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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
10
A lone highwayman halted eleven stagecoaches in Yellowstone on Monday, collecting cash, drafts, jewelry, and candy from passengers. He fired a warning shot, injured one man who tried to flee, and vanished as troops pursued. He spoke German, wore bluish-brown overalls, carried an automatic rifle, and used smokeless powder.
The United States Court of Appeals handed down two sweeping opinions on Monday reversing the lower courts in full. The decisions concern government safety laws and regulatory actions, with extensive discussions of prior rulings and implications for enforcement.
George W. Fitzgerald, a former assistant treasurer teller, was arrested amid suspicions he aided or concealed the $176,000 subtreasury theft dated February 20, 1907. Investigators traced large denominations and marked destruction packages while Fitzgerald’s finances and purchases raised questions about his involvement.
Rawhide Nevada a miner named John Boar formerly of Los Angeles was killed by a dynamite explosion believed started by his partner William Risdon. Risdon, driven by delusion and assumed ownership of the mine, rigged a cap and fuse and hurled the explosive into the shaft as Boar worked amid three feet of ore. Risdon fled into the mountains.
In Umirovka, Yekaterinoslav, revolutionists attacked the Edelstein Jewish family for alleged informer activity. Bombs and gunfire killed a mother and son at the home. Later a about forty to fifty armed men overran a hospital, killing the mother and son and fleeing.
Tangier reports confirm that Abdel-Aziz was defeated by his brother Mulai Hafid on August 19 after tribal betrayals and desertions. Hafid proclaimed sultan at Tangier with officials in major Moroccan cities declaring for him, consolidating control nationwide.
A New York crowd witnessed Eva Hacerman claim she is the savior of humanity in a white robe. She proclaimed her mission as crowds gathered, were unsettled, and she was removed to a hospital amid notes of religious mania linked to financial troubles.
Washington officials express confidence that business conditions are gradually improving as national banks report higher specie and legal tender, increased bank surplus, and rising circulation since last fall's panic. The July 15 1908 bank conditions show $147 295 217 more in specie and legal tenders, $15 741 420 more surplus, and $61 714 500 higher circulation compared with 1907.
Acting Governor Harper and James F. Galbreath Jr of the American Mining congress call a statewide mining men meeting in Denver during September to unite mining interests. The goal is securing for Colorado and Denver a permanent Mining Temple while Utah lodges a claim to move executive offices to Salt Lake City.
Seattle reports the steamship Myades arrives from Nome at midnight with 1000000 gold dust and freight. The freighter’s arrival follows the steam Northwestern, a passenger ship, complicating schedules as the Hyades may show in two days. A separate note claims a massive auditorium will be built in St Louis with seating for 14000.
Twenty more indictments were returned by Sangamon county special grand jury on Saturday bringing total to fifty. The batch includes five against Thomas Marshall and twelve against Black defendants linked to a murderous assault on William B. Bowe, chief clerk in the county treasurer’s office. Other cases accuse whites in arson at a Reno restaurant and assaults with deadly weapons. Also noted are personal tragedy items from Paris and New York, including reports on Winifred Parsons and a Paris suicide inquiry.
A non union miner named Anthony Davin, living in Pratt City, Alabama, was ambushed near his home Thursday night and fatally wounded after his house was dynamited Wednesday night. The attack follows a lengthy strike, with Davin claiming he recognized the attackers. Nearby, saloons reportedly open in eight locations amid temperance era tensions.
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