Peary recalls polar trek triumphs on Roosevelt voyage
Commander Peary and companions recount the final dash to the pole, the Eskimo team’s discipline, and joyous returns to Cape Columbia. The piece includes camp life at Cape Sheridan, Christmas aboard, and later notes on the Roosevelt’s fate, Utah supplies, and Cook affair.
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Pritchard
Utah
Commander Peary
Mr. Whitney
Cook
North Pole
Dr. Cook
Whitney
Jeannie
Greenland A Cure For Consumption Doctor Claims Sunlight Destroys TB Bacteria
Dr John W Goodsell of the Peary expedition argues that long sunlight in Greenland could cure tuberculosis by killing tubercular bacilli. He predicts victims will flock there in coming years for treatment as seasons favor such outcomes.
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North Pole
South Pole
Greenland
Labrador
Peary Arctic Club
Pole
John W. Goodsell
Cart Tracks in Snow Revealed From Nares Expedition
Professor McMillan of Peary expedition notes discovering distinct cart tracks frozen in snow. The traces, left by Admiral Sir George Nares during 1875 and 1876, show how supplies were transported on prior polar journeys despite 34 years having passed.
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Greely
McMillan
Marvin
Cape Columbia
Borup
Sir George Nares
Cape Sheridan
Roosevelt
George Nares
Professor McMillan
Peary
At the Pole smoking bans and icy frontier memories
Jatt Flenson recalls North Pole life where ice piles, cold weather, and a prohibition on smoking shaped daily routine. He notes Peary’s arrival, flag raising, Eskimo reactions, and constant tasks during the expedition.
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Jacob Schunach
Pole
Jatt Flenson
Whitney dispatches reach Battle Harbor via Roosevelt
Harry Whitney has been heard from as Canadian government boat delivers despatches from the Boston Post and New York Herald, written aboard the Jeanne and transferred to the Roosevelt for Battle Harbor by Commander Peary.
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North Sydney
C. B
Harry Whitney
Boston Post
New York Herald
Jeanne
Roosevelt
Battle Harbor
Peary
Controversy Quietly Flares Over Arctic Explorers Cook and Peary
Aug 24 dispatches from Green land describe Whitney aboard the Jeanie reporting Cook’s claim of undiscovered land north of Peary’s record. Tensions rise aboard the Roosevelt as Whitney and a newspaper correspondent clash with Peary over dispatches and chronology. The piece notes reliance on explorers’ word for latitude measurements and hints at ongoing partisan debate.
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North Star Bay
Greenland
Dr. Cook
Commander Peary
Jeanie
Post
New York Herald
Roosevelt
Harry Whitney
Whitney
Peary
Cook
Pole
Mene Wallace
Bob’ Bartlett
Mr. Whitney
Moon Disappears, Taunts Peary Claim From Bergamo Expert
In Rome, astronomer Signor Franciesco Faccia Da Schio of Bergamo argues the moon would have disappeared at Peary's claimed April 6 observation, challenging the explorer's assertion of reaching the pole. He cites precise calculations showing the moon could not be seen given the horizon and date.
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Rome
Signor Franciesco Faccia da Schio
Bergamo
Peary
Signor Faccia
Peary Sails for Home Under North Pole Flag
Battle Harbor witnesses a farewell as the Peary Arctic steamer Roosevelt heads to Sydney and New York flying a North Pole flag made at Battle Harbor. A hundred Labrador fishermen cheered and fired a salute from the old cannon near the Marconi station.
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Peary
Battle Harbor
Labrador
Marconi Station
Roosevelt
Sydney
New York
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