Myrtle Point Enterprise Briefs and War News
The News of the Week reviews major events from the past week. Sheridan and Grant are noted in Seattle, Union Pacific engineers seek higher pay, and the Pacific Express office at Omaha is robbed of five to twenty thousand dollars. The British ship Glenholm faces fumigation at Astoria over yellow fever fears. A prominent Frenchman claims England is ready for war with the world.
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Sheridan
Grant
Seattle
Union Pacific
Pacific Express
Omaha
Glenholm
Astoria
Dalles National Bank
Bpain
Africa
Arizona
Congress
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Abra
Portland
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Carbonado
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New York City
Maine
Francis Cook
Teante Claflin
England
New York
Tela
California
Horticultural Commissioners
Southern California
South Africa
Indian Empire
Lima
Peru
Packers’ Combine
Stormberg
Tacoma J
Oregon
Hilgard
John Day Country
Jonee
Washington
Philippines
Great Lakes
Straits of Mackinaw
Orecher
Southern Pacific
Trave
Global War News and Political Moves Across The Pacific
Reports from Washington and overseas detail actions in the Philippines and Samoa. Key figures McCalla Tilley and Wood are named with moves toward statehood for New Mexico and Cuban governance plans. Battles, captures, and naval matters intertwine with labor strikes and economic concerns across the era.
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Cavan
Luson
McCalla
Tilley
Samoa
Americana
Aguinaldo
MacArthur
Mabini
Washington
New Mexico
South Africa
Russia
France
Alaska
Ladysmith
Coluneo
Washington’s Tomb Ceremonies Mark Washington Centenary
At Mount Vernon on December 16 a grand Masonic and civic observance honored George Washington’s death centennial. President McKinley attended with cabinet members, as Virginia Masons led a nationwide gathering culminating in a solemn, carefully staged tribute at the Washington mausoleum overlooking the Potomac.
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Washington
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Potomac
Redan
United States
Grand Lodge of Masons
Mtaw
Colorado
William D. Wright
Siloresios
Masons
Virginia
Old Dominion
Washington ‘Yan
Grand Lodge of
Fredericksburg Lodge
Washington-Alexandris Lodge
McKinley
Defeat Reported as Buller Retires Across Tugela River
London dispatch transcribes General Buller's note on a serious reverse at the Tugela. He moved from Chevely at dawn to force a passage, but left 11 guns behind and ordered retirement to avoid greater losses. Battlefield casualties rise among Hart and Hunt brigades as Connaught Rangers suffer.
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London
Duller
Tegela
Builer
Chevely
Tugela
Hart
Hildyard
Littleton
Connaught Rangers
J. G Brooke
Hunt
Senate drops Pettigrew inquiry and agrees with Christmas resolution
Washington reports the Senate, by a decisive vote and little debate, tabled the Pettigrew inquiry into recognition of the Filipino insurgents flag and turning over Spanish soldiers. It also backed the House Christiau resolution and set plans to meet tomorrow for committee reports. Northern Pacific Freight Wreck at Kalama occurred at 6 30 am with a caboose and several cars derailed. no injuries.
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Washington
Senate
Pettigrew
United States
Northern Pacific
Kalama
Wash
Tragedy in Tacoma as Crist Slays Wife and Sons
Adam Crist shot and killed his wife and an 8-year-old son in Tacoma after returning from Spokane. He wounded a 6-year-old before fatally shooting himself. Jealousy cited as motive. The incident followed purchases of two revolvers and vitriol near Pacific Avenue.
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Tacoma
Adam Crist
Crist
Chicago
Spokane
Pacific Avenue
Clint
Fred
Fragmentary Colorado note on Rucker under gun threat
Fragmented OCR reads like a report referencing Rucker under a gun threat in Colorado. The text mentions color colorado and a consultation with a licensed member of the state, teal tiled weaponry and a step toward a confrontation.
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Wpon & Cours
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