Lipton Challenge Rejected Stirred National Interest in Yachting
The New York Yacht Club rejected Sir Thomas Lipton’s 1910 challenge terms, raising doubts about a fourth America's Cup bid. Lipton defended the need for a new race, citing safety and design concerns, and noted plans to build a new yacht or use Shamrock IV. The chatter centered on yacht lengths, the deed of gift, and the impact of designer Charles Nicholson on Lipton’s odds.
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Reat
Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
England
Sir Thomas Lipton
America
Sir Thomas
Great Britain
Baronet
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
American Club
Royal Irish Yacht Club
Charles E. Nicholson
Gosport
Germany
Lipton
Istria
Narada
Story of a famous song Dixie and its creator
The article recounts how Dixie was written by Dan Emmet with both words and music, premiering September 19, 1859 at Bryant's minstrels in New York. It details the dispute over authorship, Emmet's process, and the phrase I wish I was in Dixie inspiring the tune that became a song of the people.
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Dan Emmet
Bryant
Broadway
New York
Gustav Kobbe
Bryants
Emmet
North
Dixie
Britain's early animal protection societies and laws
Britain formed the first societies to prevent cruelty to animals and enacted the first laws punishing offenders, marking an early commitment to animal welfare and legal protection.
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Britain
Bought Hide, Holds Cow In Local Dispute
A rural quarrel echoes Merchant of Venice as farmer Philip Wiegand sues neighbor James Hawkins over a cow and its calf. Wiegand sold the cow’s hide for seven dollars and fifty cents, while Hawkins keeps the animal and calf as security, claiming rights to all inside the hide. Both threaten lawsuits.
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Hawkins
Wiegand
Island Seeks Annexation Petition for Isle of Pines
Thomas J. Keenan, president of the American Association of the Isle of Pines, says a petition to President Wilson and the Senate will circulate seeking annexation. It states 6000 Americans on the island want it made a permanent U S possession, noting U S citizens own over 95 percent of land and form a majority of residents.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas J. Keenan
American Association of the
The
United States
Folding Wing Aeroplane Promises Swift Transatlantic Flight
London engineer Garnet Holmes, visiting the United States, says he has completed a folding wing monoplane with scissors like pivots that reduce drag in flight. The machine rises and lands with extended wings and uses a 40 horsepower single cylinder engine. The newer version will carry aviator and two passengers and floats, with speeds exceeding 100 mph, making transatlantic flight more plausible.
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New York
Garnet Holmes
London
America
Racine
Wis
Holmes
Washington Man Sets 4000 Mile Foot Journey With Cart
Charles Studebaker, 64, of Washington, will trek 4000 miles on foot pushing a cart with 265 pounds of luggage. He aims to Philadelphia and New York then Buffalo and Chicago, with a fox terrier as companion, expecting to return by November 1.
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Washington
Charles Studebaker
Studebaker
National Turnpike
Gumberland
Philadelphia
Old York Road
New Jersey
New York
Buffalo
Lakes
South Bend
Ind
Chicago
Hiding In Oven Ends With Child Rescue
Nashua Iowa eight year old Lewis Porthum son of W H Porthum hid in the kitchen oven while his mother was away. He backed into the big oven sat down and did not know the fire had started. Heat grew and his arms became stuck until his mother returned and freed him.
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Nashua
Lewis Porthum
W. H. Porthum
Will Settle Labor Strikes and Mediate Union Conflicts
Washington reports that the new department of labor aims to mediate industrial disputes and promote peace between capital and labor. William B. Wilson, first secretary, strong union background, will operate with cabinet consultation under Erdman act precedents extending federal mediation to interstate industries.
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Congress
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
William B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Labor
Scotland
Mine Workers” Union
United Mine Workers of America
Bureau of Labor
Interior Department
Department
Torpedo That Cannot Miss Says Paris
A French periodical claims a Roman genius has created a torpedo with a magnetically guided steering mechanism. The device supposedly corrects aiming errors and homes in on its target ship, yet could be drawn to a second nearby vessel, altering course.
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Paris
Adopt Double Edged Sword for Cavalry Units
Washington reports a new cavalry sword adopted by the war department. The blade is thirty five inches long, double edged, and sharp at both ends with a pointed tip. The guard provides full hand protection and is roughened to prevent slipping. It is slightly heavier overall but lighter when in the scabbard, and the officer’s scabbard will be dull finished with noncorrosive steel metal portions.
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Washington
War Department
Still Works On Farm At 103 In New York
Samuel Keefer, age 103, lives on a farm near Penn Yan New York and is the oldest living Albany Normal alumnus. He graduated and taught school, still reads without glasses, can name presidents in order, knows their lives, and has no major ailments aside from a blood poisoning attack ninety years ago. He makes his own medicines from roots and herbs, avoids tobacco since youth and never drinks. He credits long life to simple living and avoiding exposure.
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Penn Yan
N. Y
Samuel Keefer
Albany Normal
Dogs Lead To The Dead In Alaska Blizzard Rescue
Seward Alaska rescuers using pack dogs traced the bodies of Chittick and John Kesler who died in a blizzard in the Happy River country about 250 miles from Seward. Four dogs returned to the roadhouse three days after departure and led rescuers to a massive snowdrift hiding the victims.
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Seward
Alaska
Chittick
John Kesler
Happy River
Iditarod Trail
Niagara's Ship Niagara Raised in Severe Lake Blizzard
In Erie Pennsylvania a contractor and crew, amid a brutal blizzard, raised the captured Niagara ship from Perry's fleet as crowds watched the receding snow and ice. The hulk now rises four feet, with a 110 foot length and 80 foot beam. Skeptics are convinced by the gun ports showing Perry’s broad sides.
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Erie
Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
Perry
W. L. Morrison
United States
Wolverine
Perry Centennial Committee
Morgan Defeated at Luxor in Illness Scare
An Egypt trip story recounts J. Pierpont Morgan’s illness in Luxor and a clash over driving through ruins. Officials forbade a driving chair, causing his secretary to propose an invalid chair, which he ultimately did not use to avoid fueling panic.
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Luxor
Egypt
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Wall Street
Rome
Mr. Morgan
Wales Gets His Own Home At Stafford House
The king bought Stafford House as a future residence for the Prince of Wales amid talks of where he should live. Opposition from Labor and Socialist MPs to any special grant for the prince was hinted, and the queen opposed a separate establishment until marriage.
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London
Stafford House
Prince of Wales
Gold Ring Found Inside Cow In Corydon Case
A Corydon Iowa cow owned by Ira Williams died after two weeks of mysterious illness. The animal was opened and a gold ring was found inside the body near the heart. It is believed the ring was swallowed and traveled to the heart through the stomach.
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