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Opium Smugglers Foiled By Manila Wireless Trap
Harold Parker, a wireless operator aboard the Colorado, is drawn into a Manila opium smuggling plot. He pretends to join the gang to feed a coded signal to the destroyer Huron, aiding a seizure with help from Manuel Fernandez. The raid exposes Alvarez’s crew, leading to capture and Parker’s return to sea with praise from Captain Norcross.
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Harold Parker
Philippines
Parker
Colorado
Marine Corps
Harold
Harald
Manila
Phillippines
Manila Coastal Trading Company
Anderson
Crood
Lis
Alvarez
Herold
Patoon
Norcross
Alent
Eric
Air Uken
Erie
Corregidor
Maidnight
Alvares
Allenee
Ani
Reledan
Manuel
Migg
Mendoza
Manuel Fernandez
Acen