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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1902
Page
10
The Kemmerer Camera is published by Keammerer Publishing Co with officers Quealy president Ve Avery treasurer Carey and general editor W. 8 Port.
A mixed Continental and world-wide wrap reports labor strife in Brussels and Belgium, revolts feared in Russia, a Bar ton fire in Alabama, Venezuela-France diplomacy, and multiple local incidents. Also noted are railway accidents, fires in Ireland to California, and political shifts in Hawaii and Jaline Mexico.
The Supreme Court granted Washington leave to file an original bill seeking an injunction against Great Northern Railway, Northern Railway, and Northern Securities. Chief Justice Fuller noted care in original cases and cited Louisiana Texas and Minnesota cases, with subpoenas to issue at the next term in October.
A steamer on the Ohio river carrying 150 passengers was consumed by fire near Ogden's Landing, 24 miles from Cairo. Seventy-five perished, another seventy-five injured or saved, as crews fought flames from 5 a.m. until afternoon with nearby boats aiding the stricken.
Orders from Washington call for a court of inquiry into Samar affairs. General Smith reports insurmountable difficulties and extreme hardships faced by his command and praises American troops for bearing the ordeal with restraint amid treachery from island natives. He says campaigning in Samar is no pleasure trip and doubts any other force could have acted as well.
Reported assault by Conservative party members caused a blast at a military barracks in Managua Nicaragua on a Wednesday nearly 150 people died and the barracks were destroyed. Bitter exchanges between Conservatives and Liberals under President Setayu and leader Senlah Rhodes of Bailey's Ulster county are noted amid a General distress across the region.
In eastern Kansas Bishop Fink orders daily prayers across his diocese as rain remains elusive. Leavenworth churches began offerings with emphasis on continued prayers until rain arrives. Record heat and dry winds persist across central and northeastern Kansas, with wires down and temperatures reaching near 96 degrees.
The Senate approved the river and harbor bill with about 170 million in appropriations after thorough committee review. The measure includes funds for harbor improvements at Annapolis training school and addressing wartime needs, while other details remain unresolved.
News from Guatemala reports a powerful earthquake sequence leveling Amatitlan and damaging Quesaltenango. Amatitlan is reported as erased as a town with 10 000 residents camping in the open. Telegraph lines are down hindering casualty counts and full details.
In Parliament on Friday A J Bal four said two conferences between Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener with Boer delegates at Pretoria led to a plan to elect representatives of Boer commands to consider partition. He noted no armistice yet and that Boer leaders left Pretoria to pursue the plan. Communication with authorities may resume in about three weeks.
General Dewet travels to Hellbrow and other rendezvous sites to submit the British terms to burghers. General Botha, and General Delarey with Mr. Steyn, head to Klerksdorp to confer. Delegates expect to return to Segoriah in May amid ongoing hostilities and prep for new supplies.
From Rutherford County comes a curious report of Allen Cogsdell a wealthy eccentric farmer inviting relatives to a June 20 dinner at his home. The noon hour will feature the display of his own suicide as a planned gala moment described as a novel sensation.
In Helsingfors district the levy of 467 recruits drew only 56 volunteers. On April 18 a disturbance began with jeering at police and senators. General Kalgeroff deployed Cossacks who cracked down with knouts, injuring cripples and children before crowds were persuaded to disperse and order restored.
The Akron case states noon equals 14 27 standard time, affecting an 11 30 policy taken five years ago. Shomis Mier sued after a saloon fire and insurer refused 22 000 payment, but the supreme court ruled “soon” meant solar noon, ordering payout.
A man named Geld or similar collected pennies for twenty years and stored 10 700 copper coins. Facing storage limits he decided to transport the hoard to a bank by dray due to the heavy bulk of the coins.
In Sacred Heart church Trenton New Jersey the bride and groom were about to be wed when both became seized by sudden illness. The groom collapsed at the altar and his best man also fell ill as the ceremony stalled.
Early Sunday a jealous domestic servant attempted to destroy Prof Fr Magiott’s Ada Ohio home with dynamite. A stick exploded in front of the house and wrecked furniture. The accused lover faces charges but trial has not begun.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a calendar era change, a meeting of a French astronomy group, a noted date in January, and multiple garbled names and events. The readable bits mention Marie Tobin dying in a hospital and a military detail with officers and privates.
A divorce case records the end of a marriage between Willard Lantere and Catherine, both named in court papers from Jefferson Win. Ages appear garbled, 4 and 00, with no further details of property or settlement provided.
Aboriginal men killed during a violent incident on a southern coast shore. Reported by residents after a February 16 event aboard the steamer Mambare returning to Sydney. Natives were said to be killed or wounded with several captured or harmed during clashes on Santa and nearby islands.
The report notes a Colombian government delegation authorized to negotiate peace with insurgents in Tolima and Soacha, with generals Uribe and Marin offering terms if troops are safeguarded. Separately, Asian fronts show mixed progress as insurgent forces face surrenders and regional clashes continue. details describe entrenched fighting, mass ambushes, and political moves amid upheaval.
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