Cook Responds To Peary Charges In Formal Reply
Dr. Cook tonight consented to provide the Associated Press a formal reply to Peary's main charges. He disputes sledges unsuitable for Arctic travel and notes only half a sledge was seen by Peary, while the rest was repurposed. He explains instrument risks, voyage routes, and reasons for leaving instruments with Mr. Whitney during a potential hunt, and says he hoped to return by July or August.
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Cook
Associated Press
Peary
Arctic
Mr. Whitney
Whitney
Erie
Utah
Annatok
Upernavik
Commander Peary
Cape Thomas Hubbard
Explosion in Columbian film exchange injures many in Pittsburg
A massive blast in a seven to eight story Columbian film exchange building injures about fifty with possible fatalities. Firemen search the ruins as inflammable films ignite and windows shatter. An elevator boy named Clay saves others by making ten trips through smoke before stopping.
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Pittsburg
Columbian Film Exchange
Clay
Six Survive as Lightship Crew Tragedy Reported
Six survivors remain aboard Winter Quarter lightship after 12 crew members perished in a wreck. Details on the vessel and exact location were not learned in the report received in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Winter Quarter
Wheat Followed by Fine Corn in Edgefield County
The Edgefield Advertizer notes Hon. W. R. Parks grows exceptionally fine corn on land where he harvested a large wheat yield this year. It urges local farmers to rely on their soil to produce wheat and corn without buying Western flour corn or meat, praising Parks as a model for county prosperity.
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W.R. Parks
Bernheim Distilling to Refund 30000 to State in Liquor Overcharges
The Bernheim Distilling Company of Louisville announces it will refund $30,000 to the State for liquor overcharges. The sum covers loss from previous dispensary purchases after a conference with the winding-up commission. The refund is voluntary and follows a prior settlement with the old State board of control.
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Columbia
Old State Dispensary
Bernheim Distilling Company
Louisville
Old State Board of Control
James S. Farnum
Jos B. Wylie
Whic
Thrice-a-Week World subscription offer announced
The Thrice-a-Week World offers news fairly and impartially, promising accurate reporting. Special offer combines The Thrice-a-Week World with The Daily Item for one year at $4.65 or six months for $2.85, compared with a regular two-paper price of $5.00.
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New York World
Daily Item
Girl Outraged and Shot in Santa Fe Tragedy
Gertrude Montgomery, a Shreveport, Louisiana former college teacher, died in Santa Fe after being attacked and shot last Tuesday on the town outskirts. She awoke yesterday and was found by a girl who alerted others. Three convicts at work on the highway nearby have been arrested.
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Santa Fe
New Mex
Gertrude Montgomery
Shreveport
Miss Montgomery
Minor earthquake rattles St Louis area with no damage
A slight quake woke many in the West End of St Louis early today while downtown remained largely undisturbed. Reports extended along the Mobile and Ohio railway to Cairo, but no damage was reported.
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St. Louis
West End
Mobile & Ohio Railway
Cairo
Requisitions Issued for Fugitive Murray
Columbia Sept. 27. The Governor issued two requisitions on Chicago authorities for George W. Murray former negro congressman and large landowner in Suarter county who escaped five years ago after a three year sentence for forgery. The second requisition is on a perjury charge on which Murray has not yet been tried.
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Columbia
Chicago
George W. Murray
Suarter County
Muray
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