Cook's Copenhagen interview notes raise questions on documents
New York reporter William T. reviews Dr. Cook's statements and the fate of his data. He notes Cook claimed discovery of the North and possession of scientific materials but split documents into two parts for safety. Cook says he would produce conclusive evidence at the proper authority, not in Copenhagen.
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New York
William T
London
Copenhagen
Dr. Cook
Jeanie
Cook
Greenland
Peary
Capt
Sverdrup
Post season series for the world championship noted
A fragmentary report describes ongoing post season play for the world championship. The text references a bound notebook in Copenhagen and Dr Louis J Smith announcing a cocaine free chloroform substitute after over twenty years of experiments tested in hospitals.
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South Bend
Ind
Louis J. Smith
Financiers Talk Shop at Bankers Meeting Sessions
Chicago Sept 16 The American Bankers association paused business sessions to allow delegates to the trust company and clearing house sections to meet. A. A. Jackson opened the trust company meeting with the annual address and Daniel Remsen spoke on Post Administration of Wealth. E C McDougall led the clearing house segment with early reports and planned discussions of state clearing systems and country check collection.
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Chicago
American Bankers’ Association
Trust Company
Clearing House
General Association
A. A. Jackson
Daniel Remsen
New York
B. T. Perin
Audit Company of
Remsen
Sherman
E. C. McDougall
California
A. Kaine
San Francisco Bank Examiner
Atlanta
Joseph A. McCord
Governor John Johnson in Rochester Operation Rumor
Minnesota Governor John Johnson underwent surgery early Wednesday performed by Dr. Will Mayo in Rochester. The hospital's refusal to release information sparked rumors that the governor may be dying.
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Minnesota
Rochester
Minneapolis
John 500
Will Mayo
Minn
Plum and Pickel Romance Tells Quiet Iowa Tale
A liminal old note from Dubuque Iowa mentions Emanuel Plum of McCartne and Anna Pickel of Potusil Iowa. The faded text hints at a romance rooted among green Grant county fields with a branch of plays weaving toward a family future amid a rustic setting.
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Pickel
Dubuque
Emanuel Plum
McCartne
Anna Pickel
Potusil
Grant County
Wie
Wright with Zeppelin heads to Mannheim
Wright with Zeppelin departs Frankfort for Mannheim in a notable airship voyage. On board are Orville Wright Prince August William of Prussia and the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha.
Disappointed in Love Ends Life in Sterling
Frank James, 21, of Normal y, Sterling, shoots himself after a broken romance. He left letters indicating he was unhappy in love. Authorities report the death by self-inflicted gunshot.
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Self
Sterling
Frank James
Insane Cobbville Ex-Representative Barricades Home
W S McAlester a former state representative, declared insane, barricades his country home near Cobbville Mississippi with about six kinfolk and an arsenal. Officers fear to approach as three attempts to seize him failed. Governor Noel offers habeas corpus if he surrenders but he refuses.
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Cobbville
Miss
W. S. McAlester
Noel
McAlester
Chicago Car Men Win Wage Pact in Street Railway Dispute
Chicago reports a pending contract settle the wage scale dispute between street car workers and traction officials. Unions plan Thursday ratification meetings for a three year agreement with increased pay max 30 cents an hour by year two instead of year three.
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Chicago
William D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Not as & It Might Be Divorce Plea in Indiana
An Indiana man seeks a divorce claiming his wife drains their funds and spends on luxuries. He argues she often uses money for treats while he stays financially strained. The quip about the wife keeping the freezer suggests humor in the exchange.
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Indiana
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Taft Leaves Boston for 13000 Mile Tour Amid Huzzas
President Taft begins a 13000 mile journey from Boston after a warm send off at the Touraine. He travels with his aunt Miss Delia C Torey of Millbury as his guest at breakfast and on the initial leg to Worcester while crowds cheer along the route.
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Boston
Taft
Delia C. Torey
Millbury
Mass
Senator Crane
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
William Nelson Cromwell
New York
William Wood
San Francisco
Carpenter
Captain Butt
Miss Torey
Chamber of Commerce
Touraine
Worcester
Touraine Hotel
Abdul Hamid Writing a History of His Reign
Constantinople reports the deposed Turkish sultan Abdul Hamid is composing a history of his reign. In a terse exchange a Mrs Bizibod and Miss Cayenne discuss the content as potentially shocking and filled with celebritylike anecdotes.
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Abdul Hamid
Constantinople
Turkey
Telepathy Interest Sparks With Miss Cayenne
A young man asks Miss Cayenne about telepathy and she rejects it, saying she would not endorse a method that lets others intrude on her thoughts without meeting her in person.
Airship Sale Sparks Dapper Dedication Pronouncement
A witty exchange notes his slick style as he buys an airship, signaling a bold step into novelty travel. The remark frames him as a showy, ambitious figure pursuing a flair for high-flying modernity.
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Mother Pickel
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Financiers
Clearing House and Trust Company
Johnson
Rogers
Fayetteville
Frank W. Hardy Rogers
Arkansas
Angie Cady
Jd. T. Eason
A. P. Eason
J. T. Eason & CO
Real Estate Insurance and Loans
Conner-Fulbright
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