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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1902
Page
10
The French Senate re elected M Paillieres to head the chamber. Other items report US telegraph bill, gold in Washington, a California artist for Montana capitol, ship naming, and various foreign and domestic developments.
The crown prince of Germany, living in Bonn, despised corps discipline and ritual. After expressing contempt for commands, he walked out of the elaborate lag room. Officials reported to the emperor, who ordered the prince be treated like any other. The corps sentenced him to weeks of confinement in his room, reportedly suffering before arriving in Berlin last Thursday.
After failed two year efforts to quell the insurrection in Batangas province near Manila, General J Franklin Bell orders vigorous war measures. Martial law will be applied in all directions with concentrated pursuit and punishment of natives serving as spies and traitors to the United States.
Senator Clark of Montana introduced a bill to ratify an August 1800 agreement with the Crow Indians opening 1,000,000 acres of the Crow reservation for settlement with a payment of 1,150,000 for the lands as regulated. Senator Foster also introduced a bill to pay Philippine War volunteers after service at one dollar per day for officers and half that rate for enlisted men.
Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee met Monday afternoon to consider reducing war revenue taxes. The formal step signals a move to frame a reduction measure and map a line of action. The sentiment among committee members is generally in favor of a reduction.
Reports from Stateline Utah describe a sensational mining find at The Jenny mine where a body of glittering ore was broken into three hundred feet east and one hundred eighty feet below the surface. Assays suggest a value around A500 per ton.
The transport Grant, carrying Governor Taft, arrives from Manila with seventy four cabin, four steerage decks, 1110 steerage passengers, one enlisted man, two discharged soldiers, 27 prisoners, and 110 sick soldiers. Four deaths occur on the voyage, twenty eight days from Manila and twenty days from Nagasaki.
Hontana Tank Castier is charged with stealing about 820000 from the First National Bank of Great Walls. Prosecutors say he used the funds for stock speculation in Amalgamated Copper, with uncertainties surrounding the exact sum and involved parties.
The president transmitted to Congress a supplemental report of the situation, recommending offer or sale of Panaiie Canal Company assets to the United States for militant purposes. The report includes correspondence with the Panaiie Canal Company and details of property and walls.
Colonel Arthur Lynch, newly elected Irish MP for Galway, told reporters at Parliament that he fought against the British in the Transvaal. He warned he could be arrested for treason upon returning to England and dismissed allegations of connections with Dr Leyds as inventions. He said his actions would follow Irish party guidance and his constituents' wishes.
A violent tremor struck Guerrero Mexico injuring many and destroying the state capital Chilpancingo. Reports say up to 200 killed and many more hurt with the parish church and telegraph office among the hardest hit. Troops join rescue as news from the stricken area is scarce.
Rakowski a U S Army private stationed at Ay tori Oregon was degraded and sentenced to ten years at Alcatraz on charges of threatening President Roosevelt and praising other acts He stated that President Roosevelt deserved what McKinley received and hinted his enlistment would end soon predicting Roosevelt would meet the same fate as McKinley in a salon near Christmas time
A garbled article reports a smuggling scheme near a northern border town involving Chinese and a referee like figure, with an investigation uncovering a tire burning incident under a sidewalk and the discovery of four Chinese in hiding. The piece mentions an officer and a possible convent appearance, suggesting an ongoing inquiry into alleged illicit moves and a bowler connected to events in the United States.
The senate commerce committee endorses a favorable report on Senator Peyossip subsidy bill. The aim is to assert U S maritime supremacy in Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean trade with Avianod, promote South American commerce, and gain greater North Atlantic influence. Proponents claim results within ten years and a shift of shipbuilding center to the United States.
Alfred Patterson of Anthony Kansas sues ten citizens for 5000 dollars each alleging maligning President McKinler. At the time the president was shot Patterson reportedly spoke out, with backing noted for the defense. Defendants include Lee Madtinany editor of the Attics Advocate. Jury failed to reach a verdict and was discharged.
Culoraity officers report telegraphed Omaha Chief Donalue regarding Edwin V. Wilbur a prisoner on forgery charges and suspected link to Pat Crowe, once named among Kidnappers of the Gadehy Bay with descriptions indicating a tall, dark complexioned man.
Governor Orman calls an extra session to pass measures including a robust revenue bill resistant to corporate attacks, creation of a commission to regulate railroads, employer liability reform with safeguards against theft, and the rehabilitation of the Guanison tunnel and canal for diversion purposes.
Readable fragments describe people arriving at a place in January and a discussion about events. Names and places are obscured by garbled text, but reference to a group or community and a specific month appears. The item resembles a small public notice or diary fragment from a historical page.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a director and a review of population growth themes, with unclear names and places. The text hints at a discussion of population growth, but many phrases are unreadable. No clear events, dates, or organizations can be confirmed.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a midterm election, references to towns and candidates, and scattered proper nouns. The readable bits point to a political context with focus on regional races and possible candidates, but specifics are unclear.
Fragmented report details dispatches from Constantinople about commissions and missions involving American representatives. Mentions of abductees, interviews, and audits hint at ongoing tensions and alleged captivity across the region, with names and places scattered amid the garbled text.
At a meeting of Pacific coast senators and representatives on Thursday they finalized a resolution urging introduction of an exclusion bill. The insular section would bar entry of Chinese laborers into mainland US from all insular possessions and apply to those already there, born there, or coming in the future.
Commissioner W A Jones told the Senate Indian Affairs Committee that a written report favors canceling Uintah mineral leases and ejecting parties. The secretary of the interior must approve, so the matter may be deferred until the next committee meeting.
In a Thursday morning attack at the West Heatile Grain Elevator, masked men overpowered Ly Lures and held Carlson waterman Waterman to provide access. The robbers drilled the office, set dynamite, and poured water into a coal stove to fuel a blaze that destroyed forks and papers before the fire was extinguished and the suspect fled.
A jumble of names and roles appears as officials from a regional council discuss matters of the election process and governance. The text references a secretary, a hoard, and several individuals including Omar Abin and Nouriel mMEbavtonrt in a procedural context.
The week in Congress covered pension appropriations, tax stamps, and military post funding. Debates centered on veteran benefits for Confederate veterans, duties on war revenue stamps, and a large appropriation for Portland public buildings. Senate and House discussed commerce department plans and Manila post needs amid broader economic and diplomatic concerns.
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