Farrell Beats Summers In Notable National Sporting Club Match
Willie Farrell defeated Johnny Summers on points at the National Sporting Club in London with ladies allowed to attend. Proceeds benefited the Blind Soldiers Fund. Summers, a famed welterweight, has toured Australia. Farrell is an emerging lightweight.
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London
Willie Farrell
Johnny Summers
National Sporting Club
Blind Soldiers’ Fund
Summers
Hugland
Australia
Farrell
Feilding Jockey Club Meeting Concludes Race Results
Feilding Jockey Club’s meeting closes with results across six races. Maniar oa wins Manchester Handicap by two lengths in 2m 15 1-5s, Flingot takes Cheltenham Hurdle Handicap by two lengths in 38m 29 4-5s, White Plume wins Rongotea Hurdie Handicap by five lengths in 2m 57s, Bimeter wins Oroua Stakes by one and a half lengths in 1m 17 4-Ss, Need wins Maiden Scurry by two lengths in 1m 12s, Lady Amai wins Railway Handicap by two lengths in 2m 0 d-Ss.
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Feilding
Feilding Jockey Club
Manchester
Cyra
Bimeter
Bjorneborg
Gold
Soult
Need
Mossman
Tango
Railway Wandicap
Lady Amai
Crawford
Square
Winton Trotting Club Holds First Totalisator Meeting
In Invercargill on December 1 the Winton Trotting Club held its first totalisator meeting in good weather with fair attendance. Village Girl won the Commissioners Handicap ahead of Country Queen and Seaward Spot. Harold Paso led Belgium Handicap, with Blackball second and Silverton third. Balnemoan captured the Winton Trotting Cup, followed by Eros and Papeete. Other winners included Quadroon in the Speedwell Handicap, Lady Rothsoon in the Members Handicap, Gallipoli Handicap winner Red Diamond, and Tika winning the President's Handicap along with Silverton and Bellflower placing. Farewell Handicap went to Takio with McVea and Wood King placing.
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Invercargill
Winton ‘Trotting Club
Smin
Asec
Winton Trotting Cup
Balnemoan
Eros
Papeete
Joseph Ward
Lady Rothsoon
Moorland
Flower O’ Turi
Gallipoli
Diamond
Trectorata
McConnachie
President’se
Tika
Silverton
Bellflower
Takio
McVea
Wood King
New Zealand Trotting Board Disqualifies West Australian Rider
The New Zealand Trotting Association disqualifies H. J. Robinson of Bridgetown Western Australia for life for ringing in a horse named Jim Tracey. The action of the Metropolitan Trotting Club stewards at Mushroom and Persuader inquiries is endorsed. Talks follow on a possible match including Emmeline Quinthorpe and Country Belle. A book entry is proposed to study rule changes and seeking parliamentary amendments to the Gaming Act.
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Christchurch
New
Zeakand Tretting Association
West Australian Trotting Association
H. J. Robinson
Bridgetown
W.A
Jim Tracey
New Zealand
Forbury Park
Emmeline
Quinthorpe
Kitchingham
Lusitania tragedy tied to Crompton estate probate
A probate registry document records administration of the late Paul Crompton of Kensington after the Lusitania disaster. Crompton and his wife Gladys and all children perished, leaving a multi vehicle estate valued at about £3,158 gross. Next of kin is his mother, with administration granted to David Henry Crompton’s US-resident attorney Wynn Harold Trevoning.
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Paul Crompton
Gilston Road
Kensington
Philadelphia
Gladys Mary Crompton
Stephen Crompton
Alberta Crompton
Catherina Mary Crompton
Paul Roimily Crompton
John David Crompton
Peter Crompton
Lucy Henrrietta Crompton
David Henry Crompton
United States
Wynn Harold Trevoning
Camden Hill Road
Napoleon's Funeral Diary Reveals Bipartite Death and Coffin Details
The diary of Andrew Darling, Napoleon's upholsterer, offers a vivid account of the dying emperor, the death mask hunt, and the meticulous setup for the funeral. It notes plaster of Paris shortages, the exhumation era, the few surviving relics, and the heart and stomach preserved in a silver vessel for transport.
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Dessa
Napoleon
Andrew Darling
St. Helena
George Bullock
Tenterden Street
London
St.Helens
Majer
M. F. Foulds
England
Times’ Literary Supplement
Darling
Antommarchi
de. Fonton
Montholon
Napaeleon
Captain
Bennett
the Invalides
Smahogany
France
Thomas Reade
Antremarchi (Sic
Ruttedge
Count Mantholen
The Escape at His Majesty's Theatre Tonight
The Escape is shown as a powerful dramatic feature at His Majesty's Theatre this evening. It promises a realistic, artistic, and sensational portrayal of life from poverty to affluence and from horror to happiness.
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His Majesty's Theatre
Relieve Torpidity with Chamberlain's Tablets
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach and liver disorders. It claims tablets act as a cathartic in large doses and a laxative in small doses, stimulating digestion after meals and relieving liver torpidity without shock, sold by chemists and storekeepers.
Excitement as Shirker headlines Makura departure scene
In Auckland a crowd of about 380 workers gathered on the wharf to bid farewell to a young man flagged as a shirker. A cart with his luggage ferried him to the ship Makura for Vancouver, then escorted him away as jeering followed through the street, ending only once the ship cleared the wharf.
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Auckland
Vancouver
New Zealand
New Zealand Conference Advances Film Censorship Measures
Wellington delegates from educational and welfare bodies back strict government supervision of all films. They urge appointing an officer or board to inspect and license exhibitions and publish unsuitable titles in the Police Gazette.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Waronts Coal Delivers True Heat Without Smoke
Goats no choking smoulder coal named Waronts Coal touted for intense heat. Petter a coal free of sulfur stones or sinte yet priced like inferior kinils. Gent of choice for those seeking clean burning quality fuel.
Courage, Brother. Optimism Amid War Spirit
A wartime editorial urges clear eyes and stout hearts. It praises Australian and British troops at Gallipoli, likens their feats to Homeric epics, and argues Germany’s setbacks prove morale should rise. It urges unity, resolve, and pride in empire.
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Horatio Lottomley
John Buil
Loys
Gallipoli
Troy
Homer
Germany
Belgium
France
Dardanelles
Hore
Secret Service
Sna
Baxter's Lung Preserver and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ad
An old advertisement extols Baxter's Lung Preserver as a powerful remedy for coughs and colds with claims of healing the bronchial passages and boosting general health. It also promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to loosen the cold and aid ex pectoration, urging quick use to prevent serious related illnesses. Sold by chemists and storekeepers.
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Cervantes
Baxter
Dominion
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