The Captain By Foxcroft Davis
A harbor anecdote framed as a tale aboard the Quinnebaug during Captain Dewey's era, focusing on Chips the carpenter. The narrator notes the sailor code, recalls Chips's wit and valor, and recounts a dramatic encounter with the King of Greece aboard the ship.
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Chip
Chips
Harbor
New York
King
Salls
Chipa
Bruce
Mr. Chips
Chiss
Quinneburg
Carpenter
Masseter
Bris
Cap'n Dewey
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Cap
Dewey
Quinnebaug
Hartford
Paul Jones
Admiral Chips and Dewey in a Tangled Navy Tale
A rambling, voicey reminiscence recalls Captain Chips of the Imperial Chinese Navy, his wife Mrs Chips, and Admiral Dewey aboard the Olympia. Sparks fly over dinners, bows, and misadventures from Gibraltar to Manila Bay, ending with a boastful note on the King of Greece visit and shared shipboard washings.
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Chips
Admiral Chips
Quinneeug
Cap'n Dewey
Navy
Greece
Cap'n Sea
Admiral Dewey
Porta
Burmouth
England
Adimi
Dewey
Archor
Gibraltar
Chipa
Ono
Maine
Cap'n
Chip
League Island Navy Yard
Engishman
China
Billy
Olympia
Manila
Yangtse River
Corswain
Quinnebaug
Willy Fracky
Whips
Istace
Brace
Fle
Mr. Brace
Admiralty
Cook
Mra. Obins
Miral Dewey
Myst
Mia
Admiralty House
Manila Bay
Prince Henry
Prussia
Naval Station
Olimpia
F. D
Clara Morris Emerges as Star Early in Cleveland Listing
A note from June 26, 1850s in the Plain Dealer backs Clara Morris as a talented young actress, then planning a benefit in Cleveland with a strong bill. The item mentions her rise in theater, her later fame in New York under Augustin Daly, and the era’s stock companies and wandering stars.
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Jeveland
Ohio
Clara Morris
W. BR. Rosa
Wader
ISHS
Cleve
Snelas
Mr. Nose
Lata
New York
Augustin Daly
Gorn
America
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Cap'n Dever
Dia
Piers
United States
Willy Franky
Gulf Stream
Mrs. Chip
Air
Admiral
Ching
Artemis Wara
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