Lipton Launches Shamrock II Afloat At Dumbarton
Sir Thomas J Lipton receives guests in Glasgow as Shamrock II is launched in Dumbarton Creek. The new yacht shows a narrower beam and forward mast, with a wedge bow. launching uses a cradle and pontoons. Lipton praises American sportsmanship and international friendship amid cheers and luncheon.
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New-York Tribune
CABLE
the Tribune
Glasgow
Sir Thomas J. Lipton
Dumparton
Belfast
Sir Thomas
Archibald Denny
Watson
Herreshoff
Countess of Dufferin
Clyde
Ireland
Dumbarton Rock
Mr. Denny
President McKinley
Lord Dufferin
Mr. Watson
Shamrock II Launch at Dennys Yard in Dumbarton
Dumbarton April 20 Shamrock II was launched at Dennys yards in the presence of Lady Dufferin and Sir Thomas Lipton. The ceremony featured a champagne bottle break and a festive crowd with flags. Initial tests showed safety margins adequate though pontoons were placed aft. Spectators cheered as Shamrock II entered the river while a luncheon followed at the Dennys office.
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Dumbarton
Dennys’ Yards
Lady Dufferin
Lord
Thomas Lipton
Glasgow
Dennys
Earl and Countess of Dufferin
Mr. Watson
Charles Russell
Sycamore
Dennys’ Office
McKin Jey
Thomas Lip
Glasgow Exposition Boosts American Manufacturers Interest
Glasgow prepares for a world fair as American exhibit space is limited by Congress. The city foresees a large visitor turnout while Clyde yachtsmen note waning local interest in cup races. Officials hope American firms will showcase steel, iron, cotton, rubber, and machinery to counter national neglect.
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Glasgow
Atlantic
Corporation of
West End Park
United States
Congress
United Kingdom
England
Germany
Canada
Stock Records Go Again on Record Saturday Market
The Stock Exchange set new records with 1,138,000 shares traded in two hours and 10,013,200 shares for the week. Opening and closing strength matched Friday with 404,000 shares in the first half hour. Bulls returned after the bank statement showed nearly $7,000,000 in increased reserves as Chicago and Eastern Illinois rose 11 percent and St. Paul 6 percent. Union Pacific and other rails traded rapidly. Canada Southern and United States Express fell. Bond sales reached $4,591,000.
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Stock Exchange
Chicago
Illinois
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Standard Railway
Canada Southern
United States Express
Colorado
Ophir Landing for Duke and Duchess of Cornwall York
The Ophir docked at 6:30 this morning and the official landing of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York along with their party occurred at 10:16. The arrival was observed in Singapore on April please note.
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Singapore
Ophir
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Murphy's House Guarded After Assault on Police Chief
A special guard watches Police Commissioner Murphy of 582 Broome Street after an assault alleged last Thursday night. Curran and another officer were assigned to prevent further incidents linked to policy shops. Murphy denies any attack, while locals and officials confirm a guarded post and周 ongoing gossip about the incident and related political tensions.
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Commissioner Murphy
Broome St
Bennings
Murphy
Pettit
Macdougalst
Monticello Club
Macdougal St
Boers Show Activity By Train Wrecking In South Africa
London dispatch notes rewards for services in South Africa critique the system of rank based awards. Boers derail a train near Molteno amid strict measures. London stage reviews Forbes Robertson’s Count Tezma falters despite a mixed reception.
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London
Clubland
South Africa
Lord Roberts
War Office
Ee Roberts Huitiselt
Forbes Robertson
A. N. Homer
Count Tezma
Comedy Theatre
Guards
Prince
Dalmania
Paul von Vatelberg
Tezma
Ilona
Valeski
Paul
Municipal Art Society may dissolve after April meeting
The Municipal Art Society plans to dissolve after its annual meeting on April 29 at the Fine Arts Building West Fifty seventh street. A committee appointed by the board will urge dissolution citing waning public support and fatigue from coordinating designs for beautifying public places.
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The
Municipal Art Society
Fine Arts Building
West Fifty-seventh-st
Charles T. Barney
Municipal Art Commission
Kenyon Cox
Edward Hamilton Bell
Richard M. Hunt
Central Park
Lenox Library
Hunt
Daniel Co. French
Bruce Price
West Fifty-fifth-st
Tribune
De Wet Near Exhaustion Report From Harrismith
A dispatch from Harrismith dated yesterday places General De Wet near Kroonstad with few followers and unable to recruit a force for an offensive. Numerous surrenders of starving Boers are reported.
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London
Harrismith
de Wet
Kroonstad
Train Laden With Cattle and Coal Seized by Boers
Near Molteno in Cape Colony last evening a Boer force captured a train freighted with cattle and coal. The forward locomotive escaped to Stormberg and returned with troops to find the train afire. A couple of natives were killed and the train hands stripped and released.
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East London
Cape Colony
Molteno
Stormberg
Porto Ricans Deny Prosperity Report
The Porto Rican Commission received a cable from the Planters Bankers and Merchants' Association Executive Committee directing prolongation of its stay in the United States. Districts plan protests against official prosperity reports as Grand Central Station ad copy appears in the ad.
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Porto Rican Commission
The
Planters, Bankers and Merchants’ Association
United States
Six men held after sandbag murder in saloon
A well dressed man about 45 was sandbagged and killed in John H Mayer's saloon at 41 Fultoast. Six men Richard J Mullen George Weber Max Wegner Herman Huth Andrew Kip and Paul Kramer were arrested and charged with homicide. The victim may be A D Lord of Pelham. Police found a club behind the bar and various odds and ends in the victim's pockets.
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John H. Mayer
Fultoast
Oak St
Richard J. Mullen
West Ninety-seventh St
George Weber
East Fifteenth St
Max Wegner
Seventh St
Herman Huth
Bowery
Andrew Kip
William St
Paul Kramer
East Sixtieth St
Kramer
Connolly
Hudson Street
Corwin
Vredenburgh
A. D. Lord
Pelham
New Haven
Staten Island
Great Floods Hit Pittsburg and River Mills
Torrential rain floods Pittsburg and Allegheny for forty eight hours. Railroads and telegraph lines crippled, with $1,000,000 in losses and $400,000 on railways. McKeesport to Davis Island submerged, transit halted, and fifteen thousand workers idle. no deaths reported yet.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Government
Lake Erie
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
McKeesport
Monongahela River
Davis Island
Carnegie
Jones & Laughlin
Destruction in Pittsburg Floods Across Western PA
Widespread flood devastates Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia with torrential rain. Pittsburg center of the storm as streams surge, telegraph and railroad service crippled, miles of track and bridges washed away, mills forced to close, and residents scramble to higher ground amid rising water levels.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Parker’s Landing
Allegheny
Greensboro
Monongahela River
Ellwood Junction
Beaver
Allegheny Valley
Steubenville
Chartiers
Washt Penn
Jones Ferry
Baltimore and Ohio
Cleveland
Buffalo
Penn
Rochester
West Bridgewater
Industry
Smith's Ferry
List W. Va
Island Creek
Ohio River
Wheeling
New Castle
Shenango
Neshannock
Baldwin & Graham Stove
Pittsburg and
Western
Rock Point
Catarah of the stomach cured by Man-a-cea water
Mr. R. H. Thurston of Cornell University reports his wife has used Man-a-cea Water for gastric troubles with remarkable effect and good taste. Mawes is introduced as the new Manganese Spring Water from West Virginia. Grocers or Ben K. Curtis offer it on Broad Street. telephone listed.
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Richard Stevens
Castle Point
Hoboken
W. Va
Groceria
Ben Curtie
Stone St
Broad
R. H. Thurston
Cornell University
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Europe
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George J. Frampton
Scotch School of Art
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IN. Fe
Chamber OF Commerce
Merchants’ Association
Jersey City
Texas
St. Petersburg
M. Delcassé
Count Lamsdorff
China
Redvers Buller
Royal Naval Club
Hotel Metropole
Gertrude Elliott
Frank Mills
Ian Robertson
Gilbert
Mikado
Haan
75Th St. & Col. Ave
Alc
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Grand Central
New-York Cent
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Pitts
Burg
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