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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 12, 1913
Page
1
A terse note from Bucharest mentions Bulgaria seeking damages for injuries alleged by private persons, reflecting regional friction and rhetoric among allies.
A farmer named Jélien with a wife and two children was arrested for abusing his oldest daughter. The beating, to exercise Satan, followed her claim she was possessed by the devil. The act stemmed from the father’s religious fanaticism.
A Bristol firm of movers and butter cheese and bacon merchants H and S Bridgett saw its London factory burn yesterday. Loss tallied at about £50,000 with extensive fire damage and stock destroyed.
Frederick Denison a 19 year old from London who had been speechless for ten years after influenza shouted aloud during a cricket match in Leeds and then re entered the yard crying with joy believing his voice had returned. He concealed the event until writing to his mother.
rainfall varied across districts with coastal moderate to heavy rain extending inland. Entanning saw 83 points, Kel Yorberrin 31 with 30 in ten minutes and hail making it the highest total in the wheat belt. Between Yandanooka and Geraldton falls ranged 56 to 109 points with Northampton at 48 points.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a line about a cure and a peppermint remedy. The speaker hints at a past wife remark and a cryptic exchange tied to a public figure or local product. The text mentions Ware Works and beat judges in Western Australia.
In London a suffragette action caused serious damage as higher grade schools in Suttons and Ashfield were set ablaze with paraffin and explosives. Police arrived quickly with fuses burning, while the fire brigade extinguished the flames before substantial damage occurred.
London report says Dr. Pearson of Holloway Prison was attacked by four suffragette women outside the gate as they tried to horsewhip him. A group of released women intervened, a sharp melee followed, and police had to rescue the assailed doctor. Relations between ordinary inmates and suffragettes remain hostile over license versus end-of-sentence terms.
The Escond suspected small pox case is confirmed as a toxic rash. McDonald is released from quarantine though he chooses to stay at the quarantine station for a day or two. The embargo on the Commercial Travellers' Club is lifted and inmates gain liberty as doors open at one o'clock yesterday.
Bitter Ashes Helen Schweetasch, proprietor of a Bourke Street restaurant, was fined £25 today on each of two charges of selling liquor without a license.
The Melbourne Company's vessel Dineboola arrived today from Victoria after a very rough passage.
A San Francisco gathering of British residents discussed the English Government's decision to abstain from participation in the Panama Exposition. The meeting sought reconsideration and urged involvement despite the earlier refusal.
The London report states the missing jewels of Prince Battenberg have been discovered at Kensington Palace after an apparent oversight. The finder suggests the jewels had simply been overlooked.
Thomas James Cherrin and Vivian Vaughan appeared at the City Court charged with stealing in Fremantle on July 31 in company with an unknown man. Vaughan faced additional Perth theft charges on August 3 for a gold watch earrings brooch cash totaling £5 16s from Lilian Leslie. They were remanded for eight days.
Prince Alexander Rattenberg reported missing luggage yesterday on a journey from York to London. Jewellery valued at £5000 is listed among the missing property.
Howard James Bishop appeared on a bigamy charge at Kalgoorlie police court. Detective Sergeant Dempsey gave evidence of the arrest and produced the warrant. The accused was remanded in custody to Northam.
Twenty three fresh trucks of chaff were offered this morning. Prime chaff sold from £4 10s to £4 12s 6d, fag at £4 7s 6d and £4 5s. One truck of mixed oaten and wheaten chaff passed in at £2 17s 6d, cow chaff at £3 2s 6d. Some lots reached £3 10s while one truck sold at £3 7s 6d.
A free speech demonstration in Trafalgar Square featured speakers Wedgewood Willborne and Landsbury. The meeting ended with Sylvia Pankhurst arrested while leading an attack on Ministers residences in Downing Street. Police fought protesters using truncheons during the clash.
The Empire Hospital in Westminster will open in October with a focus on paying patients and overseas visitors. Rates are fixed at from £3 per week, compared with 15 guineas in a nursing home.
Constable Dillon pursued a theft at a Yarloop railway station where Wilfred Cook’s Elgin watch chain medallion fur hat and Chesterfield coat were taken. Lenbeck resisted arrest but was handcuffed and found with the property en route to Pinjarra Police Court where he faced charges for the Aug 9 theft.
A long widow Elian Foster of Clifton Hill left a will valuing her estate at about £20,000. She died at Hodgkinon Street and is survived by six children three sons and three daughters. Her preferred executor appears to be Mr John Wien, who plans to divide the legacy among her children rather than follow the explicit wishes of Mrs Foster's confidant.
North Indian embankments of the Damodar River collapsed today causing widespread devastation. Many villages were reduced to ruins and great loss of life occurred.
The death is announced of the wife of Colonel the Rt. Hon. John Edward Bernard Seeley Secretary of State for War. She was the daughter of Col. the Hon. H. J. L. Critchon. Married in 1895 she left three sons and three daughters.
A concise remark notes that the finest possession a man can claim is common sense, valued above wealth and status, without boasting. The speaker asserts simplicity and prudence as true riches.
The article promotes Cleopatra performances tomorrow night starring Quear Asche and Lily Drayton Con. It highlights the cast and notes the show will be presented at the local theatre for an evening of classical drama.
The secretary Mire A F Spencer released a long list of horse entries for the Bunbury Race Club Ame meeting on Wednesday August 27 with many names and numbers including Lunaria Invincible Muta Sovereign Smelter Roseby Mulock Home Again Prominence Lunarin Blue Metal Propellant Sparkler Koombana Kalpornia Glenholme Carl Door Invincible Confidence Nightfall Sovereign Bute ton Celloist Ida Roy Prominence Anon Karagan Miss Sparkle Aunty Carter Lady Capeli Sparkler Koombana Mem Hemp Mise Palos Invincible Muta Lover visit Cocatea Celloist Rippler Roseby Joy Wexene Antral Joy Anon.
The Postmaster-General discusses approved designs for 1d and 2d stamps to replace the kangaroo issue. The stamps feature the King's Head, wattle sprays, emu on the right, and the word postage with denomination. Die casting to be done at government works with possible imports for the plate. Temporary issues will circulate in the meantime.
Reader urges a qualified accountant and capable engineer be engaged to review the tram evidence, identify key points, and present a clear report. The report should guide the council to a united decision and be put before ratepayers for approval or rejection. The writer argues the benefits are obvious and require no further explanation.
A 1/8 notice reports a remedy or cure for chronic chest complaints attributed to wood. The item emphasizes a prominent remedy and its perceived efficacy.
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