Peary Seeks U S Sale of Roosevelt in Behring Sea
Commander Peary urged the United States to acquire the Roosevelt as an icebreaker in the Behring Sea. He noted the Fram and Stella Polare are owned by Norway and Italy, respectively, and that no government funds backed his polar expeditions. The interview covered ship condition, crew health, and plans to sail to Sydney then New York, with potential parade involvement.
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Battle Harbor
Labrador
Cape Ray
N. F
Robert E. Peary
United States
Roosevelt
Behring Sea
Italy
Fram
Peary
Washington
United
New York
Sydney
Commander Peary
Douglas Thomas
Peary Arctic Club
Hudson-Fulton
Bridgman
John R. Bradley
Cook
Lawrence O. Murray
Harmon Attacks State Expense Figures and Salaries
Governor Harmon presses a legal fight over expense and salary accounts of the Ohio Board of Public Works. Treasurer Creamer refuses to pay last month’s salaries totaling 724.98 and expenses 117.96, arguing duties were not fully performed. The dispute centers on whether board members served full-time under a $2900 annual salary, conflicting with prior acts and the legislature’s appropriations.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Board of Public Works
Harmon
Creamer
Auditor of State
Treasurer’s Department
Dairy, and Food Department
Department of State
Attorney General's Department
Another Onidan Becomes Aviator in Ohio Flight
L. W. Bonney a hotel man from Upper Sandusky Ohio built and flew a homemade monoplane at 5 AM. The craft rose easily on its first test, crossed Langley meadow, then struck ground and broke the tail off.
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Buckeye Hotel
Upper Sandusky, O
L. W. Bonney
Langley Meadow
Bankers Warned by Hill Food Supply Crisis Looms
James J. Hill told the American Bankers association that the United States may cease to export foodstuffs unless rural populations rise and farm production expands. He warned the nation risks a home food shortage, citing farmland values and urban migration.
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Hill
Chicago
United States
American Bankers’ Association
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad Board
Morgan Interests Given Place Left Open by Harriman
J P Morgan Jr was elected to the late H Harriman s seat on the National City Bank board. The move signals harmony between Morgan and Kuhn Loeb Standard Oil groups and strengthens ties into Harriman roads and Union Pacific leadership.
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Harriman
New York
J. P. Morgan, Jr
H. H. Harriman
National City Bank
Wall Street
Kuhn, Loeb-Standard Oil
Harriman Roads
Union
Southern Pacific
Kuhn, Loeb
Standard Oil
Union Pacific
George W.perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
Financelal
Standard Oil Bank
First National
Morgan Bank
Jacob H. Schiff
William Rockefeller
Frank A. Vanderlip
Henry C. Frick
Mr.Rockefeller
Mr. Schiff
R. S. Lovett
Mr. Harriman
Italian Government Seeks Return of Black Hand Members
The Sicilian government asks postal authorities not to prosecute two Black Hand Society members. One escaped from a Sicilian prison where he had a life sentence for murder. another was jailed for forgery, bribery, and smuggling. They will be arraigned in Toledo in December as Italian officials prepare to take them back. Salvatore Arrigo, linked to the Banana club, faces federal grand jury action in Toledo over a 11 hold up bid and bomb threats against John Amicon.
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Sicily
Society of the Banana
Cincinnati
Ohio
Black Hand
Toledo
Lima
Elder Lima
Salvatore Lima
Old Country
Salvatore Arrigo
Black Hand Society
Banana Club
Federal Grand Jury
John Amicon
Columbus Fruit Deater
Joseph Adler
Amicon
Bernard J. Rothwell
Eben
Draper
Massachusetts
William Howard Taft
Boston
Capelle weds Miss Zimmer in Hamilton Ohio
Louis H. Capelle, 26, a Cincinnati lawyer of the firm Thornover Fredriks Capelle, secured a license and married Miss Mary L. Zimmer, 23, daughter of Michael Zimmer, at Zion church in Hamilton. They returned to Cincinnati after the ceremony conducted by Rev. C. A. Allwaerdt.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
Louis H. Capelle
Thornover, Fredriks & Capelle
Court and
Main Streets
Cincinnati
Mary L. Zimmer
Michael Zimmer
Central Avenue
C. A. Allwaerdt
Zion Church
Tidal wave devastates Mulege coast in September disaster
Mexico City reported a tidal wave at Mulege on September 4 along California's east coast. The surge caused several fatalities and extensive destruction to homes and streets. Inland districts within about two miles were flooded, with property losses mounting.
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California
Mulege
Lower
Taft Addresses Boston Banquet Endorsing Central Bank
President Taft spoke to 2,000 business leaders in Mechanic's Hall Boston praising a central bank plan linked to currency reform. He lauded Senator Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island and urged unity over sectionalism while outlining aims for prompt enforcement of broad financial reforms.
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Boston
Mass
Taft
Mechanic's Hall
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston Merchants’ Association
Associated Board of Trade
Chamber
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
National Monetary Commission
Johnson
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