Over Arctic Secrets
Dr Frederick A Cook recounts a quarrel over provisions and a house in Etah as Peary assigns boatswain duties and fends off accusations of misdeeds. The narrative contrasts Cook and Peary’s conduct, noting Whitney’s mistreatment and Cook's gifts to Eskimos while Whitney kept his instruments and records. Meanwhile, Cook arrives in Christiania aboard the Oscar II, sharing polar tales with passengers as press tension swirls around Peary’s Roosevelt voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Cook
Peary
Etah
Frederick A Cook
New Foundland
New York Harbor
Whitney
Jeannie
Cook
Melville Bay
Christianaand
Christiansand
Haakon
Oscar
Fle
Molter and Hempel
Benjamin F Trueblood
American Peace Societ
Grevenland
Walter Wellman
Seaboard Announces $3.50 Round Trip to Birmingham
A Sep 14 special train departs in the morning for Birmingham, offering a $3.50 round trip fare. Travel time listed as about four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
Birmingham
Millman Tragedy Stalled as Investigators Await Forensic Report
Detroit police report no progress in the Miss Maybelle Millman case as Dr George A. Fritch is released on $10,000 bail. Doctors Walker and Clark work on organ examinations from the body, but decomposition may hinder determining foul play. Investigators say they cannot yet secure a conviction with current facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Maybelle Millman
Ann Arbor
George A. Fritch
Walker
Clark
Fritch
Aviator Falls 75 Feet in France During Contests
In Tournal France on September 12 an aviator named Vandam capsized in strong winds during aviation contests. He fell seventy five feet and sustained a fractured ankle. The incident marred the competition and prompted medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tournal
France
Vandam
Peary's Friends Defend Cook Pole Claim in Sydney
In Sydney Nova Scotia September 12 readers await Commander Robert H Peary as he arrives to hear Peary's supporters claim that Dr Frederick A Cook did not reach the Pole and that Cook's tale is fabrication. Bridgman says Peary will prove his case with incontestable evidence when Cook signs his own account. Peary plans polar work and a possible South Pole expedition, with local events marking his visit and Mrs Peary and family receiving greetings amid flags and ceremonies.
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Bridgman
Sydney
Peary
Cook
Pole
Robert H Peary
North Pole
Cape Sheridan
Roosevelt
Eagle Island
Casco Bay
Maine
Washington
Herbert L. Bridgeman
Peary Arctic Club
Coon
Frederick A. Cook
Dr. Cook
Arctic
Eeryone
Pr. Cook
Hubbard
Greenland
Commander Peary
Dr Cook
Polar Commission
Belgium
International Polar Commission
United States
Arctic and
Explorers’ Clubs
Commisan
Oferes
Brussels
State Department
Seaboard Train To Birmingham On Regular Schedule
Seaboard announces a special train to Birmingham on September 14 becomes a regular service. Fare is 2.56 dollars round trip. Departure from Walon Depot at 8 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
Birmingham
Walon Depot
The Soul Kiss at the Grand and other city shows
The Soul Kiss a novelty filled musical comedy opens at the Grand on Wednesday and Thursday with lively melodies by Maurice Levy and lyrics by Harry B Smith. Other acts at the Lyric Bijou and Orpheum include Way Down East at the Lyric a Military Four at the Bijou Lucille Savoy Pett and Titus Paterson and Titus Edna Luby Rayne’s acrobats and animal acts Arthur Rigby Doe and Walford and notable vaudeville jugglers and contortionists.
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the Grand
Maurice Levy
Harry B Smith
Lucille ‘Savoy
Miss Savoy
New York
Atlanta
Patterson
Titus
Harry Greene
The
Orpheum
Glirla
Broomsticks
Isle of Spice
Edna Luby
Miss Luby
Princesa Rajah
Rayne
Arthur Rigby
Doe
Walford
Radford
Winchester
Ferry
Thornton Pays Tribute to Pensacola Town
HG H Thornton, Pensacola chamber president, praised the city’s recovery and growth in commerce. He cited a harbor able to anchor any ship, new office buildings, a half billion dollar fireproof hotel opening mid January, a modern city hall and sewer system, new sidewalks, two railroads, and Pensacola as a key terminal. He predicted trade growth from deep sea fishing and the Panama Canal, with high labor costs and strong living conditions. He called Pensacola a typical home town.
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Thornton
Chamber of Commerce of
Pensacola
Fla
Florida
United States
Andalusia
Central of
Louisiana
Panama Canal
Herve Ex Diseases of Men Exhibit Insights
A fragmented note references a work titled Diseases of Men by Herve Ex, noting activities around February and a focus on male health topics. The snippet mentions a figure representing thirty with related data points, but the context remains incomplete. Further readable lines would clarify scope and conclusions.
Nightgown Leap Shocks Neighbors As Woman Survives
Seized by dementia Mrs Thompson aged 60 of 168 Form Wall Street leaped from a second story window at 3 am sustaining a small arm cut. Neighbors restrained her as Police Call Officers Anderson and Watson arrived in a patrol wagon. She was placed in a cell pending lunacy commitment.
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Thompson
Formwall Street
Anderson
Watson
Atepa
Domestic Trouble Tied to Death of Mrs Perin in London
An American woman, Mrs Jane Perin, was found dead with a chest wound at her sister's London home. A letter she wrote says domestic differences caused her to take her own life. Her husband Lawrence Perin of New York has returned to the United States. An inquest is set for Tuesday.
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London
Jane Perin
Jude Jones Answers Comer in Six Column Interview
Montgomery Alabama September 12 Special six column interview by Judge Thomas G Jones United States Court Middle District defends himself against Governor Comer allegations over Alabama railroad rate litigation. Jones describes federal militia assurances and calls Comer's attacks a misrepresentation while detailing 1907 railroad law changes and federal enforcement efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Thomas G. Jones
United States Court For the Middle District
B B. Comer
Jones
Washington
United States Attorney General
United States Law Department
Comer Jin
Appellate Court
Children Face School Again In City Stores
Thousands of bewildered children and weary mothers flood city stores as clerks prepare for early attention. Extra staff, books, and classroom supplies fill shelves as fiction yields to school textbooks in a bustling annual event.
Cunning burglar caught with goods at Combs saloon
Davis age 21 was arrested after police caught him near the state capitol with ten boxes of cigars taken from Ernest Combs saloon at 126 Decatur street. He helped Combs nail the back door at closing time and later fled, then dropped the cigars during a pursuit. Combs identified him as the familiar visitor who had the missing key. The key was recovered at the station house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Ernest Combs
Decatur Street
J D Davis
Davis
State Capitol
Poole
Combe
Combs
Steamship lines probed in federal anti trust inquiry
Washington reports from September 12 indicate inquiries in New York into alleged illegal practices by trans Atlantic lines led by the Holland American Line. The investigations allege conspiracies with U S railroads to restrain trade and rebates, aiming to prosecute under the Sherman anti trust act. Attorneys expect actions against ocean steamship firms and their American agents, with the South American Steamship Company also under quiet government scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aeral
New York
Skelihood
Ocean Ateamship Lines
Ocean Lines
John H Marble
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wise
Sseamship Company
George Colton Named Governor of Porto Rico
Beverly Mass September 12 It was announced that President will appoint George Colton of the District of Columbia as governor of Porto Rico Colton previously served as lieutenant colonel in the Nebraska regiment and collector of customs at Manila Santo Domingo and the Philippines, with roles in customs policy and finances
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Beverly
Mass
George Colton
District of Columbia
Porto Rico
Colton
Philippines
Nebraska Regiment
Manila
Santo Domingo
No Blue Sunday for Atlantic City
Atlantic City New Jersey on September 12 reports saloons and amusements open as usual. Reformers discouraged by ineffective crusades against Sunday violators remained inactive. Detectives were not on hand. The crowd was large but orderly with few arrests.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ladies anxious about doggies in London boarding kennels
London society worries for traveling owners as dogs crowd boarding homes. pets accompany season events from Ascot to Henley, but quarantine rules keep them from Trouville to Carlsbad. Telegrams flow from anxious ladies demanding daily chicken and care, while groomers cope with health and diet issues.
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London
Fido
Fifi
Ascot
Goodwood
Henley
Solent
Cowee
Trouville
Marienbad
Carlsbad
Pinner
West End
Multiple Mortality Notices From Local Sanatoriums and Departures
Obituaries and funeral notices list Mrs J E Combs of Locust Grove aged 28 died at a private sanitarium. Hillard L Rawlins aged 28 died at his home 81 Powell Street. Dr E A Kent funeral services held at 430 from 419 Ponce de Leon Avenue. Sylva G Roberts age 24 died at a private sanatorium and will be sent to Buford Ga. Mrs Benjamin F Willis aged 24 died at a private sanatorium. Lucian Pinckard death in Allegheny Pa. funeral from Barclay Brandon's chapel. Camp 15% UCV service planned with listed pallbearers. Miss Mary May died at her Lanette Alabama home. funeral in LaGrange. Nash H Broyles resumes work after vacation in Highlands NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Combs
I E Combs
Locust Grove
Hilliard L. Rawlins
Hillard L Rawlins
Powell Street
Decatur Street
Fulton Lodge of Odd Fellows
E. A. Kent
A. Kent
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Rey
Filmn
West View
Sylva G. Roberts
Sylva G Roberts
Petterson
Undertaking Establishment
Buford
B. J Roberts
Benjamin F. Willis
Greenberg, Bond & Bloomfield's
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Lucian Pinckard
Allegheny
Barclay & Brandon's Chapel
Pincherd
United Confederate Veterans
W W. Draper
Robert M. Clayton
James W Morrow
W. W. Bulbert
Scott
Mary May
Lanette
Ala
Weat Point
LaGrange
A J May
Louise May
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PRESS
Explorer Peary
Bonne Bay
N F
Thomas H. Douglas
Associated Press
Battle Harbor
Labrador
Point Richa
Douglas
Ashermen
Millman
Signor Cagni
Italy
Snow Maiden
Mario Peary
Ahnighito
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Straits of Belle Isle
Gladys Hanson
Miss Snook
Kyrle Bellew
New England
A Brady
Jos B. Grismer
Ike
Daniel Bro’s CO
L. J. Daniel
Peachtree Street
Jude Jones
Nash H. Broyles
Highlands, N. C
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