New Licht On Controversy In Copenhagen Paper
A Danish article prints Dr. Frederick A. Cook's version of the dispute with Commander Peary over Arctic supplies. The letter, by Dr. Norman Sian sen, claims Peary seized Cook's Annarook house and stores via a boatswain's order, leaving Cook and Eskimos to endure hardship during the 1900-1908 musk ox hunt era. The piece also notes Peary's expedition details and the death of Prof. Ross Marvin near Cape Columbia.
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Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
Commander Peary
Politik 1
Norman Siansen
Greenland
Peary
Dr. Hansen
Cook Vars
Steder Hans Rede
Cook
Gene
Ory
Annatook
Whitney
Val
America
Indian Harbor
Roosevelt
Cape Sheridan
Grantland
Cape Columbia
Pole
Ross Marvin
Cornell
Polar race sparks fierce dispute over north pole flag
In a published message Commander Peary asserts he and no one else planted the American flag at the north pole on April 6, 1909, challenging Dr. Frederick Cook of Brooklyn who claimed to unfurl the flag on April 21, 1908. The exchange fuels a worldwide controversy as Peary’s voyage nears Labrador.
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New York
North Pole
Robert BE. Peary
Labrador
Roosevelt
Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
Peary
Cook
Pole
Copenhagen
Cook Honored by King Raakon in Christiansand Welcome
Christiansand September 13 Dr Frederick A Cook arrived to a salute of seven guns from the fort by order of King Haakon and drew great enthusiasm during a brief stop. He was farewelled as the Scand listen liner steamed out of the port with more than a thousand passengers aboard.
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Cook
Raakon
Christiansand
Frederick A. Cook
Christiansend
Haakon
Cscny
Scaudimeyis
Harriman's Grave in a Lovely Spot
Edward H. Harriman is buried at Arden New York after a private funeral attended by Wall Street leaders and Harriman's estate workers. The service at St John's Episcopal Church followed by brief rites in a forested hillside grave near the Arden railway station.
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Arden
N. Y
Edward H. Harrimim
Ramapo
Wall Street
New York
Orange County
Episcopal Church
St. John’s
Harriman
Archdeacon Nelson
Edward H. Harriman
Great Comet Returning Seen by Cambridge Astronomers
A long absent Halley’s comet has reappeared after seventy years. Harvard Observatory reports Prof Wolff of Heidelberg confirms sighting with a large telescope. In New York General Henry C Corbin dies after surgery at Roosevelt Hospital.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Observatory
Wolff
Heidelberg
Washington
Henry C. Corbin
Roosevelt Hospital
New York City
Taft Prepares for Long Trip Through 30 States and Mexico
President Taft plans a cross country journey starting from Boston to Chicago then westward and southward through the southwest and Mexico before reaching Washington. The itinerary includes a meeting with President Diaz in El Paso and a Mississippi River voyage, totaling about 12 759 miles with multiple rail and domestic stops.
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Beverly
Mass
Commerce
Boston
Taft
Conehite
Washington
Chicago
Globe
Dias
el Paso
Ciudad Juarez
Yatt
Ding
Il Paso
Mississippi River
St Louis
New Orleans
Mississippi
President Diaz
Roosevelt
Royal Gorge
Rocky Mountains
Montrose
Col
Butte
Coeur d' Alene
Idaho
Seattle
Shasta
California
Yosemite Valley
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Charles C. Wagner
J. J. Richardson
Gerritt Fort
New York Central Lines
James Sloan, Jr
Joseph E. Murphy
Secret Service
Arthur Brooks
Messenger
Diaz
Knox
Dickinson
Hitchcock
Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Interior
Ballinger
Northwest
United States
Industrial revival boosts steel and iron outputs in drifted markets
Bradstreet's weekly trade review reports manufacturing at the fore of activity with rising output in industrial lines. Skilled workers are in short supply in some branches while plants, late to revive, increase activity and use night shifts.
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New York
Bradstreet
Weekly Review of Trade Today
A Sad Affair In Morgan Township Seventeen Year Old Insane
Earl Sappenfield eighteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Andrew J Sappenfield of Morgan township was brought to Corydon last Sunday by his brother Harry his uncle Levi Sappenfield and Wm Stamm and kept in jail for safety due to his serious mental condition A lunarcy commission including Doctors Neely Bottolff and Justice Davidson with Dr H W Bopp medical examiner declared him insane and effort will be made to admit him to Bearners Insane Hospital Evansville He was a New Albany High School student in poor health for about a year and his illness led to mental decline The family and friends hope for his speedy restoration to health
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Earl
Andrew J. Sappenfield
Morgan Township
Corydon
Harry
Levi Sappenfield
Wm. Stamm
III. Neely
John C. Bottolff
W. H. Davidson
H. W. Bopp
Palmyra
Bearners Insane Hospital
Evansville
New Albany High School
Fresh cow for sale in Mott with calf
J A Gibson of Mott offers a fresh cow with a young calf for sale. Described as a good walker and butter cow. For particulars call 7 or contact Mr Gibson.
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J. A. Gibson
Mott
Mr. Gibson
Corydon Fair Awards For EE A Bake Bread
Mrs Retta Bullett wins first premium at Corydon fair for light bread rusks and graham bread all made from EE A Bake flower during fair week before last.
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Corydon
Las
Retta Bullett
Special Premium for Tea Coffee Baking Powder and Extracts
A promotional premium offer runs from September 20 to 3 at the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in Lanesville Indiana. Mrs Milton Carr hosts the C E Society and church youths at a watermelon social Friday night. Frank and Tierman Gehlbach depart today for Wolcott and Independence after a three week county visit.
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Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Id Greshan
Lanesville
Indiana
Milton Carr
C. E. Society
Frank and
Tierman Gehlbach
Wolcott
Independence
Brief Dispatches From Around The World
A gale of reports recount drownings in Lampton Roads from a launch sinking. John Bevil in Ocala Wisconsin killed his in laws and injured his wife, jailed. a balloonist Fred Vanier fell from a thousand feet at a Chicago Labor Day ascent, body broken. Floods sweep Tula Tamaulipas. aviation week opens in Frankfort with $30,000 prizes. Captain Lemly buried with full navy honors in Arlington. Regis Post resigns as governor of Puerto Rico. A negro mob drowns a man after an attempted assault near Idigham. Dr. Pearsons pledges $100,000 to Berea College if $400,000 more is raised. Pittsburgh miners’ union meets over explosives. Taft wins Taft Cup in Marblehead regatta aboard the Jegette. Spanish War Veterans encampment in Tacoma. Felix A Ward appointed bishop of the Philippines. George W Whysall named receiver for railway. Berlin and Frankfurt financiers back a proposed airline. Visceral violence in San Antonio ends with double killing during dinner quarrel. Frank T Rogers re elected president of postal clerks. Mauretania breaks transatlantic record. A schoolteacher in Jackson Kentucky slain by a jealous husband who then killed himself.
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John Bevil
Ocala
Wis
Big Wife
Iie
Fred Vanier
Chicago
Tula
Tamaulipas
Mexico
Frankfort
Germany
Samuel C. Lemly
Adocate General of
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Regis Post
Poro Rico
Passac
Taft
Idigham
PD. Kh. Pearsons
Cicagro
Berea
Emilene
Pittsburg
United Mine Workers of America
Marblechead
Mass
Commodore W. H. Childs
Bensonhurst Yacht Club
Brooklyn
United Spanish War Veterans
Tacoma
Wash
Felix A. Ward
Scranton
Philippines
George W. Whysall
Bucyrus
Columbus, Marion & Bucyrus Electric Railway
Arthur Gifford
New Scheme to Get Rich Quick Swindle in Indianapolis
Three Taylor brothers and the wives of two of them were charged with grand larceny after a failed plan to swindle install ment houses out of furniture worth about 4060. They used false names to purchase goods and shield shipments to Durant Oklahoma, with one car seized just before departure and deputies taking charge.
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Indianapolis
Algerta
Wiliam R. Taylor
Cora Taylor
Few O
John F. Taylor
Minnie Taylor
James H. Taylor
Taylor Brothers
Taylors
Ashland Avenue
Moe
Durant
Oklo
Cara Taylor
W. J. Williams
A. J. Miller
Miller
John
James
Manning
Taylor
Germans to Meet Indianapols for Central Verein Convention
The Central Verein national convention opens in Indianapolis with a parade expected to draw 10 000 participants. Delegates from across the United States will attend plus the arrival of Diomede Falconio apostolic delegate to the U S from the Pope. A St Joseph s Staats Verband convention also runs concurrently.
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Indianapols
Central Verein
Indianapolis
United States
Diomede Falconio
Pope Pius X
Verona
St. Joseph's Staats-Verband
Indiana
Union Station
North Meridian Street
Accidental Shooting Fatal in Martinsville
Ralph Bobbs aged nineteen died at his parents home after an accidental gunshot wound inflicted by Jacob Ennis. An operation initially improved him but peritonitis developed and caused his death following the shooting while inspecting a revolver.
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Martinsville
Ind
Ralph Bobbs
Jacob Ennis
Pobbs
Appeal to Governor Over Indiana Poolroom Near Avera
Citizens of Avera Maryland ask Governor Marshall to shut down a poolroom operated by Cincinnati sportsmen near the state line. A former French Lick gambling figure now linked to the venture is noted. The site sits across from Hanover Indiana on the Big Four line. Daily trains bring crowds wagering long shots, while the governor’s demand for racing report sources may trigger a charter revocation.
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Cincinnati
Avera
Marshall
French Lick
Ind
Hanly
Indiana
State Line
Big Four
Hanover
Telegraph Or Telephone Company
Jeffersonville
Millman death inquiry delayed in Detroit vicinity
Detroit on September 11 reports the Maybelle Millman case paused until September 24 at the request of Prosecuting Attorney Van Zile. Dr. George A. Fritch remains jailed on murder suspicion after being remanded to metropolitan police on bonds of ten thousand dollars. Martha Henning, Millman’s former companion, is in custody as a witness. Dr. John E. Clark said the analysis cannot yet confirm whether a surgical operation occurred.
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Detroit
Mich
Maybelle Millman
Ann Arbor
van Zile
Weayne County
George A. Fritch
Metropolitan Police
Fritch
Millman
Martha Henning
Miss Henning
Gaston
John E. Clark
Ecorse Creek
Clark
Two Boys and a Gun Fatal Shooting in Indiana
In Noblesville Indiana on September 11 eight year old Charles Shocks, son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Shocks, was shot and killed by his eleven year old brother John during a bird shooting outing. The ball struck Charles near the heart and he died within an hour.
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Noblesville
Ind
Charles
Calvin Shocks
John
Hartford boy dies after refusing dare on railroad
Lawrence Carey fourteen lost his life on September 11 while walking home from school along the Pennsylvania railroad track. He and two companions were dared to stay on the track as a freight train approached. The train struck and killed him, while his friends survived.
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Hartford City
Ind
Lawrence Carey
Body found near Wheatland identified later in report
The body of a 25 year old man lies in an undertaking establishment in Wheatland awaiting identification. He was found beside the B and O Southwestern railroad tracks one mile east of Wheatland. It is believed he fell from a train and was killed instantly.
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Washington
Ind
Wheatland
B. & O. Southwestern
Father’s Death by Hanging On Indiana Farm
John Bartkewitz hanged himself at his San Pierre area farm in Laporte County in the presence of his two daughters. The older daughter Martha, sixteen, frantically tried to save him.
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Laporte
Ind
John Bartkewitz
San Pierre
Martha
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