Polar Explorer Cook and party reach Greenland base
Report notes Dr Cook, eight companions, and supply party reached Annatok on the Greenland coast after leaving Gloucester. The expedition plans a detour toward Grinnell and Croker lands to reach the pole, with a relief ship ready if needed and Bradley pledging aid from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Hanson
Cook
Gloucester
Brooklyn
Hemselt
John R Bradley
Arctic Dlover
New York
Bradley
Greenland
Cloucester
Moses Bartlett
Labrador
Cape York
North Star Re
Smith Sound
Etah
Pole
Readiey
Peary
Crokers
Grinnalls Land
Croxera Land
Wuimmer
Annatok
John R Bradiey
Ardelph
Franige
Utah
Jeane
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Roswell O. Stephins
Thig City
Coo
Nclenca
Pepert
Toqouing
Striking Trainmen End Imports to Fort Wayne Route
Representatives of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen announce no more strikebreakers will be sent to Pressed Steel Car Company plant via the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago route. A meeting at Vickees Rocks yielded a firm commitment from chairman Wiss that imported workers will not be transported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Schoenville
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Pressed Steel Car
Vickees Rocks
Chateman Wiss
Cammites
These Cool Nights Spur Fall Woolens Ordering
A storefront advertises fall woolens with a promise to tailor items quickly. The note notes workmen remounting and unfinished fronts while inviting customers to place orders now to save money, claiming no effect on fit or quality.
Faint Pole Quest Through Time Lured Many Nations
Readable remnants recount a long pole quest from 1553 to 1909, detailing explorers like Andree Wellman Peary and Franklin. It notes distances from the pole, balloon and ship expeditions, tragic losses, and multiple nations pursuing polar glory across decades and seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polar
Andree
North Pole
Treach Grote
Frogen Land
Frederick Albert Cook
Peary
Parry
Duke of
Grealy
Nares
Markham
Halk
Jin
Lockwood
Marthamarid Parr
Arctic Explorers Records and Pole Frequences
A compact record notes early polar exploration milestones with figures and explorers including Peary Amundsen and An dree, tracing attempts to reach the pole from 1554 to 1907 and charting efforts along Greenland and the Arctic coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roald Amundsen
Greenland
Robert E. Peary
Solomon Auguste Andree
Polar Circle
Robert B. Peary
Praise Cook's daring feat hailed by Greely
London and New Hampshire dispatches report Gen Adolphus Greely calling Dr. Cook's polar expedition extraordinary. Captain Scott and Amod Bonsall discuss distance, route, and endurance, noting Cape Columbia start and the need for corroborating evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annis Boneal
Kane
Tella
London
Scott
Idevt
Shackleton
Dr Cook’s polar claim to be tested by scientists
Dr Frenchex a Cook returns to the country amid interest in proving whether he reached the forth pole. Coast survey chief Tittman and Perkins discuss instruments, latitude, and the chance to verify the expedition’s location beyond doubt. Scientists await concrete proof of the top of the earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frenchex A. Cook
O. HW Tittman
Cook
E Wally Perkinn
Suger
Geodotlo Barney
Cal
Phi Cook
Dr Cook and the Northern Land Claim
Fragmented text discusses Dr Cook, his calculations and observations on a northern land claim. It mentions potential arrival of land specimens if correct and references Columbus and distant voyages. The passage remains unclear on which voyage or discoveries were confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Theo
C . Cablegram
United States
Columbus
Bysin
America
Fehad
Evely Thaw Denies Reno Divorce Move for Money
New York dispatch says Evelyn Nesbit Thaw rejects rumors of joining a Reno divorce colony. She states she has no plans to go there, needs money to live on, and will arrange a settlement with her husband rather than pursue divorce now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bean
Rano
Evelyar Nesbit
Wevads
Flusser Torpedo Boat Sets Speed Record At Sea
In Rockland Maine the torpedo boat destroyer Flusser outpaced rivals in a standardization run. Test speeds showed one run at 37 knots and another at 34 knots. Five top speeds averaged 27 knots, marking a notable Navy showcase for Bath shipyard craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Bent
United States Navy
WIFE AIDED EXPLORER PROUD OF HUSBAND'S FEAT
Mrs. Cook, wife of Dr Frederick Albert Cook, praises her husband for his Arctic Pole discovery while denying sensationalism. She recalls hardship funding his expeditions, selling possessions, and seeking support from Arctic clubs after his presumed loss. She says Peary was a sensationalist and the two were not friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Frederick Albert Cook
Brooklyn
North Pole
Jess Commodiona
Cealbries
United States
Beary
Rae
Peary
Greenland
Arctic hero’s lone bid for north pole hopes
A man decided to solo reach the pole and sent a secret letter to his father claiming he would succeed. He walked days to relay news, trusting native support and a single companion to outdo entire expeditions. Mrs Cook sought funds for a relief expedition, aided by Dillon Wallace, while a Waldorf party raised several hundred to thousands of dollars but fell short of the needed total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teely
Roald Amunilsen
Christiania
Gjoa
Herschel Tsjland
Arctic Ocean
Baron Toll
Siberia
Erickson, & Dane
Saunders Island
Greely
Ges
Gresty
Haven
Capa Sabine
UN der Commodoras
Admirsl
Winfelt & Schley
Prnngetphte
Amod_Bonsal
Elishe Kent Bane
North Pole
Dr. Cook
Cook
Pola
Bonsall
Dia
Hounds on Bandit's Trail After Lewistown Hold Up
Bloodhounds from Chillicothe tracked a bandit after the Pittsburg and Northern Express robbery near Lewistown Pennsylvania. The posse led the search toward the January River where a vehicle may have been used. Authorities recovered 519 dollars in gold and pennies, with the robber still at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Pittsburg
Northern
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chillicothe
Ohio
Lincoln
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Wrir
Rudolph
Franke
Teft
Mewnere
Estan
Erik
Hubberd
Grinnall
Estames
Br. Cook
Paktinoy
Blah
Hat Be
Cape Mas Hubbard
Civilization
Assurton
Salea
B. BE. T. Aid
Fort Wayne Oute
Pelzman
Preenland
Anthony Fiala
Nannen
Inger Strait
Tromyoo
Norway
Apt. de Long
Henrietta Island
Gredly
John Franklin
Lancaster Sound
Béring Strait
Hugh Wiloughby
Dre
Frederick Albert Cooe
Plorer
Arctic Explorers! Records
Northwest Passage
Robert “Eh. Peary
F. A. Conk
Hugh Willoughby
Richard Chancellor
Martin Frobisher
John Davis
William Barents
Rup Hoemskerck
Henry Hudson
William Baffin
William Scoresby
W. E. Parry
FE. K. Kane
Nordenskjold
C.F. Ball
Conway Center
N. H
Adolphus W. Greely
Grossy
Colonial Office
Ur Voor
Roatertel
Robert Scott
Dr Cook
Cape Columbia
Fuat
Thia
Caps Columbis
Tale Peary
Eskimon
Franche
Pe Aunche
Bere
Evelyn Thaw
Reno
Mary
Lansburgh & Bro
Seventh St
Eighth St
Hotice
Poe
Aeres Madras
Wilson & Mayers Manufacturers Auctioneers
Giene
Reprerho Te
Eure
Planned Relief Party
Asienta
Kaurman
Washington
Dagdon
Porulan
James O Carter
J of
Carter and Clarke
L.A. Clarke
Lee
Carter
IH Carter & Co
Thirteenth Street Wharf
Jamba
G Carter
George
R.A Golden
M. Bea
Jene “Patterson
Igton
Rogpitala Valescente Light
Doren
Weister
Poe Run
Tou Wore
Nile
Iluminant
Christian Xander
Tre Ramsay
Ee Sheaen
White Rock
Worka’s
Vous
Sarventh
Qos, Nas Rob Vee
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