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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1903
Page
10
The report lists multiple political items from Wyoming and nearby states. It notes bills, elections, divorces, injuries in accidents, a murder case discharge, and regional developments including rail, mining, and education topics with several named individuals and places.
The British torpedo boat destroyer Pioneer rammed a destroyer near the Corfu channel during night naval operations. Fifteen sailors are believed drowned with only two bodies recovered as the Orwell’s wreckage was towed to port.
The French legation warned Venezuela that under a 1867 convention France may directly collect part of revenues from several Venezuelan customs houses to back diplomatic claims from past revolutions. France had renounced this right but may revive it due to unpaid interest, prompting French charges to meet Venezuelan officials.
Captain Richmond Hobson of Merrimac fame has tendered his resignation as a naval constructor. Though years of service and eye troubles were cited, officials ordered him to duty overseeing construction at Bremerton naval station in Washington.
Two men Lee Barnes and George Silverthorn fought a deadly duel in an email cabin near Redding California over small stakes. Silverthorn died from wounds after Barnes also suffered injuries. One witness saw only the ending of the affray as both men stabbed with improvised knives amid a heated quarrel.
Reports from Urique describe four shocks in Guazapares on dates including the 28th 24th 2nd and 27th followed by loud explosions. Four houses were destroyed and residents fear a volcano though damage is slight.
A westbound freight train wreck caused a split of two cars near Vicksburg Mississippi. A combination freight and immigration car and a second car rolled down the Incline into the river. The entire family of six from Opolo Alabama perished in the river accident.
Mrs Jennie Deppert a Christian nun from Indianapolis died of smallpox without medical aid. A number of women attended and held religious services relying on prayer. The coroner opened an inquiry to consider warrants for manslaughter and criminal neglect against the attendees.
A failed arson attempt at the state trade school in Ogden saw inmates conspire to set fires in the girls dormitory and other parts of the main building. Two beds ignited around seven o clock but were quickly extinguished with limited damage reported.
Congress faces a drawn out session with the antitrust bill likely delayed after the post office appropriation. Democratic and Republican negotiators probe two day general debate while the statehood measure awaits unfinished business on the Senate calendar. Senator Quay shifts tactics, abandoning quorum efforts and leaving opponents to bear the delay.
John Newdick was fined 40 dollars in Mayor Brouse's Kokomo Indiana court for whipping his wife during an extempore prayer session. Mrs Newdick testified she intended to join worship but her hands were busy making bread and she could not stop. The couple clashed as he halted prayer and struck her mercilessly. Newdick claimed devotion required her attention and said he could not predict when he might be pressed into prayer again.
Provincial and Berlin papers report a curious tale that the crown prince of Saxony intends to renounce his secession to the throne amid arcane political upheavals and public interest.
The Rhenish Courier reports that the prince has renounced his bid for accession to the throne and, per the Berlin Moreen Post's Dresden correspondent, has appealed to the emperor to relieve him of all military duties.
Willard H. Winters a prominent Butte figure and former county auditor shot himself with a Smith & Wesson revolver on his wedding day dying instantly. His fiancée reportedly broke the engagement after learning of his drinking. Nearby lay wedding gifts on the table near the bed, awaiting the ceremony that never occurred.
William Damters, a Cassopolis policeman, was killed when an immense icicle fell from the roof of C. L. Smith's store just as Damters approached the door. He was 26, unmarried, and a former Philippine service veteran.
Zion City founder Dowle told 7000 at Kenosha on Sunday that he would lead a 3000 strong group to New York next month to stage a "restoration" in Carterno Hall and Madison Square. He said daily street meetings would occur and more than 6000 followers volunteered to go.
Three newsboys Fred White 14 Fred Reck 12 and Harry Hans 12 were severely burned just after midnight in an alley behind Flow National Bank in Pittsburgh. A unknown assailant hurled two buckets of boiling water as they slept. only Hans can speak and he cannot identify the attacker.
The German envoy insists Kaiser Wilhelm II favors the Monroe Doctrine and America, denying plans to seize territory in South America. He says the emperor admires Roosevelt and the United States, and seeks American approval rather than colonizing.
Justice Clabaugh ruled Antonio M Apostol de Yease, a Filipino born in Manila in 1880, may claim U S citizenship upon reaching majority after a disputed declaration. The clerk had refused it arguing Filipino status, but the court found he could elect nationality on adulthood, retaining Spanish allegiance at birth. The decision avoids broad Philippine nationality issues.
A German cruiser Gallitee invited Puerto Cabello Germans to celebrate the emperor. local firm heads refused amid Venezuela’s anti German actions. Buha fara challenges the sultan. sultan orders troop concentration. Union Railroad strike talks in Omaha fail to settle. conferences move to extended stoppages.
General Otis cites prominent Filipinos pressuring for a brutal rebellion end via devastation and murder. He says hired warfare fails, cites buried alive and beheadings by Amigon forces, and calls for reform in currency land laws and governance to foster peace and development.
American miner Geo Williams, bruised and flush cut after three months in Nicaraguan sailors' hands, sought refuge aboard the Pacific Mall Steamship City of Panama in San Francisco and was taken to La Union, Salvador. He says his arrest was to seize his gold mine near San Fernando and that he will seek indemnity from the Nicaraguan government by appealing to the US Minister. Williams plans to go to Guatemala City within a week to pursue his case with United States representatives.
In Brooklyn four to five thousand horses are fed molasses as a cheaper nutritious alternative to oats while many work twelve to fourteen hours daily. A veterinary surgeon says molasses, properly mixed with hay bran and meal, is digestible and valuable. Separately, German officers aboard the Moltke reportedly conducted secret soundings near Havana and photographed fortifications amid tensions with Venesuela.
Five Veronica survivors arrive in London aboard the Brunswick after being picked up at sea near Funchal. They report the Veronica burned on December 10. Police detain four suspects over mutiny and murder of Captain Shaw and seven crew members. A Dutch railway strike in Amsterdam area causes freight delays. A clash between strikers and new workers occurs near Douvrevaam with several men wounded.
Disjointed summary cites Senator Jobe defeat in Wisconsin legislature and varied items: Latin American policy debates, prices and wages, Turkish troop movements near Lake Oshbrids, a life sentence for Arthur Lynch, inquiries into Hebrew race claims, British meat supply contracts, and multiple political and economic dispatches.
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