Peary claims Cook never reached North Pole in Eskimo account
A dispatch notes Commander Peary citing Eskimos with Cook, denying Cook reached the Pole. Peary plans to transport two Eskimos to Greenland to prove the claim. Also reports wreck at Carbondale, Topeka kidnapping trial, and other world items of the week.
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Associated Press
Peary
Kan
Samuel Hatchett
Oklahoma City
Texas
Sapulpa
Bureau of Soils of the Agricultural Department
Europe
Pacific Ocean
Japan
China
Nathan Straus
International Medical Congress
New York
Barclay
Marian Bleakley
Wrights
Kansas City
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKees Rocks
Topeka
Kansas
Census Bureau
Missouri
Oklahoma
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Smithsonian Institute
Mount Whitney
Cal
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Aero
Ekee
Bluff
D. W. Abercrombie
Worcester
Mass
B. McMillan
Donald B. McMillian
North Pole
Copenhagen
Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Commader Peary
Dr. Cook
United States
Harry Whitney
Explorer
Cook
Greenland
Notable deaths and legal cases span national to local
Gen Henry C Corbin dies at Roosevelt hospital after an operation in New York. Lieut Foulois sails to Nancy France for the International Aeronautical conference. Mrs Anna Dickens dies in North McGregor aged 88, an early Iowa settler. Corporal Lisle Crabtree sentenced to life at Fort Leavenworth for killing Capt Raymond at Fort Des Moines. Miss Zanna McGinnis killed by a Wabash train at Orrick. Mare Island commandant Thomas J Phelps Jr promoted to rear admiral. David Gregg of Topeka arrested in Marion Bleakley kidnap case and Belknap assault link.
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Roosevelt Hospital
New York
Europe
Carlebad
Franklin D. Agner
Topeka
Kan
Lieut
Foulois
United States
Nancy
France
Anna Dickens
Iowa
North McGregor
Lisle Crabtree
Capt
Raymond
Fort Des Moines
Fort Leavenworth
Lyle
E. H
Clarence Belknap
Argentine congress to be postponed for 1910 meeting
The Argentine delegate to the Pan American congress scheduled for 1910 proposes delaying the session. An aviator Signor Possi dies in Milan after a 60 foot fall during testing. Floods devastate Monterrey and surrounding towns. cholera reported in Antwerp.
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Signor Possi
Milan
Italy
Monterey
Mex
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Virgo Bay
Spitzbergen
Antwerp
Venezuela
Castro
San Juan
Buenos Aires
New York
San Antonio
Tex
E. Lefebvre
Spain
Morocco
Germany
North Pole telegraph confirms Peary reach date and sends wow
The dispatches report Peary reaching the North Pole with Stars and Stripes nailed to the pole. Messages from Cape Ray and Indian Harbor confirm the claim. Other reports include Cook’s Copenhagen reply and Taft’s reception of the pole gift with cautious remarks.
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New York
Feary
North Pole
New York Times
Indian Harbor
Cape Bay
N. F
Newfoundland
Associated Press
London
Reuter Telegram Company
Labrador
Cape Ray
PEARY
William H. Taft
United States
Washington, D. C
R. E. Peary
U. S. Navy
Brewerly
Mass
America
Melville E. Stone
American Royal 1909 Live Stock Show Dates Set in Kansas City
The American Royal in Kansas City runs October 11 to 16 with purebred beef cattle draft horses hogs sheep Angora goats poultry and range bred stock. Cattle sales schedule lists Angus October 12 Herefords October 13 Galloways October 14 Shorthorns October 15. Aberdeen Angus sale on October 12 promises a top lot as cattle are strictly inspected.
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Kansas City
James J. Hill Forecasts Crops and Economic Revival
James J. Hill arrived in New York from the northwest in an optimistic mood. He predicted good crops and said this would lay a sound basis for a broad business revival.
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New York
James J. Hill
Morgan Gifts Art Volumes on American Indians to London Guild Hall
J Pierpont Morgan presents a fine art book set to the London Guild Hall Library focusing on American Indians. The collection cost three thousand dollars.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
London Guild Hall Library
Bride of Week Is Missing Bride Seeks Wife in Topeka
James LeRoy, 60, of Centerville Missouri, travels to Topeka seeking his young wife who vanished soon after their wedding last week. Police have been unable to locate her.
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Topeka
James LeRoy
Centerville
Phelps Receives Command Rank at Mare Island Yard
Vallejo California September 9 Thomas Phelps Jr. the commandant at Mare Island navy yard has received his commission as a rear admiral according to naval dispatches.
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Vallejo
Cal
Thomas Sg. Phelps, Jr
Mare Island Navy Yard
Harriman Dies After Long Illness at Tower Hill
Financier Harriman dies after a relapse of an intestinal disorder in his Arden home on Tower Hill. Surrounded by family and medical staff, he passed as stock market trading paused. time of death reported as 3:35 p m or 1:30 p m per sister Mary Simons.
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Harriman
Mary Simons
New York
Exchange
Mary
Carol
Walter
Roland
Arden
Parole Recommended for Ellinwood Banker
Topeka Kansas the State prison board recommends parole for Edward Bochemohle the Ellinwood banker imprisoned for taking deposits while the bank was insolvent and the measure now awaits the governor's action.
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Kansas
Topeka
Edward Bochemohle
Ellinwood
State Prison Board
Arbitrate North Pole Row Centers on Geodetic Survey
Washington DC the coast and geodetic survey will arbitrate the Peary Cook North Pole controversy at Cook’s request. The survey will compute Peary notes and may review Cook papers if desired. Officials say the process will be impartial and scientifically cold blooded to determine comparative merits.
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Cook
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Peary’s
Washington, D. C
Peary
Perkins
Big Steak Incident Sparks Waller-Sorry Exchange
In a tense exchange a diner challenges a chef over a large steak. The conversation ends with a curt refusal and a formal apology for the disruption.
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Ted Mees Waller
Baby Scald Healed by Cuticura After Severe Burn
Mrs. Hare of 1 Henry St South Shields recounts a severe kitchen scald from boiling grease that nearly disfigured her baby. After applying Cuticura Ointment three boxes, the skin healed with no scar in five weeks, leaving the skin velvet smooth.
Suspicious Silence Reveals Elwood’s Quiet Mischief
A mother recalls Howard noting Elwood’s stillness as a sign of potential mischief. The Delineator describes how the quiet behavior prompted concern and observation within a family setting.
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Howard
Elwood
Universal Healing Ointment for Humans and Animals
Vet W. P. Schmitz of Hinsdale Massachusetts endorses Resinol Salve as a universal healing remedy for humans and domestic animals including horses and dogs. The ad also remarks that a talkative wife often speaks for a long time but seldom allows a man to respond.
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W. P. Schmitz
Vet
Hinsdale
Mass
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promotes Whites
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as a remedy to fade clothing and restore whiteness. It markets a large 2 oz package priced at five cents per string, noting wear if a girl has many beaux.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Ad
Advertisement fragment touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for babies with colic wind and digestion issues. Claims soothing effects calm the stomach liver and bowels without causing griping despite garbled text.
Senator Gore Returns Home to Lawton Oklahoma
U S Senator Thomas P. Gore, a blind Oklahoma figure, returned to Lawton for the first time since entering Congress last year after completing a chautauqua engagement.
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Gore
Lawton
Oklahoma
Thomas P. Gore
United States
Congress
Kansas City Approves Depot Franchise by Landslide Vote
Kansas City Missouri voters approve the union passenger station franchise by about 20 to 1. Construction will start within 30 days as announced following the ballot.
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Kansas City
Depot
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