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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1904
Page
2
Reports from St Petersburg to Tangier describe Russian defeats in Silesia and Port Arthur, with Kuropatkin blamed for the advance. Clouds over currency and church property finance the war while strikes and transport disruptions ripple daily life.
The London papers report a likely Japanese victory with General Kuropatkin blamed for a disastrous defeat. Editors note Oyama dominates and Karopatkin’s tactics labeled as a gambler’s throw while dispatches hint both sides may exhaust their reserves as the siege continues.
The annual report by Brigadier General J F Weston, commissary general, cites total army feeding costs at 8 821 750 for the past fiscal year. Losses occurred in the Philippines and other areas, while Weston urges Congress to reform subsistence fund disbursement and allow public auctions of surplus stores. The report credits reduced running expenses and wage savings of civilians.
Reports from Liao Yang describe General Kuroki trapping General Kuropatkin with four Russian divisions and isolating them east of Bensihu. Japanese reinforcements rush to support Oku and Kuroki as battles rage near Mukden with heavy casualties on both sides and uncertain outcomes.
The schooner Golama reports August sighting 40 miles south southwest of Cape Curat of wreckage from the Kinshiv Maru. Captain Macomber confirmed the debris stemmed from the Japanese troop ship sunk by Russians last April. Entangled wreckage included headless trunks.
The president plans to press delegates at the Interparliamentary Peace conference to summon a new meeting of plenipotentiaries from Hague signatories. The state department will send notes to each government inviting venue and time proposals. Diplomats anticipate demands for ironclad scope limits amid potential disagreements.
Police probe into a child murder on St Vincent island reveals a supposed negro sorcerer involved in barbarous superstition across the West Indies. The victim, a young bey, was slain as part of a feared spell to influence the royal court. Authorities report the alleged perpetrator, described as intelligent, was taken into custody as the inquiry widens.
A chaotic labor dispute ends as coal miners agree to return to work after a lengthy stoppage. Officials announce tentative settlement terms and a return date set for October 15 pending final ratification.
A spectacular Winnipeg blaze on October 13 destroyed the Pullman block the Ashdown Hardware company at 8 Bannatine Street Rialto block and the Great Northern telegraph office. The fire damaged Woodbine and Dufferine blocks. casualties were avoided but losses run high. The electric light and power grid failed and local newspapers remained dark. Firefighters prevented greater damage.
Oct. 18 report states the Hei Yen hit a mine on Sept. 18 and foundered near Pigeon bay with 197 sailors killed. Survivors reached Chiao Pai island after a storm. rescue efforts and a fleet search failed to locate more.
United States Secret Service Agent Bell led a raid nine miles west of Tacoma and seized H N Stone amid a large counterfeit operation. Officers found drying molds in a stove and a complete workshop described as elaborate. Stone confessed but claimed only experimentation and no notes of circulation.
The scattered OCR describes naval activity near St Petersburg with Rear Admiral Dasee and the Batse Sats, mentioning an engineering work near Culebra Hill and preparations for a 1,000 to 1,500 cable vessel survey. The text is fragmented and hard to parse.
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