Denmark Pays Tribute To Great North Pole Discoverer
Copenhagen reports Dr. Frederick A Cook arriving aboard the Hans Egede amid vast crowds and royal recognition after his polar expedition. He asserts his records will persuade scientists of his pole achievement despite drifting ice. He accepted Danish honors, met King Frederick, and declined further engagements for now, while plans to share data continue.
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Copenhagen
North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Hans Egede
Cook
Roosevelt
Commerce
Erlea
Wrederick
Europe
Cook and Danish official weigh evidence on polar claims
In a aboard steamer discussion, Cook faced questions over his pole dash with several offers for services cited. Commander Hobgaard, head of the Danish Geographical Society, defended Cook by weighing evidence and noting his prior Greenland expeditions.
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Cook
Hobgaard
Itoyan Geographical Society
Greenland
Outcast Pedagogues Refuse to Submit at Idaho
Moscow Idaho Sept. 4 Professors Shinn and Hyslop ejected from the University of Idaho say they will sue for an injunction to restrain Dean Elliott from depos ing them. They refuse to surrender department papers and funds until ordered by the courts. The Dean’s actions draw adverse comment.
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Moscow
Idaho
KR. Shinn
R. E. Hyslop
University of Idaho
Dean Elliott
Elliott
Eliott
Brakeman Killed at The Dalles in Odd Accident
In The Dalles on September 4 M W Pullen a brakeman on the Oregon Railroad and Navigation line was killed while riding the engine pilot. He reportedly prevented machinist Fred George from boarding as he thought him drunk. George allegedly hurled a stone hitting Pullen tipping him under the wheels. George was arrested.
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Dalles
W. Pullen
Fred George
George
Pullen
Reform School for Local Boys In Juvenile Court
Frank Hutchinson and Will Sweeney were ordered committed to the reform school by county Judge Guilford after a hearing in juvenile court. The two boys and several newsboys were accused of entering the old elevator building near the depot, taking a bicycle, cheap jewelry, and tobacco, and damaging accounts. Both had prior records, leading to their commitment.
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Frank Hutchinson
Will Sweeny
Reform School
Gililland
WI Moore
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
Passenger Clings to Sample Case After Steamer Ohio Wreck
Seattle report says A N Anderson of Minneapolis, an eastern firm traveler, carried a sample case worth nearly 15000 in the steamer Ohio wreck. He stayed on Carter bay shore after others fled, guiding divers to recover his case while bodies were removed.
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Seattle
Ohio
Hay
B. C
A. N. Anderson
Minneapolis
Anderson
Carter Bay
Wheat Yields Near Pullman Report Record Per Acre
Pullman area reports include A C Mitterson two miles north with a record season yield of 106 bushels per acre on grade No 1 wheat. S. Ly Brown seven miles north cut two acres of wheat yielding 56 sacks totaling about 115 3 4 bushels after losses from preharvest shattering. Entire Aeres field averaged below 40 bushels per acre due to damage.
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Pullman
Wash
Mitterson
Ly Brown
Wimhout
Brown
Ap Aeres
Newcomers Arrive as Development League Attracts Dalle Tom Izor
Many arrivals at the development league and real estate age take up residence. Families seek homes and community among the new settlers while investors and newcomers look toward the future, settling in various districts.
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Ceaing
Ue Thein
Development League
Fugitives Deported From Nome to Siberia Report
One hundred twenty Russian fugitives were deported from Nome Alaska to Siberia. The American Political Refugee Defense League claimed they were political refugees and the group interference halted their return until an immigration investigation. The refugees, alleged political criminals, escaped a Russian convict camp at Saghalin and entered the United States. government action resumed with deportation.
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Siberia
American Defense League
Esnlt
Chicago
Nome
Alaska
American Political Refugee Defense Jeague
United States
D. J. Keegg
Commissioner General of Immigration Naturalization and Commerce Labor
League
Saghallen
Russia
Bandits Wreck Train in Pennsylvania Deadly Ambush
Rail road detectives and a citizen posse hunted bandits after they wrecked the Royal Blue Limited on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Newcastle Pennsylvania. Two men, John Wheatcroft and J A Dill, both of Chicago Junction, were killed and fifty injured as armed guards protected the wreckage containing large sums. The bandits intended to loot the express car but were driven off when the wreck occurred from a loose fall on the embankment causing all cars to derail.
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Newcastle
Penn
Royal Blue Limited
Baltimore & Ohio Road
John Wheatcroft
J. A. Dill
Chicago Junction
Turkish and Greek Forces Ready to Strike Near Thessalonica
Constantinople reports about one hundred thousand Turkish troops massed near the Thessalonian frontier with invasion of Greece seen as imminent. Military mobilization has increased Grecian camp activity and observers warn war could follow if the four protecting powers withdraw.
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Constantinople
Thessalonian
Greece
Grecian
American Gunboat Rainbow Aids Injured Vessel
Victoria reports the American Gunboat Rainbow of the Asiatic station tow to port the Hongkong disabled by the liner Antilochus. The Rainbow was a hundred miles east of Tsongkong where its machinery appeared precarious.
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Victoria
Rainbow
Hongkong
Tsongkong
Roosevelt to Succeed Taft in 1912 Vision
Governor Dineen of Illinois traveling home from Seattle expo asserts Theodore Roosevelt will succeed Taft. He praises Roosevelt for breaking precedent and earning public trust to protect their interests, cites renewed push for a direct primary defeated by Illinois Supreme Court.
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Rooevelt
Vancouver
B. C
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Dineen
Illinois
Seattle
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of
Dlinois
Petrified Man Found in Portland Calvary Cemetery
Portland Sept 4 the body of a middle aged man with grey moustache is reported to have turned to stone and was unearthed in Calvary cemetery during mass removals. The headboard inscription is obliterated and investigators seek identity. This marks a second petrified corpse recovered from the same cemetery as scientists study the phenomenon.
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Portland
Calvary Cemetery
Cyclone wreaks havoc in Sicilian city Cantania
Cantania Sicily Sept 4 eighteen dead and a hundred fifty injured after a terrible cyclone swept Sicordia in southeast Sicily. Hundreds of buildings destroyed. Death toll feared higher. Inhabitants clear wreckage and search for survivors and bodies.
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Cantania
Sicily
Sicordia
Sultan promises to end cruelty by Moroccan troops
Tangier Morocco Sept 4 Mulai Hafid the sultan of Morocco has promised to end the cruel tortures inflicted by his soldiers on rebellious captured Moors. He pledged the French consul to punish any men found guilty of such barbarism.
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Tangier
Morocco
Mulai Hafid
Milton Athletes to Wear Moleskins This Season
Milton on September 3 reports Columbia Junior College athletes have begun football practice with an earnest start. Although trainer Hugh Martin hasn’t arrived, sessions continue through the season as last year’s players return alongside several new standouts. Captain Victor Canfield says the team aims for the eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington secondary school championship.
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Milton
Columbia Junior College
Hugh Matin
Victor Canfield
Oregon
Washington
Pantans Seek to Oust Commissioner Tuerke From Secret Societies
Spokane report says the Pantans aim to fire Tuerke from all societies he belongs to and blacklist him. Plans include charges in the Elks lodge and Masons citing his exposure of the Pantans, followed by actions in other orders and possible removal as city commissioner.
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Masons and Elks
Pantais
Spokane
Wash
Tuerke
Panta Pantois
Elks Lodge
Masonic Lodge
Order
Turner
Canada disapproves tariff shift. Ottawa seeks settlement
Resentment over Payne tariff hits pulp and paper in Canada yet Ottawa and Quebec favor no export duties and prefer settlement over escalation. The Dominion and provincial lines align with a policy for the future, while timber leases in Quebec expire this year and policy must be set to begin new leases. A Corvallis sweet corn stalk yields nine for high and five years.
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Montreal
Ottawa
Quebec
Taft congratulates returning explorer Cook
Beverly, Sept 4 President Taft received a cablegram from Copenhagen announcing that Frederick Cook has returned after reaching the North Pole. Taft replied that the dispatch stirred pride in Americans and celebrated the enterprise of a fellow countryman.
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Beverly
Masa
Taft
Copenhagen
United States
North Hole
Frederick Cook
North Pole
William H. Taft
Attorney Will Peterson Haunts a Painful Dentist Tale
An attorney, Will Peterson, is accused of attempting to pull a man’s tooth in a chaotic scene at his office. After a tense confrontation with a half dozen locals, Peterson grabs pliers and pretends to extract the tooth, then dismisses the patient and advises him to seek a proper dentist elsewhere.
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Will Peterson
M. Peter- Soris
Peter
Jth Feterson
South
Caroline
Pullum
Myr
Terson
Smith-Crawford Building
Destroyer Farragut Accident Reported at Mare Island Docking
The destroyer Farragut arrived at Mare Island to be docked and assess damage after a leak forced repairs. The crew managed temporary fixes to reach port safely while precautions were taken to determine the extent of the damage.
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Valero
Calif
Farragut
Mare Island
Eskimo Fair Celebrates Dr Cook North Pole Discovery
At the Labrador Eskimo gathering the party praised Dr Cook, an American, for discovering the pole though none had met him. They noted guides and interpreters like Enutrak and Green-Wot figures, blaming explorers such as Peary for stealing Eskimo credit while praising Cook’s achievement. Dwell work at Lumonea near Madras has resumed.
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Fskinn
Cook
Labrador
Dr. Cook
Aputek
Perry
Enutrak
Peary
Galil Emizak
Uncertainty over Extension of Umatilla Reclamation Plan
Coast Engineer admits preliminary work done for a Butter Creek reservoir with water for the west side to be reclaimed by perennial irrigation, not flood methods. Director Newell confirms he will remain head of the service unless removed as questions about current projects and future extensions linger.
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Butter Creek
Newel
Umatilla
Newell
Hobson
Ballinger
Cola@ springs
Boston man receives new face after three year treatment
Stephen Calabro aged 25 discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital with a restored forehead eyelids cheeks and new scalp after a three year series of operations led by Dr. Charles A Porter of Harvard Medical School. Calabro who was burned in a Weymouth fireworks accident in 1905 endured thirty ether injections as skin was transplanted from his body and relatives to aid his recovery.
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Boston
Mass
Stephen Calabro
Massachusetts General Hospital
Charles A
Harvard Medical
Calabro
Weymouth
M&sg
Porter
Calibo
Calybro
Thomas
Denver Team to Portland for 1910 Football Season
Denver plans to open the football training season tomorrow under Coach J. Koahter. The 1910 squad will number over 40 players and travel through the northwest on an early schedule, with a trip to Portland delaying the opening drills.
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Denver
Denver Universite
Rocky Mountaly Pesion Wit
Conch J. Koahter
Denver University
Portland
Grants Fassman Phonoraph Exhibition Details
An unusual display by Grants Fassman features a Phonoraph of 13 peaches measured at 3 inches each and one yard of pouches. The piece uses alea slghe apy to convey wetkt pends six in concen and is aided by wide tomehne qaedy.
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Concen
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Charles P. Stewart
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Wil Sweeney
House of Correction
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Sicilian City
Canada
Lumonea
Fear Madras
Umatilla River
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