Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman was only partially conscious, and sometimes unconscious, throughout Tuesday night. He died peacefully, but rather ...
Article : 173 wordsThe steamers Orestes, Ophir, and Marathon, all with shipments of Australian fruit, have reached England. The Orestes brought 6,674 cases of ...
Article : 155 wordsThere is a holiday tone about "The Tasmanian Mail" this week. Both in the literary and pictorial departments it deals largely with events that took place ...
Article : 2,127 wordsThe Catholic priests at Manchester resent the action of the Irish League in issuing a manifesto urging the Irish electors to support Mr. Churchill. ...
Article : 129 wordsPending the result of the inquiry to be held by the coroner (Dr. Cole), the Railway Commissioners have, in accordance with the usual official ...
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Article : 681 wordsMr. T. W. Russell, M.P., in an address at Aberdeen yesterday, promised to vote for Home Rule being granted to Ireland, under Imperial control. ...
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Article : 111 wordsThe Railway Commissioners have taken steps to immediately relieve any distress which the accident may have caused in the death or disablement of ...
Article : 153 wordsThe grand jury has acquitted Rigan and the other persons connected with the New York traction swindles. It was stated in October last that the ...
Article : 115 wordsSir William White, at one time Chief Constructor to the British Admiralty, who is on a visit to America, has been interviewed at Boston on ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Pope received Archbishop Delany, of Hobart, in audience on Tuesday. Our London correspondent cabled yesterday that the probate duty on the ...
Article : 494 wordsThe United States House of Representatives has repealed the law of 19[?]6 regulating shipping with the Philippines. ...
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Article : 74 wordsThe names of additional persons who were injured in the railway disaster continue to filter into the Railway Department. As indicated to-day, this ...
Article : 365 wordsIn the House of Representatives today, Mr. Deakin, immediately after prayers had been said, intimated that a cable message had given information ...
Article : 399 wordsThe Premier of South Australia, Mr. T. Price, in the course of a speech yesterday at the Liverpool Produce Exchange, said that if the merchants of ...
Article : 118 wordsIf the Premier (Mr. Bent) is well enough to attend a meeting of the State Cabinet to-morrow he will ask his colleagues to determine the basis of ...
Article : 243 wordsThe White Star line has contracted with Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Belfast, to build two mammoth steamers for the Atlantic trade. They will be ...
Article : 134 wordsThe committee of the Federal Cabinet deputed to investigate the affairs, of the Post and Telegraph Department held its second meeting to-day. The ...
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Article : 97 wordsThe usual weekly meeting of the executive committee was held on Thursday afternoon, Mr. Mather presiding. There were present Messrs. Snowden, ...
Article : 83 wordsThe sifting of matters in connection with the terrible railway disaster at Sunshine station on Easter Monday night is mainly the work for the ...
Article : 248 wordsAt the Police Court to-day, Harry Grady, an elderly man, charged with having escaped from the Zeahan Gaol when in lawful custody on the [?]th inst., ...
Article : 73 wordsAn aggregate of 39,000 American farmers, each with capital ranging from £300 to £1,000, have emigrated to Canada during the last seven months. ...
Article : 32 wordsDuring the past few months 80 volumes of technical works, valued at between £40 and £50, were stolen from the public library. ...
Article : 32 wordsBefore the resumption of the debate on the question of the appointment of a Royal Commission on the Post-office is resumed, the sub-committee will ...
Article : 120 wordsHad the train from Bendigo and the Ballarat train been running to their schedule time, there could have been no disaster at Sunshine on Monday ...
Article : 202 wordsA tragedy took place at Y[?]cannia, in the Broken Hill district, yesterday. A. E. Schmelzkoff, M. Doyle, [?] Albert Hiddle had a quarrel, and [?]ddle ...
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Article : 37 wordsThe application for the writ of habeas corpus, which is intended as a preliminary step in obtaining the release of Harry Thaw from the Mattewan ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 24 Apr 1908, Page 5
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