Amundsen Finds South Pole Claiming Norway Ownership?
The article recalls Roald Amundsen’s South Pole voyage, detailing dates from February 1911 through December, the winter quarters, depots, and the pole reach. It notes international law debates on ownership, with Britain’s Scott and Shackleton referenced, and describes the Fram’s voyage, King Haakon VII’s plateau, and the Norwegian claim to discovery.
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New York
Norway
South Pole
Amundsen
Pole
Peary
Shackleton
King Haakon VII
Fram
Haitian Tyrant Condemned to Die at Port au Prince
Port de Port au Prince March 9 General Jules Coicou former military ruler of Haiti was condemned to death by a jury for being the principal author of the fusillade on March 15 1908 in which 27 people died including three of his brothers He as military commander during the outbreak threatened to carve out the hearts of his enemies and signed documents with a rubber stamp due to illiteracy.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Jules Coicou
Cohou
U S Transport Leaves Manila for Taku China
The United States transport Warren sailed from Manila today for Taku China carrying 17 officers and 468 enlisted men from the Fifteenth Infantry.
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U. S
Manila
Taku
China
United States
Warren
Fifteenth Infantry
Frederick W Taylor and his system of shop management
Washington dispatch surveys Frederick W Taylor the inventor of the Taylor system of scientific shop management used in arsenals. It notes two codes for system use, highlights harsh methods like time studies and machine run to break, cites Midvale Steel trials and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and quotes critics including Gompers and Taft on human costs and moral concerns.
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Frederick W. Taylor
Clyde H. Tavenner
Washion
The
Argus
Rock Island Arsenal
Washington
Taylor
Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia
Midvale Steel Company
Pennsylvania
C. Ge Cheer
Committee On Labor
House of Representatives
Mr. Harrah
Harrah
New York
Samuel Gompers
Taft
Fire kills five as lodging house burns in Chicago
Fire at a Clark street lodging house traps 175 men and kills five, with several injured. Painter Thomas McNab died leaping from a fourth floor window. two others suffocated and three more bodies found on the fourth floor. Firemen later find empty compartments, survivors recount narrow escapes and a locked rear door hinders exit.
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Chicago
Clark Street
Thomas McNab
Swedish Body Snubs Governor in renomination race
The Swedish American Republican league of Iliapa endorsed Taft at a Chicago banquet and praised State Senator Harburgh of Galesburg for work in the legislature while remaining silent on Governor Deneen's renomination. The league supported Deneen in earlier campaigns but now backs Taft and Harburgh, highlighting Harburgh as a potential state executive if elected.
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Chicago
Republican League
Ili- Pa
Taft
League
Harburgh
Galesburg
Deneen
Hurburgh
Ener Natorial
Taft Arrives in Chicago for Campaign Day
President Taft lands in Chicago at 7 40 am greeted by hundreds and proceeds to breakfast at a downtown hotel. He meets governors and party leaders then speaks to Armour Institute students and awaits a Swedish American Republican league banquet. Campaign speeches, handshakes and club visits fill the day.
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Chicago
Taft
Deneen
David R. Forgan
Taft Club
Noy O. West
Republican State Central Committee
Postmaster Campbell
Stock firm Connor & Co suspends trading amid illness
New York report states Connor & Co will liquidate after over a year of illness affecting E S Connor. Liabilities total about 3.5 million with assets roughly ample. Roosevelt discusses presidential primaries and political strategy as Taft opponents fight in Michigan and Illinois. Kansas City notes two delegations from Fifth Missouri district contesting at the Republican National Convention. Clark addresses Kentucky legislature on Democratic record and looming tariff and trust issues. Michigan Senate confirms Ball bill setback delaying immediate presidential primary law.
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Stock Exchange
of Connor & Co
E. S. Connor
Roosevelt
Michigan
Illinois
Oklahoma
Fourth Congressional District
Taft
Kansas City
Missouri
Clark
Frankfort
Champ Clark
Kentucky
Democratic Party
Congress
Nea
Lansing
Mich
House
Senate
Railroad Indicted for Alleged Rebating Schemes
Grand Rapids Michigan, March 9. Indictments returned by the federal grand jury charge the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway company with rebating the Chicago Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad company with false entries and six local lumber firms with false billing in shipments.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company
Chicago, Kalamazoo & Saginaw
Rock Island Bridge and Ironworks Incorporation Filed
The Rock Island Bridge and Ironworks incorporation papers were filed for record with the county recorder G. W. Gamble. The papers show capital stock at $30,000 and list incorporators M. H. Kanary Walter G. Murphy and Edward Manhard.
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Rock Island
G. W. Gamble
M. H. Kanary
Walter G. Murphy
Edward Manhard
Stop Watch Feature of Arsenal Shops Management Also Held Improper
Washington March 9 special house committee investigating the Taylor system plans to report condemnation of its stop watch speeding up feature. A Panama canal bill moved in the house to govern the canal zone with toll limits and presid ent appointed governor and staff. Senate confirmed Mahlon Pitney to the supreme court then shelved action amid opposition over a union labor decision.
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Argus
Washington
House of Representatives
Taylor
House
Associated Press
Panama Canal Zone
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Panama Commission
Panama Canal and Zone
Pitney
Senate
Taft
Mahlon Pitney
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Mr. Pitney
Miners Strike Spreads in German Coal Regions
Berlin reports the Socialist Miners union proclaims over two hundred thousand miners in Westphalia will strike next week without a wage rise. Hanover, Silesia, and Westphalia follow suit with threats of walkouts if pay demands are not met.
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Germany
Berlin
Socialist Miner's Union
Hanover
Attell Seeks Comeback in 20 Round Match
Abe Attell former featherweight champion declared his aim is to prove he can come back in a 20 round bout with Harlem Tommy Murphy in San Francisco. Murphy outweighed Attell by about ten pounds as odds favored Murphy and local bettors watched closely.
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Abe Attell
Harlem
Tommy” Murphy
Attell
Murphy
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