Presbyterian Assembly debates Bible reading in schools
Auckland November 14 reports from the Presbyterian General Assembly discussing Bible reading in state schools. The Nelson system gains support among ministers and Christian workers while calls grow for an Education Act amendment. Gleaned measures include a proposed Sunday alliance and pledges to curb Sabbath desecration.
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Auckland
New South Wales
Nelson
P. B. Fraser
Lovells Flat
Otago
G. Cameron
Dunedin
G. Lindsay
Invercargill
British Empire
Canada
Dominion
New Zealand
Papi
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
J. H. Mackenzie
Knox College Council
Smith
Green Island
A. Cameron
Kalamazoo Train Street Car Collision Fatalities
Six people died and twenty six injured in a Kalamazoo collision between a train and a street car. All fatalities and injuries occurred among street car passengers. The incident follows tense days as authorities work to calm unrest and seal flood-affected areas in the city.
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Kalamazoo
Wenhirgien
Mexico
Acta c‘ Vicieles
Daambrough Wins Big Then Loses Daily At Monte Carlo
M Daambrough won £64,000 at Monte Carlo in a single month and raised his total to £98,000 before slumping by £12,000 each day and deciding to leave.
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M. Daambrough
Monte Carlo
Gas-light pillar at Neungamme draws crowds near Hamburg
A gas-light pillar near Neungamme has burned for nine days drawing tens of thousands daily. Three immense jets blaze and the flame can be heard miles away. Newspapers comment on Kaiser speech to recruits at Potsdam urging unconditional obedience to the War Lord, with both army and leader answerable to the Fatherland.
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Neungamme
Hamburg
Potsdam
Maitai Valley access under threat from Richardson estate fencing
Nelson on November 14 reports a conflict over Maitai Valley access as Richardson trustees plan to fence the river banks. The City Council urges government action to resume or acquire the estate for public recreation and scenic reserve, citing prior public investments and waterworks concerns. Public sentiment favors state acquisition for public use.
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Nelson
Maitai
Richardson
Pene
J. Graham
M.P
Roderick McKenzie
Independence Belge protests Dutch Scheldt stance
The Independence Belge protests Holland plans to fortify the Bjivsting and says it would undermine Dutch defence. England’s aid via the Scheldt is seen as the sole guarantee of independence, and closing the Scheldt would render that guarantee illusory. The Dutch government is accused of undermining regional security.
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Independence Belge
Holland
Bivsting
England
Netherlands
Tolstoy’s renunciation scars his family and church peers
The text notes Tolstoy’s refusal of the Nobel Prize and royalty rights, including a huge £100,000 offer, triggering estrangement with his family. It adds peasants view his retirement as a belated repentance by one of the Orthodox Church’s harsh figures.
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Count Tolstoi
Zam-Buk Heals Severe Burns After Cooking Accident
A Christchurch housewife recalls severe foot scalding with fat and a later scalp burn from a fire. She credits Zam-Buk balm with drawing out infection, healing holes in the foot, stopping itching, and curing the scalp burn. Zam-Buk is sold by chemists and stores.
Whale washes ashore on Mahunga Beach in Gisborne
A 56 foot spade-nose whale was found alive on Mahunga beach near Boat Harbour. Maori women reportedly pulled teeth from the 12 foot wide mouth as locals estimate the find could be worth about £480. The notice also promotes Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for babies and general bowel concerns.
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Mahunga
Boat Harbour
Gisborne Herald
Labor and political reforms urged at Sydney meeting
Mr MacGowen spoke in Sydney pledging to pass a new Industrial Disputes Act and extend Workmen's Compensation. He advocated including asylums and military voters in the Electoral Act, expanding Wages Boards and the eight hour system, and opening state mines if needed. Revenue from land tax would fund railways and land opening.
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Military College
Duntroon
MacGowen
Sydney
Union Steam Ship Company
Auckland
Melbourne
Merchant Service Guild
Steamship Owners’ Association
Australia
England
Man Injured In Collision With Tram Pole Near Papanui
Samuel Finlay sustained a severe head wound after his cart struck a tramway pole on the road from Papanui to Christ Church. He was found unconscious and taken to Dr Russell’s residence before being moved to the hospital. A report notes recent heavy rains and lush grass growth in the Fasterton district, with haymaking soon to begin.
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Samuel Finlay
Papanui
Christchurch
Dr. Russell
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