Intrepid Sails to Squaw Harbor for Recruitment
Felix Merton and family dock at Squaw Harbor Alaska aboard the Intrepid to hire sailors. Horton gathers a rough crew led by the Pole Sandomar. Captain Waymire agrees to serve as chief mate. Amid moonlit flirtation between Wan and Eric, the ship is wrecked by Sandomar’s group. Eric commands a small boat with Horton, his kin, Nan’s maid Marie, and Roy Stuart.
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Intrepid
Felix Merton
Nan
Roy Stuart
Squaw Harbor
Alaska
Horton
Sandomar
Waymire
Eric Ericsson
Wan
Eric
Sandomac
Marie
Skinner
Wayrire
Yorte
Marie Chambon
Bert
Cooky
Big Smith
The Final Fight Aboard the Doomed Ship
Eric watches as Sandomar and his gang slaughter crew aboard the doomed vessel in a brutal melee. Filipino fighters fall, Skinner and Waymire are overwhelmed, and the attackers launch a second boat as the psychwarded mob rows away toward safety while Epics’ fate hangs in the balance.
Castaways Encounter Inbred Aleut Island Locals
Eric and Roy meet a dozen Aleuts aboard two bidarka upon landing on a bleak rocky shore. The group reveals uncanny sameness among most men, hints of isolation, taboo beliefs, and a priestly Fireheart who speaks white-man talk. The castaways face potential aid with little hope of rescue as mutinous Sandomar remains distant.
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Eric
Roy
Horton
Pla
Bidarka
Sandomar
Alaska
Erie
Harabara
Chechaguo
Mother Horton
Nan
Marie
Wilcox
Ignak Island
Chechaque
Eill Whale
Igsak Island
Fireheart
Chechague
Siberie
Petroff
Milionaire
Tre
Tse
Ros
Coast Guard
Intrepid
Gettysburg Pilgrims Goal Told in Historic Tour
National Geographic compiled piece traces Gettysburg as a sacred battlefield scene, detailing Meade and Lee roles, Pickett’s Charge, and the field’s transformation into a national park. It notes dramatic casualties, the three-day clash, and the site’s enduring status with monuments, statues, and vast acres.
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Pickett
Webb
Armistead
Aud
Gettysburg
Battle Field
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Battle Field Memorial
Gettysburg National Park Commission
Little Nick’s Lottery Hoard Ends In Pomp At Funeral
A New York World Telegram account recalls Little Nick, a ragpicker who amassed a $10,000 hoard for a lavish funeral. Born in the Italian quarter near Minetta Street, he lived alone atop an old house and left nothing for himself while giving to the burial club, with a grand procession and church rites marking his exit.
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Nick
Fourth Street
Berling
Gerald Breitigam
New York World-Telegram
Thompson
MacDougall
Sullivan
Bleecker
Piedmont
Jaye
Minetta Tane
Burial Club
Little Nick
Soma
Bleecker Street
Church of Our Lady of Pompeii
Intrepid Sinks In Rough Seas After Fatal Chase
In a tumultuous moment the Intrepid lurched as breakers roared and spray rose. Horton laments the loss of six or seven lives and over a half million dollars swallowed by the sea while a tense moment unfolds between Eric and De Valera as danger looms. Eric secures a gun hidden under his coat.
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Horton
Tack
Eric
de Valera
DeValera
Monkeys and Fleas Talk at Bronx Zoo
In a Bronx Zoo office a curator dispels myths about monkeys swinging by tails and fleas, noting New World monkeys have prehensile tails and, in captivity, are largely parasite free due to dry air and daily grooming. He describes mutual scratching as social courtesy and a long standing, pleasant custom.
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Bronx Zoo
New World
New York World-Telegram
How She Lost 29 Pounds in 3 Months
Mrs Thelma Gravely of Roxen Wille California reports losing 29 pounds in three months using Kruschen Salts. The ad promises fat loss and improved vigor by taking one half teaspoonful in hot water before breakfast daily. A four week jar is advertised as inexpensive and sold at drugstores worldwide with a money back guarantee if dissatisfied after the first jar.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Gettysburg
America Battle Field
Abraham Lincoln
Appomattos
America
Wever
George Gordon Meade
Fifth Corps
Washington
Meade
War Department
Army of the Potomac
Virginia
Susquehanna
Baltimore
Tye
Thelma Gravely
Roxen Wille
Calif
Kruschen
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Edison Marshall
WNO Service
Edison Warehall
Chapter
Bidarke
United States
Ington
Lee
Stuart
Hooker
Culp
Peach Orchard
Wheatfield
Devil's den
Lite Round Top
Warren
Stonewall Jackson
Bull Run
Astretam
Fredericksburg
Chancellorssile
Round Top
Cemetery Hill
S. Lata Ve
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