Cook Willing to Submit Data for Examination
Dr. Frederick A. Cook arrived in Washington and announced he will accept University of Copenhagen to waive prior examination of his polar data so American scientific bodies may review it. He said tribunals’ simultaneous decision would satisfy him as to the records. He addressed a large audience at a theater after a greeting at Union Station.
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Washington
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New York
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North Pole
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Peary
National Press Club
William P. Spurgeon
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Massachusetts
the Treasury
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Moseley
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Bureau of American Republics
Harvey W. Wiley
Wiley
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Balore
Feudig t Death Reveals Hatfield Family Tragedy
Washington reports post office inspectors uncovered the Hatfield feud narrative surrounding Harrison Hatfield of Horsepen West Virginia. He lost money then faced the murder of his wife, a life sentence, and died in the Moundsville penitentiary after a troubled arc marked by theft and insanity.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Post Office
Harrison Hatfield
Moundsville
W. Va
Hatfield
Horsepen
West Virginia
Old Hatcher
Hatfields
Trent
Postoffice
Chicago
Ofice
Pintler Meets Ohio Cousin in New York Celebration
Dispatch from St Marys Ohio reports Dr H E Pintler renewing blood ties and boyhood association with a cousin during a New York celebration. The note highlights their family link and cordial reunion amid the special event coverage.
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H. E. Pintler
New York
Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
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Methodist Women to Meet in Los Angeles Convention
The Women's Home Missionary society of the Methodist church will hold its twenty-eighth annual convention in Los Angeles beginning Wednesday. The society has a membership of 120,000.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Associated Press
Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Welcome for German-American delegates at Cincinnati Hall
Governor Harmon greets the fifth biennial National German-American Alliance delegates in Cincinnati. The event at Northside Turner Hall features German addresses and a German program with Governor Harmon praising German Americans for citizenship contributions and home-building in Ohio and the nation.
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National German-American Alliance
Northside
Turner Hall
Charles G. Schmidt
Saengerbunds
Judson Harmon
Ohio
John Galvin
Cincinnati
H. H. Fick
Louis Ehrgott
J. Dornhoefer
New York
C. J. Hexamer
National Alliance
Curtiss Fails To Fly In New York Harbor Wind
Aviator Glenn H Curtiss attempts a New York harbor flight from Governors Island but is forced to land after a gusty, unsettled wind. Wilbur Wright planned flights by Oct 9 but did not appear. Curtiss stays in town awaiting calmer conditions for another potential attempt as Hudson Fulton celebrations move upriver with Half Moon and Clermont ships and related religious services and local events.
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New York Harbor
Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Glenn H. Curtiss
Governor’s Island
Wilbur Wright
Curtiss
Associated Press
Hudson
Fulton
Poughkeepsie
Kingston
Catskill
Taft Optimistic On Growth Of World And Faith
President Taft in Portland declares faith in a growing world and universal liberty preaching at East Portland cornerstone ceremony. He praises liberal Universalists, cites unity with Catholics and Unitarian values, and stresses religion and morality as pillars of civilization. He recalls church experiences in Washington, Helena, Rome, and Manila while urging cooperation among denominations.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Portland
Ore
Taft
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake
First Universalist
East Portland
James Corby
United States
Washington
Pittsburg
Helena
Mont
Unitarian Church
Philippines
Rome
America
Ohioan in Big Balloon Race Opens Hopeful Run Toward Russia
A sunny start to the Gordon Bennett cup balloon race drew about 200000 spectators in Zurich as Edward W. Mix of Columbus flies America II with the Parsival and other balloons. The southwest wind favored a route toward Southern Russia, promising a long distance test and strong American hopes for victory despite Count Zeppelin’s absence.
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Associated Press
Zurich
Switzerland
Edward W. Mix
Columbus
Russia
Count Zeppelin
Edward Mix
United States
Moors in Three Mountain Strongholds Defy Spain
Madrid reports no front news since General Marina opened the offensive. Moors resist from Argan Uixan and Milan mountains as Spain reels from losses. Premier Maura orders quick end to campaign and new divisions to Morocco. Rumors of Mulai Hafid pushing tribes toward Fez to aid the Riffians circulate.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Marina
Melilla
Mount
Guruga
Morocco
Maura
Argan
Uixan
Milan
Mulai Hafid
Fez
Harka
Seven Men Break Jail in Henderson County Escape
In Henderson Kentucky three jail deliveries occurred from the county jail in two years. Seven prisoners escaped after men knocked out an air grate. Jailer Jennings’ young daughter alerted the guards preventing eight additional escapees. The fugitives include a forger burglar and six others tied to assault with weapons. A posse pursues the missing men.
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Henderson
Associated Press
Henderson County
Jennings
Government and Rebel Armies Clash in Paraguay
Advices from Minister O'Brien say revolutionists are active in Paraguay. The dispatch reports 100 rebel deaths and 20 government casualties. Government forces number about 8,000, rebels 1,500, though the cablegram appears distorted in transmission.
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Paraguay
Washington
Associated Press
State Department
O’brien
Gypsy Smith to Visit Cincinnati Meetings Begin
Evanglist Gypsy Smith will visit Cincinnati as business and clergy join the executive committee overseeing the Gypsy Smith mass meetings. The committee plans weekly meetings at the YMCA each Monday until the Music Hall mass meetings commence on November 6.
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Cincinnati
Illness Forces Pope to Suspend Audiences
Rome reports the pope has been ill for several days yet met visitors. After an audience with an archbishop he appeared tired and languid and then suffered aggravated symptoms. Doctors ordered complete rest and suspended papal audiences due to a gout flare.
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Rome
Associated Press
Bloomington man arrested for misusing mails in Richmond
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports D F Braun of Bloomington Illinois was arrested in Richmond Indiana on October 3 on a charge of misusing the mails.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
F. Braun
Bloomington
Ill
Cincinnati Boy Killed By Fall From a Train
Stanley Wilkinson, 17, son of Professor E W Wilkinson, principal of the First Intermediate school, was found dead beside the Big Four tracks in Wellington Ohio. His skull was crushed by a fish-plate bolt after presumably jumping a fast freight. A telegram in his pocket identified him and indicated a wish to go to Detroit to work as an automobile machinist. He left his Cincinnati home Wednesday morning, the last word from the family before authorities notified them of the death.
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Columbus
John Galvin
Olio
Schmidt
Ohio
Commonwealth
Buckeye
United States
Cincinnati
Stanley Wilkinson
First Intermediate School
Wellington
E. W. Wilkinson
First
Richard
Willson urges Kentucky independents to arm for liberty
Governor Willson calls independents in Kentucky to defend homes by arming themselves and forming liberty leagues against night riders. He pledges pardons to those protecting property, argues civil conflict could follow, and predicts renewed bloodshed as he heads to Boston.
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Kentucky
Willson
Tobacco Trust
Governor urges free pool to curb night riding threats
In an open letter Governor Willson urged Nicholas county citizens to form a free pool in communities facing renewed night riding threats. He cited fear voiced by Burley tobacco growers who declined to join the Burley pool and received threats last week.
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Frankfort
Associated Press
Nicholas County
Willson
Burley
Two Jackies Asphyxiated And Another One Drowns
Two sailors from the US ship Montana were found in a gas filled East Side hotel room. One man, H. Daniels, died of asphyxia while M. Germaine was unconscious. Earlier, Samuel E. Herman from the gun boat Castine drowned after going overboard at Poughkeepsie.
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New York
Associated Press
United States
Jackies
Montana
East Side
H. Daniels
M. Germaine
Samuel E. Herman
Castine
Poughkeepsie
Tonnage Tax Law To Take Effect Tomorrow
The tonnage tax provisions of the new tariff law will take effect next Tuesday sixty days after enactment. The official estimate of additional revenue from tonnage is about $50,000 annually. Vessels from Ontario, previously duty free, will pay 2 cents per ton. ships from The Netherlands and Copenhagen, also formerly exempt, will pay 6 cents per ton.
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Washington
Associated Press
Ontario
Netherlands
Copenhagen
Ex Bank Head Kumler Dies in Oxford at 61
Theophilus R. Kumiler, former bank president and Oxford capitalist, died at his Oxford home aged 61 after a sudden apoplexy. He recently battled a mild typhoid fever and was believed convalescing. A Miami University trustee, he was noted in Cincinnati financial circles and is survived by a widow.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Theophilus R. Kumiler
Oxford
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