Stag Party Shipwreck Leads Hollis To Command
Robert Hollis guests on Girard Carringtons yacht Esmeralda discover a lone woman Vera aboard as a copper pool is announced. A collision sinks the ship. Hollis and McCann save Vera and the escaped crew. The Indian Chief rescues them after a storm ruins officers, and Bascom plans ammunition shipment to Germany. Hollis takes command to steer the voyage ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hollis
Girard Carrington
Hollis
Vera
Carrington
Aod
Tollis
McCann
Millionaire
Bascom
Germany
The Mutinous Crew on a Stormy Sea
On a perilous voyage a detective captain confronts a hostile crew led by Liverpool Red and a rich, elusive English guest. Tensions rise as mutiny looms, contraband rumors swirl, and officers Olson and Leayard pledge loyalty while plotting a safe course toward Hamburg and duty.
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Hamburg
Mr. Leayard
Tg Willin
New York
Cookie
Liverpool
Liverpool Red
Olson
Masters
Bascom
Miss Vera
Cade
Moon
Dade
Flo
Fergus McCann
Mr. McCunn
Jim White
I Strike First to Seize Control Aboard
Hollis confronts Fergus McCann on the mid Atlantic ship Indian Chief. He asserts Bascom as owner, warns McCann of mutiny, and vows swift decisive action to take command and avoid bloodshed.
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Germany
Bascom
Hollis
Philip Bascom
Fergus McCann
Robert Hollis
Chicago
mid-Atlantic
McCann
King Chooses Surname Sparks London Name Fame
The London Globe notes King has many namesakes in London after adopting a new surname. A Bishopsgate solicitor and a Dalston cabinetmaker are among examples. A Miss Windsor runs a South Kensington business and a Mg Cornelius Windsor lives in North London with others sharing the surname.
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King
London
London Globe
Bishopagate
Dalston
Miss Windsor
South Kensington
Cornelius Windsor
Toonerville dummy line ride stalls as crew ate crackers
A Cleveland Plain Dealer account describes a suburban dummy trolley line where riders waited on a long stop. The conductor, eating dry crackers for lunch, warned passengers they must wait until he finishes and whistles to resume.
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Toonerville
Cleveland Plain-Dealer
Unreasonable Man Complains About Morning Coal Duty
An amusing exchange features an unnamed speaker describing an “unreasonable man” who grumbles about rising at six to feed the furnace. The other character concedes the difficulty but underscores the coal task as the unavoidable burden driving the complaint.
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Randalt Parr
M’cann
Phillip Bascom
Leayard
Watson
Snh
Charles Watson
Mr. Lenyard
Mr. Lea
Sible
Hadley
North Atlantic
Orkneys
North Sea
Lenyard
Busco
Fergus McCunn
Gilson
Philadelphia
Sterdorae Peres I. Schiffmann Co. Proprietors
St. P
Ms Om
Red Cross Ball
W.fyound
P.D. F
Tenple St
Springfield
B. Clark
Dusker Ave
Cantom
Fort Wayne
Aeeeer
Ciereakaen
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