Peary Cook Pole Controversy Deepens With Claims
News from New York on September 9 outlines Commander Peary challenging Dr Frederick A Cook's pole discovery claim. Peary asserts he and his crew planted the flag first on April 6, 1909, while Cook maintains his 1908 claim and plans to prove by accompanying witnesses and data. The piece notes ongoing voyage, deaths, and responses from both sides amid global debate.
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New York
North Pole
Lce
Robert E. Peary
Labrador
Roosevelt
Frederick A.cook
Brooklyn
Peary
Cook
North ‘Pole
Copenhagen
Greenland
America
North Sydney
Cape Breton
Strait of
Belle Isle
Indian Harbor
Cape Sheridan
Grantland
Cape Columbia
Ross Marvin
Cornell
Maine
United States
Associated Press
Wich
Mskimos
Dispatches from the Arctic Reach Bennett on Cook Controversy
The message to the Associated Press bore the signature Peary while the signed note to readers used Bert as a shorthand for Robert. The Commander sent an authoritative statement and comment on Dr Cook in response to a prompt from the AP after flashing news of his discovery from Indian Harbor on Monday.
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Bert
Robert
Associated Press
Peary
Dr. Cook
Indian Harbor
Generous Offer Too Much For Him
Beverly Massachusetts September 9 Command er Peary has delivered the north pole to President Taft who has replied congratulating the explorer but declaring he did not know exactly what he could do with the pole In a message from Indian Harbor to the president Peary says Have honor place north pole your disposal To this the president answered Thanks for your interesting and generous offer I do not know exactly what I could do with it I congratulate you sincerely on having achieved after the greatest effort the object of your trip and I sincerely hope that your observations will contribute substantially to scientific knowledge You have added luster to the name American
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Beverly
Mass
Peary
North Pole
Taft
Indian Harbor
Too Much Patent Medicine Claims Two Children in Winamac
In Winamac Indiana on September 9 Mary Concannon three years old died and an eighteen month old boy is critically ill after consuming patent medicine bought at a medicine show. Both children were given liberal doses and then paralyzed.
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Winamac
Ind
Mary
Orlando Concannon
Wellman Abandons Plans for North Pole Airship
Tromace Sept 9 Walter Wellman has ordered his agent to bring back all his property from Virgo bay Spitsbergen and the three men who were to winter there He has abandoned plans to reach the north pole by airship next year.
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Wellman
Tromace
Walter Wellman
Virgo Bay
Spitsbergen
Mr. Wellman
North Pole
Cook to bring Eskimos from pole voyage to face Peary charge
Dr Frederick A Cook declares he has reached the north pole and will present facts and observations to a world tribunal. He plans to bring back Esquimox companions and some crew from the final stage, while denying Peary’s claim to his stores and asserting Eskimos are not private property. He remains calm amid Peary’s denials and promises proof when in proper form.
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Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
Commander Peary
Peary
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Cook
America
Pole
Explorer Dr Cook Faces Polar Trial in Copenhagen
In Copenhagen, Cook gains support from those who spoke with him and describe him as sincere and possibly a historic figure. He proposes medical examinations by Arctic and Eskimo experts, including Peary’s party members, to verify his polar trip claims.
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Peary
Cook
Copenhagen
Mexico's disaster grows after floods hit villages
Montery clerics travel miles to bring news of widespread devastation across Arramberi La Ascension Allende Bustamente and La Escondida. Villages are reported wiped out roads blocked relief hard to deliver and thousands face hunger with authorities focused on Monterey area.
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Mexico
Arramberi
Lenares
la Ascension
la Asrcension
Allende
Bustamente
la Escondida
Detroit Doctor Held to Answer in Suspicious Deaths
Detroit physician Dr. George A. Fritch was arrested on suspicion related to the dismembered body of Miss Maybelle Millman found near Ecorse Creek. He had earlier faced inquiries over Miss Edith Presley’s 1907 death. the Presley case lingered with prosecutions dropped for lack of evidence. Authorities seek postoffice records to trace a remittance linked to Millman’s fatal trip to Detroit.
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Mich
Maybelle Millman
Ann Arbor
Ecorse Creek
George A. Fritch
Martha Henning
Fritch
Sheriff Gaston
Washington
Prettyman
Gaston
Dr. Fritch
Edith Presley
State Senate
Presley
Nolle
Poolroom controversy reaches governor in Indiana
Aurora residents urge Governor Marshall to shut down a Cincinnati linked poolroom near the state line on the Big Four railroad. A former French Lick operator and others are said to be involved. Daily trains ferry crowds from Cincinnati for long-shot wagers. Governor's demand for racing report sources could stop reports or revoke a telegraph firm’s charter. The move echoes previous gambling crackdowns in Jeffersonville.
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Cincinnati
Aurora
Ind
Marshall
French Lick
Hanly
Indiana
State Line
Hanover
Marshal
Telegraph
Jeffersonville
Robertson Drives 218 Miles At 54.2 MPH To Lowell Trophy
Lowell Massachusetts September 9 George H Robertson piloted his Simplex car 318 miles to win the Merrimack valley circuit event for the Lowell trophy in the second national stock chassis race He averaged 54 2 miles an hour for five hours 52 minutes 125 seconds beating last year winner Lewis Strang by six tenths of a mile per hour and leaving sixteen other challengers in the dust
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Lowell
Mass
George H. Robertson
Merrimack Valley
Robertson
Lewis Strang
Dynamiters Fail to Wreck Gas Plant in Indy
In Indianapolis on September 9 two dynamite charges were set against iron supports of a four story steel coal bunker at the Citizens Gas plant under construction. Explosions caused little damage and the structure remained stable. About 100 dollars in losses fell on the construction firm, not the gas company. Motives vary with theories, but labor troubles at the site are the most believed cause.
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Indianapolis
Citizens Gas Company
Citisens Gas Company
Harriman Reported Better by Medical and Spiritual Advisers
Edward H. Harriman is described as better based on statements from his medical adviser Dr. William G. Lyle and his spiritual adviser Rev. J Holmes McGuinness. Both cited near-identical language after visiting the ill financier in Harriman New York on September 9.
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God
Harriman
Turner
N. Y
Edward H. Harriman
William G. Lyle
J. Holmes McGuinness
Strikers End Work At Pressed Steel Car Plant Schoen
Pittsburg Sept 9 by nearly unanimous vote the Pressed Steel Car plant strikers at Schoen-ville decided to return to work and accept concessions granted by the company agreement ends a prolonged labor dispute at the plant involving employees and management with a favorable settlement reported today
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Pittsburg
Schoenwille
of Ou
General Henry C. Corbin Dies in New York Hospital
General Henry C. Corbin, after surgery for a renal disorder, died at Roosevelt hospital New York. He had returned from Europe recently after treatment at Carlsbad and will be buried in Arlington Cemetery. Corbin entered the army in 1866 and retired as lieutenant general in 1906. Funeral from Highwood Chevy Chase.
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Henry C. Corbin
Roosevelt Hospital
New York City
Corbin
Europe
Carlsbad
Highwood
Chevy Chase
Arlington Cemetery
Regular Army
Seventeenth Infantry
National Game National League Players at Pittsburg and Boston
Baseball summary from Pittsburgh, Boston and New York venues. It lists game scores, innings, and battery lines for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves, plus Brooklyn and New York entries, with batters and pitchers named for each contest. The data cover multiple double headers and include run totals and fielding at each site.
Detroit and Philadelphia Battery Names Tally Report
Detroit list shows RAE tabled entries with multiple batteries including Donovan Willett Works Schmidt Beckendorf Falkenberg Clarke. Philadelphia section lists RHE New York and batteries Warhop Quinn Sweeney Bender Dygert Livingstone. Washington section notes R ELE with Smith Reisling Street Hall Donohue. St Louis entries for R HLE Chicago and second game show batteries Walsh Jayne Powell Stephens Sutor Sullivan Bailey Criger.
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Rae Tabeld
Cleveland
Donovan, Willett, Works
Schmidt
Beckendorf
Falkenberg
Clarke
Philadelphia
R.H.E
New York
Warhop
Quinn, Sweeney
Bender
Washington
R.ele
Smith
Reisling
Street
Hall
Donohue
St. Louis
R.hle
Chicago
Walsh
Jayne
Powell
Stephens
RHE
Sutor
Sullivan
Bailey
Criger
American Association Battery Matches Across Cities
A condensed report lists games in the American Association with matchups at Indianapolis Kansas City Milwaukee and Columbus. It notes teams R H L E and R A L E across venues, with player surnames including Che ney Kuepper Howley Steele Dorner Essick Ritter Dougherty Moran Young and Black Donovan Land Geyer James and others.
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R.hle
Louisville
Packard
Hughes
Cheney
Essick
Sullivan
Gehring
Spencer
Milwaukee— Red
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Dougherty
Moran, Young and Black
Columbus
Toledo
Donovan
Land
Geyer
James
Trustee killed in auto accident near Monroeville
At 7 p m near Zulu Indiana Leslie Lothmer trustee of Jackson township was killed when an automobile driven by Charles J Smith turned turtle at about forty mph Miss Mamie Seidle of Detroit Mich was seriously injured Internally injured badly bruised shoulder and a broken finger Miss Seidle has been visiting the Smith family from Detroit Others in the car including Mr Smith his wife and two daughters escaped with minor bruises
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Monroeville
Ind
Zulu
Here
Leslie Lothmer
Jackson Township
Mies Mamie Seidle
Detroit
Mich
Charles J. Smith
Mr. Smith
Laura
Erma
Bitterla ‘Biesieda
Lorhmer
Miss Seidle
Smith
Colts Driver Killed in Runaway Near Rennselaer
Cecil Swaim, 20, was thrown from his buggy when a fast passing auto frightened his colt near Rennselaer Indiana. The horse ran away and Swaim was killed instantly. Police seek the Oak Park Illinois auto responsible for the incident.
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Hammond
Ind
Cecil Swaim
Rennselaer
Swaim
Oak Park
Ill
Arrested the Postmaster Dies After Arrest
Washington dispatch reports post office department notification of the arrest of Adoph Espinosa postmaster. He dies in custody after the incident. The brief item notes the arrest occurred as the department investigates alleged misconduct within the postal service.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Adopho
Espinosa
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