31 Jul 1903
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
1
Fragmentary report mentions a Seventh Day Adventists camp meeting near Staley and Oregon City attendance. Includes references to Billings returning, classes in Eng American literature and clothing items for sale at Pont Bargian Store. Mentions Prof Lough and a polished singer admired by readers in Cincinnati and Indianapolis publications.
Community snippets report Cui of Coquille visiting, Web Pohl of Myrtle Point in town, and chimes of bells hoped for as a daughter recovers from illness. Orlando Smith of Kentucky is pleased with prospects for a permanent venue. Grange event postponed due to sickness. Minard and others arrived from Elk River as mining progress continues.
A Langlois man killed his wife Ophir after a jealous dispute over a young Adolphson. He then killed himself, leaving two young children and grieving relatives to cope with the tragedy. Authorities attribute the act to a possible mental breakdown or insanity.
In San Francisco, Robert Fitzsimmons wed actress Julia May Gifford, with Fitzsimmons at 41 and the bride 23. Speaker Champ Clark touts William Randolph Hearst as the strongest Democratic presidential candidate. U.S. trade with China grows despite fiscal fears, and trade to Porto Rico, the Philippines, and Hawaii surges. Havana sees lower death rates under U.S. occupation led by General Wood.
Eight inmates seized guns from the California state prison armory and fled toward Moorman Island in the Sacramento River. They abducted Warden Wilkinson and his grandson Henry, Capt Murphy, and two officers, binding them. two guards, Cochran and Cotton, were killed. Two hundred men pursue. one fugitive reportedly captured.
The article argues that secure property rights and well-protected savings encourage thrift. It credits life insurance companies with expanding the saving habit in the United States and notes Washington Life Insurance Company as notably prompt in settlements and dividends, holding policyholder bonds and mortgages.
Public land publication notice from Roseburg Oregon regarding timber land claims in California Oregon Nevada and Washington Territory. John Hopaing and Nel A Johnson file sworn statements seeking purchase of timber lands with witnesses named. hearings set for August in Roseburg and Stye Point Oregon.
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