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Daring stowaways challenge Uncle Sam at sea ports
A flood of desperate immigrants scheme to slip into the United States aboard ships and lifeboats. Stowaways like Ida Segl, John Thoening, Vincenzo Basti, and others face discovery, detention, or possible return. Officials warn ships face fines and authorities crack down at Ellis Island and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Mexico
Canada
Far East
United States
American
Sam
New World
Bosun
Bos'n
Ida Segl
Czecho-Slovakia
Willy Nilly
John Thoening
Germany
Thoening
Washington
Eugene A. Sacks
H. & B. Wolf Co
New York
Mr. Sachs
John Need
Vincenzo Basti
Vincenzo
Luc
Florida
Secretary of the Navy
America
Betty Simpson
Brownsville
Texas
Betty
Hamburg
Rose Host
Brooklyn
S. S. Manchuria
Panama
Rosie
Kane
Earl Carroll
Jeanie Day
Modern” School
Mort Lincoln
Australia
Cardiff
England
Jennie
Jamie
Cere