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Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1919

Page

8

Bishop Cup Race Set With Harbour Start In Bridgeport

The annual Bishop Cup regatta begins tomorrow at the harbor with a large entries list from Connecticut clubs. Boats will sail a 42 nautical mile course to the red spar buoy, Bridgeport to Middle Ground Light and back, with awards including a silver cup and medals for top time and best effort among entrants such as Pequonock Yacht Club and Miamogue Yacht Club.

Éock Pequonock Yacht Club William Pickard Edward Decater May Roscoe Merrill Xrinupiple Dwell J. A. el Delphia George Foalen Grayhound Venturett Respond J. Alfred Flanders Miamogue Alfred Abertgon William R. Hoff- Schoots Henry Bishop Orcef Brearns Frank Eliott Assisty Watson Woodford the Park Yacht Club Charles Phillips Ofast Club Felix “Miamogue Bhe Terry Igakeirchild& Son Rade Bridgeport Actor Company Paquonnock Club

Once Poor Coolie to Rich Philanthropist in China

Wu Chin, once a Shanghai coolie, rose to become a merchant and one of the two richest men in Hangchow district. He funded repairs to two irrigation lakes and built a tomb for himself in a grand masonry tomb with stone and cement. The article notes his rise from poverty to wealth and his public-spirited projects.

GPO Wu Chin China United States Wu T Shanghai Coolie Hangchow

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