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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1892
Page
2
The article notes extreme temperatures across New York and other cities causing widespread prostration and fatalities. Heat waves push people to seek seaside escapes while commerce shifts. long hours without air and crowded streets show strain on daily life and health services.
A Moncton area incident ended with a robber shot in the leg and captured after a confrontation at a residence. Officer Steadman pursued the suspect, who wore dark clothing and a black spotted scarf. The raid stemmed from a gang theft linked to a special train ride between Campbellton and Chatham.
A fragmentary report describes a Monday event in Nimes at the Homan Circus where six horses died amid enthusiasm for bull fighting in the South of France. It notes conflicts over regulation and mentions incidents in Pau and Avignon with harmed participants and varied opinions on the sport.
The Legislature prorogued after disposing of pension business. Plan for St Johns burn district streets includes Water Street straightening and width limits, widened coves, new public landing places, and open spaces for fire breaks. Land tenure bill extends ninety nine years with compensation, and courts and public buildings funded. Duty on rebuilding imports set at ten percent to aid restoration.
The president announces removal from attendance as the measure for rebuilding the city proceeds. The bill on municipal affairs, aimed at reconstructing burnt areas, will improve appearance and health, reducing risk of future calamities. The land tenure within the city limits is deemed adequate to meet these aims.
Public works will begin promptly to build needed structures with economy in mind. Fisheries results show promise of success and restoration of regular employment is expected to revive local business activity in the colony. A series of Acts assented to by His Excellency includes amendments to duties on imports, trial by jury laws, rebuilding of St. Johns, and municipal land within St. Johns limits.
A Monday train from Shoal Harbor to Placentia Junction suffered a washout near a culvert 33 miles from Placentia. Engineer warned of danger, all aboard jumped. fireman David Sullivan perished, others escaped with injuries. Rail washout washed away the track, crushing Sullivan as the locomotive and tender separated.
Government announces appointments of W R Toms to justice of the peace for the Northern District and C H Cochran to be JP for Newfoundland coastal dependencies. Samuel Baird named Stipendiary Magistrate at Fogo. Road boards created for Comfort Cove Cotter's Island Botwoodville Kellick Island Exploits Bay Burnt Arm Indian Arm and Indian Arm districts with named members. Secretary's Office August 26 1992.
The London Globe notes cholera spreading from St. Petersburg toward western trade routes. It cites Nijni Novgorod's fair still open, Tehran reports, and six thousand Russian cases with two thousand deaths. It warns fear harms public health and stresses sanitation to combat epidemics.
In Moscow a grand czars body Hussars ball ended in tragedy when First Lieutenant Ivan Rativitch shot dead Prince Nicholas Susslovitch, his affianced partner's suitor, then killed himself. The bride-to-be Shela Tyimg lay fatally wounded as the czar orders a special report to the throne.
A Belfast commentary argues tea excess harms mainly women and girls in the city. It notes factory workers and domestic helpers drink strong tea at all times and suggests adopting porridge from Scotland to improve vigor and productivity.
A three year old boy named Haynes digging with a wooden implement in Pilinownt Hill Fields unearthed solid silver artifacts dated two to three centuries back. The haul includes two pilgrim bottles, two candlesticks, and a cup weighing about sixty ounces and worth roughly £100. The area contains an ancient tumulus under protection with uncertain contents, long speculated about by locals and historians.
An advertisement from the World's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo promotes Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy claiming it cures chronic catarrh of the head and related headaches. The offer promises to pay $500 to anyone they cannot cure, asserting confidence from reputations and extensive experience.
The Manitoba with 600 quintals of fish arrived from Labrador. Modus Vivindi brought provisions from St John s to R D Hodge. St John bound for St John s with lumber. Kitty Clyde came from Gros Water Bay with 600 bris of fish. Winnifred arrived from Labrador with 600 quintals of fish. Guiding Star cleared at the Custer House with 2900 quintals of fish and 35 tierces salmon.
The fishery along the coast from here to Bonavista has been very good of late with fair daily catches of one to three quintals when weather allows boats to reach the grounds. Dr Lehr a local dentist arrives by Virginia Lake and will practice at Mrs Manuel's residence for a few days with a reputation for patient satisfaction.
Rev. R Heygate reports collected in Leeds over 4350 pounds for St John’s relief with 200 pounds designated for church restoration. The effort follows his generous character and strengthens ties with Church people in St John’s as reported by the Royal Gazette on July 29.
Miss G Tobin youngest daughter of J B Tobin Esq J P who has been absent for several years attending Mount St. Vincent College Halifax arrived here per Virginia Lake with sisters Linzie and Minnie. She completed a successful course of studies and earned several top prizes during her time at the institution. We welcome her return.
The coastal steamer Virginia Lake under Capt Walsh docked in Battle Harbor after a fogbound delay in Western Bay. It completed its fourth trip to Battle Harbor and will likely depart south by Thursday or Friday. Passengers listed include Harbor Grace, Trinity, Catalina, Tilt Cove, and local ports with several named travelers and children.
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