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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
1
One man drowned on the voyage as the hero of many daring attempts, determined to reach the world's goal. The expedition, delayed by open water, completed a two months' sledge journey begun last April.
Treut reports in rival accounts that Peary claims the North Pole and accuses Cook of exaggeration while Eskimo witnesses challenge Gook's ascent. Cook says he will lay out data and observations to a world scientific tribunal and reveal his pole reach when proper.
A preliminary Peary report of his successful north pole voyage is issued September 8 by the New York Times Company for Commander Peary with copyright protection. Distribution is restricted to prevent reproduction by newspapers in the United States or Europe.
Brief dispatch from Battle Harbor Newfoundland transmits Peary's North Pole voyage milestones aboard the Roosevelt. From July 1908 departure in New York to July 1909 return via Cape York, Etah, Cape Sheridan, and Cape Columbia, the sledge party reached the pole April 6 and sailed back by late August, with all expedition members aboard at Indian Harbor.
National Association of Post Office Clerks votes to continue back stamping with receipt time to aid quick distribution. They also seek a rule against transparent envelopes that hinder recognizing recipients. H Burchley plans clerk honesty measures and a plan for warders of registered letters to declare contents.
In Long Beach on September 8 an elderly woman identified as Bettie Becker shot a 18 year old girl believed to be Pec an Jane and fired at Andrew Becker, her father, after a dispute as they walked a dark street. The father wrestled the revolver away to stop further violence.
A dramatic Arctic dispute unfolds as Dr Frederick A Cook vows to publish documentary proof of his claim to reach the North Pole and accuses Peary of taking his stores. He says Eskimos were hired and paid. Peary calls Cook an impostor. The feud foregrounds Cook’s planned court-facing disclosures and ongoing exchanges in Copenhagen with intimate details about stores and depots.
A fragment hints at party realignments surrounding Roosevelt era politics with figures such as Cook and Peary in contested positions. The piece mentions Harry Watney and Cork’s involvement in reserved or reserved seats amid party lines.
Readings from The Washington Post detail a heated dispute between Peary and Cook over polar claims. Arctic Club of America plans a Cook homecoming celebration despite Peary’s denials and rival witnesses.
A fragmentary item notes Stan Sherman beginning a westward venture amid scattered names such as Wil Weiß and S. Dickinnen. The readable bits hint at a biographical or serial feature with period newspaper tone, without clear dates or full context.
Gen Henry C Corbin's family mourns as news confirms engagement of his daughter to Baron Rothschild ended by a fatal self inflicted tragedy. The veteran general, long allied with Garfield, faced illness leading to Roosevelt Hospital admission where an operation preceded his death. Funeral planned at St Johns Episcopal Church.
A fragment mentions World Wide Searity for Health and praise by officers and fellows. The readable text is sparse but notes a cordial, possibly ceremonial acknowledgment. Further details are not available in the fragment.
Mrs. Robert E Peary arrives in Portland with two children from Eagle Island carrying two wireless messages from her husband. One dated Battle Harbor requests a later wire from Sydney while awaiting coal and reporting heavy weather. The other, from Cook's controversy, hints at Navy reporting and forthcoming Washington summation as Mrs Peary retreats to rest before continuing northward.
A San Francisco report cites Prof. W W Campbell of Lick Observatory announcing that recent expedition returns from Mount Whitney provide definite evidence of water vapor on Mars. He asserts this finding, if confirmed, supports the possibility that Mars could sustain sentient life under moist conditions, though not yet proves life exists.
Fragmentary text references Portyval nobility, a duke, and a decree about title claims. The readable parts suggest future recognition of a couple as duke and duchess in Vienna, but the text is garbled and lacks clear facts. No concrete events, dates, or names are reliable enough to confirm.
New York September 8 special to The Washington Post Mrs Helen Kells Gould who recently obtained her divorce from Frank J Gould filed for record in the registrar office and granted a general release of dower to all real property owned by Mr Gould wherever situated The consideration was 108000 It is understood the release was arranged when the interlocutory decree was obtained and was part of Mr Gould's financial provision for his wife The amount she received has never been made public
Secretary Ballinger has left Beverly with no results shared on the Pinchot matter or other issues until cleared up. Taft may meet Ballinger in Seattle on the Western trip, while Pinchot may also be consulted. Nagel and Durand discussed census supervisor appointments. most remaining picks will be signed tomorrow, with key posts in New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh and St. Louis proving tricky.
Washington Post reports plans for a grand carnival in Potomac Park on September 13 with Maj. Sylvester in charge of police arrangements. Col. Cosby to move two bandstands to the park. Old King Cole to be escorted by Navy jackies and trumpeters. Prizes and gold medals await children, with extensive safety measures for unattended kids and a parade of decorated canoes and torpedo boats on the river.
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