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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
1
Nightfall threats rise as a siege surrounds the Stone House. Old Egan and Follett seek aid from Crook’s nearing forces while allies between tribes and trappers bargain for safety and possible alliance. The tale centers on fear, revenge, and shifting loyalties amid a looming attack.
In a desert frontier drama, Martin Lyle the Lord of the Desert battles trapper Dan Follett and native foes. General Crook orders pursuit from a fort to the Stone House, while Follett escapes after a knife attack and plans further loot and raids with the half-breed Follett.
A party from embassies in Constantinople tested lifeboat drills on the Drack sea coast. They dressed in bathing costumes and cord jackets, each man paddling a lifeboat. A Turkish crew capsized the boat, revealing a secretary with his eyeglass still in place, a spectacle welcomed by onlookers.
A young man reports that General Sir Evelyn Wood of the British Army rode a giraffe for amusement. He fell, was kicked, and lost consciousness. The incident left him with head pain upon seeing a giraffe for years afterward.
Crowded towns along the river report 11 p.m. flood peak and a 20 inch retreat as rain ceases and conditions ease. About 12 000 cords of shingle bolts carried downstream and bridge piles at Castle Rock are washed away. Rail traffic on Great Northern and Northern Pacific remains disrupted with several bridges out and trains delayed.
In Caracas on January 6, President Castro declared he will not abdicate nor resign, insisting the Matos revolution will end without foreign aid. The La Guayira blockade by Allied powers sparks foreign resident astonishment as a Dutch steamer attempting to offload European mail is halted and mail bags opened aboard a British cruiser.
A jumble of short items reports Roseburg cattleman sightings along the Tana River, Roseburg enforce Sunday saloon closing, Dallas seeks water rights via city vote, and O R N Co plans February action near Summerville. Also noted are a decomposed body on South Umpqua, a British ship ballast danger, a streetcar robbery, possible truancy school efforts, and local elections.
President and Mrs Roosevelt hosted a New Year reception at the White House drawing hundreds of visitors to see the newly finished interior. The festive day included a tour for families and children with the president in a frock suit and Mrs Roosevelt gracious as ever as work on the lower floors nears completion.
Honolulu sent the first Pacific cable message to San Francisco. received at 11:08 last night with perfect signals. The transmission was rapid, but operators have not yet measured the exact speed for the earliest message from a sitting president.
The article recounts a stormy cable lay from Hawaii to Manila with dangers of high strain on the line. Engineers used rare judgment to avert accidents as the cable reached Molokai Channel on Christmas Day and spliced to the Hawaii shore end by New Year’s. Clarence Mackay, president of the Cable Company, hopes to complete to Manila by July and extend to Shanghai afterward.
Louis H. Mott, intoxicated by liquor and opiates, fired a revolver at his wife in Missoula. She died at the hospital five hours later. Mott was arrested. Reports say abuse and a recent sale of his laundry due to drunken habits preceded the tragedy.
United States Marshal Shoup arrived from Juneau with three Hoonah Alaska Indians who were sentenced to four years each in McNeil's Island Penitentiary for killing Indian Irbnc whom they claimed to be a witch. They bound Isaac to a tree for eight days causing exposure and death.
In Monterrey 250 Guggenheim workers walk out in strike over alleged conditions. In Laredo Texas reports note further disruptions as about 1000 others affected by the dispute involving the large Mexican smelting operation.
The page lists current prices for wheat, barley, flour products, mills, hay, potatoes, poultry, chess cream, butter, wool, beets, beef, and hogs. Prices shown include per ton, per cental, per sack, and per pound figures across multiple grades and varieties.
The San Francisco signals chief reports a quick fix of batteries and first formal contact across the Pacific. Governor Dole sends a congratulatory cable to President Roosevelt, while Honolulu cable officials extend messages of goodwill and prosperity.
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque was defeated in a suit by C J Sherman and John Hanfeldt of Williams Ia to recover 2430 subscribed to build a Williams church. Judge George Dyer ruled they may recover with interest, saying subscriptions were conditional on a bilingual priest being sent. The court found the church failed to fulfill its part.
Four boys four boys aged under twelve have died in Norfolk since Christmas from lockjaw caused by burns from toy pistols. As Tuesday reports warn the disease may strike again, and city leaders consider municipal legislation to prohibit sale of such weapons.
A Wyoming oil field report notes a coal mine collapse near Evanston on January 6. The incident involved a vein failing to surface and trapping workers. authorities dispatch crews as the situation unfolds with unclear casualty details and ongoing recovery efforts.
Silverton bank closes as president James H. Robin vanishes sparking a search by multiple parties. Cashier A H Mule reports the bank has $30,000 capital and about $206,000 in liabilities while investigators seek Robin who has been acting strangely and may have left town.
A partial notice indicates Crown Prince Frederick II received an invitation to meet the Czar in St. Petersburg in mid January. The fragmented text mentions royal audiences and official welcome plans.
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