Bride At Ship's Helm In Lipton Cup Race
The 28 foot yacht Gauntlet skippered by Mrs Thora Lund Robinson finished second in the 650 mile Lipton Cup race from Gravesend Bay to Bermuda. The Tamerlane won the race and the Gauntlet, Brooklyn Yacht Club, endured 8 days of savage seas off Cape Hatteras. Mrs Robinson, 20, is the bride of owner George Witchinson and served as chief mate and navigator amid perilous weather and a challenging course.
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Thora Lund Robinson
Thomas Lipton
Gravesend Bay
New York Harbor
Bermuda
Tamerlane
Lila
Brooklyn Yacht Club
Norfolk Harbor
Gulf
Hatteras
Atlantic
Mr. Robinson
J. L. Dunlap
H. Higgins
Corinthian
Sandy
Hamilton
Thorn
Robinson
Who For Next President
A compilation of unverified candidate opinions from major figures on running for the presidential nomination. Notable names cited include Taft Cannon Bryan Shaw Hobson Fairbanks Foraker Roosevelt Hearst Root and others, each giving an off the cuff stance on candidacy and focus.
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American Spectator
Taft
Cannon
Bryan
Shaw
Hobson
Fairbanks
Jefferson Bible Sparks Senate Demand After Reprints
The Jefferson Bible once tucked away at the Smithsonian has reappeared as mass copies. Senators report thousands of requests, spurred by an ad offering the book free in exchange for letters to lawmakers.
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Smithsonian Institution
Senate
Congress
Heaven On Earth Quote and World Debt Figures
A quotation from Phillips Brooks urges virtuous living to make earth a paradise. The piece notes Honduras carries about one nant million dollars debt or roughly 1300 dollars per person. It adds that Asia has about three hundred million British subjects.
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Honduras
Diplomatic Dinner Marked Russo Japanese Reconciliation
In Washington a dinner hosted by Baron Rosen for the Japanese Ambassador and Viscountess Aoki signaled the resumption of cordial ties after the Russo Japanese War. Attendees included diplomats from the Netherlands Spain and other embassies as well as Baron Rosen and Viscount Aoki.
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Aoki
Washington
Rosen
Portsmouth
Japan
Russia
Viscount Aoki
Baron Rosen
Netherlands
Mme. van Swinderen
Mme
Miyoka
Countess Seckendorff
Elizabeth Rosen
Spain
Don Luis Pastor
The Jungle and its harsh indictment of industry
A harsh review of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair criticizes its vivid depictions of disease and exploitation in packing plants. It highlights Jurgis and Ona as symbols of immigrant toil crushed by a relentless system.
Immigrant Bravery and Loss at Ellis Island in The Land of the Free
A one act play seen at a Vassar Aid Society matinee dramatizes Luigi an Italian immigrant and his wife Maria as they dream of life in New York. The immigration officer enforces the law denying entry for Maria despite Luigi's seven dollar bribe and their plan to reunite after saving enough money.
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Jurgis
Ona
Great Corporation
Packingtown
Great Packing Trust
Illinois
Wacking Trust
Orden Armour
Sinclair
Mr. Armour
Ellis Island
New York Harbor
W. C. de Mille
Vassar Aid Society
The
Times
Luigi
Maria
Signore
Carlissima
Mulberry Street
Naples
Napoli
America
Dio
Carrissima
Goa
Horace Smith Poem on Health and Death
A short verses reflecting Horace Smith the English poet born 1779 and died 1849. It urges readers to adopt temperate living to resist age and decay and to seek spiritual riches in God over material wealth.
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Horace Smith
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Bride
W. Robinson
Gulf Stream
Cape Hatteras
Roosevelt
Hearst
Root
Mae Rhora and Robinson
Thomas Jefferson's Bible
Heaven On Earth
Earth
God's Paradise
Phillips Brooks
Asia
RUSS
Mr. Sinclair
Upton Sinclair
Special Commission
Tre Junote
Lithuania
Europe
Packinstown
Jurgis Stai
Count Aoki
Robert Paton Gibbs
Hudson Theater
Mr. Gibbs
Frey
Denver
Shanes
the Housekeeper Corporation, San A Ila
Housekerrer
Syywe
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