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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
3
A New York correspondent reports on Mrs. Sarah Harris a paralyzed wife and mother of three who begs the New York legislature to permit euthanasia. Her spinal condition is deemed incurable she fears prolonged agony while relatives and physician cannot end her life and she advocates state intervention.
Auditor General report details Commonwealth payments to Queensland under the Surplus Revenue Act for 1910 11 12 13 and estimates payable for 1912 13 The text lists per head amounts 25 shillings and pound figures after deductions including Western Australia shares and withholdings The report cites population estimates 579 000 for 1910 and 509 018 for a later date and references the Commonwealth Sub-Treasury interest for 1919 20 12 under the Constitution.
The Commonwealth Government has recognised the equity of Queensland's claim for interest from March 1 1901 the date the properties were taken over.
Sir Hiram Maximin tells the Manchester Guardian he envisages a shipboard apparatus to detect nearby large objects, judge their size and direction, and measure distance accurately. He cites an innate sixth sense observed in certain animals as the model for his concept and says the principle is known to others.
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