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The wars & local soldiers, 1908

134 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 7

Texans Lynch Negroes. How a Mob Spent Sunday. Race War Commenced

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 4

Two white men murdered, six negroes dragged from prison, hanged and riddled with bullets, three others shot dead later, and a deadly race…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter XXXVI.—Continued

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 6

"Father," said Alexis, who invariably addressed the old soldier of Napoleon by that endearing appellation, "you must not agitato yourself thus fearfully; when…

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Taipo-shan. a Pack From the Russojapanese War

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 6

Our infantry shot and advanced, stopped and shot, rushing on and jumping forward. The hail-storm of the enemy's projectiles did not…

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Short Story (Published by Special Arrangement.) a Stage Soldier. (Copyright[?] Continued from last week

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 September 1908 · page 8

Feeney continued. " Th' Quaife a[?] thim parts was riprisinted by Miss Delia O'Flynn; thot's a bit av family history-her shtage name was far…

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A National Danger. the Disappearing War Horse

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 5

The shrinkage of the reserve of horses in England progresses at a rate which is alarming many people besides the remount officers and the Board of…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter XXXVII.—Continued

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 6

"The strongest plea, after all," said our hero, "is necessity, should it unfortunately arise. Let us proceed at once to the hut, where fortune may enable us…

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The Archbishop of York. an Old Soldier. Some Kindly Stories

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 5

Birthday congratulations were due last week, writes "M.A.P." of 27th June, to the Archbishop of York, who reached the advanced age of eighty-two years. Dr…

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The Afridi Tribes. Eternal War

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 4

Mr. Winston Churchill, who has fought against the people to whom Sir James Willcocks is now administering another lesson, has…

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How I Train My War Dogs

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 4

Perhaps the article among a galaxy of splendid articles in this month's "Pearson's Magazine" is a paper by Major E. H…

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Soldiers Under Arms Paris. Paris, August 2

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 10

The Labor leaders bave decreed a general strike of everybody engaged in any form of work whatever for to-morrow, but it is unlikely that their…

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The War-sonc of the Zulus

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 3

I think, of all sounds which have impressed me by their grandeur, nothing has ever equalled the Zulus war-[?]ong as I first heard it on the…

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The Next War. Fancy Picture of a Terrible Conflict

Guyra Argus · Thursday 24 September 1908 · page 5

Under the title of "Banzai," a Berlin journalist, concealing his identity beneath the pseudonym of "Parabelium," has just published a…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter XXXVIII.—Continued

Guyra Argus · Thursday 24 September 1908 · page 4

At the name of the Hebrew a dark frown gathered on the brow of the Pole, who felt as men feel who have consciousness of the enemy with whom they have…

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War on the Tiger

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 4

This month's "Pearson's Magazine" contains the most graphic description of a tiger-hunt ever published. The hunt in this instance…

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Interesting Historical Events. First Shot of the Spanish-american War

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 7

On Friday, April 22, 1808, the United States fleet for the block[?]e of Cuba left Key West, under the command of Rear-Admiral Sampson,…

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Soldier's Awful Mistake

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 3

TWO soldiers invited their sweethearts, two sisters, to spend the day with them at Sainghin Fort, near Lille, France. After picnicking on the grassy slopes,…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter XXXIX.—Continued

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 6

It was in vain; the voice he invoked was silent; the bullet of the assassin bad lodged in tho heart. "Dead I" continued the speaker,…

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The Modern World. One of Its Paradoxes. Preparation for War. Longing for Peace

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 4

"An announcement has been made which stands in sharp contrast to the belligerent and resounding topics that have lately filled the columns of the…

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A Soldier of Fortune. a Tale of the Crimea. Chapter XL—Continued

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 6

At the earnest entreaty of the Prince he promised to add, in his despatch to the Government, a request that a priest might be sent from Cheritz Khan to…

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Cablegrams. [Through Our Cable Representatives] War Improbable

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Parliament of Servia at a secret sitting, yesterday, decided by a majority of 27 votes against declaring war. The voting…

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