Indian Chief Sinks After Lightning Strike Rescue on Board
Robert Hollis meets owner of the Indian Chief aboard the Esmeralda’s wreck. A copper pool scheme, a collision, and a night of stormy decisions unfold as Hollis contemplates taking temporary command to steer the damaged vessel to an American port while ensuring the stranded Vera and the others are safe.
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Robert Hollis
Girard Carrington
Hollis
Vera
Carrington
McCann
New York
Masters
Hic
Hat
Captain Hollis
Atlas Inc
Gerald Carrington
Vulcan
Tie
Contraband of War Drives an Ocean Mystery
Captain Hollis meets the ship owner of the Indian Chief, who guards a half million dollar war cargo. With war declared in Europe, they confront legal peril and an impossible choice as a woman passenger waits aboard and a risky plan to sail by night unfolds.
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New York
Gerald Carrington
Montauk
Tergether
Hollis
Hamburg
Baltimore
Capes
Europe
Chesapeake
Germany
Austria
France
Russia
England
Belgium
Paris
Great Britain
North Sea
English
United States
Tie
Vera and Bascoms Uneasy Ties Threaten Steamer Crew
The piece recalls Vera's old friendship with Robert Bascom the steamer's owner and introduces a fresh peril emerging from the historic enmity between Bascom and McCann.
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Vera
Robert Bascom
Bascom
McCann
Clipping With a Pin Tip Tricks For Paper Cutting
A Popular Science Monthly tip explains using a pin or needle to cut paper when scissors are unavailable. For a single sheet, place it on another sheet and trace the clipping outline with the pin, then guide the point along the edge to cut smoothly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Tropical Rainfall Patterns in the Tropics
Tropical rains occur briefly, limiting cyclonic storms. In Porto Rico the heaviest rains follow West Indian hurricanes. The 1899 hurricane on August 8 brought rainfall equivalent to 1,118 tons per acre.
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Tropics
Porto Rico
No Exceptions. A woman’s secret out by census taker
A terse exchange reveals a woman’s fear that a stern government census taker will force her to reveal age. The dialogue hints at tension between privacy and official inquiry during a difficult moment.
Zapata’s 50,000 Peso Pledge To Bankers In Mexico
Emilio Zapata issued two proclamations, closing saloons and ordering bankers to meet. He demanded 50 000 pesos to feed his hungry men in exchange for protection. Bankers paid, later returned the sum, and Zapata kept his word while crime in the city eased for months.
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Emilio Zapata
Carranza
Zapata
Caballeros
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Box for the Blind Vanishes as Shop Replaces Window Blind
A tradesman in a town set a box labeled For the Blind outside his shop. Weeks later the box disappeared and he quipped that he had earned enough money, pointing to a new canvas blind shielding his shop window.
Owl car promises waited man reaches home
A cryptic line notes that any man who waits for the owl car is sure to catch it once he returns home. The saying highlights a routine transport cue linked to evening rhythms.
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D. C. Ross
Fulton
Brookn
N. Y
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Doan
L. N. Vaughan
Notary Public
Foster M ™ Burn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Wardell
Fischer Piano Factory
West 28Th St
Fischer Piano CO
West 28Th Street
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