Resolute Triumphs In America Cup Race At New York
Resolute wins the 1920 America Cup defense placing 13 minutes ahead of Shamrock V at Ambrose Light. Lipton retires Shamrock from racing as Resolute heads to England for the next challenger series in 1922. Industry figures debate future course changes and the viability of the Newport route amid windy conditions. Francis Adams, renowned skipper, reflects on decades at sea and the sport’s heritage.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
Shamrock TV
Lipton
England
Randy Hook
Charles Nichol- Shamrock
American Yachtamen
Jersey
Newport
Shamrock
America
Ambrose Light
Gtr
Thomas
Resolute
Robert W. Emmons
Ski Charles Francis Adams
The
British Hope to Capture Trophy After Resolute Victory
The Daily Mail editorial notes that Lipton era pride boosts goodwill between English speaking nations as Resolute defeats TM Ng. Though imperfect, hopes remain high that the cup can be recovered in future contests.
Have You Your Victory Medal Questioned by Recruiting
The article notes medals are not being issued as fast as the War Department expected. Applicants should contact the Army Recruiting Office at Mutual Life Building to obtain their Victory Medals.
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War Department
Mer
Army Recruiting Office
Recruiting Mutual Life Building
Mrs Adams on Way to Capital Duties
Mrs Adams former United States district attorney travels to Washington to assume duties as an assistant United States attorney general.
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Mrs. Adams
Ban Francisco
Adams
United District Attorney
Washington
United States
Picnickers Blamed for Train Wreck Near Copalis
In Hoquiam on July 28 picnickers are blamed for opening a switch that derailed two cars carrying about 150 logs injuring 20 men. The accident occurred a mile northwest of Copalis involving Copalis Lumber Co. logging equipment.
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Hoquiam
Copalis
Copalis Lumber Co
Price Records Set for German Samoa Stamp Set
In London a complete set of German Samoa stamps overprinted G Rd 91 125 realized a record price at sale. The auction noted the high demand and strong bidding for this rare collection.
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Jlondon
Women Eligible for Belgian Parliament Seats
BRUSSELS July 28 The chamber of deputies decided women may sit as members of the chamber and senate with only ten dissenting votes. The move opens parliamentary participation to women.
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Brussels
Belgium
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Senate
Man Injured Between Cars In Backfire Accident
A backfiring car injured two men Tuesday night. C. R. Whitney, 43, a salesman, was struck in the head by a crank and knocked down while cranking his auto in front of Reuben Dishman’s home. Dishman, 40, suffered internal injuries, head bruises, and three broken ribs when his car was crushed between the two vehicles. Whitney resides at 17 West Garfield Street.
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C. R. Whitney
Grote Rankin Co
Reuben Dishman
W. Smith Sr
Whitney
Dishman
W. Garfield St
Parcel Post by Blimps Budgets Air Mail Upgrade
The U S post office considers carrying parcel post by airships with a New York firm claiming a 15 ton blimp faster than trains. Bids to carry mail on routes Cleveland to Detroit Pittsburgh to St Louis New York to Chicago and New York to Atlanta will be opened September 10.
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Washington
Post Office Department
New York
San Francisco
Cleveland
Detroit
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Chicago
Atlanta
Man Leaps From Weller Bridge to Death at City Hospital
The body of a man about 72 was found after leaping 25 feet from the viaduct at Fourth Ave and Weller St Tuesday night. He died in City Hospital four hours later and remains unidentified in the county morgue.
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Fourth Ave
Weller St
City
Hebrews to Meet to Discuss New Seattle Hebrew School
A mass meeting at Bikur Cholim synagogue on Thursday at 8 15 pm will discuss the erection of a newly incorporated Seattle Hebrew School at 17th Ave and EB Alder. The group aims to provide free facilities for Hebrew language Bible Talmud literature and Jewish law study.
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Seattle
Bee Keepers Picnic Near Granger Bridge
Washington apiarists plan a picnic on August 4 near the Granger bridge over the Yakima River. A short business meeting of the State Beekeepers’ Association will precede sports, honey prices, advertising, and the disbanding of the Northwest Honey Producers’ League. The picnic starts at 10 a.m. New York notes a cinema with 6,300 seats.
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Washington Apiarists
Granger
Yakima River
State Bee
Keepers’ Association
Northwest Honey Producers’ League
Prepic
Bolsheviki Threat Seen From Poland Across Europe
Gen. Eric Ludendorff warns that a Bolshevist victory in Poland could trigger a continental crisis, with Russia pushing toward Germany and Czecho Slovakia. He argues propaganda and Allied inaction enable Bolshevist gains, while Poland’s collapse would threaten regional stability and invite a wider war.
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Washington
Eric Ludendorff
Poland
Europe
Ludendorff
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
McAteers Headed to France for Lafayette Statue Unveiling
John McAteer and his son James, of the McAteer Shipbuilding Co., left Seattle on Tuesday to join a Knights of Columbus party in New York bound for France. They will aid in the unveiling of the Marquis de Lafayette statue at Metz next month.
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John McAteer
McAteer Shipbuilding Co
James
Seattle
New York
Knights of Columbus
France
Marquis de Lafayette
Metz
Maj Gen Liggett Set To Arrive From Alaska
Major General Hunter Liggett, commander of the Western department, is scheduled to arrive here Thursday evening or Friday morning from Alaska where he has been inspecting army posts. After a short illness George Andrew Misener, 26, of Seattle, died at Bothell Monday. He is survived by his mother Lydia Jones, three sisters Mary Anna and Alta, and four brothers Roy Harold Douglas and Walter Misener, all of Bothell. Arrangements are in charge of BER Butterworth & Sons. Czecho Slovakia adopts eight hour workday by law.
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Hunter Liggett
Western Department
Alaska
George Andrew Misener
Seattle
Bothell
Mre
Lydia Jones
Mary
Anna
Alta
Roy
Harold
Douglas
Walter Misener
BER, Butterworth & Sons
Fear Sailors Die in Blowup
Atlantic City N J July 28 The entire crew of the Avalon tanker is believed to have perished in the explosion and fire that struck the vessel Tuesday. The Avalon lay about 29 miles south of Atlantic City when the blast occurred. Coast guards searched the surrounding waters hoping some crewmen escaped in lifeboats but the search yielded no signs. There is a slight possibility that an escape occurred and boats were picked up by an unknown vessel.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Avalon
Vonnel
Purse Snatcher Takes $4000 Credit, Watch, Cash
Police seek a skilled thief who robbed Mrs. Sophie Poes, wife of an American merchant in Shanghai, of a letter of credit worth $4000, a gold wrist watch, and $42 cash Tuesday afternoon. The theft went unnoticed until she boarded a car home while visiting her brother E Raphael at 1919 Nob Hill Ave.
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Sophie Poes
Shanghai
Rotarians Hear Highway Address on Best System
Robert F. Hall of the Washington State Good Roads association spoke before the Rotary club on the finest highway system in America. Secretary T. L. Monson reported on the Atlantic City International convention. The annual club picnic is scheduled for Saturday August 14.
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America
Robert F. Hall
Washington State Good Roads Association
Rotary Club
Maronie Club
T. L. Monson
Atlantic City
Rainier Lodge to Host Smoker and Entertainment Night
Rainier lodge members of the Independent Order of Pnal Frith will hold a smoker and entertainment at Educational Center hall on 11th Ave and Main St Wednesday evening. Affiliated members from Seattle and Tacoma lodges will be guests. Adolph Behrens filed candidacy for state representative from the 46th district with the county auditor Tuesday afternoon.
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Rainier Lodge
Order of P'Nal Frith
Educational Center Hall
11Th Ave
Main St
P. m
Seattle and
Tacoma
Adolph Behrens
Second Ave. W
Little Prices on Little Shoes Infants Women’s Footwear Sale
Infants shoes priced at 2.95 with hand turned soles patent or kid cloth tops or plain toe sizes 1 to 4. Mary Jane pumps and misses Mary Janes with hand turned or welt soles footform style for dress wear also reduced to 2.95 sizes 8 1/2 to 11.
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BON Marche
Mary Jane
Awning Stripes 39c a Yard Candy Display
An assortment of different kinds and flavors of delicious candy is advertised under an awning on the upper main floor, with prices noted at 39 cents a yard.
Fiber Sweaters Go Fast at $6.95
Like a flash they come to us and like a flash they go. Sweaters that offer value and colorings at a low price of $6.95. Plain and fancy weaves in plain colors and mixtures including tuxedo style coats with sailor collars and tasseled sashes. Sweater section second floor.
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Francis Adams
John Quincy Adams
Boston
Acame
Samoa
Weller Bridge
Bolsheviki
Atlantic
Berlin
Prague
Lithuania
Soviet Russia
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Czecho- Slovakia
Lenine
China
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Persia
India
Holsheviet
Lake Baikal
Japan
Semenoff
Great Britain
Asia Minor
Arabia
Rumania
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Austria
Altho
Lee
Baku
Donech
Turkey
Black Sea
Polish Republic
Russia
Gen. Liggett
Copenhagen
Mary Jones
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