The National Democratic Convention opened its tenth day of sitting as the worst deadlocked Convention in American political history. It ...
Article : 714 wordsThe Olympic Games opened brilliantly yesterday. The Pr[?] of Wales, as president of the Britih Olympic Association, and Prince Henry, his brother, arrived in order to attend the opening ceremony. There were 5,000 athletes, representing 45 nations, comprising the ...
Article : 470 wordsThe trial of Jacques Vaquier, the Frenchman, charged with the murder of Albert Jones, landlord of the Blue Anchor Hotel at Byfleet, by poisoning ...
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Article : 182 wordsThe letter of invitation issued by the British Government to Italy to attend a conference in London, says: The main aim of the conference will be to ...
Article : 401 wordsMessrs. Merrott and Parkinson, represented Australia at the International Amateur Athletic congress held in Paris to-day. The Americans strongly ...
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Article : 141 wordsCarr has broken down in both legs, and may be unable to run at the games. He is consulting the British Olympic doctor for electrical treatment. ...
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Article : 188 wordsThe air has been somewhat cleared as the result of the explanations made by Lord Crewe, the British Ambassador, but according to an official ...
Article : 113 wordsM. D[?]ret, the French champion, won the Olympic foils competition. Miss Osier, of Denmark, won the ladies' foils competition, and two English ladies were second ...
Article : 38 wordsAt the proccedings of the Power Congress to-day, Sir Charles Bedford, formerly Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies on Power and Industrial Alcohol, ...
Article : 101 wordsCommenting on the Paris newspaper report that the German Foreign Minister (Dr. Stresemann) has demanded prior, or at least ...
Article : 309 wordsThe British Special Service Squadron sailed from Vancouver to-day for San Francisco. During its stay of a fortnight in British Columbia waters it was ...
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Article : 47 wordsThe leader of the Federal Labour Party [?] Mr. M. Charlton) arrived in Sydney on Saturday, but went in the afternoon to Newcastle to make personal arrangements for ...
Article : 102 wordsSir Allen Taylor, Chairman of the Dreadnought Trustees, to-day held a conference with the chairman and secretary of the Oversea Settlement Committee, ...
Article : 291 wordsThe treaty extending the "mostfavoured-nation" treatment between Canada and Belgium has been signed here. This is the first treaty entered ...
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Article : 212 wordsAction that will probably lead to a strike in all the mines controlled by the Victorian Railway Commissioners will be taken by the members of the Wonthagg[?] branch ...
Article : 60 wordsStrong protests have been aroused by the Taxation Department's proposal to levy an entertainment tax on admittances to the Empire ...
Article : 154 wordsA French military court-martial at Dortmund yesterday sentenced four members of Nationalist secret organisations to 10 years' imprisonment and a fine of [?]0,000 ...
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Article : 107 wordsA heart-rending story was told yesterday at an inquest held at Wandsworth, South-West London, on the body of a child named Betty Beadon, seven years of ...
Article : 255 wordsThe Rosta Agency, of Moscow, publishes a declaration made by M. Trotsky, the Russian Minister for War, ridiculing a recent statement made in the House of ...
Article : 130 wordsThe building trade strike involving 600,[?]0 men began at noon to-day. The Court of Inquiry investigating the cause of the dispute has begun [?]earing evidence for ...
Article : 115 wordsItalian aviators are urging that the Italian Government should undertake the Polar flight, which Captain Raold Amundsen has abandoned. Signor ...
Article : 96 wordsAn assurance that Senator Lafollette (Republican) would accept endorsement as a Presidential candidate has given the conference of ...
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Article : 108 wordsThe announcement of the Brazilian Government's plan to purchase food supplies, including sugar, to reduce the cost of living has caused a panic ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Convention still being unable to escape from the deadlock which has held for so long adjourned until 11 o'clock a.m. on Monday. On the ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Mandates Commission of the League of Nations has concluded the hearing of the reports of the Mandatory Powers except the Australian, which has not yet ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 7 Jul 1924, Page 7
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