PEARY RECOGNISED.
« r BX UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHICAL o SOCIETY. COOK NOT YET ACCEPTED. 6 (By TolcEraph.-Pross "Assooiatlon.-CopyrißhU ft (Rcc. November 4, 9.35 p.m.) J New York, Novombor 4. 0 Tho' National Geographical Society (which t has not yet recognised Dr. Cook's claim to i having discovered tho North Polo in April, f 1908) has awarded tho gold medal to Com- J? mander Peary (who claims to have discovered t the Pole in April, 1909). f The Board of Managers of the Society unani- d mously accepted a 6Ub-committce's findings that l Commander Peary's records afford conelu- P sire proof substantiating his claim that ho reached the North Pole. fThe National Geographical Society announced last month that the testing of Cook's and Peary's records must precede their official recognition.].
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 7
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128PEARY RECOGNISED. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 7
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