Island harbour road petition and public works motions
The House heard petitions from Harbor Main and Little Bay residents seeking funding for a road to the main line. Members urged passage arguing the project would open access and benefit residents, with calls to include coal drilling expenditures and forest fire costs in the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dion
Brothers of
Harbor Main
Board of Works
Ong
tai“Tay
Act ‘of Lands
Thompson
Oryan
Ers
Con Ates
Little Bay
Phompson
Duder
Gooprmaz
Morine
Jon
Fishery Board Accounts Question Headlines The Premier
A notice of question requests the Premier lay on the table the Fishery Board accounts for the past year. Hon. Parse asks the House to have the accounts laid on the table on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jr . Murear
Fishery Board
Parse
Ber
Assembly Proceedings Highlight Arbitration Law Debate
Fragmentary OCR records show lawmakers discussing amendments to a law on arbitration with references to judges powers and consent of the bill. The notes mention a Thompson remark, committee proceedings, and readings of a bill potentially tied to amendments and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Premiel
Gieninutes
Premier Misrepresented Over Pilleys Island Wharf Petition
A Newfoundland House debate discusses a petition for a public wharf at Pilley’s Island urged by Knight Goodridge and Thompson. The Daily News is accused of misrepresenting the Premier’s stance, while critics warn against abolishing sealing laws and note historical vessel activity and coast navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilley
House of Assembly
Knight
Messrs
Goodridge
Thompson
Pyrites Company
Pilley's Island
Lon
Daily News
Messrs. Goodridge
Present Sealing Law Critique to Harbor Grace Standard
A Newfoundland letter argues against repealing the sealing law. It defends strict season timing for old and young seals and condemns steamers proximity to the hunt, urging an extra clause to prohibit killing old seals before March 26.
Unclear fragmentary text prompts minimal context
The readable lines are garbled and provide no definite event or named entities. No identifiable persons organizations places dates or figures are extractable to form a factual summary.
Newfoundland Affairs Receive British Attention and Rail Link Growth
A Newfoundland note from the Evening Telegram discusses British interest in Newfoundland, praising reliable reporting from the Dublin Irish Times. It cites Sir Terence O’Brien’s throne speech, noting prosperity, good fisheries, and railway extensions including the northern, western, and Brigus lines. The Whiteway Ministry is credited for policy support improving internal development and finances.
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British Isles
Newfoundland
Dublin Irish Times
Great Britain
Ireland
London
the Times
Terence O'Brien
Foundland
Brigus
Whiteway
Xatis
Great Storm Rages Across British Isles in 1893
The 1893 Great Storm, one of the fiercest in British records, reached 96 mph in Orkneys on Nov 16 and sustained hurricane gusts across Holyhead Fleetwood and other coastlines. It tracked from the Bahamas on Nov 7 to Central Europe by Nov 20, with 236 coast deaths reported.
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British Islands
Globe
Royal Meteorological’ Society
Harding
Orkneys
Holyhead
Bahamas
Hunger and rising prices hit Tasas region
Report outlines famine like conditions in Tasas with women children and cattle starving. Water priced at 12 cents per gallon and provisions described as costly beyond the reach of the poor.
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Tasas
Beauty Secrets Revealed in Ayer Sarsaparilla Ad
An old advertisement touts beauty benefits from Ayer's Sarsaparilla claiming clear skin and rosy complexions through a tonic notables in period remedies. It emphasizes skin improvement and health through a patent medicine.
Sealing Activity And Ship Losses Reported On Coast
The South mail is due this evening. The wreck of the schooner Tamarach was found near Fogo Island and most seals were saved. Several thousand seals captured at Exploits Fortune Harbor Leading Tickles. The schooner Orton lost near Fogo Islands with crew hauling seals ashore at Tar Rock Thursday. The British Admiralty orders a 390 foot battlehip. A heavy sea washed many seals from Exploits Waldron's Cove. one man with seventy two in a bulk on the rocks lost all but two.
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St. John’s
Manly
Tine
Tamarach
Fogo Island
Exploits, Fortune, Harbor
Orton
Fogo Islands
St Tar Rock
Toni Exploits
Waldron’s Cove
Hard on the Poor Seal Hunter
The piece criticizes traders and merchants for exploiting Newfoundland seal hunters who risk their lives on icefields. It notes local buyers pay only half the skin value, while seal skins typically fetch 1.20 to 1.40 dollars in the Leadon market. The Evening Telegraph laments the injustice and neglect of seafarers’ livelihoods.
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Newfoundland
Mitrely
Death of Rev John Cunningham and Mrs Keppel White
The Rev John Cunningham and Mrs Keppel White, beloved Church of England members, died in Newfoundland after long missionary work begun in 1847. Cunningham, selected by Bishop Blomfield as a Scripture Reader, served nearly fifty years in Burgeo, promoting education and athletics, famed as a strong skier. Mrs White was remembered for kindness in Fortune Bay, her sudden death a severe blow to family and community.
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Church of England
John Cunnningham
Keppel White
David
Cunningham
Fortune Bay
John Cunningham
London
Blomfield
Field
Newfoundland
Burgeo
Passon
Matthews
Jain Cunningham
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Smn
St. John’s Ventag
Standard
Evening Telegram
Harbor Grace Standard
Ateamers
Brother John
So-and-So
Wisi
Ayers
Pee Payne
Agnus Palands
Britain Sea
Britain
Leo
Ayer
Shoealand
British Admiralty
Rev
BE Keppel White
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