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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1904
Page
2
A wide range of reports includes Kansas flood areas rising rivers in New York street cleaning bids, and political maneuvers with Charles Deneen nominated on the Republican ballot. Western and Far East war news feature Port Arthur operations, troop transports, and Japanese landings near Takushan.
June 4 items report rising Kansas rivers from Emporia to Newton with floods washing Santa Fe lines near Florence and forced evacuations in several towns. Tornado injures in Tekamah with no fatalities, plus Port Arthur mine activity and Japanese troop movements as World War I era updates.
Private intelligence from Parta reports rising unease in Russia as war casualties and government silence erode confidence. Officials admit trade and finance suffer in wartime, while public misgivings deepen amid unclear victory or defeat statements.
Reports from Petersburg in June say a warship likely the Waji Je ran aground on a reef near the Miao Te promontory and is in a guarded position off the Kwan and Shan Tung promontories, monitored by torpedo boats.
Tokyo reports say preliminary Japanese assault nears Port Arthur with outer fortifications breached and four divisions capturing Kwan Tung heights. Russian squadron sorties fail as Japanese fleet drives them back to harbor. Admiral Togo expected to press counteroffensive.
Niu Chwang dispatch reports famine prices in Port Arthur with provisions rising weekly. Streets and public buildings wrecked by Japanese shell fire. hospitals crowded. civil lands mobilized. theft punished by death. railway damaged. 15 000 Japanese troops present. 209 Chinese killed at Kinchou. Russians wary about Port Arthur, sending contraband goods and troops to Mukden amid heavy rains and Chinese brigands increasing activity.
Washington reports the administration plans to turn attention to Turkey once the Morocco bandits settlement is completed. Secretary Meot notes American warships would return to Beirut if Ottoman claims exceed $250000, including over $200000 in presonal claims and $40000 for the Lenz affair. The sultan will be asked to seek restitution for ransom paid to brigands who captured Miss Filen Stane Newport on June 2.
Professor Schron, famed for life to crystals, presented a public demonstration in Naples on June 6 claiming discovery of a new microbe. He described its unique features and potential significance for science.
The Supreme Court in an opinion by Justice White upheld the constitutionality of the oleomargarine law. Leon McKay had sued to recover $50 paid as a penalty for selling a 50 pound packers of colored oleomargarine with a three quarters of a cent per pound tax instead of 10 cents. The court held the tax targets the finished product and not the manufacturing details, affirming the lower court. Chief Justice and Justices Brown and Peckham dissented.
Three thousand machinists in Metal Trades association shops walked out last night in protest of the 10 hour day. About 115 shops are closed today with operations halted at most facilities. Employers plan a limited restart tomorrow, centralizing force at a few plants while denying any return to the longer day.
An imperial decree transfers control of Reval Sveaborg and Tibae ports and Baltic naval forces to Cronetadt port commandant named commander in chief of fleet and ports. The move aims to unify Baltic coast measures during the ongoing war.
London reports that the royal commission appointed in August 1901 to inquire into the relation between human effort and its outcomes is continuing its work. The June 2 update notes progress and ongoing evidence gathering.
Fragmentary text describes military positions and maneuvers near Manchuria and Yalu. Mentions General Kuzes and Mukden, Harbin, and Japanese lines. Notes on fortress readiness, troop comparisons, and equipment, with implied strategic pressures.
Paris June 3 The United States seeks an official position on France's actions in Morocco. The note attached to the request signals a shift toward a clearer European policy alignment and possible future talks.
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