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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1914
Page
7
Mexico City reports indicate General Huerta won the presidency with strong support while General Blanquet was elected vice president. Incumbent deputies and senators were reelected as voters showed record-low turnout in many areas under Huerta control.
Rumor reports a possible alliance between Provisional President Huerta and Emiliano Zapata. Both in Vera Cruz and the capital foresee a crisis imminent with vague reasons offered for fear. Prominent Mexicans join the exodus of fugitives as several foreigners heed Sir Lionel Carden’s warning to leave dangerous territory.
The Fourth of July celebration in Chicago produced 13 deaths and 243 injuries, the sanest in sixteen years aside from 1899. Fireworks-related damage ranged from lower totals to a high near 724,015 dollars in 1890s figures, with 1902 at 60,790 dollars.
In Georgia near Atlanta a man, a woman, and a child were found dead in woods on Saturday. Victims include Dennett, a 20 year old carpenter. Hednedt, a 48 year old wife. and Tob Wert, a 48 year old, as authorities investigate a likely murder followed by suicide. The tangled report references a chaotic sequence and unclear motives. The article notes various names and locations with limited clarity.
A dynamite bomb exploded in an apartment tenanted by the Industrial Workers of the World killing three men and a woman and injuring many others. Police say the device was to be used in a trial in Tarrytown New York. Evidence found includes a printing press revolutionary pamphlets and materials suggesting an anarchist plot.
In Stamford Connecticut Coroner John J Phelan ordered Mrs Helen McAngle held without bail after expert testimony traced a blood trail from the building to her apartment. Waldo R Tallow was found dying on the sidewalk near her residence after a night out. Tallow had spoken of a possible fall while intoxicated before his death.
A garbled 19th century style account describes a male traveler and companion in a complex incident at a location resembling Casmine or Michaailin. The narrative hints at an attempted escape, a water rule, and a car incident near Limeuke street with references to William Dey Miede and Eto Nota Cir.
Pendleton Oregon deputy sheriff George MacDuffey engages two train robbers on the Oregon-Washington line, killing one, wounding another, and following through after a bold express car raid. The robbery yielded about 240 dollars plus a diamond ring. The pursued suspects fled on ponies. MacDuffey was fatally wounded by gunfire to the chest but managed to shoot first. The incident occurred on the westbound train No. 5 fifty miles east of Pendleton.
In Vera Cruz General Carranza orders all means to prevent Huerta's escape. Rebels in Tampico dispatch picked men to Mexico City to guard Huerta and deter assassination. Senor Jara cites plans to prove embezzlement and murder while Da Luz guards and troops bolster the dictator. Frail reports of assassination attempts surface from Tampico. In Vienna Archduke Charles Francis Joseph’s heir wakes a crowd at Hofburg chapel with officials present after last week's tragedy.
George F. Williams, minister to Montenagri, reportedly forwarded resignation to the President amid a personal crisis involving two children and a troubled family situation. The report mentions Gun-related tensions and a tragedy, with references to President Washington and military dispatches.
Butte mayor Louis P. Duncan was stabbed three times by Finnish miner Eric Lantala in his office after refusing to deport a Western Federation of Miners sympathizer. Duncan shot Lantala in the abdomen. both survived, with Duncan recovering and Lantala incapacitated. Witnesses Alder man Tavis and Building Inspector Van Horne intervened.
President Wilson, in a Patriotism address at Independence Hall, defended his policies on Mexican policy antitrust reform Panama Canal tolls repeal and currency law. He said critics lacked national patriotism and cited the nation’s best interests. The rally drew Congress members governors and patriotic society delegates in Philadelphia.
London reports the death of Joseph Chamberlain aged about thirty eight years after a prolonged illness. A veteran British politician and reformer, Chamberlain led campaigns for imperial expansion and free trade while shaping liberal party policy. His passing follows a quiet period of political activity and public attention to his health.
Fragmented OCR text from a local page notes a varied event on Sunday tied to a labor group and a turnout described with many garbled letters. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are readable.
Fragmentary report notes a notable career ending involving Willard Deilaai, the olalviner of the Japanese depart it it foreign affairs wince iba, with references to Luke's American tooplier Mr Detlon and a parallele week ago. Locations Boers Four Inaiame meee Bill end Gight Ohere are mentioned as distant and unclear.
Rome Idaho reports that Idaho conventions opened with pro prohibition drives across parties. Republicans adopted hard anti liquor planks for constitutional statewide amendments while wets and progressives faced stinging defeats. Socialists made no liquor stance. All conventions closed Wednesday with solid platforms.
Dublin reports show estimates of Irish Nationalist volunteers range from 81,000 to a quarter of a million. Careful inquiry counts about 40,000 in Letater, 4,000 in pleters, 35,000 in Monster, and 25,000 in Connaught, with loosely connected cells across parishes and a mix of civilians and veterans from Connaught Rangers and Dublin Fusiliers.
A fractured report notes four robbers, including Prank Hiatne, tied to the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Company passenger train No 4 hold up on July 2. An empty express sack misled investigators. Hugh Whitely was killed during the incident in which the train crew was robbed and one suspect captured in Nampa.
Mary Cheney, 61, of Threely, died Sunday when an auto overturned near Corinth. Lieut. Cmdr. PW Moot, USN, and Lt. Coliman or Foote were injured, taken to a hospital with severe injuries.
The March 16 incident at Lasare prison saw Gaston Calmorte, editor of Il Vigaro, killed after a public indictment read by Judge Louis Mbane of the criminal court. Diplomatic notes from Philadelphia cite President Win urging resignation of Ambassador Fred Willlane amid a tenseFlush of political friction.
Fragmentary text references travel from Duluth to Vienna via back routes and mentions various academic figures and dates. The passage is garbled and difficult to interpret, with names and events inconsistently presented. The overall meaning remains ambiguous and lacks recoverable context.
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