Magisterial Judgment by Default and Fines Listed
Judgment by default awarded to the plaintiff with costs. Cases include Gene Herbert Carson charged with excessive speed over a crossing, admitted speeds of 15 to 20 mph, and a driver urged for stricter speed limits for safety. Other matters include an unregistered dog fined 15s and John Spring fined 40s or seven days in default for obscene language. witnesses testified to conditions and sobriety.
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Gene Herbert Carson
Casas
Emerson
W.H
Ingram
John Spring
H. J. Thompson
Turner
Mellor
Tancred Street
Spring
Penrose Pushes Mexico Troop Resolution
Senator Penrose introduced a resolution authorising the President to dispatch troops to Mexico to protect American lives and interests. Opponents cite Huerta's stance as uncooperative. House Democrats drop a confidence vote to avoid embarrassing the administration.
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Washington
Penrose
Mexico
Senate
Huerta
House of Representatives
Peace Congress urges armament restrictions for next conference
The Hague dispatch reports the Peace Congress has recommended restricting armaments at the upcoming international conference. The congress also protested what it calls sinister influence by those tied to the armament industry.
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the Hague
Peace Congress
Question of Decency Protests Music Hall Johnson Contract
The Variety Artists Federation protests music halls hiring people of unsavoury notoriety including Jack Johnson. It regrets that time prevented drastic action and notes halls offered to cancel or postpone contracts for artists unwilling to appear on the same program as Johnson.
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London
Variety Artists’ Federation
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Russian report confirms Bulgarian atrocities in the Balkans
A Russian government official report, obtained by the Daily Telegraph, details brutal Bulgarian actions after Adrianople. Descriptions include despoiled mosques and homes, war booty sent to Sofia, daily corpses in wells, and executions of prisoners during transport and after a failed march.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Constantinople
Adrianople
Sofia
Mussulmans
Mustapha Pasha
Bulgarian Atrocities Report Shock Europe
Descriptions from Adrianople detail brutal abuses against Greek Jewish and Turkish women, with no regard for age or social status. General Veltcheff dismissed concerns, while French and Russian consuls intervened to save many lives.
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London
Adrianople
Veltcheff
Labour unrest drains trades unions funds in Britain
Report notes a drastic fall in the General Federation reserve from £162,210 in 1908 to £15,888 in 1918 amid rising strikes. About 900,000 unionists are affiliated, but risk grows as membership widens to include less thrifty members.
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London
General Federation
Coal Yard Strikers Halt Work After Wage Board Ruling
Melbourne August 29 report that 300 coal-yard workers walked out in protest after the Industrial Appeal Board cut wages and raised hours following a Wages Board decision. A serious disruption threatens local supply.
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Melbourne
Industrial Appeal Board
Labour Council backs women workers in wage demand
The Labour Council in London on August 21 expressed support for the Women Workers' Union in its push for a minimum wage for women. Union reps said women are being slowly killed by speeding up work.
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London
Auust
Labour Council
Women Workers’ Union
Rand Trouble and Alliance at Capetown Meeting
August 21 report from Capetown notes General Hertzog in Johannesburg attacking General Botha. He condemns ties with cosmopolitan financiers and imperialists, arguing the government mishandled the strike and harmed South African interests.
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Capetown
Hertzog
Johannesburg
Botha
Servian Courtesy Amid Turmoil Reported
The Servians are described as courteous in contrast to Bulgarians brutality. Turks welcomed the Servians and orderly conditions have prevailed since their arrival.
Board of Trade Begins Inquiry Into Railways State Relations
London August 21 The Board of Trade is organizing a sweeping inquiry into the relations between the railways and the State aimed at preventing strikes and lockouts.
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Board OF Trade
Inquiry
London
Board of ‘Trade
Turkiye Prisoners Press Reports Mass Atrocity at Starazagora
Two Turkish prisoners from Starazagora recount a march to Bulgaria on March 13 with thousands captured. They describe bayoneting of the weak, a mass killing at Haskov, and a fence entrenchment where about 100 escaped into nearby forest after a Bulgarians volley.
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Starazagora
Bulgaria
Haskov
Turkish belief on powers denying single force action
Reuters reports Turkish officials believe the Powers will not grant a mandate to any one power to take forcible action against Turkey. They fear European complications from such a move.
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London
Reuter
Eireles
Turkey
Drought Grimly Strikes Britain Sparking Agricultural Alarm
Drought tightens its grip across England and Scotland with Glasgow reporting only 77 days of water left and the River Tay at its record low. Bedfordshire endures nearly three months without rain, stressing farmers.
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London
England
Scotland
Lasgow
Tay
Bedfordshire
Defence of Empire to Cooperate with Dominions
The Civil and Military Gazette urges Indian Ocean dependencies to supply the nucleus of an Eastern defence system. It calls for a fleet and expeditionary force to cooperate with the Dominions, secure naval concentration, safeguard sea borne trade, and supply reinforcements for Egypt and India amid new Pacific naval factors.
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Delhi
Lahore
Indian Ocean
Rgypt
India
Pacific
Strained Relations Between Russia and Turkey Rise
In St Petersburg on August 21 authorities report rising tension between Russia and Turkey. The Press delivers a bitter attack on Turkey and Greece amid the strained relations.
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Turkey
Greece
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Gréece
Panic in Melanikon as Bulgarians advance
News from Salonica reports inhabitants flee Melanikon as Bulgarians move in. Residents destroy vineyards and wine stores and loot the town amid fears of re occupation of Dedenatch, creating widespread panic.
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Salonica
Melanikon
Dedenatch
Trade Possibilities Between Canada China and Japan
Vancouver August 21 Mr Foster Minister of Customs said no definite move on a Canadian Chinese trade treaty until China’s political conditions stabilize. He cited vast commercial potential with China Japan and Pacific-bordering nations and noted a fast freight service between Canada and China Japan is likely to be approved.
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Vancouver
Foster
China
Japan
Pacific
Canada
Cyclone Destroys Milan District Vineyards
Rome reports a cyclone on August 21 that destroyed all the vines in the Milan district, significantly impacting local wine production and agriculture. No injuries reported.
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Rome
Milan
Scott's Story of Polar Expedition in Strand’s September Issue
Summary of Captain Scott's polar expedition from Strand magazine. Weather worsened after One Ton Camp with December blizzards. ponies killed, depots formed, and Evans saved by snowshoes. Scott notes poor luck and progress toward the Beardmore Glacier, with deaths and hard terrain ahead. Evans’s journey and scurvy near-miss are also described.
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London
Captain Scott
Scott
Beardmore Glacier
Evans
Shambles
Tima
Uts
Dr. Wilson
Oates
Shackleton
Qne
Secott
Atkinson
Aummu
B Scott
Royalty and Robbers Near Sinaia
Paris August 21 Le Temps reports the King and Queen of Roumania on a motor trip near Sinaia when robbers halted the car of the chauffeur who sped away. Missiles were thrown at the vehicle but the occupants escaped unharmed.
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Paris
le Temps
Roumania
Sinaia
Thaw Case Captured at Frontier on Extradition Fight
Thaw was captured an hour after crossing the frontier and admitted his identity. He claimed he could not be extradited because he had not committed a crime. A sheriff who recognised him on the Maina railway traced him to Canada.
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Ottawa
Thaw
Maina
Canada
Thaw Case Remanded in Quebec Proceedings
In Quebec on August 20, Thay faces charges of unlawfully escaping Matteawan Mental Hospital and is held in custody. If the escape charge fails he will be prosecuted for bribing attendants. The family hires top Quebec lawyers for the defence as Thaw's mother denounces the arrest as a plant to hide the real Thaw.
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Quebic
Thay
Matteawan
Quebec
Thaw
Labour M P T Harvey criticises party over Chester field vote
London August 21 Mr T Harvey Labour M P for Leeds and vice president of the Miners Federation criticises the Labour Party over repudiation of Mr Kenyon as Chester field by election candidate. He refuses to follow party dictation on which lobby to vote in. The party is not as independent as it claims.
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London
T. Harvey
Labour
Leeds
Miners' Federation
Labour Party
Kenyon
Chesterfield
Australian railway concession outlines major construction plan
Cabinet approves a £3,000,000 railway scheme with Norton Griffiths Company pending Parliament endorsement. A June cable states a tentative £8,000,000 contract with Griffiths Australia Ltd to build railways including North Coast and Condeblin-Broken Hill lines. Company to secure funding and supervise work at 5 percent remuneration.
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Sydney
Norton. Griffiths Company
Griffiths, Australia, Ltd
Griffiths, Norton, and Company
London
North Coast
Condeblin
Broken Hill
Motion of censure prompts adjournment in Assembly
In the Assembly Mr Wade gave notice of motion that the agreement with Norton Griffiths and Company is highly unsatisfactory and fraught with danger to this State. Mr Holman moved the adjournment of the House till Tuesday to consider the position created by this fresh censure motion.
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Sydney
Wade
Norton, Griffiths and Company
Draiger
Holman
The Marconi Connection At Issue In Australian House
In Melbourne on August 22 Mr Fraser attacked Attorney General W H Irvine over his barrister ties with the Marconi Company. Fraser said Irvine had no right to retain the client while challenging the Commonwealth Government. Irvine refused to be drawn and Fraser urged a motion. Fraser accepted the challenge.
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Melbourne
Fraser
W. H. Irvine
Marconi Company
Irvine
Commonwealth
Chesterfield Election Highlights Liberal Labour Split
London August 21 Liberals and Labour Party show a major rift dominates Chesterfield election coverage with Home Rule barely referenced.
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London
Liberals
Labour Party
Chesterfield By election Result and 1910 Polls
The Chesterfield by election returns show Kenyon leading Labour Christie and Scurr with lower totals. In the 1910 general election J Haslam led Labour and G W Radford led the Conservatives with higher votes.
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London
Chesterfield
Kenyon
Christie
Scurr
J. Haslam
Lab
G. W. Radford
Gun explodes during Pola trials killing officers
At Pola during firing trials a 30 centimeter gun breach exploded. Three officers were killed and several others injured, two seriously. Vice-Admiral Count Langus von Wellenburg was badly injured and reportedly had both legs amputated.
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Vienna
Pola
Count Langus
von Wellenburg
Naval Technical Committee
Suffragettes urged jiu jitsu drills in London meetings
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst urged militants in Bromley to learn jiu jitsu with the police aware. She said women also need training and called for drilling in the East End. Both men and women should attend meetings armed with sticks to protect themselves.
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Bromley
East End
Defence system delays fines in cadet cases
Sydney August 22 prosecuting counsel argued fines defeated authorities aims as defaulters should receive training to reach efficiency. Parents paid fines, boys not penalised, Magistrate remitted fines and ordered detention in barracks for the cadets.
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Sydney
British Emigrants Move to Canada Australia and New Zealand
Emigration figures for the first seven months of 1913 show 146,012 persons going to Canada, 37,490 to Australia, and 7,902 to New Zealand. In July Australia received 4,609 a drop of 3,789 while Canada rose to 17,516 an increase of 3,000.
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London
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Wool Tariff Likely to Pass After Sugar Schedule Vote
Washington reports the wool tariff fight to begin at once with Democrats confident free wool will pass as easily as the sugar schedule. The outcome seems similar to the sugar victory and is expected to secure tariff changes soon.
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Washington
Railway Collision Near Aldershot Claims Little Harm
At Aldershot shortly after midnight a sugar cane special from Pialba derailed the engine of a stationary Rockhampton goods train. The brake van was smashed and six wagons wrecked. The driver says the Westinghouse brakes failed to act. Passengers on both trains escaped with only a shock.
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Bribbane
Aldershot
Rockhampton
Pialba
Westinghouse
Big Scores Hit In Countrywide Cricket Matches
London August 21 There was extraordinary scoring in cricket today with seven centuries in first class games. Hayward made 146 and Hobbs 184 for Surrey against Worcester forming a 318 run first wicket stand. Hobbs reached 2000 runs for the season.
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London
Haywar
Hobbs
Surrey
Worcester
Fire consumes Spanish pavilion at Ghent Exhibition
A large blaze destroyed the Spanish pavilion during the Ghent Exhibition, with many valuable exhibits burned. Fire crews fought the flames but could not save the structure or its contents.
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Ghent
Kaimata Tragedy Verdict Murder Against Virgin
In Anguished inquest details the jury finds Edward Julian Gladys Fulian and Brank Smith murdered at about 8 am on August 14. The blows are attributed to Frederick John Virgin who is also believed to have willfully set fire to the house. The verdict notes Virgin may have lost reason from worry and lack of sleep. Dorothy Julian corroborates her sister and brother’s statements and describes the escape.
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Inglewood
Ainguat
Kaimata
Dorothy Julian
Sid
Virgin
Gladys
Ein
Dorothy
Coronex
Edward Julian
Gladys Fulian
Brank
Smith
Frederick John Virgin
Supreme Court reports from Auckland and other cities
August court notices from Auckland Palmerston North and Christchurch recount youth Reginald Spick being acquitted of assault with intent, Clemens sentenced to two years hard labour and three years reformative treatment, and Joseph Martin Chapman charged with assault that caused a death at Sunnyside Mental Hospital with the case proceeding.
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Auckland
Supreme Court
Reginald Spick
Paparoa
Palmerston North
Clemens
Frederick Ireland
Pukebinau
Prisons Board
Ireland
Ae Ee
Christchurch
Joseph Martin Chapman
Thomas McMeekin
Sunnyside
Stringer
The
Crown
McMeekin
British French Spanish alliance gains credence after Alfonso visit
Paris dispatch notes the alliance among Britain France and Spain strengthens in light of King Alfonso's recent visit. The report cites diplomatic signals and regional stability implications as observers assess the alignment's impact on European power dynamics.
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Paris
Alfonso
Catholics urged to favor pure unions over mixed cooperation
Berlin August 20 Catholics were urged by the Roman Catholic Congress to support exclusively Catholic unions rather than work with non Catholics. If followed the Socialists would face a strong Catholic rival for workers votes.
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Berlin
Roman Catholic Congress
Sulzer Case: Glynn Officially Recognized as New York Governor
In New York August 20, official accord recognizes Lieutenant Governor Glynn as Governor. Sulzer remains in office though temporary arrangements create for the new Governor.
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New York
Glynn
New York State
Sulzer
Bank cashier committed for trial over forged stock transfers
Jas Phillips, late second cashier at the Bank of England, was committed for trial after admitting he borrowed money from moneylenders following Stock Exchange speculation and forged transfers of stock.
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Cea Obondon
Jas, Phillips
Bank of England
Snoneylenders
Stock Exchange
Tragedy in Mataura: Man Found Shot By Riverbank
Robert Duncan aged 34, a single man, was found with a gunshot wound to the forehead on the Mataura River bank in Mataura this morning. A discharged rifle lay at his feet. he had reportedly been feeling unwell recently.
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Gore
Robert Duncin
Mataura
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