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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
2
Myrtle Point readers see reports of famine conditions, military actions in Lexington, and political clashes in Washington. The bulletin covers Russian bicentennial, Bremerton naval yard policies, postal scandal talks, Chilean plague, EdisonMarconi ties, and local incidents from crime to mining accidents.
Advices from Ash Atte Turkey report a disastrous earthquake on April 9 in the vilayet of Van near Elazhar on the Euphrates. The city of Melazgher was totally destroyed with about 2000 people killed including Armenians in the garrison. Over 400 surrounding villages suffered collapse amid severe damage. A lighter tremor was felt this morning.
A 30 second earthquake on April 29 devastated Melazgherd between Lake Van and the Russian frontier. The town of 600 houses was destroyed. Colonel Khalil Bey and eighty soldiers died. Lt Colonel Taytb Bey went insane after the loss of his family. The foreign office reports aid appeals for Melazgherd relief.
On the southern slope of the hill facing the Philippine exhibit the Department of Agriculture maps 51 acres of ground at the Worlds Fair. David A Brodie leads the open air exhibit team drawing the U S coast line from Oregon to Pensacola Florida with state products displayed at their proper places. Five acres are drained for water management as work continues. Worlds Fair Commissioner Cridler seeks a Russian pavilion site among the major nations with the Commissioner-General due in St Louis in July.
Des Moines dispatch notes extensive destruction from a tornado system. Rotna Shelby county was wiped out, with Hotna church and Great Western Depot among wrecked structures. Creston lost ten dwellings, injuring Mrs. K. Troop and daughter. Audubon county reports two children killed and five others seriously hurt in a single farm house collapse.
Rains push Kansas flood to top of Topeka news with 6000 homeless in North Topeka and 10900 displaced city buildings opened for refuge. Railroads halted, water works strained, bridges under pressure as Wamego and Manhattan report rising flows along the Kansas river. Residents flee to higher ground. relief funds not yet established.
Salina Kansas endures the worst flood in its history with about 100 families displaced. Four inches of rain in 24 hours swamped the northwestern area and damaged crops as homes and yards flooded. Rail lines including Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific suffer washouts, stranding passengers and forcing train services to reroute while lifelines like waterlogged wheat fields stretch across the region.
Helena May 26 Special session called by Governor Toole to fund Montana exhibits for the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Expositions. Three bills pass authorizing 60,000 for St Louis 10,600 to move exhibits to Portland and 15,000 for Capitol upkeep before adjournment sine die.
A Lakeport fire in Laconia New Hampshire on May 26 destroyed about 16 acres of industrial area. Nearly 100 buildings burned and 356 people were left homeless with losses estimated between 360000 and 400000. The blaze began in a binder room at the H H Wood hosiery mill and quickly spread to Boulla Gorrell lumber, and Laconia Electric Light Co plants. the city fire department could not halt the rapid destruction.
The Interior Department withdraws about 357 000 acres in northern Wallowa county Oregon from entry to study forest reserve viability. The blocked lands include multiple townships and ranges surrounding Joseph Creek and Snake River tributaries. Existing settlers retain rights. new speculative entries are halted during examination.
Birmingham detectives arrest Ben nett Bibb and James Williamson for robbing the Asion Passenger Station ticket office safe. They search for a third man whose capture could recover much of the stolen money. The case hinges on a complex scheme involving a hole bored through the ceiling and a view through a magnifying device.
The Secret Service, at the request of the Department of Justice, probes peonage near Montgomery Alabama. Robert N Frankis has been indicted for keeping a Negro in servitude and evidence suggests a system where whites advance money to force labor contracts to repay debt.
London dispatch states Manchuria shows warlike posture with 250000 troops for coal. Steamers continually load coal and breadstuffs. Russian minister Mi'leesar expected to arrive in Peking tomorrow.
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