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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1903
Page
2
Recreational projects and public works across the West include Lewiston funding for public buildings, land grants for veterans homes, and new mining ventures in Idaho. Wyoming wool losses exceed a million pounds due to storms, with Civil Service nurse exams set in Salt Lake City. Political intrigue surfaces in Idaho and Montana, with investigations, arrests, and dam failures affecting local economies and governance.
A cable from Tianjin to London reports Japan has sent an ultimatum to Russia in Peking, though legations lack confirmation. British and Japanese intel flag potential conflict as Russia's reply to Japan’s proposals is seen as unsatisfactory. London circles fear war near as Russia and Japan clash over terms.
A Cleveland machinist Rosroe W Derby killed his wife and three children at dawn before shooting himself. The attack occurred around 4 am with two bullets to Mrs Derby’s forehead and a third to the back after the children’s deaths. The children reportedly woke and tried to flee during the assault. In a separate item, Constantinople pledged to apologize to Consul Davis for police insults in Alexandretta, while Attarian the naturalized American was freed.
The War Office states six British army engineers trained in Japanese military methods and that their departure was arranged with the Tokyo government well before the current Russo Japanese crisis, distancing the move from any immediate crisis.
The senate ratified the United States and China commercial treaty in executive session, removing the secrecy injunction. Rep. Nelson criticized the pact as insufficient for U.S. trade and warned of possible friction with Russia over Manchurian terms and open ports like Mukden and Tyne.
Four killed and about thirty injured when a four story dormitory at Central Tennessee College for Young Negro Women burns. The building lacks fire escapes and about sixty asleep students escape by jumping from windows. casualties may rise as bodies are recovered amid the blaze.
Newspaper summary notes Senator Morgan's resolution asserting Congress must approve declarations of war, with references to the Panama Canal treaty and U S neutrality laws. It also covers a government exchange report, financial asks, and international negotiations including Japan and Britain amid unrest. A Dayton Ohio fire rescue story reports twelve girls leaping from a fifth story window to escape smoke. two may die. The United Colombian committee in Paris predicts pressure to recognize Colombia's rights and possible arbitration outcomes.
Senate adjourned for the holiday after a brief two and a half hour session largely consumed by Senator Pettus of Alabama speaking on the Panama situation. The House also recessed for vacation, while Chicago honored David Konnleon with a monument unveiling at Lincoln Park.
The senate voted 67 to 18 to enact the Cuba reciprocity treaty. The measure reduces duties under the Dingley Law on Cuban imports and lowers U S goods sent to Cuba by 20 to 40 percent. After passage the senate accepted a House holiday recess from December 19 to January 4.
News in Havana greets the U S Cuba reciprocity bill as a relief after months of delays and depres sion. President Palma and his cabinet express gratification, while American merchants anticipate immediate upticks in buying from the United States and Europe.
Governor Taft and friars reach agreement to settle the friar land question by selling 403000 acres of agricultural lands and buildings. The pope approves the settlement terms and war department approval is awaited. Excludes 12000 acres sold to a railway company and a sugar plant area near Manila.
A Berlin dispatch reports Franzki of the ighiyonith infantry was sentenced by court martial to five years imprisonment for mistreating soldiers and abusing authority. He was called out for brutality likened to an ox driver. In a separate train collision near Pitt Bend, Missouri, injuries occurred and several people were severely hurt or killed.
A crippled postmaster J F Congleton was seized by masked burglars at his store around 9 30 pm while searching for a missing package. He escaped briefly but was captured and robbed of about 26 dollars after dropping his pocketbook containing 160 dollars. The assailants forced him along the railroad to Chattaray as rain fell before dawn.
A man was forced into a box car at Chattaroy and locked inside by assailants who threatened murder. Around midnight his wife raised an alarm and neighbors searched, locating him unharmed in the box car on the tracks near Chattaroy.
Count von Ballestrem is reelected president of the German Reichstag and known as a sharp opponent of socialism. Born in 1844 at Brelan he joined the army in 1858 and served in wars with Austria and France. Since 1872 he has sat in the Reichstag and earlier became a papal chamberlain.
Advices report the rescue of Daniel Watabee an Indian in Kitkatlah British Columbia who was to be killed by fellow tribesmen after they suspected sorcery. He had used a fat bound ball with hair and fet bones as a charm to win a woman. He was kept without food for five days.
A damaged report claims a Russian decree targets Armenian churches and stirs mourning. It alleges a supposed Armenian revolutionary plot in the Caucasus tied to internal security officials and broad social disruption, including threats to property and minority groups.
The text outlines extending the Carey Act under Utah state action and mentions other western states. It notes a contract expiration date of August 1 1904 and preserves lands under preexisting agreements. It also references memorial legislation and reserved lands connected to the extension.
A scrambled 1902 telegrams style dispatch reports fires deaths and political actions including a pension payment, a fatal road incident, gas explosions, a mining and wool trade overview, naval activity and political figures. It mixes diverse events with unclear dates or places and mentions victims and legal actions amid wartime references.
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