Extraordinary Murder by a Boy of Ten in Durham
London June 9 2 45 p m at the peli rourl Stockton on Tees Durham a boy of 10 Tintler Knowles described as a mateh seller was charged with murder of a baby fifteen pirate old The boy confessed he dug a hole in sand and smothered the crying infant covering its face with pinafore and sand He piled rocks on the grave and was carrying an alarm by the spat The boy was remanded
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London
Ptockton-on Tees
Durham
Tintler Knowles
Disaster Off Marseilles Reports Major Loss of Life
London dispatch June 9 notes later details of the collision between the steamers Liban and Insulaire off Marseilles. The report states that 12 percent of Liban passengers and crew perished.
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London
Liban
Insulaire
Marseilles
Otha Parmer Sable
Boiler explosion aboard cruiser Good Hope injures six
London June 9 reports a boiler explosion aboard the cruiser Good Hope. Rear Admiral W St Pawkes’s squadron commander Madden and six sailors were seriously injured in the blast.
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London
Good Hope
Catan
Madden
W. St Pawkes
Conmandiins Uy Crucser
Oho Raciser
Mail Contracts discussed by Austen Chamberlain in Commons
In the House of Commons Mr. Austen Chamberlain questioned new mail contracts for Australia. The discussion covered departmental requirements and whether British subjects could be excluded from employment on contract grounds. The debate noted issues arising in relation to the Silverman contract and the legality of excluding protected groups.
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Austen Chamberlain
Eneri
House of Commons
Australi
Sali
Tnters
Susten Chamberlain
Judia
Transvaal Denies Franchise to Non Whites and Aliens
June report from Tondon states the Transvaal Legislative Council approved excluding coloured persons and aliens from the colony’s municipal franchise. Also included is a murder pardon case from London involving Gabrielle Bompard, previously convicted with Michach Eyraud for a Paris murder.
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Transvaal
Tondon
Transvaal Legrelative Consell
Ethergrams and Cables Debate In House of Commons
In a session at Westminster today the Postmaster General announced plans to purchase a new cable system, signaling that ethergrams may replace traditional cables. The debate highlighted government readiness to modernize communications and potential implications for national networks.
President Loubet's London Visit Plans Misread
A garbled dispatch from British Columbia cites President Loubet's planned London visit with Foreign Minister Delesase alongside Provident Lowber on June 9. The report mentions Premier Coloma's earlier dismissal and a dispute with the Lieutenant-Governor over whether Parliament should act on the matter.
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Loubet
Lunnos
Dine
Pao
M. Delesase
Provident Lowber
London
Rat Amon
British Columbia
Fondon
Grlich Columbia
Coloma
Wis
Fr. de Lotumbre
Prince of Wales birthday telegram and medical ad chaos
Lori Tennyson sends a cable to the Prince of Wales with birthday wishes on behalf of the Commonwealth. The message prompts a reply of sincere thanks. The page then features multiple heralded advertisements for Sander and Sons Eucalypt Extracts and other remedies, claiming high efficacy for nasal care, coughs, asthma, and rheumatic ailments.
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Lori Tennyson
Ier the Prince of Wales
Aus
Trolls
Commonwealth
Tennyson
Prince of Wales
George
A Martyr to Science Doctor Dies of Plague in London
In London on June 9, at 245 p.m., Dr Sachs a young Austrian bacteriologist died at Bertin from plague contracted while inoculating himself with plague bacilli at Dr Kochs Laboratory. An attendant at the laboratory is now suffering from plague.
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London
Dr Sachs
Bertin
Floods and Fires Drown Cities in Midwest Plainly
London dispatch reports a stretch along the east side of the Mississippi and northeast of St. Louis flooded from one to eighteen feet. Seven hundred residents fled their homes during a single night and luminaries and rescue efforts continued into the morning as a rail line and surrounding districts faced rising waters and fires.
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London
Mississippi
St. Louis
River Falls Notes on Fire and Flood News
The Mississippiy rising with 245 pan The Louis Ionate and London reports dated June 4 and June 9 note forest fires in Canada reduced to three counties near the St Lawrence. Heavy showers in other districts helped extinguish flames. Women assisted men in firefighting as several towns were isolated for days due to railway and telegraph disruptions.
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London
Canada
St.Lawrence
Charge of Abduction Against Victorian Capt Gardener
Captain Charles Alfred Percy Gardener of Victorian origin faced Bow Street charges for abducting Frances Lesar, 17, a girl from Capetown sailing aboard the Idonie. He claimed familiarity with the Lesar family and that the girl boarded in Capetown. Police say a failed attempt to persuade her to return led to her being taken to Teneriffe. A quantity of women's clothing was found with him. he was remanded without bail.
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Charles Alfred Percy Gardener
Capetown
Bow-street
Frances Lesar
Gardener
Lesar
Away
Teneriffe
Hampden slams Chamberlain preferential trade plan
Viscount Hampden ex-Governor of New South Wales says in an interview with Daily News that Chamberlain's preferential trade proposals could risk a rupture with ten colonies, predicting grave consequences for imperial unity.
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London
Viscount Hampden
New South Wales
Daily News
Chamberlain
Agent General’s Views on Australian Preference Policy
London telegram reports Mr. H. A. Grainger, Agent General for South Australia, writing to the Standard. He urges colonies to begin with small steps toward preference and suggests possible gains for Australian wine and cotton or other products, arguing that modest early preferences could build momentum.
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London
UH. A. Grainger
Australia
Standard
The Infected Blankets Official Explanation in Commons
London inquiry recalls the sale of military blankets for South Africa and the spread of typhoid in England. Secretary St John Brodrick cites a massive unwashed stock stored at Caetown that self ignited. Eighty thousand blankets were sold for £1495 due to an officer's error.
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London
St. John Brodrick
Ste Cor War
South Africa
England
English prisoners in Abyssinian camp exchange talks
A London report states Abyssinian General Askorta claims English prisoners are held in Mullah's camp at Komailiiod. The prisoners are said to include officers wounded in the Gumburat Negatina battle, and a prisoner exchange inquiry is underway.
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London
Askorta
She Komailiiod Mullah
Plunkett
Gumburat
British Trade May Return Shows Import Decline Exports Rise
London reports from the Board of Trade indicate May imports fell to £4,559,? with a rise in exports by £1,495,052 compared to May of last year. Bar silver quoted at 28 04d per ounce, wheat afloat estimated 3,245,000 quarters UK and 1,996,000 for the Continent. Copper at 207 108 three months £36, Tin at 10s three months £124 per ton. The Pacific Cable backers seek privileges granted by Australia to the Eastern Telegraph Company.
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London
Board of Trade
United Kingdom
Aiantin Pets Fie
Europe
Canada
Australia
Sterlon Telegraph Company
Anti Jewish Fables Urges Czar and Pope Action
London June 9 Sir Horace Rum bold late British Ambassador at Vienna writes to the Times urging public and social reproof from the Czar and the Pope against charges of ritual murder by Jews. He notes such stories spread among Russian peasants during anti Jewish outbreaks and serve as ground for massacres and looting.
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London
Horace Rumbold
Vienna
Times
Russia
Morocco in Action Near Figulg Oasis
London reports French troops with 10 guns shelling the Figulg Oasis in Morocco. Zenya tribesmen suffer heavy damage as bombardments threaten nearby villages. The fall of the minaret at Zengua marks a rout, while mines and fuzes target ramparts as fires burn.
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London
Figulg Oasis
Morocco
Mrome
Tougades
Zenagua
Great Frepermint Cure for coughs and colds
An ungraded patent remedy advertises Vic Colemans Buceiote Eutract. Bui ceicare a sip-like product promised to ease children's coughs and colds. The item uses bold claims and marketing language typical of salve and syrup promotions from the period.
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Vic Colemans
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Sander and Sons
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