Chester says Cook stayed near land in polar dash
Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester, retired, explains why he charged Dr. Cook never reached the north pole beyond 564 miles, citing sun declination conflicts with Cook's May 7 observations and Nautical Almanac data. He asserts Cook was a deliberate faker and previews a signed statement this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Colby M. Chester
Naval Observatory
Cook
North Pole
Admiral Chester
Peary
University Club
Dr. Cook
Cape Thomas Hubbard
Chester
Eskimos
Auto Plunge Drowns Four in Chicago River
Four people perished when an automobile plunged into the Chicago River near Jackson Boulevard after the bridge opened for a steamer. A man and a woman struggled in the water, the woman clinging to the man, before both sank. Firemen and police began dragging the river for bodies but none had been recovered.
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Chicago
Jackson Boulevard
Speeding auto injures Brooklyn man. driver sought
William Reardon aged 23 of 744 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn was struck while crossing Livingston Street Nevins Street by a large speeding car. He suffered severe head injuries a fractured rib a broken wrist and internal injuries. He was taken to Cumberland Street Hospital and may die. The vehicle fled the scene with several occupants. Reardon cannot identify the car or license number. Livingston Street has a history of similar accidents with a past fatality and an insane survivor lingering in an asylum.
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Brooklyn
William Reardon
Myrtle Avenue
Reardon
Cumberland Street
Livingston Street
Nevins Street
Cumberland Street Hospital
Yeaton
Speeding arrests sweep Bronx streets amid homicide warning
Police nabbed ten autos and two motorcycles for speeding in the Bronx after the Harlem killing of Jennie Bernstein. Among those held were J H Hoadley and John Robertson, both bail posted, with others named from West 110th to East Sixty-fifth Street and Spuyten Duyvil noted for speed on motorcycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
Jennie Bernstein
Harlem
Morrisania Court
John Robertson
St. Nicholas Avenue
E.ridge
Gerry Snow, Jr
Riverside
Mr. Snow
Broadway
Remington
Snow
Kingsbridge
Joseph H. Hoadley
East Eighty-second Street
Zech
New Rochelle Road
Hunt's Island Inn
Hoadley
Westchester
William J. Wilkinson
110Th Street
William Gordon
Madison Avenue
A. W. Knoebel
Ferdinand Garnier
West Thirtyfourth Street
Max Strauss
William J. McCrendwen
East Thirtythird Street
Edward Dixon
East Thirty-fourth Street
Arthur C. Woods
East Eleventh Street
Grover Busse
West 164Th Street
William Busse
Spuyten Duyvil Parkway
Riverside Avenue
William
Buck
Brother
Auto kills H. L. Anderson in Atlanta incident
Harvey L. Anderson, president of the Anderson Hardware Company and a prominent Southern business figure, was struck and killed by an automobile in Atlanta last night. The driver escaped before police arrived, leaving the case without a known suspect.
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Atlanta, Ga
Harvey L. Anderson
Anderson Hardware Company
South
More Pay for Coke Workers in Pittsburg
Pittsburg reports an imminent 15 to 16 percent wage rise for about 30,000 H. C. Frick Coke Company workers, rising sixteen cents on a ton cost of 1.04. The plan aims to fill 5,000 vacant positions and meet Steel Corporation orders as coke scarcity and high prices drive the increase, affecting at least 10,000 workers in the region. Independent coke firms are expected to grant the raise as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
H. C. Frick Coke Company
United States Steel Corporation
Frick
Steel Corporation
Frick Company
Operates on Spine of Middy Athlete at Naval Hospital
Midshipman Earl D. Wilson of the Naval Academy, paralyzed below the neck after a football injury on Oct. 16, underwent a delicate cervical spine operation at the Naval Hospital in Annapolis. Surgeons removed laminae from cervical vertebrae to relieve spinal cord pressure. the patient left the table in excellent condition and began to recover from anesthesia. there is definite hope for gradual paralysis reduction and possible full recovery. Wilson, a prominent multi-sport athlete, remained mentally alert and could speak during recovery, with support and care planned to prevent further risk.
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Earl D. Wilson
Naval Academy
Villanova College
Wilson
Naval Hospital
S. F. Stokes
J. H. Iden
E. F. Woods
G. F. Cottle
Navy
Walton Hopkins
Annapolis
Midshipmen
Academy
Naval Service
Pickerin Likely To Die After Football Injury
Utica reports Joseph Pickering, a 17 year old Casenovia Seminary player, fractured spine during a game with Colgate Academy in Hamilton. Dr. J H Glass operated at Foxton Hospital Utica removing a compressing bone, with the surgeon stating a fair chance of recovery though critical at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
Joseph Pickering
Casenovia Seminary
Colgate Academy
Hamilton
J. H. Glass
Foxton Hospital
Pickering
Bal linger defends action reversing Garfield order
Secretary Bal linger of the Interior explains his revocation of the Garfield withdrawal which removed 1,500,000 acres from settlement and replaces it with a 300,000 acre restraint. He argues the move promotes conservation and water power, calling it the logical step after the initial blanket withdrawal.
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New York Times
Washington
Ballinger
Department of the Interior
Garfield
Rockefeller talks on the value of struggle in Cleveland
In Cleveland John D. Rockefeller told Euclid Avenue Baptist Sunday School pupils that struggling is blessing. He recalled learning to swim as his first struggle and reviewed four old Sunday school class records. He identified two former classmates in the audience and noted plans for a winter departure depend on Mrs. Rockefeller’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue
Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Standard Oil Company
William Radcliffe
Pocantico Hills
West New Brighton Church Fire Destroys Trinity Church
Flames engulfed Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church on Richmond Terrace and Dorgan Street, toppling a 25 foot tower. The 1853 brick structure, once the island’s largest Methodist church, burned rapidly with sparks setting adjacent property. Organ damage estimated at 10,000 dollars. total losses could reach 30 to 40 thousand. Firefighters fought the blaze after Edward Pero alerted Rev. Palmer.
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West New Brighton
S. I
Richmond Terrace
Dorgan Street
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Edward Pero
William EB. Palmer
McDonald
Palmer
Island
Wreck blocks Penn Railroad line at Jeannette
A freight wreck near Jeannette Pennsylvania detours all through trains on the main line. A fast merchandise car derailed in a cut, tearing up about a half mile of track and piling debris. No injuries reported as blockage lasts until tomorrow.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jeannette
Brooklyn Girl Found Unconscious In Philadelphia Gas Incident
Emily Miller of Brooklyn was found unconscious from gas in a Philadelphia apartment at 1502 Arch Street. She was rushed to Hahnemann Hospital, where doctors say her heart beat faintly and she remains in critical condition. She gave her correct name and address but registered Burg as her surname. At her Brooklyn home, the Miller family said all had gone to Philadelphia.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Emily Miller
Brooklyn
Arch Street
Hahnemann Hospital
Sidney Place
Burg
Miller
Millers
North Dakota Completes Coal Saving Tests At Sea
The battleship North Dakota finished a 24 hour test at 12 knots showing economical coal and water use, surpassing the sister ship Delaware in speed and efficiency. A second 24 hour run at 19 knots extended test results off Boston before repairs. John Souden of Quincy, 16, died at Portsmouth Naval Hospital from injuries after a North Dakota boiler tube split Friday.
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Boston
Mass
North Dakota
Delaware
Portsmouth Harbor
Isle of Shoals
Cape Ann
Boston Light
John Souden
Quincy
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Latest Shipping News Arrivals and Trade Notes
Shipping entries from Manhattan to Savona with London leg show arrivals in October. Vessel Menabe reports a 2 percent act impact amid 1888 conditions.
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Manhattan
Savona
Menabe
London
Warriner Shortage Tops $600000 In Big Four Accounts
Cincinnati dispatch reports a Big Four Railroad treasurer Warriner facing a six month theft totaling at least 500000 with officials predicting higher. Investigators seek Mrs Stewart and Martha Polk linking to Chicago men and a web of blackmail and money splits between Chicago and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Cincinnati
Charles L. Warriner
Big Four Railroad
Warriner
Chicago
Mrs. Stewart
Edward S. Cooke
Martha Polk
Fremstad Evades Deputies After Concert Escape
In Chicago on November 7 opera star Olive Fremstad dashed from the auditorium to a waiting taxi with her husband and fled toward the Lake Shore Railroad station to avoid Deputy Sheriffs seeking writs over a Milwaukee claim. Manager Max Rabinoff says she knew nothing of papers until after boarding the train.
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New York Times
Chicago
Mme
Olive Fremstad
Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York
Lake Shore
Sixty-third Street
Newark
Clara Brown Shepard
Milwaukee
Mme. Fremstad
Escape attempt at Madison Barracks jail ends in capture
November 7 report from Watertown New York describes a mass jail break at Madison Barracks Sackett's Harbor where four soldiers attempted escape from the guardhouse and three of them were slated for Fort Leavenworth terms of two to five years. One escaped in leg irons. A later round found a foot square cut-out in the bars. The escapees include Bettinger Rochtaschel and Ayers with varied charges. The countryside remains aroused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Watertown
N. Y
Madison Barracks
Sackett’s Harbor
Fort Leavenworth
Bettinger
Lee
Rochtaschel
Ayers
Lorraine in Collision Off Cape la Hague
The French Line steamer Lorraine collided with the steamer St. Barthelemy near Cape la Hague. Lorraine sustained minor bow plate damage and returned to port as a precaution. Passengers and cargo were moved to the Gascogne, which sails Wednesday. St Barthelemy's stem was crushed and she also seeks repairs.
Four Girls Die of Typhoid at Athens College
Four young women at Athens Female College died Friday from typhoid fever amid a college typhoid epidemic. W T Sanders, chairman of the board, announced the deaths as the institution had recently suspended sessions due to the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
W. T. Sanders
Athens Female College
Two Die From Pellagra in Rowan County
Pellagra claimed two victims in Rowan County last night in Salisbury. Mrs. Julius A. Peeler, 57, a widow, had been ill for three months. The other victim, a unnamed black woman living beyond the city limits, was not identified. These are the only cases reported in the county.
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Charlotte
N. C
Pellagra
Rowan County
Julius A. Peeler
Salisbury
Refuses to be Governor in New Mexico
Albuquerque November 7 William Robinson editor of The Roswell Register Tribune announces he will decline the governorship recently offered him Gov George Curry resigns effective next February Robinson prefers remaining in the newspaper business to holding office.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
William Robinson
Roswell Register Tribune
George Curry
Robinson
Nuns Put Out A Fire At St Vincent's Orphan Asylum
In Cleveland twelve nuns led a bucket brigade at St Vincent's Orphan Asylum to quell a fire atop the building. They kept 409 children calm, ordered a halt to panicked exits, and directed larger boys to guard the youngsters as firefighters arrived and the blaze was contained.
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Cleveland
St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum
Steel Car Men to Strike Threat Looms at Plants
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Schoenville and Wood’s Run, centers of the Pressed Steel Car Company, facing renewed turmoil after sixty days of peace. Thousands march as factions grow, with a Wednesday deadline for plant-wide stoppage and ongoing clashes prompting mill police intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
Schoenville
Wood
Ten Million Inheritance For Cambridge Hotel Worker
Edward A. Trevillyan of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a 50 year old hotel employee, inherited about 10 million dollars from an uncle in London who died on August 16. A telegram from New York signed J. G. Marshall conveyed the notice. Trevillyan would not comment, and his employer noted prior hints of possible wealth and past refusals to sign over rights. The only J. G. Marshall in the city directory is banker James G. Marshall, formerly at 280 West End Avenue, now reportedly moved with unknown new address.
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Cambridge
Mass
Edward A. Trevillyan
London
New York
J. G. Marshall
Trevillyan
James G. Marshall
Broadway
West End Avenue
Marshall
Wife Sues Rodman Robeson in Boston Suit
Mrs. Helen Dickinson Robeson, newlywed of a few months, filed suit against husband Rodman Robeson in East Cambridge court for 10000 dollars. She alleges threats to kill and cruel treatment since their August Philadelphia marriage. She has attached his property and he is noted as a Harvard man from a prominent family.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
Helen Dickinson Robeson
Rodman Robeson
Harvard
East Cambridge
Philadelphia
Robeson
Chicago
Andrew Robeson
Walnut Street
Brookline
Pittsburg
A. Robeson Sargent
Marie de Acosta
New York
Bowditch Potter
Guy Lowell
Thayer
S. van R. Thayer
Europe
Mrs Stetson Denies Magnetizing Enemies And Loyalties
Mrs Augusta E Stetson of the First Church of Christ Scientist denies accusations by Virgil Strickler of mental assassination and dual existence and asserts loyalty to Mrs Eddy and the Mother Church. Her representative released a signed statement defending absent treatments as spiritual defense while insisting she respects church authorities. A companion statement by Kate Remer defends Stetson and explains mental strain during testimony, noting conflicts between mortal and spiritual viewpoints.
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Augusta E. Stetson
First Church of Christ
Virgil O. Strickler
Boston
Peter
Mother Church
Stetson
Remer
Mrs. Stetson
Mrs. Eddy
MR. Strickler
Christian Science Board of Directors
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science
Board of Directors
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Meclares
McKin
J.h.hoadley
E. G. Snow, Jr
H. L. Anderson
Atlanta
Annapolis, Md
Casenovia
Staten Island
Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Pennsylvania
Big Four
Fremstad
Gascogne
Alabama
North Carolina
New Mexican
Curry
Sues Rodman Robeson
Strickler
St. Peter's
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