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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1903
Page
2
A condensed review surveys global affairs from Europe to the Pacific. Topics include Turkey’s stance with America, czarist Russia versus China and Japan, British criticism of policy, and a San Francisco warehouse fire worth 115000 dollars.
Washington reports 996 545 pensioners on the rolls with 726 356 soldiers and 267 189 widows and dependents. The average pension is 133 dollars annually. Spanish war pensions total 1 765 310 dollars. Commissioner Ware urges reforms and notes 3 038 023 590 dollars disbursed across wars, with per capita cost 175 dollars in 1903. Panama treaty fallout spurs movement toward a Panamanian independence push. Counterfeit silver coin operation busted in Newark with three men arrested.
The General Land Office released figures showing state contributions to the reclamation fund for the last fiscal year. Oregon leads with 1 884 730, followed by North Dakota and Washington. Idaho adds 1 149 687 with 642 218 last year. The policy allocates 51 percent for within state irrigation over ten years and 49 percent to the general land fund, with total irrigation land now estimated at 16 991 836, well above prior estimates.
Reports from the United Kingdom describe widespread devastation from a southwestern gale reaching 70 miles per hour. Dozens of ships wrecked, farms and hop gardens in Kent damaged, rivers flooded, telegraph lines down, and inland casualties feared. Dover breakwater swept away and the First Army tents damaged as Dover, Aldershot, and coastal towns cope with extensive harm.
A Monastir dispatch reports Turkish forces driving toward Lake Prespa with 8000 infantry and 12 guns, but rebels escape unscathed. The Macedonian committee threatens to murder a British consul or journalist or American missionary, while Sofia notes a circular to powers justifying brutal measures by insurgents against Christians.
London dispatch reports increased Turkish and Bulgarian tensions over Macedonia. France readies Levant squadron, with other powers likely to take similar action. Ankara denies atrocities by Ottomans while Beirut violence and rumors of broader massacres circulate amid chaotic wartime press diplomacy.
A heavy storm swept Southern Montana leaving about eight inches of damp snow. It weighed down trees and broke many branches. Sage Creek range war impacts noted as wells settle and sheep driven to lower elevations.
A grand stand on the Fort Leavenworth reservation near Leavenworth Kansas collapsed during a reenactment injuring 24 people. About 1 600 spectators were present. Ambulances transported the injured to city hospitals and three were feared dead.
The Macedonian interior organization estimates 160 000 refugees, mainly women children and the elderly, are hiding in mountains and forests. Turks burn Ve e Viach near Monastir and kill escapees. Thirteen thousand Tarkiah soldiers gather at Planka Kratovo Gobchani, plundering villages. Do britsi district reports naked starving soldiers robing all around.
A dispatch from Tokio dated August 28 via Victoria B C reports the secret Russo-Chinese talks have ended in Pekin. The conclusion touches on Japan and China with Russia guiding officials at the grand council in Potrin.
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