Shamrock's Needle Model Shapes Cup Contrast
John R. Spear describes the Shamrock redesign as a needle model with short round overhangs and a lean hull, contrasting the Yankee and Genesta designs. The article notes the British hull efficiency, reduced fin-keel lead, and aim to pierce water, while Yankee sails are broader and deeper, promising high canvas but limited cruising use, with no assured winner.
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New York
John R. Spear
Fife
Columbia
Nickel steel strakes used on new syndicate boat
Bristol Rhode Island February 22 A new syndicate boat will use nickel steel for the sheer strakes and part of the stem. The nickel steel plates arrived but remain in crates. A private launch is planned to avoid a repeat of the Columbia’s mishap.
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Bristol
Ril
Kid McCoy Sues Wife Again In High Profile Divorce
Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy sues for absolute divorce from Julia E. Droselmeyer Selby and files a $100,000 damages claim for alienation of affection against Ralph Thompson. The couple, having married three times, just returned from six months in Japan and face a tangle of previous suits, alimony and reconciliations.
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New York
Kid McCoy
Norman Selby
Ralph Thompson
Rossmore Hotel
Japan
Boston
Mediterranean
Selby
Saratoga
Hoboken
Saratoga Country Club
Thompson
Europe
Mrs. Selby
Queenstown
America
Liverpool
San Francisco
Schenectady
Ellis
Go-As-You-Please Race Opens in Industrial Hall
Philadelphia February 23 report a six day go-as-you-please event starting after midnight. Top professional pedestrians compete with all in good condition and a big score is expected. The first eight finishers share 50 percent of the gate receipts.
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Philadelphia
Industrial Hall
Cambridge Couple Wed at 7 Brookline Street
Miss Josephine Wallace and John J. Grinham of Cambridge were united in marriage by Father Kelliher of Allston at 7 Brookline Street. Bridesmaid Miss Lillian Morrison and best man Thomas Grinham attended.
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Brookline Street
Cambridge
Josephine Wallace
John J. Grinham
Kelliher
Allston
Lillian Morrison
Thomas Grinham
Macedonian Bands Form Near Sofia Amid Rumors of Attacks
The Neue Free Presse reports Macedonian leader Boris Saratoff organized within two weeks several armed bands in Macedonia each about 20 men. About 4000 Macedonians are massed near the Rila Monastery 40 miles from Sofia preparing to attack Melmik in Seren province. An unconfirmed rumor says Albanians attacked the Romanian consulate at Mitrovista near Pristina.
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Vienna
Boris Saratoff
Macedonia
Neue Free Presse
Rila
Sofia
Melmik
Seren
Mitrovista
Turkey
Pristina
Washington Day at Rome celebrates Birthday with American guests
Beautiful weather and Washington's Birthday receptions draw 600 Americans at the U S embassy in Rome. Guests include Dr Nevin Dr William Burt Monsignor Farrelly and other officials plus the Chinese minister and legation staff. The American College hosted a dinner with Toasts to the Pope and Roosevelt.
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Rome
Washington
United States
Nevin
Episcopal Church
William Burt
Methodist Episcopal Missions
Italy
Farrelly
American College
Robert Seton
Tillmar
West Point
Choate
Prescott Lawrence
New York
Morris Avery
Dudley Pickman
Boston
Alison Armour
Sir Seymour
Lady Blane
Henry Blake
Legation
Pope
Roosevelt
The
Loyal Legion
Sawtelle
Claus
Ripley
Poole
Abbott
Baron Blanc
Ittalian
Loftus Pushes Rule Changes For Baseball
Manager Tom Loftus of the Washington team urges uniform rules at a joint league meeting in Chicago. He seeks lowering the pitcher’s mound and removing groundkeeper aids on baselines, arguing for level baselines and ridgeless lines. Officials plan a noon gathering at the Auditorium annex to discuss these proposals and foul strike rules.
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Chicago
Tom Loftus
Washington
Loftus
Auditorium Annex
Orangeine touted as remedy saving doctor bills
To Save Doctors' Bills Mr. Jos G Grady President Board of Health West Orange N Y says Orangeine is certainly a great boon to sufferers who have longed for a simple and effective remedy for Colds Grip Neuralgia and Headache One great advantage is that it often saves calling your doctor and paying doctors' bills.
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Jos. G. Grady
Board of Health
West Orange
N. Y
Boston Pastors Reflect Washingtons Birthday Lessons
Boston pastors across the city and nearby areas held sermons on Washingtons Birthday and the life of Washington. The Rev. Edward Everett Hale cited Washingtons loyalty to truth and duty and contrasted his judgment of men with Napoleon, while a ballad and Eliot reference praised sanctity across domestic and public life.
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Washington
Boston
Edward Everett Hale
United Sunday Schools of
South Congregational
Second Churches
Benedict Arnold
Napoleon
Dr. Hale
Potomac
Merrimac
Eliot
Washington speaks through medium at Exeter spiritual service
The First Spiritual Church on Exeter street heard the spirit of General George Washington via trance medium Mrs. N J Willis. Washington warned of politic misuse of government and urged education. He predicted women would gain the vote as the nation faced changing leadership. The audience applauded at the end.
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Exeter Street
George Washington
N. J. Willis
General Washington
America
Independence
Washington Birthday Saint Day in American Hearts
The Rev. Reuen Thomas of Harvard Church Brookline called Washington’s birthday one of our natural saints days. He spoke of Washington being canonized in the hearts of true Americans and urged reverent remembrance.
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Reuen Thomas
Harvard Church
Brookline
Washington
Child Labor Criticized at Woman's Union Meeting
Arthur P. Greenleaf condemned child labor in the South and Massachusetts. He cited 10 to 12 year olds in Fall River chemical rooms and warned of 10 percent yearly child deaths in mills and mines. The group urged opposition to a MA House amendment allowing 12 year olds to work in summer mills.
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South
Woman's Industrial Union
Arthur P. Greenleaf
D. D
Everett
Massachusetts
Fall River
Rhode Island
Massachusetts House
Washington's Legacy Urges Civic Ideal in Politics
Rev. Herbert S. Johnson of Warren Avenue Baptist Church cites George Washington as the ideal citizen. He urges politicians capitalists and labor unions to study his legacy of justice sincerity and self-sacrifice. He emphasizes reverence for God in all aspects of life, especially politics.
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Herbert S. Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Washington
Washington expansionist view from Rev McElveen talk
The Rev. William T. McElveen discussed George Washington as an expansionist after the war, noting Washington’s aristocratic side yet welcoming democracy. He cited Washington visiting Boston and stopping at Captain O’Flynn’s tavern and Mt. Vernon welcoming Revolutionary soldiers.
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William T. McElveen
Shawmut Congregational Church
Washington
Boston
Captain O'Flynn
Mt. Vernon
Rev Canon Lindsay Lauds Washington At St Pauls Church
The Rev Canon Lindsay preached at St Pauls Church praising George Washington as a God chosen man who filled a noble niche. He urged church members to imitate Washingtons high standard to honor America and freedom worldwide.
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Canon Lindsay
St. Paul's Church
George Washington
Washington
America
Spanish War Veterans Open State Convention at City Hall
State convention of the Legion of Spanish War Veterans opened at City Hall this afternoon with 120 delegates reported. Major George F. H. Murray of Boston called the convention to order, in a ceremony led by Father Kelliher of Lawrence.
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the Legion of Spanish War Veterans
City Hall
George F. H. Murray
Boston
Kelliher
Alls- Lawrence
Guild on Citizenship Addresses Duty of Citizens
Everett Feb 22 Lieutenant-Governor Guild spoke at the Y M C A urging Americans to fulfill duties of citizenship. He warned employers editors and voters that neglect harms the republic and called on every citizen to participate in politics serve on juries and support national service. He framed public life as a duty not a privilege and praised active citizens over critics and passive observers.
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Everett
Guild
Eighth Regiment
B. Leroy Sweetser
James A. Perkins
A. P. Martin Camp
Sons of Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Boys’ Brigade
National Guard
Dermod McMorrough
Benedict Arnold
Ireland
America
Booker T Washington Addresses Race Problem in Brooklyn
The memorial meeting at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn featured Booker T. Washington as the keynote speaker. He argued that the United States must extend equal protection and opportunity to black citizens, dismissing violence and lynching as unworthy methods, and urged cross racial cooperation to address the race issue with calm, practical discussion.
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New York
Booker T. Washington
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Booklyn Academy of Arts and Sciences
Washington's Birthday Services in New York
Washington's Birthday was observed with special services by patriotic societies and clergy across New York. The Sons of the Revolution held its 18th annual service at Brick Presbyterian Church led by Rev. William R. Richards. A Carnegie Hall mass meeting, under the Y M C A West End Branch, featured the Seventh Regiment Band and the New York Festival Chorus with 300 voices. Reverends Stinson Fagnani Mackay and Lorimer delivered eulogies on Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Society of the Sons of the Revolution
W. C. Stinson
Charles P. Fagnani
Donald Sage Mackay
George C. Lorimer
Washington visit draws Cambridge shutterbugs to landmarks
People with cameras swarmed Cambridge snapping every Washington related site. Visitors crowded the Washington elm and the Longfellow house to view the room Washington occupied during his stay in the university city.
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Cambridge
University City
Washington
Washington Elm
Longfellow House
Roosevelt Chooses Humphrey For Army Quartermaster Role
President Roosevelt appoints Colonel Charles E. Humphrey to be quartermaster-general of the army upon Major-General Ludington's retirement. The choice follows a past dispute in Siboney during the Spanish-American War when Humphrey refused Roosevelt's request for stores.
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Washington
Charles E. Humphrey
United States
Rough Riders
D—L
Army
Ludington
Roosevelt
Humphrey
Siboney
Cold Cure Promises Quick Relief For Grip Sufferers
Promoter urges city to treat colds and flu with Cold or Grip Cure claiming rapid relief of nasal discharge sore throat and fever and a guarantee of cures for rheumatism indigestion kidney ailments and more. Warns against whiskey and quinine home remedies. Drugstore vials sold nationwide.
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Bright
General Booth Addresses 12000 at Tremont Temple
The Salvation Army leader spoke to about 12 000 in a highly charged service, calling attendees his children and urging personal salvation. He recounted calls at the mercy seat, described his method and voice, and led a prayer with his granddaughter present. Governor Bates to preside tonight on The Past Present and Future of the Salvation Army.
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Booth
McKinley
Hell
Heaven
God
Adam
Garden of Eden
Scotland
Jesus Christ
Stalvation Army
Desire
Salvation
Booth-Tucker
St. John
Salvation Army
Tremont Temple
Governor Bates
Mob Violence At South Bend Damages Powerhouse
In South Bend Indiana February 22 a mob of about 150 men attacked the Indiana Railway Company powerhouse injuring a watchman who was hurled through a window and beaten others with bricks stones and clubs. Police arrived in force and arrested several including two ex employees on conspiracy riot and assault with intent to kill. Property damage was substantial.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana Railway Company
Parish Priests Urge Silence on Harvard Philanthropy
The Sacred Heart Church in East Cambridge praised parishioners for their attitude toward Harvard students doing philanthropic work. Rev Father Hughes urged avoiding the Harvard House and keeping others away due to broad publicity drawing attention to East Cambridge.
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Sacred Heart Church
East Cambridge
Harrvard
Father Hughes
Harvard House
Urbane Association in Charlestown Celebrates 23rd Anniversary
The Urbane Association of Charlestown held a banquet at its rooms 87 Bunker Hill street to mark its 23d anniversary. President Cornelius Flynn introduced Alderman Edward L. Quigley as toastmaster with speakers Dr. William J. Reilly Hon John R. Murphy Joseph A. Dennison Representative W. H. Hayes and Councilmen D. J. McDonald and John J. Conway.
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The
Urbane Association of
Charlestown
Bunker Hill Street
Cornelius Flynn
Edward L. Quigley
William J. Reilly
John R. Murphy
Joseph A. Dennison
W. H. Hayes
D. J. McDonald
John J. Conway
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Kid M
Grinham—Wallace
Balkan Peninsula
Bulgaria
MR. Lindsay
Convention
Security Safe Deposit Company
Gen. Guild
Booker Washington
Fiver
Sean
Beecham
Gen. Booth
General Booth
London
Urbane Association Dines
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