Turbulent Times Reported In City and Port News
Prisoners sent to the penitentiary after last Presper trip as storms impede progress. The S A Society through counsel filed charges of cruelty with the magistrate. A sudden arrest follows a violent incident at St Lasereves, with a man hospitalized and others questioned. The Canadiens Government dispatches crews and ships resume voyage after a stormy 12 day passage from Liverpool. Police report several investigations, prosecutions, and municipal sessions addressing public safety and wartime support efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tye Hospital
Aire Murray
Jol’ Street
Bnital
Raetet
Elacred
B.A. Savintas
St John's Lodge
Hell
Cass Theatre
Bose Bay
Eeker's Gove
Mats Garsinge
Lanny
Canadien
France
Atv
Los
Kevight
Monay
Darkantent
Alsal Sonik
Notice to Mariners St Georges Harbor Guides Established
The notice reports new navigational aids in St Georges Harbor Newfoundland in 1914. It lists red lanterns at Turf Point and two red lanterns on the south shore with shoal markers near Sandy Point and Messervey Point. A white mooring is noted at Sandy Point Wharf in a Marine and Fisheries department notice from St John’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Charse's
Wing St. Georges
Souitheent
Stokes
Ted
Messervey
Sandy Point
Messervey Point
Hinistes
Plocatt
Min. Marine & Fisheries
Newfoundland Lighthouse Alarm Described by Officials
A 1914 notice details a fog bell and air compressed alarm at a pilot station on Pass Island off Newfoundland. It describes a two digit sequence, a two second silence, and a six second alarm, noting a white painted keeper’s dwelling and a single storey structure. The notice, issued by the Marine and Fisheries department in St John’s, calls for sale of the property in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOO Alarm Co
Eaialinae
South Mag
Lusther Hothe
A. W. Prccott
Min. Marine & Fisheries
Marching to Germany Song Fragment from Wartime Chorus
Fragmentary OCR captures a marching song verse referencing marching to Germany and Berlin. It mentions weary soldiers, singing about saving skins, and a German context with lines about armies, songs, and a satirical tone typical of wartime morale pieces.
Barracks Estrayed by Unknown Force in Danish Shoreline
Partial OCR text reports unsettled conditions at Copenhagen with damaged phrasing about a gallery, storms, and a five foot depth in White Bay. Mentions wind, a person named Michaely Head, and debris along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerman
Copenhagen
Grea Gallery
Baracts
Efe
For Sale Notice About Horse Offered By Hower
For sale a well known horse weighing about 2300 pounds. Apply to WL Hower for details and price.
Lumber Sale At Rail Sheds Offers Varied Qualities
Notice states a good lumber section remains at the rail with prices starting at 7.00 per thousand dollars. Lots of qualities available to suit buyers, from T. Manuel & Co located in Loon Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oir Rail
T. Manuel & CO
Loon Bay
Notable Captains and Ships Tied to Bay and Bonavista Run
The passage lists Capt. Jas. Janes Capt. Jas. Churchill Jas. Anstey D. Wheller J. Phillips Oliver Warr Edgar Warr Hawkins Moores New Bay Elliott Merritt's Hr Mr. Barnes Black Island and the Salvation Army ship, now in its third year, having completed a circuit of this Bay and Bonavista Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Janes
Jas. Churchill
Jas. Anstey
D. Wheller
J. Phillips
Oliver Warr
Edgar Warr
Hawkins Moores
New Bay Elliott
Merritt’s
Mr. Barnes
Black Island
Salvation Army
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St. Joan's
Anw
JOB Bros & CO
Urogeries
Oakura
Plus &E
Stups
Royal Fire & Lip Insurance CO
Liverpool
Arto
St. George's Harbor
George's Bay
Department Martie
St. John's
Newfoundland
Wid
Department Marine & Bisberiss St John
Uie Imperial O11
Canada
Alwys
Bao
Imperial Oil Co A.B
Murray Si
Sutig
Ned White
Germany
Georgia
Fang Weim
Tiyan
Berlin
Hurret
Qer
White Bay
Canada Plains
Purity Flour
Western Canada Flour Mills Co,” Limited
Mah
Hower
Supavan
Reese Ty Ayueyvug
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