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Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet KCVO (10 May 1848 – 2 October 1931) was a Scotsman of Ulster-Scots parentage who was a self-made man, as company founder of Lipton Tea, merchant, philanthropist and yachtsman who lost 5 straight America's Cup races. He engaged extensive advertising for his chain of tea stores and his brand of Lipton teas.
In 1871, Thomas Lipton (1848–1931) of Glasgow, Scotland, used his small savings to open his own shop, and by the 1880s the business had grown to more than 200 shops. [5] In 1929, the Lipton grocery retail business was one of the companies that merged with Home and Colonial Stores , Maypole Dairy Company, Vyes & Boroughs, Templetons and ...
Brimer's father-in-law was a friend of Michael J. Meehan (1891–1948), a controversial New York stock speculator [10] who made a small investment in Brimer's operation. When Brimer paid a 25% dividend in 1929, Meehan financed the acquisition of 75% of Good Humor of America for $500,000. [ 9 ]
A writer for The New York Times stated that the themed lands were "perhaps not quite acceptable to the Geodetic Survey because so many dull places have been left out", [44] and Time magazine called the park "nothing less than a replica of the continental U.S.A., 833 yds from parkway to shining parkway". [203]
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She also underwent continuous upgrading with changes to her hull shape, rudder, and modifications to the rig to create a more effective racing sail plan before departing to America in time for the 15th America's Cup. Four New York syndicates responded to Lipton's challenge each creating a J-Class, Weetamoe, Yankee, Whirlwind, and Enterprise. [6]
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The 1920 America's Cup was the 13th challenge for the Cup and the first since 1903.It took place in New York Harbor and consisted of a best-of-five series of races between the defender Resolute, entered by a syndicate of New York Yacht Club members headed by Henry Walters [citation needed], and Shamrock IV, the fourth in Sir Thomas Lipton's line of Cup challengers.