Cook Addresses New York Banquet on Pole Quest
Dr. Frederick A. Cook spoke at the Waldorf Astoria before a cosmopolitan audience led by Rear Admiral Lebbey. He defended his Arctic claim, credited Eskimo and Native ingenuity, noted supportive explorers, and praised early pathfinders from Denmark, the Netherlands, England, and Norse voyages.
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New York
Winfield Scott Lebbey
Frederick A. Cook
Denmark
Waldorf-Astoria
Brooklyn
Peary is hailed with great delight in Maine reception
Commander Peary crossed the boundary at Vanceboro and reached Portland amid continuous cheers. In Bangor he handed papers from his expedition to Gen. Thomas H. Hubbard of New York. At Waterville and Lewiston crowds greeted him. schools and National Guard bands joined the celebrations as Peary spoke of his discovery and the return of the Stars and Stripes to the pole.
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Bangor
Thomas H. Hubbard
New York
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Waterville
National Guard
Colby College
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Penry
Explorer
Lewiston
Port
Eary
Hubbard
Dr Cook Arrives to Warm Brooklyn Welcome
Dr Frederick A Cook arrived in Brooklyn on Tuesday greeted by Mrs Cook and two daughters and a crowd that surged along five miles of avenue. Police and militia fought to clear the way as Cook entered his automobile and headed to the Waldorf Astoria amid cheers and a riotous, joyous reception.
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Dr Cook Faces Cross Examination On Polar Diary
New York dispatch reports Dr. Cook, resting with family after Tuesday’s welcome, endured a hard cross exam by forty reporters at the Waldorf Astoria. He produced his diary, a 176 page notebook with dense penciled entries, and offered other data to show his polar expedition records. The aldermen praised his achievements and planned a public welcome at city hall.
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New York Dispatch
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Waldorf Astoria
North Pole
Pres
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New York
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Peary's Records Missing on Roosevelt Voyage
The Arctic steamer Roosevelt delayed leaving Sydney as records and manuscripts were not recovered after souvenir hunters took items from a passenger room. A captain anchored off North Sydney to coal up, while Commander Peary gave no further statement on the polar controversy as he traveled toward Eagle Harbor with his family.
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Gulf Coast Storm Death List Rises Amid Huge Losses
The Gulf coast hurricane left at least 34 dead with likely 50 more in isolated districts. Widespread destruction crossed Mississippi and Louisiana, with New Orleans and Terre Bonne Parish hit hard. Cars, rails, and telegraph networks damaged as millions in property losses accrue.
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Mandeville
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Terre Bonne Pariah
Taft Tour Highlights Tax Reform Push Across West
President Taft toured Denver and Pueblo before visiting Salt Lake City and Ogden, urging passage of a constitutional amendment enabling an income tax via a corporation tax. He praised the view of the Rocky Mountains, spoke at the State fair grounds, and addressed large crowds including thousands of schoolchildren. Meanwhile, a French air disaster killed four balloonists near Moulins as Wright analyzes flight potential in New York.
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Face and marriage in natural selection theory
The passage argues that the Face evolves through natural selection and that humans judge others by what they believe will complete their life. It claims that marriage is driven by powerful attraction and suggests a child is the uncertain end result of parental influence.
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New York Journal
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Nature
Pageant and Warship Pageant Opens Hudson Fulton Week in New York
A detailed report on Celebration Week events in New York describing the Arctic pageant, the Half Moon reproduction, and a broad flotilla parade. It notes crowds along the harbor, the Hudson Fulton commission’s reception, and a massive assembly of foreign and U S warships, including eight navies, with aerial exhibitions by Wright and Curtiss.
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F Son
Arctic
Hudson= Fulton
New York Harbor
Manhattan
Avehor
Divide
United States Atlantic
Seaton Schroeder
Germany
France
Mary Lins Neo
Mexico
Cubs
Dhe Clyde
Swift Corviaves
Aml Lui
Greyhounds
United States
Wilhue Wright
Glenn H. Curtiss
Governors Island
World ends prose on final act at theater
Fragmentary account notes a dramatic finale themed around doomsday. Performers reportedly left their scenes, while the audience and participants hold to implicit faith as the production unfolds amid disjointed staging and unclear scheduling.
Strange Electrical Phenor New York Special-Ur Aurora
Telegraph operators puzzled by a sudden aurora display while in sear ch of the cause. They redirected their focus from watching the lights to untangling the pain and adjusting their equipment after a rare atmospheric event.
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Pro Wight
Finds Thirty Nine Bodies After Hurricane Disaster
In New Orleans special section hands on the Louisville and Nashville railroad recovered thirty six sailors from Louisiana. The total now reaches two hundred dead from last Monday's hurricane. Many were badly decomposed and carried away.
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