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Sailing Ship Sparks Hudson River Thrill in New York Harbor
A lively scene along the Hudson as a barkentine from London, the Cap Pilar, with two dozen sailors paying $500 each to sail, draws crowds. The article recalls Captain Kidd, profiles Baroness von Hutten and Betsy Riddle, and notes a modern medicine show on Sixth Avenue with electric lights. Pax the German police dog joins a dog panel, and Lakewood continues to draw theatrical folk from Broadway.
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New York
Hudson River
William Kidd
Mariner
Spice Islands
Captain Kidd
Liber- Chas
Driscolty Street
Barkentine Cap Pilar
London
Pennsylvania
John Riddle
Erie
West Sixth Street
Betsy
Pam
Sixth Avenue
Spieler
Pax
J. Oscar Greenwald
Milwaukee
Pinewoods
West Allis
Wise
Germany