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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1903
Page
2
The day's items include Lieutenant General Miles retiring and Roosevelt supporting a more elastic currency. Other notes mention Bulgaria staying neutral in the Macedonian trouble, Russian labor unrest, a Barcelona fire displacing 3000 families, and political moves in Ohio.
A sweeping brief covers Colorado flood damage and storms near Creely Eaton and Lafayette with extensive property loss, a 200 acre land lease to Russia, and political shifts including Lord Carson’s extended viceroy term. Also noted are anti new coin sentiment in Manila and calls for Alaska trade share.
Rome focuses on the upcoming coronation of Pope Pius X on Sunday. A 40 foot canopy will crown the papal throne in St Peter’s as the rite lasts about five hours. Cardinal Rampella will deliver the formal greeting as the pontiff blesses the crowd, with undecided post ceremony location. Tickets soar toward 60,000 amid Vatican caution over public benediction signals. Cardinals Adjuts Tatiani Ratchthaler and Espinoza await red hats after June 26 promotions, though Cardinal Herrero may miss the ceremony due to illness.
Vienna dispatch says the Macedonian central revolutionary committee set August 3 for a general uprising. Boris Sarafoff is named commander and Alexieff his chief lieutenant. London letters claim preparations are intense but no outbreak has occurred yet, leaving the date in doubt amid a tense regional climate.
Fire Chief Welmer Captain Gregg and four firemen were overcome by carbonic acid gas while investigating a coppered fire at Wilson's cold storage plant. Rescued by bystanders watching the fence. all men are reported in secure condition.
In Durand Michigan a Wallace Brothers circus train rear-ended the leading section due to an air brake failure. Twenty three people were killed and many injured as the second section struck the first in the Grand Trunk yards. Officials blame engineer Probst while confirming brakes tested afterward.
In Placerville California August 10 two men broke from brush and fled through an orchard after shots were fired at them. John Wittmer and Sam Martin reported the pursuit as a crowd of residents gathered on the hill. One man was believed to be Cape aiming for Chinatown.
Reports from Bogota indicate Secretary Hay hinted at U.S. congressional action if the canal treaty fails to be ratified provoking protests as a possible retaliation. In New Mexico, Clement M. Smith declined the appointment as chief justice, amid sentiment against a non resident taking the post.
Reports from western Mexico indicate renewed quake shocks across the region. The Colima volcano remains active with large gas plumes rising over Colima City as tremors are reported from multiple prints.
A Philadelphia Record tale recalls Adelina Patti’s early life in Madrid and Philadelphia. It highlights her sharp finances, recounting a night when manager Mapleson paid out a total $5,000 to secure her performance in Traviata, with Patti theatrically appearing as Violetta after the final shoe was bought.
A terse dialogue corrals a tense exchange about expertise in love and mutual fault. The quip hints at insecurities and the idea that true connection outgrows skill or ignorance, ending with a wry reflection on life itself.
United States Land Office records from Roseburg and Myrtle Point detail timber land filings under the 1878 Timber Lands Act. Claimants Thomas W. McCloskey Flora Laird Minnie E. McCloskey and Flora McCloskey seek to prove timber or stone value over agricultural use with sworn statements and hearings set for October 1908.
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