Dick Arthur Faces Navy Life and Broken Pride at Sea
On the Vermont Dick Arthur endures humiliation and inner conflict after a school-day disgrace and a failed romance with Mabel Arthur. He grapples with desertion rumors, harsh duty coaling ship, and a stern talk with Bronson as his mood darkens and his future in the Navy hangs in the balance.
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Vermont
Allville
Kerrigan
Devlin
Ned Brown
Bronson
Miss Arthur
Mabel
Mr. Breen
Strong
Dratt
Tromp
Breen
York
Mabel Arthur
Arthur
George
Casey
Juimy
Navy cadet and family drama on New York dockside
In a crowded Cobdock scene Dick Halpin and Mr Breen clash over a loaded satchel and past debts as Miss Arthur urges Breen to mend the rift. Dick confronts discipline and resentment while a tense city train ride reveals loyalties and honor.
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Arthur
New York Terminal
Riz
Mr Arthur
Miss Arthur
Night voyage to a doomed harbor and a broken vow
Dick Halpin fights pride and hunger in New York’s winter, seeks work, ponders a ruined relationship with a woman of status, and ends up aboard a tug as muttered chaos surrounds him. Breen confronts him, an officer’s arrest dream ends in a barroom brawl. a Maine battleline disaster soon follows.
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Breen
Park Row
Bowers
Catherine Street
Mr. Breen
Haipin
Sailor-Town
Rick
Autho
Matey
Mmasi
Mizzentops
Halpi
Shipboard Shanghaing on the Mary Earl
Dick Halpin awakes aboard the Mary Earl to brutal shanghaiing by raging mates. Ensign Breen reveals a plan to survive a hell ship while Dick and Sawyer plot quiet resistance as they head toward Hong Kong and face brutal discipline.
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Roe
Jim Hickey
Hong Kong
Sawyer
Hoboken
Jersey
Sone
Dion
Ensign
Pig Jones
Saloon Scene with Sailors in a Small Harbor Bar
In a cramped bar described as neat despite sawdust on the floor, two newcomers enter as three intoxicated sailors observe. Two sober, hard-faced men rise from a back table but are recalled by the man behind them. The setting features ships in bottles and nautical decor.
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Mr. Breen
Preservation Sacks for Meat by Great Southern Firm
Farmers urged to buy Peerless Papar Meat Sacks made by Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company Frederick Maryland to preserve meat from skippers. Sacks come in three sizes and cost 3 4 and 5 cents each. dealers can order if not stocked locally.
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Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company
Frederick
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Masters OF Men
Romance of the
Br Morgan Robert Dte
Ver- Mont
New York
Dick Halpin
Ward
Jes
Theos
Mr. Dreen
Evar
Arthi
William Street
Elvil
Park How
Street
Sheer
Ion
Windis
Mr. Ghastly
Eva
George Arthur
Mr. Arthur
Halpin
Shanghai
Sandy Hook
Maine
Havana
Mary Earl
Bath
Cap'n Bilker
Cape Cod
Royal
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