Lipton Shamrock III to be a Fife style steel cutter
Discussion centers on the forthcoming America's Cup challenger Shamrock III to be built by Sir Thomas Lipton. The ship will be a Fife production steel cutter not a schooner, with design input from Watson and Lipton visiting Denny's yard on the Clyde. Rumors of American-dominated designs are addressed as unfounded. new defender plans are tied to Sterling Burgess and the possible raise of 75 000 to 125 000 dollars. The 1903 Cup races may move to consecutive days under deed-of-gift amendments to save time and expense.
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Shamrock
Sir Thomas
Sir Thomas Lipton
Fife
George Watson
Thomas Lipton
Denny’s Yard
Clyde
Wringe
William Fife
New York
Messrs
Fife and Watson
Bost
Boston
Bie
William Fifa
Thormas Lawson
Sterling Burgess
Burgess
Edward Burgess
Young Burgess
Ilaste
British to Study U S Industrial and Educational Methods
In October two commissions of inquiry will depart from England to the United States to study industrial and educational practices. About twenty five members each will be funded by Alfred Moseley, a wealthy English economist who made his fortune in South African diamonds. The industrial commission will focus on employer employee relations and production methods.
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England
United States
Alfred Moseley
Industrial Commission
Birds Nests Placed to Aid Insectivorous Birds
In a district of France a discovery linked to damaged agricultural prospects to slaughter of small birds led to protective steps. Antwerp authorities reportedly placed artificial nests on fir trees to encourage insectivorous birds and boost natural pest control.
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France
Antwerp
Prize for Large Scale Potato Drying in Germany
Germany offers a prize of 30 000 marks to the inventor of the best method to dry potatoes on a large scale. Drying lowers transport costs since three and a half tons of fresh potatoes yield one ton of dry potatoes. The shift in German farming follows increased potato use for alcohol and cattle feed.
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Germany
Astronomers Tackle Minute Longitude Discrepancy
Greenwich and Paris observatories toil for months to align meridians. The difference is only sixteen thousandths of a second, but shifting Greenwich would disrupt global calculations and borders. Special instruments and cross channel checks will continue into autumn with a final result possibly in early 1903.
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Greenwich
Paris Observatories
Astronomical Society
Paris
London Mail
Young Sultan Beg Ali of Zanzibar Ascends Throne
Said Ali the new Sultan of Zanzibar, who left Harrow School in England to succeed his late brother, is seventeen and rules over about 125,000 subjects on the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba.
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Said Ali
Zanzibar
Harrow
England
Pam
A. 8
Rogers
A Royal Household Burnished by Miss Knollys Power
Queen Alexandra relies on her private secretary Miss Charlotte Knollys to manage a 1000-strong household staff. The article details palace expenses including wages, the chef’s authority, and daily routines, noting Knollys’s intimate position and possible future elevation.
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Miss Knollys
Alexandra
Edward
Royal Household
Charlotte Knollys
Royal Laundry
Richmond Park
Queen Alexandra
Sir Francis Knollys
Queen Victoria
Knollys
Knowles
Mise Knollys
Not So Gifted on Yet Compositor Editor Quote
Humorous exchange hints at editor and compositor conflict with mock cursing and self restraint. Puck dialogue references printing practice and the boundary between editor and printer.
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Dhat
Puck
King and Queen Cheer Kid After Diving Tears
The scene at Dunrobin shows a boy who balked at a junior swimming race. Encouraged by the King and Queen, he returned to the water with aid from Austen Chamberlain and received a small keepsake, while the Queen comforted him and the crowd applauded. The illustration draws from the London Daily Graphic.
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Dunrobin
Austen Chamberlain
London Daily Graphic
Gems and Myths of Ancient Gem Lore Across Civilizations
The piece traces early beliefs about rocks and gems from India’s ancient term umipe diamond to classical myths linking diamonds to a youth transformed by then to preserve him. It notes sources like Pliny and the Talmud and mentions emeralds, amethyst, pearls, and amber as objects of myth and superstition.
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India
Pliny
Nero
Bacchus
Diana
Sir Michael Herbert Married to Lena Wilson in New York
Sir Michael Henry Herbert the new British Ambassador to the United States after the Sackville-West recall in 1888 is married to Lena Wilson daughter of Richard T. Wilson of New York and sister of Mrs. Ogden Goelet and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. The Verberts maintain social ties in the United States. Herbert has held posts in Europe and was most recently secretary and minister plenipotentiary at Paris.
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Michael Treary Terbert
Lord Sackville-West
Becrene Charive d
Lena Wilson
Richard T. Wilson
New York
Ogden
Sir Michael Henry Herbert
Goelet
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Verberts
United States
Michael
Europe
Washington
Paris
Our Duty to Know Our Duty
A moral exhortation asserts that each person must know right from wrong and act accordingly. It emphasizes that ignorance is no excuse under God’s commands and society, urging individuals to understand law and follow it as a standard for conduct.
Historic Parliament Buildings Sold for Five Thousand
The Old Parliament Houses on Front Street Toronto have been sold and will be demolished. Purchased by the Paving and Construction Company for $5,000, about one third of their original cost, the bricks will be reused for paving. The buildings, once home to Upper Canada and later Ontario’s legislature, stand on a block bounded by Wellington Simcoe John and Front Streets overlooking the bay.
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Front Street
Toronto
Upper Canada
United, Canadas
Ontario
Paving and Construction Company
Robertson
Jd. G. Chewett
Messrs
Legislative Council
Assembly
Landmark tour of old Parliament Buildings and key sessions
The article recalls the handsome old Parliament Buildings with extensive offices and two wings housing a library for the Legislative Council and a reading room for the Assembly. It notes the February 1 1856 opening of the second Parliament session by Governor Sir Edmund W Hend, and mentions reforms increasing Assembly membership and the later move of Canadian government offices from Toronto to Quebec then Ottawa.
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Legislative Council
House of Assembly
Edmund W. Ifend
Foronto
John A. Macdonald
George Brown
Toronto
Quebec
Quatee
Canad'a
Ottawa
Dueling Persists Among Swiss University Students
In Zurich a meeting of student delegates discussed the duel and courts of honor. A plan to abolish the practice failed by a large majority, triggering numerous duels at Bremgarten near Lern where several students received rapier cuts mostly to the face. Police tolerate the activity, viewing it as harmless sport, with no serious injuries recorded.
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Switzerland
iEven
Zurich
Bremgarten
Lern
Noboly
Scholar Sir John Lubbock Teaches Dog to Read
Scientist Sir John Lubbock and his dog Van have progressed to reading. The dog selects cards with words such as out when the walker wishes to go for a walk, and can pick other words in a similar fashion.
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Lord Avesbury
Sir John Lubbock
Salvation Army cites no divorces in 35 years
The Salvation Army asserts that not a single divorce has been granted to any person married under its auspices in its 35 years of operation.
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Salvation Army
Work Among the Poor Helen Gladstone’s Lifelong Charity
Helen Gladstone daughter of Ipsland’s famed statesman enters a mission to ease London’s poor as warden of the Woman’s University Settlement in Southwark. Before this she served as vice president of Newnham College Cambridge and has long pursued charitable work.
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Helen Gladstone
Epsland
Statesman
London
Southwark
Gladstone
Newnham College
Cambridge
Raffaelli Reveals New Painting Method
Paris artist M. Raffaelli hosted fellow artists in his studio to unveil a pastel oil hybrid. He describes turning colors into sticks used like crayons to paint on canvas, wood, ivory, or paper, claiming the process dries quietly and remains unaltered when dry, with flawless fidelity to the original.
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M. Raffaelli
Paris
Journal Des Debats
Raffaelli
Iis
M. Besnard
Increase of Glaciers Across Centuries
Physical geographers have studied glaciers over five years to determine if glacier areas have grown or shrunk since historical periods. Evidence suggests a long term rise in glaciation with glaciers continually moving, expanding and retreating in response to climatic variations and unknown atmospheric influences.
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Alps
Tidleys
Mteorotr F&y
Lady Henry Somerset Plans U S Visit for Convention
Lady Henry Somerset sails for the United States to attend the national convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Portland Maine. She will avoid visiting during two months here due to associations with her friend Miss Frances Willard and will travel to New York Boston Washington and Ottawa for engagements.
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Ladyenry Somerset
United States
Woman's Christian ‘Tempyrance Union
Portland
England
Lady Henry
Fret Willard
New York
Boston
Washington
Ottawa
Three Stop Farmer Stackpote-Hofy Stonish Tale
A fragmented OCR snippet hints at a historical farmer story with dialogue. The readable parts mention a farmer Hawbuck and a grim reaction to a food scene. No clear event or outcome is established in the readable text.
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Farmer Stackpote
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