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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
32
Doctor's companions report no obstacle to exploration as they endured on the ice from spring to autumn. They describe rugged conditions, long days, and confirm the leader maintained movement and morale.
Greenland report from Pentdrasvmissls says Eskimos assert Captain Cook reached the pole or near it. They describe returning routes via Jones Sound and Heibergs Land depots and note deep ice crevasses hindered progress. They praise Cook for nerve and courage and deny alleging fraud.
A letter from an Arctic explorer disputes Dr. Cook's claimed North Pole reach. The writer notes Cook's supposed eyes on Eskimo witnesses and asserts that only a white man with two Eskimos could have reached the pole, while promising a fuller account upon Copenhagen arrival. The document hints at newspaper-sourced attacks and argues for cautious belief pending proofs.
London oct 29 special cable reports Pierpont Morgan purchased the original manuscripts of George Meredith novels Diana of the Crossways Lord Ormont and tits Aminta and The Amazing Marriage for 4000 dollars. The longtime clerk had cared for the papers as gifts from his employer and only recently learned their value. The volumes are in poor condition with eight chapters missing from The Amazing Marriage.
At the Naval Academy it is reported that the brigade of midshipmen will undertake a foreign cruise to Hempton Roads New London Newport and other Atlantic coastal points this summer. A foreign cruise has not been taken for several years.
A powerful typhoon struck northern and central Luzon on Sunday night, severing wire communications and causing widespread damage. The Benguet road near Dagupan to Baguio was washed out, rail lines and stations were destroyed, and an estimated 250,000,000 pesos in damage feared. Coastal Hongkong reported many casualties as ships collided and a gunboat broke from its mooring, with wrecks and flooding disrupting Macao and Canton River areas.
Frances Work Burke Roche Batony, daughter of a millionaire, wins a divorce suit after a sealed verdict finds her husband guilty of one misconduct charge. Justice Dowling to consider an interrogatory decree within two weeks as counsel for Batony argues strenuously against delaying divorce. The case traces back to a 1905 marriage and a disputed inheritance threat if a divorce was not granted.
San Francisco reports a second joyous Portola celebration night despite heavy fog and smaller crowds. The Parkmount Hotel festival ball drew officers from many warships and guests from the foreign fleet. Matinee today at Chumpla Theater with tickets from bc to $1.50.
NYC coverage details Hearst whirlwind campaign for Gaynor Bannard and fusion tickets against Tammany. It notes Hearst drawing large crowds and rival camps predicting varied outcomes, with Democratic fears and Republican bets scattered amid brisk street campaigning and district rallies in Yorkville, the East Side, and other quarters.
New York October report on State Senator Patrick H McCarren who had an appendectomy last week. Doctors say he is much better though weak and resting. Nourishment included beef broth milk and peptones as he recovers from the operation.
British suffragette leader Mrs. Pankhurst arrives in New York aboard the Oceanic. She is greeted by supporters but customs omit an expected number of passés. Inside Madison Square Lab she deflects questions, condemns prison as a hardship, and links suffrage to votes against the government.
Stafford county supervisors award 1.5 mile gravel road contract for Falmouth to Warrentor Road. Massaponex resident Robert Olbert named contractor with state covering half costs. Road aims to encourage good roads and improve local transport.
Benjamin Franklin Barnes postmaster of the District of Columbia died suddenly at 42 from heart failure at his father in law's home in Washington. He walked from his home at 48 B Street NE to 11 L Street NE, spoke with relatives, then sat to eat when he collapsed. Dr. Bain pronounced immediate death from heart attack. Barnes, friend of Roosevelt, had a long civil service career including work in the White House and as assistant secretary to the President before studying law at Georgetown and joining the District bar.
John Murray of Chicago sues John B Wilkie and two federal officers in San Antonio for 29000 damages claiming he was imprisoned on a false charge during President Tafts visit. Murray, secretary of the Political Refuge Land Defense League, says he was arrested for neutrality and released Monday for lack of evidence.
The Wright brothers filed in a U S district court for an injunction to stop Ralph Saulnier from using, exhibiting, or profiting from a device they claim duplicates their patent and is modeled after their invention. They seek damages and an order to destroy the Saulnier machine, citing prior attempts at heavier‑than‑air flight and comparisons to the Florio t跨 English Channel crossing.
Caroline Bartlett Crane and Dr Dorset clashed with federal agriculture and Bureau of Animal Industry inspectors at the American Public Health Association convention. Crane alleged incompetence and misleading assurances about meat deemed free of disease, while Dorset defended federal inspection and outlined regulatory scope harming packers and inspectors. The association vowed to review the charges and distinguish official views from presented papers.
William Gaitin, 20, of McKeesport Pa, arrested on charges brought by Miss Kate Began, an orphan girl. He followed her across much of the country, now signals willingness to marry her. the girl cared for a brother and two younger sisters after being left by Griffin's father to manage his household.
Fitchmond Va October 30 reform urged to remove politics from municipal and state health officer appointments to protect public welfare. The American Public Health Association session adopted a formal regulation on this point and will act before adjournment. Dr Cressy L Wilbur Census Bureau statistician spoke as three sections elected officers for the year.
Mrs Hubbard, widow of a famed scientist and mother in law to Alexander Graham Bell, died after being hurled from a Capital Traction work car on Connecticut Avenue. Surgeons at Garfield Hospital found the injury fatal, with the accident occurring as the car struck a Chevy Chase vehicle. Police report no arrest pending an inquest, and Mrs Hubbard’s granddaughter’s home was cited as the day’s point of departure.
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