Farmers Union backs compulsory rifle training at conference
Wellington July 8 delegates at the New Zealand Farmers Union Conference debated compulsory universal military training. Supporters argued for drills and rifle clubs to bolster national defense and health, while opponents warned against overreliance on old methods and nonmilitary duties. The motion to retain compulsory training passed with amendments, and a later resolution urged establishing rifle clubs.
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Wellington
Birch
Marton
Farmers’Union
Mtr
Adam Bell
New Zealand
Marks
Bullerin
Empire
Arey Chaytor
Planaghan Anelelgady
Matheson
Eketahnha
N. A. McLaren
Nelson
DD. Jones
Weedons
Mr. Matheson
Mr Richards
Kevin
McQueen
Southland
Evans
Frootoids touted as superior digestive and liver aid
A Victorian era advertisement claims Frootoids relieve headache indigestion and biliousness while cleansing blood and tissues. It asserts rapid relief from liver congestion and bilious attacks, warns against daily dosing, and directs purchases through chemists or direct from W Gil Hawnt in Geelong Victoria.
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W. Gil Hwarnt
Geelong
Victoria
Auckland Waiter Frustrates Suicide Attempt With Antidote
In Auckland on August 1 waiter James Robinson sought to poison a dog and then himself after arranging a friend to identify him. He swallowed prussic acid but was saved when companions spurred the bottle away and medical aid was given at a chemist shop. He is in hospital with a fatal outcome averted.
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Auckland
James Robinson
Robinson
Ewan
Nareal
Licenses Convicted for Permitting Drunkenness in Dunedin
In Dunedin on August 1 William Gleeson of the Rainbow Hotel and John Mérrigan of the European Hotel were convicted for permitting drunkenness on their premises. Each licensee received a £6 fine and no endorsement was added to their licenses.
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Dunedin
William Gleeson
John Mérrigan
CIA
Largest Estates Certified for Stamp Duty in Canterbury
Wellington reports the top stamp duty values for deceased estates in Canterbury last month led by James Osborne at 13,959 pounds and William Costello at 10,149, with other notable Canterbury entries including Joseph Parkinson 9,791 pounds and Elizabeth Stewart 2,684 pounds. Across New Zealand 153 estates were certified, led by John H. Vautier in Napier at 67,480 pounds and Hugh Craig in Otago at 18,441 pounds.
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Wellington
Canterbury
James Osborne
William “Costello
William Fraser
Elizabeth Stewart
Tredis
I. G. Hall
Thos, Joynt
William Gittins
Charles Dent
William Sims
William Dale
William Haigh
William Codfey
Edward Hoskin
New Zealand
John H. Vautier
Napier
Hugh Craig
Otago
Kenneth ‘McKenzie
Caroline Seymour
Gisborne
Thomas Pascol Bryant
Premier Discusses Native Lands and Union Concerns
Wellington August 1 The Premier told a Farmers Union deputation he would consider the Union’s Native lands representations. The Native Lands Commission's proposed regulations cover two to three million acres. If unresolved, progress toward land settlement could be hindered. He warned against writing a rateable value proposal and showed no hope for concessions or timber rate relief. He urged improving the existing legislation rather than repealing it.
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Wellington
Farmers’ Union Conference
Union
Native Lands Commission
Australian Cable News Trade With the Philippines
Melbourne reports the U S moved to permit foreign vessels to trade between America and the Philippines and Hawaii legislation is under consideration. The Workmens Compensation Bill broadens employer liability for diseases common to certain trades. A Sydney farmers conference speaker alleges large financial institutions could fund lifelong pensions for MPs who passed the Western Land Bill, claiming £60,000 was paid.
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Melbourne
United States
America
Philippines
Hawaii
Sydney
Farmers’ Conference
Rich mine heir vows wide charity to help down trodden
In a Los Angeles publication, Mr. C. W. Averill, reportedly with £2,000,000 from an aunt and £200,000 to £300,000 from gold mines, promises to lend large sums to 20 000 people in need and open a distribution depot in New York or Chicago for the effort.
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C. W. Averill
Los Angeles
America
Averill
Alaska
Farmington
Maine
New York
Chicago
Mareeba Steamer Grounded Offshore
The Mareeba was driven hard inshore with heavy seas flooding portholes and causing a deck hole. Distress signals were unobserved as the crew secured assistance from Newcastle. The lifeboat capsize occurred in surf but men reached shore. cargo includes a thousand tons of raw sugar.
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Sydney
Cook
Newcastle
Capture of Abd el Kader Led to His Collapse in Sudan
The Soudan Times reports that after repulsed Mahdi troops at Kaifiya the prophet Abd-el-Kader fled on a donkey. Fatigued, he slept on a road where a passerby seized the sword and led him to the governorate. Abd-el-Kader stabbed the man, was captured by six Arabs near Dubeibs, bound, and transported on a stretcher to Katfiya Woods’ Groat. Pypparmins cough remedies advertised.
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Abd-el-Kader
Scott-Moncrieff
Soudan
Kaifiya
Dubeibs
Katfiya
Roosevelt Urges Schools to Train More for Farm and Workshop
President Roosevelt, addressing teachers, calls for education to balance brain and hand, urging schools to train toward farming and industry rather than away from labor. He warns against valuing mere schooling over skilled labor and stresses the importance of workers like blacksmiths, machinists, and farmers to the nation.
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Roosevelt
Eruiteman
Boot Polish Tin Coupon Distribution Notice
A fragment notes a full sized boot polish tin and a receive or return process. Coupons are mentioned with a tactic or distribution detail implied.
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