PALMYRA ISLAND.
UNITED STATES WILL ASSERT SOVEREIGNTY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 29, 11 p.m. London, February 29. The Morning Post's Washington correspondent reports that the State Department asserts its sovereignty over the Palmyra Island as part of the Hawaian Group. Owing to rumors adverse to the claim being made, a cruiser visited the island. The American Government, he says, does not intend to relinquish its sovereignty over the island.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 208, 1 March 1912, Page 5
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69PALMYRA ISLAND. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 208, 1 March 1912, Page 5
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