Bride at helm wins Lipton Cup on 28 foot yacht Gauntlet
The 28 foot sloop Gauntlet skipped 6 hour race from Gravesend Bay to Bermuda off Cape Hatteras winning the Lipton Cup worth $500. Mrs Thorp Lund Robinson, 20, guided Gauntlet into second place amid three small Brooklyn Yacht Club entries, with Tamerlane and Lila faster boats. The voyage tested tiny craft across the gulf stream with Lila forced to Norfolk Harbor for safety.
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Gulf Stream
Cape Hatteras
Gauntlet
Thorp. Lund Robinson
Thomas Lipton
Gravesend Bay
New York Harbor
Bermuda
Robinson
George W. Robinson
Tamerlane
Jong
Lila
Brooklyn Yacht Club
Norfolk Harbor
Hatteras
Atlantic
Amboy
New York Bay
George
Mr. Robinson
J. L. Dunlap
H. Higgins
Corinthian
Sandy
Jefferson Bible copies spark public demand and Senate quotas
The Jefferson Bible bound in red Morocco stirred trouble at the Smithsonian before being photographed and widely duplicated. A magazine promotion offered free copies in exchange for letters to Senators or Members of Congress, triggering large demand. Each Senator received a 30 copy quota, prompting plans to print more as requests flood in.
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Thomas Jefferson
Smithsonian
Congress
Will you be a candidate for president
A compilation of opinions from prominent presidential hopefuls answers the query Will you be a candidate Taft Cannon Bryan Shaw Jobson Fairbanks moniker and others weigh in on candidacy. The piece also covers a Washington social dinner where Russia and Japan exchange ambassadorial courtesies amid postwar diplomacy.
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Ameriican Spectator
American Spectator
Taft
Cannon
Bryan
Shaw
Jobson
Fairbanks
F. Funston
Ohio
Hiatecy
Aoki
Washington
Itosen
Portsmouth
Japan
Russia
Viscount Aoki
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and its harsh critique
A review extols The Jungle as one of the most powerful books of recent years detailing the brutal methods of meatpacking. The piece underscores Sinclair’s firsthand plant visits, corroboration by a Roosevelt commission, and follows the tale of Jurgis and Ona as they emigrate to Chicago, endure exploitation, and witness a system that destroys workers and families for profit.
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Mr. Sinclair
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair
Roosevelt
Special Commission
Fais Junie
Jurgis
Lithuania
America
Chicago
Auserica
Wurupe
Puckingtowns
Helig
Alev Gor
Ona
Packingtown
Tlinois
Ogden Armour
Vanturo
Sigelafe
Armiuy
Josers
Immigrant Trials Play at Vassar Aid Society
A fragment from The Land of the Ice shows Luigi and his wife Maria at Ellis Island as a migrant officer denies their full reunion. Luigi promises hardship and speed to send for Maria, while the family faces deportation unless funds and law align. The scene, based on a newspaper note, captures immigrant dreams and daily barriers in New York harbor.
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Fargia
Ona
Inrgislitt
Ong
Jurgis
Great Corporation
Anchonr
Ellis Island
New York Harbor
W. GC. de Mille
The
Times
Luigi
Signore
Amli
Maria
Carrissima
Mulberry
Street
Pablo
Tessa
Neapori
New York
Naples
Marla
Napa
Saya
Tavial
Napoli
America
Terra
Paul
Saya Firiiy
Luizi
Goa
Walta
Horace Smith and a plan for a healthy old age
The piece cites Horace Smith and a 19th century ideal of aging gracefully. It urges moderation in youth, tempering passions, and devotion to domestic life, faith, work, and God as the richest treasure beyond pleasure or wealth.
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Horace Smith
Mammou
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Heaven
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Abla
Gauntler
T Nera Lund
RUSS
Aaron Rosen
Baron Rosen
Viscount Aokl
Netherlands
Van
Swinderen
Miyoka
Countess Seckendorff
Elizabeth Rosen
Spain
Spain, Senor
Don Unis Pastor
Baron Schlippenbuch
Prince Koudacheff
Ltusalun Uubasay
Count Aon
Tate
Robert Paton Gibbs
Hudson’ Theater
Mr. Gibbs
Seiple
Ageite
Denkis
Paul Eas
Uae
Murda
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