Whitney explains why he failed to bring Cook items
In a dispatch from Stephenville Crossing Newfoundland Harry Whitney explains he did not return to Etah after Dr Cook's belongings. He cites engine trouble on the Jeannie reliance on sails and the desire to avoid disappointing Eskimos. also notes prolonging his hunting trip and not revealing Cook's North Pole claim to Peary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Associated Press
Harry Whitney
New Haven
St. Johns
N. F
Jeannie
Stephenville Crossing
Newfoundland
Etah
Arctic
Dr. Cook
Ellsmere
North Pole
Commander Peary
Peary
Wealthy woman blames star study for troubles in love
Miss Antoinette Elizabeth Gazzami declares her belief in astrology harmed her life leading to a $150,000 suit for alienating another woman's husband. She vows to quit celestial guidance after the story of love she read from the stars misled her and caused two broken homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Antoinette Elizabeth Gazzami
Wrights thrill Statue of Liberty flight marks Hudson trip
Wilbur Wright circled the Statue of Liberty during the Hudson Fulton celebration while Glenn Curtiss completed a brief test and both men launched from Governors Island in motor propelled biplanes. Dirigibles piloted by Baldwin and Tomlinson failed to complete the race to Albany, descending into the Hudson and near White Plains respectively as weather and mechanical issues hindered the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Wilbur Wright
New York Harbor
Hudson- Fulton
Wright
Glenn M. Curtiss
Governors Island
Thomas Baldwin
George L. Tomlinson
Curtiss
Baldwin
Hudson River
Tomlinson
White Plains
N. Y
Governor’s Island
Bedloe’s Island
Wii
North
Grant
Albany
Hudson
Jersey Shore
190Th Street
Whitney plans voyage to recover Cook instruments at Etah
The Jeannie crew says Harry Whitney, after learning in Labrador of the polar dispute, hired Captain Sam Bartlett to sail next year and recover Dr. Cook's belongings at Etah. Bartlett declined to comment. Whitney argues the sledge proves its endurance, while Peary scoffs at the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannie
Peary
Cook
Dr Frederick A Cook greeted in Philadelphia lecture
Arctic explorer Dr Frederick A Cook arrived in Philadelphia to lecture and was met by an enthusiastic crowd. After the talk three women rushed the stage to embrace him as doctors honored a fellow physician at a State Medical Society of Pennsylvania gathering before he left by midnight train for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Philadelphia
Frederick A. Cook
State Medical Society of Pennsylvania
New York
Stuart McNamara
Department of Justice
Indianapolis
McNamara
Peary Ends Meeting on Pole Claim with Hubbard Plan
After a two days conference with General Thomas H. Hubbard president of the Peary Arctic club Commander Robert E. Peary and his wife prepared to return home to Englewood New Jersey to resume efforts to determine whether Dr Cook reached the North Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Thomas H. Hubbard
The
Peary Arctic Club
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Robert E. Peary
Englend
Peary Mistaken On North Pole Claim
In Copenhagen on September 29 Prof Stroengren says Commander Peary may misunderstand the north pole question. A Dr S states Peary used a mirror with levels set horizontally rather than an artificial horizon of mercury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peary
Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Stroengren
Ommander Peary
Explorers Club Votes Probe of Cook Mount McKinley Claim
New York immediate vote by five to three orders an inquiry into Dr. Cook s assertion that he climbed Mount McKinley. Commander Peary is president of the Explorers Club and Dr Cook is named as candidate for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Explorers’ Club
Cook
Mount McKinley
Peary
Dr. Cook
Voter Registration Reminder Urges Immediate Action
A brief public notice emphasizes the duty to vote and urges citizens to register today. It frames registration as essential and ties it to the ability to participate in elections.
Recontinuance Denied in Panama Libel Case
Judge Anderson refused a government plea to delay the hearing of Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams, publishers of The Indianapolis News, charged with criminal libel over alleged Canal Zone corruption. The trial resumes Oct. 11. defendants under $5,000 bond each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Ind
Anderson
United States District Court Today
Delavan Smith
Charles R. Williams
Indianapolis News
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Charles W. Miller
Indiana
Miller
Stuart McNamara
Department of Justice
Panama
McNamara
New York
New York World
Messrs. Smith and
Williams
Federal Grand Jury
District of Columbia
Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson
William Nelson Cromwell
Charles P. Taft
District Court
Washington
Messrs. Smith and Williams
Black Hand Trial Opens in Chicago
Five alleged Black Hand members go on trial in Chicago for the murder of Guiseppi Fillipelli in Grand Crossing on April 12. Accused are Tony Baffa Pascale Pudo Antonio Nudo Guissipi Cara and Ernesto Ferrese. Assistant State's Attorney Crane will seek the death penalty for all five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Associated Press
Black Hand
Guiseppi Fillipelli
Grand Crossing
Tony Baffa
Pasquale Pudo
Antonio Nudo
Guissipi Cara
Ernesto Ferrese
Crane
German Admiral Toasts American Navy at Hudson Fulton Banquet
The German grand admiral voiced praise for the US Navy praising its world cruise and peacekeeping role. He noted the fleet’s efficiency and extended congratulations on its achievements as a herald of peace. Notable guests included vice president, New York governor, and diplomats from twenty five nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Fulton
Germany
NEW_ YORK
United States
New York
Japan
Hotel _Astor
Hudson-Fulton
United States Senate
Elihu Root
New York State
Beauty quest winner is 10 wed miss Jeannette Wilson
Tee Knapp and Co reports Warren's parents reside in Evanston as Jeannette Wilson, 18, a schoolgirl and sister to Dr. Alvah M. Wilson and attorney Alfred C. Wilson, is chosen as beauty queen. She visits her fiancé's parents Mr and Mrs William H Warren at Slumberly Evanston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
North, Yakima
Betty Hodges
Betty Evans
Taft
Tee Knapp & Co
St. Louis Republic
Warren
Evanston
Miss Wilson
Alvah M. Wilson
Alfred C. Wilson
William H. Warren
Slumberly
Prominent Politician Shot and Killed in Kentucky
John W. Montgomery Republican nominee for representative was shot and instantly killed at Morris Wilcoxen’s home near Hiseville Kentucky. The motive tied to a tobacco crop contract discussion prior to the fatal shooting at 2 o clock. Wilcoxen was arrested and jailed after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Wilcoxen
Hiseville
This County
Bors
Montgomery
Wilcoxen
Mexican Smugglers Captured by Rurales Near Sabinas
Marcus Castillo, an elderly Mexican smuggler aided by his eleven sons, was seized by rurales near Sabinas after a night ambush. Two of the sons died, the father was badly wounded, and several thousand dollars worth of goods were seized. The remaining sons escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Pass
Tex
Associated Press
Marcus Castillo
Mexico
C. P. Diaz
Sabinas
Unprecedented Cold Destroys Corn Crops Near Mexico City
In Mexico City area valleys the cold snaps have ruined corn crops. Losses are estimated at 20000 dollars. The morning thermometer showed two degrees below freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Mexico
Mexico City
Associated Press
Bryan Says He Knows Nothing About Tariff Debate
Lincoln Nebraska September 29 Associated Press W J Bryan late tonight said he had no knowledge of proposed tariff debates with gunator Bailey in Atlanta. He had only seen morning papers and would review telegrams and mail tomorrow before answering questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Associated Press
W.” J.bryan
Hofrie
Gunator Bailey
Atlanta
Government Rids Barcelona of Revolutionists
Paris dispatch reports Cerbere frontiersmen say Barcelona authorities exile hundreds of republican and anarchist suspects to the provinces without hearings or family notification, as drastic measures to purge the city of rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Matin
Cerbere
Barcelona
Night riders strike tobacco country in Kentucky
In Paris Kentucky on Sept 29 Judge J J Osborne reports a fresh night riding outbreak in bluegrass. A tenant who refused to join a tobacco pool was lashed and forced to declare his tobacco. a band of about fifty men rode through Milford shooting at night and dispersing a political meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Dispatch
Paris
J. J. Osborne
Cynthiana
T. J. McDowell
Brooksville
Stanley Attacks Willson in Burley Pool Speech
In Mount Sterling Kentucky Congressman A O Stanley harshly denounces Governor Augustus E Willson as an enemy of the Burley tobacco pool and planter organization. He praises supporters including Senator Bradley Justice E C O Rear and others and reports 242 acres added to crops after the meeting. In Winchester reports flag a strong pool, Robertson County leading with nearly full participation and counties Kenton Grant and Franklin close behind as the pool gathers strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Mount Sterling
A. O. Stanley
Augustus BE. Willson
Burley Tobacco Pool
Planters’ Organization
United States
Bradley
Appellate Court
E. C. O’rear
Cantrill
Mr. Stanley
Frankfort
Augustus E. Willson
James B. Duke
Joel B. Fort
Robertson County
Banner County
Kenton
Grant
Franklin
Buzzer Replaces Field Banner With Yellow Envelope
In Los Angeles on September 29 First Lieutenant Paul W. Beck described modern warfare shifting from cavalry to signaling and the yellow envelope carried by the buzzer. General Adna R. Chaffee urged compulsory service while opposing aircraft and motorized transport for war use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tos Angeles
Cal
Paul W. Beck
Signal Corps
National Guard Association of the United
America
California National Guard
Adna R. Chaffee
United States
Mexican Volcano Erupts Throwing Ash Clouds
Mexico City reports Colima volcano eruption with clouds of smoke and ash over nearby country. Lava reportedly filling the surrounding valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Government Weather Bureau
Colima
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Marshall Clark
Antoinette Elizabeth Gazzam
Whitney
Marshall Clark
NIBLO
Hus
Wesley Jones
Cincinnatian
North Yakima
Seattle
Wash
Pacific Coast
Boston
Tacoma
Los Angeles
Mr. Taft
Jones
Yakima
Wesley L. Jones
Spokane
Dayton Man
Glenn H
Curtis
Dirigible Landis
Statue of Liberty
Rhode Island
New Jersey
North Carolina
United States District Court
Will
Sherman Lands
Beauty Quest
Jeannette Wilson
John W. Montgomery
Glasgow
John W
Morris Wil
Coxen
Table Behetsna
Bryan
Wight
Burley Field
Stanley
Gov. Willson
Speaker
Kentucky
Willison
Winchester
Burley Tobacco Society
Burley
E&n
Lieut
Beck
National Guard
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!