Fatal flood devastates Louth town in Lincolnshire
London cleric reports a catastrophic burst flood from the Lud river sweeping Louth, destroying bridges and homes. More than 20 bodies recovered, potentially 50 deaths overall, with four firemen among the victims. A survivor from a terrace of 22 houses was described. Proceeding searches continue amid debris and rescue efforts.
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Louth
Siong
Morday
Glanmorganshire
Lincolnshire
AC Thunderbolt
Cambridge
Prince Henlory
Persian Invasion Sends Armenian Forces Southward
Extraordinary dispatch from Allahaabad reports Armenian troops advancing against the Tartar Republic after the Bolsheviks push toward EnkU. Elizabethpol fell after fierce fighting. Armenians move along the railway toward Tilia and up the Aras river toward Zambak. Red Jesherran offers a treaty, but Armenian Republic has not agreed, with territorial requisitions complicating any deal.
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Allahabad
India
Caucasus
Enku
Tartar Republic
Elizabethpol
Baku
Tilia
Aras
Bizing
Zambak
Persia
Tartar
Republic
Wea
Armensinos
Indians in South Africa report urges repatriation shipping
Capetown Sunday The Asiatic Inquiry Commission issues an informal report noting that ships and other canoes are scarce causing many Indians to prepare to return to India. It urgently recommends immediate steps to provide shipping facilities for their repatriation.
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Capetown
Asiatic Inquiry’ Commission
India
Bishops to attend Lambeth Conference starting July 3
Church of England reports that two hundred and seventy six bishops will attend the Lambeth Conference opening July 3. The agenda covers Christian actions philosophy spiritualism race issues and the role of women in church administration.
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London
European Reds Meet in Constance Plan June World Revolution
Berlin correspondent reports a secret international Communist conference at Constance, with Britain absent, deciding despite French Italian and Dutch hesitations to start a worldwide revolutionary movement on June 15. The note hints at a coordinated effort across nations, reflecting interwar Soviet era agitation and press speculation about communist strategy and timing.
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Amaterdam, Sondon
Berlin
Constance
Britain
Controversy Over Hunter Report on Punjab Rebellion
Across India and London the Hunter committee report on the Amritsar Punjab uprising triggers sharp debate. Anglo Indian support favors General Dyer, while native press denounces whitewash claims and urges clemency for others, arguing Dyer bears the blame for his perceived duties.
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London
Sanday
Hunter
Punjab
General Dyer
Sydenbau
Dyer
India
Allahabad
Hunter Committee
Non-Ferrous Metals Output in Britain Report on Mining
The British committee on non-ferrous mining advises the government to ready purchase of two mines at a cost near Australian concentrate value. It proposes a guaranteed price to support home mining against Australian ore purchases, noting current market fears may be overstated. Sir Lionel Phillips referenced amid pre South Africa visit remarks.
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London
United Kingdom
Lionel Phillips
South Africa
The Irish Crisis Destruction Near Dundalk and Mayo
Semed men attacked Louth near Dundalk burning a police barracks and homes. A farm head named Michael Toole was killed near Ballygings for not quitting farm service. Transport workers refused to move troops, raising tensions as troops gather at Queenstown. Cabinet planned to address the situation with hundreds of thousands of troops in Ireland and Sinn Fein rebels criticized by the Chronicle.
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Louth
Dundalk
Chures
Michael Toole
Ballygings
County Mayo
Toland
Queenstown
Treland
Lord French
Hamar Greenwood
Macready
England
Chronicle
Anys
Sinn Fein
throne of greece rumor king alexander may not return
Rome reports a widespread belief that King Alexander will not return to Greece due to public and political disapproval of his marriage. Constantine leaves Switzerland for Italy to meet Alexander, with talk of an English prince being offered the throne. The Alexander mentioned is the former king’s second son.
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Alexander
Greece
Constantine
Switzerland
Salsa
Turmoil continues in Mesopotamia amid tribal clashes and heat
Sunday dispatches report ongoing fighting with tribesmen in Mesopotamia. Our troops aided by aircraft push back attacks on the Euphrates while insecurity rises. A train derailment near Sharza Baijl is blamed on Arab forces and reports say casualties occurred. The Shah of Persia suffers heat stroke and cancels part of his tour as HRH Norman relieves Sir Percy Scott at Tehran.
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Mesopotamia
Euphrates
Bagdad
Sharza
Baijl
Sharifiah
Syrian
Persia
Mfr
Norman
Percy Scott
Teheran
Bogrn
Anglo Japanese Treaty Negotiations Delayed to London
New York reports Baron Hayashi, the new Japanese ambassador to Britain, will begin talks on renewing the Anglo Japanese Alliance upon arrival in London. Japanese publicists favor renewal with modifications stressing Bolshevik threat to India as a justification for renewal.
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New York
Tima
Tokio
Baron Hayashi
New
Japaneas
Louvain Library Feature After Belgium Invasion
Sunday leading Belgian and German literary figures join to feature the Louvain Library. The famous university city suffered extensive destruction as German forces advanced, with irreplaceable books and manuscripts lost as historic buildings were leveled.
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Paris
Louvain
Armiea
Belgium
Tax on War Wealth Sparked by London Pressure
The Sunday Express reports the Cabinet will not pursue a tax on war fortunes after pressure from wealthy businessmen in the House of Commons. The move follows a recent speech by Chancellor of the Exchequer Austen Chamberlain, who outlined the proposed levy.
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London
Sunday Express
House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
Ex-Premier Pala Ievo Urges U.S. Link China France
Ex-Premier of France Pala Ievo, en route to China, calls for U S participation in developing intellectual relations between China and France and says the United States, by its geography, is destined to serve as a bridge between Europe and Asia.
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Washington
M. Pala Ievo
France
China
America
United States
Europe
Asia
THE ROYAL VISIT TO AUSTRALIA AND JUTLAND VETERANS
Melbourne reports the Prince of Wales visiting Australia to be welcomed by thousands of sailors soldiers and nurses. He received an honorary captaincy in the Australian Navy and praised sea power. A large public reception at the Exhibition Building followed. The visit honored the 1915 Jutland victory with soldiers sailors and civilians expressing strong loyalty to the British forces.
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Melbourne
Momlay
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Prohan
Caulfeldt Hospital
Tallonta
Returned Soldiers’ League
Exhibition Building
Ial
Women‘ Hospital
Federal Government House
Jutland
Joseph Cook
ELAM
Tutland
Australia
Diggera
Victorian
Returned Sailors
Soldiers' League
Me. G. Paolamier
The
League
Snd
Sol Gers
Vietoris
Flying to Australia from Penang with engine trouble
Westerveden reports Lieutenants Parror and McIntosh reached Penang on May 28 in the evening after engine trouble soon after departing Victoria Point. They managed to keep flying and expect to leave for Singapore in a few days.
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Parror
McIntosh
Penang
Victoria Point
Singapore
Government plans to end coal rationing at home
The Daily Chronicle reports Britain will stop domestic coal rationing while prices at the pit head remain fixed and exports are controlled to prevent a coal shortage.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Britain
Japanese Finances Run on Banks
Tokio correspondent reports continued heavy withdrawals by depositors in the provinces. Two small Yokohama banks are said to have suspended payments, signaling strains in Japanese finances.
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New York
Times
Tokio
Saya
Yokohama
Spa Conference Report On Postponement Demand
Paris dispatch notes France and Britain likely to agree to Italy's demand for postponement of the Tatars Allied conference at Spa until July. The report emphasizes diplomatic maneuvering and alliance dynamics amid wartime talks.
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Paris
Sunitay
France
Britain
Italy
At- Spa
Weather Watch: Tropical Disturbances Bring Showers
The Weather Bureau notes five tropical disturbances threatening Queensland and New South Wales coasts, with unsettled showers from Thursday to Townsville and Bowen. Beneficial rain is forecast for northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, as a new system eases in Brisbane. Moderate rains began in Adelaide as a front moves across the state, with mild temperatures and southeast winds inland.
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Mouiay
Weather Bureau
Queensland
Torrea Straits
New Guinea Peninsula
Townsville
Bowen
New South Wales
Adelaide
Townaville
Sandy Capa
Obituary of Dr George E Morrison and career highlights
London reports the death of Dr George Ernest Morrison born 1868 in Geslong Victoria. An Australian by birth he gained fame as Times correspondent in China and authority on the Celestial Empire. He served as special adviser to the Chinese Government and helped pioneer exploration in Australia and New Guinea.
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London
George Ernest Morrison
Morrison
Times
Jn’ Ghina
Celestial Empire
Wester
Mtatesmen
Ams
Geslong
Victoria
Melbourne
Age
Ani
The
Gulf
New Guinea
Death of James Cumming Melbourne Chemist Leader
James Cumming, chairman of directors of Cumming, Smith and Company in Melbourne, died Sunday. Born in Portland, USA, he was a renowned chemistry authority who represented Australia at international chemical conferences in Britain, America and Germany. He also served for years as President of the Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers.
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Melbourne
James Cumming
Cumming, Smith and Company
Phydeegased
Portland
U.S.A
Australia
Govern Chemical
Britain
America
Germany
Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers
Noxious Weeds Case Dismissed Against Railways
In Ipswich on Monday the Police Magistrate dismissed the case brought by the Norman dy Shire Council chairman against the Commissioner of Railways for failing to destroy noxious weeds on sections of the Paal forn railway Lee. The court held the Crown not bound by the act as argued by the defence, with costs awarded of three pounds seven and a half pence.
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Ipswich
Mondey
Folica
Normandy
Harrisville
Commissioner of Railways
Paalforn
Lee
Costa
Price of Butter Probe Seeks Government Action
Melbourne reports the Acting Minister for Customs Laird Smith again faced a deputation from Queensland dairying interests seeking butter price control. The minister promised consideration after previous requests, with no firm action announced and a further Saturday meeting set for June 3.
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Melbourne
Customa
Laird Smith
Queensland
Public meeting in Toowoomba supports Irish self-determination
A Toowoomba Town Hall gathering backed Ireland self-determination in line with the Melbourne Irish Convention resolution. Speakers urged formation of a central Irish self-determination fund, with £120 collected at the meeting.
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Toowoomba
Ireland
Melbourne
Poland
Belgium
Slavia
Armenia
America
Australis
Price Fixing Focus Shifts to Blankets in Australia
Brisbane reports that State Price Fixing Commissioner H. Perry PBL will next examine blanket prices. He plans a Melbourne trip in about two weeks for a conference of Price Fixing Commissioners from various states. The gathering, set for June 15, aims to combat price evasion and build inter-state coordination.
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Brisbane
Regulating Prices In Sydney Two Prosecutions Before Chairman
In Sydney on Monday two prosecutions before Judge Boland of the Necessary Communities Commission resulted in fines. A storekeeper paid £3 after charging 14 shillings instead of 13 shillings 9 pence for a tin of kerosene. A greengrocer was fined for overcharging on two potato sales, by 32 percent and 9 percent respectively.
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Sydney
Boland
NSW Pinanoel Revenue Rise In May And Year Totals
Sydney reports New South Wales revenue for 11 months ending May totalled £24,204,513, up £4,142,297 from the prior year. Railways led gains with £2,081,857 increase. May revenue reached £2,304,701, up £? compared with May last year.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Sunne
Railwaya
Bush workers award: increase granted in arbitration
Brisbane Monday. In the Arbitration Court before Mr Truants McCawley the AWA applied for a variation in the bush workers award granting a weekly rise of £1. The prior award was £2/13 with keep. Mr Dunstan for the union cited high living costs and urged abolition of the jackeroo, but his Honour would not entertain that.
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Brisbane
Truatics McCawley
A.W A
Dunstan
Seamen's Union Calls Nonparticipation in War
The general secretary Mr Walsh states that war has fostered wrong feelings among firemen and seamen. The union adopts a motion for all seamen to withdraw from moral and military activities and hopes this resolution will lead to a broader refusal to support war by transport workers and ultimately all unionists.
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Sydney
Seamen's Union
Walsh
Walelicaya
State Ministers Return to Brisbane by Sydney Mail
The Acting Premier Mr Fihelly, Mr Coyne, and Mr A J Jones returned to Brisbane tonight by the Sydney mail train from Melbourne. None of them had any communication to make to the Press.
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Brisbane
Fihelly
Coyne
A. J. Jones
Sydney Mail
Melbourne
General Birdwood Leaves for New Zealand
General Birdwood sails from Sydney aboard the Manukau for New Zealand where he expects a month’s stay. He will then return to England via Panama and resume duties in India toward year’s end. Prime Minister Hughes sent a farewell message praising his visit and hoping the stay proved pleasant for him and his comrades in arms.
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Sydney
Australia
Murderous Assault Conviction in Sydney Court
In Sydney on Monday a young man named James McCall pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent to murder. The Crown alleged an intruder struck builder William Albert Dettman in his Roa Bay home, the assailant then shot him in the abdomen before fleeing. McCall was found guilty and sentenced to ten years.
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Sydney
James McCall
William ‘Albert ‘Dettman
Roa Bay
Dettman
Datta
Beak
Neoudod
Fire in Rockhampton Hospital Back Yard Damages Workshop
A fire at Mater Miserkorfini Hospital in Rockhampton broke out in the back yard this afternoon. The fire brigade responded quickly but a limited water supply caused difficulties before the flames were put out, destroying a workshop and fencing while nearby outbuildings were saved.
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Rockhampton
Mater Miserkcorfini Hospital
Denis
Glen Innes Tragedy at Inquest He Was Poisoned
Coroner's inquest into the death of former Glen Innes mayor Legh concluded death resulted from poison administered by Bell. Reported Monday, the inquiry detailed the coroner's finding.
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Glen Innes
Legh
Glen Inne
Victorian finances show revenue rise in Melbourne report
Melbourne reports persistent revenue buoyancy for the financial month ending in January with receipts of £147,392, up from May last year. Year to date total from all sources stands at £815,236,878, an increase of £9,040,980.
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Melbourne
Jay
Alleged Libel Case in Melbourne Court
Counsel for the plaintiff closed his address before Mr. Justice McArthur in the case where Alfred Thomas Ozanne seeks 5000 pounds in damages from the Galaxy Advar-Liner for alleged libel. Judgment was reserved.
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Melbourne
Justice McArthur
Banch Court
Alfred Thomas Ozanne
Mackay Candidate Plans Mirani Contest After Unanimous Endorsement
State elections report Mr Swayne of All. A. announced his intention to contest Mirani for the P.P.O. ticket, receiving unanimous endorsement. In South Brisbane a meeting proposed a memorial costing 20000 pounds to fallen soldiers.
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Swayne
All.a
Mirani
P.P.0
Ag Auch
South Brisbane
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