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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1904
Page
6
Reports confirm Oku and Kuroki joining forces as a decisive Russia Japan battle nears. Morocco freed Perdicaris and Varley after tribal captivity. General Slocum death toll rises to 807 with 424 identified and relief fund over 100000 dollars. Fires and ship incidents also cited amid global tensions and cabinet changes.
A Chefoo dispatch reports a Port Arthur engagement with heavy shore bombardment and naval demonstrations. A Perceyiet class battleship was sunk or damaged, a Sevastopol type battleship and a Diana class cruiser were damaged, while Japanese forces attacked from the sea and land under night firing and searchlight activity.
From Cripple Creek to Kaichou reports, Meyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners and in county jail, warns of lawful action to restore miners home amid deportations. Other items note job applications for the canal commission, and General Hans Pathin addressing troops and praising Sakhalin troops.
The 1904 Republican convention in Chicago unites behind Theodore Roosevelt for president and Charles W Fairbanks for vice president with every vote in the roll call. A vast crowd cheers as banners fly and a seamless display of support marks the party’s semi centennial gathering.
Evidence from June 28 in New York shapes coroner’s inquiry into the General Slocum disaster. Henry Jandberg U S steamboat inspector refuses to answer, citing self incrimination risks, later bail set. Weaving testimony covers fire hose purchase. dynamite and heavy guns used to recover bodies along North Brother Island. By day’s end 645 bodies recovered 112 identified, over 300 still missing. many may never be identified due to deterioration.
Seattle June 23 A news correspondent says Colonel Edwin Emerson Jr of the New York World and Seattle Post Intelligencer was warned by Japanese authorities against moving through Russian lines to file from a new angle. R J Dunn the Corea correspondent for an American weekly magazine relayed the warning and doubts the full story of Emersons death has been learned.
In New York on June 37 Jacob H Schiff announced that the relief committee to aid General Gieran disaster victims has collected over $99,600 so far. The mayor appointed the committee to solicit subscriptions for relief efforts.
Washington reports Representative Victor H. Metcalf of the Third California district will succeed Secretary George E Cortelyou as head of the department of commerce and labor. Roosevelt holds him in high esteem and has long kept in close touch with him. No department changes before the fiscal year ends June.
Washington report by Assistant Attorney General Robb on alleged irregularities in the Madden bureau related to specimen postage stamps has been submitted to the president. It finds no improper conduct by Madden and notes the gratuitous distribution of a limited number of these stamps and books since first printing.
Uncertain report suggests a key equipment decision remains undecided with officials weighing options and potential timelines. No firm conclusion or dates provided, but officials indicate ongoing deliberations and possible forthcoming guidance.
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