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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
2
A garbled sume of events reports Mad dog attacks in Morristown New Jersey and police actions. Found missing Captain Edward Gatfeld peered in Littleton Colorado. Rail and car accidents injure travelers in Indiana and Illinois amid thefts and bank vault vandalism.
A plan to reestablish three army divisions Atlantic Middle and Pacific gains endorsement from high officials. Each division commanded by a major general with new departmental lines to include East Gulf Lakes Missouri Dakota Texas and California Columbia Colorado.
April 21 report details a large grandstand for a dedication fireworks display at the world’s fair grounds with capacity for about 31600 people. The United States monitor Arkansas is en route to participate, expected April 24, while officials discuss keeping the ship in St Louis.
Vienna dispatch reports Austria and Russia will press notes to Constantinople on the Macedonian reform failures and Albania disturbances. The note warns Turkey to suppress Albanian unrest promptly and signals Austria’s loyalty to Russia while highlighting Bulgaria’s unresolved revolutionary ties and duties to act. A second item recalls a parable about a Pole in a street dispute and a Treasury secretary’s practical joke.
The Navy awards Maryland Steel Company a contract to construct the largest steel floating dry dock, 500 feet long and weighing 10 000 tons, designed to carry battleships on a 13 000 mile tow to the Philippines. Costing 1 124 000 dollars, the dock will be towed via the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Suez, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and China Sea to Manila, with a four knot speed and resupply needs en route.
Article reports on a dispute involving Guatemala and foreign powers, mentioning a proposed alliance and a note from United States officials. It also covers a Brooklyn Navy Yard incident where 18 union machinists strike in solidarity with workers at the Quincy Engine Company in Quincy, referencing broader labor actions.
A Western Union style telegraph item reports a theft involving a gold bar and a loss claim tied to the Pacific Express company. The brief mentions Salt Lake City and April but provides few concrete details beyond the stolen item and the carrier.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION United States Land Office Roseburg Oregon March 20 1902 notice that ROBERT HART of Roseburg Oregon filed for the NW of Section 26 Township 31 Range west and will prove timber value over agricultural use before W S Britt at Riddle Oregon on June 9 witnesses Gilbert Reed George Reed and Charles Thom all in Roseburg Oregon. notice to adverse claimants to file by June 1 1902. BRIDGES Register Timber Land Act June 3 18? Notice for Public Publication Roseburg Oregon March 30 1973 Gilbert Reed of Roseburg Oregon filed for Lot 4 and Section 1 Township 31 South Range 6 West and will prove land is valuable for timber or stone before W S Britt at Riddle Oregon June 20 with witnesses Raeene Hart George Reed and Charles Tham Roseburg Oregon and others adverse claims to file by June 2 19?. BRIDGES Register Timber Land Act June 3 18? Notice for Publication United States Land Office Roseburg Oregon March 190? Notice that ELOENE POOL of Douglas County filed for Lot 9 and Section 7 Township 2 North Range West and will prove land valuable for timber or stone before the Receiver at Roseburg Oregon on June 4. witnesses John Lehnherr and William Porter. adverse claimants to file by June 4 190?. BRIDGES Register.
Roseburg Oregon March 21 Notice given that under the Timber and Public Land sale acts a series of filings are recorded for land in Oregon and surrounding states. Names listed include William Generous Rufus Whitaker Ralph Wistegher and others with witnesses from Ellensburg Camas Valley and Bridge Oregon. Claimants must file before the stated deadlines to preserve rights to timber or land parcels.
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