Captain's bold plan to start wrecking venture on Cape Cod
Captain Titcomb proposes to Bradley a joint wrecking business using the Lizzie schooner. He would provide capital while Bradley contributes savings, forming equal partners with shared profits. They plan to inspect the Cape Cod wrecking setup this afternoon and decide in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Callate
Brad
Caleb Burgess
Cap'n Jerry
Cape Cod
Caleb
Sartin
Captain Titcomb
Lizzie
Bradley Returns Home as Wrecking Plan Unfolds
Bradley Nickerson returns to Orham to assess Captain Titcomb's plan to refit the Lizzie for a wrecking partnership. Gus engages with his ambitions while Bradley faces pressure from townsfolk and his past with Sam Hammond. The Thomas Doane is wrecked off Long Island with all hands saved, foreshadowing consequences for Bradley and the crew.
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Orhaim
Bradley
Orhem
Ted
Thomas Doane
Miss Prissy
Allen
Bradley Nickerson
Mrs. Baker
Bakers
Baptist Church
Orhan
Sam Hammond
Hart Sears
Sam
Metropolitan Wrecking Company
New York
Hart
Sears
Gus Baker
Gus
Sud
Witr & Dodstful &Vow Ige Co
Mrs. Piper
Brad
Titcomb
Hull
Orham
Gir
Sayin
Chum
Caleb Burgess
Lizzie
Gusso
Miss Tempy
Savings Bank
Maidley
Long Island
Burke
Van
Goodby
Susan Jane
Captain Titcomb
Quick Wit Saved Him in Early Acting Days
William Faversham recalls a wartime western play incident where a last act mishap left him without despatches. He improvised by concealing a plaster wound to fool the audience into believing he had been shot, sparing him dismissal and earning enthusiastic applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Faversham
Fuller
Allen
Western farmers purchase 8000 acres near Winnipeg
A delegation from Towa Nebraska Illinois and Minnesota visited irrigation lands east of Winnipeg and purchased over 8000 acres from the C P R Colonization and Irrigation Co Leaders led by R L Jones of Blue Island Illinois praised the land for grain sugar beets hogs and horses and said they will promote western Canada back home as practical farmers.
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Towa
Nebraska
Illinois
Minnesota
Winnipeg
C. P.R. Colonization & Irrigation Co
R. L. Jones
Blue Island
Ill
Canada
Fugitive Poem Draws Laughs From Editorial Chase
A barbered man reveals a manuscript labeled a fugitive poem. He explains editors force him to flee each time he hands it to them, in a humorous exchange capturing a writer's trial with publishing.
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Chicago News
Canada Be Glad Poem On King Edward Sanitarium Opening
A verse praising the opening of the King Edward Sanitarium for Consumptives near Weston on August 28, 1907. The poem by Grant Balfour salutes healing light, laments past suffering, and blesses the benefactor and the king for providing a hopeful home to battling sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Edward Sanitarium
Consumptives
Weston
Canada
Grant Balfour
Emphasis on Individuality for Maritime Provinces
Dr R A Falconer of the University of Toronto urged the Canadian Club of St John NB to value local life and diversity. He argued that Maritime life with its varied industries and educated citizens enriches the Dominion more than copying wealthier provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Falconer of
Toronto
Maritime Provinces
Canadian Club of
St. John, N B
R. A. Falconer
University of Toronto
Maritime
New World
Canada’s Trade Drive Prompts U S Attention
A Van Norden’s Magazine passage notes vigorous Canadian enterprise to boost trade with Mexico via a subsidized Pacific coast line. The ships may only move freight between Canadian and Mexican ports, skipping U S ports, drawing concern for American policymakers and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Pacific Coast Steamship Line
Congress
van Norden
Magazie
Forget-Me-NotPoem Named by Mother Nature
A child asks to be named Forget-Me-Not to avoid being forgotten. The speaker compares to a small blue eye flower and appeals to children in the garden to remember the flowers, ending with the refrain to forget-me-not.
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Neous the Tide
Titcom
Ezra
Lamp Post
Cape
Denly
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