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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1905
Page
10
The text surveys a mosaic of topics from Japan France Germany Sweden and Norway to American reporters and editors. It references politics markets crime and culture with scattered names and events, presenting a chaotic snapshot of a newspaper page.
Sali hakenny Utah is described as the scene of a deadly domestic incident where an insane husband killed his wife after a turbulent relationship. The narrative recounts a dramatic sequence of warnings and sacrifice as the wife attempted to leave, ending in both spouses dead and a community puzzled by the tragedy and its aftermath. The account interweaves a backstory of the husband’s past in Nephi and experiences during earlier frontier days.
Panama Canal Commission outlines health first policy for workers. Chair man Shonta says housing food transportation and recreation are essential as the digging proceeds. Officials cite Yellow fever figures while noting wage increases rather than cuts across all services on the isthmus.
President Roosevelt offers the secretary of state post to Elihu Root and reports indicate his acceptance. The president arrived in Jersey City at 9 a.m. on Thursday aboard the special train, then proceeded toward Cleveland with discussion of the appointment ongoing. Formal tender followed, and acceptance is believed to be without reservation.
London reports a mutiny where twenty three men faced death sentences. The port commander halted executions, seeking imperial orders. Government demanded firing squads shoot mutineers. firing misdirected, killing officers and mutineers, with heavy casualties among officers and Cossacks as conflict flared before suppression.
London news reports Lord Roberts sharply criticizes Britain’s military readiness in a Lords speech. He says forces are inadequate and training insufficient while condemning public sentiment until danger arises. He argues the army relies on fleeting public enthusiasm that wanes after the threat passes.
A Boruseli coal mine fire caused by lamp explosion trapped thirty miners after two hundred escaped. Poisonous gases and sinking ground impeded rescue efforts as crowds of families waited in rain for news from Clarkebury and nearby towns. Rescue workers battled flames and gas while crews from Clarkebury and Burnsville reported progress in the dangerous operation.
Dispatches from Sevastopol report half of the Kniaz Potemkin's crew wish to surrender though revolutionists block them. Theodosia garrison receives reinforcements while a torpedo boat that accompanied the Potemkin was towed to Theodosia and not sunk. Odessa riot casualties are downplayed by General Kanabanov, with several dead and dozens wounded among miners police and troops.
Robert Hall, Beattle Wash, convicted at Ketchikan Alaska of killing William Doppe. Brought to Seattle on the steamer City of Beattle and later to federal prison on McNeil's Island to serve a twelve year term. The slaying arose from a quarrel among marble quarry stockholders on Fox Island. Doppe was killed at Ball's cabin doorway during a discussion of the quarry dispute.
President Mason of the Commercial Bank of Thursday announced the bank would not reopen and a receiver is expected. An examination of the bank’s affairs showed asset deficiencies and a confused condition of the books. John Bowman, the cashier, committed suicide on a date cited in the report. The bank was a private institution owned by Bowman and Mason as partners.
Odessa residents stay calm as Potemkin mutineers are monitored. Authorities track her movements and port operations along the Black Sea, but local opinion holds she will not threaten Odessa again. Citizens watch with interest though no alarm grips the city.
In Vallejo California the crew of the Russian cruiser interned at Mare Island Navy Yard petition Commander Geather for the same privileges as Danen enlisted men aboard the interned Russian ship at Manita. They seek parole for most of the crew and permission to return to Russia, leaving only enough to operate the vessel.
Ida Wolser reports a lone highwayman stopped a stage from Ware ren to Meadows about three miles from Resort station Friday morning. With a pistol he forced driver and two passengers to surrender money and valuables, then walked toward Warren. The robber, unmasked, showed no concealment. Amount stolen unknown though fares along the Thunder Mountain mail route are large. Postal authorities alerted. vigorous pursuit planned.
The body of Admiral Paul Jones was delivered to U S representatives at the American church on Avenue De L Alma in Paris. High officials military and naval dignitaries from France and diplomats attended the ceremony. The body was presented to Mr T Loomis who then commissioned Admiral Sigshee to transport it to America. Marines and naval forces honored the dead at Invalides before the body was moved to a mortuary chapel for departure to Cherbourg.
Kansas Supreme Court, in an opinion by Associate Justice Green, declares the 410000 refinery law unconstitutional, upholding the state constitution which bars the state from building internal improvements. The ruling targets the Standard Oil conflict and links refinery plans to penitentiary reconstruction. A separate dispatch from Shelbyville, Kentucky reports Lon Beard, a Negro accused of assault, was shot dead aboard a train when a mob of about twenty men attacked the coach.
In Owensboro Kentucky Robert Mathley, driven by jealousy, made a suicide bid during a fatal night. He bit his arms but was found and saved. Mathley had slain William A. Watkins and James Gregeon four years earlier, declaring a woman had ruined his life.
Panic swept through the criminal court of correction when a fire started by a bedsheet covered with disinfection fluid caused chaos in four court buildings. No one was hurt as flames spread across floors and walls. Prisoners screamed while attempting to break free before firefighters extinguished the blaze with little damage.
Romanian authorities secured the surrender of the mutinous Russian crews on the Kniaz Potemkine and accompanying torpedo boat at 1 pm after talks with mutineer leaders. The Russians will be moved to a frontier of their choosing, while the Romanian flag now flies over the ships to deter any Russian pursuit.
Eniaz led over to Kruger. Kustenji and Koumiuma-ausine Brie boarded the Russian battle ship Kniaz Potemkine after King Charles I issued orders for delivery to Russian authorities. The accompanying torpedo boat sailed to Odessa claiming it did not surrender as the Potemkine compelled it to pursue.
Members of the Utah Press association returning from the Portland exposition cheer the fair, the hospitality, and Utah’s exhibit. About fifty editors and writers from across the state enjoyed Pullman travel, first class lodging, fair grounds access, Columbia river side trips, and seaside visits. They credit the trip with valuable advertising for Utah.
A race riot in New York City left two shot and eight killed after a mob clash on West Sixteenth Street. Henry Hart was attacked by white youths amid accusations he interfered with a ball game. Hart and other Black residents became involved as gunfire erupted. the assailants tried to break into a tenement.
A group of masked men overpowered guards early Saturday at the Ironton county jail. They fired several shots at prisoners William and Arthur Spaugh who faced murder charges in the police chief case. Both prisoners were wounded but not seriously. The raiders fled quietly as Sheriff Marshall was bound and gagged and his keys were taken.
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