Cook Team Accuses Explorer of Falsifying Polar Claims
The Times plans to publish affidavits by Captain Loose and Captain Dunkle alleging they were hired by Dr Frederick A Cook to fabricate nautical observations and charts to support his 1908 North Pole claim. They say Cook paid $260 and disappeared before full payment, detailing supplies, charts, and methods used to back the narrative.
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Capt
Loose
Dunkle
Wasingtos Post
New York
Times
New York Times
Fredrick
Cook
Copenhagen
North Se
George H Dunkle
Meur Nu Teokeot
Nassau Street
August Wedel
Thirteenth Street
Brooklyn
University of Copenhagen
Bether
Tames
Svartevaag
Froks
Anoratok
Svartevaeg
Jongitud
Sisigen
Bowditch
Smith Sound
Polar
the Times
Capt Loose
Dr Cook
Duckle
University
Molahin
Svartetg
Dumble
John R Bradley
Dunkie Sel
John Bliss & Co
Waldorf
Habert
Fueht
Secretary MacVeagh Sees Payne Tariff as Step in Party Shift
Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh told the Boston bankers that the Payne tariff is only an incident in a broader tariff revision trend within the Republican party and urged bankers to support a public view. He argued the movement aims at lower tariffs, with the Payne law representing the new policy despite its limitations and a tariff board as a key instrument.
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Secretary of Treasury
Boston
Republican Party
Caa
Taft
McKinley
Payne Bui
Friends of Tariff Revision
MacVeagh
Tarif Board
Died For Love Of Stranger In Baltimore
Mary Scott, about 20, of 2114 Od street Baltimore, swallowed carbolic acid in a presumed confession of unrequited love for a man named L Bhull whom her parents say she never met in Harrisburg, Pa. The note was read as her suicide note by her parents. The case highlights a tragedy born from imagined romance and parental concern.
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Baltimore
Teaving
Mary Scott
L Bhull
Harrisburg
Telegraph Merger Inquiry Shifts Directors of Western Union
Gould interests retire from the Western Union board as American Telephone and Telegraph and Harriman Moore parties replace them with new directors led by Theodore Vail. The move accompanies plans to reorganize and replace Gould executives with Bell and allied interests. A legislative inquiry in New York has summoned key figures including Vail and Clowry for testimony on the recent fifty million dollar merger.
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Telegraph Company
Bell, Harnman, and Moore
George Gould
Clowry
New York
Theodore Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell
Robert
Telgraph Company
Yall Wilversity
Col Clowry
Bell Interests
Western Union
Gouldstock
Gould
Western Union Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph
Harriman
Moore
Frank Jay Gould
Fonard Gould
Kingdon Gould
Erry
Sidney Shepard
GW & Atkins
Thomas F Clarke Jol B
van Every
William L Bolt
Alvin Krect
Theodte Y Vail
Henry Howe
John I
Waterbury
Robrt Winsor
Henry P Davison
William H Moore
Robert § Lovett
Haniman
Edward
Hall Union
Bethel
Henry B Thayer
Beng
John Jacob Axtor
George J Gould
Chauncey M Depen
George J Goad
Robert Clowry
Millionaire Gould Brokaw’s Wife Testifies in Separation Suit
Mrs Mary Blair Brokaw accuses husband Gould Brokaw of jealousy and abuse two hours after their 1907 marriage. She describes confinement, late meals, and humiliating incidents including champagne in place of ginger ale, and a dramatic New Year’s Eve clash that led to a separation agreement and alimony claim. The trial in Mineola details alleged cruelty, public scenes, and threats as Mrs Brokaw seeks 960000 a year.
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New York
Gould Brokaw
Brokaw
Mary Blair
Mineola
McIntyre
Baltimore
Vic Brokaw
Seville
James E. Martin Jr
Martin
Paris
Fairmont County
J Iheir
Brokaws
Broken
Topha Npagne
Ms Brokaw
Brokan
Fleet
Beonie
Mr Brokaws
Great Neck Long Island
Coralie Coudert
Katherina Poilion
Early Wins Freedom in Leprosy Health Rule Case
A District of Columbia case against John Early ends with a plan to drop charges if he undergoes examination by Dr Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute. The outcome hinges on Early being cleared of leprosy, with Flexner to decide, after a two hour conference, whether he is afflicted and eligible for release. Public health actions and court rulings shape his possible travel and future Washington access.
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Dr Flemet
Rockefeller
Medical
John BR
Egbert Overest
Thomas
Woodward
Hibbs
Washington
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute of Redcat Research
New York
Chity Binal AU Praceadiss
Mum Yort
Plattsby
Barry
Vu Washington
Tim She
Sary
Everett
Darly
Flexner
Nim
District of Columbia
John & Farly H
Enc EC
Early
Mulloway
Pugh
Train Hits Streetcar In Indianapolis Killing and Injuring Passengers
A Pennsylvanian inbound train struck a South Street crossing streetcar in Indianapolis injuring 35 passengers, 11 of whom were taken to St Vincent’s Hospital. The crash caused panic and nervous shock among riders as officials reviewed tuberculosis testing and cattle inspections tied to the broader agricultural crackdown.
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Indianapolis
Ind
South Street
St Vincents Hospitel
Lessons From Slaughtered Cattle Prompted by Inspectors
Representative Carlin of the Alexandra District will introduce a bill extending the scope of meat inspection. Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture plans a drive to purge infected supply in the capital.
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Department of Agriculture
RW Hickman Ehler
Bureau of Animal Industr
Congress
Charles C Carlin
Alexandrya Ras
United States
Arizanira
Lulpepe
Faariaa Fauquier
King George
Wasfincton
Hickma
Carlin
Kip
Wilson
Alexandra
Seccretary
Washington tuberculosis probe aims to set example
Secretary Wilson declares after current tests that a disease condition found in Washington will be used as a nationwide model. He states the Department of Agriculture intends Washington to serve as an example for other cities to follow in combating the issue.
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Wilson
Washington
United States
Department of
Department of Agriculture
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Ll Tames
Mrs Kinkle
Dr. Cook
Trong
Apul
Cooks
Ron
neogSnars
Haltimore
Harpers Ferry
Anil Mondax
Ores
Stantial Business Expansion
Pres. Taft
Eta
Stranger
Aimee
Stoans
Vail
Mrs. Brokaw
Husband
Milonaire
Baldwin
Mra Brokaw
John F McIntyre
Ohio
Cincinnati
Louisvile
St Louis
Union Station
Petea
Ita
Freedom
Cae
Virginia
W Mis
Tiatrict
Columbia
Colururior
G Saunders
Mudd
George A Pearre
Martland
Montgomery
Wilton
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