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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1912
Page
4
Reports from Berlin describe chaos as markets close amid dire lines about Stalin and meat profits. In St Petersburg, stock activity tumbles on war prep rumors and a royal bulletin notes slight health gains. An admiral commits suicide, and a motion backs reciprocal trade with New Zealand and Canada.
Townsville report states William Evans faced charges for an offence on rights. After arrest evidence the accused was remanded until November 1. In another item, a fire insurance companies meeting was held with too few representatives to discuss water cutoffs and protest to authorities expected.
Friday report states Wr. D. Hunter was elected in the Liberal interest to beat the Osler division, strengthening Liberal position ahead of the federal elections.
Brisbane debates the Sevings Bank business and state offers while public figures spar over positions in the Savings Bank matter. Melbourne notes Commonwealth invitations to Strand building use and state benefits. City officials, Leslie Cattlin and Ernest Fee, plead guilty to stealing £305 from the City Corporation funds in 1911 and await sentencing. A wage rate dispute concerns the Hole Vale beet farm. In Peeth a 37 year old Mrs Florence Gerson died after a mental breakdown following the death of her infant at Worsley timber mills settlement. she is held in Collie hospital.
At the Marconi experimental station in Chelmsford new wireless inventions promise selective wave reception and ship to ship calling even when operators are off duty. The piece also recounts a dramatic love triangle where Donald confronts Elbert over Ethel, ending with Edith’s engagement to Dan amid wartime intrigue.
In Hobart the Legislative Assembly debated a motion deploring the government for not insisting on precautions to prevent deaths at Mt Lyell mine. The motion was defeated by 18 votes to 14 after a lengthy discussion.
London dispatch notes Captain Sankey of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. reporting on a Ker o method of recording automatic wireless messages. The discovery emerges from discussions during the congress of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
The Carp Theatre plans a program change to feature more engaging and entertaining films. A poster lists the star film and the new lineup, promising a night of highly interesting entertainment for patrons.
A garbled note mentions Fighting Dan and a plan tied to a fighter named Tah Liege. The text is fragmentary but points to a boxing or combat event with an expected fall in interest or investment.
An advertisement extols Dean's Backache Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney pain. A reader from Cooktown shares relief after using the product, claiming lasting improvement and renewed health. The copy urges buying from Foster-McKel llan Co. in Sydney with prices listed.
Britton defeats Duffy in New York on Friday, winning a tenround bout. Britton led every round except the fifth, recording a decisive victory over Freddie Duffy.
The article discusses future reforms in mining tools, proposing detachable drill bits that could be attached to wheels. This would reduce time and cost by avoiding surface trips for tool handling, with early positives seen at Kniegs Deep and ongoing experiments progressing satisfactorily.
Reports from Melbourne describe a crowded Caulfield scene during the Cup period with bookmakers and patrons wagering heavily on all races. Frederick ONeill sparked clashes after being barred from betting, confronting officials and drawing a large crowd despite authorities warning him to desist.
The Modern Bakery advertises fresh bread delivered to all parts of town daily. It lists health and malt bread, cake, mile rolls and buns with prompt attention and indicates Wf. Bil as manager.
Mss SMITH of the Gun of Mra Hughes and Miss SMITH, Melbourne House Cairns, announce a shopping visit to Chillagoe from the 5th to 14th of the month offering a range of millinery hosiery gloves infants frocks robes coats and more, to be seen at Beman's Hotel near Millar's.
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