Vanishing Fleets Opens War Crisis in Washington
In a Washington setup the United States and Japan near war as the story follows secretary Guy Hillier and Norma Roberts amid government critique for unpreparedness. Japan’s rapid conquest of the Philippines and Hawaii triggers nationwide turmoil and secret movements toward a Florida coast expedition.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Guy Hillier
Norma Roberts
Inventor Roberts
Philippines
England
Florida
Defeat and Departure of a Vanquished General in Tense Naval Clash
An austere scene unfolds as a wartime conference ends in surrender. A Japanese fleet looms offshore while a weary veteran general caps his career by lowering the banner. Admirals exchange formal courtesy as the torpedo-boat destroyer withdraws toward shore, signaling a historic, unresisted capitulation.
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Japan
United States Naval Academy
Light Freights! A Foundling Adopts the Ship's Crew
Master Jones starves in London streets and, after chasing a kindly seaman, claims Sam Brown as his father. On the ketch Nancy Bell the boy is welcomed aboard and soon causes chaos as a shipboard family ties form. The captain, mate, and crew all play along while the boy proclaims different men as his father until a dramatic reveal settles into an odd family arrangement.
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Mr. Samuel Brown
Master Jones
Mr. Brown
Charles Legge
Harry Green
Billy
Mr. Green
Mr. Legge
Sam
Father
Billy Jones
Charlie Legge
Arry
Nightingale Lane
Wapping High Street
Nancy Bell
Shrimpett's Wharf
Halloa
Dimport
Jones
London
Mr Brown
Witherson
Sam—desarting
Dirnport
Legge
Roy
Sonny
Harry
Charlie
Mrs. Hunt
Sam Brown
Jem
Polly
Mra
Mra. Hunt
Aldpper
Mantor Tonos
Capt. Hunt
Ims
Samuel Brown
Buzzard Belled Stork Legend Captured Then Set Free
In East Nottingham Township Pennsylvania a famed belled buzzard long seen as a stork omen to announce births was captured by Samuel Winchester and later released. The bird attracted many onlookers, was larger and differently colored, and had a sleigh bell on its leg for years.
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Nottingham
Samuel Winchester
Philadelphia Record
Mr. Winchester
Matrimonial Agency Exchange Sparks Tense Remark
In a meeting at a matrimonial agency a young woman asserts her desire for autonomy saying she must have all she wants, nothing to do, and nobody to boss her. The male counterpart replies that the agency is not an employment bureau.
Johnny's Home Lessons
A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle quote lampoons overzealous study by a boy who vows endless lessons and praises public schools while warning that excessive schooling ruins appetite and childhood. He recalls family aid in studying and imagines a future of romance with his teacher and a daily grind until midnight.
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Jim
Grandpa
Grandma
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
A Pioneer Workman Chooses A Ten Gallon Whisky Gift
Dan Lowe, a stitcher in Stoneham for shoe maker Till, is asked to name a birthday gift. The ladies raise $40 or more for a present but cannot agree. Lowe prefers a chained ten gallon keg of good whisky over an easy chair or seal chain, noting any chair would seem easy with whisky in the cellar.
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Till
Stoneham
Dan Lowe
Dan
Mr. Hill
Louige M. Alcott Fights Poverty to Earn Fortune
Louige M. Alcott overcame two decades of poverty and illness through relentless writing. She endured splitting headaches and fatigue while producing over 200000 dollars, clearing family debts including outlawed ones, and relying on her grit to sustain her health and success.
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Louige M. Alcott
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BSS Ee
Miss Roberts
Hawaiian Islands
Marietta
Corbett
Congress
Philippine Islands
Pacific
Europe
Army
Toto
Secretary of War of the
Wes
W. W. Jacobs
Sam’s Boy
Dodd, Mend Company
Pennsylvania
Johnny
Tella
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