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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1906
Page
8
A Paris romance ends in tragedy as a young man and a well-connected woman die in a hotel chamber after a thwarted affair with his mother opposed. The man shoots the woman then dies by a temple shot. the woman leaves a note asking forgiveness and denying any accusations, declaring she could not live without him.
After stating meagre facts, Coroner Dr Fox ordered a searching inquiry and adjourned the inquest for a week to identify the body if possible, per Express report dated November 29.
A Burton on Trent coroner investigated a November train tragedy. A young woman, about 21 or 22, boarded the Burton to Tamworth train, stepped onto the footboard, and jumped. Her body was found near Branston with fatal injuries. no identification was found on her.
Daily Mail correspondent reports jurors convict Thomas Parmalee Wickes on blackmail charges involving Edward Weston the millionaire. Wickes used alias Lewis Jarvis to court wealthy targets by letters praising himself. Sentencing set for next Wednesday.
Cape Town Daily Mail reports a planned action as colored workers abandon jobs and gather at Dusseldorf mission. Farmers fear disturbance and buy revolvers while district magistrates urge the Colonial Office to deploy large detachments of Cape Mounted Police to patrol southwestern districts amid a rising stance of Africa for the Africans.
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived in Delhi to a royal reception described as a holiday atmosphere. They addressed a large crowd at the town hall, visited notable sites including the Golden Temple at Amritsar, and the Prince donated L100 to Temple authorities as a memento of the visit.
John Choke a 32 year old from Woolwich pleaded guilty to burglary at the Prince Regent public house iCingsman Sweet. He also faced a charge of feloniously wounding landlord Edward Marquet during a struggle when he struck with a bottle and fired ammonia from a water pistol blinding him briefly. Common Sergeant called it the worst burglary he had heard and sentenced him to several years of penal servitude.
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