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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
7
A wireless warning about a six by six foot fragile box raised panic on a passenger liner. The box swung overboard before the crew opened it to reveal two lovers concealed inside with a note that their plan had been to pose as freight to outwit the mother. The incident ends with the lovers confessing their scheme amid relief and laughter.
A bystander clergyman officiates as a couple, amid uproar, are made man and wife on impulse. The scene erupts with laughter when the mother arrives at the companionway as the ceremony ends.
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