Manila to Hong Kong: financial ruin and a stranger’s recognition
Harry Stevens, Eastern representative for Santine & Co., faces sudden ruin after a costly set of unshipped orders and a Manila bank draw. In a club by the Pasig, a government launch brings a stranger who mistakes him for another man, hinting at deeper intrigue and possible identity revelation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Stevens
Manila
Hong Kong
Larrinaga & Co
Lantine & Company
Santine & Company
Shanghai
Binondo
Oriente
Escolta
Puente d'Espana
Pasig
New York
Yokohama
Singapore
Luneta
Carromatas
Harry Stevens
New Meni
Aboard the Countess of Devon with Old Friends
In a river cruise scene two men discuss business and travel plans aboard a government chartered Countess of Devon. One man, Halstead, contemplates closing a China and Manila goods deal while the other invites a quick Ladrones voyage before Hong Kong checks and a passport run. They plan a midnight sail and a fast clearance at the custom house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceanic Steamship Company
Rbg
Dick Halstead
Countess of Devon
Mole
Leon Ramirez
Liverpool
Isla de Ponape
Carolines
Ladrones
Espiritu Santo
Ramirez
Compania
Messageries
Saigon
China
Manila
Santine & Co
Larrinaga
Santine
Hong Kong
Bryan Says He Will Be There in Guthrie
Col. W. J. Bryan spent a few hours in Guthrie Oklahoma en route to Austin Texas. He declared he will attend the next national democratic convention and advocate bimetallism, saying the people's issue cannot be sidetracked. The Racket Store advertises 5 pounds Arm and Hammer soda for 25 cents and claims to sell musical instruments tinware gravity ware and queensware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Guthrie
Col
W. J. Bryan
Austin
Tex
Col. Bryan
Political shuffle mentions Gen Joe Wheeler as war secretary candidate
Washington March 7. Representative Lewis says Gen Joe Wheeler of Alabama is under presidential consideration to succeed Secretary Alger. A scattered market note and a campus concert invitation from Bollinger Conservatory in Fort Smith appear among fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil Wheeler
Washington
Representative Lewis
Gen
Joe Wheeler
Alabama
Alger
Bollinger Conservatory of
Fort Smith
Opera House
Sunshine and controversy in Polk county notes
A compact, scattered rural update notes residents in Workman's district, births and deaths in Polk county, local mining findings, farming advice on planting fruit trees, and social events. The piece mentions Uncle Steve Winton dying at 85, Sheriff pay disputes, Hays Mining Co ore finds, and a Woman's Literary Club fundraiser at the opera house with a Book Social and book representation contest. It also covers the American Sunday School Union anniversary planning in Philadelphia and lists key organizers and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays Mining Co
J. B. Winton
Sam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Herbert New
J. B. Lippincott Co
Mos
Commandante
United States
Kimball
Hollenberg Music CO
Main St
Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
de Queen Street
Arm & Hammer Soda
Best Garden Seeds
Coates
Rocky
Harry McDonald
Workman
Viola Cummings Shepherd
Dii
Polk County
Steve Winton
Miller
Rust
Mena
Womans’ Literary Club
Star Office
Lrrenany
American Sunday School Union
Philadelphia
Morris K. Jessup
Asthal
Philadelph
Clarkson Clouthier
William HH. Wana
William Stover
H. ©. Gara
Piladelphia
Robert T. B. Easton
John N. Reach
M. Andrews
Elmer Stevenson
Iowa
Academy of Music
Union
Unite States
America
Hanes
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