01 Apr 1909
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
1
Diamondville residents brace for possible flood impacts as water levels rise and a general wire wanes on the culvert road. The dome will be strengthened, bridges protected, and repairs continue. Community figures, including Prater and Mel Cooper, are mentioned amid local concerns and a planned reception.
Bell Telephone Company manager W L Paulsen announced removal of old lines and stringing of new cables for coral connections in Kemmerer. Construction will start soon, improving service. Division Superintendent W H Jones visited Kemmerer for air tests. Forest Ranger F Patterson, previously assisting Zeph Jones, transfers to Ely Nevada National Forest in promotion with his family to move soon.
The State Board of Sheep Commissioners orders that no sheep or backs shall be trailed or shipped in the Central or Northern Districts of Wyoming. The ban covers Premont, Touverse, Werth, Troyk, Johnson, and related counties, effective immediately across the affected regions.
Mr Gove reports that Aver Veght of Woksclits accompanied him on a two week California survey of the gold regions in several counties. They are impressed with the prospects and potential investments may follow. A new transcontinental railway is nearing readiness to enter the state, with the Moffat road from Denver connecting to an eastern trunk line and Western Pacific links planned near Salt Lake City within two years.
The Arington Comedians performed at the opera house last Friday evening, drawing a crowded crowd for their second city appearance. The melodrama Sitates' Evidence played to good reception with W. W. Craig delivering a praised portrayal as the “sheeny” character. A host of performers including Thos Pawly, Mrs Arington, and Mira Denise Layson earned ovations for songs and acts. The Minnes Tex Rodrigues and Spanish girls, ages 12, 16, and 19, received strong applause in their specialty acts under Mrs Abington’s management who maintains careful care of the young talents.
Hy Smith departs from La Marge Wyoming with a long story of property and family changes. The note references a remodelling cost of about 800 and a payment of 100 years ago, plus plans for further improvements and contested inheritance or tenancy with Mr Lanian and the Lareneek family amid local town dynamics.
Senator Warren of Wyoming receives a favored assignment to the Senate rules committee, gaining influence over capital buildings, committee room allotments, and procedural application. He already serves on appropriations and chairs military affairs, with other posts on public buildings, irrigation, agriculture, forestry, and a new public expenditures committee seen as a board of comptrollers over government spending.
The Montpelier area reports the funeral of Peter Layng held at the Catvale Church with family present. A Nor’easter of obituaries notes Layng’s long service on the Short Line and his role with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, while the town marks the loss with remembrances and condolences.
Incoherent OCR fragment reports Friedmans in San Francisco with unclear names and places. The text mentions people and locations in a garbled way, making a concrete event or outcome hard to discern.
The article reproduces a condensed summary of a new game law from the Kv anatin g Times discussing open season dates for sacrete birds and weeds, licenses and fees for residents and non residents, limits on kills, and required coupon mailings to the state game warden within twenty days.
In Wellston Ohio Perle Pithinger a rope ranger in No 1 mine Cumberland was killed instantly when a mine accident occurred soon after four am He started to return to the entry after lifting a tip and the coupling broke causing the cage to pass over him Coroner Curtis reports the death as a mine accident and mourners from the local union attend as the community recalls the incident and notes safety failures.
Fragmentary text describes a fire at Bondurant involving workers and a mine operation. It mentions a person named Delia Blane and references workers at a site, with uncertain timestamps and locations. The legible parts hint at a fatal or dangerous event during mining activities but lack coherent details.
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