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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
4
Mrs. Perry disputes Dr. Cook's account of reaching the pole and accuses him of deception. She recounts furs, letters, and a supposed feud with Mr. Peary, noting Cetain misstatements about living on tallow and questioning Cook's reliability while awaiting Peary's corroboration.
Mrs Peary told the reporter in confidence she did not credit Dr Cook's discovery of the pole. Charles Percy, Eagle Island caretaker and Peary trip steward, questions the report's truth and says Dr Cook was not the man.
The account of Dr Cook reaching the North Pole sparks wide reaction. Figures like Robert Shaw Oliver and Willis Moore praise the feat while experts note the political and scientific significance, with remarks on national pride and the implications for polar exploration.
Major-General Greely lauds Dr. Cook's pole feat as a remarkable display of daring and resourcefulness. He suggests Cook may have passed Peary's Roosevelt on the return and awaits details, stressing the hardships and sacrifices involved in Arctic exploration and the value of original journals.
Sept 2 South Harpswell Maine Mrs Cook wife of Arctic explorer Dr Cook sold Brooklyn home to help family while husband searched for the pole. She spoke of pride in his achievement and faith in records proving the Arctic journey. Daughter and two children accompanied her. they planned to travel next morning with destination undisclosed.
In Washington on September 2, Captain William E. Halsey and other officials praised Dr. Cook's account of discovering the North Pole. The remarks echoed by scientists and journalists called Cook's story a glorious victory for America and compared it to notable historic exploits.
A cable from Percy J Williams offices states Lorenzon and Salla Theatre in Copenhagen were offered $4000 weekly for ten weeks to lecture in Williams's variety houses. Marinelli, identified as Williams's foreign representative, signed the message.
Lieutenant John N. Truden, in charge of the Zeigler expedition commissary, confirms Dr. Cook's successful if unusual route toward the pole. He notes Cook started from North Greenland, faced limited supplies, and achieved travel on 85 of 90 good travel days, averaging 17 miles daily. Truden says Cook’s achievement ends rival scooter plans and inspires American exploration.
Philadelphia Sept 2 Dr Edwin S Houston a scientist and author asserts Cook’s polar explorations could open commercial use of walrus ivory and eiderdown Arctic birds and possibly whale and seal trades He says Cook may bring substantial evidence of reaching the pole though no conclusive instrument exists to record its exact position He doubts open polar sea theory and notes attempts to reach the pole by sea via the Fram or Nansen ship.
The Shepard Norwell Company on Winter Street launches a sale of duckling fleece at 12 1/2 cents a yard. The 27 inch wide wash goods feature over a hundred patterns for kimonos and house gowns. The display highlights the fall opening exhibition and invites women to expand their indoor wardrobes at a low cost.
A Kentucky woman reports ulceration and female troubles cured by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after doctors failed. Another Tennessee woman claims relief from severe female illness and nervous issues, praising the product. The ad touts thirty years as a standard remedy for displacements fibroid tumors ulceration inflammation irregularities backache and nervous prostration with testimonials granted special permission.
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