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THE NORTH POLE FOUND 



Scientists the world over joined in the bedlam of discussion over the 

 significance of the discovery. Dr. George Titmann, superintendent of the 

 coast and goedetic survey at Washington, declared that the chief immediate 



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value would be the actual geographical information obtained by Dr. Cook of 

 the route over which he passed. 



Dr. Titmann also believed that the discovery will have great effect in stim- 

 ulating elaborately equipped scientific expeditions for th** collection of mo***^ 

 technical data that will be of great value. 



