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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
5
Mrs Luther D Wishard of New York and Montclair N J urged a Independence Day shift from fireworks to song inviting nationwide participation. She argues fireworks cause injuries and deaths and promotes a patriotic song procession at dawn to unite diverse communities under The Star Spangled Banner and My Country Tis of Thee.
The Los Angeles Times recounts a legend where a tipping of the earth caused a world flood. Indians, denied a biblical sin concept, hold that a mysterious ark saved a chosen few, landing on Avee-qua-lul and Qual-jo-para sites as hieroglyphs and petrified driftwood mark the voyage.
Sir Thomas Lipton proposes a universal annual yacht trophy hosted by President Roosevelt to invite top yachtsmen from Europe and America. He favors a national USA cup if the New York Yacht Club blocks universal rule entry, prefers Sandy Hook as a fair course, and calls for a committee to draft rules under a universal standard.
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