Ontraband A Romance of the North Afloat Mystery
Robert Hollis narrates aboard Girard Carrington's yacht Esmeralda as events unfold during a stag party turned peril. A hidden woman Vera reveals danger, McCann maneuvers for control, and a mutiny threat arises amid a sunken ship and a looming war. Hollis must restrain trouble and steer toward safety.
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Gynopsie
Robert Hollis
Girard Carrington
Hollis
Vera
Carrington
Colllaton
McCann
Bascom
Anys Be
Gerro Hallia
Aboard the Esmeralda I Take Command Over McCann
Captain Hollis confronts Fergus McCann aboard the yacht Esmeralda. Tensions rise as mutinous talk and war rumors threaten the voyage. Hollis reveals McCann’s German ties and warns of drastic action to prevent violence at sea.
Chapter XIII Make McCann Prisoner
Two on deck during a storm appear to be Loverpool and a companion, forcing a pivotal moment as the narrator contemplates seizing control aboard the ship. The peril centers on liquor wealth and looming threats from Fergus McCann and Vera, with the narrator planning a swift early strike to gain authority.
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McCann
Esther
Leayard
Olson
Cor
Bascom
Vera
Anlhor
Fergus McCann
Ginna
Davite
Loverpool
Couranion
King Has Many Namesakes in London Now
The London Globe reports the king has adopted his surname and now has numerous namesakes in London. A walinor in Bishopsgate a cabinetmaker in Dalston and Mr Windsor of South Kensington are cited as willing to bear the name. Another Cornelius is noted in North Lane.
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King
London
London Globe
Bishopsgate
Dalston
Mies Windsor
South Kensington
Cornelius Re
North Lane
Transport and beer freight cars aid food relief proposal
In a Washington Herald column Montanan Counrom member Jeanette Mankin argues that converting grains to feed products rather than liquor would ease food shortages. She cites 1910 1916 freight car data, urging beer and light wine exemptions to free cars for food distribution and support wartime needs.
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Jeanette Tmankin
Counrom
Montins
Cwengt Herald
United Statewath- Halies
United States
Hoover Oral Remarks on Barley and Brewing Efficiency
Herbert Hoover argues barley can substitute for wheat in bread and feed, potentially saving grain and boosting output. He cites roasting and malting as ways to improve feeding value, noting breweries’ urine margins and propitiation effects, to aid allies and raise grain from 50 million to 60 million bushels.
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Sraine
Herbert G. Hoover
Senate
Converted mayor sees harm of prohibition in Nebraska
A Chicago mission official, W J Johnson of the Presbyterian Board of Missions, visits Omaha during the Nebraska wet and dry drive. He aims to study prohibition’s impact, but Mayor J C asserts the city has improved morally under the ban and dismisses the visitor’s critique.
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Nev
W. J. Johnson
Presbyterian Board of Missions For the
Middle West
J. CO
Omaha
Nebraska
Chicago
Catching Up With Luther On The Reformation´s Battle
The article recalls Martin Luther's harsh prayer against the brewing industry as Germany faced the spread of spalled barley used to brew beer. It notes the approaching four hundredth anniversary of the Reformation and hints that Luther’s wish might materialize before year end.
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Luther
Martin Luther
Germany
Slaughterhouse Odor Prompts City and State Debate
Fragmentary remark condemns slaughterhouse odor as harmful beyond city limits. Mentions a country gentleman labeling the issue as a national concern and criticizing confinement of the nuisance to urban areas.
Good Place for Army at Little Rock Speech
General Leonard Wood told a Little Rock audience that Arkansas would be an ideal site for training the Twelfth Division because the state is under prohibition. He asserted the ban would cut three quarters of the military's troubles and reduce the soldiers’ worst enemy.
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Little Rock
Art
Leonard Wood
Arkansas
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Montly
Yas
Ahip
Miss Vera
Horne
Iada
Mr. Lenyard
Mr. Lea
Hollin
Sigel
Mr. Leopard
Aif
Seata
Cade
Moon
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Dade
Jena
Mr. McCann
Oookie
Jim White
Sr. Olven
Tpw
Hadhey
Olen Halling
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Orkney
North
Charthouse
Hodiey
Cleon
Seayard
Bradley
Atom
McCana
Philip Mascom
Philadelphia
Tollia
Philip Hercum
Jones
Mae
Othure
Fergue McCanole
Hubert Hollie
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