29 May 1903
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1903
Page
1
President arrives late at night aboard a Northern Pacific train from the Seattle yard. He passes spectators in the hotel corridor and exits to the street with Libera and Secret Service guard, as crowds are kept back by patrols and officers. The Star Spangled Banner plays as the party moves toward the hall, with heavy security.
petitions for a statewide referendum failed to gather required legal voter signatures. The three bills will not proceed. They included a $500000 appropriation for the Lewis and Park exposition in Portland between The Dalles and Celilo and a tax on corporations on their capital stock.
Barley prices fall as Pike's advertises large barley supply. The market signals lower costs for feed buyers with two schooner loads reportedly on the way. Pike's promises stock at lower rates to patrons this season.
A fragment outlines a clearance sale of apples and trees from Oregon with second grade stock priced at 40 cents per barrel or similar unit. Mentions individuals possibly shoppers or sellers and references to Myrtle Point Oregon.
Greatly alarmed group discusses key caucus in Greenvi tree with Mr HP Bur hw present. Attendees report urgent concerns about local politics and community impact amid tense exchanges.
The Pennsylvania Republican State Convention endorsed Roosevelt for re nomination. The piece notes national spending for stimulants in 1902 and cites a per person daily expenditure, then describes city gambling crackdowns and Hanna’s political maneuvering. It also covers heat and cold waves causing livestock losses, astronomical claims, a Walla Walla jail arrest of Joseph Becker, and a Swiss radical socialist linked to ballot talk and a rifle find.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Mr Jeetph Pominville of Weter Minnesota in a discussion about guaranteed wealth and growth. The text is garbled and details are unclear.
Mrs J R Stillwell of Arago, described as nervy, tracked a large California lion after a daytime chase. She fired from close range, twice knocked the beast from a tree, and finally killed it with a head shot near Hall's Canyon, ending a menace that had stolen six sheep.
Decoration Day participants meet at Hermann's hall at 9 am with a 9 30 am procession to the cemetery for GAR ritual services. At 2 pm a program includes Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, recitations, songs, and the flag meaning by six children, plus speeches and music. Committee to receive flowers at the ball door at 8 30 am. Text also notes an upcoming election with Republican dominance implied.
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