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Show THE STARS AND STRIFES Have Been Planted at Two Nearest Points to the North Pole. Washington, Sept. 12. The stars and stripes have been planted at two nearest points to the north pole yet reached by civilized civi-lized man. The navy department today received re-ceived the following telegram from Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Peary at St.' Johns, N. B.: The United States navy claims the highest discoveries dis-coveries on Greenland s east coast. Independence bay, 82 degrees north latitude, 84 degrees west longitude, discovered July 4, 1892. Greenland ice cape ends south of Victoria inlet. The highest point keretofore attained on the east coast is about 75 or 77 degrees and was made by Holdenby, a German. |