Polar Explorers and the Race to the South Pole
The article recounts early 20th century polar expeditions led by Scott and Shackleton, detailing their journeys toward the South Pole, weaknesses in supplies, and the role of Amundsen in Arctic and Antarctic exploration. It notes coal and possible gold finds, the Norweigian rival Amundsen, and the challenges posed by the southern ice barrier.
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Arctic
Roof Sea
Scott
South Pole
Shackleton
Amundsen
Northwest Passage
Antarctics
Bering Strait
Greenland
Antartics
North Pole
James Clark Ross
Carsten Borchgrevink
McMurdo
Ernest Shackelton
Antarctic
Captain Scott
Great Barrier
Pole
J. B. Lippincott Company
Philadelphia
Antartic
Nest H. Ghaskelton
Comparison of Parties and Their Equipment Captain Amundsen's
The Terra Nova carries fifty-one men including scientists and crew with thirty Siberian Huskies thirty Manchurian ponies and two motor sleds one of which was lost early. Supplies cover three years with fuel and food for the horses. The Fram sails with three masts and schooner rig and carries nineteen crew. One hundred sixteen Siberian Huskies six skis for eight men and seven years of supplies.
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Fram
Shackleton’s Warning On Scott Expedition
The account notes a high plateau resembling Tibet at 10 000 feet near the South Pole. It states no vegetation within 750 miles and a single living flea found, while Shackleton had predicted success for Scott’s expedition.
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Tibet
South Pole
Shackleton
Amundsen’s Northwest Passage despatch delayed by telegraph tolls
News of Roald Amundsen’s successful Northwest Passage voyage was delayed in 1905 as the telegram tolls could not be paid. The 10 000 to 12 000 word dispatch to Dr. Nansen remained unpaid, with Colonel Glasford and General Greely unable to fund the charges, delaying full reporting.
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New York
Amundeen
Gjoa
King Point
Mackenzie River
Amundsen
Fort Egbert
Eagle City
Alaska
Signal Corps
United States Army
Friedtjof Nansen
Christiania
Norway
Glasford
Department
Seattle
Greely
Army
General Greely
Dr. Nansen
Nansen
Washington
Northwest Passage
Hagle City
The
Military Telegraph
Amundsen Lectures in Boston During 1907 US Visit
Captain Roald Amundsen the Norwegian polar explorer lectured in Tremont Temple Boston during his 1907 US visit. He arrived on Sunday November 1907 and spoke November 6 outlining plans for a North Pole expedition using the Fram and avoiding any Antarctic expedition mention.
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Roald Amundsen
Boston
United States
Tremont Temple
Temple
Curtis Guild
North Pole
Fram
Nansen
Engine Dives 50 Feet Over Bank at Mt Tom Line
Two train crew were seriously hurt and 75 passengers escaped injury when an engine and tender derailed from the Mt Tom and Easthampton branch of the Boston and Maine railroad. Engineer William C. Ellis suffered multiple broken ribs and other injuries while Fireman Harvey Richards had cuts and bruises.
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Northampton
Mt. Tom and Easthampton
Boston & Maine Railroad
William C. Ellis
Harvey Richards
Peary Extols Scott as South Pole Claim Obvious Success
Rear Admiral Peary praised Captain Scott after Amundsen declared Scott reached the South Pole. He said Scott deserved congratulations for a meticulously planned expedition with Terra Nova, 60 men, 20 ponies, 80 dogs, and motor sleds. Peary, who knew Scott in London, noted Shackleton’s prior near pole and stressed Scott would have succeeded regardless of his discussions with Peary.
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Washington
Peary
North Pole
Amundsen
Captain Scott
South Pole
Scott
Newfoundland
Antarctic
Shackleton
Pole
London
College Girls Seek Chaperon For Bermuda Trip
Three Wellesley seniors face a faculty demand for a chaperon to join their 17 day March break Bermuda excursion. Des Moines, Brooklyn and Chicago students plead for a volunteer while a fourth senior’s last minute withdrawal left plans in jeopardy. They vow to behave and await a suitable guardian to rescue the trip.
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Bermuda
Wellesley
Mary Hume
Des Moines
Dorothy Applegate
Brooklyn
Eleanor Wheeler
Chicago
Louisville Manicurist Files Divorce From Two Husbands
Marie M. Lewis, a Louisville manicurist, sues Clyde R. Lewis and George F. Rude for divorce. She says she married Lewis in Paris Illinois, was abandoned, and learned the marriage may not be legal. Rude claimed his prior marriage ended in divorce and married her afterward. She seeks to end both marriages.
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Louisville
Marie M. Lewis
Clyde R. Lewis
George F. Rude
Lewis
Paris
Illinois
Rude
Hackett Performs Midnight Bishop Candlesticks
James K. Hackett staged a midnight performance at Hollis Street Theatre presenting by special request The Bishop's Candlesticks from Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. Hackett played Jean Valjean in a novel portrayal while E. M. Holland acted as the bishop. both actors earned praise from a professional audience including Lotta Carmen Melis and Adrian Sears.
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James K. Hackett
Hollis Street Theatre
Victor Hugo
Mr. Hackett
Jean Valjean
E. M. Holland
Lotta
Carmen Melis
Adrian Sears
Elty
Weather forecasting may arise from Scott Antarctic voyage
Chicago March 7. Professor T C Chamberlain of the University of Chicago says long sought weather prediction may become possible due to Captain Robert F Scott's Antarctic expedition. This conclusion follows the expedition's culmination and its implications for meteorology.
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Chicago
Robert F. Scott
T. C. Chamberlain
University of Chicago
Scientists See Path to Global Wind Map From Pole Research
Professor Chamberlain notes that long term weather prediction could revolutionize commerce. He argues that mapping wind movements worldwide from South Pole territory will allow tracing a storm from its gathering point to its mature course.
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Chamberlain
South Pole
Unknown South Pole Terrain Hinders Complete Mapping
The article notes unknown land around the South Pole and unique atmospheric conditions that complicate charting. It says the storm’s path and unknown surface features thwart full mapping until expeditions gather data, with Captain Scott expected to contribute greatly to science.
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South Pole
Scott
Changes in Hospital at Waltham Prompt Disciplinary Move
In Waltham March 7 officials of the Training School say the tubercular ward was not unsanitary when Miss Evangeline Hodgson of Detroit was expelled for refusing to enter it. Nurses from the contagious ward are reassigned, upstairs ward becomes women tubercular patients area, a ground floor nurses’ room is created, and ward floors are disinfected daily. Hodgson remains expelled. parents write to Dr. Paul Worcester about the case.
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Waltham
Waltham Training School
Evangeline Hodgson
Detroit
Miss Hodgson
Paul Worcester
Gossip Cited in Lynn Killing Prompted by Feud
March 7 report says Mrs Jessie Chapman shot and killed Mrs Eva F Ingalls on Lynnfield street in Wyoma district. Police describe Chapman as a domineering neighbor who terrorized the area, with residents recalling threats to “fix” Ingalls last June.
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Lynn
Jessie Chapman
Eva F. Ingalls
Lynnfield Street
Wyoma
Enmity Sparks Accusations In Lynn Case
Police allege Mrs. Chapman and Policeman Frank A. Burrill, aged 70 and retired, were frequently together and in Boston together yesterday morning. The dispute arose from supposed stories about Mrs. Ingalls and their ac quaintance with Mrs. Chapman.
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Mrs. Ingalls
Ingalls
Chapman
Frank A. Burrill
Fair Oaks Avenue
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John M. Anderson
South Polar
University of Christiania
Ross
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Captain Scott's
Sir Er
Hope Scott
Antarctic Plateau
London Sphere
Mount
Erello
Ernest M. Bhacklaton
J. Companys
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