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Newspaper
Bathurst Daily Argus
Location
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 27, 1909
Page
3
A blurred narrative depicts a chases and street confrontation where a diminutive boy evades a pursuer and an angry man brandishes force. Bystanders watch as a protective adult intervenes, delaying the pursuit and dispersing the crowd before the moment fades.
A Norwegian engineer Vituel is crushed in a crane pit aboard the Prins Willem just before sailing from New York. Fellow engineer Wonderless and Brent Vaodericis act to secure the ship as the crank arm falls, ending Vituel’s life in the narrow pit.
A fragmented 19th century-style meditation on how people view natural disasters. The text questions whether earthquakes are truly feared more than ordinary danger, noting inconsistent human reactions and invoking fate and inevitability.
A long study contrasts Edgar Allan Poe with his era’s reputations. It notes Poe’s mismanaged life amid poverty and addiction, his sensitive temperament, and the broader view of human nature, including opinions on Poe and his works. It also mentions a Finland議 delegation discussing suffrage and politics.
A gramophone concert for animals at the zoo explores responses to songs by Caruso Patt and Harry Lauder. Monkeys baboons lions and tigers react with curiosity amusement and restraint as the Gramophone under Mr Doonsk and Mr Ockenden presents tunes and band selections.
A coroner’s inquest at Lamimeramith examined the death of a widow, Jamesina, 82, who died near Rawieigh, with her daughter in the same house. The jury found death accelerated by starvation, faulting the guardians and demanding intervention by the Board of Guardians.
A daring swindler known as James Houghton was sentenced to eighteen months hard labor at Grimsby after posing as the steward of a nobleman. He rented suites, staged hunts, and used borrowed carriages to lure victims from Derby to Tetney and Newcastle, cheating farmers and dealers of thousands. The case spans Grimsby Newcastle and Norwich with multiple exploits exposed.
The piece surveys London slang used in courts and on buses, tracing terms like duck shouter, pie can, blue plecon, hat dressing, and translator. It notes how phrases arose from cant, police court life, and omnibus conductors, highlighting social wit and linguistic evolution.
The third wife of the Sultan and mother of Princes Burtan-Eddin died on January 20. The Sultan is reported to be greatly affected by his loss.
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