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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
3
In Christiana the referendum shows overwhelming support for dissolving the union. About 320,000 of 450,000 voters cast ballots with a large turnout and broad enthusiasm. The next steps will follow August 21 when results are sent to Sweden. talks on dissolution details are expected.
President Roosevelt's Chautauqua to Jersey City trip used a two-branch detour to avoid the main line. Officials say Erie railroad men ordered the change with Roosevelt deferring to their advice, while extra guards protected the Piermont branch and the Northern railroad en route to Jersey City.
Kansas City reports indicate Standard Oil managers W Mayer and William Shaw told by officials that coal oil and gasoline were sold in short measures. City inspector found 20 of 35 tank wagons’ measures were short. C F Wilson of the measure maker for Standard Oil was summoned to Kansas City by Mayer.
Aug 15 Portsmouth dispatches report progress in peace talks between Russia and Japan. Three of twelve articles were agreed, including Manchuria evacuation and China’s territorial integrity, with Sakhalin cession likely to follow. Witte accepted the terms but no article reached final approval yet.
Vancouver dispatch reports growing belief that an American goods boycott in China was sparked by Japan to capture China’s rich trade. Japanese agents allegedly shaped north south action since the war with Korea. Oriental papers note cautious fear, questions of foreign blame, and merchant reactions to anti American agitation.
Twenty nine new typhoid cases and two deaths were reported to health officers. Officials conduct house to house inspections of backyards and cellars to remedy unsanitary conditions. A new filtration plant bed will open soon to reduce contamination from unfilted water.
Washington August 15 The Star reports a major shakeup among Internal Revenue Service agents with four prominent officials said to have been asked to resign and two of them in conference with Commissioner Yorke. Philadelphia August 15 Eight hundred heads of the largest firms are noted in a related dispatch.
Mrs. A M Bart of Jamestown North Dakota, part of a Big Fork Montana biology party, slipped into a five foot wide crevasse on Sperry glacier above Lake McDonald. After two hours rescue using ropes and improvised gear, she was saved though shaken and in danger of serious injury.
An American board member in Manila reports a positive leprosy cure. In two treated cases all improved with some fully cured and others recovering from severe tissue loss. Patients were followed for at least six months with no germ trace in blood. method uses X rays. Surgeons request anonymity and will not seek rewards yet.
New York August 14. International AFL organizer Herman Robinson and Joseph Barynceee were named by striking bakers to meet with employers to work toward a settlement. A large meeting affirmed the committee's conference plan as no new riots occurred on the East Side.
The notice advertises Southern Pacific Company services with chair cars pullman sleeping cars and a route to California and points in New Mexico Arizona Texas and Louisiana offering elegant travel options.
Train times show departures and arrivals for Portland with routes to Nina Roseburg and San Francisco. Stage connections at Drain and other hubs are listed, including morning and evening services and cross times.
Full information and advertising matter can be obtained by calling on any Southern Pacific agent or addressing inquiries to the official Southern Pacific address.
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