Perished on the ice as sealing party reaches land
Eight men perish after a sealing voyage on Saturday when the wind shifted and the ice trapped Parsons and two of his sons. The rest of the party reached land safely.
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1894
Page
3
Eight men perish after a sealing voyage on Saturday when the wind shifted and the ice trapped Parsons and two of his sons. The rest of the party reached land safely.
A young married woman in a near St Petersburg New York village died five days after a labored home fire. She began losing hair and used a hair treatment that caused a flare up lighting a lamp and engulfing her. Her husband rushed in to help but could not save her.
The notice restricts killing caribou between February 16 and September 15 annually and bars sale of venison outside September 16 to March. Licenses required for non residents, with fines up to 409 dollars and 190 pounds. Limits include five stags and three hinds per season, and prohibitions on exporting venison and on dogs traps and snares.
Post Office officers must withhold any letter or packet bearing counterfeit or reused stamps or imitation marks of UK colonies or foreign stamps. Delivery is refused unless the addressee consents to disclose sender details and allows examination of the cover or contents to separate counterfeit or used stamps.
The Jubilee Scholarship offers four hundred eighty dollars annually to the top Newfoundland student in the June matriculation exam at London University. The recipient must be a native or have five years residence, study in local schools, and pursue further studies at a British university for two years. Age limit is twenty on June 1. Secretary's Office, March 6, 1804.
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