Froster Weather Boosts Taranaki Crops And Rail Policies
Local reports praise frosts and snows for soil and crop yields while noting the dairy sector's profitability in Taranaki. The piece covers railway sick-leave policy changes, church and community activities, stray bird poisoning experiments, a diamond wedding at Akaroa, arbitration court testimony on cooks and waiters, and various regional notes on farming, mills, flax, and public health.
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Christchurch
Akaroa
John Watson
R.M
Samar
Charles Farr
Baldocks
Herts
Ingland
Mary
Ann Pavitt
Theydon
Garnon
Essex
Canterbury
Farr
England
Auckland
Pavitt
Messrs Pavitt
Akaroa Bays
Mrs Farr
Bealey Avenue
Christeharch
Comfortable Home on Nearly Two Acres of First Class Land
A six room house sits on nearly two acres of first class land. The property offers a comfortable dwelling with ample space and prime surroundings for potential buyers seeking a spacious residence.
Desirable Residential Property Offered by Land Agent
Substantial parcel described as a road front dwelling with six rooms and detached outbuildings. Water connected to house and washhouse. Fair price expected with easy terms. Immediate offers invited to F Ferriman, land and estate agent.
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Vincent
F. Ferriman
King George’s clemency frees hundreds of prisoners in London
London reports show at gates of prisons hundreds of inmates were released as the king granted clemency. Other dispatches note a missionary conference in Edinburgh to discuss the commission's report and coordination of global efforts. Three miners died in Tyldesley while rescuing a colleague after a roof collapse.
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New Plymouth
London
George
Edinburgh
Floods and Storm Claim Dozens in German Regions
Berlin reports fifty deaths over twenty one days from storms and floods. crowds sheltered at Jungfernhelde Park and Johannis Cemetery, with a lightning strike causing multiple injuries. Floods burst dams draining 150 in Abr Valley and 176 elsewhere. Vienna sees 1400 damage cases. Victims include 100 at Blankenstein, 50 at Adenan, and 25 at Hoeningen amid downed telegraph lines and interrupted railways.
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Per Preas Association
Berlin
Germany
Jungfernhelde
Johannis
Abr
Vienna
Blankenstein
Adenan
Hoeningen
Ahr
Woollen Trade Tentative Agreement Reached After Talks
The Press Association reports that a tentative agreement has been reached in the woollen trade dispute. Earlier messages note employers in Yorkshire woollen trade refused to meet Mr G BR Askwith of the Board of Trade in Huddersfield, risking a strike.
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London
Askwith
Yorkshire
G. BR. Askwith
Board of Trade
Huddersfield
Parliaments Opens Under Heavy Guard for King Alfonso
Madrid reports extraordinary precautions for the opening of Parliament with 19 000 troops lining the streets to protect King Alfonso during the event.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Russia approves funds for Finland barracks project
The Duma voted 800000 pounds to construct military barracks in Finland. The decision was reported from St. Petersburg on June 14.
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Per Preas Association
ST. Petersburg
The
Duma
Finland
Roosevelt speech stirs debate in House of Commons
In a Commons debate on Egypt Mr J Robertson called Roosevelt's Guildhall speech an insult to Britain. Sir Edward Grey noted the speech as a compliment to Britain while Mr Balfour praised its sympathy. The discussion touched on self government, British rule, Boutrés Pasha murder, and possible army actions if unrest continued.
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Per Press Association
Copyright
London
Egypt
House of Commons
J. Robertson
Roosevelt
Guildhall
Balfour
Edward Grey
Britain
Boutrés Pasha
Canada appoints new Governor General at Rideau Hall
Ottawa reports the appointment of a new Governor General. The Toronto Globe opposes creating a court, warning it would burden society. it notes Princess Louise avoided court etiquette. Rideau Hall will serve as the Governor General's residence.
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Ottawa
Toronto Globe
Louise
Rideau Hall
Cost of Living Up 8 Percent Since March 1909
Official statistics report the U S cost of living is eight percent higher than in March 1909 and forty nine percent above the 1907 average.
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New York
United States
Philanthropic Recluse Bequeaths Large Gift to Endow Trade
David Rankin, a St. Louis farmer famed for reclusiveness, who already donated £50,000 for a college, adds £600,000 to establish an endowment for a trade associated with hearing his name.
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Per Preen Association
New York
David, Rankin
St. Louis
Vatican Replies Regret Over Encyclical Sparks German Debate
Rome reports the Vatican regrets the unexpected effect of the Encyclical and vows that German bishops will not publish the text. Berlin notes the King of Saxony, a Catholic, regrets government efforts to promote religious peace being thwarted by sharp Lutheran attacks. The king plans to write to the Pope on the matter.
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Preeg Association
Rome
Vatican
Prussia
Berlin
Saxony
Lords Clash Over Mediterranean High Command Plan
In the House of Lords Lords Midlit ton Cromer and Grenfell ridiculed the High Commissionership of the Mediterranean and backed existing officers as ample. Lord Lucas argued that visits by Lord Kitchener and General French showed value in a high rank officer inspecting dominion forces. The dominions would decide on Imperial Inspection and whether to join a proposed plan.
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Per Press Association
London
House of Lords
Loris Midlitton
Cromer
Grenfell
Mediterranean
Lord Lucas
Lord Kitchener
Australia
New Zealand
Lansdowne
Lord Crewe
Dominions
Me Asquith to Receive NUWSS Deputation on June 21
Me Asquith will receive a deputation from the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies on June 21. The meeting aims to press for voting rights and suffrage reforms in the ongoing campaign.
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London
Me Asquith
National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies
Liberal plea for truce on naval electioneering
Mr M Kenna, speaking at North Monmouthshire, urged a national truce and said Liberals would not abandon principles. He argued the Navy should never again be made a subject of electioneering battle during this time of truce.
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Wellington
Auckland
D. Buddo
Post
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
R. Wood
Christchurch
Waitaki
North Cape
Otago
Australia
M’kenna
North Monmouthshire
By-elections Writs Issued for Hertlepool and East Dorset
Writs issued for by-elections to replace unseated Sir Furness and Sir Guest. Mr A Markham urged suspending the East Dorset writ during the session due to Wimborne family intimidation. Mr H Belloe supported. Mr Rufus Isaacs opposed. (Received June 15 10 a.m.) London June 14 William Abraham Nationalist elected unopposed for Harbour Division of Dublin following death of T Harring.
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Hertlepool
East Dorset
Furness
Guest
House of Commons
A. Markham
Wimborne
H. Belloe
Rufus Isaacs
London
William Abraham
Dublin
Rasund
T. Harringon
Test Declaration on Transubstantiation and Regency Notes
A June report outlines debates in the House of Commons over the Civil List and Regency with the Premier tabling motions and committee appointment. It includes the oath of a new Sovereign asserting Protestant doctrine and rejection of Transubstantiation and Marian worship.
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House of Cammions
Britain
Church of Rome
Destruction of Montreal Herald Office After Water Tank Fall
At Montreal water tower holding 10 000 gallons crashed into four floors of the Herald offices. Fire followed, hampering rescues as twenty five were injured and twenty missing. Women leapt from upper windows. three died. Wall collapse worsened the disaster amid acrid smoke from paper rolls and chemicals.
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Per
Press Association
Copyright. Co
Ottawa
Montreal
The
Herald
He Herald
Montreal Gazette Ee
Record Flights and Height Marks Highlight June Sky
Paris reports M Morane flying fifty two miles in ninety minutes in a Bleriot with a passenger at Tours setting a two plane record. New York notes Walter Brookins reaching four thousand nine hundred eighty four feet in a Wright bi plane height record at Indianapolis. A stray quip about a teller’s bad cheque notes a joke on a doctor’s bill and a claim about Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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Paris
M. Morane
Tours
New York
Walter Brookins
Indianapolis
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