Copenhagen Panel Finds Cook Impostor in North Pole Claim
A Copenhagen University special committee report declares Dr. Frederick A. Cook’s north pole discovery unproven and brands him an impostor. It shatters Cook’s explorer title and erodes Danish scientific trust, with Knud Rasmussen among loyal supporters helping frame the report. The rector notes possible withdrawal of Cook’s degree if justified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Denmark
Cook
Knud Rasmussen
Dr. Salmonsen
Five Die in Yonkers Fire at Sherwood Park Home
Five members of the Fredericks family perished when a frame dwelling burned in Sherwood Park Yonkers New York. Theo dore Fredericks 37 his wife Hettie 36 and children Ernest 9 Katie 4 and Fannie 3 were killed. A sixth person was overcome by smoke but survived after rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Park
Yonkers
N. Y
Theodore Fredericks
Mr. Fredericks
Hettie Fredericks
Ernest Fredericks
Katie
Fannie
Fire destroys half of Newburgh shipyard plant
A fire in the boiler room of the Thomas Marvel Shipbuilding plant in Newburgh NY destroyed half the facility and the adjoining forge shop. Several vessels under construction in the yard escaped major damage. Loss estimated at 250000 likely covered by insurance. Flames visible for miles along the Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Marvel Shipbuilding Company
Newburgh
Hudson
Fire Devastates North Wing of Central Hospital for the Insane
A blaze tore through the north wing of Jacksonville Newfoundland and Labrador's Central hospital for the insane on Tuesday night. The fire threatened other sections for hours and caused anxiety among asylum officials to prevent panic and escapes. A few inmates believed to be at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insane Asylum
Central Hospital For the Insane
Jacksonville
New York Dressmakers Rounded Up In Sleeper Trunk Fraud
Federal authorities began a roundup in New York targeting fashionable dressmakers alleged to be involved in sleeper trunk schemes that imported expensive French gowns without paying duties. Several milliners were arrested as the investigation opened.
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New York
Dakota Man Gets Job
President Taft sent to the senate Tuesday the long delayed nomination of Lieut. Gov. Howard C. Shober of South Dakota to be auditor for the interior department, succeeding Robert S. Person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Taft
Senate
Howard C. Shober
South Dakota
Interior Department
Robert S. Person
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Tuesday's Sioux City live stock market reports show choice corn fed steers at 6.50 to 8.50 and top hogs at 33.40.
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Sioux City
City approves fine for late seating at plays
Cleveland city council passes an ordinance imposing a 100 dollar fine on theatre managers who permit late arriving patrons to be seated during a performance. The measure targets disruptions during the play and aims to improve audience flow.
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Cleveland
Bunker Acquitted in Tecumseh Banking House Case
In Tecumseh Nebraska district court on Tuesday a jury found Charles M Chamberlain not guilty of wrecking the Tecumseh Banking House. The verdict frees Chamberlain of the charged crime.
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X-G Bunker
Tecumseh, Neb
Charles M. Chamberlain
Teecumseh
Fatal London Fire at Arding Hobbs Store Ends in Three Dead
A major blaze at the Arding & Hobbs drapery store in Clapham London destroys the five story complex. Three people are confirmed dead and several others missing or injured as electric bulb failure is blamed for starting the fire during the busy Christmas shopping hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arding & Hobbs
Clapham
London
John Burns
Railroads Prepare for Conference on Strike Settlement
A St Paul meeting attended by G T Slade J M Gruber and Ralph Wheelock stated railroads are ready to receive a switchmen conference proposal but any offer must go to the general managers' committee led by I G Rawn. Gov Eberhart urges immediate steps to arrange talks to settle the strike.
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St. Paul
Minn
G. T. Slade
Northern Pacific
J. M. Gruber
Great Northern
Ralph Wheelock
Gov. Eberhart
General Managers’ Committee
I. G. Rawn
Chicago
Desperate Man Kills Self After Abbeville Chase
A long man hunt near Abbeville Louisiana ended when Roy O Hara, a negro desperado, shot himself after officers Holly and Thomas fired earlier. He was wounded and captured near Chotawhatchie swamp as a cordon of 100 men closed in. He died and his body was dragged to Abbeville and laid in the courthouse for hours.
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Abbeville
Roy O'Hara
Holly
Thomas
Chotawhatchie
Court House
Victim of the Black Hand Named in Chicago Shooting
Joseph Russo an Italian victim shot in Chicago on Sunday lies between life and death. He claims he was doomed by a secret society in Italy and identified an Italian pursuer who he says tracked him from Marshalltown Iowa to Chicago last Friday night.
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Joseph Russo
Chicago
Italy
Marshalltown
No Water to Fight Fire in Hill City Blaze
A Monday fire in Hill City Kansas caused $75,000 in losses after pipes froze leaving no water to fight the blaze. The Lick general merchandise store, the American State bank, and Woodman hall were destroyed.
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Hill City
Kan
Lick General Merchandise Store
American State Bank
Woodman Hall
Chinese minister presents successor to Secretary Knox
Ying-Gang Meets Knox as the retiring minister Wu Ting-fang introduces his successor Chang Yin gang. Separately heavy ice floes halted navigation on the Ohio River between Gallipolis and Pittsburgh, trapping tow boats and forcing them ashore while heading to Pittsburgh mines.
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Ying-Gang
Knox
Wu Ting-fang
Chang Yingang
Ohio River
Galliopolis
Pittsburg
Canal Zone selects J P Fyffe as police chief
Secretary Dickinson appoints J P Fyffe of Chattanooga Tennessee to lead the Panama Canal Zone police at a salary of four thousand dollars per year.
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Canal Zone
Dickinson
J P. Fyffe
Chattanooga, Tenn
Panama Canal Zone
Weakened Boll Weevil Threat Cuts Cotton Losses
Cold weather and sleet grip northern and north central districts for two days aiding boll weevil control. Government entomologists estimate the resulting protection could save thousands of dollars in damaged cotton across infested areas.
Fire Distracts 500 Workers at London Drapery Store
Arding and Hobbs drapery store in Clapham London suffered a major fire on Monday. About 500 women employed on the premises escaped with difficulty and were rescued from the blaze.
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Arding & Hobbs
Clapp
London
Death of Miss Grace Todd Secretary in Missionary Society
Miss Grace Todd of Arcola Newfoundland died in Amsterdam New York from injuries suffered in an automobile wreck. She served as secretary of the Women s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church of America and passed away Sunday.
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Grace Todd
Arcola, NL
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church of America
Amsterdam
Ravages of the Plague Hit Uralsk Province
Bubonic plague in Asiatic Russia's Uralsk province causes twenty three deaths in ten days. Officials race to contain spread and issue health warnings.
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Ten Daya
Uralsk
Asiatic
Russia
Trainmen Demand Large Wage Rise Across Eastern Railroads
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen served notice Monday on about 75 eastern railways that trainmen will seek a wage increase from 5 percent to 40 percent. About 75,000 members would be affected as ballots move toward approval. Railroads brace for possible arbitration and broad industry impact.
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Mississippi River
Brotherhood of Railway
Pittsburg
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood
New York
Street Car Runs Wild After Shootout in East St Louis
A street car carrying dead motorman BE V Goody and a wounded conductor N O'Brien ran uncontrolled through four miles of East St Louis Illinois after a shotgun assault by a Black suspect Will Clark who fled with a small sum. Clark was later arrested and identified by conductor O'Brien as the shooter.
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East St. Lou's
N. O'Brien
RE. V. Goody
O'Brien
Will Clark
M. P. O’brien
BE. V. Goody
Train Strikes Hose Cart Injuring Firemen at Dayton Crossing
A Pennsylvania flyer westbound struck a fire department hose wagon at the Wayne Avenue crossing in Dayton Ohio Sunday night. Four firemen were seriously injured. The engine also damaged a hook and ladder wagon and derailed later in the block. No one aboard was hurt when the train left the track. Airbrake gear was found disarranged, blamed on the collision.
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Pennsylvania Flyer
Wayne Avenue
Dayton
Storms on the Ocean Delay Trans-Atlantic Ships
Trans-Atlantic liners report terrific weather at passage start. The Car mania, New York and Eureka, reached Queenstown and Plymouth respectively after long delays. Four days out they encountered a hurricane from the eastward with mountainous seas that persisted until Saturday night.
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Trans-Atlantic
Uners
Carmania
New York
Eureka
Queenstown
Plymouth
Portugal Cabinet Resigns Over Coalition Defections
Premier Wencesso de Lima cites the defection of two coalition groups as the reason for the cabinet’s resignation after Saturday’s split, ending the ministry’s support.
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Portugal
Wencesso de Lima
Polar records review undercuts Cook findings in Copenhagen
The Copenhagen committee investigating Dr Cook's polar data is expected to say his papers lack a sound scientific basis. In St Louis, 10 year old Harry Budaley who fatally shot his grandmother, Mrs Josephine Payne, was ordered released by Chief of Police Creecy.
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Cook
Copenhagen
Dr Cook
Harry Budaley
St. Louis
Josephine Payne
Creecy
Gas Jet Opened. Young Lexington Lawyer Found Dead in Chicago
W George Dunlap 23 son of prominent Lexington lawyer W G Dunlap was found dead in his Chicago room Sunday. A gas jet was open and friends believe the death was self inflicted.
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W. George Dunlap
W. G. Dunlap
Lexington
Chicago
Long-lived woman dies at 115 in Philadelphia
Mrs Brayne Makadeski aged 115 died Sunday night at a Jewish sheltering home in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. She was born in the eighteenth century and was residing in the United States at the time of her death.
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Province of Viéw
Russia
Brayne Makadeski
Philadelphia
Clarence W Marks Dies in South Side Chicago Car
Clarence W Marks a renowned businessman and horseman died in a southside Chicago car incident. He once owned Joe Patchen the famous pacer, reflecting his prominence in racing circles and local business.
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Clarence W Marks
Chicago
Marks
Joe Patchen
Pacer
Arm Torn Off In Engine Accident At Cherokee Laundry
Byron Powell of Cherokee, employed at the Cherokee Steam laundry, suffered a severe accident when a wringer belt caught his clothing and tore his arm midway between wrist and elbow. He freed himself without clothing above his shoes and, despite possible internal injuries, remains hopeful for recovery. Powell is the son of Grant Powell, a Garr Scott salesman.
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Byron Powell
Grant Powell
The
Garr Scott Company
Slayer of Mabel Scofield Loses At Federal Supreme Court
Charles Thomas, serving life in an Iowa penitentiary for the 1899 murder of Mabel Scofield, saw the U S Supreme Court deny his writ of error for lack of jurisdiction in a second failed appeal. The crime involved drugging Scofield and discarding her body in the Des Moines River.
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Mabel Scofield
Federal
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Charles Thomas
State Penitentiary of
Iowa
Thomas
Des Moines
Denison Catholic Leader Bauman Buried
William J. Bauman a prominent Denison Catholic citizen was buried Saturday. Five of his children became priests or sisters, a remarkable Iowa family record. Rev. A. Bauman works in Milwaukee and sisters Scholastica Louisa Rosalinda Emmalinda serve in North Buena Vista Dubuque Ashton Pocahontas. Robert Bauman serves in the government Indian service at Fort Yates North Dakota.
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Wiliam Bauman
Denison
William J. Bauman
Iowa
Rev
A. Bauman
Milwaukee
Scholastica
North Buena Vista
Louisa
Dubuque
Rosalinda
Ashton
Emmalinda
Pocahontas
Robert
Government Indian Service
Fort Yates, N. D
Swedish Gun Stock Contract Won By Des Moines Firm
For the first time in years an American company landed Sweden’s gun stock timber contract for next year. Langston Gun Stock Company of Des Moines was notified that its bid was accepted. The contract calls for more than 2,000,000 feet of lumber.
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Langston Gun Stock Company
Des Moines
King Captured After Iowa Vinton Grand Larceny Flight
F H King sought at Vinton for grand larceny was arrested in Decatur Illinois. King a known crook had been paroled from the Illinois penitentiary and later worked on a bridge gang in Vinton where he robbed a hotel and other places. Wreck narrowly averted Burlington fast mail No 23 traveling 60 mph near Midletown when a driver flange broke and the engine ran on the ties for miles. Logan preliminary trial saw Guy Marley Henry Marley held on murder charges to January term with bonds of 5000 each Ira Brundridge held as witness under 1000 bond.
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F. H. King
Vinton
Decatur
King
Illinois Penitentiary
Burlington Fast Mail No
Middletown
Logan
Guy Marley
Henry Marley
Ira Brundridge
Hubbell to be feted at Des Moines banquet
Iowa's richest man BF M Hubbell will turn 71 on January 17. In his birthday commemorations the Greater Des Moines committee plans a mammoth banquet at the New Odd Fellows Hall. Rock Rapids lodge No 480 OOF has finished a new hall to be dedicated by Grand Master Dan B Quinn on Friday evening December 17.
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Hubbell
M. Hubbell
Iowa
Greater Des Moines
Odd Fellows
Rock Rapids Lodge No. 480
Dan B Quinn
Denison Banker Weds Miss Lillian Miller at City Home
Denison assistant cashier J W Miller Jr marries Miss Lillian Miller at the bride’s Denison home. The groom is son of Manning residents. In Dubuque, physicians report poor prospects for Abraham Slimmer the noted Iowa philanthropist after two weeks of serious illness from pneumonitis.
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Denison
J. W. Miller, Jr
Bank of Denison
Lillian Miller
Manning
Abraham Slimmer
Iowa
Dubuque
Marriage vows set aside by Iowa Catholic Church annulment
Katherine Garoffa, a 20 year old foster daughter, obtained an annulment from Bishop Davis after claiming coercion into marriage to Raphael Marasco last September. The bishop ordered further investigation by Mgr. Father Flavin, marking a historic annulment under church law that vows without full consent are not valid. Garoffano resumes her maiden name.
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Catholic Church
Raphael Marasco
Katherine Garoffano
Joe Chambo
Des Moines
Bishop Davis
Davenport
Davis
Mgr
Father Flavin
Mt. St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Iowa
Huge Four-County Drainage Ditch Granted to Northern Constr
The joint board of supervisors of Hardin Franklin Wright and Hamilton counties in Webster City awarded a record drainage contract for the Big Four ditch. Northern Construction Co of Elkhart Ind won for 69000 dollars to build a 27 mile 1 000 000 cubic yard ditch starting April 1 1910 and finishing January 1 1911. Total estimated cost including damages is 76000 dollars.
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Boards of Supervisors
Hardin
Franklin
Wright
Hamilton
Webster City
Northern Construction Company
Elkhart
Ind
Life term for Linquist and Larson in Carroll case
Ernest Linquist confessed murderer of Marshal Hatton and Oscar Larson burglary partner were sentenced in Carroll. Linquist received a life term and Larson twenty years with sentences to start at Fort Madison. Hatton was killed near Gliddon after pursuing the pair who had robbed a Carroll house.
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Ernest Linquist
Marshal Hatton
Oscar Larson
Linquist
Carroll
Larson
Fort Madison
Baker City
Ore
Hatton
Gliddon
Conductor Killed in Des Moines Area Interurban Collision
Bert Grace, conductor of an interurban freight from Des Moines to Perry, was killed when a Minneapolis and St. Louis southbound train struck the interurban caboose near Perry. Grace was hurled 200 feet onto the locomotive pilot. the caboose was demolished, but the locomotive remained intact.
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St. Louis
Des Moines
Bert Grace
Perry
Minneapolis
Grace
Des Moines Planners Review 25 Year Railway Franchise Offers
Offers for a twenty five year franchise were submitted to Mayor A J Mathis and the city council of Des Moines by the Des Moines City Railway company through controlling bondholders the N W Harris company of Chicago represented by N C Kingsbury and P Smith. Here tofore the company has held out for an indeterminate grant.
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A. J. Mathis
Des Moines
Des Moines City Railway Company
N. W. Harris Company
Chicago
N. C .Kingsbury
P. Smith
Jimmie Collins Likely Des Moines Western League Manager
The Des Moines Western league team is poised to hire Jimmie Collins as manager after the Cantillon purchase. Reports cite good authority that Collins will take a managerial berth next season. In another ruling, Judge O D Wheeler’s suspension of Potta wattamie county district court clerk H V Battay was upheld by the supreme court for irregularities in his books.
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Jimmie” Collins
St. Louis Browns
Des Moines
Cantillons
Collins
O. D. Wheeler
H. V. Battay
Pottawattamie County
Supreme Court
Battay
Saloon Closures Tied to Countywide Injunction
Judge C G Lee holding court in Webster City Tuesday issued temporary injunctions against every saloon in Webster county outside Fort Dodge enforcing closure across the area with Webster County saloons affected and Fort Dodge exempt.
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C. G. Lee
Ames
Webster City
Webster County
Fort Dodge
Longest Wedded Couple in Iowa Celebrates 68th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Elijah Hatten, Iowa’s longest married pair, marked their sixty eighth wedding anniversary in Clinton on Thursday. They are ages 90 and 89 respectively.
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Elijah Hatten
Iowa
Clinton
It Was the Privilege of a Friend
An eminent army officer has a loyal servant who has served many years and speaks frankly. A friend asks why such candor is allowed. The officer replies that he cannot simply view James as a valet but as a friend, and a friend may tell you truths you dislike.
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James
Success Magazine
Vaguely Understod It Sunday School Exchange
A brief dialogue shows a Sunday school teacher asking Clarence if he knows the meaning of amen. Clarence responds affirmatively with a childlike misinterpretation as ting off.
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Clarence
Prof Munyon's Philanthropy Aimed at Health For All
A profile extols Prof. Munyon’s low cost medicine program offering formulas and free medical exams through specialists. He funds experts, sells cures mostly 25 cents a bottle, guarantees results or refunds, and maintains nationwide offices with outreach to distant communities. His Philadelphia address is 53d and Jefferson streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munyen
Munyem
Munyonm
Munyon
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Simple home remedy to beat colds and coughs gains notes
A readable advertorial notes a home mix of two ounces glycerine half-ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound and eight ounces pure whisky said to cure colds and coughs. The Leach Chemical Co of Cincinnati is cited as preparing the oil compound. A brief dialogue fragment about facing a shark prompts a survival prayer and swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Sores Eyes Cured by Cuticura Ointment
G B Halsey of Mouth of Wilson Virginia describes two years of severe eye inflammation affecting both eyes and lids. After minimal relief from home remedies and three physicians, Cuticura Ointment cured him within two weeks and he has had no trouble since. he praises the remedy while noting his age of sixty five in 1908.
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Cuticura
G B. Halsey
Mouth
Wilson, Va
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