12 Feb 1904
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1904
Page
1
A collage of brief items notes and gossip mention Africa gold shipments Australia bets Colombia elections and U S political notes. Police clash in Delaware South Carolina and North Dakota involve a city marshal wounded by a knife. A river state appeal refers to a court decision. Oregon and East Oregon farm prices and local incidents mix with patent medicine ads and public warnings.
The steamer Columbia reports Japanese torpedo attacks on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur with ships beached and a cruiser listing. Russian forts fire as Japanese return fire. several ships damaged. Reports indicate Pallada sunk, and Vladivostok cable cut. Shanghai dispatch says Mongolia captured off Shan Tang peninsula.
A Japanese battle off Chamulpo harbor sinks and disables five Russian cruisers. Crews escape aboard a French vessel in the harbor. Japanese suffer no injuries. A Tokio dispatch reports three transports of the Russian volunteer fleet with about 2000 troops captured off the Corean coast.
A person suffered a severe stomach and liver distress and felt their head about to burst during a bout of pain. They took a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for relief.
Baltimore suffers a massive blaze described as the greatest single loss in world fire history. Officials attribute spontaneous ignition to a catastrophe that wiped out 140 acres of the city’s business district. Insurance firms estimate losses near 125 million dollars with 90 million coverage. About fifty thousand workers lose their jobs as national firms laid waste.
Petitions filed at the Secretary of State to place two statewide initiatives before voters. W 8 U'Ren of Oregon City submitted 8538 signatures seeking direct nomination and a June election vote. OEB Miller secret Prohibition Alliance presented 8115 signatures for liquor license law changes under local option, likely to qualify. The suffrage petition failed to materialize.
Coos Bay authorities announce strict enforcement of the anti-gambling law with licenses reported for 16 teams up to yesterday. Revenue to the city treasury totals 385 dollars for the street fund. Notices note minimal attendance at the colored school with four children. Beitong on private schooling for Chinese students, the school board claims no interference. Weather and transport items mention mail delays Friday through Monday and a blocked wagon road gate due to fallen timber. Beaver coal mine output reportedly rising, with shipments and cars affected.
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