Ghost of the Sea Captain Wolf Larsen Seizes Control
Humphrey Von Woydéen is pressed into service aboard the sealing schooner Ghost after a ferryboat sinking. Wolf Larsen dominates the voyage, pitting crew and pursued boats against the sea as a brutal master. Van Weyden faces moral conflict while attempting to safeguard a captive woman and learn his duties as mate aboard the perilous ship.
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Humphrey von Woydéen
Critto
Dilettanie
Ghost
Wolf Larsen
Japan
Humphrey
Bethering
Muugridge
St. Cooky
Hump
Wolf
Jumyp
Hhilfe
Omar
Mr. van Weyden
van Weyden
Ghost of the Sea Crew Bargains With Brewster at Table
MISS Brewster joins the sealing schooner Ghost where Wolf Larsen asserts control and questions her rights. Van Weyden navigates status as she reveals she earns about eighteen hundred dollars a year in piecework. The crew notices the rare woman as Larsen sizes up her value aboard.
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Yokohama
Wolf Larsen
Mr. van Weyden
Brewster
Maud Brewster and the Dean of American Letters On Board
In the shipboard chapter, Maud Brewster encounters Humphrey Van Weyden as a famed critic from California while Wolf Larsen observes. A flirtation of memory and identity unfolds amid dinner chatter and looming danger on deck, ending with a violent turn as Mugridge dies and Wolf Larsen is carried to the sea.
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Maud Brewster
Walt Larsen
Humphrey van Weyden
Wolf Larsen
Risa
California
East
American Letters
Philadelphia
Wolf Larsen Stone
Missa Brawater
Nilson
Mugridga
Parsons
Mugridge
Wolf Larsen Roye
Wolf Larsen Pursues Mugridge After Kitchen Confrontation
On the voyage chapter, Wolf Larsen disciplines cook Mugridge for dirty habits and poor attire. Mugridge flees with the gunnery crew in pursuit across the deck after Larsen signals punishment and orders pursuit. The chase highlights tension on the ship between crew and officers.
Timbering Mines in Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines
An estimate in Colliery Engineer shows nearly 90 million cubic feet of timber used yearly in Pennsylvania anthracite mines. Timbered gangways and drifts exceed 7000 miles, with shafts needing constant renewal. Costs run to about 6.6 cents per cubic foot for round timber and 20 cents for sawn timber, totaling roughly 5.85 million dollars, while steel timbers promise long-term savings amid increasing use. Most timber today is yellow pine from the South.
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Pennsylvania
Coal Age
Pennay Yania Department of Mines
Surgical Brain Amputation Reported as Miracle
The Paris Journal cites a surgical feat by Dr Guepin who performed a partial brain amputation on a 22 year old soldier. The soldier had nearly recovered and remains in active service. The doctor declares the rapid removal of brain tissue produced no appreciable trouble and credits boldness and ease in execution.
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Paris Journal
Guepin
Academy of Science
Fragmentedbid Known Words in a playful chat
A brief conversational exchange discusses fashion and flirtation with remarks about short skirts and compliments. The dialogue samples banter between two unnamed speakers focusing on appearance and social norms.
How Speaker Clark Attended a G O P Dinner
In Washington Champ Clark the speaker of the house attended a Republican dinner hosted by Representative B M Chiperfield of Illinois for veteran colleague Uncle Joe Cannon. A mix up of engagements led Clark to visit multiple venues before he found the correct Phi Kappa Psi banquet at the Army and Navy Club where Chiparfield and others welcomed him.
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Speaker Clark
Mr. Chiperfield
Phi Kappa Pei
Washington
Clark
Rauscher's
Congress
Vice President Marshall Story Routine Delays Senate Prayer
Senate stories from Vice President Marshall delay the opening as he slips from humor to prayer. Chaplain Prettyman wrestles with laughter at the eleventh hour ritual, pacing near the clock to avoid tardiness and preserve solemnity. Weather map alternative noted.
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ICE
Marshall
Senate
Forest J. Prettyman
Capitol
Arma
Chaplain Prettyman
Prettyman
Exhibition of Mint and Treasury Artifacts at Treasury
An exhibit in the Treasury building showcases twelve canons from the mint and Treasury history. It includes presidential medals, gold planchets and bars, safes keys, 1774 to present time security devices, and warrants for large payments such as 140 million on public debt and 60 million transfer from Denver mint. Mutilated currency is identified and redeemed.
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United States Mint
United States
Treasury Building
Treasury Department
San Francisco
Treasury
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Philippines
General Lafayette
Denver Mint
Gub Treasury
New York City
Washington Parks Open to Lovers Says Harts With Benches
The Pittsburgh police chief admits ignorance of the term spooning as he notes Washington parks welcome lovers. Colonel W. W. Harts, superintendent of buildings and grounds, explains parks are for recreation and beautification, with 1,000 more benches added to accommodate couples so long as it does not disturb other parkgoers.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Col. W. W. Harts
Colonel Harts
Cupid
National
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Leach
Johnson
Eyen
Wolf Larnen
Louis
Tom
Wolf Largen
Yokohama Harbor
Wolf Larner
Ootty-Dotty
Himelf
Maud Brewater
Thomas Mugridge
Cooky
Ugual
Belle
Neil
Tos
G.O. P
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