07 Sep 1909
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1909
Page
1
St Johns St, Sept 7 Peary confirms success reaches North Pole with Roosevelt expedition. Cablegrams thank supporters and plan return to New York with Mrs Peary and children. Copenhagen reactions praise Peary. Cook voices cautious, neutral stance on rival claims.
Dispatch from St Johns N F quotes Commander Peary asserting he reached the North Pole. The report renews debate over Cook and Peary rival claims and notes renewed skepticism after Peary’s Labrador coast appearance and dramatic turns in the polar dispute.
In an event from Sept in Marlborough Mass the Patt cup was won by Yachi Chib of Brooklyn beating Ellen from Boston in a tied final. The competition featured four rounds with a triple golf tie and a later decisive result awarding Yale honors and medals.
Mrs Peary expresses happiness as rumors spread about reaching the North Pole. Mrs Frederick A Cook responds to claims, denying diaries and disputing Cook’s husband’s pole discovery. Portland reports note tensions over the polar achievement and related publicity.
Milwaukee preparations accelerate for the Wisconsin State Fair opening Monday September 1. Board member William MacLaren urges a permanent Milwaukee office and year round planning. Grand Marshal Fisher hires 100 assistants to assist in enforcing peace as work begins on an elevated track for two locomotives crossing the infield.
Detroit police identify a body found in Ecorse Creek as Miss Mabel Millman of Ann Arbor, daughter of a fallen Ann Arbor policeman. Investigators probe a North End vacant lot scene and Anchor Line dock garments, while bartender Stephen Bouchard recalls a rough stranger seeking whisky while claiming a drowned woman in the creek.
Alarming reports on E. H. Harriman circulate from Arden New York with word of a relapse but doctors stress the condition is stable and indigestion is blamed. New York nurses were summoned and a cautious return to quiet is advised as physicians weigh possible further treatment.
New York stocks opened lower with broad nervousness after reports of E. H. Harriman’s relapse while markets were closed for a three day halt. Major rails like Union Pacific and Southern Pacific fell, the London market showed weakness, and trading stayed thin and cautious as investors awaited official word.
Special to The Northwestern reports Joseph Van Kirk, son of W. T. Van Kirk and member of a prominent Milwaukee family, was found dead in his room at his mother's residence in Janesville. He apparently killed himself on Sunday while his mother was away on a pleasure trip. The fragment ends with a stray, unrelated line about a girl and men.
Bishop McDiwell will head the Eastern Wisconsin district Methodist Conference to be held at Ketishi. He is a native of Millersinr, aged fifty one, and has served as a church official in Led and Chien xo earlier. He studied divinity at a college and has ties to Northwestern University where he served as president of a board. He was created bishop in May, Est.
Dr Billings rejects rumors that a disease or epithelial condition developed by the subject followed prior symptoms. The statement confirms no warrant for the illness linkage and clarifies prior discussions.
Northwestern Milwaukee reports a court action linked to New York Life Insurance. The case concerns a Wisconsin claimant and a La Crosse man who vanished, with the insurer arguing coverage questions. The disappearance of Mr. Olberkh is central to the dispute, raising questions of death and policy validity.
The article discusses an appeal planned to the United States Supreme Court over Missouri rate cases. It notes the commission argues intermediate rate adjustments are within its power and the through rate from New York to Mississippi River points, combined with local rates to Kansas City, yields an unreasonably high total. The commission seeks to have railroads fix reasonable rates through inland points.
Washington reporters note that rat clubs and societies push organized warfare on rats after government sanction. Government cautions on the brown rat highlight health risks and pest losses reaching millions annually, with experts urging prizes for furthest rat collections to spur citizen involvement.
The Dutch steamship Annyk, from Rotterdam, reached near the Virginie capes but proceeded in to quarantine, passing the lower approaches as officials prepared for cholera scare checks.
A large Wisconsin crowd attended the Episcopal conference session in Wiscon where changes were announced and examined. Milnes from Ripon and Bran donoo Heek Silver take new roles. he will move to the Rock River conference and oversee duties in Ripon and nearby districts. The Northwestern graduate will supervise at Rowlord in the Flock River conferences as part of ministerial reshuffles.
The London Times interview quotes Northcliffe predicting a war between Germany and Great Britain. It notes Krupp works with 149000 workers and rail and farm projects in Canada and Germany, plus shipyards and weapon production rising. The piece mentions Winnipeg and growing war preparations.
Special to The Northwest in Onire Wisconsin September 7 reports a pioneer reunion of Winnebago County organized by the Pioneers of Winnebago. About 200 attendees gathered at the Omro Methodist Church for a morning session, a dinner by the Ladies' Aid, and an afternoon social with reminiscences from early county centers.
George W. Dale Justice Wilbert Sully and Frank T were arrested in New York by U S Marshal for conspiring to defraud the government of 1760 acres of coal lands in Lander Wyoming. They were arraigned before United States Commissioner Christ and held in $6000 bond for examination.
Seattle Sept 7 John F Stevens the engineer who ran the Panama Canal project has been elected president of the Oregon Cronk Line. The announcement confirms Stevens’s rise to leadership after years of railway construction experience.
New York reports announce that Commander Peary’s expedition reached the North Pole, with Cook also claiming first reach. The clash over priority stirs global media and scientific circles as both sides present telegrams and interviews.
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