Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1909 — Explorer Peary Also Found The Most Northern Point. [ARTICLE]

Explorer Peary Also Found The Most Northern Point.

Robert E. Peary, who has been a seeker for the north pole since 1886, sent the following dispatch to the Associated Press under date of Sept. 6th: “Stars and stripes nailed to north pole. Peary.” It is hoped that the almost simultaneous claim of Dr. Cook and Explorer Peary of having found the north pole will not occasion a long newspaper controversy as to which if either really reached there. There is glory enough for each and some genuine regret that shin-toasted explorer Walter Wellman did not- get his toes frosted a bit also.