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Show PEARY STARTS ON A LECTURE TOUR New York, April 26. Commander Robert E Peary sailed on the Kron 1 Prir.zcsEln Cecile today for a lecture tour In England and the continent Ho is accompanied by his family and Captain Robert A. Bartlett, who commanded com-manded the Roosevelt on tho trip to the north pole. "I will bo away about lx weeks," I cald Mr. Peary. "I will deliver my I firs lecture In London on May 4." Commander Peary's London address will be delivered before the Royil Geographical society. On that occasion oc-casion tho society will present a gold irrdal to him and a silver modal to Captain Bartlett. In Rome, on May 20, tho commander command-er will receive another gold medal. Tho greatest geographical societies soci-eties of Europe will honor the explorer. |