Fire Panic at Hotels. Valuable Records Destroyed. Incendiarism Suspected
CHICAGO, Monday Evening—A fire occurred here which destroyed the Board of Trade building. The fire frightened a thousand guests in the…
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Sport in the United States Our American Budget Boxing, Football, the Turf, and Athletics. The Passing of Papke, career a String of Contrasts—Flynn after Johnson—The Wolgast-Welch Match—Game Trammelled by Restrictions in New York—Thirty-three Licensed Clubs—New Hammer Throwing Record—Horses for Australia. San Francisco. Nov. 13
Has the game seen the last of Billy Papke? The "Illinois Thunderbolt" says he has retired, but the critics seem to think it is but a Patti farewell. for that matter Billy…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Postle to Walker Queenslnd Champion Ready to Make Match in Month of April. Oriental Hotel. Brisbane, December 10. 1911
Dear "Argus,"—In reference to the offer of a purse for a match with Reg. Walker. I would like to go to Africa to race him, and think the £200 purse a good offer. However. It is not…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →License Tags for Baby Carriages
Every owner of a baby carriage will lake an interest in the news from Berlin that a new law has been passed requiring that all baby carriages be licensed and conspicuously…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →The Licensing Poll in New Zealand. to the Editor
Sir,--I noticed a paragraph in your paper about national prohibition in New Zealand. The papers issued in reference to national prohibition were very confusing and were very badly arranged. On the paper the vote…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Prohibition. New Zealand Poll. Great Vote Against Liquor Trade. No-license Weakens. What Are the Lessons? Wellington (N.z.), Dec. 15
The first prohibition poll in any British country, and the first national poll of the kind in the world, was taken in New Zealand on the 7th instant. It was submitted…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Casey's Hotel, Corner George and Liverpool Streets
Everybody knows Casey's Hotel (Under the proprietorship of Mr. M. Casey) situated conveniently as it is at the corner of George and Liverpool Streets, where the…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →A Publican's Duty
The case mentioned at the Parramatta Court recently of a publican not appearing to support his charge against, a young man using indecent language in his licensed house-the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Over the Sea. Ships in Touch by Wireless. May Be Spoken From Hotel- Australia
The Hotel Australia Station expects to enter into communication by Australasian Wireless with the following ships between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. today:--…
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The Metropolitan Licensing Bench sat today and granted the following transfers of hotel licences:-- Cronulla Beach Hotel, Cronulla, from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Licensing Poll in New Zealand. to the Editor
Sir.—Mr. James Askew's statements that, the [?] paper used in the recent licensing poll in New Zealand was confusing and very badly arranged, and that hundreds of people were horrified when they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Xmas in the Navy. the Captain's Rounds. Lower-deck License. a Day of Reckoxing
[?] Day is the Navy[?] There is a ring about this expression which sounds familiar. It is [?] form a headline to a chapter is a book of the [?] chapter which deals…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hotels Transferred
The following applications for transfer of [?] licenses were yesterday granted by the [?] Licensing Bench:—Cronulla Beach Hotel, Cron[?] W. H. Davis to Arthur Frederick Nelson; Forth and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Adulterated Grog. Publicans Fined
In the summons division be the Water Police Court to-day several publicans were, proceeded against for selling, adulterated liquor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wentworth Hotel Extension and Improvements. the Carlton of Australia. Mrs. Maclurcan's Splendid Enterprise
Through-the admirable enterprise of Mrs. Maclurcan, a lady whose fame as a hostess and culinary expert is known in every corner of the Commonwealth, Sydney possesses…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"The Mysterious Hotel,"
A mystery turn is provided by the Sleedes in the pantomime of "Sinbad the Sailor" at Her Majesty's, Melbourne. It is appropriately named "The Mysterious Hotel," and is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lady Abdy and "The Prince." Beauty Actor Charged with £700 Theft. Savoy Hotel Scenes. Early Morning "Proposal" Sternly Denied
A sensational case was opened before Mr. Curtis Bennott at Bow-street Police Court last month. in which Florence, Lady Abd[?]. widow of the late Sir William Abdy…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →At the Hotels
Great inconvenience has also been caused at some of the city hotels. For instance, at the Hotel Metropole, especially above the second floor, there was a lack of water yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Hotel Girls' Union. Country Town Incidents. Cloncurry (Q.)
The hotel servants here a month ago were approached by an organiser of the Workers' Association to form a branch. He stated they would be on the same footing as at…
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