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Article : 79 wordsM. Zankoff, the Bulgarian statesman, has appealed to all parties in Bulgaria to invite the Czar to nominate a Bulgarian representative who would be occeptable at ...
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Article : 125 wordsA suicide has been committed in Spring-street by a middle-aged man named Richard Carrow. A Shot was heard by two young men, who ran to the spot and found the deceased lying on the ...
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Article : 353 wordsThe scores in connection with the international chess congress being held at Hastings now stand as follow:— Mr. Lasker (England),14½ points; Mr. ...
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Article : 118 wordsThe directors of the Seaham Colliery Company have forwarded a cheque for £10 as a donation to the Newcastle Fire Brigade funds, in recognition of the serviees rendered on Saturday last at the ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 31 Aug 1895, Page 9
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