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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1913
Page
15
A panic caused by a false fire alarm at a Pang Christmas celebration for copper mine strikers in Calumet Michigan leads to over eighty deaths, mostly children. The hall’s narrow exits trap victims, with seventy-four corpses found beside the building and many more carried away by helpers.
Dr Bethmann Hollweg the imperial chancellor rejected the Socialists request to amend the constitution to empower the emperor with a veto and to impose limits on the house. The article notes the constitutional clash as the Socialists press for decisive changes amid political tension.
Torreon in Mexico’s state of foubulla is besieged by rebels after recent fighting. Federal general Refuges Velanes reportedly retook the town but rebels again threaten the area amid ongoing clashes.
A fragmented OCR item mentions Ran Francieco from a distant land with distant hopes, referencing four locations and a 1914 date. It also alludes to the Panama Pew and a dental congress and an unclear inquiry about a specific day or event. The text is garbled with names and phrases, lacking coherent context.
Calumet Chelean H Royer and federation organizer John Tanner left Hancock aboard a train bound for Chicago after a confrontation with Citizens' Alliance leaders over relief funds and a disputed claim that a cry of fire caused the panic deaths. The Federal refusal to accept relief money led to the departure as strikers remain under local leadership.
Salt Lake City reports the death of Andrew Clarence Nelson state superintendent of public instruction and first vice president of the National Education Association. Born January 20 1864 in Ephraim Sanpete County he endured cancer for 25 years with nine operations. He was a native Utahn and son of Meda F Nelson and Margaret Hansen Nelson.
Denver reports a National Radium Institute led project to establish the world’s largest radium producing plant directed by the United States government. Leading scientists will oversee operations amid formal sanction and expected industrial impact.
The article notes General Francisco Villa ordering execution of all officers and federals who join Huerta's cause as his forces move from Chihuahua toward Ojinaga. Federals under Castro and Orosco, about 4,000 troops, retreat toward the border after defeats, while Villa remains at Chihuahua awaiting developments.
George Dewey marked his seventy sixth birthday by reporting to his Washington office on Friday to fulfill duties as president of the naval general board.
Dr Maria Montessori the noted Italian educator is in the country lecturing to her squad of training teachers in Tacoma San Francisco James W Mo Thursday he was run down by a street car and died at Market Street car line Indians charged with counterfeiting Aberdeen Washington Frank Walton Cleveland Jackson and Linkay Power Quinlaulk Indian young man charged in counterfeiting case
Fragmentary report shows doubts over a peace bid while Huerta weighs field action against rebels. Villa counsels press for constitutional restoration, provisional presidency, and a popular election. Discussions also touch land laws, confiscations, and tariffs amid turbulent political bargaining.
Fire caused by a defective furnace in the boiler room at 7 o'clock Sunday morning destroyed the Daly-Weet mill and hoisting works in Park City. Estimated losses total about 150000 in property and several hundred thousand in wages for 300 workers, with operations halted since December 4 for a holiday shutdown. The ore was only partially processed when the blaze, aided by a strong wind, rapidly consumed the wooden structures.
The Chicago Federation of Labor called on Congress to investigate conditions in Michigan's copper country. In resolutions the federation charged mine owners and their agents with responsibility for the Christmas Eve tragedy that claimed many lives, including several children, in the mining region.
Sir Ernest Shackleton announces to the Times his intention to lead a new expedition to the South Pole in 1914. He will depart from a South American port to cross the polar continent from sea to sea and return via New Zealand. A Hungarian interior notice warns municipalities to delay emigrants’ departure to the United States until conditions improve.
A damaged clipping reports Lillie Devereux Blake nearing death after a fall and long illness in a sanitarium in Kentucky. It mentions Loularilie editor contributions in Kentucky and a Montreal famine context with vague references to Dr Henry J Man and Canadian theory works.
Attorney C H Hitom files for the federation in Houghton County alleging Moyer was attacked by several men. He claims a belt revolver was used and Moyer was beaten and dragged, while the mob demanded his life before the case proceeded.
Fragmented report says investigators found no evidence of the Meches or Lopez at Apex Mine after bulkhead work. Two party members recall hearing Lopez the morning bulkhead was installed. Searches focused on the eleven stops along the incline with bedding location previously noted.
In Washington a public referendum by the chamber of commerce of the United States passed 435 to 16 endorsing Congress establishing a legislative reference and bill drafting bureau in Washington. The proposal aims to aid lawmakers with expert drafting and research services.
Precious seeds, the product of Luther Burbank, after a quarter century of experimenting, are stored in a safety vault in San Francisco. The note hints at valuable plant material and long research history. No further context is provided in the fragment.
A body found hanging in Paris is believed to be that of an American man. Letters on the deceased are addressed to Svensk Tele and mention unclear affiliations, with investigators examining the scene and possible motives.
James Mamiian Lewis United States senator from Illinois sails as a delegate to a conference at sea. Troops occupy four Albanian villages Kolovosti Novossle Mtresora To bojan, due to powers decisions. Entire Family Milted. In New York Heare Keel and his wife and two young children found dead in their bed at Glew.
A chaotic collection details changes in school administration, regional mining production in Wyoming, donations to cathedral construction in Oregon, legal cases in Denver and Portland, and local events from the Northwest, including a baseball injury suit, labor rulings, and charity efforts by University of Oregon students. The report also references rail and trail plans through Nevada and Utah, with scattered notes on residents and local figures.
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