America's Cup challenged by yacht race elitism
Boake Carter argues that the America's Cup has become a millionaire's game, with Britons and Americans spending millions on single ships. He notes the sport's exclusivity, the anti-egalitarian costs, and praises a proposed multi-boat, cross-nation series to showcase broader sailing talent and design.
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Mika Vanderbilt
Newport
Ft. 1
United States
Great Britain
America
England
America's Cup Race A Society Milionaires Racket
Readers note the piece argues that the j boat battles for the America's Cup reveal a yacht club elite society. It portrays the race as a display from which wealth and status flow, implying exclusivity and social prestige rather than pure sporting merit.
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New York Yacht Club
Torofi
Copyright Ledger Syndicate
100000 Men To Drill Today For Mussolini
Rome Aug 10 Mussolini arrived at Messina to observe war maneuvers of 100000 soldiers prepared to repel an imaginary attack likely by Britons or Frenchmen. He stressed peace and constructive aims and cited Messina as a spearhead of a larger Mediterranean defense. He saluted Sicilians abroad and noted the maneuvers test fortified defenses near Sicily and Panettelleria amid rising tensions with Britain.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Messina
Sicily
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Iie
America
Atlantic
Republic
Italy
Tunis
North Africa
Pantelleria
Britain
Air Force
You And Your Child You And Your Child By Jane Herbert Gowaed Up
A mother wakes to a quiet child at dawn and shifts him to his own bed with a graham cracker on the pillow to stave hunger. The piece advises early waking toddlers rise calm by food and a toy, noting long infant sleep and parental rest. Japan reports substantial increases in income tax returns.
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Mother
Joseph
Dad
Grace
Father
Daddy
Japan
Ear noises and ringing linked to dental and sinus issues
A medical note describes ear noises such as ringing and blowing as potentially stemming from catarrh in the throat, wax buildup, nervous disorders, blood pressure issues, heart or kidney disease, and dental problems. It cites Miss M. W. of California, age twenty nine, with left ear sounds at night, heart-beat gusts, and wax accumulation but no middle ear disease.
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Claud North Chrisman
M.D
M. W
California
Sage
A Puzzling Case of Pulsatile Hearing and Headaches
A case notes pulsatile ear noise synchronized with the heartbeat worsened by lying down and after activity. Consider vascular origins near the ear or possible arterial referred sounds. Rule out tumor with tests, check for dental source, and trial iodide with blood and spinal fluid exams for inherited disorders.
Missing Girl Wins Father’s Permission For Circus Career
Doris Major, once missing for eight days, wins her father Mal G Major’s reluctant consent to pursue a circus bareback riding career in Norfolk. The Washington cigaret girl, identified as Dale Sargent, reunites with her father after he traveled from Washington to see her perform.
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Norfolk
Doris
Billy Major
Washington, D. C
Mal‘calm G. Major
Washington
Major
Dale Sargent
Miss Major
Shoreham
Hollywood gossip through a party and a starry cafe
Jimmie Fidler reports on party chatter about Hollywood figures. The piece notes rampant, unverified rumors, jealousy of fame, and the public’s appetite for scandal. It recounts glimpses at Ginger Rogers Katherine Hepburn Lucille Ball Grace Moore and Marlene Dietrich amid jokes about misrepresented singing and blurred reputations.
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RKO
Ginger Rogers
Katherine Hepburn
Lucille Ball
Hollywood
Out-of-doors: Smallmouth bass in July and August
Robert Page Lincoln explains fly rod tactics for smallmouth bass, noting early day feeding and inshore activity on rainy days. He details lures, especially light flies and spinners, advises no heavy lures, and highlights the crab as a key prey. He urges deep-water still fishing with live crabs when needed and invites reader questions.
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Robert Page Lincoln
O'Shaugnessy
North American Sporesman’s Club, Inc
Hollywood Anecdotes Show Garbo Dietrich Rivalry
In Santa Monica Garbo's illness prompts Dietrich to push favors and cultivate Garbo's nurse, but no introductions occur. Marlene remains not a Garbo fan. Gary Cooper amid a portrait setup dismisses a proof for looking like an actor due to pose and ego. light Hollywood chatter from 1937.
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Greta
Garbo
Santa Monica
Dietrich
Marlene
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
McNaught Syndicate
Cyclist Unconscious After Minor Collision on Broad Street
Raymond Birks of 265 Boston avenue was rendered unconscious after riding his bicycle into the rear of a parked car owned by Charles Couch of 215 Winckles street on Broad street around 6:15 p m yesterday. He was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital with only minor injuries and was examined there. Patrolman Clellan Andress and Couch assisted Birks to the hospital.
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Broad Street
Raymond Birks
Boston Avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Young Birks
Charles Couch
Winckles Street
Couch
Clellan Andress
Picnic Draws 400 At Green Line Former Workers Reunion
About 400 people attended the third annual reunion and picnic of the Cleveland Southwestern Traction Company’s former officials and employees at Chippewa Lake Park. Some 200 families registered. E. F. Murphy presided over the business meeting and was re elected president. A memorial roll call honored deceased members including William Hillier Oscar Simmerly and L A Adams. Amelia Wigfield sang a memorial song as Louis Offenberg, a former motorman, was given honors. Bud Carstener led sports. Next reunion set for the second Sunday in August.
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Cleveland Southwestern Traction Company
Chippewa Lake Park
E. F. Murphy
William Hillier
Oscar Simmerly
L. A. Adams
Amelia Wigfield
Berea
Louis Offenberg
Cleveland Public Square
Bud Carstener
C. &. Southam
Florence Murphy
Viscountess Hinchingbrooke Stirs Cowes With Bright Blue Trousers
At the Royal Yacht Club in Cowes England Viscountess Hinchingbrooke wearing bright blue linen trousers causes a stir among regatta spectators. She calmly sips tea while a keeper protests the outfit, challenging Cowes dress rules and sparking talk of a new fashion tradition connected to her aristocratic lineage.
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Albot Lake Ts
Royal Yacht Club
Cowes
England
Hinchingbrooke
Royal Yacht Squadron
Queen Victoria
Beatrice
Maud Rosemary Peto
Globe
Viscount Hinchingbrooke
Stanley Baldwin
Edward
Sandwich
New York
Alberta Sturges
Wiliam Sturges
Water Moccasin Gloves for Summer Wear
Gloves made from water moccasin skin resist heat and are recommended for summer use. Available in white and light cream with moccasin coloring and calf options.
Quins Recovering From Mild Colds
Callander Ontario reports the Dionne quintuplets are nearly over their mild colds and will be allowed to play outside tomorrow. Their physician Dr Allan Roy Dafoe said they are coming along well and are generally fine for their age.
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Callander
Ont
Allan Roy Dafoe
Governor's Sons Take to Skies as Hobby Flyers
In Olympia Washington Governor Clarence D Martin Jr 21 and Frank 18 are pursuing aviation as a hobby and hold private pilot licenses.
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Olympia
Wash
Clarence D. Martin
Clarence, Jr
Frank
Trench Network on Egypt Libya Frontier to Be Maintained
A protective system of trenches built along the Egypt Libya boundary during the Ethiopian conflict is set to be kept in place. The arrangement aims to bolster frontier security and readiness as a precautionary measure understood by officials.
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Egypt-Libya
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