America’s Cup the Oldest Trophy in World Sailing
The article traces the America's Cup history from 1851 when the America won the 53 mile race around the Isle of Wight, through edits of challengers and defenders, notable yachts like Valkyrie II, Shamrock, Columbia, Vigilant, and the shift from schooners to sloops, with key races, times, and the evolving defense policy up to 1903 and a looming 1914 renewal.
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Bschooner
America
Royal Yacht Squadron
Isle of Wight
Cowes
Aurora
George Steers
John C. Stevens
New York Yacht Club
Dick" Brown
Sandy Hook
Annapolis
Benjamin F. Butler
Boston
Cambria
Navy
Naval Academy At
Wbave
Mr. Ashbury
Livonia
Columbia
Valkyrie NT
Shamrock Tr
Countess of Dufferin
Madeleine
Mischief
Puritan
Genesta
Armeorljean
Thomas
Sir Thomas
Bermuda
Europe
Brooklyn
Jacob’s Yard
City Island
Vanitie
Resolute
Herreshoff Yards
Bristol
R. I
Shamrock
Valkyrie M
Shamrock III
Valkyrie
Hart of Dunraven
Valkyrie III
Leeward
Windward
Atalanta
Belleville
Ont
Bay of Quinte Yacht Club
Constitu
Racing lineup shifts to Columbia as 1899 defender chosen
The article notes a change in the racing lineup with Columbia selected as the defender, replacing the 1899 champion. Sheabury Lawrence is mentioned in connection with the decision, indicating the involvement of key figures in the selection process.
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Tion
Columbia
Sheabury Lawrence
Sinn Fein Courts Spread in Ireland Across Civil and Criminal
Sinn Fein courts in Ireland extend their reach and variety of cases with libel and seduction on the civil side and a range of criminal offenses. In County Clare a magistrate charged with trespass was seized by volunteers after ignoring Sinn Fein jurisdiction. Sligo Asylum Committee orders the flag to fly and assigns lunatic conveyance to volunteers. Kerry refuses ads unless Irish language reports are published. local doctor assists.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Ireland
County
Clare
Sligo
Irish Volunteers
Kerry
Argentina to Raise Dignity of Embassies
Buenos Aires reports Argentina will elevate its legations in England France Italy and Germany to embassy status matching its missions in Spain and the United States. Paris and London will gain embassies with owned buildings, funded in the 1920 budget, with Madrid embassy funding sought later.
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Buenos
Argentina
England
France
Italy
Germany
Spain
United States
Paris
London
America
Europe
New Pastor Arrives to Lead Swedish Church in Cheyenne
Rev. Erick Floreen and his family arrived from Poplar Wisconsin and will settle in Cheyenne as the permanent pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church. He will also conduct missionary work throughout the territory and in towns along the Union Pacific railroad near the city.
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Erick Floreen
Poplar
Wis
Cheyenne
Mr. Floreen
Swedish Lutheran Church
Union Pacific
Austria Faces Half Population Loss in 60 Years
Vienna report says if current birth and death rates persist Austria risks a 50 percent depopulation in six decades. In 1919 deaths exceeded births by 16,070 while marriages ran well above normal.
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Vienna
Austria
O Connell's Pirates To Mix With Firemen At South Side Park
O Connell's Pirates will play the Union Pacific Firemen Sunday afternoon at the South Side park. The Pirates battery will be McGonagle Howder and Henson. Both teams have been working out in fine shape and fans anticipate a good game. Auto Painting Pioneer Auto Painting Co. 421 West 17th. T. L. July 27 tf
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O’connell
Pirates
O'Connell
Union Pacific Firemen
South Side Park
McGonagle, Howder and Henson
Pioneer Auto Painting Co
West 17Th
T. L
Frontier go e to loot little time in aitting trail
Cheyenne concluded its Frontier celebration as guests departed Friday after a grand house party. Tens of thousands visited Frontier Park with trains and autos carrying crowds, while fakirs packed up and decorations came down for the year. Officials hailed the show as a success, with future plans to outdo this edition.
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Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Denver
Colorado & Southern
Eddie McCarty
Plains City
Frontier Park
Relative of Cheyenne Man Here From Chile
Gordon Goebel, a Westinghouse Electric representative in Chile, arrived in Cheyenne from Missouri to marry Miss Timmins, daughter of ex Chief Justice Timmins. General Hugo Donzelman hosted the visitors at the Frontier Days exhibition, where they enjoyed the wild west show.
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Gordon Goebel
Cheyenne
Hugo Donzelman
Eight Years Of Bamboo Study To Report For McIlhenny
Edward A. McIlhenny of Avery Island, after eight years of Bureau of Plant Production experiments, prepares a government report on bamboo varieties suited to the South. He cites Phyllostachys pubescens as valuable timber and edible shoots, Phyllostachys henryi as another edible type, and timber varieties Puberula and Quilfoi thriving in Louisiana. The four species are hardy, tolerate zero temperatures, and promise use in timber, poles, and agriculture in Southern Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Edward A. McIlhenny
Avery Island
United States Bureau of Plant Production
Mr. Mcllhenny
Louisiana
Mr. McIlhenny
Cordillos to reunite behind bars in Wyoming Penitentiary
Pete Cordillo will join his brother John at the Wyoming state penitentiary after Pete is moved from the Laramie county jail to begin a 30 to 40 year term for murder. John Cordillo, convicted of manslaughter, received 15 to 20 years. Pete showed defiance at sentencing but has since become subdued.
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Wyoming State Penitentiary
John Cordillo
Pete
Laramie County
Frank Jennings
Motor Cars Used To Move Stolen Cattle
In RHGINA Sask July 30 the motor car is blamed for cattle rustling advances. Three calves were taken from Bengough herds and driven across the border in two cars. Three rustlers were arrested on the Canadian side and two more in Montana awaiting trial.
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Rhgina
Sask
Bengough
Montana
Denver Market Report on Cattle Receipts and Prices
ADDITIONAL MARKETS DENVER July 80 As is usually the case on Fridays, cattle receipts at the Denver yards were light, the supply consisting of only two loads of fair grade Brammers, which were not of the right type for packers use. Prices paid for common grades of grass steers range from 9 to 10 dollars. Better grades range from 11 to 14 dollars, depending on weight and quality and whether or not the cattle have had any dry feed. Feeder steers were unchanged from earlier in the work. Quotations range from 6.50 to 8.25 dollars. Calves were in strong demand and quoted at 11 to 12 dollars for best years.
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Denver
Chicago cattle and hog market summary heat up July 30
Chicago July 30 cattle receipts 6000 with good and choice steers 25 cents higher, medium grades steady, common steers weak, top at 17, best stock steady, bulls and cows lower, good and choice feeders 16 to 17, stockers weak. Hog receipts 16000 with first noted.
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Chicago
U. S. Bureau of Markets
Market Report Breeds Mixed as Prices Edge Up
Sales 10 15c higher with yesterday's averages steady to strong. Top price $16.10, bulk light and butchers $15.10 to 16. Bulk packing bows $13.75 to 14.25. Pigs steady. Sheep receipts around 1,000 with overall market steady. Top western lambs $16.25, native $14.65, bulk native $18 to 14.26. Western weights $8.50, feeder lambs $10 to 12.50.
Don’t Blame the Weather Too Much Digestive Health Note
The snippet promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets as a remedy for biliousness indigestion and constipation. It claims the product cleanses the bowels sweetens the stomach and invigorates the liver while suggesting weather mood impact. It reads like an old timey health ad.
Borie Cut Off Trains To Run in Sections
It was stated in railroad circles this morning that, beginning as soon as the new engines could be received from the shops, a second phase of the Borie Cut Off trains would begin running in sections. The plan aims to increase service efficiency by deploying the upgraded locomotives progressively across the line.
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Borie
Trains 21 and 22 to Run Between Laramie and West
Trains 21 and 22 between Laramie and points west would be put into service. Train 22 arrived from the west this morning crowded with passengers, all cars nearly full. The observation car was packed to the rear platform. The service has become very popular, with “everybody’s doing it,” per a railroad man.
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Laramie
Points West
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Carey Avenue
Wyoming Oil Securities
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D. S. Dickert
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Ae Your
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Taney
Uticura
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Tabormierien
Bolateverr
Olsen
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