Elopement and Debt Drive Matt Toward Samoa
Matt Broughton and Daggancourt flee at dawn after an elopement plan with Fiexner’s scheme. Matt borrows, begs, and nearly exhausted, finding aid from Coleman and Captain Schwartz to sail toward Samoa and the South Seas, while Daggancourt faces ominous choices and costly debts.
A Friend Drops From Heaven Chapter XIII
Chris in a cheap San Francisco rooming house tells Matt they were followed along the ferry route. The pair exchange tense words about a mysterious follower as the scene unfolds with quiet urgency.
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Trade totals for South Africa in 1914 and 1913
Imports into the Union of South Africa in 1914 valued at 156 612 500 dollars, down from 192 631 900 in 1913, with the largest drop in food and drink items to 30 000 000 from 35 000 000. Exports fell from 325 073 000 in 1918 to 192 474 000 in 1914, mainly due to a halt in gold and diamond shipments. Gold moved 187 000 000 in 1913 vs 102 000 000 in 1914. diamonds 60 000 000 and 27 000 000 respectively.
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Mountains That Are Magnets In Porto Rico Attract Surveyors
The mountains of Porto Rico exert magnetic influence that pulls surveyors’ plumb lines, causing many old surveys to be incorrect by half a mile or more.
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Alberta Liquor Act Sets Prohibition Rules for Province
The Alberta Liquor Act establishes a prohibition regime with licensed vendors limited to medicinal and official uses. It defines terms, outlines vendor duties, affidavits, records, monthly reporting to the attorney general, and penalties for violations including loss of vendor status. Restrictions cover private dwellings, sales hours, and cross jurisdiction handling of liquor.
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Swiss Egg seeks name change in New York petition
A Swiss man nicknamed Egg living in New York petitions to change his name. His friends joke about egg puns as he and his wife raise four children and face calls of being “the half dozen Eggs.” He says the yolk is too heavy to bear and mentions a prior failed attempt.
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