Criticsdenounce New York Yacht Club in America's Cup dispute
The piece argues the New York Yacht Club wrongly bars Lawson’s Independence from defending the Cup if Shamrock wins. It defends bid by Lipton and Lawson, cites Sir Thomas Lipton’s tea trade, notes trustees’ failure to honor Schuyler’s gift of an open match, and asserts Americans demand the best vessel be fielded regardless of country.
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New York Yacht Club
Lawson
Boston
Thomas Lipton
Lipton
Shamrock
New York
Cowes
New York Club
Ideal Political Courtesy and a Parisian Heiress Illness
The piece highlights Becker brothers in Sugar Loaf Illinois as a model of courteous campaigning ending in a tie and shared costs with John Becker finally declared winner. It notes journalist ideals advancing but mocks a Canton editor’s sharp words. It also reports Miss Pauline Astor ill with grip in Paris amid social season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becker
John Becker
William Becker
Sugar Loaf
St. Clair County
Ill
William
John
Baliff
Pauline Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Paris
Death by Own Action Shocks Brick Presbyterian Pastor
The Rev Maubie D Babcock pastor of Brick Presbyterian Church New York died by his own action after fourteen months in command. Senator Depew lauded him as a genius. Born Syracuse New York 1858 he graduated Syracuse University at twenty one and studied at Auburn Seminary. He was ordained in 1882 and served First Presbyterian Lockport and then Brown Memorial Baltimore before New York.
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New York
Depew
Babcock
Baltimore
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Brown Memorial Church
Chicago
Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University
Auburn Seminary
Presbytery of
Niagara
First Presbyterian Church
Lockport
Baltimore Church
Century of Service at Gillow’s in Lancaster
William Barrow timekeeper at Gillow's cabinet works in Lancaster has served the firm for forty six years. At over eighty years old he remains active as the first on site each morning and the last to leave. His father held the keys before him, joining Gillow's in 1801, making this year a century of service by father and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barrow
Gillow’s Cabinet Works
Lancaster
England
House of Gillow’s
Sheriff of London Gown In Rise Of Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill has been named high sheriff of London County by King Edward. A noted English financier, Hill heads Panmure Gordon Hill Co a London bank linked to American capital and deals. Hill helped bring the Chicago Union Stock Yard under British influence via a U S syndicate. Cork plans an industrial exhibition of Irish industries next year.
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London
Arthur Hill
Edward
Panmure Gordon, Hill & Co
London Stock Exchange
Chicago Union Stock Yard Company
Hill
United States
Cork
Miss Claude Albright Offered Paris Opera Contralto Post
Miss Claude Albright of New Mexico, now in Chicago, has been offered leading contralto at the Paris Opera Comique by M. Carre. She will likely accept. Known for her vivacity, she trains at the Gottschalk Lyric School and is praised for roles such as Amneris Carmen and Fidel in Prophe.
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Claude Albright
New Mexico
M. Carre
Paris Opera Comique
Miss Albright
Chicago
Gottschalk Lyric School
Amneris
Carmen
Fidel
Disappearing Town Northwich Tied to Salt Industry
Northwich a salt center in Great Britain supports 1 200 000 tons shipped yearly. Salt layers dissolved by fresh water formed a brine lake at 26 percent salinity. Pumping caused subsidence. the town now rests on a shell of earth with buildings collapsing in all directions.
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Northwich
Great Britain
Miss Eleanor McKee Debuts On Local Stage
Miss Eleanor McKee formerly a Grand Rapids society girl and daughter of Major McKee will join the footlights as the new face in MACS gaits. She appears as Camille and soon stars in a new play written for her with her husband Edward Dvorak, a dramatic teacher.
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Eleanor McKee
Grand Rapids
Mich
Major McKee
Edward Dvorak
Miss McKee
Camille
Nowj
Leyland line sale approved to Mr Morgan
Leyland line stockholders unanimously approved selling the steamship line to Mr Morgan. Mr Mattinson, who presided, noted Americans remain in trans Atlantic trade and urged equality in shipping, arguing that if locomotives travel the world so can ships in competition.
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Leyland
Morgan
Mattinson
Cincinnati Dispatch Confirms Secret Marriage of Miss Harmon
Marjorie Harmon daughter of ex attorney general Judson Harmon wed George Heckle of Boston in a private ceremony in Cincinnati. The debutante had planned a June wedding but her parents favored postponement due to her youth, prompting a secret noontime ceremony after Heckle's arrival.
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Cincinnati
Marjorie Harmon
Judson Harmon
United States
George Heckle
Boston
Miss Harmon
Mr. Heckle
East
An Untraveled President Deficient Yet Composed
The analysis portrays Emile Loubet as a well read, thoughtful French president who seldom travels and may lack foreign experience. It notes his habit of rising early, his memory and critical reading, and his strength in listening which helps him govern despite limited exposure to other lands.
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Loubet
France
United States
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Emile Loubet
Jean Jacques Rousseau
President Loubet
Elysees Palace
Coal from Virginia Fuel Ships to England Says Englishman
An English observer in the Shoreham lobby says American coal from Virginia fuels British ships and Newcastle imports have grown, noting Norfolk and Newport News shipments and the coal’s superior steam output. He praises U S coal handling, calling the Virginia soft coal the finest. The note adds a second item about a pickpocket trapped by two snapping turtles on a Japanese tourist’s trunk aboard a train in Japan.
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Newcastle
Richard Harker
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
Shoreham
America
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Naval Station
United Kingdom
Virginia
Newport News
Washington Times
Japan
Chicago Chronicle
Pressure at Earth's Center Report Sparks Solid Interior View
Dr John Milne of the Royal Society seismic section asserts vibrations move faster inside Earth than in any dense body, arguing the interior is solid under immense pressure. He links contraction to geysers hot springs and volcanoes as local manifestations. Read the Scriptures methodically with such helps as at hand.
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Earth
John Milne
Royal Society
Street Car Conductors Not Beautiful Or Passing Fare
A brief quip notes that street car conductors are not considered beautiful or even passing fare. The line satirically comments on appearances versus value in public transit labor.
Printing Without Ink Prompts New Printing Company
A new company forms to control printing without ink and promises rapid revolution of old methods. Yet Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters resists change, touted as a remedy for dyspepsia, indigestion, biliousness, insomnia, constipation and nervousness and claimed to prevent malaria and fever and ague.
New York to Build Finest Public Library Facility Soon
The passage notes sixteen of the 129 largest cities invest more in libraries than New York. It adds that over the next two years New York will raise a premier library building, second only to Washington's Congressional Library in the United States.
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New York
New York City
Washington
Unite States
Gas types compare candle power in Germany and America
In Germany gas from hard coal yields a candle power of 13 to 14 lights per hour for five cubic meters. American water gas used in carburetors provides 26 to 30 lights per hour for the same quantity and time.
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Germany
America
Antelope Kid Tale Amid Elephant Panic in South Africa
In the London Lancet A Wilson recounts a case where an antelope kid with an elephantlike head and trunk is discussed. The piece centers on the proboscidean features rather than the antelope itself and suggests a pregnant ewe was frightened by an elephant.
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A. Wilson
London Lancet
South Africa
Knox Becomes Eighth Pennsylvanian U S Attorney General
The article notes Philander C. Knox as the eighth Pennsylvanian to hold the U S attorney-general post following William Bradbury of Philadelphia who was appointed by Washington in 1794 and died in 1795. It recalls Bradbury's prior roles as Pennsylvania attorney general and state supreme court judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philander C. Knox
United States
William Bradburry
Philadelphia
Washington
Pennsylvania
State Supreme Court
Beet Root Beer Advocated In England
The article notes brewing beer from beet roots gains support in England though gum acid and salt removal raises costs and may raise beer prices. It also mentions an Algeria river of ink formed by iron and peat bog derived gallic acid. Additional items include kerosene oil aiding throat pain and a Brook lyn transit president praising open smoker cars, dice games, and cyclists.
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England
Algeria
Smith's Sure Kidney Cure Fights Bright's Disease
Bright's Disease attacks all social levels, men and women alike, sparing none. Smith's Sure Kidney Cure is advertised as the guaranteed remedy with a money back offer if it fails to cure, priced at 50 cents and sold by all druggists.
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Bright
Smith
Frice
Veteran German pastor retires after sixty years in ministry
Rev. Rudolph John, pastor of the German Evangelical church in Trenton Illinois, retires from the ministry after a sixty year record, forty seven years in the United States and thirteen in Germany. He ends his service at age eighty four.
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Rudolph John
German Evangelical Church
Trenton
Germany
Population figure for Buenos Ayres on January 1
The January 1 population of Buenos Ayres reached 821 293 people, marking a notable demographic snapshot for the city.
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Buenos Ayres
Four Corners Quartet Creates Worldwide Buzz
A renowned quartet known as the four corners of the earth gains global attention with performances spanning continents and a growing fan base. The group’s blend of styles attracts diverse audiences and media coverage.
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Four Corners of the Earth
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Brick Presbyterian Church
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Naples
Brunette
American Coal the Best
Saya
Greatsinger
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Bright’s
Kidr
Joe Wheeler
Peruna
Sullivan, Roach
McEnery
Arbuckles
Our Nation Department
Nation Dept
New York City, N.Y
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