Antarctic Tragedy Ends Scott Expedition Journey
The 1912 Antarctic mission led by Captain Robert Scott ends with the deaths of Scott and most of his party. British records describe the harsh weather, dwindling supplies, and their final notes declaring endurance and honor to the country. Burial cairns mark their last resting place in the polar region.
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Antarctic
Scott
Sir John Franklin
Arctic
McClintock
Sir John
King Williams Land
Schwatka
George W. DeLong
Charles W. Cripp
United States Navy
R. Scott
Captain Scott
England
Atchinson
Oates
Albion
Captain Scott Reaches Pole Then Dies in Antarctic Tragedy
News recounts Captain Robert F. Scott and four companions reaching the South Pole on December 17, 1911, and perishing on the return by March 1912. It notes Roald Amundsen’s earlier success, the Terra Nova voyage, and the recovered diary message detailing hardships, casualties including Edgar Evans and Oates, and a surviving shore party at Cape Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Scott
South Pole
Scott
Pole
Roald Amundsen
Antarctic
Cape Evans
Captain Scott
Edward A. Wilson
H. R. Bowers
Edgar Evans
L. E. G. Oates
Inniskillen Dragoons
Evans
Thie
Oates
Seaman Edgar Evans
Beardmore
Looking It Over And Other Page One Items
A mixed column of items notes Perkins restraining pact filed in county records and Chicago police recapture of Teddy Webb the “auto mobile bandit” after a gun battle. Alaska lawmakers Freeding Gaffney and Aldrich travel 2000 miles by dog sled to Valdez and Juneau. Dentists join the Giants camp to address training trip stomach issues. Boxer Lin Powers grows ill after ammonia exposure. Earl Learmore shoots his finger in a domestic dispute. father-in-law detains him. Also quoted quips and a note on handling boiled rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Territorial
Freeding
Gaffney
Aldrich
Valdez
Nome
Territory
Legislative Assembly
Juneau
Stearns' Electric Paste Promises Vermin Eradication
In a 1930s style ad, claims barrage about rats mice and roaches infesting homes and promoting Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste as the standard exterminator for over thirty years. It emphasizes a ready to use paste that outperforms powders and offers a money back guarantee if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stearns
Rene Feoel
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Gunsight Lake
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain
Glacier Park
Yo Lo. Smith
Portland
Coffee Dept
Inter-State Publishing Co
Portland, Oregon
County Recorder
Mrs. Perkins
Chicago
Teddy Webb
Webb
Pacific
McGraw
New York Nationals
Giants
South
Lin Powers
Powers
Earl Learmore
Oakland
Learmore
Adam
New York Sun
Henry Bidg
Seattle
Northwest Door Co
Little Wonder
Pacific Coast Patent Sales Agency
Morrison St
Oregon
Chapin-Herlow Mtg. & Trust CO
Delmar Rexton
IDE
Delmar
GEO, P, Ide & CO
Troy
N.Y
Inocok
Tate
Lela A
Fourth Street
Ore
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