Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1910 — TO AWARD PEARY A MEDAL [ARTICLE]

TO AWARD PEARY A MEDAL

Royal Geographical Society to f/iakc Presentation —Bartlett Honored. London, Jan.’ 25.--It was announced at a meejir? of the Royal Geographical society that it had been decided to award a special gold medal to Commande” Peary for having been the first man to iead a party ofcxplorers to one of the poles. It was lecided to give a silver •f the medal to Captain Bartlett of the steamer Roosevelt.