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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
6
South Bend, Ind June 12 Chairman Hurley of the shipping board declared that America in 1920 will have a merchant marine totaling 25,000,000 dead weight tons in an address here.
Out for Sheriff Fred Deeter of Liberty Alabama announces candidacy for sheriff subject to the Republican primary on September 11 Adams county resident for 25 years he is a former Beverly township farmer auctioneer and Ford agent for Liberty and Clayton Motors at 39 he is a Republican who has never held office and plans a thorough county canvass without party rings or cliques seeking Republican support for a hard fought race
In a Notre Dame address, Mr. Hurley details a $5 billion plan to build 2,101 vessels including 1,856 ships and 245 commandeered boats, totaling 14,715,000 deadweight tons. He cites 1920 targets, 819 shipways, and potential employment near one million, with 360 million dollars in annual fleet revenue.
A British steam ship attacked a German submarine about 150 yards away and reportedly sunk it in a single shot near a British port. An American officer and passengers aboard the vessel corroborated the claim, while two destroyers and a scout seaplane supported the operation before the liner arrived here with 176 passengers.
Dixie Mason staggers from a ladder twist on her ankle and races to warn via telephone. Chief Flynn coordinates a rapid response with harbor police and Criminology Club to stop a German torpedo plot aimed at crippling the Atlantic fleet in New York Harbor.
In a tense scene operatives plot to launch a torpedo at the American flagship as Schmidt installs a wireless controller in a sewer tunnel. Criminology club members burst in to foil the scheme while Harrison Grant and his team race to intervene and save the vessel.
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