Polar voyage tale from Roald Amundsen reaches pole site
Roald Amundsen recounts the trek to the King Haakon VII Plateau at the South Pole. He notes 700 kilometers covered by dogs and men, four days from the Barrier to the inland plateau, harsh weather, and the December 17 flag placement at Polheim. The Fram party returned to Framheim January 25 1912, with eleven dogs and two sledges. The Japanese expedition arrived January 16 at the Bay of Whales.
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Ole Ensietad
Haakon Vil
South Pole
Pole
Framhelm
Bay of Whales
Weil Roald Amundsen
Queen Maud’s Range and Devil’s Glacier Expedition Notes
The log describes ascent through a major glacier chain with a 12,000 to 16,000 foot peaks including Helmer Hansen’s Summit and Oscar Wis t ing’s Mountains. It notes a 10,760 foot high point, a “Devil’s Dancing Room” and a final pole reach forecast for December 14. The discovery of Queen Maud’s Range links to King Edward VII Land and South Victoria Land, with Fram reaching Bay of Whales in January and Amundsen’s polar ambitions outlined.
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Helmer Hansen
Oscar Wisting
Erre Hasvel
Olav Hijantond
Nielsen
Shackleton
Victoria Land
King Edward VII
Antarctic
Queen Maud's Range
King Edward VII Land
Lieut
Prestud
Scott
Bay of Whales
Barrier Dome
Amundsen’s epic Fram voyage message reaches New York Times
London dispatches recount Captain Amundsen’s across the Pacific and Atlantic voyage aboard the Fram. The message, sent from Hobart and Sydney, traveled via Bamfield to Montreal and on to The London Chronicle and then The New York Times.
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Pacific
Canada
Atlantic
New York
London
Amundsen
Fram
Hobart
Sydney
Australian State Telegraph Department
Pacific Cable Board
Bamfield
Vancouver
Lord Kelvin
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Commercial Cable Company
London Chronile
Western Union Cable
New York Times
King Haakon Receives Amundsen Pole Feat Congratulatory Telegram
English monarchs sent congratulations after Roald Amundsen's pole conquest. Leon Amundsen delivered the telegram to King Haakon while at Sandviken maneuvers. King Haakon and Queen Alexandra extended formal salutations to Amundsen and the Fram crew, with cheers from King George and King Frederick.
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Christiania
Roald Amundsen
Leon
South Pole
Haakon
Sandviken
King Haakon
Capt
Amundsen
George
Great Britain
Frederick
Denmark
No Word From Scott Denied By Amundsen
Hobart Tasmania March. Captain Roald Amundsen the Norwegian explorer denies telegraphing anything about Captain Robert Scott of the British expedition. Amundsen remains the only member of the Antarctic voyage to have landed from the Fram. no one is allowed on board the vessel under any pretext.
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Amundsen
London
C. A. Bang
Capt
Heinmann Publishing House
North Pole
Bang
Nansen
Scott
Hobart
Tasmania
Roald Amundsen
Robert Scott
Fram
View Amundsen's Old Ship in Golden Gate Park
A San Francisco note describes the sloop Gjon navigated by Captain Amundsen in the Northwest Passage as an object of unusual interest, with a mention of Golden Gate Park as the setting.
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Amundsen
San Francisco
March
Northwest Passage
Golden Gate Park
Stomach Tonic Ad Promises Fast Relief and Strength
An old advertisement touts MSO-NA and MIO-NA tablets for quick stomach relief. The copy claims cleaning, renovating, and strengthening of stomach walls to aid digestion of heavy meals, with a guarantee for indigestion and related ailments. Sold in a 50 cent large box at English Drug Co. and other druggists.
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English Drug Co
Monroe sewerage bonds approved for 30000 in 1912 vote
The Monroe Board of Aldermen ordinances bonds of 30000 dollars at 5 percent for a city sewerage system, to be repaid from annual taxes, with a May 7 1912 election to approve. Voters will cast "Sewerage" or "No Sewerage" ballots, and registration opens with a six Saturday rule before the election. Indiana names omitted. city and ward registrars listed.
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Board of Aldermen of
City of
Monroe
Board of Aldermen
North Carolina
Court House
G. W. Redfearn
Pronson & Gordon's
J. W. Stephenson
J. D. Parker
Lathan & Richardson's
J. Bivens
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