American Boxing. Cyclone Thompson Wtns
WISCONSIN, Friday.—Cyclone Johnny Thompson, who was in Sydney some months ago, severely punished Art. Golfrooy, of Misneapolls in a conteat at Fond-du-Lac…
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1,269 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 64
Wrecked Submarine. the Fury of the Gale. Drives for Ashore
SAN FRANCISCO. Saturday Morning—The gale which swept on our harbor yesterday was responsible for a disaster to submarine F.I. The vessel, which was moored in the harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cyclone Johnny Thompson Defeats Art Godfrey. Fonddulac (Wisconsin)
Cyclone Johnny Thompson defeated Art Godfrey, of Minneapolis, last night. The fight was stopped in the eighth round, the referee desiring to save Godfrey from further punishment…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Another Submarine Tragedy. American Vessel's Battle with Gale—two Drowned. San Francisco, Saturday Morning
Submarine F1 parted from her moorings in the harbor yesterday afternoon, and was caught in a heavy sea. Two men were swept off the deck of the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Flood of Speech. Another American Record
The flow of "gab" at this session of Congress has surpassed all records. Never in the history of this legislative body has a volume of oratory been produced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fury of the Flood. Mail Coach Disaster. Eight Passengers Perish
ALGIERS, Monday Evening.—A mall coach with twelve passengers on board, which attempted to cross a river in food, met with disaster. The force of the water was greater than…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →England in Flood. the Unhappy Farmer. More Emigration. London, September 6
The English half-penny press is having a rare orgy on the subject of the floods. The columns are given up to tragic stories of flooded Norwich, rotting crops, and bankrupt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm at Brisbane
BRISBANE.—A heavy thunderstorm was experienced in the city at tea-time on Monday evening. Heavy rain fell, lasting about an hour. In all 69 points were recorded. Stations on the main line between Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm Signals. Frontier Conflicts All Balkans Involved a Greek Ultimatum. Montenegrin Invasion. Notable Turk Successes
LONDON, Tuesday. -- The Turkish reply to the Note from the Powers has been communicated to the Austrian Ambassador. The reply states that Turkey is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Our American Budget How Dave Smith was Beaten—Various Newspaper Comments The Flynn—Miller Battle—Pueblo Fireman Vastly Improved—Jack Johnson and His Wife's Suicide. Cyclone Thompson Gives McGOORTY Big Surprise Wolgast's Exorbitant Demands Cause Trouble— Jeanette and the Fighting Ghost. San Francisco, September 23, 1912
In my last I referred to the fact that gleaners of sporting news were sometimes reminded of the old formula "Sometimes a feast; sometimes a famine."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Howled Down. Lloyd-george in a Storm
LONDON, Wednesday—In the House of Commons last evening Mr. J. F. P. Rawilinson, K.C., Unionist member for Cambridge University, sought to cross-examine Mr. Lloyd George on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z)
Advices from Invercargill state that as a result of the continuous heavy rains the rivers are in high flood, and the country about Lumsden resembles an enormous lake…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)
Advices from the southern part of the Dominion are that rain is falling heavily, with heavy snowfalls on the range. Mortality among lambs is probable…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Unsettled Conditions. Thunderstorms Probable
The centre of the high pressure ever eastern Australian has worked 600 miles north-eastward, and its rear isobars also show an easterly movement. These latter have given…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →An Outsider Wins. Final of the King's. University Student Successful. Marvellous Shoot at Long Ranges. Southerly Gale Plays Havoc
It is harder to pick the winner of the King's at Randwick Rifle Range than the winner of the Epsom of Metropolitan at the racecourse, a mile or so away. Sometimes the favorite romps…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Terrible Disaster to Army Aviators. Machine Caught in Gale and Dashed to Earth. Two Killed. London, September 10
The opening stages of the army manoeuvres were marred by disaster, two officers of the Royal Flying Corps being killed at Gravely as the result of their monoplane collapsing in…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Great Floods in China. Thousands Drowned. Peking, September 10
Duma has been visited by another of the terrible floods to which she is peculiarly susceptible. A letter, from Wenchow slates that a typhoon…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Destructive Storm. Trees Uprooted. Grafton
A storm passed over portions of the Orara district. Trees were torn up by the roots and fences broken down in many places. The weather…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Monsoonal Gales in Tue West
PERTH, Monday.--Strong monsoonal gales, with thunderstorms, occurred on Saturday and Sunday at Bunbury, several buildings being unroofed and telephone and electric light lines broken…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Lull Before the Storm
It would appear that the engagements along the Turkish frontier between the Turks and the armies of the Allies have not risen much above the level of affairs of…
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