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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
2
Humfrey hides weapons from Wolf Larsen then cooks breakfast for Maud. Maud notices the china plate and whispers a question about him. The scene shifts to her gaze toward the beach as tension grows.
After days of waiting for Wolf Larsen to come ashore the crew grows restless as Maud fears and Humphrey steels himself to search below deck. The tension centers on the feared captain whose whereabouts remain unknown and whose menace haunts every moment on the Ghost.
A narrator hides in a cabin as Wolf Larsen endures a moment of weakness. Larsen traps the intruder with a trapdoor and a sequence of chests, then resumes cooking, while the narrator steals marmalade and underclothes and reports from the beach.
Humphrey and Maud plan to re rig the Ghost by making a makeshift shears and hoisting tackle to restep the masts. Wolf Larsen interrupts with threats while Maud hides close, and the pair press on with repairs aboard En deavor island.
The Harvard and Yale football match in America produced catastrophic results with seven players badly hurt. One player suffered a broken back, another an eye injury, and a third the loss of a leg as ambulances and surgeons attended the field.
Boston resident Ittle Mias Uppien recalls Mayflower ancestry in a boastful remark. An Indianapolis interlocutor retorts that their heritage reaches back to the Garden of Eden, highlighting a clash of ancestral pride amid a terse exchange.
Report notes Siam grows over forty rice varieties with differing harvest times. one type ripens in 70 days from planting while others take longer.
The article lauds Cy Williams Frank Schulte Heinie Zimmerman Jimmy Archer Vic Sailer for eclipsing 1915 form as they drive the Cubs toward a first division race. It credits their steady batting and pitching for keeping Chicago near the top of the standings with potential to lead as the season unfolds.
John Franklin Baker, famed home run artist, failed to live up to slugger status early for the Yankees. Recent games show the noted walloper hitting with vigor. His bat strengthens the team and promises to be a decisive factor in forthcoming victories.
In a Frankfort Maynsville game, after three outs a batter hit a grand slam. As all four runners crossed, an umpire was awakened and ruled four runs invalid because the third out had not been recorded, keeping the score from counting.
Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Ralph Works was released by Los Angeles and ordered to report to Vancouver but instead joined a Santa Barbara movie company. He says the film salary is higher than his baseball pay.
A fragmented discussion from baseball figures criticizes managers and owners. Comments touch on Wilson, the Federal and National Leagues, Ebbets Field access, Connie Mack’s schooling, Fred Beebe, Joe Jackson, McGraw, Wagner, and others amid chaotic notes on teams, players, and schedules.
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