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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1906
Page
2
A whirlwind of reports from across nations notes the Turkish sultan is ill while the shah of Perelaban calls a national assembly. Venezuela moves toward a Castro opposition, and capital bank troubles in Chicago spark indictments against railroads and a suspected cashier.
Early Aug 10 Paul Hering enabler of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, closed its doors Monday, was arrested yesterday. He faces questions over nearly 1 million missing from bank funds. bail delayed as investigators probe his role amid President Stensland’s disappearance and ongoing search by detectives and officials.
The government invites tenders for delivery of .999 fine silver from mint facilities in Philadelphia New Orleans and Denver with settlement on the New York basis. Treasury may reject any tender or part thereof and aims to secure about 168 008 ounces weekly while keeping market stability and uniform demand throughout the year.
London reports from Tokyo that Japan is eager to establish a policy of equal terms with Russia and Vladivostok, aiming to divert trade cheaply. The Daily Telegraph notes Russia’s policy to fortify Fort Dalay and redirect all commerce to Vladivostok, with a minimal duty.
A terse note indicates the defendant Wateen has been found guilty in a case described with fragmented details about a Teelay event and alleged heroic acts.
Washington August 11 Chinese labor will be tested for Panama canal work with contracts for 2 500 Chinese to be sought via ads by the Isthmian Canal Commission. If initial waves prove effective more workers may follow. Jamaica and Spanish labor options cited as insufficient. The administration aims to speed canal construction while ensuring contractor responsibility.
W C Brown vice president of the New York Central system toured the Middle West covering Illinois Ohio Indiana and visited Kansas and Nebraska. He prepared reports noting crop conditions and predicted a remarkable year in both quality and quantity with strong U S crops overall.
Fragmentary notes show a Rain company offer and dependency terms under an adjustment process. Key names or dates are unreadable, but the item indicates ongoing negotiation and a restructuring of obligations.
Flooding across West Central Texas damages crops and ruins rail lines. Lampasas branch of the Santa Fe is rebuilt after the Pecos Bayou rush, leaving 500 homeless as about 30 miles of lowland area flood three to ten feet deep. Ballinger and Ban Astomio report high rivers. fatalities are uncertain with reports of a family dead by lightning and a mistaken death claim later corrected.
W F Wheatley vice president of Consolidated Lumber, a distributing branch of Paul and Lumber, Los Angeles, August 8, states the blame lies with timber owners in the developing dispute.
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