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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1881
Page
3
The report covers a jailed Monry Igrim Steamship Co. with a 1 million pound capital, cabinet politics in Marsovuse including potential resignations, new appointments and gazette notices, and revenue figures. Updates on President Garfield’s condition and Charles Guiteau’s mental state are included, with a condolence from the Queen.
Desperate attack on General Garfield at Washington station left him wounded in the right arm and hip. Charles Guiteau, a Chicago attorney and office seeker, was arrested as crowds threatened to lynch him. Garfield rallied after treatment and his doctors report improved condition though danger remains.
A Wellington barber named North, famous as the Levanting Barer, visits California and regales locals with comic boasts. He boasts of starting a sweepstake collapse in New Zealand, claims £4800 cleared, plans to lecture on gambling consequences, and recounts a drunken encounter with a king while in Honolulu.
A scrambled 19th century note reports on Adelaide Exhibition activities, jewel finds including colored diamonds in South African fields and a black diamond, planned silt use for reclaiming government reserves, and distant US contract news. It mentions Port Darwin gold, Bridge Creek finds, and various sensational items from police to theatre fashion.
A fire incident in a residence of Mrs Williams caused severe burns as she boiled clothes. Despite immediate help from her daughter, the injuries were fatal. Another elderly man died in a bath after doors locked from inside. A warehouse blaze in Queen Street caused extensive damage with insured losses listed. Local notices advertise voters lists and public notices across several towns.
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