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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1907
Page
10
The column lists drownings in Ohio and Colorado, a French gardener killed near Mount Creek, a Colorado river tragedy, a Montana marriage, a New York death after surgery, and arrestee in Oregon. It notes veterans planning a reunion in Colorado and wage fears tied to railroad freight-rate shifts.
A severe typhoon, floods, and an earthquake devastate central Japan with hundreds killed and many injured. Villages flood or subside, homes vanish, bridges disappear, and ships founder. Relief ships are dispatched as Osaka, Kobe, and nearby areas suffer major damage.
Judge H B Short was arrested in Center Texas while presiding over a civil trial on an indictment charging him with the murder of Dr Paul Paul. Garrett fled and was later hanged. militia guarded the courthouse during preliminary trials. Two grand juries met and an indictment was returned again for the third jury.
A massive explosion at the Colorado and Southern freight depot levelled the western end and a nearby powder house with 1900 pounds of dynamite. The blast killed two men and injured many as glass shattered blocks away. Firefighters and crowds fled the shock wave.
Fragmentary text references a planned fight or strike by telegraph workers and related parties in Chicago and San Francisco. Mentions National Secretary Russell, talks of warfare rhetoric, and negotiations with companies about building new lines amid strike threats.
After the bombardment of Casablanca Moors and Arabs looted burned and attacked inhabitants including Jews and women. A British consular protected Jewish resident was killed and his sisters abducted. French and Spanish troops counterattacked with warships shelling horsemen as 6000 raiders pressed Crudes camp. Casablancan governor Muley Amin approved French actions and called for further punishment of agitators.
The Herald reports on bath tertad a Mexican Sons of Liberty group in a San Fernando Street office. A fifteen member Junta supposedly leads over 20 000 Mexican laborers called silver patriots seeking to overthrow Mexico City government and assassinate Diaz and Roosevelt with Ricardo Magon as adviser.
Attorneys for the Standard Oil company filed the assignment of errors in federal court and asked the appellate court for an appeal and writ of error. They argued no supersedeas should be granted for a bond larger than needed to cover costs. The government contends the bond should be set at 25,000. Judge Landia will determine the stay pending judgment. East Lake City workers at Western Union went on strike Friday with women and clerk girls among the walkout. One operator was fired Monday morning for refusing to handle a wire from Chicago, amid Chicago union strikes.
Telegraphers strike halts Associated Press service with 600 plus operators quitting in New York to San Francisco and Canada. Newspapers lose telegraphic news as wage and hour demands spark a 24 hour rule, potential railway telegraphers walkout looming and risk to rail and news networks nationwide.
Sacramento notes the upcoming fifteenth National Irrigation Congress will present about twenty five speeches and papers on national and state water policies. Vice President Fairbanks and notable lawmakers from Nevada California Utah Wyoming and Ohio are slated to attend along with all California congressmen.
A Utah pioneer descendant James Waller Mackey, after seven beers, seized a pistol from a bartender in Reno and fatally shot himself. He died after twenty hours, never regaining consciousness. The piece notes Mackey’s ties to the Deonison News Co and a troubled crossing incident near Kansas City.
H Harriman and wife attended church in Omaha during a westward trip on his special train. He warned of a coal shortage due to rising industrial demand, mine labor limits, and freight car shortages, and defended railroads from sole blame for the car crisis.
Acting secretary Newberry records the Navy's hearty commendation for Edward Wade Whitehead first class gunner's mate who risked his life to save a comrade during a land slide that destroyed the Tutulla Samoa barracks Whitehead stopped a collapsing avalanche to free Sergeant Jobo F Cox until a roller party from the United States ship Adame could extract him and the danger to others was halted
Spokane Washington report says Great Northern eastbound passenger train derailed about a mile south of Milan after rails spread on a sharp curve. Most cars left track with the smoker overturning down a 20 foot embankment. Several passengers seriously injured.
Fire in Manila on Sunday afternoon destroyed 12 native houses leaving 600 people homeless. Estimated damage 6800 pesos. Fire started from an electric wire and swept 10 yards square before a heavy fall stopped further spread. No injuries. Homeless residents are being cared for.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a chaotic notice about anti monarchist actions and landings in China with scattered place names and dates. Core elements include references to Tokyo Wuhan Varigeliod and Jerret amid unclear events. The text lacks coherent facts and precise details.
Denver attorney John Ho Murphy, general counsel for the Western Federation of Miners, was believed dying last week but is now recovering. He suffered a severe illness tied to tuberculosis and had a medical setback while working on Hayward case proceedings. Officials say he will regain his health.
Crowds clashed in Belfast as strike meetings drew large crowds and police faced mob stones. Troops fired bayonets after reinforcements arrived, injuring several, while international figures feud over war anxiety and condemnations echo in consular talks.
Fragmented OCR text outlines a police action involving the New York Police Service Commissioner and a street garden company. It mentions orders and investigative proceedings but the content is garbled and many names and details are unreadable.
A damaged OCR passage mentions a British frigate officer widely said to be aboard the Nicaraguan vessel near New York. It references a passenger from Virginia and a Dublin arrival expected, with scattered notes on timing and a captain and crew. The text is unclear and incomplete.
Washington officials report Central American representatives urge a permanent peace conference in the capital. The aim is a treaty with an intervention clause to prevent future wars, with a cautious push from the Mexican government and a hope for informal ministerial talks next winter.
Chicago telegraph workers walk off the job at Wertinn station in a night shift protest. Executives vow to continue, and 200 operators quit in solidarity while others gather at a building as police intervene.
In a disrupted labor note, the Boilermakers union and company leadership reportedly reached no lasting accord and prepared to pursue arbitration. Separately, a dramatic incident in San Francisco led to a shooting arrest as police pursued a suspect following a pistol discharge during a disturbance.
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