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Near Tragedy of the Deep Aboard Roosevelt Capture
A photo from the U S President Roosevelt shows the 460910n Swedish freighter Laponia floundering in a tropical hurricane about 300 miles off Cape Hatteras. En route from Rio to New York the ship lost steering but rode out the storm and reached dock. Recruit influx floods Dodd field center as volunteers sign up for the U S army ahead of conscription.
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