Liptons Challenge and Its Rejection Stir National Interest
The Lipton challenge for a fourth America's Cup bid drew wide public and yachting interest after the New York Yacht Club rejected the terms. Lipton defended the move as a bid to boost the sport, while rules disputes over yacht length and ocean voyage safety fueled debate. The article notes Lipton’s caution about crossing the ocean and mentions designer Charles E. Nicholson and Shamrock IV as pivotal elements in the unfolding drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reat
Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
England
Sir Thomas Lipton
America
Sir Thomas
Great Britain
Baronet
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
American Club
Royal Irish Yacht Club
Charles E. Nicholson
Gosport
Germany
Lipton
Charles E. Tats Son
Istria
Naa Istria
Morgan Defeated at Luxor in Invalid Chair Dilemma
Report from Luxor Egypt details J Pierpont Morgan’s illness and a clash over driving through temple ruins. Officials refused a cart path request and Morgan avoided using an invalid chair to evade sensational headlines abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Luxor
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Wall Street
Morgan
Rome
Karnek
Projectile in flight captured at Fort Monroe target practice
A photo shows a shell leaving a cannon at Fort Monroe Virginia during target practice. The camera, synced with the gun via electric wiring, records the projectile in smoke as warranting military photography precision. Secretary Lindley M. Garrison may visit the fort to review war equipment affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Monroe
Lindley M. Garrison
United States Coast Artillery Service
Department of Art
Gibbon Cut-Off Plans Postponed Amid Bid Drawdown
The Northern Pacific postpones the Grandview to Gibbon line project after bids exceeded expectations. Nelson Rich of Prosser was the low bidder and could not lower his figures, prompting the indefinite delay. Governors Haines Lister and West expected to attend the convention session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
Grandview
Gibbon
Nelson Rich
Prosser
Rich
Scott Z. Henderson
Kennewick
Haines, Lister
West
Find $40 in Kennewick Jail Story
Charles Stewart was arrested for taking $20 from Jack Donovan. He claimed four ten dollar bills were found in the jail the prior weekend and that half the amount should be his. Donovan admitted being awake when the theft occurred. Stewart was released after a police court hearing with a city warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stewart
Jack Donovan
Charles
Jack
Kennewick
Donovan
Stewart
Petit Jaceny
Yakima Republic
Water Ways Convention Program Set for Pendleton Oregon
The fourth annual Columbia and Snake River Waterways Association convention will be in Pendleton Oregon April 14-15. The program includes a board meeting, president W D Lyman speech on achievements, a stereopticon illustrated talk by E G Hopson, and sessions with addresses by Judge J G Bowlby on Astoria Lewiston and Priest Rapids along with topics on auto trucks river traffic and hard surface highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Columbia and Snake River Waterways Association
Pendleton
Oregon
Association
W. D. Lyman
Walla Walla
Paving to Begin in Cottage Grove with Bitulithic Roads
The Cottage Grove city council approved petitions to pave Fifth Seventh and Eighth streets one block north from Main and Birch avenue to West Side schoolhouse. Bitulithic paving, praised for economy and durability, will be laid as in Portland where ten years of service reduced repair costs.
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Cottage Grove
Fifth
Seventh
Eighth Streets
Main
Birch Avenue
Pacific Boulevard
West Side School House
Northwest
Fifth Street
Portland
Sub
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American Press Association
Sir Thomas Lipton and
Shamrock
United States Journal of Artillery
Judge Mariner
Blalock
Celilo Canal
J. J. Morrow
U. S
Interior Waterways
Jos. N. Teal
Snake River
R. C. Beach
Lewiston
River
Harry N. Dryer
Umatilla
Kennewick Highlands Nursery Co
Rexall
Vibber & Gifford
Foxal
United States
Canada
America’s
Counter Press
Kennewick’s Printers
Parsnin
Dni
Wens
Chas. H. Collins Co., Inc
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