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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1914
Page
19
Mexico City reports July 6 elections under Huerta control show General Huerta as favorite for president and General Blanquet elected vice president. Virtually all current deputies and senators are reelected. turnout described as light in the capital and nearby towns.
In Vera Cruz and the capital, reports say Provisional President Huerta may form an alliance with Emiliano Zapata. A crisis is believed near as fears spread among political and social leaders while many flee the country, following Sir Lionel Carter’s warning.
Chicago reports the Fourth of July toll with thirteen dead and 243 injured. Officials note the best year since 1890 for fatalities, though property damage remains high from powder related explosions. The comparison places this year among the lighter casualty totals in sixteen years of records.
Three people are found dead in a Georgia woods after a violent incident near Atlanta. Victims include Dennett, 20, a carpenter, Hednedt, 38, and Tob Wert, 48, with evidence suggesting intoxication and a struggle. Authorities report a complex sequence of events across multiple locations as they investigate potential homicide and self harm linked to a disrupted quarry.
A massive dynamite blast killed three men and a woman in an I W W apartment in a tenement, injuring many others and damaging surrounding property. Police say the device was to be used in a trial at Tarrytown New York, connected to I W W defendants. Evidence found in the ruins indicates an anarchist plot with pamphlets, a printing press, dynamo, batteries, and assorted materials.
Coroner John J. Phelan ordered Mrs Helen McAngle held with a $5,000 bond after expert testimony traced a blood trail from the street to her apartment as Waldo R Tallow lay dying June 2. Tallow, found on the sidewalk, said he fell from a flight of stairs while intoxicated.
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Pendleton Oregon deputy sheriff George MacDuffey fought a single handed battle with two masked train robbers aboard a westbound Oregon Washington train near Kamela. He killed one robber, wounded the other, and survived after stopping a heart shot with a vest pocket comb. The robbers looted about 240 dollars from the express car, a 700 dollar diamond ring, and some small cash. Conductor W S Fergus reported the attackers boarded at a distant station, forced staff and passengers to aid the heist, then released the wounded robber who fled.
General Carranza orders his Vera Cruz envoy to stop Huerta’s escape and rebels in Tampico send pickets to Mexico City to shield the dictator from assassination. They seek to prove Huerta stole 20,000,000 pesos with funds in New York banks, while Archduke Charles Francis Joseph’s succession rites proceed in Vienna.
Minister George F. Williams or Williams allegedly forwarded resignation to the President amid personal turmoil and family tragedy. Reports mention two children, a revolver incident, and resulting political strain as Washington watches the evolving situation.
Butte mayor Louis P. Duncan was stabbed three times by Eric Lantala a Finnish miner after Lantala protested the presence of Frank Altonen a Hancock Michigan journalist allied with Western Federation of Miners. Duncan shot Lantala who survived. both men hospitalized. Alder man Tavis and Building Inspector Van Horne detained the assailant.
President Wilson, at Independence Hall, defended his administration’s Mexican policy, antitrust program, Pan American tolls repeal, and currency law in a patriotic July 4 speech. He said critics lacked the nation’s broader needs and praised by an enthusiastic crowd including congressmen and state governors.
Joseph Chamberlain dies after a long illness. The elder statesman, a leader in British reform and imperial policy, collapsed during a campaign for tariff reform. His career spanned stormy activism and major political influence before a lengthy health decline.
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Fragmented account describes Willard Deilaai, a noted olalviner, tied to foreign affairs in Seville. Mentions of Luke’s American tooplier and Mr Detlon appear amid garbled text. A distant event notes a 40 mile east location and a Teoma ol Wincling rally.
Rome Idaho reports state conventions completed their labors with strong prohibition planks. Republican delegates adopted constitutional amendment aims to ban manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor and blocked wets. Democratic and Progressive factions varied in stance while Socialists omitted the liquor issue. The decisive action centers on Idaho conventions ending Wednesday.
The Irish Nationalist volunteers size ranges from 81 000 to 250 000 in platform speeches. Careful inquiry splits into 40 000 Letater 4 000 increasers 35 000 Monster and 25 000 Connaught, with parishes forming loose connections to a central body. The rank and file span farmers laborers shop clerks doctors lawyers and country gentlemen with many time expired soldiers aiding drill. A complete wipeout of local separations is noted.
An empty sack misled police as they arrested a suspect linked to the July 2 heist aboard the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation passenger train No 4. Hugh Whitely was killed during the hold-up. Prank Hiatne is in custody in Nampa as a prime suspect among four robbers.
Mary Cheney, 61, of threely, Schenectady, was crushed Sunday when an automobile overturned. Lieutenant Commander PW Moot of the USN near Corinth, and Lieutenant Coliman or Foote, were hospitalized with injuries described as severe. The incident raises questions about road safety and emergency response.
March 16 events center on the murder of Gaston Calmorte, editor of Il Vigaro, as Judge Louis Mbane visits a Lasare prison to read the indictment. Diplomatic service reports mention President Win and calls for Fred Willlane’s resignation amid the crisis.
A garbled report describes a long journey from Duluth to Vienna via Chionge and Back te Marie, noting Aviain Noger Janus and Antirle Cureton involvement. It mentions a tally for a Vienna university event and a Wednesday proceeding with a king, Graken, and May references.
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