The Adventures of a Boy Reporter

The Adventures of a Boy Reporter

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Title: The Adventures of a Boy Reporter
Author: Harry Steele Morrison
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The Adventures of a Boy Reporter
by Harry Steele Morrison, 1900
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I
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LIVING IN THE COUNTRY-- LIFE AT SCHOOL-- THE HUT CLUB IS FORMED-- THE COMING OF THE CIRCUS
CHAPTER II
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ARCHIE LONGS FOR A CHANGE IN SURROUNDINGS-- A TRIP TO NEW YORK WITH UNCLE HENRY
CHAPTER III
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ARCHIE DETERMINES TO GO TO THE CITY TO WORK-- LEAVING HOME AT NIGHT
CHAPTER IV
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WORKING ON A FARM TO EARN SOME MONEY-- CRUEL TREATMENT
CHAPTER V
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THE NIGHT AMONG THE RUINS-- THE CAMP-FIRE OF THE TRAMPS
CHAPTER VI
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STEALING A RIDE-- KICKED OUT BY THE BRAKEMAN
CHAPTER VII
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ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK-- A NIGHT IN A LODGING-HOUSE
CHAPTER VIII
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LOOKING FOR WORK-- WASHING DISHES IN A BOWERY RESTAURANT
CHAPTER IX
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IN THE STREET AGAIN-- THE POLICE STATION-- VISITS THE NEWSPAPER OFFICE, AND IS KINDLY RECEIVED BY THE EDITOR
CHAPTER X
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LIVING IN COMFORT AGAIN-- FEATURED AS "THE BOY REPORTER"
CHAPTER XI
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A DAY AND A NIGHT IN CONEY ISLAND-- RAIDING A GAMBLING DEN
CHAPTER XII
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A SUCCESSFUL REPORTER-- THE EDITOR DECIDES TO SEND HIM AS CORRESPONDENT TO THE PHILIPPINES-- LEAVING NEW YORK-- IN CHICAGO
CHAPTER XIII
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SAN FRANCISCO-- THE TRANSPORT GONE-- WORKING HIS WAY TO HONOLULU BY PEELING VEGETABLES ON A PACIFIC LINER-- THE CAPITAL OF HAWAII
CHAPTER XIV
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THE VOYAGE ON THE TRANSPORT-- A STORM AT SEA-- ARRIVAL IN MANILA
CHAPTER XV
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ARCHIE STARTS OUT ON AN EXPLORING TOUR, AND HAS SOME STRANGE ADVENTURES AMONG THE NATIVES-- SEIZED BY THE REBELS
CHAPTER XVI
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A PLEASANT CAPTOR-- BRAVE BILL HICKSON ALLOWS ARCHIE TO ESCAPE-- FIRST GLIMPSE OF AGUINALDO
CHAPTER XVII
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ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN TROOPS-- ARCHIE THE HERO OF THE REGIMENT
CHAPTER XVIII
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THE MARCH AFTER THE REBELS-- THE FIRST BATTLE-- ARCHIE WOUNDED
CHAPTER XIX
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RETURN TO MANILA-- IN THE HOSPITAL-- CONGRATULATED BY ALL-- WRITING TO THE PAPER OF HIS EXPERIENCES
CHAPTER XX
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AROUND THE ISLAND ON A WAR-SHIP-- BOMBARDING A FILIPINO TOWN
CHAPTER XXI
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CONTINUING THE CRUISE-- ANOTHER VILLAGE CAPTURED-- THE ADMIRAL ARCHIE'S FRIEND-- A GREAT BATTLE AND AN UNEXPECTED VICTORY-- LONGING TO BE HOME AGAIN
CHAPTER XXII
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RETURN TO HEADQUARTERS-- A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR, WITH PERMISSION TO RETURN TO NEW YORK-- BILL HICKSON GOES, TOO
CHAPTER XXIII
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HONG KONG-- A HAPPY TIME IN TOKIO-- HONOLULU AGAIN-- ARRIVAL IN SAN FRANCISCO, AND A GREAT RECEPTION BY THE PRESS-- ARCHIE AND BILL ARRIVE IN NEW YORK, AND ARE THE HEROES OF THE HOUR
CHAPTER XXIV
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DOING "SPECIAL" WORK UPON THE EVENING PAPER-- INTERVIEWS WITH FAMOUS MEN-- CALLS UPON OLD FRIENDS
CHAPTER XXV
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PRIVATE SECRETARY TO A MILLIONAIRE-- STUDYING AT EVENING SCHOOL-- LIVING AMID ELEGANT SURROUNDINGS
CHAPTER XXVI
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DECIDES TO VISIT HOME-- A GREAT RECEPTION IN THE TOWN-- A PUBLIC CHARACTER NOW-- DINNER TO THE HUT CLUB-- DEMONSTRATION AT THE TOWN HALL-- A TELEGRAM FROM HIS EMPLOYER LEAVING FOR EUROPE _________________________________________________________________
THE ADVENTURES OF A BOY REPORTER.
CHAPTER I
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LIVING IN THE COUNTRY-- LIFE AT SCHOOL-- THE HUT CLUB IS FORMED-- THE COMING OF THE CIRCUS.
"YES," said Mrs. Dunn to her neighbour, Mrs. Sullivan, "we are expecting great things of Archie, and yet we sometimes hardly know what to think of the boy. He has the most remarkable ideas of things, and there seems to be absolutely no limit to his ambition. He has long since determined that he will some day be President, and he expects to enter politics the day he is twenty-one."
"Is that so, indeed," said Mrs. Sullivan. "Well, we can never tell what is going to come of our boys. As I says to Dannie to-day, says I, 'Dannie, you must do your best to be somebody and make something of yourself, for you and Jack bees all that I has to depend upon now.' But Dannie pays no attention to my entreaties, and somehow it seems to me that since Mr. Sullivan died the boys are gettin' worse and worse. It's beyond me to control them, anyhow."
"Oh,