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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1909

Page

19

Dr Gook Denies Peary Map Claims Eskimos To Testify

In Cleveland Oct 12 Dr Gook rejects Peary map accusations and vows to bring Eskimos to New York at his expense to prove his claim. He says Eskimos will speak truth despite pressure from critics and that Peary’s statements misrepresent their answers.

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Waiting for Dr Cook at National Geographic Society meeting

Flimsy notes record a National Geographic Society gathering with Prof Henry A Fettster as president and other officers. A committee led by Dr Cook to prepare a report on vote items and related data is proposed, with consent obtained to appoint a examining commission to study the matter.

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London backs Captain Scott fund drive at Mansion House

An event at the Mansion House presided by the lord mayor backed Captain Scott and the equipment fund for the polar expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. A subscription list showed about $9000 raised with Britain supporting northern exploration while urging focus on the Antarctic venture and warning against any pandering to sensational claims.

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Japanese Visitors in New York Arrive for Commerce Ambassadors

Special to The Washington Post New York October 2. The Japanese commercial ambassadors arrived today at the Flore l Astor. The party includes 15 officials and aides with five women among them. Three commissioners, thirteen private secretaries, and six Japanese women accompany the group. Five of the women are wives of commissioners. The entourage was entertained at the Japanese Club tonight.

New York Florel Astor Tofay Aijus Takanssli Baron Shibteawa Saite

Peary and Cook Eyewitnesses Recount Arctic Journey

Eskimo boys with Dr Cook and Francke testified about travels from Aporatok to Cape Sabine and beyond. They killed no game, made no caches, and returned to land with loaded sledges, challenging Cook’s claim of reaching the pole.

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Let Us Do Your Curtains

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New Aero Club Organized in Washington

Washington enthusiasts formed the Washington Aero-Scientific Club at a YMCA meeting. Temporary officers include President EL Young and Luttrell as experiments chair. Lieut Lahm to lecture on aeronautics. lectures to start next month in YMCA hall. College Park aviation-field use may be sought for experiments. Next meeting within three weeks at the YMCA.

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Wright and Humphreys Fly Biplane at College Park in Treacherous Wind

Wilbur Wright piloted a biplane at College Park with Lieutenant Humphreys aboard, the flight lasting eight minutes and thirty-one seconds. The wind proved treacherous for a novice, limiting steering aid while they circled the field five times. Duncan of Nevala and others visited the aeroplane shed to observe desert travel prospects and potential aircraft use in southwestern conditions.

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Washington Aero Club to discuss sites for 1910 aviation meet

A joint Washington Aero Club and Chamber of Commerce aviation committee meeting will review reports on possible sites for the 1910 international aviation meet. Thorns F. Waldo, president of the Aero Club, arrived in Washington and cautioned he will decide after surveying weather, feasibility, and other details before making a statement.

Washington Aero Club Chamber of Commere Washington College Park Wright Signal Corps Thorns F. Walab Walsit

Balloon up for Lahm Cup over St Louis

An experimental balloon voyage by Holland Forbes and Max Flesermann departed St Louis in the New Fork. The craft veered east with ballast, struck a gas-house roof, and floated briefly in danger before the crew planned a Canada landing near the St Lawrence valley. Weather observers expect a crossing over a Great Lake with flotation aided by a 20 foot inflated rubber tube.

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Aeroplane patent war starts in Paris suit

A legal battle opens in Paris to decide if French aeroplanes using warped wing principles infringe Wright patents. Compagnie Generale de Navigation, buyer of the Wrights patents, plans to confiscate captive balloons during an exhibition with Farman, Bleriot, Esnault Pelterie, and others present. A civil action is possible, but the precise scope remains under discussion. Dr J Siddall, 46, dies by apparent suicide. his wife says he had been distraught as the farm mourns the loss.

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