Floating Palaces In Storage Towed Away For Winter
The article explains private steam yachts are stored for five to seven idle months, incurring high upkeep as crews stay on payroll year round. It cites the New York Yacht Club showing 1,500 members own boats with many exceeding a hundred thousand dollars, detailing salaries, dry docking, fuel, and personnel costs totaling about 20 000 in winter and 30 000 in summer per vessel, and notes market limits for resale at high values. It highlights the Lydonia owned by W A Lydon of Chicago as among the country’s grand yachts with 216 feet length and 1200 horsepower.
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New Fork
New York Yacht Club
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
North Star
Vincent Astor
Norma
Fachenad
Psencee Dean
Greece
Mr. Morgan
Cortie
Corsair
Morgan
Joseph Pulitzer
Lydonia
W. A. Lydon
Chicago
Olympic Controversy Flares Over Pros and Amateurism
Amid Stockholm games turmoil the International Olympic Committee seeks to curb professional offers to champions like Hannes Kohlemainen and K K McArthur. Proposals aim to strip trophies from winners who turn pro within twenty months, while critics warn of the influence of promoters. English sports revival and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle urge a British empire team and early preparation for Berlin 1916. Mel Sheppard signals continued training for 1915 Berlin selection, praising his Stockholm form.
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Hannes Kohlemainen
K. K. McArthur
Stockholm
International Committee
Olympic Federation
McArthur
England
Berlin
Arthur Conan Doyle
London
Conan
Mel Sheppard
Sheppard
Meredith
Mel
English boxing debate on referee position in the ring
Leading boxing authorities publish views on the uniform weight scale and the referee issue. All agree on the scale but differ on whether the referee should be inside or outside the ring, with some calling the referee a nuisance obstructing spectator view.
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Englishere Boxing
Carlisle football captain poised for another school year
Its wonder winner of the round championship at the Olympic games in Stockholm is captain of this year's Carlisle school football team. He was a pitcher and outfielder on the institution's baseball nine until the close of the season. Although several major leagues have tried to sign him, he continues at school for another year.
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Stockholm
Carlisle
Great confession of Jesus as the Messiah in Caesarea Philippi
The Sunday School lesson traces Peter's declaration Thou art the Christ the Son of the Living God after Jesus asks whom the people say he is. It contrasts popular views, explains the need to reveal the messianic role cautiously, and then outlines discipleship demands and the coming suffering.
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Caesarea Philippi
Sea of Galilee
Luke
John the Baptist
Elias
Matthew
Jeremiah
Peter
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Twelve
Lukevy
Prise
Jerusalem
Sanhedrin
Satan
Caesarea
Philippi
Jesus Christ
Earth
Peculiarities of Cantonese Storekeepers in Canton China
The piece describes Canton trade culture in Canton, noting stores double as homes and workshops, streets named for crafts, and narrow margins of sale. It explains the role of sedan chairs, guides, and interpreters, with storekeepers often indifferent yet still willing to display wares to attract foreigners.
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Shameen
Leslie's
Canton
Ty Sing Kai
Sai Lo Cho Ti
A Russian Girl's fete Day in Eastern Siberia
An American guest recalls a Russian family celebration for Gay, daughter Maroussia, sixteen, who is deaf and delicate. The veranda table seats thirty two with wildflower bouquets and oak millinery. guests wear traditional uniforms and gowns. Three hours pass in a festive dinner ending with a late supper at midnight.
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Siberia
Gay
Maroussia
Ural
Sol
The Best of All Always in Weathering Dreams
The Atlanta Constitution quotes a rhythmic boast about a world regarded as the finest through shine and shower. It extols golden hours and journeys among shining stars, praising a “best world” that rolls toward a higher day across winter and May blossoms.
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