Peary and Cook balk at submitting records to Danish board
Contested polar claims widen as Peary shows willingness to delay records and let an independent National Academy panel review. Dr. Cook resists yet considers Copenhagen data, while Huntington and Hubbard push for a formal examination by geographers and astronomers. President Ushara announces the academy’s role in impartial review and public confidence in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remsen
National Academy of Sciences
Uni
Versity
Copenhagen
Dew York
Cook
Ten
Peary
Vowk
Archer Huntington
American Uphital Society
Haa
Tie
University of Copatagen
Vonigit
Ira Temgen
Being
Auptins University
Tenry ¥ Tourn
Giuka
Huntington
Jie
Afr
Femsen
Dta
Anetign Board of Exatter
Sidert
Iis
Ushora
American Jieture of Natural History
National Academy of Sciendes
National Academy
Congress
Oda
Volta
Mount Hamilton
Cal
Thomaas
Chamberlain
Chicago
W. B. Clark
Fallimore
Willam H. Dall
Washington
D. C
Willam Morris Davis
Cambridge
Mass
William L. £Ikina
New Haven
Conn
Edward S. Holden
West Point
Noo
Thomas ©. Menden 2Uil
Worcester
Howard G
Darthare
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
National Geographic Society debate on Dr Cook polar claims
Boston Oct 1 Officials said the National Geographic Society in Washington will not officially recognize Dr Cook for now. He expects no immediate statue change and would submit proof of polar claims to Copenhagen first. In a lecture, he rebutted George Kennan’s critique about pemmican and musk ox food, noting pemmican equals five pounds of fresh meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erlag
Cambridge
Mass
Raphael Pumpell
Newport
R. I
Charles B. Walcott
Washington
D. C
Boston
National Geographic Society
Dr. Cott
Cook
National Geographic Lotiery
University of Copenhagen
Secasion
George Kennan
Kennan
Peary welcomed home aboard Roosevelt amid Newburgh parade
Commander Robert E Peary returns to New York after the Hudson River parade aboard the ship Roosevelt. Commodore J P Morgan and Mrs Peary salute as Morgan's Corsair passes. A steamer mishap delays the Roosevelt while spectators cheer joyfully for the explorer and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Morgan
Steamera
Newburgh
New York
Robert E. Peary
Roosevelt
Peary
Dept
Bartlett
Wardwell
Smiths Sound
Hudson
West Point
Mr. Peary
J. Piecnont Morgan
Morgan
Stony Point
New York Yacht Club
Yacht Club
Thugs Rob Couple In New York City Streets
English journalist Talbot Mundy and his wife Ines Morton Mundy, living in New York after disembarking the Teutonic, report a street mugging in which three men forced drinks, assaulted Mundy and robbed Mrs Mundy of a watch. Mundy, later found badly injured on Nimeteanth Street, may die in Bellevue hospital. Town police and Bellevue authorities investigate as the couple recounts their bewildering sequence of events and their past London ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Txio
Washington Post
New Yorks
White Star
Teutorite
Talbot Mundy
Ines
Mundy
Bellevue “Hospital
Asin
Bellevue
East Fifteenth Street
Mra
Earl of Craven
Lord Craven
Mombasa
British East Africa
London Matt
J. White
Twenty-ninth Street
W. Franklin
Barry
Hiim
Rrchard
Bellevue Hospital
Monde
Cabili
Fire Engulfs Munsey Building Top Floor
Fire discovered around 2 20 this morning in the top of the Munsey Building. Firemen pulled water up from street level after long efforts but could not reach the flames immediately. Two streams finally reached the top, flooding the structure and causing several hundred dollars in damage mainly to water damage and damaged photo engraving department areas.
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Fourteenth -Arrest
Pennsylvania Avenue
Diplomat's Career Ruined by Major Card Losses
London dispatch reports a diplomat ruined by card gambling with losses around $13,000 in one afternoon and $12,000 in total, while a cavalry officer allegedly loses $400,000 in six weeks. The piece notes immunity from legal action for foreigners but highlights creditors pursuing the officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Pont
London
Cearse
Gamsters
Primitive Mexican Mountain Marriage Moves Detroit Man
Detroit man Philip McLaurin and Matilda Ridley wed in a remote Acapulco cabin on September 19 without a minister. The vows followed a primitive Bible pledge after reading Genesis and Matthew, witnessed by locals, affirming a lifelong commitment framed by faith rather than ceremony.
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Detroit
Mich
Acapulco
Mexico
Guerrero
Philip McLaulin
Matilda Ridley
Surbiton
Surrey
England
God
Matt
United States
Schoolgirl Dorothy Koerth Missing After Morning Exit
Police search for Dorothy Koerth a 16 year old girl who vanished from her home at 1112 Twenty Fifth Street yesterday morning. Neatly described with a ribboned bow, blue eyes and straw hat, she was last seen by her mother who reported the disappearance last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Koerth
Borothy Kuerth
Ted
Auto Fatally Injures Few in Odd Encounter
Fragmentary OCR reads like a stray auto accident report with names and places garbled. Mentions St Louis widow, Texas rancher, New Orleans connection, and an individual from San Antonio. Incomplete text limits clear facts or outcomes beyond a fatal injury event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
and. Mere
St. Louis
Fexas Ranchan
Cottars
New Orleans
Russell Chaqffeur
Ban
Antonio
Mexico Faces Corn Famine Threat After Crop Destruction
Ninety percent of the vegetable crop ruined by frost, rains, drought, and tornadoes drives Mexico toward corn famine. Secretary Luis Halestrier warns duty relief may be needed as prices double in places. Monico City reports widespread agricultural losses across the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monico City
Mexico
Luis Halestrier
the Sociedad
Agricola Mexicana
Republic
Bailey Rebuts Bryan and Warns of GOP Use
Senator Joseph W Bailey condemned William J Bryan’s El Paso address and refuted claims linking him to China, calling the Democrats’ tariff quarrel a terrible indictment. He urged Bryan to return to Nebraska to aid electing Congressmen, promising to help if Bryan comes to Texas first.
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Bailey
wMclf
Smong
Cenntom
Bryan
Texas
Congress
Nebraska
New Yorker Dives From Riverside Drive Viaduct
In New York on October 1 a man named John H Ball plunged from a Riverside Drive viaduct as thousands watched the Hudson Boston naval parade. The 45 year old, said to be troubled by nervous issues, recently resigned as manager of a local dairy company.
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Riverside Drive
New York
Teddy John H Ball
Killva Henself
Viaduet
Bolt
Boat Seizure Reported By Mexican Authorities
Fragmentary OCR describes a seizure of a vessel by Mexican authorities amid weather delays. Names and details are garbled, but references to a schooner or boat entering a republic’s preserves and warrants indicate an enforcement action at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wessel
Rot
Republic
Pinchot Sees Western Water Power Monopoly Issue
Gifford Pinchot asserts Congress must pass remedial legislation to regulate water power sites on public lands and curb possible monopolistic consolidation. He warns of big problems from coal lands in the West, especially Alaska, and reiterates commitment to conservation policies and a proposed conservation commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayers
Alaska
Ammanaces
Gifford Pinchot
Bureau of Forestry
Congress
Pinchot
Slic
Honowatyté
Finchot
Courtteiance
New Yorkers Give Peary Ovation and More Items
Page summary notes varied items including a Peary ovation in New York and miscellaneous society notes. Headlines mention murder charges, resignations, and political topics as part of a broad page of news and features.
Lipton Seeks Race for America Cup Challenge Unwilling to Sail
Sir Thomas Lipton signals a new approach to challenging the America Cup. He would race for the cup if allowed but refuses to sail a duplicate or smaller craft across the ocean. New York Yacht Club stance remains that the deed of gift requires the challenger to cross the ocean under sail on her own bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Thomas
New York Yacht Club
London
Thomas Lipton
Joseph Garreteon
Thomas
New York
Joseph Servetnon
Wayland
Jahan
Garretuon
Mr. Garrenson
Edward
Cowes
Kaiser
Kiel
England
Bi Thomas Lipton
Yuronet
Dla
Garretson
President Taft Tours Pacific Coast in Washington Exposition Visit
President Taft travels from Tacoma to Portland and Seattle during a Pacific coast tour. He attends livestock displays at Tacoma and Seattle expositions, speaks to large crowds, and stays with Senator Jonathan Bourne Jr. The journey includes a reception at Tacoma’s pier, a dinner with city officials, and a stop in Seattle with a shielded welcome amid debates over exposition use for publicity.
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Tatoma
Portland
Seattle
Sporlal
Washington Post
Tacoma
Wash
Taft
Pacifo Coast
Californi
Jong
Avante
We Pacific
Orez
Jonatian Bourne, Jr
Law Loward
Los Angeles
Gaudeny
Seattlr
Ongster Thorley
el Primero
Prough
Mos
Pier
Shchanther
Commerce
Commercis] Club
Uap
Armory
Ciy
Beverly
Roosevelt
Tafts Wisil
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American Board
Brooklyn
Denmark
Peary Willing
Osborn
Thomaz H. Hubbard
Vermmatcher
Tates Fotilla
Fishkit Landing
Gen. Hubbard
Peary Agette Club
Capt Bartlett
Lonely Waters
Yar North
Baltimore
Gilo
Frederick
Ear of
Graven
Husband
Trio
Iduse of Lords
Noni
Commons
fai,Tuly
vtHe-diama
Sian Ozithe
Fire EN Munsey Building
Sultan
EL Roghl
Morouchm
Par
Afatin
Fea
L Aoght
Morocco
Fex
Suftan Milai Hafid
Ims
Sitan
Wan
Dorothy Moerth
Retore
D&ath
C. B. Colt
Dassazo
Pinchiot
Mare
Men On de Jémite
Iso
Gouineucs
Dr. Cook Deelings
Supmit
Brush
Seoare Water Trust
Tipton
Frias
Schrey Creatts Cook
Topsy Turveydom
Korea
Forester Pinchot
Hervis Tria
Robert S. Person
Hastoria
SpiceOver Cantillon
Gridiron News
Gus
Navy Yard
Lipton
Spenter
Ind
Owen County
Ob. Ray
Mae. Taft
Segilie
Rooseveltian
Theodore Himself
Altions
Neely
Aberdeen
Sagua
Shorthorn
Staheir
Yonge
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