Quest for the Pole: Cook’s Arctic Expedition Claim
A Paris edition of the New York Herald publishes Dr Frederick A Cook's signed statement dated Hans Egede Lerwick reporting a voyage to the north pole. The account details ship Bradley in Smith Sound 1907, a long march across Eilsmere Sound and Land’s End, survival of the fittest, and a May 1908 pole sighting with 90 degrees North observatory notes.
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Paris
Frederick A. Cook
Hans Egede
Lerwick
Arctic
New York Herald
Cook
North Pole
Bradley
Smith Sound
Grinnell Land
Polar Sea
Pole
Greenland
Eilsmere Sound
Pacific
Nansen Sound
Land
Herbert Island
Jess
Peruna listed ingredients per US Dispensatory overview
A discussion cites the United States Dispensatory on Peruna ingredients. Hydrastis canadensis or golden seal treats mucous membranes and various catarrhal conditions. corydalis formosa noted as a tonic. cedron seeds described as a bitter tonic for dysentery and intermittent diseases. The piece argues for evaluating Peruna by user testimony and invites readers to request a free book.
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United States
Fife
Hoosier Victim of Uprising In Philippines
Bloomfield Indiana September 2 Mark Templeton reports his son Alva M Templeton who runs a county school in the Philippines was seriously wounded in a native uprising and is now hospitalized.
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Hoosier
Bloomfield
Ind
Mark Templeton
Alva M. Templeton
Philippines
Choir Gallery Collapse in Calcedo Church
In Calcedo Spain during a service the choir gallery collapsed killing several and injuring forty as spectators rush to aid. Rescue teams from Madrid coordinate field hospitals and secure the site. The tragedy shocks local parishioners and authorities investigate structural failure and safety lapses.
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Madrid
Calcedo
Spain
Hitchcock Aims at Postal Economy Across Government
Postmaster General Hitchcock informs President Taft that the postal system faces a deficit exceeding 20 million dollars for the year ending June 30. He proposes a thorough review of all methods and a steady annual reduction in costs while maintaining service quality. Taft backs cabinet-wide spending cuts as a central goal of his administration.
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Beverly
Mass
Hitchcock
Taft
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Taken as Fugitive Charge of Enticing a Young Girl
Indianapolis reports Ralph A Wertheim of Peru was arrested on a fugitive charge for allegedly enticing Myrtle Wright a fifteen year old from Huntington. The girl left her home with Wertheim last week and traveled toward Ft Wayne before vanishing. Police in several cities have been alerted and a photograph distributed. Wertheim is described as a respected traveling man with prominent Peru relatives.
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Peru
Indianapolis
Myrtle Wright
Huntington
Ralph A. Wertheim
Huntington County
Wertheim
Ft. Wayne
Evansville Firebugs Destruction Soars In Week
Police believe a firebug operates in Evansville Indiana as eight more barns burn. Losses are under five thousand dollars, bringing the week's total to nineteen barns destroyed by fires deemed incendiary or suspicious.
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Evansville
Ind
Barnes
Death Toll in Monterey River Flood Rises to 3000
Monterey Mexico Sept 2 Three thousand is now the official estimate of those who perished in the Santa Catarina river overflow. A further five hundred may be added when reports arrive from towns along the river valley and its tributary the San Juan.
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Monterey
Mexico
Santa Catarina
San Juan
Bethel Baptist Church Centennial Celebrated in Waterloo
Waterloo Illinois September 2 The Bethel Baptist church marked its centennial as the first Protestant church in Illinois. It was founded by Reverend James Lemen Jr and a celebration was held locally with community participation.
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Waterloo
Ill
Bethel Baptist Church
Illinois
James Lemen, Jr
National League games in New York Brooklyn and Philadelphia
National League results from New York and Brooklyn and Philadelphia show St Louis and Chicago games with nine and eleven runs, plus Cincinnati and Philadelphia in doubleheader action. Key players include Backman Lush Raymond Crandall Myers Overall Archer Bell Finlayson Bergen Gasper Haberer Clarke Roth Sparks Scanlon Foxen Dooin Martel Moren Dooin Ewing Haberer.
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New York
R.H.E
Philadelphia
Gasper
Haberer
Clarke
Roth
Sparks
Scanlon
Foxen
Dooin
Martel
R.H.E. Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Moren
Ewing
League Baseball Scores Around the Circuits
Detroit hosts Boston as Speer Willett Mullen Schmidt and others take the mound. St Louis welcomes Washington with Powell Graham Criger Oberlin Groome Street. Chicago faces Philadelphia with Walsh Scott Burns Owens Coombs Krause Dygert Thomas. St Paul battles Milwaukee with Kilroy Steele Spencer Schneiberg Moran. Toledo hosts Louisville as Robinson Landi Hughes. Columbus meets Indianapolis with Goodwin James a ham Cheney Howley Bowerman.
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Detroit
R.H.B
Boston
Speer
Philadelphia
Walsh
Scott
Burns
Owens
Coombs
Krause
Dygert
Thomas
St. Paul
R.H.E. St. Paul
Milwaukee
Kilroy
Steele
Spencer
Schneiberg
Moran
Toledo
PD Ale
Louisville
Robinson
Landi
Hughes
Columbus
Indianapolis
Goodwin
James
Aham
Cheney
Howley
Bowerman
Miners Win Concession in Pittsburg Strike Dispute
Pittsburg district miners, 18 000 workers with 7 000 on strike, win a concession after a meeting of operators and United Mine Workers leaders. A rescission of the black powder order is announced, with a state inquiry sought into powder use. Most miners resume work as district union officials stay apart from the talks.
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Pittsburg
United Mine Workers of America
Thomas L. Lewis
Lewis
Mineral Organization
Wilkesbarre
James E. Roderick
Pennsylvania
Miners’ Union
National Board
Strike Tragedy on West Shore Docks
Buffalo report says private detective John C. Nicolai of the Lake Carriers' association shot two marine strikers dead on the West Shore ore docks. The victims are George Houghton and Matthew Dwyer. Nicolai claims self defense after being attacked. police intervened to prevent lynching.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John C. Nicolas
Lake Carriers’ Association
West Shore
George Houghton
Matthew Dwyer
Nicolai
Canadian commission formed for natural resources
The Canadian government has appointed a commission to conserve natural resources, signaling a formal effort to study and manage the country’s ecological assets. The body will assess resource use, preservation needs, and long term sustainability across provinces.
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Commission For the Conservation of
Fifty Thousand Free Meals at Jeffersonian Barbecue
Louisville on September 1 reports the first day of the Jeffersonian barbecue drew a crowd that consumed about fifty thousand full meals along with 22,000 pounds of barbecued meat and 4,500 gallons of Kentucky burgoo. The event highlighted local turnout and food generosity in a festive city celebration.
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Louisville
Cabell in Charge Assumes Office Today
Royal E. Cabell, former postmaster at Richmond Virginia, takes charge today in Washington as he assumes a new official role after three years in that position.
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Washington
Royal E. Cabell
Richmond, Va
Mitchell Saved From Chain Gang in Georgia Reform Plea
Atlanta authorities report the prison commission recommended commuting W. H. Mitchell’s twelve month chain gang sentence to one year on the state prison farm. The case centers on Miss Linton of Thomasville who identified Mitchell after a staged kidnapping attempt, sparking high profile public interest and Governor Brown’s pending approval.
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Atlanta
Prison Commission
W. H. Mitchell
Mitchell
Georgia
Linton
Thomasville
Miss Linton
Friends
Miss Lintone
Brown
August Deficit, Fire Charred Toronto Parliament Wing
August postal deficit runs 3 million, July deficit 1.5 million. Toronto west wing of parliament destroyed by fire costing about 100 thousand. Treasury beginning balance Sept 1 stands at 1 047 527 211. Ferrer arrested over Barcelona riots. Hudson Fulton aviators base on Governors Island. Pittsburg express and storage house fire injures five, damages 500 thousand. Treasury August deficit 7 411 728 vs July 13 103 949. Takahira returns to Tokyo for conference. Wheat bears fuel drop on Chicago Board.
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Toronto
Senor Ferrer
Barcelona
New York City
Governor’s Island
J. A. Blanck Express
Pittsburg
Treasury Department
Kagera Takahira
Washington
Tokio
United States
Chicago Board of Trade
Impressive Service as Rev Edmund Dunne Becomes Bishop
In Chicago on September 2 the Roman Catholic Church consecrated Rev Edmund M. Dunne as bishop of Peoria at Holy Name cathedral. The ceremony was led by Apostolic Delegate Diomede Falconio before a large crowd including three archbishops, eleven bishops, and about 600 priests.
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Chicago
Edmund M. Dunne
Peoria
Holy Name
Diomede Falconio
United States
Falconio
Quigley
Glennon
Body Found in Breckenridge Park Mystery
In Breckenridge park San Antonio Texas a body is found and identified as Mrs Alberta Banta divorced wife of former Senator John R Phipps of Homer Louisiana. She was thirty and once a social leader. Senator Phipps and Murphy J Foster once led a major fight against lottery tickets eighteen years ago.
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San Antonio
Tex
Alberta Banta
United States
John R. Phipps
Homer
Breckenridge Park
Baron Alcyon Wins Spectacular Readville Trotting Derby
Readville Mass Sept 1 with 15000 fans watching Baron Alcyon the Syracuse stallion wins the American trotting derby purse 85000 by three lengths over Axtator in 8 09 percent time. The race featured fierce late stretch doubt until the final yards and had fifteen horses competing.
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Readville
Mass
Syracuse
N. Y
Baron Alcyon
Attorneys Present Writ of Habeas Corpus Petition
Judgment of M0 000 were made by attorneys who appeared before Judge Scanlon of the criminal court and presented a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Arguments on the petition are being heard today.
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Scanlon
Criminal Court
Despondent Widower Shoots Self in Martinsville Home
William Biggs, sixty nine, widower, living with his nephew Anselm Updegraff in Martinsville Illinois, shot himself at the house out of despondency over a supposed cancer. The tragedy occurred on September 2.
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Martinsville
William Biggs
Anselm Updegraff
English Nobleman Killed in Auto Accident
London reports Lord De Clifford Jack Southwell Russell was killed in an automobile crash when his car hit another vehicle and overturned. He died instantly.
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London
Jack Southwell Russell
Lord de Clifford
Doctor Helps Husband Applaud Wife's Cooking
A doctor records a wife appealing for help as her husband, critical of dinner, faces indigestion. The physician advises small meals of toast and tea, leading to improved appetite and praise for the wife’s cooking, even surpassing his mother’s.
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Hubby
Bostom
Market Quotations Indianapolis and National Grain Prices
Indianapolis grain and livestock quotations show wheat at 97 to 98 cents in No 2 red, corn 66 cents No 2, oats 34 1 2 cents No 8 mixed hay prices range 10 to 17 dollars, cattle 4 50 to 7 25, hogs 4 50 to 8 30, lambs 5 to 7 dollars with receipts 8 000 hogs 3 550 cattle 1 200 sheep. Also listed are Cincinnati Chicago New York East Buffalo and Toledo quotes for wheat corn oats cattle hogs sheep and lambs with varying price ranges and classes.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
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