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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
2
A condensed review lists events in Newman Indiana including a coal strike anecdote. The 1904 national livestock convention is slated for Portland. The French government bans Breton dialect usage by Brittany priests. Lieutenant Governor Tillman claims provocation for shooting Editor Gon sales.
George E. Chamberlain, Democrat, was sworn in as governor of Oregon with Theodore T. Geer retiring after four years. A packed capitol crowd filled the legislative hall as the joint convention began and officials faced the challenge of managing the surprised throng before the inaugural address was delivered.
Across Philadelphia two public schools shut down due to fuel shortage with more closures expected if relief does not arrive. The report notes ongoing energy difficulties affecting city schools and potential wider impacts if aid is delayed.
The article reports a U S government move dated January 16 to curb seal harvesting within six miles of shore. Officials discuss plans to prohibit certain taking at sea and to enforce a 6 mile limit, highlighting industry pressure and possible regulatory action.
The trial at Glasgow identified Tom Hunt as the gang spokesman in a Mammoth Cave era stage robbery. Witnesses said Hunt resembled Jesse James, but Judge Roundtree questioned the likeness. Hunt was sentenced to a penitentiary term, later pardoned after evidence supported his innocence.
A friend sent a young man for a small part in The Cipher Code but he proved unsuitable. Kellerd later asked how the actor did, and the friend replied that the chap did nothing at all, not even suspect anything, according to New York Clipper.
A London milk firm announces a new staff addition a doctor employed to supervise infant customers. The doctor will assess milk quality and strength ensuring babies receive proper nourishment. Mothers contact the firm by postcard or phone and the doctor attends to daily preparations.
Timber land claims under the 1878 act filed at the Roseburg Oregon land office and in Moscow Idaho. Mary E Forney of Moscow and Kate Henderson of Moscow lead filings with witnesses from Montavilla Coquille City and Sitkum. Adverse claim notices invited before June 15 1902 and June 11 1908 deadlines.
Notice entries from the Timber Land Act of June 2 1878 and June 8 1879 list land sale claims in Oregon California Nevada Washington Territory and Roseburg Oregon. Applicants name witnesses and state why land is valuable for timber or agricultural use with dates for filings and sworn statements in offices including Roseburg and Walla Walla.
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