Tragedy at Southsea Involves Aucklander Crumpe
London May 23 A septuagenarian from Auckland New Zealand John Lanford Crumpe sought a Tasmanian linked property and claimed kin with Mrs Crumpe widow of a former Tasmania barrister. After meeting her at her home a firearm was heard. The mistress lay dead shot through the breast. Crumpe surrendered to police. The widow's late husband practiced as a barrister under Moriaty and later used Crumpe as an inheritor name.
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London
Southsea
John Lanford Crumpe
Auckland
Crumpe
Moriaty
Irish Council Bill Debate Bites Across Press
The Daily News cites Liberal hopes in Birrell’s Irish Council Bill showing a show of failure. The Westminster Gazette reports Tim Healy killing Birrell’s bill. In Dublin, T P O Connor says the National Convention of the United Irish League will not delay building a great Irish assembly.
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London
Daily News
Birrell
Westminster Gazette
Tim Healy
T. P. O'Connor
Dublin
United Irish League
Ireland
Indian Unrest Sentences Emissaries for Poison Wells Plague
Seditious emissaries were sentenced for circulating reports that the Indian Government had poisoned wells, causing plague and great disruption. The rumors stirred wild excitement in a village near Lahore, triggering local unrest and fear.
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London
Lahore
Rand Labour Troubles Deepen in Johannesburg Strike
A general strike has spread in Johannesburg with 44 mines reported affected. The labor unrest escalates as workers protest conditions and wages, drawing attention from local unions and officials. Further actions and potential mine closures loom as the dispute continues.
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London
Johannesburg
Trott's remarkable bowling in Middlesex benefit match
A. E. Trott captured seven wickets for 20 runs against Somerset, including four in a row and a repeated hat trick in the Trott benefit match at London. South Africa defeats Leicester by 98 runs in the opening English tour match.
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London
Middlesex
Somerset
Trott
Leicester
Mr W B Fallowfield Leaves Tonight for Old Country
Mr W B Fallowfield departs tonight for a journey to the Old Country. The trip is described as informal and personal with no stated itinerary or dates.
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Mr. W. B. Fallowfield
Old Country
Man Wanted After Attack at Wolumala
Sydney dispatch reports a young man accused of assaulting a girl in Wolumala last week and again on Tuesday. The victim says she was knocked down and her knees scarified by a stranger who threatens further violence if not caught. parents fear for safety.
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London
Georgia
Tas.a
Flem Padgett
Padgett
Sydney
Wolumala
Circular Quay Tram Fatality Inquest Findings
The inquest into the Circular Quay fatality found both driver Lloyd and conductor Warnick under liquor influence at the time. The coroner noted their incapacity to perform duty and blamed Lloyd for driving the tram with grossly careless and ineffective handling, forwarding Lloyd for trial on the charge of manslaughter.
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Sydney
Circular Quay
Lloyd
Warnick
Relief effort grows for women and children
On Wednesday morning workers continued relief efforts for women and children. The injunction sparked more sympathy with receipts rising in the past two days, donations totaling 400 pounds.
Shocking Death at Cumberland Line Mine
A miner named Hamilton John McMillan was instantly killed at the Cumberland line shaft. He was descending to work when his head and body were crushed between timbering and the edge of the skip as he looked downward from the platform. He was an older respected miner in the district.
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Cumberland Line
Hamilton John McMillan
McMillan
Lift Tragedy At Arcadia Hotel Causes Fatal Fall
An Arcadia Hotel lift accident on Pitt Street killed Mrs Sherlock, a bedroom waitress, after she tripped entering the second floor lift and fell into the well. The lift shot up, leaving Mr Alfred Kingston with a crushed leg and broken arm as he attempted to assist. Sherlock died minutes after being found.
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Sydney
Arcadia
Pitt Street
Sherlock
Alfred Kingston
Kingi
Premiers' Conference Support for Braddon Clause
Mr N J Moore backed continuing the Braddon clause after questioning regarding the Premiers Conference. He agreed with Mr Carruthers that Western Australia and Braddon should receive special treatment and ought to get it.
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Sydney
N. J. Moore
Carruthers
Western Australia
Fruit fly found in South Australia halts fruit imports
The fruit fly was found in a shipment of oranges from New South Wales in Adelaide on May 23. It is the first time the pest has appeared in South Australia, leading to a prohibition on fruit imports by authorities.
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Adelaide
New South Wales
South Australia
New Granada
South America
San Marino
Italy
Timber Trouble in Perth Sets Record for Industrial Disputes
The timber strike in Western Australia extended over nine weeks and four days, breaking the prior nine week record. The Day Dawn dispute previously held that record. No new developments emerged yesterday as Mr Teesdale Smith and Mr Ryan denied offers of 7s 9d per day for eight hours. The restraining injunction against the relief committee remains unresolved and will not be freed before the Supreme Court until Monday.
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Perth
Jarrahdale
Teesdale Smith
Combine
Ryan
Murchison Country Tour by Kelly and Davis
Mr R G Kelly of Dalgety and Co and Mr F E B Davis return from a four week tour through the Murchison back country visiting stations from Geraldton on April 26. They travelled over 700 miles visiting Gabyon Yuin Woolgerong Yallerlong New Forest Billabellong Twin Peak Murgoo Manfred Milly Milly Berringarra Milura Belele and Annean. Rain fell strongly in the Upper Murchison with stock looking well and prospects for a thriving lambing and wool clip. Davis suffered a facial cut after falling from a buggy near Cue requiring stitches. The party rode on to Nannine and Cue then returned to Geraldton by train.
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R. G. Kelly
Dalgety
Davis
Cue
Jeneth
Nannine
Geraldton
Football Association Meeting to Decide Saturday Protests
The Football Association will meet at the Shamrock Hotel at 8 tonight to decide protests from last Saturday's match. Rovers Club lists players for tomorrow's game against Mercantile Club: Kidd, Stokes, Drage, Tindal, Hale, Ingleton, Lester, Eaton, Bell, Verett, Ureh, Shanahan, Ferguson, Ward, O'Malley, Sheppard, Watterson. Emergencies: Howell, Brown, Gibbings.
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Football Association
Shamrock Hotel
Rovers Club
Mercantile Club
Kidd
Stokes
Drage
Tindal
Hale
Ingleton
Lester
Eaton
Bell
Verett
Ureh
Shanahan
Ferguson
Ward
O'Malley
Sheppard
Watterson
Howell
Brown
Gibbings
A Unique Roads Board Advertising Grumble
The writer suspects the Upper Chapman Roads Board or its secretary of disguising free advertising as meeting notices and tender announcements. They claim such practices amount to unpaid promotion and seek to stop the pattern, offering their standard advertising rates on request.
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Upper Chapman Roads Board
Market Reports from Mr H S Mackenzie Tuesday sales
Mr H S Mackenzie reports good supplies of fruit and vegetables with satisfactory prices. Apples best dessert 10s, medium 7s 6d, smaller 4s 3d, quinces 6s to 3s 6d, lemons 9 3d, oranges 8s 3d, cabbage 8d to 7d, carrots 1s 3d to 9d, beet 1s, norships 1s 9d to 1s 6d. Saturday auction starts at 10 a.m. sharp.
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H. S. Mackenzie
Socialism a Parade of Absurd Jobs in Tabloids
A satirical string cites imagined roles for famous figures under socialism. It mocks the idea by placing Newton as a state bakery stoker and Edison as a tram conductor, among other figures, in a brisk, pointed jab from a punchline labeled Referee.
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Dagonet
William Shak
Kheella
Brubel
Sir Isaac Newton
Lee
Sir Tiatopher Jwren
Horatio Nelson
Duke of Wellington
Sim
Mr. Gladstone
Benjamin Franklin
Edison
Sir Frederick Treves
John Burns
Foot crushed in yard by engine during shunting
A cleaner named Plummer suffered a foot crush in the local yard when his foot was caught in the points during shunting and the engine passed over it. He was quickly conveyed to hospital where Dr Hungerford attended him. The rest notes cover ink properties and San Marino facts.
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Plummer
Hungerford
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MR. Moore
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