Destructive fires ruin New Zealand paper mill and boardinghouse
In Dunedin a major blaze destroyed the New Dealai Paper Mills Company plant at Woodhaugh. Losses include building £6000 plant £12 000 to £15 000 and stock £4 100 with £12 000 insured across multiple offices. Over fifty workers left jobless as Bath Street textile premises also damaged by a candle flare. At Pahiatua a Coffee Palace boardinghouse fire gutted an eighteen room inn with £600 building and £350 furniture insured. inmates escaped in night attire with heavy losses.
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Dunedin
New Dealaid Paper Mills Company
Woodhaugh
Standard
National
Commercial Union
Royal, Adliance
South British
London and Lancashire
Pahiatua
Jacob Siemmonck
Masterton
Maclay
Bankrupt Under Arrest in Gisborne
The examination resumed today of W. McMurray, bankrupt brought from Hamilton and still under arrest. Debts listed total £249 with £489 submitted. He reportedly lacked business experience and kept no books. He was heavily questioned on dealings in other places and the meeting adjourned to April 24 with the bankrupt detained.
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Gisborne
W. [. McMurray
Hamilton
Drake
Ambiguous OCR Note on Patent Groats and Garlsy Claim
Fragmentary text discusses patents and immediate improvements to a product named Groats and Garlsy. References to enforcement or ownership appear with unclear names such as RULINSON and QUEINBOR. Context suggests a contemporaneous trade or manufacturing note with contested debatable claims.
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Rulinson
Queinbor
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Advertised Cure
Backache signals weak kidneys and warns of serious trouble if untreated. Doan's Backache Kidney Pills, recommended by Mr T. Pritchard and Mrs Pritchard of Trevorton Ashburton, claim to relieve lumbago and back pain. Sold by chemists and stores at 8s per bottle, 15s 6d for six, or posted by Foster McClellar Co. of Sydney.
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Bright
Mr T. Pritchard
Suffolk Street
Trevorton
Ashburton
Doan
Drug Co
Dean
Foster-McClellar Co
Pitt Street
Sydney
Massey Attacks Graft and Delays in Dunedin Speech
Opposition Leader Mr W F Massey spoke at Garrison Hall Dunedin praising his party for prioritizing the country over politics. He denounced long power, called for reform, criticised railway management and customs surtax delays, and urged decisive policy on land, taxation, and licenses. He urged removal of corrupt practices and praised private enterprise. The speech ended with a unanimous vote of thanks.
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Garrison Hall
Dunedin
W. FF. Massey
Aad
Massey
Dominion
Masser
British Leaders Await Jubilee as Duke Recovers
The Duke of Cornwall recovers from illness and will not travel, with Prince Arthur to represent the King at the Italian Jubilee celebrations. Snowy Baker accepts Clarence Weber's challenge for the All-round Athletic Championship of the British Empire. Dr Addison’s bill on hygiene in schools and infant care begins with data on child mortality and parental ignorance. A formal inquiry opens into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cash and accounting departments.
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Lou
Duke of Cornaught
Prince Arthur
Snowy” Baker
Clarence Weber
Addison
Former mayor W. Johnson dies as nation reels
A string of incidents unfolds from the death of W. Johnson, former mayor of Cleveland, to a new trial order for De Flyde in the murder of Colonel Twape. Reports trace a cyclone near Frederick and a family injured by a demolished house, with a guest killed.
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W. Johnson
Cleveland
de Flyde
Colonel Twape
Frederick
Exeter Election Petition Ends in Heated Exchange
In London on April 12, Mr St Maur accused judges and the class of manipulating Exeter politics. Air Justice Ridley objected, and St Maur defended his right to speak. Mr Dike, addressing Exeter’s Constitutional Club, urged clean campaigning and blamed neither side for the conflict.
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London
St. Maur
St. Alaure
House of Commons
Exeter
Dike
Constitutional
Club of Exeter
Canadian Reciprocity Debate Prompts Trade Questions
Washington reports an unnamed European government questioning Canada’s reciprocity benefits extending to ten more nations under favored nation terms. The State Department affirms the bargain, warning other countries would gain wine benefits unless special agreements are made. A Democrat caucus plans to advance the Reciprocity Bill and later tariff amendments to place farmers’ needs on the free list. the bill remains unaltered.
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Washington
Associated Press
Canada
State Department
United States
Great Britain Ships and Armament Advances
The Times reports Britain has four ships afloat and two upcoming launches carrying 18 inch guns. No other power has vessels with heavier weapons than 22 inch rounds, Krupp’s 14 inch fortress gun is also mentioned. Britain has tested a Lin gun for possible warship use and a 2.15 inch weapon is deemed unlikely to advance.
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London
the Times
Great Britain
Krupp
Sydney Show Opens With Banquet Remarks and Prizes
Bard Dudley officially opened the Sydney Agricultural Show declaring a bright future for Australia, while Lord Chelmsford cautioned farmers about forthcoming droughts. Abelars Mitchell and O'Brien's Pansy won heavy Clydesdale mares, with Planer's Poney and oval Alexander earning class honors. Shorthorn and Holstein bull sales topped earnings at two hundred plus guineas.
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Sydney
Bard Dudley
Australia
Lord Chelmsford
Abelars Mitchell
O’brien
Pansy
Planer
Taylor
Alexander
Messrs
Caffrey
Murphy
Brilliant Boy
Mr Robinson
New Zealand
Milness
Chamberlains Tablets Ease Constipation
The notice promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a gentle, effective remedy for constipation. It claims relief with a few doses, suitable for old and young, easy to take, and non-gripe or purgative, recommended by chemists and storekeepers.
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Temuka Hotel
M. Crannitch
Temuks
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Ena
Norfolk
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Raven
Simpson’s
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Ashburton + H
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