Lost in the East Aboard the Upatoe Amid Six Chinamen
Flo Wallen, first mate of the Upale, battles delirium and memory aboard the ship in the Java sea. He recalls his father’s warning never to go East, contends with Captain Mitchell’s death, and fears pursuit by six Chinamen as he evades a fatal descent. He ends by leaping into the sea, lost in darkness.
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Gunga
Stacey
Wallen
Erest
Apole
Etis
Gray House
California
Frisco
Java Sea
Shanghai
Mitchell
Upoelo
Upate
Banda
Captain Mitchell
Sam
Singapore
Shanehal
Himeself
Johnson
Mitive
Sharigha
Ting Wah
Biti
Sigapore
Flo
S. Wallen
Sloud
Juid
Heo O
Tullie
Wallen Fights for Survival on Island Road to Pobi
Wallen, gravely ill, leaves MacKnight’s trading post to cross twenty miles of island before daybreak seeking a ship to Singa pore. He clings to memory of MacKnight and the mystery of the Drink-Pause Sam of Singapore as he plans to uncover truth and face the man who tried to kill him.
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Singa
Wallen
Mien
Ishland
Mae
MaccKnight
Bop MacKnight
Oman
MacKnight
Arru
MaeKnight
Willon
Ile
Lyfe
Singapore
Sam
Porgett Texal
Jill
Bry
Pobi
Death of S Wallen highlights sailor’s confession in fever
Synopsis Bracey Wallen the sole survivor recalls a crew’s fate from yellow fever. Ting Wah the last death reveals a grim voyage aboard Drink-Elouse Sam to kill Wallen. Widlen connects the confession to a childhood memory.
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Bracey Wallen
Apolo
Java
Ting Wah
Wallen
Sam
Singapore
Widlen
Twenty Miles Across the Island Before Daybreak Event
A brief line repeats the migrant adventure across a forested page with a note urging temperance in eating and drinking. The snippet hints at a camp or march and emphasizes restraint as dawn approaches.
New York City Population Growth Reported in Survey
A newspaper survey released by the paper feature bureau shows New York City’s population on July 1 reaching 6,? million, up about 31 percent from 1900. The report lists racial makeup, voting age, illiteracy, family counts, and ranks among the nation’s largest cities with Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit and others.
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New York City
Newspaper
Feature Bureau
Pittsburgh Dispatch
DSS Esn
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Hind
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
San Branvisco
Noose
Butfaloo
Ali Wrokee
New Orleans
Washington
Minneapolis
Newark
Seattle
Rochester
Freedom of London City Gift for Prince of Wales
A report on the presentation of the freedom of the city of London to the prince of Wales. The honor grants privileges such as tax exemptions on vegemields, exemption from naval service, and support for heirs. The traditional dual gold casket is replaced by a silver framed certificate for the princes, while General Booth’s casket is noted as oak.
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London
Prince of Wales
Eivic
Wades
Chaibertain
Booth
Thermometer trade shifts to U.S. amid labor shortages
The New York Tribune notes American thermometer makers can meet domestic demand and seize export opportunities. Skilled labor shortages hamper production, but thermometer manufacture is largely a cobbled process not requiring skilled artistry. Since wartime, U.S. firms have captured market share in South America as German sales recede.
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Gertiny
South America
United States
Germany
Ress
New York Tribune
Fascinating Ukulele Gains Global Attention
A nostalgia filled note on the ukulele describing its mistaken-perceived origins as Russian and eastern, its entry to Moglaod duty free, and the instrument’s plaintive voice praised by a London Daily Chronicle writer. It imagines English customs finally taxing it as it spreads through the Litidast Streets.
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Ain
London Daily Chronicle
Enghard
Admerien
The Meanest Mat on Earth Contest Ends in Awards
The event described as The meanest mat on earth concludes with awards for top performers. A narrator notes intense preparation and crowd attention as participants vie for the supreme title and recognition.
Quiet American and English talk on American poetry
In Sir Evelyn Wood's reminiscence, a quiet American gent in England discusses poetry with him. The exchange centers on a famed poem and its lines, revealing the presence of Col John Hay, then U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, in the conversation.
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Evelyn Wood
England
Cavelyn
Jim
Sir Evelyn
Col John Hay
Pike County
Lids
United States
Mantzer That Was It Roast You Got
Actor confirms the moment as a raw death remark in a dialogue exchange.
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Mantzer
Public telephone misadventure and a saloon surprise
A narrator seeks a public telephone in a large office building. After wandering past an elevator, a saloon scene interrupts the attempt, with a friendly staffer and an incongruous interruption. The episode frames a brisk, ironic glimpse of daily life and social norms of the era.
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Towis
Towas
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