Palmerston North Electoral Rolls Purged As Boundaries Redrawn
Palmerston ballot rolls face purges by No license party agents and about 750 objections are lodged. Boundary realignments split Longhorn and Bunnythorpe among Palmerston Otaki Oroun and Manawat i electorates, reshaping Palmerston’s area and triggering electors to react to the altered map.
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Per Press Association
Palmerston North
Palmerston
Nolicense Party
Longhorn
Otaki
Fitzherbert
Messia R. S. Abraham
J. C. Batchelor
A. 7. Russell
OC. J. Munro
Oroun
Manawatt
Contractor lien case expands workers' wage claim
A Wan ganu court ruling on the Contractors and Workmen's Lien Act holds that sub‑contractor workers may claim wages from money held by both the contractor and the employer. The decision broadens the lien, affecting contractors and prompting calls for possible Act amendments to protect against collusion and ensure timely wages.
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Justice Cooper
Wanwanu
Haselden
A. Brown
J. Campbell
Mather Bros
Court of Appeal
Wanganui
Brown
Wanganal Chronicle
Phrenology Advice Leads Unlikely Success
A young man visits a phrenologist after failing in life insurance, sewing machines, real estate, and door to door sales. The examiner discovers no clear traits but suggests starting a toffee factory, a prediction that proves true as the man later finds success. The tale notes the examiner’s odd pairing of name and business.
Genuine Sanders and Sons Eucalyptus Extract Claim
The advertisement extols Sanders and Sons Eucalyptus Extract as superior to rival eucalyptus products. It cites safety, reliability, and effectiveness, warns against so called extracts, and urges insistence on the genuine pure volatile eucalyptus extract proven by experts and authorities over 45 years.
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Sander and Sons
Supreme Court of Victoria
Seigel
Gang
Damaged Linen Goods Case From Belfauz a Mitchell and Jurzer
A damaged linen goods case is described as direct from Belfauz a Mitchell and Jurzer. The text notes bargain pricing and eye visible flaws.
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Belfauza
Mitchell and Jurzer
Farmers Union North Canterbury Conference Opens In Christchurch
The Provincial Conference of the Farmers Union for North Canterbury opened at the A and P Association offices in Christchurch with Mr JD Jones presiding. Speakers, including W T Lill and G W Leadley, discussed wool losses, land values, wheat duties, and the Conciliation and Arbitration Act amid calls for reform and stronger government action.
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Farmers’ Union
North Canterbury
A. and P.association
Christchurch
JD. Jones
W. T. Lill
Willowby
G. W. Leadley
Ashburton
Reid
Cage, Birt
Jones
Chamber of Commerce
South Island
North Island
Iceland
New Zealand
Jindlay
Mr Jones
Debates on Arbitration Act and Farming Politics Stir Union
Speakers attack Liberal and Conservative cries and urge cross class unity. They warn of state controls under Socialists and critique Mr Buddo and D. Laurenson while urging farmers to back broader national interest over faction. Union reports highlight Land Bill campaigns, local branches, and rising public expenditure.
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New Zealand
Fawr
Great Britain
BR. McNab
Socialist Party
Jones
Farmers’ Union
Mr Jones
D. Buddo
M.P
Laurenson
Buddo
Hear
Canterbury College
Labour Bills Committee
House
Colonial Executive
Amberley
Rangiora
Mosquito Link to Yellow Fever Revolutionized Medical Science
Dr Osler described how the Havannah experiments using infected and non immune volunteers, housed in two-compartment huts, demonstrated mosquito transmission of yellow fever. The findings spurred regional outbreak control, aided Panama Canal plans, and underscored the power of experimental method in medicine.
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Royal Commission
Asler
Regius
Oxford University
Osler
Caribbean Sea
Havannah
United States
United States Army
Panama Canal
Dr Osler
Tropics
Unclear Street Scene Recounted In Faded Text
A fragmentary passage describes a girl strolling a block and a man making a remark. A subsequent line mentions humor and a maid offering a bottle of a medicinal preparation named Great Pepper teint Curs. The text is incomplete and contains likely OCR errors.
Methven case heard in Christchurch over alleged negligence
In the Supreme Court Christchurch the Methven case Anderson v James opened with damages claimed at £600 for losses from a fire alleged to be caused by the defendant medical man's negligence. The defendant counter-claimed for specific performance of a leasing agreement.
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Supreme Court
Christchurch
Methven
Anderson
Jessie Anderson
James
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company
Annie Stewart
Walter le Compte
Ethel James
Dunedin
Louse Caugh
Risks of Anaesthetics Inquest Finds Accidental Death
Westminster coroner John Trontbeck held an inquest after a patient at Westminster Hospital died under gas and ether during a one hour thirty five minute operation. Anesthetist Bourne said death came from air entering a blood vessel. Dr Spencer described a late stitch failure causing blood to enter the vessel. Pathologist Freyberger confirmed the anaesthetic played no part. The jury ruled accidental death with no hospital blame and urged independent post mortems in future inquiries.
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Westminster
John ‘Trontbeck
London Daily Mail
Westminster Hospital
Bourne
Walter Spencer
Ludwig Freyberger
London County Council
Spencer
Pasholegical Department
Skeptic Mr Chapman trusts Rheumo remedy
Nelson engine driver F J Chapman credits Rheumo with health recovery after initial doubt. He praises the product as a rapid remedy and urges others to try it. The message combines testimonial rhetoric with faded promotional lines and mentions local chemists and a factory setting.
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Nelson
Mesara Griffon
Son
Westport General Election Contest in Buller Seat
May 28 report from Westport states V. T. McNamara of Murchison stands as prohibitionist and Liberal to contest the Buller seat against Mr Coltin in the general election.
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Awestport
V. VT
Bank Clerks Salaries Questioned in Federal Debate
In Parliament, Mr O Malley pressed the Prime Minister with a volley of questions about bank clerk wages. He contrasted £2 4s weekly after ten years with Chinese labor and even proposed Banking Bill powers to debit clerks for theft. The Prime Minister declined a wage ruling, noting Commonwealth pay for similar roles is reportedly higher.
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Federal House of Representatives
O'Malley
Age
JS. Brown
Sai
Stock Building Growth Report From Ambiguously Recounted Note
The text presents fragmented phrases about stock ratings and building activity near a location resembling Aghburton with a note on freezing. The readable parts imply a market or stock assessment tied to distant construction or agricultural growth concerns, but details are unclear.
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Pese
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Dee Pure Teas
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Tasmania
Burningtor
Edison
Lateet
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Miss Claridge
Ethel Claridge
Cox Stree
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Tancred Street
A. H. Field
Jadeasmon
Stork
Standard Fire ‘and Marine Insurance Company, Ltd
Mother Seigel
Joan Kelly
Church Street
Hawthorn
Victoria
Onald
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Sterling
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Clarion, White
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Standard Fire and Marine Insurance Company OF New Zealand, Limited
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R. Alern
Lirst March
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A. A. Field
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A. Manning
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John Orr & Co
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Ali Burton
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Timaru
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Hughes
Burnett Street
M ‘Rothcs. HY. Elliott
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Thomson and Co
Kaye and Carter
Grain and Seed Merchants
Oftich
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Manchester Bros
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Pew
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Dalgety. Anu Co., Limited
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Kartigi Estate
Palmers Ston
S.G
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National Mortgage and Agency
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Albert Roberts
Thomaa*Hascox
Robert. Beil
Burnett Streeh Ashburton
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