Dr Cook claims pole triumph and denies Peary clash
Dr. Cook declares he found the North Pole but saw no land, only ice as he planted the Stars and Stripes. He describes April 21 observations, enduring drift, hunger, and peril, and says his voyage proves his claim despite skeptics. Denmark and the world prepare a regal welcome and confirmatory praise.
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North Pole
Dr. Cook
York Eskimos
Knud Rasmussen
Hibergsland
Ringnesland
Lancaster Sound
Wellington Channel
Jones’ Sound
Etah
Laughing Taft Seeks Seattle Yukons In Witty Portrait
A humorous scene shows Secretary Knocks painting labels on a cracker box while legendary figures attend a comic gathering. Taft offers a self aware smile described with playful satire, contrasted with Roosevelt and Aldrich. The piece mocks presidential oratory and regional tailoring of speeches.
Explorers Club seeks Cook to open Cook Day dinner
The Explorers Club may declare Sept 30 Cook Day at the Hudson Fulton celebration if Frederick A. Cook returns to New York in time. The club sent a cablegram to Copenhagen urging the explorer to be guest of honor at the club dinner on Sept 30 and raise funds for a welcome home event.
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New York
America
Frederick A. Cook
Explorers’ Club
Dr. Cook
Copenhagen
Board of Directors of
Italy Adds Praise for Discovery Claim After Eclipse Meeting
Italy praises Emanuelli as Captain Umberto Cagni, president of the International Polar Commission, conducts a scheduled interview in Rome amid discussions on a solar eclipse at the pole and its potential aid to confirming a claimed discovery.
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Emanuelli
Cook
Rome
Umberto Cagni
International Polar Commission
Polar claim by Cook seen as possible mental illusion
Dr Robert M Keely, who accompanied Peary on the 1891 92 North Greenland expedition, questions Dr Cook s reported North Pole discovery. He notes the Arctic s vast monotony may affect judgment and says only a Peary log could settle the doubt, as Peary and Cook were within 200 miles.
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Philadelphia
Dr. Keely
Dr. Cook
Pole
Peary
Cook
Taft May Give Medals At Geographic Society Banquet
Plans were laid to secure the attendance of Dr. Cook and Lieutenant Shackleton at the National Geographic Society banquet in Washington next December. The society aims to present medals to the explorers and hopes President Taft will attend, marking the event as a historic highlight.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Cook
Shackleton
Willis L. Moore
Taft
The
Geographic Society
Mrs Frederick A Cook Visits Portland After Pole Discovery
Mrs Frederick A Cook wife of the pole discoverer is in Portland Maine as the city guest of Mrs Austin D Sullivan at 263 State Street. Since the discovery news reached America reporters have pursued her but she maintains silence. She is accompanied by her two daughters and Mrs Sullivan. a reporter tried to interview her but she declined.
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Portland
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Austin D. Sullivan
State Street
America
Baldwin backs Cook pole claim after reading account
Evelyn B. Baldwin of the Baldwin Ziegler Polar Expedition said he is personally convinced Captain Cook’s pole claims are true after reading Dr. Cook’s account. He cited the man’s character and sincerity and noted the mid winter start as a key, surprising feature.
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New York
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Dr. Cook
The
Pole
Captain Cook
Mr. Baldwin
Father John's Medicine Named by the People
A Lowell Massachusetts clergyman Rev Fr John OBrien recovered from illness using a medicine that cured his cough and lung trouble and built strength. He recommended it to parishioners and friends, and it became a widely used family remedy known as Father Johns Medicine. The ad promises 25000 to any charity if the story is not true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O'Brien
Lowell
Mass
Father John
Exhume Bodies in Kel leh er Case Prompt New Motive Talk
Disinterment of two more Kel leher family members fuels rumor that the government plans a stronger case against Mrs Mary Kelleher. District Attorney Higgins aims to show a monetary motive, noting Stephen Kelleher insured for 2000 dollars and Bridget Knowles for 1000 dollars.
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Kelleher
Mary Kelleher
Higgins
Stephen Kelleher
Bridget Knowles
Insurance money mystery fuels murder probe exhumations
Exhumed bodies of Bridget Knowles and Stephen Kelleher are used to complete the evidence chain as Medical Examiners Swan and Durell send organs to Harvard's Professor Whitney to test for arsenic. District Attorney Higgins hints at two additional murder indictments upcoming from the grand jury, while questions remain over who collected the $4000 life policies.
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Swan
Durell
Whitney
Harvard University
Porson
Higgins
Kelleher
Miss Knowles
Bridget Knowles
Stephen Kelleher
Switch wreck causes gravel train derailment in Concord Junction
At 7 o clock the Fitchburg division switch misalignment derailed a freight train of 20 dump cars near Concord Junction. Debris scattered across the main line tying up inward and outward tracks for hours. no injuries reported. Train No 4 from Albany to Boston was delayed. tracks cleared by 10 pm.
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Concord Junction
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
South Acton
Boston
Albany
Chase Woman Thief From Church Funeral
Patrolman James Mullin helped chase a 24 year old woman thief from a church funeral at St. Margaret's. Mrs Mary Forsythe of 15 Middlesex street was captured after leaping on a car near Uphams Corner. Purses with money and jewelry valued at 50 dollars were recovered and identified by Mrs. John F Good. Forsythe is held at Dorchester Station 11 and to be tried in Dorchester Municipal Court.
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James Mullin
Station 9
Upham’s Corner
Mullin
Mary Forsythe
Middlesex Street
St. Margaret's Church
John F. Good
Roxbury
Catherine Good
Mrs. Forsythe
Goodwin Denounces Dummy Ticket Tactic In East Boston Ward 1
Councilman Frank A. Goodwin of Ward 1 East Boston accuses Graves Hormel faction of plotting to mislead voters with a dummy ward committee ticket. He claims the four delegations would share first place, while his line would be second, and credits Campbell supporters for revealing the manipulation.
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Frank A. Goodwin
East
Boston
Goodwin-Campbell
Goodwin
Edward G. Graves
Republican City Committee
Herman Hormel
Benjamin F. Campbell
John L. Bates
John A. Campbell
John Marno
Campbell
John Leigh
Ward Committee
Ward 1
Massachusetts
Graves
Train Striker Wagon Party At Florence Springs
Pittsburg dispatch reports a fast freight on the Pennsylvania Railroad struck a hay wagon carrying a party of merrymakers to a corn roast at Florence Springs Blair county injuring nineteen people many children four fatally.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Florence Springs
Blair County
Two Girls Drowned at Plum Island
At Plum Island a hollow pool known as The Pond filled by a storm claimed the lives of four Haverhill girls and two others Abbie McConnig from Haverhill and Benjamin Tibbetts and Grace Tibbetts residents on the island. Lifesavers and doctors battled to rescue them as the bodies were recovered and identified. TheSouthwick girl recovered after treatment and was moved to Anna Jaques Hospital. The other bodies were sent to the morgue awaiting the medical examiner.
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Haverhill
Abbie McConnig
Benjamin
Grace Tibbetts
Guquin Sisters
Ben Tibbetts
Barker
Captain Maddock
Jay Maddock
John Sweeney
Henry Daniels
Elmer Nutting
Oliver Johnson
C. A. Fowler
Leroy Smith
Maddock
Shaw
Newburyport
Southwick
Anna Jaques Hospital
Randolph C. Hurd
Gains 30 Pounds In 30 Days Promised by Protone
Advert says Protone tissue builder helps run down men and women gain weight and nerve strength. Testimonial quotes a notable man praising rapid results and urging readers to send for a 50 cent package with a free offer.
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Protone Company
Protone Bidg
Detroit
Mich
Betts Held On Charge Of Attacking Wife In Maine
Bangor Maine September 3 David E Betts of Manchester by the Sea was held in two thousand dollars bail in municipal court this afternoon on the charge of attacking his wife Hattie L Betts. Unable to make bail Betts was sent to jail until the February grand jury convenes.
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Bangor
David E. Betts
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Hattie L. Betts
Betts
Betts Charged in Assault to Shield Theft Case
The assault charge aimed to detain Betts for a larger theft case involving $5000 Mrs Betts earned laundering in Manchester by the Sea. She testified he took the money in Brewer to move for a home, threatened her, and hid the sum in a hayrack at a Vassalboro barn where he was arrested after information from him.
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Betts
Brewer
Vassalboro
Garland
Baldwin 10 Be Assessor? City Hall Eyes Baldwin for Board Seat
City officials report Mayor Hibbard is considering former South Boston Alderman John E. Baldwin for one of two vacancies on the Board of Assessors. The potential appointment would fill a key municipal post amid ongoing fiscal discussions.
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City Hall
Hibbard
John E. Baldwin
South Boston
Board of Assessors
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Frederick
Denmark
King Frederick
Skagen
Royal Geographical Society
M. G. Melchior
Hans Egede
Maurice F. Egan
Carmel Egan
Gould Brokaw
Fedora
Oldenburg
Johan F. C. Hansen
Commodore Hevgaard
United States
Post
Secs. of War and Navy
Army
Roosevelt
Sec
Philander P. Knocks
Seattle
Hon
New Orleans
Rocky Mts
Texas
Hon. Taft
Italy
Lieutenant Shackleton
National
Mrs. Cook
Baldwin
Plum Island
George
Hay
Manchester
Protone Co
Protone Bidgz
Detroit, Mich
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