Danish Arctic Authority backs Cook claims to Pole
Captain Otto Sverdrup, Denmark’s Arctic expert, says Dr. Cook has proof to establish his pole claim beyond doubt and will force Peary to admit it. Sverdrup defends Cook against Peary’s charges, citing Eskimo testimony. The Royal Danish Geographical Society applauded Cook as Crown Prince awarded the society medal, though outcomes may temper public confidence.
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Es “Gontinges
Peary
Pole
United Press
Otto Sverdrup
Denmark
Sverdrup
Cook
Dr. Cook
Rasmussen
Royal Danish Geographical Society
Palace
Explorer
Washington Delays Judgment on Pole Claims by Cook and Peary
National Geographic Society Board postpones honors for Peary and Cook until detailed scientific observations are reviewed. A Peary despatch strengthens adherents while skeptics press for proper credentials. Government recognition could follow if Peary proves discovery.
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Washington
United Press
Peary
Dr. Cook
Board of Managers
National Geographic Society
North Pole
Cook
Indian Harbor
Navy
Willis S. Moore
Weather Bureau
Commander Peary
Moore
Society
Henry Gannett
C--k
Congress
Civil Engineer’s Corps
Taft
Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt Bearing Peary Arrives In Sydney Expected This Weekend
Sydney readers await the arriving Roosevelt bearing Commander Peary with speculation on timing. Telegraph service is limited at Chateau Bay and Red Bay is the nearest station twenty five miles away. Rough seas in the Straits of Belle Isle limit precise estimates as newsmen flood Sydney seeking hotel space and dramatic welcomes.
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Sydney
Cape Breton
Roosevelt
Peary
Chateau Bay
Red Bay
Straits of
Belle Isle
United States
Dr. Cook
Copenhagen
Peary Sends Message to Wife Delays Land Meeting
From Indian Harbor Labrador Robert Peary wires his wife in Portland Maine that gale delays their voyage to Sidney to meet Cook. He reassures that Cook never faced land and that the tribe confirms the delay, delaying the explorer’s first meeting.
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Sidney
Explorer
Portland
Robert Peary
Indian Harbor
Labrador
Gale
Mrs Peary Awaits Return in Sydney Hotel Suite
Mrs. Robert Peary plans to greet her husband upon his return at Sydney N. S. The hotel suite is reserved for her and the children as she awaits the Roosevelt steamship. She says she will keep him for a few days before heading to New York for his report.
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Robert Peary
Sydney
Whitney Returning Aboard Roosevelt
Messages from Etah report Whitney was taken aboard at Etah before sailing toward North Pole area. Jeanie met off Saunder's Island on Aug. 23, coaling North Star Bay, then Whitney boarded Jeanie and parted company after Aug. 24. Royal Geographical Society in London sends cordial invitation to lecture on the achievement.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Indian Harbor
Cape Ray
N.F
H. L. Bridgman
Whitney
Etah
Cook
Copenhagen
Jeanie
Saunder
London
Peary
Cave Bridgman
John Scott Keltie
Ecretary
Royal Geographical Society
Arctic Club Plans to Protect Dr Cook in New York
The Arctic Club of America executive committee will meet to outline a campaign to defend their member Dr Cook from attacks by Commander Peary. They will also finalize arrangements for a large dinner to honor Dr Cook on his New York arrival.
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New York
Arctic Club of America
Dr. Cook
Peary
Brewer backs Cook reaching the North Pole
Yale professor William H. Brewer declares Dr. Cook has reached the North Pole and voices skepticism toward Peary's claim. Brewer, formerly Arctic Club of America president, spoke after reading Peary’s dispatch to United Press casting doubt on Cook.
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New Haven
Peary
Cook
North Pole
William H. Brewer
Yale University
Arctic Club of America
United Press
Denmark May Claim Pole As Extension Of Greenland Domain
Berlin reports Prof. Theodore Schiemann, German writer and Kaiser friend, declared Denmark has first claim on the Arctic territory including the 7th Pole, arguing it is a Greenland extension and likely to be recognized by any international court.
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Denmark
Pole
Greenland
Berlin
Theodore Schiemann
Kaiser
Arctic
Schiemann
Mrs. Cook in New York Awaits Husband Arrival
Mrs. Frederick A. Cook, wife of the explorer, is in New York while avoiding reporters. She arrived from Portland, Maine, was met at Grand Central by Mrs. R. T. Davidson, and taken to a hotel where she secured an apartment without registering. Mrs. Davidson would not disclose her location, stating Mrs. Cook will stay in New York until her husband arrives after September 21.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
Explorer
Portland
Maine
Grand Central Station
R. T. Davidson
Brooklyn
Noted Explorer Criticises Peary
Anthony Fiala, longtime polar explorer, defends Dr. Cook against Commander Peary’s accusations. He says he will wait for full proof from all explorers before deciding, calls Peary’s charges uncalled for, and endorses Cook as an honorable man who bankrupted himself for the trek. He questions Peary’s claim to reaching the Pole, noting no independent proof.
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New York
Dr. Cook
Peary
Anthony Fiala
Zeigler
Cook
Who Will Publish First The Cook Peary Battle
The excerpt ponders why Cook should be singled out and notes Peary is also tied to a publisher. It frames the matter as a race to market, questioning which book will appear first.
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Cook
Peary
Peary Called an Egotist in Cook Dispute
Captain Osbon of the Arctic Club labels Peary an egotist and says Peary’s slanderous statements will expose him. He contrasts Peary unfavorably with Dr. Cook, asserting Peary’s methods are tyrannical and that Eskimos fear him.
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United Press
New York
Peary
B. §. Osbon
Arctic Club
Dr. Cook
Cook
Cook must prove claims or be discredited says Gannett
Washington September 8 Dr. Henry Gannett vice president of the National Geographic Society urged that Dr. Cook act at once or face discredit for his claims about the Arctic expedition. The remark followed a United Press dispatch in which Commander Peary labeled Dr. Cook a fakir.
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Washington
Harriman in Better Health Rumors Stir Market Turmoil
Reported improvements in Mr. Harriman's condition calm speculative nerves as Union Pacific fluctuated in early trading. Ex-Judge Lovett declined to issue statements, while rumors of Harriman's death were denied by his secretary and household.
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Harriman
Lovett
New York
Marriman
Union Pacific
Reeding
New York Central
Erie
Pennsylvania
Southern Pacific
Elis
Missouri
Pacific
Wabash
Reading
Bulletin
Judge Lovett
Arden
B. H. Harriman
Woman Carried From Burning Danbury House
Special from United Press. Danbury Sept. 8 Mrs Agnes Logan an aged woman living three miles from the city had a narrow escape when a fire started by an overturned lamp destroyed her home Her son who lives with her carried her out before the flames consumed the house Loss estimated at 1500 dollars
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United Press
Danbury
Agnes Logan
Man injured as quarry blast hurls wagon at Stratford
Tony Morsello a Stratford vegetable peddler was struck by rock from a quarry blast behind the county jail. A large mass of stone hit his wagon, throwing him to the ground. His left arm is fractured at the elbow, three ribs broken, and a lung possibly affected. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in serious condition. rocks were thrown as far as 400 feet.
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Tony Morsello
Stratford
St. Vincent's Hospital
Coulter announces engagement of Kittie May Coulter
Mr and Mrs Thomas Coulter of Hough Avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Kittie May to Howard Ford Nettleton of this city. Both are well known and have a large circle of friends.
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Thomas Coulter
Hough Avenue
Kittie May
Howard Ford Nettleton
Universalist Church Secures Mortgage
A quit claim deed filed in the town preme Senne by the First Universalist to Robert E De Forest and Frank T Staples trustees of the Clapp Spooner estates records a $10 000 mortgage on church property on State street. A $2 000 payment had already been made. The deed was signed by James Coulter treasurer of the Parish.
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Preme Senne
Robert E. de Forest
Frank T. Staples
Clapp Spooner Estates
State Street
James Coulter
King Cole Wins at Charter Oak Park Race Day
At Charter Oak Park Hartford on September 8 King Cole won the first heat of the 2:09 pace with Ambulator second. In the 2:10 trot Carroll first, Demarest second, Raffles third. time 2:09%.
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United Press
Charter Oak Park
Hartford
Carroll
Demarest
Raffles
Deaths and funerals cloud Bridgeport community
Deaths are reported of Joseph Fay Z at Bridgeport Hospital after fever illness. He worked for American Graphophone Co and leaves brothers Patrick and Thomas, sisters Mary Margaret Fay, and many friends. Funeral services for Henry Stanton, former East End Baptist pastor, will be held at his home and church with Rev B D Remington officiating. Martin J Kost, formerly a butcher, died in Brooklyn and is survived by his wife, a two year old child, and brothers Christopher Kost and George Reniker. Interments at St Michael's cemetery follow services at 100 Madison Avenue and St Augustine’s church. Mrs Nicholas J Horan, wife of Captain Horan, died recently. her funeral at St Michael’s cemetery was attended after services at St. Vincent’s and St. Augustine’s. A fifth obituary notes a woman, aged five, who died after a long illness. her mother Mrs Comer and siblings survive.
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Joseph Fay
Bridgeport
American Graphophone Co
Patrick
Hace O'Neillohn Terry
Marygaret Fay
Henee
Bridgeport Aerie
Nathaniel Wheeler
Martin J. Kost
Brooklyn
Martin Kost
Masonic Fraterni
George Reniker
Christopher Kost
Mra.nehl
England
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Co
George
William
Samuel
Ernest Roberts
Naugatuck
James Gregory
Zachariah Ocean Miss Roth
Misa Mabel Stan
P. T. Barnum Lodge
K. of
The
Wheeler & Wilson Sick Benefit Association
Nicholas J. Horan
Captain Horan
Engine Co. No. 4
Madison Avenue
St. Augustine's
Father O'Meara
St Michael's Cemetery
St. Vincent's
Gifford
Comer
Yale Students Return to Campus for Engineering Courses
New Haven reports the first wave of Yale students arriving to resume civil engineering coursework and make up conditions before exams. Separately, a mob in Rayville drowned Henry Himn by tying weights to his feet after he attacked a white woman, Net tle Bones, with a volunteer posse pursuing him.
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New Haven
Sept
Yale
Scientific School
Yale Field
United Press
Shreveport
Henry Himn
Rayville
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