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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1909
Page
2
Letters from the public show wide reader interest in the Cook Peary controversy. The Post publishes several letters this morning and will print more later. Readers are invited to send in their opinions on the dispute.
A reader admires Dr. Cook and defends his conduct toward Peary while urging Cook to prevail. The letter praises Cook as gentlemanly and criticizes Peary for attempting to discredit Cook publicly.
A letter from A Doherty of Charlestown dated September 19, 1909, rebukes Peary for turning back loyal followers near the pole to claim a sole white ascent. The writer commends supporters who endured hardships and labels Peary's action egotistical and selfish, doubting the glory of his achievement.
A letter to the Post from Roxbury argues Cook should be credited with discovering the pole, suggesting Peary copied news and accusing Peary of bias and personal slurs. The writer, R H D, cites timing and prejudice from readers including "T Wharf" and "J H HH" and calls for fair acknowledgment.
Walter H. Clayton of Cambridge defends both explorers and urges Peary to extend the hand to Dr. Cook once the error is acknowledged. He recalls Peary’s polar fame and praises Dr. Cook’s Mt McKinley lecture as evidence of capable leadership. The letter advocates courteous reconciliation.
A letter from T Wharf of Maine rebukes G E De Ferrers and defends Peary as the only true possessor of pole credit, while labeling Dr Cook’s claim as moonshine. Wharf, a seasoned whaler, argues that Whitney could rival Cook and that Cook lacked the training to prove polar discovery.
WALTHAM September 20. An advance of seven percent in prices of watches and cases took effect today with the American Waltham Watch Company. The move matches similar increases from leading East manufacturers and follows a sharp rise by Western producers, with the change becoming effective immediately.
Mayor Hibbard endured a fresh series of malaria chills at his Dorchester home yesterday. For the third time in a week he was forced to bed as the illness persisted and affected his health.
A tropical hurricane swept the Gulf section causing million dollar damage to property and crops. Telegraph and telephone wires were torn down, railroads inundated, and buildings unroofed. The Illinois Central line between McComb City and New Orleans is under water with large sections of track washed away.
Widespread damage reported from New Orleans and along the gulf coast as winds and floods strike. Rigolets area roofs damaged, Audubon Park hall destroyed, Biloxi pier and bathhouses washed away, several wrecks halted rail service, and waters rise along the Mississippi River. Refugees stream to Mobile and Natchez loses telegraph contact.
Harvard reports suggest Dr H N Stone of Newburyport may have been killed by someone he harmed for revenge. Locals doubt George Lapointe and Raymond Plouffe, citing Stone's cruelty to animals and a past divorce suit citing perjury conviction and a three and a half year prison term in 1890.
Testimony details an alleged cruelty dispute with Dr. Stone including claims of forcing a woman to witness a burning mouse. The libel suit was dismissed in 1896, with later divorce noted. Prosecution centers on George Lapointe and Raymond Plouffe in the Harvard murder inquiry, with alibi claims, station testimony, and a bloodstained whip found near the crime scene supporting the case.
When illness signals strain such as indigestion or weak eyes, switch from coffee or tea to Postum. The ad claims coffee as a disease producer and presents Postum as a rebuilding liquid food for nerve centers, ending with There's a Reason.
In New York on September 20 the Gedachtenis viering Hudson Fulton committee arrived aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam. The Dutch activists carried the royal ensign and announced the official representative of Queen Wilhelmina was aboard to mark the occasion.
French and Dutch warships reach New York as crowds descend for the Hudson Fulton anniversary. A hundred ships and hundreds of visiting craft join the naval parade under clear autumn skies. Officials promise no hotel price hikes and smooth organization for two weeks of festivity.
Hull reports the Mayflower Inn on Straits Pond burned entirely after an explosion whose cause is unknown. Loss to the inn runs about 18000 dollars. Nearby the Finley cottage at Kenberma also caught fire, with Mr. Finley and Mrs. Schafer among residents escaping after smoke filled the home. Finley’s losses are estimated at 5000 dollars.
A conference of a committee will meet next Monday to discuss how the proposed printing trade course at the new East Boston industrial school will affect city trade unions. The school also trains entering high school students and prepares some for college.
Brockton newspaper note reports Colonel James Edgar proprietor of the Boston store in Brockton and a prominent Plymouth County business figure died today at his summer home in Lakeville.
Thousands of former hay fever sufferers report immunity to hay fever by using ascatco, a treatment claimed to also cure asthma catarrh and bronchitis. Initiated weeks before expected attack it allegedly prevents symptoms and allows a distress-free season. Available at Austrian Laboratory backed drug stores, with fifty cent and two dollar sizes for varying cases.
Springfield, Sept. 20. A three to five year prison term was imposed in the Superior Criminal Court on John F. Lyman of Palmer after he pleaded guilty to three counts of arson and is suspected of starting more than fifty fires in town. District Attorney S. S. Taft described him as a trusted local citizen and fire system official, seeking leniency but acknowledging the danger he caused.
A testimonial from Mrs. Clinton E. Hale of Lockport New York describes severe anemia improvements after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad claims the pills cure blood diseases rheumatism after effects of grip and fevers and are useful for nervous conditions. Sold by druggists or mailed from the Dr Williams Medicine Company in Schenectady NY.
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