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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1905
Page
2
Bulletin summarizes political upheaval in Kansas with treasurer ouster prospects and global war events. Reports mention a canal commission action, a Florida colony established in the South, and a bomb at the Turkish sultan’s position. Russia and Japan warfronts, Siberian papers, and Allied peace talks appear with combat and policy developments.
Jurors vote 10 to 2 for conviction and acquittal in multiple land cases. Judge De Haven orders retrial as defense protests delay, with state and defense counsel clashing over evidence and strategy.
Report from Medzid on July 21 states the Spanish government is preparing for the repatriation of civilians who were imprisoned in the Philippines in 1606. The government intends to release and return these individuals to Spain, though details remain unclear.
A blaze on board the U S Navy ship Bennington near the San Diego wharf led to a high death toll and many injured. Boilers exploded causing towering water jets and wreckage, with crews trapped and hospitals filling as investigators begin determining the cause.
After twelve days of testimony in Portland the defense waived further argument and left the verdict to jurors. Judge Bennett noted the motion to continue arguments was unnecessary and the court prepared jury instructions while Mr Heney summarized the government case in a brief birdseye view.
Twelve jurors were selected from 34 for the second hearing of Williamson, Ohner, and Biggs. The panel was completed just before 1 00 pm as Judge Le Haven held court through the morning. Attorney Heney dismissed charges against Williamson Jones Potter et al, with the case to be revisited by a new grand jury.
Severe unrest hits Seville with four hundred farmers looting bakeries and shops before police and gendarmes dispersed the mob. A Salonica mob ransacked the city hall. a municipal council member fell from rioters and died. Republicans call mass meetings in Madrid.
The Angelus airship struggled against strong winds for about five hours over Portland and vicinity, with Captain T Baldwin aiming to refine and test the vessel for navigation under varied conditions. The craft began at the exposition grounds, drifted six miles south, then tacked east to land safely at a Willamette River dock.
London dispatch reports a Japanese force landed north of Vladivostok with the fortress about to be encircled. The Telegraph correspondent says Japan has pushed the war into Russian mainland and a strong Japanese fleet is reportedly offshore, strengthening the case for Pearl Harbor era actions.
New York records a top 95 degrees amid a heat wave with violent thunderstorms easing. Authorities report 75 deaths today as the toll climbs, predominantly among women, children, and the aged, with 26 yesterday.
A Portland jury finds defendants William Biggs and others guilty of suborning perjury in a land dispute linked to Booth Kelly Lumber. Juror O Cook faced removal amid controversy over conduct and reading during the trial as the verdict is delivered after late-night deliberations.
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