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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1902
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text from a local newspaper page notes publication by Kemmerer Publishing Co with names and titles but provides no clear event. Likely an advertisement or notice amid a page of credits and masthead details without a readable news item or date.
A flood of brief items reports Shamaka's earthquake destruction and a Santos Dumont dirigible crash near Monaco with a rescue. Punjab plague deaths surge. Britain Japan treaty impact on Manduuia Korea. Kiel canal expansion amid traffic. U S foreign aid and budget notes. reactions from Paris Lima and Yokohama. trials and political shifts in US and Europe. Boer relief, naval matters, and financial figures across nations.
A large scale strike in Barcelonn Spain paralyzes the city with 40,000 workers off work. Rioting erupts as factories close and troops fire on protesters, killing one and wounding twenty four as women with banners join the disturbances. The unrest comes amid wartime policy moves on Cuban reciprocity debated by Congress.
The president backs Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hobson for retirement citing eye issues and wartime service. Reports from Shamake and Shamaka detail a devastating earthquake near Shamaka with about 2000 dead, 4000 homes destroyed, and multiple villages affected, plus a nearby volcanic eruption and river changes.
A thirteen year old boy allegedly set fire to his baby sister's clothing causing her death. The mother fainted from the odor as flames consumed most of a fifteen room home. A San Francisco Salt Lake dispatch notes a vast property deal between Chanlser Cannel Co and A Butler on the American Consolidated Oil Co, transferring 104000 acres across California Utah Colorado Wyoming for receiving million. Large oil field machinery moved from California to Uint a County Wyoming where five rigs operate and development progresses amid regional storage and supply competition.
Herbert Wright of Philadelphia faced arraignment before Judge Arnuld on charges connected to self-harm. He pleaded guilty to attempting death by his own actions but denied intent to kill himself. The judge questioned if such an offense exists, invoking ancient law that a man’s life belongs to himself and his creator, suggesting a potential right to end one’s life.
A party of seven men traveling by snow near Thunder Mountain were buried in a slide. Hert Tules Campbell and B M Skyles of Weiner Idaho died, Williams of Weston and Myers of Boise survived. The group crossed a foot-deep snow when entombed, bodies recovered as rescue teams worked.
Wilson Owens testifies that Woodward murdered Sheriff Shelif Ricker in Wyoming. He describes planning a escape by horse, shooting the sheriff at close range, robbing the body, and fleeing through a manure hole to escape through nearby mountains.
Seven men were killed and several others injured when a fifteen ton boulder rolled onto the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf work train near Little Maumelle, Arkansas. The caboose bore the brunt as the rock shattered the car while the engine slowed and attempted to stop.
Honolulu reports that President Roosevelt has asked Senator George K R Carter to deliver a statement on Hawaii's political situation. Carter will travel to Washington February 5 to present the matter in person. Roosevelt's regent and rumors of Dole's resignation drive local journal interest.
New York endured a ferocious snowstorm described as the worst since a historic 1588 blizzard. Beginning after midnight the storm intensified by morning, burying streets and halting traffic as snow plows kept major routes clear. The storm swept across New York state and New Jersey, delaying travel and disrupting daily life.
The death of Charles Otte in Tacoma was attributed by doctors to blood poisoning from a wire bristle embedded in his scalp during a barber shop incident weeks earlier. He declined after loss of appetite and melancholy, leading to heart disease. a reconstruction permit for a future project at Dearborn and Monroe streets was noted, planned as a large building by First National Bank officers.
Panay scouts commanded by Captain Walker engaged on Samar island. They recently captured seven rifles and numerous bolos. An officer in command, the notorious traitor Winfrey, a deserter from the Party Third Regiment, was killed. Four men, including Long, deserted with Winfrey and allied with Filipinos.
A fragmentary, error-filled account describes Japanese leaving Wyoming due to insults from white laborers and a broader westward exodus. It notes Chinese departures years earlier and hints at miner actions in Colorado influencing migration, with scattered references to foreign affairs and famine warnings abroad.
A special meeting of the Higorn County organization was held at Cody Wisconsin to protest the setting axle of a section of the country near the Holl river. The gathering discussed impacts on local ranches and the potential range of 10 percent, noting extensive ranch interests and concerns about the proposal.
A local committee named by the Ungle Tom memorial group requests theatre management to prevent a repeat of the seen disturbance. The action concerns the play Haele Tom's Cobin and limits attendance to the one recommended by the committee.
The memorial adopted in Manila during an extraordinary session requests amnesty for the Filipino people and outlines political and social aims. It criticizes the delay of treaty obligations due to the Philippine conflict, cites two unrested provinces, and calls for the restoration of the ancient veil known as the fein including religious orders.
Middlesboro officers clash with mountaineers at Lee Turners Quarter House saloon three and a half miles from Middlesboro. A deputy sheriff and fifteen men confront Turner after a levy dispute and gunfire erupts, leaving six dead and others fatally wounded. Reinforcements expected as the feud continues.
Senator Carmack introduces a resolution condemning any movement toward admitting the Philippines or granting Philippines residents US citizenship. The measure argues such steps would undermine citizenship integrity and the constitutional relationship between the United States and its governed peoples.
In Chicago along Lake Shore drive the death of Frank Kirk a watchman for a claimant named Keautie sparks a pistol clash with the Streeter faction. Captain Geo W Streeter and followers face arrest as authorities probe property rights and violent confrontation in the high traffic boulevard area.
The report describes Clare Hannum, son of W G Hannum, a 60 year old paymaster in the United States Navy, living in Brooklyn, found dead by hanging in his room at Peddie inationie at Lighter ton, N. The account mentions a struggle and a link to a roommate Whinnell and a violent scene, with a crowd reacting to the tragic event.
The fragment describes violent acts against Miss htune and Mme Toile amid unrest in a Canadian frontier region. It notes allegations of armed assault by local authorities and a broader disturbance tied to a missionary's death and a muttered “spotber laws” conflict.
A condensed report reviews U S wartime spending and loyal service payments, plus Philippine investigations and senate actions. It notes debates on direct popular election for House members and a Confederate claims bill, with references to court practice and legal jurisdictions.
February 14 the Senate passed 195 pension measures in under thirty seven minutes while Mr Whovler denounced Great Britain over Spanish war disclosures. William Js. Frank, formerly colonel of the Twelfth United States Infantry, was authorized appointment and retirement rank. Resolutions expressed sorrow for the death of Representative M A Brosius. Eulogies by Penrose, Gallinger, McChnas, and Spooner followed as the Senate adjourned. February 15 the census office bill remained under consideration with no final action, with plans to resume after recess.
The article reports a dramatic parliamentary scene with a unanimous vote on a war taxes bill and debate forced by Mr Richardson. It notes the Senate ratifying a Urnmark treaty transferring St Thomas St John and St Croix for 5 0 0 0 000, plus references to Germany’s Reichstag military budget debate and press censorship in South Africa.
A garbled account mentions a year of conflict and record exports of felt and farm products abroad totaling 10 ho boas thine 6100,000,000. It notes the Paris press, a new paper, and sympathy from a large number of senators and deputies for the bows. Several names and specifics are unclear.
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