Peary Declares He Will Solve Arctic Mystery
President lauds the explorer for his great achievement as four hundred men and women from diverse walks of life honor the man who holds the record for the farthest North. A banquet of society celebrates his determination to reach the pole.
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Peary
Ton
Bonaparte
United States Navy
Freeitrh
Cook
Arctic
Antarctic
North Ameria
Mt McKinley
Aleks
Locky H
Moore
Cormancer Pears
Ben
Posary
Perry
Credi
Hubbard
Pear
Commander Peary
Abruzz
Abruzai
Cagni
Abruzzi
Cagai
Nansen Parry
Peary Seeks Final Pole Victory In Polar Quest
The article covers Commander Peary’s vow to complete the polar mystery, praising the Peary Arctic Club findings that enhance the pole’s attainability by man and the Eskimo dog. Roosevelt awards a Hubbard Medal at a National Geographic Society banquet, with Peary asserting the pole is within reach and American methods are best.
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Peary Arctic Club
Pole
Arctic Club
Morris K. Jesup
National Geographic Society
Roosevelt
Eip
Arctic
Hemisphere
Greenland
Cape Morris Jesup
Cape Bismarck
North Pole
Bridegroom Bywaters Killed After Culpeper Wedding
In Culpeper Virginia at Rotherwood estate of Col John R Strother, William F Bywaters, newly married to Miss Viola Strother, was shot twelve times while attempting to escape the Strother home one hour after the ceremony. The incident follows long standing tensions with Miss Strother’s brothers. Coroner conducted preliminary inquiry. Bywaters died at an undertaker in Culpeper. marriage license obtained that afternoon. Col Strother long served in the state assemblies.
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Rotherwood
John R. Strother
Culpeper County
Miss Strother
Washington Pot Culpeper
Viola Strother
William F Bywaters
John R Strother
Bywaters
Strother
Lewis
Culpeper
Strother Brothers
Death by own action of Charles F McCue near Afton
Charles F McCue eldest brother of the late Mayor J Samuel McCue killed here and later died by his own action at his home near Afton in the Blue Ridge foothills. Injury from a November wreck, business despondency and a planned Richmond medical trip followed by four pistol shots fired by McCue, who died on the floor as Mrs McCue, his wife, found him. He was forty, with a widow, three children, five brothers, and a surviving sister-in-law Mrs Margaret Hall of Richmond.
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Washington
Charlottesville
Charles F McCue
J Samuel McCue
Afton
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ivy
Richmond
McCue
Margaret Hall
Whooping cough sweeps Gould household at Lakewood
Epidemic hit Georgian Court near Lakewood New Jersey as George J Gould Mrs Gould and all Gould children from Hingdon to Gloria fall ill with whooping cough. Gould family members including Edith Kingdon Gould and Jay Kingdon Gould contract the disease. Mr Gould remains apparently immune. A Columbia student friend Espinosa bonds with the illness after joining Kingdon at Georgian Court.
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Peelat
Washington
New York
Georgian Court
George J Gould
Lakewood
Gould
Hingdon
Gloria
Edith Kingdon Gould
Marjorie
Kingdon Gould
Columbia
Jay
Kingdon
Carlos Espinosa
Espinosa
Bankers May Face Arrests Over Waynesburg Bank Failure
Pittsburg reports say at least one and possibly two arrests will follow the Waynesburg Farmers and Drovers National Bank failure. Temporary receiver John B P Cunningham arrives to oversee operations as rediscounts reportedly total about 700000 dollars, with sworn notes and rediscounts at 139358. Officials say reopening is delayed by a month or more as inquiries continue.
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Waynesburg
Pittsburg
National Bank
Dohn BP Cunningham
National Agnnty
Bailey confirms loans from Pierce totaling hundreds of thousands
Senator Joseph W Bailey said in a San Antonio interview he borrowed hundreds of thousands of dollars from H Clay Pierce president of Waters-Pierce Oil Company. He claimed many transactions with Pierce were not objected to and described a $156,000 loan to buy securities and a later $2,600 sum tied to purchasing a horse.
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San Antonio
Tex
Joseph W Bailey
H Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierca Ol Company
Texas
Pierce
Tennessee
Attorney General
Morgan to Give Art Museum
Pierpont Morgan plans a grand New York City museum with the Lenox Library site valued at 3,006,000 dollars. He may convert his Madison Avenue home into a museum and erect a Fifth Avenue palace for his art collection, signaling a major civic display.
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Washington Post
New York
J Pierpont Morgan
New York City
Lenox Library
Madison Avenue
Firth Avenue Palace
Papal clash in Paris as Cardinal Richard faced removal
Special Cable Dispatch from Paris describes a tense scene over Cardinal Richard’s ouster from his Paris residence amid church state friction. Government firm on separation law, while clergy and laity show cautious compliance and opposition to nationalizing priests tied to foreign authority.
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Washington Post
Paris
France
Richard
Clemengeau
Cardinal Gibbons
Clemenceaum
Cardinal Gibbon
Pecause
Gesear Ee
Wild Monkeys as Doctors in Java Farm Pest Control
A Dutch colonial report from Li k&owo in Sala tiga describes hordes of gray monkeys devastating crops. Monkeys fed on strychnine for pest control, then sought temblekan leaves to calm themselves, with some becoming violent yet surviving. Batavian authorities conduct experiments to verify temblekan's curative qualities.
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Washington Post
London
Lik&owo
Salatiga
Critic of Roosevelt at New Orleans Banquet
James T Harahan president of Illinois Central outlined Gulf Gulf ports policy and urged subsidized ship routes to favor New Orleans and Panama traffic. He accused Roosevelt of pressuring judges and argued against double jeopardy and limited appeals in criminal law. A health wine ad appears at the end.
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New Orleans
James T Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad
Haraban
Colon
New York City
Gulf
Roosevelt
Congress
Department of Government
Department of Justice
President Presents Medal to Peary
An issue page highlights the ceremony where Peary is awarded a medal by the President. The item notes national pride and the recognition of Arctic exploration achievements.
Policeman Beats Prisoner At Witstpreenet Station Tragedy
At 1 am at Witstpreenet station Policeman Frank R. Smith beat James A Sullivan splitting his head open as Lieut Hartley Desk Sergeant Simpson and others attempted to intervene Sullivan brother John L Sullivan a pressman also suffered injuries while Menard Hull was detained for disorderly conduct All three men were later bailed with Smith facing assault charges and Sullivan treated at Emergency Hospital
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Witstpreenet
Frank R. Smith
Lieut. Hartley
Simpson
James A Sullivan
Mulder
Smith
John L Sullivan
Sullivans
Menard Hull
Smith and
Hixon
James A. Sullivan
Lieut Hartley
James
Sullivan
Assaul
Editors Named In New York Republicans Push Prominent Publisher Law
Special to The Washington vort New York Dec 15 Republicans announce a bill to force newspapers to publish openly the owners and editors responsible for editorials and news columns. The measure, to be introduced in both houses, is pitched as protecting the public and aiding newspapers. Promoters expect Governor Hughes to sign, with past campaign libel tensions cited as context. Senate ally Senator John Raines and others recall promises of action next winter.
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Washington
New York
Senate
Assembly
Ths
Hughes
Albany
John Raines
Arrested fiancé drama grips missing heiress case
Dr Relando Kuehn, linked to missing Miss Ida Way Miller, was forcibly taken from her South Fifteenth Street home amid a threatening crowd. Police charged him with assault and battery, bail set at $1,000, as relatives press to reveal his ties to the girl and motive behind the disappearance.
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Philadelphia
Relando Kuehn
Ida Way Miller
South Fifteenth Street
Elizabeth Miller
Bittery
Kuehn
Gorman
Miss Miller
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