Peary plans an Arctic pole ascent with drifting base
Ed Cotwell reports Peary begins a new Arctic expedition aiming to reach the North Pole from a base placed on the ice about 125 miles north. He will move northwest as the ice drifts eastward, using a house-like structure built from supply boxes for headquarters. The piece also surveys contemporary science, social trends, and prominent figures in exploration and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pole
Peary
Arctic
North Pole
Greenland
Notable Happenings in National and World Affairs
Notable figures including Mrs. Marshall Molt Jr and Willian Jennings Bryan appear in a roundup of domestic and international events. The item covers society changes, political movements, a deadly domestic case, early aviation tests, and regional dispatches from Germany Britain and the U.S. It notes elections, nominating conventions, and notable incidents ranging from politics to crime and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Molt, Jr
Ervat Chicago
Ioyal
Willan Jennings Uryan, Jr
Mias Melon Berger
Milwaukee
Thomas L. Hitcen
Massachusetts
New York
Independence Party
Chirag
William H.tate
Middle Bars Island
Lal Erie
Ohio state petitions test fire zone law
Ohio state news notes the September 1 start of the local option law with 28 counties testing petitions to trigger local elections. 85 percent voter support required, petitions filed with Probate Judge or county commissioners. Counties listed show saloon counts, from Lorain to Pike and Vinton. Also obituary for Chester Bedell, 52, author and monument creator, who died at his North Benton estate. His memorial rebukes religious hypocrisy and libertarian ideals flank a bronze likeness and inscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick T. Austin
Omaha
Michigan Canal
Channahon
Joliet
Frederick Cornelius
Muskogee
Ola
Miss Babble Metcalf
Tulsa
Pittsburg Wabash
Ville de Dieppe
Niagara Falls
George McLaughlin
State Commission of Prisons
Harry K. Thaw
Dutchess County
Poughkeepale
Grand Army
Fort Meiga
Perrysburg
Toledo
A. H. Huston
Wre
Atlanta
Atlanta Trunk Factory
Empire Printing & Box Company
Joss
Columbus
Rose County
AntiSaloon League
Homers
Lorain
Jil
Belmont
Athens
Scioto
Perry
Marion
Columbiana
Wood
Darke
Jackson
Fairfeld
Shelby
Guernsey
Pickaway
Hocking
Brown
Madison
Mela
Warren
Champaign
van Wert
Logan
Union
Delaware
Pre ‘Ble
Murrow
Pike
Vinton
Youngstown, O
Chester Bedell
Tundel
North Benton
Scholling County
Bedell
Bucket Brigade Saves Bloom Center From Devastating Fire
Fire destroyed the Bloom Center business district after a forge ignited the Barnhart Blacksmith shop and spread to the J. J. Hixon general store and nearby homes. Men women and children formed lucket brigades to save the hamlet, with losses running to thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefontaine, O
Bloom Center
Lucket Brigades
Barnhart
J. J. Hixon
Boy Dies After Ball Hits Fence At Lima Game
In Lima Ohio 10 year old Donald Harper was killed instantly at an Ohio State League park when a foul ball lofted over the fence struck him as players practiced. He ran after the ball and collapsed. He died on the field, authorities say. Generals Heath and Brennan figures noted in local ceremonies. Heath of Cincinnati delivered welcome. Charles Orr of Cleveland responded for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witham HL Tait
Oker
Toledo
Charles ©. Jones
Maine
Waterville
Army of the Republic
Taft
Foraker
la Mae
Calaveras
James S. Stackpole
Stackpole Brothers
Lewistown
Flemington
Melbourne
Sperry
Paris
Sidel Mokhri
Abdi-Axte
Lima
Donald Harper
Harper
Heath
Xenia
Thomas T. Heath
Cincinnati
Green County
Sandusky
Rufus Jackson
Utinvis Nght
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors
T. C. Haedry
Deyton
Lumber Fire Destroys Two Acres of Timber in Cleveland
A blaze swept two acres of timber at Saxmaw Hay Lumber Co yards in Cleveland destroying lumber worth about 100000 dollars. Strong wind fanned the flames and the Nickel Plate railroad bridge was briefly endangered as piles burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Saxmaw Hay Lumber Co
House Wrecked By Gas Explosion In St Marys
The dwelling of G. Sanger at St Marys was wrecked by a natural gas explosion. Officials believe gas escaped into the basement during repair work. A plumber attempted to close a valve when the blast occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
Sanger
Fas
Gallia County Petitions See Pressing Support Under Local Option
Petition drives in Gallia County under the state local option law gained momentum as circulations continued. Officials report strong public interest with high anticipated signers and growing momentum for the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Dry Campaign Begins in Perry County Under Rose v County Law
Leaders of a Perry County Temperance Union in New Lexington announce the start of a dry campaign. They expect to secure the required number of signatures on the petition within the next week under the Rose v County option law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Perry County Temperance Union
Marysville
Union Conny Local Option League
Rava Lawn
Banton County
Circleville
Death of Joseph Fawcett in Columbus Ohio
Death notices from multiple Ohio towns report Joseph Fawcett, a messenger in the clerk of the supreme court, dead in Columbus. Other items note gas incidents, public notices on local option petitions, river navigation limits, legal actions, and a fire damaging a business and home in Mason County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fawcett
Columbus
Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Foraker
Camp Meeting Organist Abducted Near Buckeye Lake
Josie Culp, 19, organist at a Summerland Beach camp meeting, was found bound and gagged in Smith Grove at midnight after being drugged. She recalled nothing after 4 pm in Newark where she met two men. Neighbors alerted authorities. incident raises questions about her kidnapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Josie Culp
Summerland Beach
Buckeye Lake
Wm. Culp
Smith Grove
Newark
Barn Fire Claims Gallia County Farmer’s Property
A large barn owned by Charlee Eckert, a wealthy Gallia County farmer, burned to the ground in an incendiary act. The incident valued at about $2,500 with other losses reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipelli
Charlee Eckert
Gallia T County
Harriet Hosmer’s Early Life Hidden Clay Art and Adventures
An old friend recounts Harriet Hosmer formative years, tracing how a berry-picking stumble yielded her first clay sculpture of a yellow doe. The tale notes her fearless outdoor youth, collection of animals, and a Rome sojourn where she kept a crow’s nest as a quirky studio relic from childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Hosmer
Hattie
Alfred
Usus
Sit
Mattie
Rome
Right and Left Handedness in Infants
Dr H C Blevens of Seattle reports experiments showing objects seen indirectly appear larger on the right side of the field than the left, with reversal in fewer people. He links this to origin of right or left handedness, which develops around seven months, noting reflex reaching toward nearer objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Blevens
Seattle
Stevens
Profusion of Pictures Exhibition in Paris Salons
About fifteen thousand pictures fill the two Paris salons spanning roughly three ares of canvas. If one could view each painting for one minute without rest, the total time would reach ten days and ten hours to inspect the entire collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York Port Records Show Record Trade Balance
Treasury department records reveal the port of New York achieved an unprecedented trade surplus in the 1907-08 fiscal year. Across the United States the overall balance in favor totaled 66,467,103 dollars, exceeding the prior peak by about 2 million dollars set in 1900-01.
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New York
Treasury Department
United States
Beads Increase in Size Reported by Hatmaker
In Yonkers Statesman dialogue, Jill notes beads growing larger while Bill and the Hatmaker discuss a trend of increasing size. The exchange captures a curious observation amid lighter hors d oeuvre banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
A Thriller Slow Waiter Pick-Me-Up Dialogue
A brief, quirky exchange unfolds with a caller asking if the waiter has been in the country and a tired customer musing about watching tortoises whiz by while on the fence.
Often the Case in Social Nerves and Proposals
A remark on hesitation in romantic pressure. It notes a man’s embarrassment with a young lady may signal either readiness to propose or an effort to avoid proposing. The line implies social awkwardness can mask intent in courtship scenarios.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound touted for sick women
An appeal extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. It cites testimonials from Mrs F Elo Mayville and Mrs W P Boyd, claiming relief from displacement, fibroids, pain, and fatigue after use and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
F. Elo Mayville
W. P. Boyd
Beaver Falls
Lydia BE. Pinkham
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Greenville Journal
Cotwell
Greenville
Cendres
Hoxton Herald
Scandinavia
Talla
Thomas A. Edison
Mil
Chicago Daly News
Thos Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Railway
Toronto
Sir Thomas
Canada
England
Thomas Shaughnessy
William van Horne
William Edmond
House of Commons
Andrew Carnemie
Abdul Hamid
Hhis
Turkey
Germany
Morocco
Great Britain
Mulal Hatid
Henry M. Neviva
Red Bank
N.J
Grand Army of the Republic
W. J. Gillwan
Roxbury
Mass
Womans’ Relief Corps
Calaveras Mg
Chester Jordan
Hetorah
Somerville
Boston
Springfield
Michigan
Pred Warner
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Yale University
Frederick Cooper Hewitt
Owego
N.Y
Orville Wright
Vandeventer
United States Circuit Court
St. Paul
Arkansas Railway Commission
Gill
Mast
Bering
Robert Olsen
McCulloch
First National Bank of
Francis G. Newlands
George A. Bartlett
Yerke's
Lake Geneva
Wis
Dow. Morehouse
Drake University
Penobscot Bay
Deer Jule
Honolulu
Bradley
Peking
Wa Ting Fung
Washington
Chicago
Abe
Iquique
Port Talbot
Davia
Medary & Plats
la Crosse
Henr. Woolaer
Elmer
Gangamon
Edinbure
Edward Pinnett
Chicago River
Atel Pickett
Jonesboro
Ark
Parl Hallam
George Richardson
Amy of the Republic
London
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hi
al Manzanillo
Manuel Bilas
FEI Vigilante
Manuel Estrada
el Re Porter
Atlante City
N. J
Kort
John C. Gleagon
Thaw
Willian
Cummings
Tonta
Mich
Saul Ste Marie
George Halley
Lida Dans
Tia
Wellington
Kaw
Mac
Ohio State
League
Youngstown
Bucket Brigade
Ellis
W. Hy
Wils
Lakeside
Mr. Fills
Aliddie Bass Island
William H. Taft
Trenton
G.—Emanuel
Edrward
Herman Upker
Rev
Shade
Pittsburg
Louisville
Sults
Canal Dover
Wilkin
Tuscarawas County
Ohio Independence Party
A. F. Otte
James A. MecKitrick
M. W. Madge
J. T. Thornbury
H. Berry
First Methodist Church
Herbert Welsh
Ohio Wesleyan University
DL. G
Belleville
Henry
Urbana
Champaign County
Canton
Halidaya
Mopcinnatl
George Bauer
Baker
Egg Case Co
Losa
Marton
Mariam County
Rose
John
Drake Withedrane
Norwalk
John C. Drake
Ban
Stana
Samuel Blocksom
The
Humane Society
Marriet Hosmer
York
Baltimore
Steam
Swarciia
Veenkoon
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