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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1909
Page
4
Royal Danish reception for Dr. Cook features the King and royal family, experts, and ministers who question and then affirm his Arctic claims. Cook details the pole voyage, awaits Brussels and Paris talks, and plans lectures while Danish press and scholars back his narrative.
Fred Printz of Darby Montana a longtime Western guide ridicules Frederick Cook and his peak claim. Printz who joined Cook on Alaska expeditions in 1903 and 1905 left Montana with a hunting party for the Clearwater country stating Cook did not reach the North Pole and challenging the climber’s credentials.
A testimonial from Lena V Henry of Adrian Georgia claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female illness after severe weakness and fear of surgery. The ad touts the remedy as a long standing standard for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache indigestion and nervous prostration, urging readers to trust genuine testimonials.
New York dispatch reports Dr. Frederick A. Cook writes from Etah in 1907 detailing a plan to reach the North Pole by crossing Ellesmere Land and Nan Sen Strait, aiming to meet Explorers' Club members at Cape York in September 1908. He instructs Walsh to speak with Henry Collins Walsh and Mr. Bradley about gathering support for the expedition.
Dr Frederick A Cook will lecture in Brussels on September 20, with reception by Prince Albert and possibly King Leopold. Professor Lecointe defends Cook, noting corrected observations and claiming Cook effectively circled the pole after April 21, 1908, and praising his medical aid to Belgian Antarctic expedition members.
Henry Collins Walsh secretary of the Explorers' Club answers the question of the value of polar exploration. He notes that cries of cut bone from the unthinking have often met the pursuit, yet underscores lasting importance and utility in expanding knowledge and guiding future voyages.
Captain Fridtjof Nansen arrived in Christiania from Bergen and said he would not comment on Dr. Cook's achievement until full particulars are public. He noted errors in newspaper reports and supported Cook's trustworthiness while warning that sealing a report and flag in the ice would drift away from the site.
The Paris Matin reports Sverdrup congratulating Dr. Cook for his polar achievement. Sverdrup credits Cook’s route choice and long mapping work by Sverdrup, cites Eskimo help and Rasmussen’s Greenland expertise, and defends Cook’s daily progress as exceeding 15 miles with records of over 25 miles.
London editors differ over Dr Cook's Arctic claims with notices that his diaries were sent to America rather than produced locally. The Daily Telegraph and The Chronicle raise scientific and logistical questions about observations amid Arctic refraction and a moving sea, while The Daily News remains supportive.
Dr. W H Wright of Lick Observatory argues Cook could have located the North Pole with under 600 feet error using a sextant and three observations. He contends the pole lay within a 500 foot radius of Cook and warns the claim rests on Cook's veracity until another flag is found.
UNCLE JOE BELIEVES NEW YORK Sept 5 Extolling Dr Cook s discovery of the North Pole as brilliant and deserving of admiration Speaker Joseph G Cannon discusses polar exploration and support for Cook praising his achievement and faulting critics as discourteous.
Edward O’Brien, 25, of 8 Boston Street, was severely stabbed in the left side and leg on Cottage Street after refusing a cigarette. James Casey, 25, of West Lynn, was arrested shortly after and charged with the offense.
Two thousand loyal Portuguese Fraternity members from the New England Branch paraded through Newport streets this afternoon. Mayor Patrick J. Boyle and the Board of Aldermen reviewed the march from City Hall steps, as residents watched in ceremony.
Dr Cook defends his North Pole claim in Copenhagen after meeting King Frederick and before a Royal Geographical Society lecture. He disputes charges about records and methods, says Eskimo linguistics aided his journey, and explains why travel distance implies a 30 000 square mile unknown area.
Copenhagen reports broad Danish support for Dr. Frederick A. Cook after critics in America question his North Pole claim. Experts and royal endorsement emphasize Cook’s verified expedition and his circumferential journey around the pole, with Brussels’ Professor Lecointe defending him.
A witness recounts two Alaska trips with Ed Barrim and Walter H Miller to photograph nearby peaks not Mt McKinley. The second expedition produced no ascent while Barrim and others sought hush money from Cook. The account alleges press sensationalism and unpaid travel promises.
Joseph Birch of 258 Pearl Street Cambridge alias George Quuay Carl Fisher and others has been identified as a fake fit thrower active in Malden Medford Somerville and nearby towns. After collapsing near the hospital attendants moved him to Melrose Hospital then sent him away under police escort.
Light top coats and overcoats were common as a sharp 25 mph wind moved through the day. Morning showers kept beach and country trips down, while the wind intensified by evening. Temperature fell to 56 degrees by 11 p.m.
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