Claimed the Ship A Greek Boilermaker’s Bold Ruse
A retired navy petty officer recalls a Greek boilermaker Char Mara who was shipped to a U S Navy cruiser on the Mediterranean station. Mara, unable to speak English, learned enough to boast he could command the ship and attempted to seize control, ending in a thrashing and confinement in the sick bay after being exposed by a bosun’s mate.
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Mediterranean
Navy
Armaker
Gibraltar
United States
Napies Harbor
Char Ha Maro
Maro
Greece
Turkey
Pacific
Tim
Charlie Mara
Mara
Charlie
Mary
Bo’sun
Marc
Wrall
Blaze
Cool Center at Cornell Emerges as Top Foothill Player
In the Sporting World a review notes senior opportunities on the rush line and highlights Cornell University's center Cool as a standout. Despite a lean 160 pounds, Cool is praised for power in both offense and defense, with experience boosting his value to the team and elevating the eleven.
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Foothill
Mayers
Cornell University
Cool
Fois & Cual
Suggestions For Golfers And A Speed Record Note
A collection of disjointed golf tips urging steady focus and practice along with a report on a Pacific coast youth breaking the American interscholastic record for the quarter mile with 48 1 5 seconds. It notes Ted Meredith’s faster times after 1907 and mentions Western League plans to move a Kansas City club to New York for the 1916 season.
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Sloman
Pacificcoast
Brenk Stawan
Tso
Meredith
Mercersberg Academy
Ted
California
Feda
New York City
Indianapolis
Kansas City
New York
James AL Gilmore Adie
Siinds
Bono Forseas
Goach Sharpe’s Good Year at Cornell Emphasizes System Run
Dr Sharpe enters his fourth season guiding Cornell with a focus on a smooth offense. The standout feature is the Marvett Umph, described as the prized feat of the record, aided by Charlie Barrett at quarterback and center, and Shelton at end.
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Goach Sharpe
Dr. Sharpe
Cornell
Li Tok Hin
Keagons
Sharpe
Charlie Barrett
Ooo
Shelton
Shipwreck romance uncovers hidden Fay family ties
An intricate tale set in the late century follows Miss Fay and chaperon Miss Craven during a European tour. A Dresden painting links their pasts while a lost shipwreck reveals that Miss Craven is in fact a Fay kin, uniting two families and resolving a long history of unknown parentage through a surprising marriage prospect.
Snapshots of Notable Italian Commander Cadorna
Cave Lilet Cadorna, commander in chief of the Italian armies, born in Piedmont sixty five years ago, studied at Milan Military School and Turin Military Academy. He became sublieutenant at seventeen, captain at twenty five, rose to general, and led the army in World War I. He married in 1881 to the Marchioness Balbi, with four children, two sons and three daughters, one a writer.
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Cave Lilet Cadorna
Piedmont
Itnista
Milan
Turin
Geveral
Tratian
Victor Emmanuel
Count Cadorna
Balbi
White
England's Strong Man Lloyd George in War Cabinet
David Lloyd George, long chancellor of the exchequer, becomes minister of munitions and joins the coalition cabinet. He gains power to marshal industrial production for cannon and ammunition, enlisting over 100000 workers and shaping wartime policy in Britain. He was born in England in 1863 and educated in Wales, rising to authority as war demands grew.
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England
Great Britain
Eig
David Lloyd-George
Coalition
Wales
Sonny
Lloyd-Guinne Lyse Litty
George
Hydra
Wworkien
Pai
Manchester
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Sam
American Press Association
Han Fg
Shawn
Dom Rrers
Aterici Marsazine
Boller
Dresden
Miss Way
Misa Craven
Miss Fay
Miss Craven
Som
Weling
Craven
Hyeety “Hiinghy
Cch
Hetphaied
Maylia
Tue
Whiteish
Daitiazo
Europe
Italy
Onsen
Sena
Fay
Mr. Fay
Barb
Mr. May
Bremurlaltis Chain Areiry
Winste
Hum
Ty Sievaen Lede Asa Hi Biua
Davey LiLeyinanarn
The
First National Bank
Ackley
Capital
S. Eggert
F. S. Eggert
Ational
Frudden Lumber Co
Che First National Bank Cts A Genera
Sang Business
Ms State Exchange Bank
E. T. Krohn
LYNCH
Wmeats
Ucensep
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