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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1904
Page
2
The article surveys a wide range of global and domestic events. It notes tensions in the Far East, Britain’s possible support for Japan, Colombia’s warning to Panama, and U S interests in the Panama matter. It mentions strikes in Paris bakeries and Chicago hearse drivers, naval and military movements, and political shifts in Washington and Colombia.
New York December 26 644 diners attended the annual dinner of the New England Society in Waldorf Astoria. Whitelaw Reid urged caution on expanding the United States noting that annexation rivers would not grant equality and warning that future expansions could remove the political life of inland territories like the Philippines or Cuba.
On December 20 the Mayflower cruiser, after reports of Colombian landings, sighted soldiers on the Titumati shore but did not land. The vessel examined the coast toward the gulf, noting a Colombian commander with a contingent, while a separate dispatch mentioned a loss of 350 Colombian soldiers in the area.
Public health alert reports a widespread smallpox exposure at a Stah hall with many residents testing positive. Mayor Gale Deefe-Mayor and district commander Naylor describe the outbreak as serious, with the region preparing containment measures and possible relief actions. A $20,000 disbursement to militia funds began as officials consider employment or relocation options for affected men.
A derailment of the Duquesne Limited passenger train from Pittsburgh to New York near Laurel Run, Pennsylvania, caused at least thirty deaths and many injuries. The Barheire and Ohio freight train ahead struck an obstruction, derailing the passenger cars into the Youghiogheny River. Passengers screamed, some leaped or were trapped, and rescue efforts faced a chaotic scene with wreckage scattered along the track. Engineer William Thornley, in charge, could not see the obstruction in time due to the curve and speed.
Salem December 22 Both houses organized at 10 am electing officers from the regu lar session of 1903. Absentees were noted in both houses and Williamson’s vacant senate seat remained unfilled. The day saw swift organization then a joint session to hear the governor’s message, read in 15 minutes. The senate urged federal aid for the Lewin and Clark fair with no dissent. Two resolutions urged a tax focused special session and immediate adjournment amid debate. Formal resolutions paid tribute to the late Representative Murphy. Ex congressman Moody was in town discussing portage railway and government canal legislation.
Salem De 24 reports the Cheyean legislature ended a three day meeting with all major goals met. It mentions measures on salaries, a new tax affecting property and waters, and allocations for soldiers in Roseburg, plus memorializing Congress for Brownlow road aid and a potential $250000 Oregon appropriation. Washington notes treaty ratification timing with China and a separate Cuba treaty signoff by Italy.
A freight crew error caused the Meteor passenger wreck near Godfrey Illinois. The engine and baggage car collided with a switch mishap, killing nine and injuring 82, with several feared dead. Brakeman who failed to flag the train vanished as rescuers fought flames and wreckage. Washington previews troop movements amid war fears, noting marines landing abroad signals broader mobilization.
Interior Department opened bids for a 90 foot tunnel segment in the Delta River irrigation project in Arizona. About $10,000 involved. Wilton & Rose of Rio Cal. bid $33,600 lineal rate, the lowest of four bidders to date.
A battery of seven boilers at the St Louis transit company's power house on Jeffergen and Geyser avenues exploded killing three employees and injuring six. The blast wrecked the building and left the brick walls outward and the heavy roof collapsed trapping about 20 workers. Lights failed and rescue work was stymied by darkness.
Fragmentary OCR describes a forest division remval or removal from June to October with references to 97 008 cad division and 20 000 sheep in encpera division near Washington. Details are garbled and names are unreadable.
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