Welsh By Election and Global Dispatches From Wednesday
Cablegrams report Flint Pearoughs by-election result Parry Liberal 252 Roberts Conservative 100. London coverage notes MezKeona appoints commissions on factory lighting. Mexico cruiser dispatch. rebels seize foreign women aboard a British ship. Wool and wheat markets steady. Boston interview on Canada Britain relations. Mexico eruptions spread terror. towns imperiled.
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London
Flint Pearoughs
Parry
Roverts
Turbulent Washington debate on native sailors and Panama
The America Fleet reports amid indignant Washington reactions to Major Sharpe’s Ottawa claim that native Americans joined the U S Navy but many are morally dubious. Admiral Dewey denies Sharpe’s effort. Other dispatches note Senator Root’s Panama arbitration push and various London items including a fine for Sporting Times content and the Shackleton misappropriation case.
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Washington
Sharse
Ottawa
States Navy
Admiral Dewey
Major Sharpe
Geet
Emigrant Ship Rates Spark Distress Talk In London
In London Sir Lintoch Cooke questioned Mr Harcourt about distress among emigrant families due to increased passage rates. Harcourt said some states raised rates after higher shipping costs and denied immigration office delays. A City Conservative Association meeting urged disfranchisement of the City. Mr Balfour warned against its loss and urged action to save the City amid Ireland voting measures.
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London
Lintoch Cooke
Harcourt
Balfour
Labour calls nationalisation of mines in Merthyr
Mr Keir Hardie told a Merthyr gathering in support of the Miners' Federation that the Labour party should launch a strong agitation to nationalize the mines. In Copenhagen the King awarded M Foulen a Pedersen gold medal of merit for services in wire can.
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London
Wednesay
Keir Hardie
Merthyr
Miners’ Federation
Labour Party
Copenhagen
M. Foulen
Mackay to study electric pumping to boost water and light
Mackay Town Council committee will have Hydraulic Engineer Henderson report on an electric pumping plant to enlarge the town water supply and provide electric light. In a separate item a Commonwealth race day saw two teams compete. a wreck near Rostport left a worker seriously injured.
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Mackay
Mackay Town
Henderson
Employment found in Brisbane and protest over Governor
Brisbane reports seven married and several single men seeking work with Labour Bureau offering casual roles. One married man and four singles secured positions, with three more under consideration. Sydney briefs note NR Wales Orange Lodge protests against Sir Gerald Strickland’s governorship, urging alignment with Protestant majority. A derailment near Marrickville Station was narrowly avoided by quick action after a sleeper obstacle on the line. Wellington NZ meat trade crisis looms as Dominion slaughtermen demand higher terms while meat companies resist, signaling potential widespread trouble.
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Hernes
Works
Labour Bureau
Sydney
Grand Lodge of the
Orange Lodge of
Wales
Tramamiasion
Gerald Strickland
Fire Destroys Timber Yard In Melbourne
A large fire gutted the timber yard of D. Fletman at Inkerman Street and Stella Avenue in Melbourne. The blaze started on the second floor joinery shop for unknown reasons, consuming three acres of yards. Estimated damage is £155,000 with £109,000 uninsured, insurance coverage indicated.
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Melbourne
D. Fletman
Inkerman
Bt. Kilds
Stella Avenue
Henry Villestrest
The Deadly Motor Crash Kills Man in Vienna
A fatal motor accident in Vienna claims the life of a man aged 66. Authorities report a collision involving another vehicle and an unknown factor as investigators examine the scene.
Buren and Co Limited Agenda Storage Fragment
Storage agenda fragment from Buren and Co Limited lists items for meeting. Faint text references storage, items, and corporate matters without complete context.
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Buren, Amd Co., Ltd
Agenda
Mr Fisher's Tour and Sugar Protests in Bundaberg
A Bundaberg deputation from the Queensland Prisoners Union urged Mr Fisher to raise payments for 1917 sugar crop deliveries and to abolish excise and rebates. They pressed for White Labour terms and warned of workers seeking higher protection as growers struggle with rising costs and weathered conditions. Separately a burglary damaged offices, with a break-in catching £36,600 at stake, leaving clues of masked intruders and a deliberate partial disablement.
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Queensland Psariers Union
Fisher
Whittington
Cowheil
F. L. Kant
Tudor
James C Lark
Kincard
Shaw
Fishers
Denham
Commission
Sr. Deshem
Mrr. Fisher
Coup that Failed Bergary on Selestife Lees
A London report describes a failed coup attempt near Holborn with a disturbance and a jewel theft allied to the alleged plot. Police investigations follow the incident as authorities seek to identify suspects and motives.
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Bergary
Selestife Lees
London
Waterday
Holborn
Children's Teeth Findings From Government Dental Inspections
Brisbane reports reveal dental inspections of school children show aboriginal pupils at Deebing Creek near Taweich ahead in tooth preservation. Parents have driven care after inspection charts, and subsequent visits show marked improvement. The Public Instruction ministry funds a program with Rental Hospital to provide permanent dentists for poor children needing free or reduced treatment.
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Brishane
Deebing Creek
Nea Taweich
J. Ti. Story
Flair
Prishans
Northern needs and North Queensland independence views voiced
A fragmentary letter from S Curtis to the author of A Ten for the North expresses sympathy with the North Queensland push for greater political initiative, criticizing the South Queensland dominated legislature and noting recent vacancies and appointments in the Legislative Council.
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S. Curtis
Rockhammon Fectioner
North
Rockhampton
Bullettin
Queensland
Wythe North
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