Admiral Schley backs Cook review by Copenhagen
Retired Rear Admiral W. S. Schley reiterates full confidence in Dr. Cook and urges Commander Peary to submit proofs of reaching the North Pole to the University of Copenhagen for examination. He argues the Copenhagen consistory should judge Peary as it did Cook, regardless of the National Geographic Society.
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Cook
Peary
North Pole
Washington
Dr. Cook
W. 8
Schley
National Geographic Society
Explorer
Admiral Schley
Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
Pole
Expedition to Ascend Mount McKinley in March Test Cook Story
A Fairbanks expedition organized amid the Cook Peary pole controversy plans a March ascent of Mount McKinley to verify Cook’s claim. The team of Thomas Lloyd Adam Taylor Charles McGonigle Bear Anderson Robert Horn and Charles Davidson sails for the base with dog teams and supplies and faces a $5000 forfeit if no member reaches the summit.
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Cook
Fairbanks
Alaska
Monnht “McKinley
Thomas Lloyd
Ad Iam Taylor
Charles McGonigle
Bear Anderson
Robert Horn
Charles Davidson
Hawaiian Governor Visits Dubuque Guest of Niece
Hon. Walter Frear governor of Hawaii is in Dubuque as the guest of his niece Mrs Walter Wallis. He arrives on December 23 and tours the city carrying his official title.
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Dubuque
Walter Frear
Honolulu
Hawaii
Walter Wallis
Firebugs Start Blaze in New York Apartment House
A fiery apartment house blaze on Fast Thirty-third Street prompted a semi panic at a nearby hospital. Fire starting on the fourth floor fed on oil soaked woodwork as two men narrowly escaped death. one swung across an airshaft by a rope and another plunged through a window. Most tenants were rescued from fire escapes amid smoke and chaos.
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New York
Insane Rancher Kills Wife and Children Then Dies
Fresno reports rancher C. C. Chreuvront slain his wife and four children with a hatchet in a breakfast room and bedrooms before fatally vanishing under a moving train. George fourteen Claude twelve Gladys ten Nellie infant suffer severe injuries. One child died. two others survived.
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Fresno
Cal
C. Cc. Chreuvront
George
Claude
Gladys
Nellie
Leopold II Buried With Royal Pomp in Belgium
The body of Leopold II, king of the Belgians, was laid in the royal vault at St. Mary Laeken after ceremonies at St. Michael and Ste Gudule. The funeral honored the monarch’s wish for simplicity but drew thousands as the cortege returned to Laeken beside Leopold I and Queen Louise.
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Brussels
Leopold 11
St. Mary
Laeken
Marie Henriette
Josephine
Duke of Brabant
Royal Palace
Cathedral of St. Michael and Ste. Gudule
Leopold I
Louise
Leopold
Germany Accepts Red Cross Stamps on Letters
Letters bearing Red Cross Christmas stamps will be accepted in Germany whether on the face or back of letters from the United States. The ruling reverses a German postal decision and follows intervention by the National Red Cross Society, with Count von Bernstorff confirming the change after Berlin clarified policy.
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Red Cross
Washington
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
National
AG Cross Society
Berlin
Medals For Striking Waistmakers In New York
Seven striking waistmakers, jailed five days each on Blackwell’s Island for disorderly conduct during a strike, were honored with bronze medals in an East Side hall. The awards, given by the Women’s Trades Union League, drew 3,000 cheering supporters who likened the women to suffragette martyrs in England.
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New York
England
Blackwell's Island
Women's Trades’ Union League
Alleged Swindler Brought Back to Face Trial
Deputy Sheriff Waddington arrived from Sacramento with M. M. McIntyre who is jailed to await trial on a charge of fleecing Neola residents in a mining deal.
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Council Bluffs, Ta
Waddington
Sacramento
Cal
M. M. McIintyre
Neola
Fire Destroys Vinton Church in Iowa
The Christian church in Vinton Iowa was gutted by fire on December 23 causing an estimated loss of about 4000 dollars. A fire brigade battled the blaze but the structure was severely damaged. No injuries are reported.
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Vinton
Vinton, Ia
Mysterious Airship Over Worcester Shocks City
A mysterious airship hovered over Worcester Massachusetts at 2000 feet last night moving at 30 to 40 mph. It circled the city four times and lit the sky with a powerful searchlight drawing thousands of onlookers. The craft stayed about fifteen minutes before vanishing and returning for another appearance.
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Worcester
Mass
Assassination Wave Targets Officials Worldwide
A London dispatch reports a sequence of political killings across Asia and Europe. Seoul prime minister shot, St. Petersburg secret police chief killed by bomb, Bombay chief magistrate Jackson assassinated, and Romania's prime minister wounded by a Romanian anarchist. Each incident signals rising anti government turmoil.
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London
Seoul
Korea
St. Petersburg
Karpoff
Bombay
British India
Nasik
Arthur M. T. Jackson
Rommania
Wardlaws Indicted in Death of East Orange Woman
Newark grand jury charges three Wardlaws sisters with causing the death of Mrs Ocey W M Snead found dead in a half filled bath in an unfurnished East Orange house. Indictments allege fatal actions leading to her death. The case centers on the circumstances surrounding the death and the sisters’ alleged involvement.
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Newark
N. J
Wardlaws
Ocey W. M. Snead
East Orange
Warriner Sentenced Six Years For Embezzlement
Charles L. Warriner, former treasurer of the Big Four railroad in Cincinnati, pleaded guilty to embezzlement in common pleas court and received a six year sentence in the Ohio penitentiary. The trial date for Mrs. Jeannette Stewart Pord, labeled the woman in the case, set for Monday with a $2,600 bond.
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Cincinnati
Charles L. Warriner
Big Four Railroad
Common Pleas Court
Ohio Penitentiary
Jeannette Stewart Pord
Wfonday
Autyon
Steel Trust to Cut Melon Bonus to Officials and Employees
United States Steel corporation plans more than 2 million in bonuses for officers and workers. About 80 percent of the payout will be in cash, to be distributed across the company.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Zelaya's Army Crushed at Rama in Nicaragua Fight
General Estrada’s forces rout Zelaya troops outside Rama Bluefields reports say 1900 surrender including General Gonzales with 600 killed or wounded on both sides Two Americans killed and Des Moines surgeons landed at Bluefields to aid the wounded Navy dispatch confirms Castrillo artillery rifles and ammunition in surrender but no ships landed.
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Des Moines
Bluefields
Zelaya
Gonzales
Nicaragua
Estrada
Rama
Shipley
Washington
Navy Department
Tacoma
Captain Shipley
Letter Theft Hint Sparks DOJ Sequel Mention
Washington officials hint at a sequel to the letter disappearance after the publicized June 27 Wickersham to Wise letter for New York District Attorney, discussed by a Department of Justice official. The remark follows publication of the letter's contents found in circulation.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Wise
New York
Chicago Hog and Cattle Markets Report December 23 1909
Markets show mixed prices with hogs and cattle varying by grade. Estimated receipts for today and tomorrow run around twenty thousand hogs, with light to heavy ranges noted and cautious trading amid holiday slowdown. Sheep prices hold steady as overall market closes slow and Christmas approaches.
Saloonist Finnegan Fined Jail Time for Contempt
Boone Iowa December 23 R L Finnegan a saloon keeper was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to two months in jail by Judge Wright for contempt of court The charge alleges violation of an injunction prohibiting sales of liquor to minors
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Boone, Ia
R. L. Finnegan
Wright
Sullivan of Dubuque Promoted to Division Superintendent
Dubuque Iowa December 23 T H Sullivan promoted after three years as trainmaster in Dubuque to succeed F J Beechley as division superintendent of the Illinois Central railroad system in the area.
Bureau of Mines Fight Aims for Federal Industry Supervision
Washington reports the American Mining congress opened its headquarters to promote a national bureau of mines. President Taft and Secretary of the Interior are said to favor legislation enabling federal supervision of the mining industry.
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Washington
American Mining Congress
National Bureau of Mines
Taft
Almger
Department of the Interior
No Funds for Santa Ended in Tragic Suicide
Philadelphia woman Mrs. Sarah Ennis faced Christmas without presents for six children. She turned on kitchen gas and killed herself rather than endure the hardship.
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Santa
Self
Philadelphia
Sarah. Ennis
John A. Babcock Case at North American Live Stock
John A. Babcock involved in a case linked to the North American Live Stock Commission Company at the U S Stock Yards in Chicago Illinois. Proceedings appear in a historical newspaper fragment detailing a legal or financial matter.
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Case of North
American
LIVE
Stock Commission Company
U. S
Debating ruling boosts Iowa team to top of Central league
Iowa City reports the University of Iowa debate system justified after three years of trials. Iowa rises from last to first in the Central Debating league with wins over Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Nebraska and records pamphlets for income tax material amid widespread interest from schools and colleges nationwide. In Lake City a 200 acre farm once bought for 800 in 1882 sold for 20000 days before Rudolph Johnson’s suicide by hanging in his barn.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
United States
Central Debating League
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Nebraska
Towa
Atlantic Coast
East
Middle West
Lake City
Rudolph Johnson
C. Zybell
Iowa to Adopt Uniform Car Service Rules to Ease Shortage
Des Moines reports the Iowa state railway commission will consider adopting the National Association of Railway Commissioners rules on car service and demurrage starting Jan. 1. The rules cap free loading time at 48 hours and set demurrage at $1 per day, with weather allowances. Commission expects little opposition from Iowa rail carriers.
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Des Moines
State Railway Commission
National Association of Railway Commissioners
Washington
Iowa
Investigate Coal Graft In Chicago Contracts
The Gook county grand jury, under State's Attorney Wayman, began a deeper probe into alleged irregularities in city coal contracts. Subpoenas target municipal records from Public Works Commissioner J. J. Hanberg covering last year and this year. Allegations include collusive methods and substitution of inferior coal for higher quality.
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Chicago
Gook County Grand Jury
Wayman
Commissioner of Public Works
J. J. Hanberg
Turner routed by Zbyszko in Ottumwa wrestling match
Zbyszko the Polish champion defeated George Turner of Kellogg in twenty one minutes at Ottumwa Iowa. The referee stopped the bout on medical advice after Turner's shoulder appeared to be dislocated. A record crowd witnessed a fast contest.
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Kellogg
Ottumwa
Zbyszko
Poland
George Turner
Turner
Dr. Lee
State Superintendent Reverses Board on Opening New School
Des Moines reports that John F. Riggs the state superintendent of public instruction issued an opinion ordering the opening of a $5 000 school house in Wapsfenoneé Muscatine county. The board had refused to open it despite readiness since 1966 arguing for continuity with existing one room schools. Riggs upholds the county and asserts the law requires providing the best educational advantages for children, choosing the option with greater benefit when two are possible.
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Des Moines
John F. Riggs
Wapsfenoneé
Muscatine County
Riggs
F. D. Steen
J. L Nichols
Township
Barhydt Quits Burlington Over Tax Grievances
Burlington resident T. W. Barhydt, among the city’s wealthiest, has relocated to Riverview California. A district court judge sustained Burlington’s board of review by assessing Barhydt’s personal property at 100,600 while he had reported 4,600.
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California
Burlington
T. W. Barhydt
Riverview
Cal
Withrow
Board of Review
Barhydt
Mink Attack Hurts Resident Near Lake City
Lake City Iowa December 28 M Pp residing nearby was bitten badly on the leg by a mink prompting a call for a doctor to tend the injury.
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Lake City
Stresi
Whisky Warehouse Fire Threatens Cincinnati Block
A blaze lasting hours destroyed Sol and Sigfried whisky warehouse at Fourth and Central, gutting a five story building and stock worth about 125000 dollars. Total damage estimated over 200000 dollars as downtown business district faced heavy loss and disruption.
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Cincinnati
Sol & Sigfried
Central Avenue
Fight for Ohio Senatorship Begins with Daugherty Candidacy
Washington December 23 Harry M Daugherty of Columbus declared himself a candidate for the United States Senate to succeed Senator Charles Dick in Ohio. He announced his bid amid a growing contest for the seat with other potential contenders.
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Ohio
Washington
Harry M. Daugherty
Lumbus
United States
Charles Dick
Roosevelt Resumes Hunting in Uganda Sit atunga Trip
Roosevelt and Kermit resume hunting in Uganda on December 23 aiming at the sitatunga a rare antelope species seen in the wetlands near Kampala. The pair pursue the elusive game amid early morning light and African bush.
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Roosevelt
Kampala
Uganda
Colosel
Kermit
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