Sir Thomas Liptons Yacht Awaits War's End to Race America Cup
A coastal Brooklyn harbor display shows Shamrock IV housed in a custom iron shed with two keys, awaiting the end of World War I to renew Lipton’s bid for the America Cup. The vessel arrived in August 1914 after wartime detours, protected by a costly, weatherproof compound and a nearby Killarney storeboat valued at about thirty thousand dollars.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
N. P. Babcock
Twenty-seventh Street
Brooklyn
New York
Thomas Lipton
Columbia
Sir Thomas
New York Yacht Committee
Colum
Shamrock IV
America
Erin
Atlantic
Bermuda
England
Red Cross
Servia
Aegusa
Mediterranean
United States
Gowanus Bay
Killarney
Boston
London
Lord Dunraven
Dunraven
Lipton
Defender
Mitchell Six surpasses safety with 100 percent over-strength
The Mitchell car features 100 percent over-strength, Chrome-Vanadium parts, 50 000 pound per tooth gears, and cantilever springs that have not broken in two years. John W. Bate led three years of efficiency work for a $4 million factory saving and a $1195 factory price for the Six model.
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Bate
Mitchell
John W. Bate
Inventors Urged to Outsmart Submarine Menace
Washington reports from June 9 praise American ingenuity in fighting the German U-boat threat. Edison and other innovators Corral ideas for Navy and Shipping Board review, with secrecy to prevent tips to the enemy. The Council of National Defense urges rapid testing of new devices, explosives, and artillery to aid the Allied cause.
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Washington, D. C
America
Thomas Edison
Isaac
Shipping Board
Ocean
Council of National Defense
Nine Year Old French Girl Appeals to King for Uncle
Genevieve Crinon, a Paris child, writes to King Alfonso XIII asking aid for her uncle Gabriel Crinon, prisoner in Germany. The Spanish king replies with hope of intervention and two kisses, and Genevieve promises to visit Madrid when grown.
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Alfonso
Paris
France
Mademoiselle
Genevieve Crinon
Rue Saint Ferdinan
Spain
Crinon
Genevieve
Gabriel Crinon
Germany
Alfonso XIII
Monsieur
Madrid
Mainz: Ancient City of Forts Trade and Printing Roots
Mainz stands on the Rhine with 100000 residents and an 8000-strong garrison. Rich in wine trade leather and furniture industry it hosts centuries of settlement from Celtic times. Gutenberg born here and printing began in Mainz with his first book around 1447. The city has a 40-foot Roman tower a Domitian bridge and an early cathedral dating to 406 with later medieval architecture.
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Mainz
Rhine
Main
Mayence
Frankfort-on-Main
Verdun
Drusus
Augustus Caesar
Tiberius
Germany
Domitian
Lord
St. Boniface
Arnold Walpool
Goldene
Basel
North Sea
France
Grand Duchy of
Hesse
Johan Gansfleisch
Gutenberg
Strassburg
Thorwaldson
Lucerne
To Keep the Face Fresh and Youthful with Mercorized Wax
An old advertisement touts mercorized wax as the best method to clear and brighten the face by removing worn skin particles. It claims no cosmetics are needed as the face becomes rose and smooth after nightly waxing for one to two weeks. A saxolite facial bath is recommended for instant, harmless improvement in contour.
Daily Mail prints Amer ican league scores in London
London edition expands coverage as growing Canadian and American presence grows. The Daily Mail begins printing American big league baseball scores in London, contrasting with a quip from Senator Sorghum about public speeches and clarity.
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London
Daily Mail
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