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Peary Celebrates North Pole Discovery Across Alerts
A series of dispatches from Indian Harbor Labrador and other locales announce Commander Peary's claim of reaching the north pole. Messages to New York and the New York Times state pole reached on April 6 with Peary's confirmation. widespread reactions follow in Copenhagen and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londons
Reuter
Harbor
Labrador
Cape Ray
N. F
North Pole
PEARY
New York
New York Times
South Harpswell
Robert E. Peary
Eagle Island
Indian Harbor
Old Pole
Chateau
Bert
Worcester
Mass
D. W. Abercrombie
Worcester Academy
Newfoundland
D. McMillan
Donald E. McMillan
Freeport
D. B. McMillan
McMillan
W. C. Fogg
Pole
Ben
Copenhagen
Arctic
Denmark
Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
Cook
Dr. Cook
Shetland Islands
Robt
E. Peary
Ketner
Associated Press
London
Herbert L. Bridgman
Peary Arctic Club
Roosevelt
Etah