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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1903
Page
6
Tom Horn and Jim McCloud escaped the county jail in Cheyenne Wyoming after overpowering Deputy Proctor and seizing the keys. They were recaptured within a short chase as armed citizens gathered following the alarm from fire bells.
Three murderers stage robber and two highwaymen escaped from Silver Bow county jail in Butte Montana just after six o clock. Oestroff and Joe Rodgers aided the breakout and the jailor was overpowered. Lenox Martin and others fled by rear and main exits, with Oestroff later captured after a chase.
United States Senators Nelson of Minnesota Patterson of Colorado and Dillingham of Vermont were stranded on a Yukon River sandbar about 200 miles above Nulato after the steamship St Paul departed ten days earlier. The trio traveled via Skagway and Juneau to Daweson and inspected Klondike mines before boarding the steamer Van Vleet toward the mining camps on the Lower Yukon.
A meteor fell during a severe storm in Chickasha I T striking Mrs Sarah Sibleys backyard. She was severely stunned by the impact and explosion as incandescent fragments showered over miles. The meteor wrecked the local telephone system.
Paria Aug 12. An awful catastrophe struck the Metropolitan electric railway underground line killing ninety people. eighty two bodies recovered as firemen struggled for hours to reach the burning cars. Officials failed to manage the evacuation causing panic and suffocation in the crowded tunnel.
In St Petersburg the czar called for exemplary punishment not only of the assassin who killed the Russian consul at Monastir but of all officials responsible. The consul in Constantinople reported the grand vizier and foreign minister expressed regret, while the sultan’s telegram urged full satisfaction and swift punishment of all involved.
Oyster Bay August 12 The president refutes a circulating statement that Secretary Root will retire soon. He intends Root to stay in the cabinet for the winter and likely much longer, hoping for a long tenure.
A Warsaw dispatch reports an American association of about 37 000 farmers as of Aug 12 seeking help from Russian finance and agriculture ministers to raise agricultural prices especially wheat. The group aims to form a worldwide union of wheat growers to set an annual minimum selling price.
In Tokio on Aug 12 a gathering of public men led by Prince Konoye president of the house of peers and Counts Itagaki and Kuma formed a nonpartisan association. Its aim is to press the government to invite Russia to end the present international complications.
Rome settles on Sunday for the coronation of Pius X with a 40 foot canopy over the throne of St. Peter and a five hour service. Cardinal Rampolla will greet the pope at the basilica threshold and the pope may bless the crowd from the balcony or inside the church. ticket demand climbs toward 60,000 as consistory actions follow for Adjut, Taliani, Ratchthaler and Herrero y Espinoza amid illness and death concerns.
Vienna dispatch says the Macedonian central revolutionary committee fixed August 31 for a general uprising with Boris Sarafoff named commander and Alexieff as lieutenant. London letters describe preparations for a harvest‑time outbreak and note possible postponement amid a tense, critical regional climate.
United States Senator Addison G. Foster urged a $1,000,000 appropriation for the Lewis and Clark exposition and urged Oregon and neighboring states to cooperate. He called the fair valuable to the Northwest and noted Oregon’s strong private support and potential for federal backing. He emphasized the expo’s historic significance alongside the centennial Lewis and Clark anniversary.
Denver reports a severe Colorado storm on the eastern slope with unprecedented hail. In Greely and Eaton chunks of ice up to ten inches fell, killing sheep and injuring cattle and horses. Farms barns and crops suffered extensive damage, La Fayette area listed at about 200000 in losses, Southern Colorado saw heavy rains near cloudburst levels.
The United States government effort to introduce new currency in the Philippines faces resistance, particularly in the provinces. Manila bankers, convinced of action needed, held a conference with Governor Taft and promised to offer all possible aid.
Fire Chief Weimer Captain Gregg and four firemen were overcome by carbonic acid gas while probing a suspected fire at the Wilcon cold storage plant in Tiffin Ohio. Rescued by bystanders, they remain in serious condition as dense vapor blanketed the scene.
At the request of the forestry bureau the interior secretary temporarily withdraws about 2 500 000 acres in Southern Oregon near Warner Mountain from entry to assess suitability for a permanent forest reserve. Timber value and watershed importance drive the move as surveys continue through summer and fall to decide portions for inclusion. The withdrawal expands an existing Warner Mountain area reaching into California.
Reports from St. Petersburg say clashes between troops and strikers near Tiflis last Thursday led to troops firing on rioters. Twenty-one workers were killed and a Trans-Caucasian train was wrecked after strikers removed a rail. Armenians allegedly incited the strike.
The United States Geological Survey releases a preliminary report on 1900 petroleum production. Total output reached 80,894,590 barrels valued at $49,410,348, averaging 86 cents per barrel.
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