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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
8
A devastating Oklahoma storm tore through Key West and Depew with at least fifteen deaths and hundreds left homeless. Floods followed the tornadoes, wrecking homes, injuring many, and flattening Key West’s 200 residents amid multiple small whirlwinds and a large late afternoon funnel.
A Sunday 1 am tornado struck Zephyr Texas causing extensive damage. A death toll of thirty two is reported with up to fifty serious or fatal injuries. The storm cut a wide swath through homes and business blocks, destroying nearly fifty houses and an entire business block. Fire followed the blaze as rescuers tended the injured and dead.
Idaho commissioner A D McKinlay objected to a selling book on Alaska-Yukon-Pacific grounds in Seattle Washington. He was arrested and escorted from the fair by exposition guards. A priest arranged via Exposition President J Echitberg and Director General A Nadeau. an apology to McKinlay followed and the booth was barred from the Idaho grounds.
A mob in Sanday, Arkansas, lynches Joe Blakely after Deputy Cait Dear is killed. Reports claim Blakely killed the deputy and intended to meet Hud Harper. The incident follows earlier murder claims and local unrest as authorities seek peace.
In Springfield Illinois a melee broke out in the state senate as James A Henson and Thomas Sheridan a sergeant at arms aide fought after doors were locked. Blood was spilled and both men were restrained as apologies followed.
Chicago reports James A. Patten closed a landmark wheat deal at 1.4 a bushel after a brief session. Through his clerk Ed Walker he traded about half a million bushels with shorts taking losses, Patten estimating profits near a million dollars and a fortune likely to grow as cash wheat is marketed.
Oklanoma officials say grand jury returned indictments against Governor Charles N. Haskell and four co defendants including C W Turner A B gileh W R Maton and W T Severs over alleged government obstruction in Muskogee and Tulea areas Haskell claims four attorneys and an army of secret police coached testimony and vows the full facts will reveal the cases lack merit and law violations.
The senate voted 50 to 33 to postpone further consideration of the income tax proposal until June. Sugar schedule amendments were discussed before the chamber shifted to the Bailey income tax amendment, which failed to secure a vote as Senator Aldrich did not concede.
Investigators say two men identified as passengers who halted a Union Pacific Overland Limited train near Brown Park in South Omaha planned and executed the robbery. Police link Woods Gortion and Torgensen to the crime as eight registered mail patches from the May 22 train are found in the school gut. Chief Biggs expects a confession from a prisoner as authorities detail mail pouches opened and letters moved before valuables were taken.
Stockton California reports a tractor accident near the Middle River bridge. Isaac Robinson drove the auto with Mrs Warren Jones his wife and sister in law aboard plus two children. The vehicle overturned in two feet of water. The seven year old child rescued the drowning mother by holding her head above water until help arrived. Isaac Robinson was badly injured.
In Isabela province Bayonbong trial ends with three natives condemned to death for killing Dr. William Jones of the Field Columbian Museum. Jones was slain near the Cagayan river headwaters while studying interior tribes.
Berlin reports Count Zeppelin steered the Zeppelin 1 from Friedrichshafen to Bitterfeld covering over 476 miles in nearly 22 hours without landing. He led the voyage personally, aiming for Berlin in his newer airship and keeping details private.
Goldfield receives Bryan mule from Minnesota Agricultural College students via a Nepalese university student in charge of delivery. Jack McLaughlin, county central committee chairman, accepts the animal amid reports of its trickiness and fear of riding it causing injuries to officers.
Campaigns form in San Antonio and Douglas to send late delegation to Billings for the planned fifth Dry Farming Congress. G J McCabe of Palmer, Arizona, confirms intent to bring a Roosevelt era delegation to Douglas and secure the event for that area. In East Africa, Nairobi reports Mr Roosevelt and Kermit in robust health after a two day visit, with notable hunting feats and close range encounters.
Julia Ward Howe marked her ninetieth birthday on May 27 surrounded by family though she did not attend a public observance due to age. She received letters and telegrams while supporters in Worcester reported renewed aid for Armenian and Indian orphans with plans to raise funds in the United States.
In Kansas a criminal court heard the trial of James Bharp known as Adam God and his wife Mellons who used the names Eve God. They led a roaming religious group and faced charges in a sect trial.
A mob stormed the county jail in Abilene and opened fire killing a detainee. Authorities report chaos as inmates and guards scrambled during the incident.
A Verdigre Nebraska fire and flood washed out rail bridges forcing evacuations and desertions. Other oddities include drownings on the Skeena River, a death in Baltimore, and a large patriot fund planned by Andrew Carnegie.
A scan of scattered reports notes a 69 year old man convicted of murder in Montana, various robberies, arrests, and accidents across Nevada, Washington, Missouri, Maine, and Oregon. The items include a prison transfer, a bank note find, a fatal depot robbery, assaults, suicides, and an anti gambling court ruling in Butte.
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