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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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Prime Minister Resigns Takes Minister of War's Portfolio. Must Seek Re-election. Col. Seely's Explanation. London, Monday Night

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 5

In a crowded and excited House Mr. Asquith announced that Sir J. French and Sir J. S. Ewart persisted in their resignations. He deeply deplored their decision,…

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The Risks of War. Modern Men Lack Pain Endurance

Northern Star · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 2

The French expert, Dr. Helme, holds de[?] alarming views of the wounds in [?] by modern weapons of warfare. He has been addressing himself to the…

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The War Against Tubercle

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 8

In the "Deutsche Medzinischer Wochenschrit," the leading German medical journal, for December 11, 1913 (says the "Medical Gazette"), there…

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Pudding in Cannon. Boer War Incident

Northern Star · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 11

When the [?] advanced on [?] in the [?] war the late Melton Prior was one of the 20 newspaper correspondents who threw in their lot with the…

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Premiers' Conference. If War Came. Unification of Railways. Commonwealth May Take Over Trunk Lines. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 5

[?] Premiers conference to-day the prime Minister declared that the unification of railway gauges was the most important matter before the…

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Spies Sentenced. German Ex-soldier Convicted. London

Northern Star · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 4

The Crown offered no evidence against Mrs. Gould, who was acquitted. Her husband pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years' imprisonment, and also…

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The War-makers and the Navy

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

In discussing the position of the British Navy in the "Fortnightly Review ' Mr. Archibald Hurd lays stress on the fact that war on the seas has…

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The Fittest Soldier

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 6

Having closely observed, during the Tripoll campaigh, the [?] who had been convicted of various crimes before the war, Dr. Consiglio, a prominent…

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War-stores Landed. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 5

If is stated that a quantity of war material has been landed at North Antrim and Southdown coasts from the North Seat by trawlers…

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Curious Incident at London Derry. Quantity of War Material Landed. a False Alarm London

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 5

There was a curious incident in Londonderry last night. Fearing an attack, the Nationalist Volunteers brought out a cannon to…

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In the Event of War. 2 Government's Plan of Campaign. a Statement From the [?]Ress. London

Northern Star · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 5

The "Morning Post" publishes professedly details of the Government's intended operations in Ulster in the expectation that Sir. E. Carson would start a…

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Ulster Volunteers" Under War Conditions. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 5

Unionist correspondents in Ulster state that arrangements have,been completed with the "Ulster Volunteer Force, to spend the whole of Easter holidays…

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Kaiser Pays War Tax. Berlin

Northern Star · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 5

Though not required to the war tax the Kaiser has contributed his quota of £200,000…

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Won and Lost. a Soldier's £30,000. LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 8

Harold Pen, who was a [?]-major in the Twe[?]th Lancers, won £30,000 in the Calcutta Sweepstakes in 1910, and he then retired from the army. He lived on…

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Russian Convicts. Refusal to Be Searched. Fired on by Soldiers. St. Petersburg

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 5

The convicts in Kherson prison had systematic intercall communication by [?]pping the walls. A search was ordered, and the inmates of one [?] refused to be…

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Excitement at Washington. War Considered Inevitable. Washington

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 2

There is exxcited speculation over the latest developments in Mexico, the papers again declaring that war is inevitable…

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Threatened Revolution Soldiers Deserting to Join "White Wolf." London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 2

China is threatened with another revolution, and the soldiers are deserting the army and joining the "White Wolf.'…

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Congress Approves Policy. "War If Necessary." Arbitration Refused. Washington

Northern Star · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 5

Both Houses of Congress have expressed approval of President Wilson's changed [?]. Various speakers expressed opinions favorable to the maintenance of…

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Laughed at Soldiers. Young German Arrested

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 3

An echo of the Zabern court-martial dictum, that a civilian may not laugh at a soldier, was heard at Strasburg, when a young man was arrested by soldiers for…

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Attempted Assassination, Official Severely Wounded. New York

Northern Star · Monday 20 April 1914 · page 5

An unknown men attempted to assassinste [?] Mitchell. The bullet went wide and struck a corporation official named Po[?], knocking out most of his teeth, and…

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