Word: islanded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Rhode Island: Horace G. Killam, Jr. Providence, Rhode Island. Rochester, New York: Richard M. Bloch, Rochester and Howard A. Joos, Rochester. Rocky Mountain, Colorado: David R. Howard, Boulder, Colorado. St. Louis: Joseph M. Leahey, St. Louis. Washington, District of Columbia: Henry H. Dearing, Jr., Shaker Heights, Ohio. Western Pennsylvania: Edmund J. Steytler, Pittsburgh, and Robert G. Tyson, Pittsburgh. Harvard Graduates living in Milton: John L. Cady, Milton...
...imagination, particularly in respect to the escape of the crew on board the Ayesha. Lieut. Capt. Helmuth von Mikke's account in his book Ayesha relates that the landing force of approximately 56 men, sent ashore by Capt. Miller to destroy the wireless station on Keeling Island (English), did just that and was caught ashore when the cruiser Sidney engaged and sank the Emden. Contrary to your romantic "jungle hiding," the landing party which was, of course, now in command of the island, outfitted the schooner Ayesha (97 tons) and, in spite of warnings by the Englishmen...
...Christmas cookies), but not until 3 o'clock in the morning did anyone think of the time or of moving from their places. We heard at first hand the story of those now world-famous exploits of the Emden and the unbelievable heroism of the trip from Keeling Island to Turkey. . . . The thing that struck us all and made the deepest impression was the almost complete lack of appearance of the pronoun "I" in any of the narrative...
...deemed by the British unthinkably dangerous and not worth mining or netting. But his own account of the adventure pointed most strongly to the eastern entrance of Scapa Flow, through narrow Holm Sound, where rocks and wrecks block all but a narrow gut close up to the main Orkney Island of Pomona...
...Bermuda Volunteers were feverishly called up. Bermuda's familiar bicycles were mounted by furiously pedaling couriers in uniform. Letters both incoming and outgoing were rigidly censored (not yet done in Canada). Even women got busy on counterespionage. An innocent German hairdresser who has been on the island for 15 years was eyed with deep suspicion...