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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
2
A chaotic digest lists strikes, killings, ship movements, and political shifts. Incendiary fire devastates Wayne West Virginia. James Parsons killed in Mexico. Chauncey Depew resigns from Equitable board. miners suffocate in West Virginia. Spanish budget approves artillery credit. wartime dispatches and varied local crimes fill a tumultuous outlook.
Washington J C Homer AO reports a cablegram from Korea stating the emperor declares the Korea Japan agreement null and void as it was obtained by force. He vows not to sign the present form and warns disturbances after the November incident may recur. Hurlbert calls the message the first real word from Korea showing Japan's treachery.
Russian refuges arriving on the Patricia and Charnitz report persecution in Odessa and other cities. They recount mobs in citizen disguises aiding attacks, police involvement, and a revolution driven violence. Witnesses, many separated from families, describe children thrown from windows and widespread killings as they fled to safety.
Washington D C attorney general Moody sent a circular letter to eighty five U S district attorneys urging vigilant enforcement of the Elkins Act against carrier rebates and discriminations. Investigations would lead to indictments where evidence warrants. The department seeks prompt nationwide action beyond local investigations.
Washington reports the Senate will pause railroad rate legislation until after the holidays. The interstate commerce committee plans to tackle only less urgent measures before recess, with a weekly meeting cadence and a general understanding that rate legislation affecting Interstate Commerce will not be pursued this session.
Mrs Mary Mabel Rogers was executed at Windsor at 1 15 p m Friday for the murder of her husband Marcus Rogers at Bennington on August 1 1902. She had been reprieved twice after appeals, and the U S Supreme Court denied further action. A small crowd witnessed the hanging as Deputy Sheriff Spafford read the final sentence and Deputy Sheriff Angus McAuley released the trap.
Portland Oregon senator John H Mitchell died at Good Samaritan hospital from complications after a Thursday dental extraction. A hemorrhage of unusual violence followed the procedure and could not be stopped despite powerful styptics and medical intervention.
Washington Postmaster General Cortelyou reports fiscal year 1905 receipts of 152,826,585 and expenditures of 167,290,169, leaving a deficit of 14,572,584. He notes 12.58 percent of weight carried was free matter, costing 19,822,000, and argues free handling reduced potential deficit. He urges foreign postal study and a 10,000 appropriation for three officials to study other systems.
The steamship Gerty of the Austro American line docked with 719 immigrants from Venice Trieste Mesella and Palermo recounting a five week voyage marked by storms panic and fear. Passengers describe deck confinement severe weather. a woman died and others were robbed while drinking water turned salty during the journey.
Salt Lake City reports the Incorporation of the Manufactur ers and Merchants Association in Utah. Orson F. Hewlett is named president with officers including Goorms McAllister and Leon Sweet. The group invites all Utah manufacturers and merchants to join and arrange exhibits at the association’s headquarters.
Tresno Cal entered Conejo pen to water a docile bull when it suddenly charged goring Charley Bisl an elderly man. The horns struck his right side and the beast tossed him, a scene halted by grandchildren who pulled him to safety. Bisl is in critical condition.
Governor orders extradition request for Pat Crowe to face robbery charges in Competh Bhiffe. Lilian Bolton of Cannell Hite testifies Crowe threatened violence while aboard a stat car, amid tension over Crowe’s alleged involvement.
Ninety feet of the Charing Cross station roof collapsed on Tuesday afternoon in Lonkton striking forty workmen at repairs. Early reports list two dead, two missing believed buried under debris, eight injured, and twenty more hurt. Adjacent walls and the Avenue work area sustained injuries to several workers.
The U S marshal for Nebraska has been summarily removed. The court ordered the defendant remain in custody for six hours. The action targets Tom Matthews of the district of Nebraska and links to alleged Milacnutin Lh conspiracy with Kidartapid Cormeteek, tied to encroachment on public domain.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a senate adjournment and a late senator Mitchell of Ormin with unclear details. Mentions a Kenate way baleen on Nownday and a few oddly phrased terms. No coherent event or clear individuals beyond scattered names emerge.
Fragmented readable text shows a historic sports or military reference with names and events. The garbled lines mention VMI and Kyte and a competition or parade, with unclear dates and outcomes. No clear person, organization, place, or result can be confidently identified from the legible portions.
Official reports compiled by the American Contractor of Chicago indicate the building industry is flourishing and generally larger than in November 1904. About a dozen cities show decreases, while the rest report gains, with some up to 49 per cent, reflecting an overall favorable trend though uneven across cities.
Fragmented text references Landis Mas Brilliant tea and various names and places. Mentions appear garbled but suggest a local notice or business matter with names like Heopreaoatere Lasmable and Regie OIF. Unclear actions or dates are present due to OCR errors.
Weekington A Wi introduces a bill to discharge civil service employees debt through a state plan. The measure targets grocers clothing rent and other costs while opposition cites fiscal risks and unclear administration.
The Senate plans amendments to the Panama bill with a vote likely on Monday. Leaders anticipate passage of major measures and a move to fiscal wiring while discussing new precedent for panel control and potential readings.
Mrs Nob Gapord was found injured at her home four miles north of Peru after an attack by a dangerous cow. She had gone to the barn early, returned to find her clothing torn and wounds on her head and body. Authorities report the incident as a fatal or near fatal livestock attack with ongoing investigation.
Benat Burtap wires colleague Senator Long saying he did not deny any committee assignments while his court case is pending. Long informs Senator Haleweehadriman of Republican committee ties, with Burtone serving as chairman of the Foreign Fenervae Lowe and a member of Public Lands and Posts and Pensions committees.
In South Norwalk Connecticut a woman identified as Mrs Gustafson shot her husband in their home Saturday then pursued him around the house before escaping into swampy brush. A posse and police hunted all night using lanterns and dogs as she was captured and said little. Her husband Edward Gustafson is dead.
The American drama Ben Hur by General Lew Wallace, praised globally, will be staged at the Salt Lake Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah. The six night run begins December 25 with matinees on Christmas Day, Wednesday, and Saturday, offering the production to local audiences as part of a notable cultural program.
Washington reports a telegram from Baron de Rio Branco stating that German gunboat Panther officers in civilian dress abducted a German deserter named Setinhomt at Itajahy in Santa Catarina. The Panther then sailed to another Rio Grande do Sul port while Brazilian cruisers Almiran, Barras, Ben, Constant and Tanmar dare shadowed the Panther. Brazil filed an official protest to Germany over the incident.
In Petersburg a street disturbance ended with two delivery workers killed and a policeman wounded as strikers clashed with volunteers outside a building. Police intervened after knives and a pistol were drawn, with one assailant firing a bomb-like object as the crowd scattered toward an open courtway.
Samus G. Ewins, a prominent hotel figure and longtime Utah mining participant, died Saturday afternoon after an overdose in his hotel room. Authorities report the medicine was prescribed for heart trouble and note Ewins had a troubled history with multiple health issues.
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