Cables. Colliery Explosion Leaves Many Trapped
London reports a coal mine explosion at Monogal Fairfield area where a concrete blockage disrupted ventilation. About 1,000 workers were believed entombed with 100 bodies recovered and hundreds more feared dead as rescue teams faced gas and collapse. Crowds gathered at the pit mouth as coffins piled up.
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Gjnaes
The Zulu Trouble and Arrest Efforts Near Dinizulu
A Natal report states about 10 000 Zulu warriors gather near Dinizulu's kraal as an arrest party of five, including three colonels and a doctor, moves to seize Dinizulu. No officers have wired for a warrant yet while General Lovie Botha promises to stay in Natal with Cape Colony offering aid under stipulations.
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Tobacco War Rages in Hopkinsville Kentucky
A London dispatch reports a tobacco conflict in Hopkinsville with 400 masked attackers seizing the city. Police and firemen were imprisoned, tobacco factories and dealer houses damaged, with property losses estimated at £40,000. The Imperial Tobacco Factory manager was reportedly whipped to death.
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Hopkinsville
Kentucky
Ttia
Imperial Tobacco Factory
London miscellany reports on Ireland lawlessness and Carson
In a London note Sir Edward Carson ex Solicitor General for Ireland condemns the cattle driving linked unrest as contrary to civil order. The piece ties security concerns to Irish affairs and public conduct amid ongoing tensions.
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London
Sir Edward Carson
Ireland
All Red Scheme Threat Reaches Mayo Harbor Plan
Dr Ambros, nationalist MP for West Mayo, told Sir Wilfrid Laurier that a Blaskend Bay harbor near Mayo was chosen for the All Red route. Laurier replied politics and sentiment had no role, saying the plan was purely strategic.
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West Mayo
Wilfred Laurier
Canada
Blaskend Bay
Mayo
Willis Lautieg
Indian dynamite plot targets Bengal lieutenant governor train
The Indian incident reports an attempted dynamite attack on a train carrying the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal and his wife on a Saturday. Several sleepers were destroyed, a large crater formed, but the engine remained on the rails and no fatal injuries are listed beyond minor injuries to a bystander.
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Indie
Bengal
Boone
King Oscar Dead and Gustaf Fifth Succeed
King Oscar of Sweden has died and the Crown Prince becomes Gustaf the Fifth. A collection of Vandyke paintings valued at £90,000 was stolen from Notre Dame. At Courtrai Belgium Professor Bell invented gear lifting Lieut Selfridge to one hundred feet. Mrs Walsh and son face exdesvering charges over a mommy claim from Lord Ashtown. Mrs William Laimbeer, a known popstar retrtreat, died by self harm amid Knickerbocker Trust worries. Ten lives lost in collision between Dutch and Scottish vessels.
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New York
Perth Chamber of Commerce condemns Fremantle dock project
The Perth Chamber of Commerce denounces the Fremantle growing dock as waste of public funds. The final Clara Batt concert yielded £960. The Melbourne Age attacked treatment of blacks in WA while statements on wheat yields, court debts, and federal salaries appear in brief, with a Virginia mine lockout and a railway valuation takeover noted.
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Clara Batt
Melbourne “Age
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Deakin
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Virginia
Local Court Dockets Adjourned Sine Die In December
Tuesday sessions list multiple small-claim cases with adjournments to February Court. Edward Fletcher v Andrewous fails to appear. Judgments range from £1 per month to £12 8d with costs. Cream emi Co. v W Clarke Hall includes income estimate of £1,300 yearly. Remery case details earnings, living costs, and admitted unemployment. Adjournments mark varied defendant appearances or sparring for time.
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Andrew Ous
Wilcom
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Maze
Coats
Cream Emi Co
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Mill
Aid Hall
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Wuld
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Mate
Pears
Herberty
T. H. Moore
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W. H. James
Jobs
Jeffries
Bei
Driska
Walter Cehill
Milla
Beme
Collins
Phig- Gs
Mean
Doleaident
United States Steel Trust issues monthly steel bar demand
The Ironmonger reports the U S Steel Trust has issued an ultimatum to Washington plate manufacturers to buy 2960 American steel bars monthly or face coercive action. Manufacturers reportedly refuse to accept the terms. The Daily Chronicle suggests Britain should act if the threat escalates.
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Ironmonger
United States
Tuamt
Washtin Plate
Chevaidh
Hearing Proceeds In Croneesamination Of Connolly
Perth telegrams report Connolly cross examined in The Lital case. The examination details inconsistent racing of Crarovitch blamed on racehorse behavior and fatigue. Connolly says no to instructing not to win but admits telling a jockey not to cut the animal up and continuing to employ the jockey after a caution for ramming wide.
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Connolly
Mount Magnet Town Clerk Arrested for Embezzlement
Mt Magnet town official P. O. Ladden, clerk of Mount Magnet, was arrested on charges of embezzling municipal funds. Police report indicates misappropriation of city funds. investigation ongoing with authorities pursuing accountability.
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Ladden
Mount Magnet
Perth Paragraphs Perks Up As Goldfield Tour Ends
Perth This Day reports Senator Best leader of the Government in the Federal Senate completed a tour of major gold fields centres. He said it was gratifying to see loyalty to the Federation and dismissed anti secession talk as unfounded.
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Best
Laader
Senate
Federation
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Sevesiog
Court judgments on contract cases and costs
The records show a case about timber procurement at six shillings per cord with plaintiff cutting wood under contract. The bench awarded the defendant costs in one suit. In Pas and Co v Houston the court adjourned, then awarded the plaintiff costs after judgement. In E Dashing v Davies the magistrate held the plaintiff at fault and ordered payment of costs.
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Australian Englishmen Abandon Rain-Delayed Match in Brisbane
Heavy rain at Brisbane on December 1 forced abandonment of the cricket match as players prepared to travel to Sydney for the West Indies test. Scores up to the stoppage showed Australia 110 with two wickets fallen, leading Scandary innings.
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Sydney
Australia
England Cricket Tour Results From December Tests
Captain C. Jones of the Kegliniane is seriously ill with bronchial collapse and lung damage. The report lists match results: England defeats WA by an innings and 134. wins by 4s and 183. by 408 runs. by an innings and 44. and by 183 in other fixtures amid rain interruptions and unclear details.
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Victoria
New South Wales
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Beginm I
Perth Gaelic Music Fete Promises Timely Shows
Beots waise will host a nine night event next week in Perth with Mins Jentie M'Lechlan, famedGeotlan singer of old Scotch songs, opening a brief season. The program leans Gaelic featuring bagpipes and a lively musical mix. A chorus of performers and a playful tone suggest a festive, if scrappy, rural concert season with crowd-pleasing acts and local cheer.
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Jentie M'Lechlan
Geotlan
Perth
Auction of Geraldton freehold and town lot in 1907
Auction notice from Ames C Kidd offering Geraldton freehold property and town lot 73 with four brick shops. Frontage about 141 links to Marine Terrace. Sale to be conducted at The Club Hotel Geraldton on Saturday December 21, 1907.
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Geraldton
Punsiid
Marine Terrace
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Smoom
Chas. Smith
J. C. Kidd
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Gerskiton
Oldham & Cox
New South Wales and South Australia in interstate cricket
December 8 report from Sydney notes South Australia resuming innings after a first wicket stand, with Mayne, Wine, and Carter among batsmen and Wright, Kellaway, and O’Connor active bowlers. New South Wales reply features Diamond, Noble, Tromper, and Hill among hitters and dismissals by Wright, O’Connor, and Kellaway as the match progresses.
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South Australia
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