Important News Notes of a Week Condensed for Busy Readers
Walter S. Bond of New York climbs Mont Blanc from Chamonix in nine hours, beating the 1865 record. Speaker Cannon, visiting New York, plans to return to Danville Illinois to fence the home and says he is poor and needs the job. Rear Admiral Sperry retires after worldwide service on the Atlantic battleship fleet. Paris J. Cox leaves the Friends church to enter the Methodist ministry in Laporte Indiana. James Bryce, British ambassador, travels to Ottawa to discuss trade with Sir Wilfrid Laurier after Payne tariff law. Levi Bancroft speaks at Seattle exposition’s Wisconsin day. Justice Day addresses Mackinac Island unveiling of Pere Marquette statue.
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Walter S. Bond
New York
Mont Blanc
Chamonix
Morehead
Speaker Cannon
Danville
Ill
C. S. Sperry
San Francisco
Hampton Roads
Paris J. Cox
Friends’ Church of
William R. Day
United States Supreme Court
Mackinac Island
Mich
Pere Marquette
Poles claim top of world as Peary rivalry rises
News wires report United States figures Cook and Peary both claiming discovery of the north pole. Taft faces Ballinger Pinchot dispute while a Detroit girl’s body is found missing head arms and legs. A parade of crimes, accidents and political wrangles fills the day's chronicles.
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Robert
Peary
United States Navy
Frederick
Cook
North Pole
United States
Taft
Detroit
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
St. Louis
Amoy
Anna Dickens
Iowa
North McGregor
Chicago
New York
Chapman
Dudding
Frankfort
Stoy
Atlantic City
N. J
Ireland
F. J. Kilkenny
Washington
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Tippecanoe City
Wrights
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Rifle
Sea Girt
Naval Bureau of Supplies
Uncle Sam
Denver
Col
Itelen Florence Dixon
Toronto
Can
Peary and Cook claim pole victory in Arctic clash
Reports from Indian Harbor Labrador and New York confirm Robert E Peary reached the North Pole on April 6 1909 and Frederick A Cook earlier claimed success. Bridges from Roosevelt to Chateau Bay relay the pole date and ship safety with national pride voiced in Copenhagen and New York dispatches.
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Peary
Indian Harbor
Cape Ray
N. F
Herbert L. Bridgman
Brooklyn
WN. Y
Roosevelt
New York Times
New York
Chateau Bay
St. Johns
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Robert Bartlett
Labrador
Bartlett
Dr. Cook
Cook
Shetland Islands
United States
Peary Arctic Club
Pole
Explorer Returns from North Pole Claim with Warm Welcome
Copenhagen and London report Dr. Frederick A. Cook’s reception after his Lerwick claim of reaching the North Pole. The explorer recalls the voyage from April 21 to June, noting biracial hardships, planting the Stars and Stripes, and surviving hunger, polar bears, wolves, and musk oxen amid ice and open water.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Frederick A. Cook
Lerwick
North Pole
Hans Egede
London
Skagen
Dr. Cook
Explorer
Frederick
York Eskimos
Rasmussen
Ringnesland
Lancaster Sound
Wellington Channel
Jones Sound
Laurentian Wreck Near Cape Rate in Dense Fog
The Allan Line steamer Laurentian bound for Boston from Glasgow struck rocks near Cape Rate at 6 am on September 6 in thick fog. The vessel was a total wreck but all 50 passengers and 40 crew members reached land after a harrowing ordeal as the ship rebound from the impact at about 13 knots.
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St. Johns
N. F
Allan Line
Laurentian
Boston
Glasgow
Cape Rate
Life Threats Target Taft Stir Chicago Security
Two threatening letters aimed at President Taft during a Chicago visit are in the hands of Capt. Porter of the secret service. Chicago police and secret service prepare for maximum protection as Taft becomes the most guarded president to visit the city.
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Chicago
Taft
Porter
Secret Service
Rural Roads Spar Over Fines In Witty Exchange
In a concise exchange Farmer Corntessel laments bad roads hindering travel and the resulting fines. A nearby automobilist acknowledges the issue, arguing that rough streets justify insufficient traffic. The dialogue highlights rural frustrations with infrastructure and enforcement.
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Farmer Corntessel
Right about face article on complexion care
A witty exchange ends with a reporter writing about complexion care after the editor’s sharp reply. The scene captures newsroom humor as a task becomes an unexpectedly practical feature.
Faint Heart and Fair Lady in Roundabout Confession
A shy man named Alfred avoids direct love confession, hints at heart trouble, and debates feelings with a woman who teases him. She jokes about indigestion as a substitute for heart trouble, then shifts to a game of checkers while a lighthearted exchange follows. The piece ends with a humorous aside about a neighbor smoking.
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Alfred
Lydia E Pinkham Herb Remedy Recalled by Sufferer
In Willimantic Connecticut Mrs Ezra Donovan reports years of female troubles and failed medical care. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after trials with backache irregularities and dizziness.
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Lydia E.pinkham
Willimantic
Conn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ezraa Donovan
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Forward
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