Rail workers seek eight hour day and better pay
The New Zealand Railway Officers Institute urged the Minister of Railways to grant a universal eight hour day for stationmasters and clerical staff and to amend the Classification Act for higher pay. The Minister promised consideration and warned against excessive hours. Officials say full staffing and safer timetables are essential to prevent overwork and potential calamities in the railway service.
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New Zealand Railway Officers’ Institute
Filall- Jones
New Zealand
Catholic church planned for Timara at £10000 to £12000
The article notes a proposed Catholic church for Timara costing from £10 000 to £12 000. It also reports on youth misconduct at street corners, Ashburton Rifle range funding, Dannevirke Gas Company prospectus, and Arbour Day holiday plans.
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Timara
Ashburton Borough Expenditure Estimates and Local Notices
The column includes proposed Ashburton Borough Council expenditure for year ending March 31 1908, weather notes from Captain Edwin, a Wai mate marriage totaling 128 years for contracting parties with the bridegroom 78, Dunedin snow reports, police action in Tancred Street involving whisky, Auckland Harbour Board claim against Shaw Savill for 15090, by-law gaps on unattended cars, a 17 year old boot machinist earnings and expenses, trade inquiries in Canada, lime experiments near Stratford, land sales near Chertsay, recent price cuts in hardware and drapery, a magistrate court drunkenness case, and a Patriotic Demonstration Committee meeting.
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Ashburton
Edwin
Waimate
Dunedin
Fouhy
McLennan
Jones
Tancred Street
Justice Denniston
Auckland
Calliope
Brisbane
Mr Gow
Canada
Toronto
Gow
Wellington
Crum and Jackson Bride at Primitive Methodist Church
Miss Annie Jackson and Mr Frank Cram wed at the Primitive Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon in a ceremony led by Rev R J Liddell. Attendants included Miss C Jackson and bridesmaids Misses Jones and Porter. The couple and guests then dined at Orange Hall before heading to Christchurch for their honeymoon.
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Primitive Methodist Church
Annie Jackson
J. Jackson
East Street
Port Chalmers
Frank Cram
John Cram
Ashburton
R. J. Liddell
C. Jackson
Crum
Christchurch
Inquest Delays Identify Drowned Man in Devonport
Press Association reports in Auckland that the drowning victim’s identity remains unknown. A handkerchief bearing Captain Kasper of the Icow Endeavour was found on the body, but no link could be proven. An open verdict was returned. May 23. Dunedin says Robert Douglas died accidentally when a cart passed over him. A Christ Church Hospital inquest found Rose Christina Mildred Owens died from phosphorus poisoning while mentally unwell.
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Per Press Association
Auckland
Devonport
Kasper
Icow Endeavour
Dunedin
Robert Douglas
Christchurch Hospital
TH. W. Bishop
Rose Christina Mildred Owens
Outrageous assault in Dunedin ends with nose bite
Thomas Mackay aged 25 bit off a portion of Eliza Mary Hall's nose in Castle Street Dunedin on Saturday afternoon. Hall aged 21 broke into a hospital disfigurement report. Mackay remanded after appearing before the Govenor until May 4.
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Dunedin
Thomas Mackay
Eliza Mary Hall
Miss Hall
Hanover Street
Melbourne
Mackay
Castle Street
Frances
Mr Hall
Hall
Derelict yacht Gab iielle towed after distress
A three day voyage from Liverpool to Capetown and Auckland met the steam yacht Gab iielle of Marseilles. The Fifeshire took Gab iielle in tow to Dakar but the yacht soon sank and was abandoned.
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Auckland
Liverpool
Capetown
Fifeshire
Gabiielle
Marseilles
Dakar
Auckland Winter Show Surpasses Weather to Draw Strong Attendance
The winter show closed on Saturday with satisfactory turnout despite bad weather. Four days brought in £491 in gate receipts, expected to rise to about £600 with outside returns. Expenditure is still being tallied, but the association calls the financial position satisfactory given unfavourable conditions.
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Auckland
Timaru Markets Report Wheat Gains and Notable Sales
The Timaru wheat market rose by sixpence per bushel this week with prices moving from 3s 6d to 4s by last Thursday and a sale at 4s Old f.o.b. Also noted are firm oats with few sellers, potato prices to £3-£3 5s per ton, and a London cable on May 28th showing higher crossbred lamb and firmer mutton. A clearing sale at Hook on May 21st for McGovern and Hardie executors drew strong demand, with high prices for horses, stock, and equipment.
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Timaru
F.o.b
Messrs Dalgety and Co
London
New Zealand
Messrs
J. Molloy
Adam Souness
Flower
Nell
Sal
Dalmuir Prince
Dolly
Dalmir Prince
Waimare
Stepniak
Lilly
Perfection
Melibens
Basute
RHEUMO Promises Cure for Rheumatism and Gout
Advertises RHEUMO as a universal remedy for rheumatism gout and related pains. Claims thousands cured and urges purchase at local stores with prices listed in odd currency units.(alpha bets)
New York Runner Sets 120 Yard Hurdle Record
Shaw of New York clocked 120 yards hurdles in fifteen seconds a record time as of New Years. The event was reported via United Press Association and electric telegraph with details dated May 27.
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Shaw
New York
Rand strikers clash with police near Croesus mine
In Pretoria on May 265 the Rand strikers violated an order against gatherings of six or more near the Croesus mine. Police blocked them until a squadron of Queen's Days troops arrived. When ordered to disperse the crowd refused, a charge was ordered and the strikers fled.
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Pretoria
Rand
Croesus Mmine
Plot to Assassinate the Kaiser Uncovered in Berlin
London May 25 reports reveal a Russo German plot to kill the Kaiser. Bomb recipes surfaced and inquiries into the Kaiser's movements were noted. Six Frisian students in Berlin and Charlottenburg were banished, with three more to be prosecuted for conspiracy.
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London
Berlin
Daily Mail
Charlottenburg
Imperial Education Conference Opens in London Caxton Hall
The Federal Education Conference opened at Caxton Hall with Sir Reginald Talbot Lord Tennyson and university delegates from Britain and colonies. Lord Crewe stated official sanction and that the series would be held across the Empire. Delegates pressed for a central London bureau to recognize certificates and swap teachers.
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London
Caxton Hall
Sir Reginald Talbot
Lord Tennyson
Britain
Lord Crewe
Bent
Victoria
Hogben
New Zealand
Macmillan Brown
Tate
Australia
Gurney
Sydney
The Crumpe Murder Verdict by Coroner's Jury
The coroner's jury finds Crumpa guilty of wilful murder. After arrest, the killer surrendered a hurried note threatening the victim in abusive terms.
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London
Crumpa
President Roosevelt Probes Major Trusts in Chicago
President Roosevelt is prosecuting the International Harvester Company for restraining trade with actions started in Chicago. The Tobacco Trust is also being prosecuted.
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New
Bent Hails Empire Day Support From Australia
London May 25 Hon T Bent premier of Victoria addressed 4000 Ealing scholars on Empire Day. He praised Australians for backing the Motherland and urged Mr Botha to keep promises while noting Cadets ready to serve if needed. The children sang Rule Britannia and Bent joked Britons were the biggest slaves.
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London
Ealing
T. Bent
Victoria
Botha
Australis
Bent
Abr
Australian Mail Syndicate Seeks State Guarantees on Debt
London May report explains that if two or more states guarantee ten years of 125000 pounds annual payments to debenture holders, contractors will pay 6000 pounds annually to the guaranteeing states as an insurance premium. They also offer first call on refrigerating space in mail boots for perishables.
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Ashburton Mounted Rifles
Ashburton
Studholme
Ashburton Rifles
Guards
Mounted Rifle Corps
London
Queensland Labour Party Leaders Rally In England
Mr W. M. Hughes spoke to Independent Labour meetings in Sheffield praising Queensland Labour's unity and predicting strength for the next election. He said the Australian Labour Party keeps fiscal debate from dividing it and makes politics a people’s question with growing support each year.
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London
W. M. Hughes
Sheffield
Queensland
Labour Party
Australia
Bay Lanocashira Defeats Kent in Gruse Match
Bay Lanocashira defeats Kent in a Gruse event reported by United Press Resectation. Telegraph copyright details show early morning transmission received May 27.
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United Press
Thom
Bay
Kent
Gruse
Rheumo claims lasting cures for rheumatism and lumbago
An advertisement-style note promotes Rheumo as a permanent cure for rheumatism gout neuralgia and lumbago. It asserts thousands of cures and offers prices of 2s 6d and 4s 6d with a call to try it.
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