River pilots and boats of the old Mississippi era described
Major John E. Rowland recalls famed river pilots and wooden boats from New Orleans to Natchez, naming vessels like the Lee and the Gladiator, and the riders who steered them. He notes rough gambling, Lipton’s debates, and Mark Twain’s influence, praising the skill and character of the old pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Natches
R. W. Moftae
Belle Lee
Adam Jacoba
Luminary
Alec Scott
A. L Shotwell
Robert J. Ward
Eclipse
Rainbow
Atlantic
Pall City
Robert E. Lee
Natchez
Eamed
St. Louis
Lee
Canrnot
Bir
Thomas Lipton
Mark Twain
Ron Iyphaeres
Jim
Lougetde
Analysia Inka
Famous Women Playwrights as the Camera Catches Them
A feature on leading female playwrights inclining to music and theatre. Miss Ethel Smyth, English composer of Fantasia and Der Wald, is pictured with athletic interests. Frances Hodgson Burnett, creator of Little Lord Fauntleroy, discusses gardening and royalties. Martha Morton, Madeleine Lucette Ry Le, Lottie Blair Parker, and Grace Livingston Furniss are profiled for their comedies and successes. The piece notes continued work and earnings potential for these women in American theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel M. Smyth
Miss Smyth
Leipsic
London
Aew
York
Geares
John 8. Sargent
Mies Smyth
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Suenett
England
Tennessee
Dr. Burnett
Stephen Townsend
Lowrie’s
Martha Morton
Geoffrey Middleton
John
M.ton
Mi Heim
New York
Morton
Madeleine Lucette
J. H. Ryley
Fane
Christopher, Jr
Richard Savage
Mr. Bugle
Madeleine Lucette Ryley
Lottie Blair Parker
Lyceum Theater
Atax
Mites Parker
Mies Blair
Ae Docl Parker
Brady
Mrs. Jack
Grace Livingston Furniss
Alice Fischer
Mise Furniss
Gretna Green
Harriett Ford
The Enormously Increased Cost of a Cup Defender
The article analyzes rising expenses in cup defense, detailing how material costs, rigging, and construction have escalated since earlier eras. It notes hulls, masts, and fabrics becoming far pricier, with specific figures and examples for boats like Colonia, Pilgrim, Jubilee, and Defender, and discusses how maintenance costs now dwarf past expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salim
Also Mentioned on This Page
John E. Rowland
Thomas Liptoss
Thay
Favnig
Wien
Clemeoy
Faroun
Mappeten
Sachin
Falome
Harry Mateon
Nat Green
Truman
Holmes
Patmore
T. P. Leathers
White
Woo. Witaop
Jim Cy Nighin
Cre
J. W. Tobin
Bern Iing
Charlie Pierce
Ben Thornburs
Hilly Youngblood
Strother Wiley
Ben ‘Taber
Bart Bowen
Donaldsopville
John Hay
Jim Bladse
Uae
Kianavee
Tate
Sears Sutton
Wny Cort
Carina
Dinadel
Vallyria
the Nate Aller
Lena
Dole
Demark
Hite
A. Barto
Puritan
Reliance
Bers
Columbia
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