Wreck on Irish Coast. All on Board Transhipped. London, June 24
The Belge-Americaine liner Gothland (7,660 tons), on the voyage from Montreal to Rotterdam, struck, on a reef, near Bishop's Court, County Down, Ireland…
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Bomb Wrecks Building. Three People Killed. New York, July 4
A bomb exploded with terrific power in a tall city building yesterday, and caused great consternation. Apparently the explosion occurred either…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Seven Lives Lost. Wreck of Motor Launch
A shocking diaster occurred at Tweed Heads on Friday afternoon. A motor launch carrying a schnapper fishing party of 14 was wrecked on a bar at the river…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ashore Off Labrador. Passengers Landed Safely. Ottawa, July 11
A message from St. John's (Newfoundland) states that the Reid Newfoundland S.S. Company's vessel Invermore (975 tons) struck the rocks near Brig Harbour, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Lightning Wrecks Factory. Ten Bodies Recovered. Rome
Lighting was responsible for a shocking tragedy on Saturday at Castellafmare, on the Bay of Naples. A flash exploded a firework factory with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How to Avoid a Wreck
A tiny leak in a big ship easily be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded it will overcome the mightlest vessel and drag her beneath the sen. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Financial Position. Payments in Gold May be Suspended. German Mail Steamer Leaves Sydney With Band Playing. Women Offering For Services as Nurses. Monday, Later
The Adelaide Stock Exchange Committee held a special meeting and resolved to close indefinitely, suspending all settlements until further notice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bombardment of Belgium. Many Buildings Wrecked
Telegrams from Nish stain that the Austraians continue to bombard Belgrade. Shells have wrecked the State school, various banks, the cathedial, a tobacco…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1000 Steamer Passengers Held Up
Upon arrival at Dever yesterday of the steamer Finland (12,700 tons), of the international Merea[?]ntile Marine line, from Now York, the English passengers were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia Fires Her First Shot At a German Steamer. Projectiles Sent Across Her Bow While Racing at Full Speed Through Port Philip Heads. the Steamer Returns to Melbourne. Melbourne
Watchers at the forts at Port Philip Heads this morning saw a German steamer coming at full speed from Melbourne, Passing through the Rip she was ordered to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain at War. Declared Against Germany. Australia's First Shot. Fired at German Steamer. Germans Chase British Cruiser. Canada Presents Dreadnoughts to England. French Mow Down Germans on Frontier
The Prime Minister of Australia (Mr. Gook) announced in Melbourne yesterday at one o'clock Hint tho Governor-Genornl (Sir. Ronald Munmro-Ferguson) had received a message from the Imperial Government, intimating that GREAT BRITAIN HAD DECLARED WAR…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russian Battleship Ashore
Germany has seized all the islands forming part of Finland. It is reported that a Russian battleship is ashore on one of the islands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Fired at in MELBOURNE
The German cargo steamer Pfalz left Melbourne without a clearance, and the forts at Port Phillip heads fired across her bows. She was subsequently seized…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Mail Steamer Captured. Sydney
It was reported this afternoon that the German mail steamer Seydlitz, which left Sydney suddenly on Monday, had been captured by the destroyer Parramatta. The…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →British Cruisers Capture German Steamer. Ottawa
British cruisers have reported that they have captured the German steamer Will had, off the Newfoundland coast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Steamer Detained at Fremantle and Brisbane
The German steamer Griefswald arrived at Freemantle this morning and was detained by the authorities. The captain and crew were quite unaware that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Cruiser Active. Reported Capture of German Steamer
It is reported that the German steamer Seydlitz, which left Sydney suddenly on Monday, has been captured by the destroyer Parramatta, north of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fighting in the North Sea. British Steamer Seized. Later
An exclusive wireless message received at Vancouver states that there was a heavy bombardment at 1 p.m. to-day in the North Sea. It was interpreted to mean…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain and Germany a German Mine-laying Steamer Sunk. with All Bans by a British Destroyed. London
It is officially stated that the British destroyed Amphion has sank the Hamburg Amerika Company's liner Konigen Luise, which was being used by Germany as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Nations at War Fierce Battle in Eight Hundred Wounded. German Mine-laying Steamer Torpedoed in Thames. the King's Message
His Majesty the King has sent the following wireless message to the British Fleets:— "I have confidence that the British Fleet will the old glories of tho Navy, I am sure that the Navy will again…
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