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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1904
Page
2
A chaotic digest reports miners smothered in Gardeld Pennsylvania, Japan's soldiers suicide waves, Port Arthur actions, Franco‑Soviet loan talk, Far East war notes, new Russian loan plans, US labor and industry swings, and various political shifts. The item list includes Morocco sultan expelling foreigners, drouth threats in Western Pennsylvania, and a Minneapolis hotel wreck with fatalities.
Sensational correspondence reveals German insistence that Britain avoid perceived insults and warns England it could have war immediately if desired. Kaiser’s influence prompts recall of German and British diplomats as Berlin accuses Britain’s press and policy of provoking a showdown.
London awoke to a thick fog that halted traffic across the city. Pedestrians and police struggled as drivers veered onto sidewalks, with omnibuses and cabs lined up at crossings and eerie darkness shaping a surreal, tense morning.
Representative Humphrey reports constituents protesting high docking charges at Bremerton naval station for the Shawmut. They claim British Esquimalt dockage at 3 cents is far cheaper, with American costs draining funds to foreign yards. Navy officials will review the matter.
The examination of the cam passengers and crew of the British steamer Nigretta seized by the Japanese cruiser Taushima is progressing at Sasebo. It is undetermined whether some Russian officers are aboard and the case raises questions about Chinese officials handling Russian internees at ports in China. The issue is considered vitally important.
Washington report states the tariff bill for the Philippines is ready. President Taft and Colonel Edwarde, head of the war department bureau, are noted in the preparation and handling of the measure.
London endures heavy fog as winds vanish leaving transportation paralyzed. Link boys with torches illuminate streets while creosote lights appear to guide scarce traffic amid widespread delays in postal, rail, and river services.
Grand Trunk Pacific president CM Maye says a mere suggestion of Ottawa talks does not fix Port Simpson or Karen Island as the western end. Hays notes a definite Western terminus is not yet chosen and hydrographic surveys will decide among several inlets within BC. Construction readiness is advancing at Winnipeg for the prairie segment as snow eases, with finances secured for the transcontinental project and a bright outlook for launch.
In San Francisco on December 26, four sugar jobbing firms seceded from the Pacific Traffic and Commercial association. They accounted for about 40 percent of the sugar bought by the refiners through the group. The leaving firms were Haas Bros, Tillman Ben del, Susaman Vormeyr Co, and the Lewin Meyer Co, signaling a likely dissolution of the association and a weakened position for its remaining members.
A local newspaper notes a reported torpedo sighting near St Petersburg around December 1936. The account mentions English witnesses and describes the incident as a potential military threat in rough coastal waters.
Washington December 22 General Wood in his annual War department report says Moros have spent most of the year quelling uprisings and stopping slave trade. He cites limited hostility around Lake Lanao but reports overall disarmament and a broken Moro power structure with Dato Alias' faction as the remaining open threat.
Shanghai reports say the Gronovoi destroyer captain was found aboard the British steamer Nigretta seized by Japan off Ulsan. The officer allegedly carried charts and documents valuable to Russia, raising questions about Chinese responsibility and possible British complicity or disguise.
New York report states the city committee supports extending municipal control of public utilities and a city built lighting plant. It favors a constitutional amendment urged by the 1875 Tilden commission to transfer power over local improvements to city government.
Greeley mayor H C Watson called a mass meeting for Saturday to consider donating a large quantity of potatoes to Ireland's starving poor. Fort Collins will hold similar gatherings as farmers in Northern Colorado pledge hundreds of carloads pending government transport to ship the produce from Galveston to Ireland.
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