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March 07, 1912

Report Amundsen reached South Pole

CHRISTIANA, Norway, March 7, 1912 (UP) -- In a special this evening the Newspaper Social Demokrater announces that it has received a private cable stating that Captain Roald Amundsen succeeded in his quest for the South Pole.

Whether he got there before Captain Scott, the English aspirant is not stated.

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