Today's episode is extra special because I'm covering two different dates about the same event. On December 14, 1911, the South Pole was reached for the first time. However, due to tricky navigation, the important news didn't reach newspapers until March 7, 1912. What else was being printed in newspapers on those days?

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SOURCES

“Advertisement: Your Face Is Your Fortune (Page 3).” The Evening Star (Washington D.C.), December14, 1911. www.newspapers.com.

“Aged Churchman Charged With Arson.” The Hickman Courier (Hickman, Kentucky), December 14, 1911. www.newspapers.com.

“Amundsen's New Plan.” The Evening Star (Washington D. C.), December 14, 1911. www.newspapers.com.

“Amundsen's South Pole Expedition.” Wikipedia. Accessed April 4, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%27s_South_Pole_expedition.

“Atlanta Man Accuses Wife of Shooting.” The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York), March 7, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

“Bail Discharged of Old Bridge's Alleged Firebugs.” The Central New Jersey Home News (New Brunswick, New Jersey), December 13, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

“Captain Amundsen, Famous Explorer, Back From Pole.” The Pacific Commercial Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii), March 7, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

“The Durbar at Delhi/The Elephant Snubbed.” Lancaster Teller (Lancaster, Wisconsin), December 14, 1911. www.newspapers.com.

“Ellis W. Appleby Dies in the South.” The Central New Jersey Home News (New Brunswick, New Jersey), December 21, 1923. www.newspapers.com.

“Emperor of India.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 27, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_India#:~:text=Three%20subsequent%20British%20monarchs%20followed,visit%20India%20was%20George%20V.

“Mrs. Grace, Outwardly Calm, Hears Verdict of Acquittal.” The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), August 3, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

“Puzzling Grace Shooting Scrape Will Be Aired In Atlanta Monday.” The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee), July 21, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

“The Race to the South Pole: Scott and Amundsen.” Royal Museums Greenwich. Accessed April 4, 2023. https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/race-south-pole-scott-amundsen.

“Roald Amundsen Becomes First Explorer to Reach the South Pole.” History.com. A&E Television Networks. Accessed April 4, 2023. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amundsen-reaches-south-pole.

“Shot Husband While Dreaming.” Waterloo Evening Courier (Waterloo, Iowa), March 7, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

“Statements of the Two Principals Before Trial Started.” The Atlanta Georgian and News, July 29, 1912. www.newspapers.com.

“Thinks Appleby Is a Pyromaniac.” The Daily Record (Long Branch, New Jersey), November 1, 1911. www.newspapers.com.

“Woman May Be Witness In Arson Case.” The Central New Jersey Home News (New Brunswick, New Jersey), November 4, 1911. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.