One of the famous crew recalls America and her cup race
Capt. Henry Hoffman of Boston, the last survivor of the original America crew, recounts the 1861 race to win the Queen’s cup, the Atlantic crossing, and the later Titania clash. He defends the old America as a stout, weathering craft, notes the generous prize to the crew, and compares the rebuilt vessel to the original.
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Capt. Hoffman
America
United States
Thomas Lipton
Henry Hoffman
Boston
Hoffman
England
Brown
Atlantic
Johnny
Bull's Isle
John
Bull
Atlante
Aurora
The
Pan Butler
Benjamin F. Butler
New York Yacht Club
Elizabethan Excise Laws and Regulating Alehouses
The Lansdowne manuscripts record 1694 privy council orders to curb public disorder from excessive alehouses. Publicans must reveal patrons to the parish constable, bans on games, and Sunday entry limits near pubs. Main complaint cited was brewing stronger ale than wholesome for the body.
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London: Daily Chronicle
Eiizabeth
Lansdowne
Mageulm
Privy Couneil
General Duke Contendant Named For Kentucky Federal Seat
Gen Duke Continent Duke of Louisville receives offer for the federal district judgeship in Kentucky. The move centers on appointing a single U S judge to the state, with political implications for Louisville and nearby counties.
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Duke Conastentigus
Basiley Duke
Louisville
Kentucky
Fashion Debate On Shoulders In 1830s Style For 1903
A fashion column analyzes whether square shoulders must replace the long sloping line and cape trends. It notes many women now have square shoulders and discusses pads, massage, and weight training as possible remedies or style options.
Life in Sunny Mexico in Mitla Paper
The Mitla Mexico Messenger hints at a placid life with a Saturday post edition ritual. Readers enjoy a guitar concert and discussion as life continues through a balmy June afternoon, while warnings to tropical investors appear as a local joke. Morgan is a lunatic.
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Mitla
Mexico
Blackamoor term fades from public signs in London
The London Chronicle notes the slang blackamoor once described color persons and served as a common sign for tobacconists in early 18th century London. Busts and effigies of blackamoor adorned households of fashionables and tobacco shops before acts in George II’s reign forced removal due to safety concerns.
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Morocco
London Chronicle
London
Arly
Blackamoor
Tae ‘Blackamoor
George IT
German Scholar Plans to Accept Rhoades Scholarships
Prof Schmidt of the German University of Education, who joined Emperor William in England last November and visited Oxford, says the German government fully values the Rhoades scholarships. Prospects for German acceptance are favorable with no real obstacles beyond differing German and English university prep.
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Schmidt
German University of Education
William
England
Oxford
Dead Man's Wishes Ignored at Oakland Funeral
Amos McCartney, a California pioneer who died in Oakland, left an estate worth about half a million and asked for no religious services. His family did not honor his wish, hiring a clergyman and a quartet. The note suggested a small band would suffice, but social concerns reportedly influenced the outcome.
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Amos Mccartney
California
Oakland
Long and Faithful Service by Centerville Family
Sarah Calllway joined John Harvey of Centerville Indiana as a servant in 1836 at age 12 and has served as servant and housekeeper in the Harvey family ever since, despite the death of the original employer long ago.
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Sarah Calllway
John Harvey
Centerville
Ind
Harvey
Three Men of Mark Yale Classmates Share Close Bond
Herbert W. Bowen once served as minister to Venezuela while Judge Taft governed the Philippines and Judge Hunt led Porto Rico. The trio, all Yale classmates, maintained a lifelong friendship, reflecting a shared era of public service and legal careers.
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Mark
Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
Taft
The
Phillippines
Judge Hunt
Porto Rico
Yale
Wall Street Street Vendors and Their Quiet Fortunes
A New York Press overview examines small Wall Street traders, street sellers who stock newspapers, flowers, knickknacks, pencils, and candy. It highlights women who run flower and paper stands, the diverse goods sold, and their resilience amid city chaos, offering portraits of a cash economy on Trinity’s chimes.
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Wall Street
Messenger Boys
Bowery
Trinity
New York Press
One of Trade's Superstitions
The London Mail argues bookbinders strike divided the autumn season and may push belated books into spring. It contends publishing should flow year round, noting some publishers already publish in the so called dead season. The piece labels the publishing calendar superstition.
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London Mail
Calling Down an Orator in Missouri Assembly
In the Missouri state assembly the orator's brother members disrupt with shoe toe shaped devices beside desks that can be raised to trigger a loud clatter. With 142 members a noisy chorus often forces the orator to stop speaking, requiring strong resolve to finish.
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Missouri State Assembly
Lincoln Family Member Dies in Virginia Harboring
A Lincoln family member, described as the oldest surviving member of the line descended from the president, is reported to be dying at Lacy Springs in Virginia. The item notes the lineage to Abraham Lincoln and places the events at Lacy Springs.Va.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
la Nying
Lacy Springs
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Medici
Gibson
Independent Party
Bradstreet’s
New World Money Mart
New York
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