Cablegrams in Brief take ship disaster and world events
The Alfonso steamer foundered off Cape Finissarre with 18 Liverpool crew drowned. London reports 56 new smallpox cases, with 800 patients under treatment. A boat capsized on the River Lezaro, 23 passengers affected. Sir Charles Dilke doubts a French claim on the New Hebrides. Venezuelan gunboats conflict with Liberdador. Obituary notes John Bell Chirnside. Quarries strike disrupts Bethesda labor. Chinese exclusion debate influences Pacific Coast Congress members. Royal condolences published in London Gazette. Rebels in Tonquin number 20,000. Dodds threatens resignation unless forced. Seth Low urges action against blackmail in NYC. Lord George Hamilton criticizes German anti-British tone impacting rail supplies. Raubenheimer resigns Cape Assembly seat. Military actions in South Africa include De Wet dispersal, Leroux capture, Pretorius killed, and Winton’s column gains ground. Kitchener denies treachery claims. Lloyd-George pro-Boer meeting in Bristol reported.
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Alfonso
Cape Finissarre
Apsin
Liverpool
London
Lezaro
Spain
Charles Dilke
Bolida Station
Victoria
Penrhyn
Dethesda
South Wales
Congress
Pacific Coast
United States
Queen Victoria
London Gasetts
Tonquin
Dodds
Indo-China
Seth Low
Greater New York
Board of Aldermen
Lord George Hamilton
India
Prussia
Westphalia
Germany
England
Hendrik Jacobus Raubenheimer
Cape Mouse
George
Afrikander Bond
Elliott
de Wet
Beresford
Orange Colony
Field-Cornet Leroux
Field-Cornet Pretorious
Trichard
Middle
Colonel Winton
Amsterdam
Transvaal
Lord Kitchener
Kerr
Steere
Warmbad
Mr. Lloyd-George
M.P
Carnarvon
Bristol
Lloyd-George
South Africa
Transvaal War Doctor Krause Trials Bail in Germany
Dr F L Krause, held for trial on incitement to murder charges in the Transvaal, was released on bail and visited Berlin. At his stop many citizens offered to fund his bail so he could stay in Germany, but Krause said he acted in honor.
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London
J. Krause
Transvaal
Berlin
Germany
Keause
Railway Crash Kills Over Eighty In Michigan
Telegram from New York reports a Wabash Railway collision near Senses Michigan at 7:00 last night. Two trains, No 13 westbound with 150 passengers and No 4 eastbound, collided head on. At least eighty dead and 196 injured as cars were crushed and splinters flew. Immigrant passengers were among the victims. Local farmers and neighbors rushed to the scene.
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New York
London
Senses
Michigan
Detroit
Tragic Train Disaster Report Dominates Western News
Eyewitness accounts describe a devastating rail crash with fire and mangled wreckage. Rescue trains reach debris fields as surgeons work by burning car light. twenty five injured reportedly dying and questions focus on driver negligence.
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Adrian
Montpelier
Peru
No. 4
Banoca
Sand Creek
Detroit
Round the Compass at The Soak New Year programme
Round the Compass features diverse prizes and events at The Soak Monzies WA on New Year’s Day. Maiden Flaco wins under 16 division with Day of Chaff oats and kid gloves. Nestle’s Milk and Sheep Dog prize for second. Speical races include YeeNo Handicap and other exhibitions. Aboriginal’s Race offers Monkey Brand Soap and Box Gedlits Powders as prizes amid a broad prize lineup. The report notes Armidale climate creating soprano talent and mentions a fatal accident involving Grafica NASW returning from court after attempting to kick football.
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Monzies
W.A
Nestle
Hilgrove
Guardian
Jack Castles
Maesteget
Armidale
Litua
Breathing Easy After Miracle Cures Advertised
An old newspaper snippet markets patent cough syrups and tonics promising rapid relief for a child with fever and respiratory issues. The ad claims cures for bronchitis and whooping cough, listing bottles and chemical remedies as available wholesale and retail through local merchants.
Wheat Yields Report From Inverell District Exhibit
The Inverell district reports mixed wheat yields with several growers listed. J Griffin Swanbrook 290 acres at 19 bushels, Goldman two 100 acre blocks at 19 bushels, E and J Griffin 48 acres at 20 bushels, Turner Bré Brodie's Plains 245 bags from 50 acres, Warialda and Bingare trips note fair crops with rust in some fields. H Sallway Warialda 700 bags from 100 acres, Little Plain sees very large crops with up to 10 bags per acre. one field yields 4 bushels per acre. Wheat quality described as first class in parts.
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Inverell
H. Sallway
Warialda
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Miku
Sagal
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Dees
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Moses
Ww. Curtis
Nicholson & CO
Sydney
Nicholson & Company
George Street
T G, M‘smane
Armidale & District
the Printing Office of the North
the Chronicle
Dodgers
Chronicle
Hargrave
Oom Walcha
Annount Balas Alay
Daruka Wines
Ndh Dasvas
Ceylon
J. Richardson and Co
C. A. Nueter
Pett-Street
Sydnet
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Dene Sey As
Mn Ate Oy
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