A Condemned Man Faces the Scaffold at Dawn
Guy Erskine awaits execution with stoic resolve as his brother Reg gie prepares to marry Audrey and ensure his care for Harry Williams. The scene shifts between the brothers' final farewell and the grim preparation for the hanging, detailing lingering doubts, plans, and the approaching end.
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Arlington
Dees
Allence
Hilda
Guy
Bou
Athela
Reggie
Mos
South America
England
Audrey
Harry Williams
Models of famous racing boats
In the New York Yacht Club model room a yachtsman can spend hours studying the designs and hulls of renowned racing boats, tracing the evolution of craft and speed through detailed miniature replicas. The exhibit highlights the struggles and innovations that shaped competitive sailing.
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New York Yacht Club
Models Tell The Tale Of Yachting History At Club
A club room preserves a history of the America's Cup and yacht models. Since 1844 models were deposited with the secretary before regattas, becoming club property. The collection shows boat design progress and explains why sails differ by era and conditions.
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Windhurst
Historic America's Cup models line the walls of the club
The display shows sixteen pairings of challenger and defender yachts with models of famous cup boats like the Livonia 1871 Countess of Dufferin 1876 and Valkyrie HL 1895. The text notes the evolution from the America to the Columbia with rigging and keel differences and recalls the first defender Magic defeating Cambriad.
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Livonia
Countess of Dufferin
Madeline
Atalanta
Puritan
Thistle
Valkyrie U
Valkyrie HL
America
Evolution of America's Cup Yachts Through the Years
The article recalls early yacht designs from Genesta to Defender and Columbia, noting how centerboard and deep keel boats competed in America's Cup races. It traces shifts in rigging, hull shapes, and influence from British models, and observes how cup racers influenced broader yacht trends.
York Yacht Club Shelves Historic Models On Display
The York Yacht Club displays a collection of yacht models including three schooners from 1866 and racers from 1887. Notable pieces include the Atlantic, Endymion, and models gifted by J Pierpont Morgan, Wile son Marshall, and George Lauder Jr. The collection also features steam yachts like Gloucester and Kanawha, with plans to add more before year end.
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York Yacht Club Burzee
Bis Country
Franrett
Fleetwing
Jamies Gordon Bennett
Wile
Marshall
Endymion
George Lauder
J. Pierpont Morgan
Ferdinand Brand
Admiralty Library
London
Brand
Royal United Service Institution
Naval College Museu
Greenwich
England
William IV
Kensington
Naval College
United States
Gloucester
Santiago
Jh. al. Rogers
Steaney Kanawha
James Gordon Bennett
Lysistrata
Lorena
Curiosity Across Genders in Evolutionary View
A National Magazine excerpt argues that both sexes display persistent curiosity though in different forms. It frames female curiosity as near and nest focused and male curiosity as outward and hunt oriented, claiming these drives shaped early human development and survival.
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National Magazine
Minister Carl Clendennin Lives Outdoors Day and Night
Rev. De John Clendennin, son of Thrace Greeley, has slept outdoors since last September. He reports improved health after abandoning indoor living, spending six months largely outside and only briefly indoors for meals. He travels and camped on a balcony of his home to continue the open-air living.
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de John Clendennin
Jewish Chautauqua publishes syllabus for American Jewish History
The Jewish Chautauqua society releases a free syllabus of readings in American Jewish History to mark the 250th anniversary of Jewish settlement in America. Dr. Berkowitz, chancellor, drafted the list for distribution as the society’s anniversary contribution.
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Jewish Chautauqua Society
America
Berkowitz
Perfect Illusion in a Music Room Tale
A quirky tale describes an inventor showing a piano that plays itself while a dozen phonographs converse aloud during a performance. A past romance and a cyclone escape weave through the scene as eager observers react with amusement and curiosity.
United States Gold Output In 1905 Rises Noted
Preliminary figures from the director of the mint report U S gold production in the calendar year 1905 at 4 178 592 fine ounces valued at 80 987 700 a gain of about 6 000 000 over 1904. The increase is mainly in Alaska while California shows a reduction among the other large producers.
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United States
Alaska
Channel Tunnel revival hinted by French engineers
The London Graphic reports a revival of the Channel Tunnel scheme this year with French engineers and their scientific circle from the Institute of France marking the memory of M Potter the engineer who began the project over thirty years ago.
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London Graphic
Institute of France
M. Potter
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Earth
Guy Erskine
Mhose
Hillda
Historic
Genfsta
Columbia
Magic
Cambria
Ivonia
Sappho
Camebria
Caniada
Genesta
Lord Dunraven
Herreshoff
Reliance
Colunbia
Mischiff
AMS
Awenica
Consaln
Onkalye
Eheb
New York Sun
Huey
Driummer
Ain
Lacey
Niuguric Falls
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