Shamrock II launches at Dumbarton amid Lipton praise
Shamrock II. was launched at Dennys yards Dumbarton in a ceremony led by Lady Dufferin. Sir Thomas Lipton, the Earl and Countess of Dufferin witnessed the christening and champagne toast. Experts praise the yacht's fin keel design and potential to win the Cup.
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Thomas Lipton
Earl and Countess of Dufferin
Mr. Watson
Dennys
Charles Russel
Dumbarton
Lady Dufferin
Associated Press
America
Peter Denny
Lord Dufferin
Ireland
Lipton
Watson
Shamrock
Fife
Jameson 2Nd
Herreshoffs
Crowninshield
Archie
Denny
James Gordon Bennett
Shamrock II Launch Draws Mixed American View in Glasgow
Mr Herreshoff Jr voices criticism of the Shamrock II during its launch in Glasgow noting it embodies faults of recent American defenders with no obvious improvements. He concedes Watson made curious departures from yacht traditions but doubts their effectiveness. The Shamrock II lies at Prince's Dock tonight.
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Glasgow
Herreshoff, Jr
Watson
Prince’s Dock
Burnishing the Constitution Plates Near Completion at Herreshoff
Bristol April 20 The work on burnishing the Constitution plates progresses slowly with emphasis on the lower underbody. Belts with emery cloth polish but require lengthy belt shifts, leaving a week of burnishing ahead. Officials give no date for launch, while Colonia owner and Duncan inspect, and Effort, a 43 by 69 foot racing sloop, was launched today.
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Bristol
R. IL
Herreshoffs
Colonia
New York
William Butler Duncan
Constitution
Newport
Herreshoff
F. N. Smith
Flying machine unveiled by Spaniard Vergara in Dumbarton
Archibald Denny spoke at the Shamrock SL luncheon about a new flying machine designed by a young Spaniard, Vergara. From Spain he reports successful model experiments and aims to build a two man airship propelled by dynamic principles without balloons, to be tried within a fortnight with possible motorization later.
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Dumbarton
Archibald Denny
Dennys
Vergara
Spain
Sefior Vergara
Crews advance fitting of Mount Morris as Constitution tender
Part of the yacht Constitu tion crew were on board the Mount Morris at Morse Iron Works yesterday morning. The rest were ordered to report to Herreshoff Works in Bristol Monday morning. Work on the Mount Morris needed more time than expected to ready for the new tender duties. It will not be fit to start for Bristol until Wednesday morning.
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Columbia
Watson
Fife
Challenger
Clyde
Constitution
Mount Morris
Morse Iron Works
Herreshoff Works
Bristol
Carnegie
Pittsburg
George S. Foster
Chartiers Creek
Chartiers
Heidelberg
Third Street
Superior Steel Company
Dunlap Steel Plate Company
Columbia Bridge Company
Chartiers Iron and Steel Company
Woodville
Deck Work Nears Completion on Independence
In Boston on April 20 the last deck plate of the Independence was finished though rivets are sparse. Crew inside the hull fasten bilge stringers and intercostal framing while outside rivets secure the topsides. Interior lighting through the mast hole speeds progress as May launch looms. Sailmaker Wilson notes a rumor of a foreign agent seeking sail duck samples, but the duck is produced in Lawrence and samples are unavailable in Boston.
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Boston
Independence
Wilson
Lawrence
Fire Devastates Big Brooklyn Sweatshop Building
A fourth floor sweatshop building at 36 to 44 Walton Street Brooklyn burned after 1 30 this morning. A watchman leapt from a window and died from a fractured skull and internal injuries. Fire in heavy rain drew four alarms and caused at least 100000 in damage.
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Walton Street
Brooklyn
Eastern District Hospital
Hyman Silverman
Sheriff Nabs Terrio After Moosehead Chase
Sheriff Pennell and Deputy Haskell returned from the Moosehead Lake region with Alexander Terrio, accused of murdering Mathias Pare. The arrest followed a dangerous multi county journey through ice and floods, with Terrio captured near Skowhegan after a pursuit by river drivers, guides, and log drivers.
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Bangor
Pennell
Haskell
Somerset County
Skowhegan
Moosehead Lake
Alexander Terrio
Mathias Pare
Pare
Benoit
Canada
Tate Road
Misery Stream
Joe Moreau
Moose River
Terrio
Pe Iless
Pannell
Socatean Stream
Moosehead
Four Hundred Girls Strike in Passaic Cigar Factories
Four hundred workers at the American Cigar Factory in Passaic New Jersey went on strike for higher wages. They had been paid 27 cents per thousand and demanded 35 cents. A third factory planned in Passaic will be delayed due to the strike as workers vow to continue the fight.
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Passaic
N. J
Ir. Passaic
Morgan in Paris Denies Heart Disease Reports
Paris April 20 J Pierpont Morgan and his son arrive amid denial of American rumors that he is suffering from heart disease. Morgan says he had not heard of the report and is annoyed by it.
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Mr. Morgan
Paris
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan Jr
Charter revision prompts fear of diverting sinking fund revenues
City tax officials warn a Brooklyn backed charter provision diverts Brooklyn water rents and bridge revenues from the sinking fund to borough maintenance, threatening Manhattan tax relief. They urge elimination before Gov Odell approval to prevent a precedent for five boroughs to siphon city revenues.
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Department of Taxes
Brooklyn
Revision Commission
Board of Estimate
New York and Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
New York and
NEW York Times
Charter Revision Commission
City Treasury
Boroughs
Odell
AID FOR SECTARIAN SCHOOLS ARGUED IN ALBANY
Albany reports examine claims that state funds support sectarian education through inspection payments and the common school fund. Regents define sectarian schools and outline examination subsidies. 1900 aid from two funds totaled about $245000, with most used for administration and none for sectarian schooling per the State Superintendent.
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Albany
Board of Education
New York City
United States Deposit Fund
United States
Common School Fund
New York
Board of Education of
Texas Oil Firms Form in Beaumont Field Boom
This week the Texas Secretary of State saw a flood of new oil company charters for Beaumont field projects. The total capital stock of approved firms exceeds 15 million dollars, with each company holding 1 million capital and centered in Beaumont. One firm's shareholders are mostly Minnesota residents, while the other lists Carl Gartner of Hamburg, Germany, among its incorporators alongside Texas financiers. Seaboard Air Line Railway advertises service to Atlanta, Nashville, and New Orleans.
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Austin
Texas
Beaumont
Secretary of State’s Department
Minnesota
Carl Gartner
Hamburg
Germany
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Atlanta
Nashville
New Orleans
Harvard Men Protest Over McKinley LL D at Commencement
Boston reports say Harvard graduates, led by New York correspondents, discuss protests against conferring an honorary LL D on President McKinley. Acting President Walcott clarifies no votes yet and notes such degrees hinge on Overseers approval. Several letters from A M Howe Augustus Hand and T M Osborne urge withholding the honor due to political concerns and merit.
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McKinley
New York Times
Boston
Mass
Harvard University
New York
H. P. Walcott
McKinney
A. M. Howe
Cambridge
Indianapolis
T. M. Osborne
Auburn
N. Y
Augustus Hand
Harvard
Mother Delivers Child From River Rescue at Hoboken Dock
Annie Hilliss eight, daughter of Canal Boat Captain James Hilliss, fell into the Hudson at Fifteenth Street Hoboken. Her mother Mrs. Hilliss jumped in to save her, holding the child as bystanders Michael Hasitt and James Ryan aided them onto a dredge raft. Both were unharmed after the incident.
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Annie Hilliss
James Hilliss
Fifteenth Street
Hoboken
Hasitt
Ryan
Doctor Bill Seeks $190000 From Magee Estate
The Magee estate in Pittsburg faces a $190000 bill from Dr. Walter C. Browning of Philadelphia for twenty one months of professional services during State Senator Chris L. Magee’s illness. The executors refuse discussion while acknowledging $10000 in charges and plan to contest the claim.
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W. C. Browning
Chris L. Magee
Pittsburg
Penn
Walter C. Browning
Philadelphia
Magee
Atlantic City
Hot Springs
Browning
Northwestern steamship Northwestern takes command at Chicago yards
Captain A E Atkinson assumes command of the new ocean steamer Northwestern of the Northwestern Line at Chicago Shipbuilding Company yards. The vessel is fueled at Ninety-fifth Street docks for Montreal, and most coal for Hamburg will be shipped there. The ship will sail to the McCormick freight dock to load harvesting machinery for Hamburg, then depart for Liverpool.
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Chicago
A. E. Atkinson
Northwestern
Northwestern Line
Chicago Shipbuilding Company
Ninety-fifth Street
Montreal
McCormick
Chicago River
Hamburg
Liverpool
Receiver Thomas R. Hinds Earns $231,116 Fee in Five Days
Butte Montana April 20 Thomas R Hinds was awarded 231,116 30 as receiver and counsel for the Boston and Montana Mining Company for five days of work last year Judge Clancy affirmed the full claim noting it is the largest fee in the West for such short service One hundred thousand dollars covered personal compensation with the rest for counsel fees and expenses
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Butte
Mont
Thomas R. Hinds
Boston and Montana Mining Company
Clancy
District Court
Hinds
West
Engineer Dies in Steamboat Derrick Accident
John Reddington twenty two of Belford N J died at the Atlantic Highlands steamboat wharf while supervising a steam derrick hoisting coal. His clothing was caught, the hoist whipped him, the throttle lever broke and the engine ripped him apart. His father witnessed the tragedy and is prostrate.
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Atlantic Highlands
N. J
John Reddington
Belford
University of Chicago Faces Two Smoke Ordinance Suits
Chicago April 20. Smoke Inspector Schubert filed notice with President W R Harper that the city is suing University of Chicago authorities over alleged violations of the smoke ordinance at Snell Hall and Cobb Hall. Schubert vows vigorous prosecution for the penalties.
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New York Times
Chicago
Schubert
W. R. Harper
University of Chicago
Snell Hall
Cobb Hall
Cuban Property Loss Claims Filed With Spanish Commission
The Spanish Claims Commission received loss claims for Cuba dated April 20. Names listed include José Juan Romero seeking 98,382 dollars, Josefa de Ayala 159,150, Roseman Ga Cadera 88,064, Frederick La Cray croft 85,000, George W. Hyatt 285,490, and José Trujillo 114,600.
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Washington
Cuba
Spanish Claims Commission
José Juan Romero
Josefa de Ayala
Roseman- Ga. Cadera
Frederick la Craycroft
George W. Hyatt
José Trujillo
Haan's Restaurant Ad Markets Evening Alc Music
An advertisement for Haan's Restaurant at 75th Street and Col Avenue promotes nightly meals at $1.50 with music and alcohol available.
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Haan
75Th St.& Col
Avary Recherche
Alc. Music
Lae c. Music
Flooded Rivers Wreck Pittsburgh Mills and Blocks Roads
A massive flood from the Ohio and Monongahela rivers swamps Pittsburgh and surrounding towns. Creeks burst and mines, mills, and factories flood. hundreds of workers idle. Carnegie and Carnegie area suffer severe damage. Wheeling and other communities brace for record high water and widespread disruption.
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Afloat
Sir Thomas Lipton
Hogarth
Mr. Jameson
Capt
Sycamere
Sycamore
NEW Challenger
Cap Yacht
Constitution’s
Sailors On Duty
Maine
The
Passaic, N. J
Mother
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Frank Ridgway
Allegheny
Monongahela
Monongahela River
Duquesne Way
Sixth Street
Schoenville
Pressed Steel Car Company
Wheeling
West Va
Oil City
Oil Exchange
Steubenville
Jones Ferry
Washington Branch
Bower Hill
Bridgeville
Meadow Lands
Arden
Bishop and Millers Run
Fittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad
Orrville
Baltimore and Ohio and
Cleveland
Buffalo
Soho
Michael Cull
Edward Collins
Ninth Street
Weather Bureau
River Side
River Avenue
Isabella Street
Laycock Street
Anderson Street
Morgan Street
Grantham Street
Hope Street
Main Street
Sharpsburg
Federal
Darrah
Balkan
School
Kilbuck
Corry
South Avenue
Pine Creek
Glenshaw
de Haven
Pittsburg and
McKees Rocks
Western Penitentiary
Penitentiary
Turtle Creek
Wilmerding
JL. F. Ritchey
Westinghouse Electric Works
East Pittsburg
Croate
Braddock
Rankin
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