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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1906
Page
2
Congressmen Hoar dies. Taft speaks on law and order in Idaho. Russia sentences leaders to Siberia. German steamer sinks crew drowned. Pan canal commission struggles with labor. Norway disputing island ownership. Paris storm and tidal wave reports. Chicago licenses down. 100 laborers sent from Spain. Warpath fears of Cheyenne nation. English Lords approve religion in schools. Tariff revision urged.
A reported group of 100 Ute Indians ambushed a wagon bound for Tenth and Sixth Cavalry camps at Arvada. They looted 3,000 pounds of flour, held the driver at rifle point, and disappeared into the hills. The raid stalls supply operations and prompts new trains from Arvada as troops move to rebuild the line.
Washington reports the October public debt total, excluding cash in the treasury, at 962 171 36 dollars, down 2 079 20 for the month. The notes detail interest bearing debt 926 169 270, non interest bearing 309 189, yielding a total 1 325 472 174. Cash in treasury includes gold reserve 150 000 000 and various trust funds and deposits, with a remaining net balance of 372 10
Washington reports Dalny opened to global trade on September 6 without ceremony. John Edward Jones, American Consul, notes arrival of Japanese merchants and limited goods available. He cites potential barter for farming machinery and raw cotton fabrics, while Chinese demand grows for dyed cloths as food shortages and high prices strain labor markets.
Paris reports the cabinet moving to abolish the death penalty and reform military justice with court martial changes while introducing a state takeover of cartomunlintage assets. Madrid notes Spain to pursue amendments improving female and child labor conditions as new cabinet measures.
Pendleton Oregon October 30. Oregon lawmakers and Governor Chamberlain toured the Walla Walla state prison jute mill project and Weston Normal School. They weighed replacing the stove foundry with a jute mill but raised concerns about cost, market impact, and reliability. Superintendent James and others argued the present foundry yields higher revenue and lower risk. At Weston the party heard from President French and local students, with officials praising the school and urging regional river cooperation.
A Sheridan telegraph report describes the Tenth Cavalry engaging Utes near Birney and pursuing bands across Bitter Creek Powder River and Ashland. Troops from Fort Keogh and Fort Meade converge as Indians reportedly maneuver to reach the reservation border.
The United States Department of Agriculture will publish two farm ers' bulletins Nos 268 and 269 on industrial alcohol. They cover sources, manufacture, uses, statistics, and enforcement under the June 7 1906 law. Prepared by Dr Iv W Wiley, the bulletins explain denatured alcohol and its governance.
Two soldiers from Company K of the Eighteenth Infantry at Fort Leavenworth were denied entry to a skating rink. Captain M McFarland appealed to the War Department secretary claiming the proprietor would admit soldiers only in civilian clothing. Lieutenant-Colonel William Paulding deplored the lack of esteem for the Army uniform and urged corrective measures.
Washington November 1. Acting Secretary Oliver ordered aluminum identification badges stamped with name company regiment or troop to be worn beneath the clothing by a cord. The badges will be issued to enlisted men and officers at a price. The measure cites thousands of unidentified graves as justification.
A brief item notes Mint acquires a small stake at Faru Nevada. Details are limited but indicate a minor purchase involving mint and a Nevada location. The report lacks dates and names due to fragmented text.
From Hopedale Labrador Herbert Li man reports that commander Robert E Peary of the States Navy reached farther north than prior attempts though not attaining the Roosevelt. The party faced open water ice storms and loss of two sleds but endured with no deaths and continued toward the ship.
In a bold directive the president announces a strong action by the Department of State and high Union force commission officials. The order targets criminal probes and enforcement across key federal agencies. Institutions and leaders unnamed in the fragment are urged to proceed with decisive measures.
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