The Girl of the Nutmeg Isle Opening on a Ship
Paul Corbet, 22, leaves his Liverpool yard job to pursue a berth with Vincent Gore, a famed but feared explorer aboard the Empress of Singapore. He talks his way into a secretive role as Gore’s secretary and valet, facing tests, rival loyalties, and hints of a larger mystery as the voyage begins.
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Lime Street
Henry
James
Paul
Griffens
Snaith
Fletchers
Griffen Senior
Water Street
Singapore
Carita
India
General Dames
Pedley Liddiard
Borneo
Vincent Gore
Parts
Liverpool
England
Empress of Singapore
Madame Carita
Involuble
Glasgow
Cecil Rhodes
Gore
Sterry
Flanagan’s
Burt
Kinnoull
Red Sun
Prince's
Aca
Sarah
Corbet
Antwerp
Brussels
Mersey
Cabin 7
Red Star
Joe Flanagan
Core
Paul Corbet
Red Bob
This stirring story of the South Seas continues next Sunday
A stirring tale of the South Seas will be resumed in the Post Magazine next Sunday, promising further adventure, discoveries, and vivid scenes for readers awaiting the continuation.
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South Seas
Sunday Post
Transfer Day plan draws criticism from Cambridge letter
Frank Foxcroft of Cambridge urges that suffragists should not use pretty young women as streetcar conductors to distribute transfers in Boston on July 27 1915. He argues the tactic sexualizes campaigning harms city life and demeans young women in the cause of suffrage.
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Sir
Boston
Massachusetts Women's Suffrage Association
Boston Elevated Company
Massachusetts
Frank Foxcroft
Cambridge
South Acton Youth to Fight for England
South Acton July 19 Ralph Campbell youngest son of the late Dr Sir Francis Campbell has enlisted with a Canadian regiment and will go to the front to fight for England in the European war.
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South Acton
Ralph Campbell
Sir Francis Campbell
England
Poor Children Off For Camp
The Salvation Army took 150 poor mothers and children to the army camp at Canton for a two week vacation. Most were from the West End and referred by nurses of the Instructive District Nursing Association. Mrs Adam Gifford and Colonel Adam Gifford oversee the camp which added 30 beds and bath tubs for babies plus a large pavilion serving as shelter and playhouse.
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Salvation Army
Army
Canton
West End
Instructive District Nursing Association
Adam Gifford
Motorcycle Victim Lying Between Life and Death
Concord report states Robert Wilson of Woodbury Street Arlington Heights remained unconscious at Deaconess Hospital after a severe motorcycle crash on Great Road Bedford Saturday. Authorities investigate cause and identify other injured riders.
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Concord
Deaconess Hospital
Robert Wilson
Woodbury Street
Arlington Heights
Great Road
Bedford
Satur
Unchanging Condition For Wounded Young Man
A young man with a fractured skull remained unconscious tonight after a cycle accident that plunged into a fence 45 hours ago. Dr. Edward E. Hamblen of Bedford, the attending physician, reported this morning that Wilson showed a few more signs of life.
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Edward E. Hamblen
Bedford
Wilson
Sailors Charged With Drunken Brawl After Kerfuffle
In East Boston yesterday five sailors from the Kronprinzess Cecelie crew were charged with drunkenness after a dispute that turned into a lively brawl ashore on Saturday night. Police intervened and took them into custody.
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Boston
Kronprinsess
Cecelie
Langer breaks Kahanamoku in open water race
In San Francisco on July 19 Lady Langer of the Los Angeles A C won the A A U open water championship for a quarter mile, finishing in 5 32 1 5 to set a new American record by five and five sixth seconds. J Wheatley and Bud Goodwin of New York A C placed second and third.
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San Francisco
Lady Langer
Los Angeles A. C
Amateur Athletic Union
Duke Kahanamoku
Honolulu
Langer
J. Wheatley
Bud Goodwin
New York A. C
Fifth Regiment Camps at Morton's Pond Parade
The Fifth Regiment moved from its Oak Bluffs camp on Vineyard Haven Harbor to Norton's Pond in a rapid march. They arrived before noon in good condition, pitched a new camp, and had rations served. Major Jones delivered a lecture on sanitation and hygiene, followed by an evening parade by the First Battalion under Major Butler.
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Oak Bluffs
Vineyard Haven Harbor
Norton's Pond
Jones
Butler
Watchman's Body Found Floating in River
The body of Antonio Lutti a 28 year old watchman employed by Coleman Brothers on their dredger in the Mystic River Medford was found in the stream near the Main street bridge Medford yesterday. Lutti had been missing since Sunday afternoon. Assistant Medical Examiner William H McBain who viewed the body found no marks indicating foul play.
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Antonio Lutti
Coleman Brothers
Mystic River
Medford
Main Street
Lutti
William H. McBain
Escapes From German Camp Highlighted By Flint Man
Charles B. Pray of Flint Michigan formerly at 64 Boylston Street Boston describes his escape from a German concentration camp after being detained since October. He reached London, gave an affidavit to American consul-general Robert Skinner, and sent it to Washington. Pray details forced labor in Württemberg and his walked route from France to Avonmouth then London before choosing to stay and work locally.
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London
Charles B. Pray
Flint
Mich
Boylston Street
Boston
Mass
Robert P. Skinner
Skinner
State Department
Washington
Pray
Germany
Mauenfeldt
Wuert
Temburg
Wuerttemburg
France
Avonmouth
American Relief Committee
New Position for Sumner Statue in Public Garden
The statue of Charles Sumner in the Public Garden is moved to a new position near the Boylston street mall facing it. The relocation balances the Wen del Phillips statue, which faces Boylston street near Charles street.
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Charles Sumner
Boylston Street Mall
Boylston and
Arlington Streets
Wendel Phillips
Boylston Street
Charles Street
Chicago rider tops world amateur bicycle record
Ernest Keckler of Chicago claimed a world amateur bicycle record by riding two miles in 4 6. Former record holder Joan B. Hume of Salt Lake City set the mark in 1905 at the event in Chicago last night.
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Chicago
Ernest Keckler
Joan B. Hume
Salt Lake City
Free Woman on Fraud Charge
Catherine M A Morrison, president of the Earnest Workers Society of Bangor, is acquitted by a Bangor jury after a three day trial over alleged mail fraud. The government claimed magazine subscriptions funded needy children but diverted funds for personal use. Morrison denied misappropriation and said remaining funds supported charities and magazine costs.
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Bangor
Catherine M. A. Morrison
The
Earnest Workers’ Society of
Miss Morrison
Sonal
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HE Girl
Beatrice Grimshaw
Adam
Jack
Royal Navy
Mr. Gore
Jake
Red Sun Line
Kinnouls
Corbet Mills
Pentreath
Vincent Robinson Gore
M. A
LL. D
Spain
Portugal
Rock of Gibraltar
Port Said
Canal
Red Sea
Kahanamoku
Morton's Pond
Watchman
Sumner
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