13 May 1915
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Newspaper
Hedley Gazette
Location
Hadley, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
1
Admiralty reports latest count of lives lost from the Lusitania torpedoing stands at 1198 with few survivors, while United States officials list 615 survivors and about 1200 bodies unrecovered. Crew are praised for order amid chaos as inquiries continue.
The article notes a rise of about 5,000 in Deland’s population marking the first annual gain in years amid broader wartime distress. It mentions Swiss charity alerts and various food relief efforts, including shipments by the Belgian aid mission and a Serbia typhus outbreak impact, with figures on displaced families and extensive humanitarian shipments reaching European fronts.
Disjointed OCR reads like a chaotic wartime dispatch with garbled German phrases about navy actions, ship losses, and ammunition shipments. The text lists figures such as 4,200 cases and 152,100.00, mentioning cartridges, loans, and consignments to London amid a disrupted narrative of naval engagement.
San Francisco reports the concrete sea wall along the entire water front from Fisher's Wharf to China Basin is finished. The State Board of Harbor Commissioners announced engineers completed work from both ends, joining sections 9A and 9B between Folsom and Harrison streets, completing the project.
Ten years ago Hedley residents reported on local lumber drive progress at Hedley Lumber Company and Penticton ties, plans to convert Sprague’s blacksmith shop, with Mrs Allison visiting Princeton. Engineers Bassett’s Great Northern surveyors arrived, water works work resumed, and Sunset Peak developments began as crews moved west. Scotland notable mentions include Mr Cayley’s announcing expansion and Penticton stage activities.
In a Supreme Court filing on May 6, Robert de Clairmont sues Richard T. Jader seeking profits totaling 88.5 million dollars from an alleged agreement to supply 700000 rifles and one billion rounds of cartridges. The case centers on a supposed buyer in Europe and claims Clairmont would have earned the profits from an order valued at 1.5 million dollars. Details on intended recipients were not disclosed.
A wartime notice informs the public that postage stamps may be used for prepayment of duties on various items and that Inland Revenue War Stamps are not required on certain financial documents. It clarifies the limited use of stamps bearing the word War Lux and references the War Revenue Act provisions guiding stamp adherence.
Rome May 8 The German school in the city closed this afternoon after a dispatch from Berlin. Teachers and a number of German students left almost immediately for Germany, ending the school term abruptly amid unsettled conditions and unclear guidance from officials.
The body of a man was recovered a few miles west of Kamenne on Friday after a river search led to a riverbank incident. A funeral service for the deceased, conducted by Rev. Mather LeChene, was held in the town with attendees from the community.
The Supreme Court of Canada yesterday dismissed the appeal of the Heinze estate against the Province of British Columbia. The decision ends a long dispute over taxation and the provinces involving Columbia and Western bonds.
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