North Pole explorer Cook receives ovation in Copenhagen
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, who says he reached the Pole on April 21, 1908, was greeted with an ovation in Copenhagen by Crown Prince Christian and other officials. He claimed to have preserved notes and a diary proving his claim and said he would present his observations to geographic societies, noting minus 38 degree temperatures and a bear track at 83 degrees.
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Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Crown Prince
Christian
Denmark
Maurice Egan
Cook
Dr. Cook
Price Christian
Meteorological Institute
Geographical Society
Geographical Societies
Sweden
Norway
Belgium
Ballinger Visit Prompts Interior Department Speculation
Beverly Massachusetts September 6 speculation swirls over Secretary Ballingers Beverly visit and potential Interior Department reports to the President. Ballinger says Interior officials face no fear as to their course. Reports hint at moving the forestry service to Interior and Chief Forester Pinchot's possible retention under new subordination.
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Ballinger
Interior Department
Washington
Forestry Service
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Largest natural bridge found near Utah Arizona line
Salt Lake report says Utah Archaeological Society members discovered a natural bridge along the Colorado River four miles north of the Arizona line in Utah. The span reaches 274 feet with a height over 300 feet, touted as the largest known bridge of its kind.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Utah Archaeological Society
Colorado River
Arizona
Arizona Line
Peary Proclaims North Pole Find With Flag Message
The dispatch from Indian Harbor via Cape Bay reports Stars and Stripes nailed to the North Pole. Commander Robert E Peary, famed arctic explorer, has pursued far north research since 1886, native of Pennsylvania and Bowdoin College graduate, entered navy in 1881.
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Indian Harbor
Cape Bay
N. S
Associated Press
New York
Peary
Robert E. Peary
Far
North
Pennsylvania
Bowdoin College
Navy
Shingle Weavers Strike Hits Chehalis County Mills
Hoquiam Washington September 6 after a union meeting the shingle weavers of Chehalis County threaten a total mill shutdown unless wages rise. Manufacturers declare current pay is maximum and warn of indefinite closure and open shop if demands persist.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Railroads fear shortage of cars to move growing crops
Chicago reports officials warn rail lines may lack equipment as flood of shipments rises. An American Railway Association bulletin shows idle cars dropped by 40 000 in the two weeks before September 1, the smallest surplus since last October. Northwest roads urge dealers to rush coal to meet early grain movement.
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Chicago
American Railway Association
Railroads Engage in Speed War
Hill lines cut ten hours from Chicago to North Pacific Coast and spur a nationwide speed race. Santa Fe and rivals push to beat the new record between Kansas City and Los Angeles. Burlington delays Western Passenger train rules to block St Paul and seize Puget Sound mail traffic with a Chicago to Seattle through mail run starting at 1:50 a.m. and arriving after noon on day three. The plan seeks Puget Sound mail and rail contracts amid government approval.
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Hill Lines
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Los Angeles
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Puget Sound
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St. Paul
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Puget Sound Territory
Far Northwest
Seattle
Hill Management
Strikes Silence Western Pennsylvania on Labor Day
Labor day in Western Pennsylvania saw about 30,000 idle workers due to strikes and lockouts. The American Glass Company 5000 glassworkers paralyzed the industry, 3500 Pressed Steel Car workers struck, 18,000 coal miners leaned toward action, and 5000 tinplate workers contributed to a day of notable disruption. A mass meeting at the Pressed Steel Car site in Schoenville ended amid violent internal quarrels as workers soug ht reinstatement.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
American Glass Company
Pressed Steel Car Company
Schoenville
Canada Wants Own Navy and Shipyard Plans
Canada presses to build a national war fleet and entice British shipbuilders to set up yards on Canadian soil. Three renowned shipbuilders weigh proposals with promise of tariff concessions. In Tacoma United Spanish War Veterans gather for annual convention with about 3000 delegates led by Commander-in-Chief Charles W Newton. In Newcastle, bloodhounds fail to locate robbers after a $25,000 reward is offered for displacing a Baltimore and Ohio track, causing three deaths and 18 injuries.
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Ont
Canada
Dominion
Tacoma
United Spanish War Veterans of the United States
Charles Ww. Newton
Hartford
Conn
Newcastle
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg
SHORT NEWS NOTES
Mrs Roosevelt engages a house at Khartoum to meet her husband upon his jungle return. A Los Angeles ex chief of police was found not guilty of bribery to protect resorts. At Atlantic City Mayor Story was arrested for ignoring a state attorney general order on Sunday liquor sales. Clyde Fitch died after an appendicitis operation while returning from Europe. Heney received an ovation in San Francisco after vacation in Alaska. Bryan escaped injury near Springfield when a car brake failed on a hill. Isaac Brock of Waco Texas dies aged 121, claimed to have seen 26 presidents. Railroads report first half of August profits surpass 1907 records. Barnacles removed from South Dakota hull raise four inches at Mare Island. Tennessee liquor act upheld with caveat on interstate shipments. Dreadnought contracts awarded to Cramp & Sons and New York Shipbuilding. Hearst endorses anti-Tammany fusion in Independence party line-up.
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Los Angeles
Franklin P. Story
Atlatic City
Wilson
Isaac Brock
Waco
Tex
Brock
Buncombe County
North Carolina
United States
South Dakota
Mare Island Navy Yard
South Sea Islands
Tennessee
Chattanooga
T. M. McConnell
Wyoming
Arkansas
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Portland Markets Reported Grain and Allied Prices
Wheat prices for new crop Bluestem 84 cents red Russian 82 4 cents oats 28 a ton barley 26 50 to 27 a ton hay Willamette Valley 13 15 Eastern Oregon 16 50 17 50 alfalfa 14 cl over 14 butter extra 34 fancy 30 4 cents store 21 22 eggs ranch candled 30 38 1 2 cents hops 1909 contract 21 1908 15 1b h ke 1907 11 11 he wool eastern Oregon 16 23c per pound valley 28 26 5c mohair 24 26c wheat Bluestem 94c oats New 32 33 per ton barley New 26 50 27 ton hay Eastern Washington timothy 19 21 ton Puget Sound 13 14 ton wheat hay 12 17 ton alfalfa 13 14 ton butter Washington creamery 86 5c ranch 26 27c eggs Selected local 38c potatoes White River le.
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Valley
Washington
Puget Sound
Washington Creamery
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