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Show COOK HASND PROOF COPENHAGEN COMMITTEE CONFIRMS CON-FIRMS PREVIOUS . FINDINGS IN REGARD TO EXPLORER. While Unanimous In Declaring Cook's Claims Untrue, Some of Members Declare He is an Honest Man, Though Not a Scientist. Copenhagen. The committee ot the University of Copenhagen has completed com-pleted Its examination of Dr. Frederick Fred-erick A. Cook's original notes, and on Wednesday confirmed its previous conclusions that not the slightest proof that the explorer reached the north pole had been submitted. The report was submitted to the consistory of the university. The committee finds the copy of Cook's data, on which its previous decision was based, conforms in the main to the original note book now in its possession.- The latter, the examiners say, contains various alterations, but there is nothing to, show whether the charges were made with the purpose of deceiving. While the consistory was unanimous unani-mous In declaring Cook's claims were absolutely untrue, there are still some of its members who declare de-clare Cook is an honest man, though not a scientist. |