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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1899
Page
2
Major-General Otis will come home soon as ships report troop movements to the Philippines. Reports cover Spain, China, India, and Africa with disease, famine, and political upheaval. Warnings include US military actions, economic anxieties, and reform efforts amid war and unrest worldwide.
The dispatches cover battles in Africa and the Pacific, troop movements from Cuba, and political maneuvers in the United States. Notable items include the Modder River fight with heavy losses, the naval capture near Manila, and economic notes on ore, steel, and exports. Obituaries and corporate schemes mix with projections on neutrality and governance.
London reports a ten hour action at Modder River where British forces pressed forward against a strong Boer position. General Methuen commends the artillery and two batteries for their role while Pole-Carew crosses the river with 800 sappers.
Manila reports the escape of A L Sennenshein who carried a naval cipher message from Lieutenant Gilmore of the Yorktown. Gilmore and seven sailors were captured near Baler in April and later freed by Aguinaldo’s intervention, with details of their brutal treatment, attempted execution, and eventual confinement at Abra with equal rations as Spanish prisoners.
Fragmentary report notes Calixto evacuating a town while a 1 dollar gain is mentioned and arms and artillery arrangements discussed in the afternoon meeting led by Midel. The text is incomplete and names may be uncertain.
Captain Babbidge of the steamer Miler reports the lightship driven hundreds of feet onto the beach during the night and now high and dry at low tide near McKenzie head. Lifesaving crew boarded to remove lines, ladder missing, ship intact otherwise. Seaman Antone Enberg injured with two broken ribs from a wheel accident. Tugs unable to reach due to gale conditions.
Havana reports say Cuba faces no revolt, with agitators under close surveillance. La Lucha editorial notes two grave conditions but no alarm and asserts disciplined behavior will prevent outbreaks. rural communities are quelling any rising attempts.
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