Mystery Cup Drama at Tiffanys Window in New York
A long account traces the historic challenge for the America’s Cup, detailing Lipton and others efforts, large sums spent on yachts, and the cup’s storied inscriptions. It notes Tiffany’s window display, legends on the cup, and the vast costs behind each challenger through decades of racing.
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America
Tiffany's
New York
Thomas Lipton
United Brains
Aaa
Sam
Ra Shoula
Tam
Gerard
Banton Street
Lomton
Leravee
Royal YyHent
Gerais Offee
Broadway
Tiffany
James Asbury
Lord Dunraven
Mr. Ashbury
Isle of Wight
Sapphe
Columbia
Olincn
Willy Nlily
Livonia
Countess of Dufferin
Madeleins
Atlanta
Erie Canal
Richard Sunton
Genesta
W. Hein
James Gordon Bennebgh
William P. Donedas
N.yl
A. Cary Smith
Priscilla
Boston Yachtamen
Gen. Paine
Geneghit
Trent
Wenn
Bostonians
Parlay
Messrs
Clark
Ben
Thistle
Cnp
Lord Duntaven
Boston
C. Oliver Keelin
Dunraven
Finglish
English and American Cup Yacht Rivalry in 19th Century Debates
An article recounts early American and English yacht cup discussions led by George Schuyler and others. It notes proposals for international competition, financing, and ship design aims, including Cambria and Livonia era races, spectator interest, and outcomes showing English boats struggled against American contenders.
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George Fs. Schuyler
de Ny
Mr. Schuyter
Schuyler
Lo Tate
Training Dogs to Aid Relief Parties in War
For five years Hert Bungartz the animal painter trained Scotch shepherd dogs to assist relief parties in locating wounded in battle. In a recent exercise near Coblentz four dogs tracked down an 80 concealed men quickly, outperforming bearers. Bungartz lectured on war dog breeding and education, with several regiments maintaining small packs.
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Hert Bungartz
Coblentz
Herr Bun- Sartz
Center of American Population Shifts West Over Century
The center of population moved steadily westward from 1800 onward. In 1800 it stood forty miles northwest of Washington, then various shifts place it east or west of Baltimore and across states such as Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia by 1890. The trend shows roughly a 50 mile western drift over the period.
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Baltimore
Washington
Woodstock
Moorfield
W. Va
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Chilicothe
Ohio
Bravery and Death Feigned to Save a Soldier in War
Private BL B. Millard of the Second Oregon volunteers recounts a harrowing night near Maricla during an engagement with Filipino forces. Surrounded, shot, and brutally mistreated, he feigned death to survive as comrades were killed. After rescue, he describes the brutal struggle, loss of blood, and his later convalescence, praising the courage of soldiers and reflecting on the role of Black volunteers in relief efforts.
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Ile Lite
BL B. Millard
Second
Oregon Volunteers
Millard
Maricla
Paine
Berry
Hoffman
Annother
Ang
Ike
Prood
Ttoffman
Swae
Col
Da'vlovk
San Juan
Bravery and Bias Discussed by War Veterans in Lobby
A Washington hotel lobby recounts a colonel in the army medical service describing a Cuban campaign. He notes delayed meals and exhausted black troops, burned buildings spared for sick soldiers, while others questioned the negro’s worth. The anecdote illustrates wartime neglect and racial prejudice among prominent men.
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Washington
Army Medical Service
United States
Cuba
Sthoney
San Juan
Sihoney
Sikoney
Aeep
Commisary-Sergeant Jack and Nelson Mule Duel
A Pittsburg News account recalls a Civil War moment as a commissary-sergeant named Jack rides a mule before Nelson. The general orders him off the mule, then pursues with a sword asJack narrowly escapes and the crowd roars.
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Chicago
Nelson
Alt Corinth
Jack
Hts
Strnel
Pittshucg
The Return of the Sta...ions War Memoirs Highlight
A Civil War vignette recounts soldiers facing hunger during siege work near Petersburg in 1864. Hardtack with live worms tested discipline as troops tossed scraps to trenches, only to have the scraps crawl back, prompting a wry exchange with a brigade officer.
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Gue Soktiers
H. Cidy Trumbull
Petersburg
Discipline in the German Army Remains Strict
A story recounts a sentry at a park gate refusing entry to the Empress and her lady in waiting until another soldier identified her. The incident prompted a formal note from the emperor praising strict obedience to orders and the army’s discipline.
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Eciprens
Park
Che
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RENN
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