Dr Cook Hails Peary Pole Achievement In Copenhagen
In Copenhagen on September 7 1909 Dr Frederick Cook hailed Commander Peary s claim of reaching the north pole as electrifying the city He said the rival success would advance science and noted that both explorers benefited from each other s efforts He awaits further details and expressed hope Peary found his records as well Denmark prepared to award Cook the gold medal of merit with the crown and the Geographical Society s gold medal for Arctic achievement
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Copenhagen
Peary
North Pole
Cook
Sverdrup
Denmark
Nansen
Sven Hedin
Amundson
Geographical Society
Captain Scott
Hedin
Geographical Society of Denmark
Dr. Cook
Foul murder in Michigan shocks Ann Arbor
The mutilated body of Miss Maybelle Millman of Ann Arbor is found in Ecorse Creek after several days in the water. Sheriffs of Wayne and Washtenaw counties join Detroit and Ann Arbor police in a statewide effort to solve the case and uncover the missing portion of the victim’s trunk.
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Detroit
Mich
Mise Maybelle Millman
Ann Arbor
Ecorse Creek
Wayne
Washtenaw
Keep Lookout for These Bunco Men
Richmond Indiana reports a bunco scam near the Kringer farm. A stranger claimed a lost diamond pin was worth hundreds and offered a $100 reward. Kringer bought a fake pin for 50 dollars after a tramp found it and led him to a street address in Indianapolis. A jeweler valued the pin at about two dollars. Police withhold the suspect’s name and address while probing potential similar incidents among Wayne county farmers.
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Richmond
Ind
A. M. Kringer
Kringer
Mr. Kringer
Indianapolis
Banko
Wayne County
One-Legged Man and One-Eyed Man Held as Suspects
New Castle police jail two men described as suspicious with a train wreck investigation at Chewton siding on Friday night that left four dead and many injured on the Baltimore & Ohio line. In Indianapolis a butcher Kahle killed himself using a meat cleaver after attempting to commit self harm by electrical means with a wire around his neck.
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New Castle
Baltimore & Ohio
Chewton Siding
Indianapolis
Frederick C. Kahle
Dun
Toba
Icebay
Clarksdale Miss
Akron
Jovan Kuruchich
Smithsonian Institute
Meteorological and Astronomical Observatory
Mt. Whitney
California
New Orleans
Taft
American Window Glass Company
Pittsburg
Panther
Hampton Roads
John Bevil
Ocala
Fla
Fred Banter
Chicago
Bangor man ends pain with self-inflicted gunshot
Mark Remington, 68, a Bangor Michigan resident and patent medicine seller, died by suicide in South Bend Indiana on September 8 after suffering rheumatic pains. He was a prominent local figure in Bangor.
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South Bend
Ind
Mark Remington
Bangor
Mich
Remington
Charles E Wilson Dies in Lebanon After Stroke
Colonel Charles E. Wilson longtime private secretary to former Governors Mount and Durbin died at his Lebanon home last night from a paralytic stroke. He served gubernatorial administrations and was a prominent local figure.
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Lebanon
Ind
Charles E. Wilson
Mount
Durbin
Monument Erected by Legislature Honoring Pottawatomies
At Twin Lakes Indiana a monument to the Pottawatomie chiefs Pokagon and the Tudlans was unveiled by Julia Quakona Pokagon. Daniel McDonald, the driving force, secured the funding after a 1907 bill and Gov. Marshall approved use of the governor’s fund for expenses. The site near the railroad once housed the Meno minee village and a French Catholic chapel later torn down.
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Laporte
Ind
Twin Lakes
United States
Indiana
Pokagon
Julia Quakona Pokagon
Michigan
Pottawatomies
Daniel McDonald
Plymouth
McDonald
Marshall County
Hanly
Charles T. Mattingly
A. F. Fleet
Culver Military Academy
William Hogues
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Marshall
Menominee
Train Kills Woman as Engine Passes Hebron
On the Pennsylvania New York Chicago flyer engineer Meyer stopped at Crown Point to oil his engine. A telegram later said Mrs. Mary Foley, seventy, deaf, was killed by the train near Hebron as she failed to hear it approach. Meyer learned of the fatality only after receiving the telegram. Methodists to Meet at Crawfordsville describe the fifty eighth annual Northwest Indiana conference with 200 ministers and wives expected at First Methodist Episcopal Church starting Tuesday.
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Hammond
Ind
Meyer
Pennsylvania
Crown Point
Mary Foley
Hebron
Methodiats
Crawfordsville
Northwest Indiana
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Phelps Book Store Promotes School Supplies Sale
Pencils paper tablets and other school supplies are highlighted at Phelps Book Store as the new academic year approaches. Shoppers can expect a range of items including notebooks and writing accessories for students.
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Phelp’s
Market Quotations Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Indianapolis and other markets report prices for Wheat Corn Oats Hay and Livestock. Prices span No 2 red Wheat 98c to $1.10 in Cincinnati and Chicago No 2 Corn 67c to 68.34c Oats 35c to 37c Hogs Lambs Cattle and Sheep listed with varying bid ranges across cities including New York East Buffalo Toledo and more.
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Indianapolis
Timethy
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Cough remedies touted as true cure in early ad and local deaths noted
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a reliable cough remedy amid a shuffled local death notice from Indiana Pennsylvania. It notes John W. Miller dying at county home after years as an inmate and mentions Peter H. Gookins, a former local cashier, shot in Loveland.
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Gista
Indiana
John W. Miller
Mr. Miller
Tipton
Ind
Sam Matthews
Peter H. Gookins
Loveland
Mr. Gookins
Haynes & Shook
The Cause of Sudden Deaths and Kidney Disease
A historic ad warns of a prevalent kidney disease causing heart failure pneumonia and apoplexy. It describes kidney trouble leading to bladder issues dizziness backache insomnia and wasted organs, claiming Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer cures and sells in fifty cent and one dollar bottles with a free sample and brochure offer.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Broad sketch of national news from August to early October
A digest of events includes August postal deficits of 3 million and July deficits of 7.4 million, a treasury cash balance at 1.047 billion, and plans for aviator HQ on Governors Island during Hudson Fulton week. Other items cover fires in Pittsburg, coal price rises, Lusitania’s New York arrival, immigration moves, a Camp Washington Brewing receiver, and various political and social incidents nationwide.
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New York City
Governor’s Island
J. A. Blanck Express
Pittsburg
Treasury Department
Bonito
North
Coas
Honduras
Cunard
Lusitania
New York
Territorial Board of Immigration
Manchuria
Camp Washington Brewing Company
Cirmcinnati
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Chichester Chemical Co
Madison Pisce
Philadelphia
Gul
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Illinois
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Beon
Frederick A. Cook
Fletcher
Castoria
Phelps
Indiana Levels
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Daniel Mc
Donald
J. Loeb
Rent
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Toledo
Colorado
Clyde Fitch
Chalons-sur-Marne
France
F. A. Cook
Far North
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Tula
Tamaulipas
Mexico
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Germany
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Navy
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Regis Post
Porto Rico
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D. K. Pearsons
Berea
Ky.) College
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