Soldiers Invade Hotel and Wreck Entire Lower Floor TORONTO February 20
One hundred and twenty uniformed soldiers, marching four abreast, inva[?] the Riviera Hotel. They wrecked [?] entire lower floor and the Union…
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Norwegian Steamer Sunk Eleven of Crew of 24 Saved London, Feb. 21
After being five day adrift in a crippled motor boat. 11 members of the crew of 24, of a Norwegian steamer, believed to be the Teenstad,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosive Works Wrecked in U.S.A. New York, February 22
Two were killed and 14 injured When a serious of explosions wrecked stun buildings at the Trim[?] Explosives Incorporated [?] of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nazi Planes Sink Norwegian Steamer London. February 23
Nazi planes to-day attacked two Norwegian steamers oft the cast coast of Britain and sank one, the name of which is not known. The planes also…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Steamer Mined London. February 24
The British steamer Royal Archer has been mined off the Scottish coast and is, believed to have sunk while efforts were being made to tow it to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Danish Steamer Sunk; 15 of Crew Missing London. February 25
The Danish steamer Aase is reported to have been sunk while en route to Britain from Spain. Fifteen members of the crew are missing. A ship’s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four U-boats Sunk One Rammed by Steamer Belief in London London, Feb. 24
Reports are current in London that four U-boats have been sunk recently—two in the North Sea, a third off the coast of Scotland and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rescued German Airmen; Reward for Master of Steamer Copenhagen, February 25
The German Legation has sent a loving cup to the non-Aryan, Captain Meyer, master of the steamer Feddy, together with £25 for the members of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Raid on Sylt? Heavy Gunfire Heard Plane Wreckage on German Ship London. February 27
According to a Copenhagen message, heavy gunfire was heard for three [?] near Sy[?] Island, apparently [?] against aircraft…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Calls Premier a “Wrecker” U.A.P. Leader’s Critical Speech Hitler and Stalin Mentioned Victorian Election Campaign MELBOURNE
The answer to the question, What was this election all about and why was it being held? was that, “Dunstan, the Wrecker,” was at his old tricks again, and everything he touched politically he endeavored to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bisected by Torpedo Neutral Ship’s Fate 26 of Crew of Another Steamer Missing Oslo. February 28
The captain of the steamer N[?] which was sunk by a German submarine on February 14. to-day declared that a halt-submerged [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Graf Spee Wreckage Sold for £3500 MONTEVIDEO, March 1
The German Legation has Informed the Uruguayan Foreign Office that the wreckage of the pocket battleship Graf Spee has been sold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Was Not Attacked by Submarine Washington, March 3
The British steamer, Southgate. which had wirelessed a distress signal adding that it had been attacked by a submarine, is reported to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Steamer Sunk; 11 Lose Lives London. March 1
A third lifeboat from the Italian steamer Marella. which was mined the North Sea yesterday capsized, downing the 11 occupants. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Lose Lives in Floods; 5000 Homes Wrecked San Francisco. March 2
Five persons have lost their lives in the floods which are now receding, leaving behind 6000 wrecked homes. Thousands of acres of crops have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swedish Steamer Sunk Nine Trawler Men Missing LONDON, Monday night
The Swedish steamer Lagaholm, 2818 tone, has been sunk. Her crew was landed at a Scottish port. Nine are missing from the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crowded Channel Steamer Bombed; Carried British Indians Released From Germany LONDON, March 3
The British Admiralty announces that a German plane to-day bombed the steamer Domala, which was en route from Amsterdam to an English port carrying a number of British people in addition to 253 British Indians, 143 of whom Germany had just released. The missing totals…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day's Cables. The latest news received is appended in detail. Steamer Bombed 100 Missing from Doinala LONDON, Monday night
German planes bombed the steamer Domala carrying 301 British and Indian passengers, whom Germany had released. and the Admiralty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Steamer Sunk; All of Crew Saved London, March 9
All 56 members of the crew of the British steamer. Pacific Reliance, which sank after an explosion, have been landed at a west coast port,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gripping Stories of Heroism and Daring; Steamer Bombed LONDON, March 4
Gripping stories of heroism aboard the 8000-ton steamer Domala, which was bombed and machine-gunned by a raiding German plane in the English Channel yesterday, and of the daring and skill of the commander of a British warship as well as the co-operation of the Royal Air…
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