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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1902
Page
2
The Kemmerer Camera, published by the Kemmerer Publishing Co in Querally, lists officers including president Ve Avery and treasurer W. S. Port, with Carey noted in an editorial or staff role.
Reports describe grave labor troubles in Russia and Belgium with strikes to continue peacefully. A major fire destroys Bartons business district in Alabama while Venezuela and France renew diplomatic ties. Other items cover rail outlooks in England, drownings, and political events in Hawaii and Mexico.
The U S Supreme Court granted Washington permission to file an original bill seeking an injunction against Great Northern Railway Northern Pacific Railway and Northern Securities in a bid to curb merger effects. Chief Justice Fuller noted care in original cases and cited Louisiana Texas and Minnesota precedents in determining leave to file. Subpoenas to be issued for the next term in October.
A burning steamship on the Ohio river near Ogden's Landing twenty four miles from Cairo leads to the loss of seventy five lives among about 150 aboard. Many injured and frantic attempts to save passengers amid flames, smoke, and swift currents. Rescue efforts arrive by 2:30 PM from nearby boats and shore residents.
Washington orders a court of inquiry into Samar affairs. General Smith cites insurmountable difficulties and treachery of natives, praising American troops for bearing harsh conditions with restraint. He asserts campaigning in Samar is a harsh reality, not a pleasure trip.
Conservative members triggered a blast at a military barracks in Managua causing nearly 150 deaths and total destruction. Bitter clashes with the Liberal government under President Setayu were noted as the incident drew fresh political tension.
Bishop Fink of eastern Kansas orders daily prayers for rain across all Leavenworth diocese churches until rainfall arrives. Kansas faced hot dry winds and temperatures near 90s while telegraph lines failed and vegetation suffered potential damage.
The Senate approved the river and harbor bill with about 170 million dollars for appropriations after extensive Commerce Committee review. The vote and details reflected concerns over naval and harbor work including Annapolis, with many districts voicing anxiety over the bill’s scope and cost.
Reports say three quakes Friday night leveled Amatitlan destroying it as a city and driving 10 000 residents to camps in the open. Quesaltenango and others reportedly suffered heavy damage along 100 miles of western Guatemala. telegraph lines were down. Death toll unconfirmed though estimates cited.
In Commons on Friday A J Bal four referenced two conferences between Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener and Boer delegates at Pretoria. He said the Boers have left Pretoria to consider the plan and elections for Boer commanders to decide on peace terms may follow under local law. Communication with authorities may resume in three weeks.
General Dewet has gone to Hellbrow and General Botha to Weyheld while General De la Rey and Mr. Steyn travel to Klerksdorp to confer with burghers. Deliberations aim at British terms and a winter campaign is unlikely. Delegates expect return to Pretoria in mid May with orders for clothes and provisions as hostilities continue.
Allen Cogsdell, a wealthy aging farmer from Rutherford County North Carolina, has invited relatives to a June 20 dinner at his home and announced that at noon he will take his own life, turning the event into a sensational public spectacle.
From Helsingfors district a levy of 467 recruits drew only 56 to service. That day April 18 a trivial near riot grew as a senator was jeered. General Kalgeroff sent in the Cossacks who charged the crowd with knouts injuring cripples, elderly, and children until the military withdrew and order returned.
Akron decision rules noon equals sun meridian time for policy dates. Shomis Mier bought a 22 000 policy for his saloon at 11 30 standard Line five years ago and the company refused payment. The court held that soon meant the sun’s meridian in Akron, ordering payout.
A man named in the text has saved pennies for twenty years. He moved the large copper weight by dray to deposit at a bank, reporting about 10 700 pennies in the pile. The story notes the effort to store the savings securely.
Early Sunday a jealous domestic worker of Professor Fr Magiott at Ada Ohio attempted to wreck the house with dynamite. A stick exploded but caused only front damage and furniture wreckage. The suspect, a jealous lover, is charged but cannot be tried.
The text references a calendar era calculation starting in January and mentions Marie Tobin's death and a distant military or police context. It is fragmentary with numerous garbled names and locations, limiting precise reconstruction of events or dates.
A notice reports the divorce filing of Willard Lantere and his wife Catherine in Jefferson after many years of marriage. Ages listed as 4 and 00 appear erroneous and are not clarified in the filing.
Australian papers recount a violent attack during a political gathering in New Caledonia with natives killed and wounded. The steamer Mambare returned to Sydney with messages of ongoing unrest from Santo and nearby islands.
Reports from Barranquilla and Tolima indicate Colombian government envoys seek peace with insurgents while General Marin and other commanders consider laying down arms. Concurrently in the Philippines and southern China, rebel forces face ambushes and countermeasures as authorities tighten control and push for loyalty.
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