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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
15
Fragmented reports from Dillon and Vancouver detail a killing, a double death, and arson at Pittock & Leadbetter lumber mill. Wind and fire losses reach $200000, with weather hampering grain prospects. A railroad venture between Canon City and Garden City is proposed for 95 million. Officials tour western states, while a Nevada murder case and prison reforms appear in headlines.
Reports recount Bailey’s recovery in Texas after a fall in New York City. A Oklahoma woman Mrs. Groscent killed by cottage collapse amid wind. An international Good Templar convention selects Hamburg for 1911. Tornado near Watengo Oklahoma claims William White and damages farms. Abd el Aziz revolt alarms Tangier with 4000 troops seizing a French commander. Nine workers killed at Chamber Brothers camp after dynamite blast. Beef and canned meat price hikes announced by Chicago packers. Yale alumnus William Davis Fly dies at 92. Rear Admiral Robley Evans plans summer at Lake Mohonk. Washington apartment collapse kills two, injures five. Bryan declines Louisiana trip. Edt Jalan confesses self defense in Dunlap murder. Robbers raid customs at Tints, Rumai, $12,000 stolen. police kill three. Wu Tingfang tours South Bend factory district. Albuquerque Contingtnt Co plant destroyed by fire. $50,000 loss. Kansas couple drowned returning from wedding near Paleo. Rail wreck at Tournai kills five. Mina train off tracks. cars burn. Two laborers die, two injured in explosion. Morris & Co packing plant explosion cost $960,000. Frank Frazer dies after highway robbery attempt. Ro A Wiley refrains from comment on Alabama representative. Several Washington hotel residents ill with rheumatic complaints. Meantime, confusion surrounds university student and militia mentions, with scattered weather-beaten notes and a long parade of unrelated items.
Star pitcher Rube Waddell faces permanent ineligibility after jumping contracts with the St Louis Americans to join illegal leagues. National Commission chief Herrmann confirms the ban mirrors past contract-jumper cases. The eccentric star’s antics, including publicity stunts and odd on-field behavior, are cited as reasons for the sanction.
The free agent status applies to pitcher William Budhomet, who moved from Kanan City to Louisville in 1007 and did not play for either home club. The baseball union released him amid dispute over credentials. The ruling hinges on service time and eligibility for pennant contention.
Criss, once thought to be an outfielder, was used at shortstop and then pitched in a pivotal moment for St Paul in the spring of 14. Middle Ashenback secured Criss for the St Paul team of the American Association from the Texas league, with Ferris and Browny, and the crowd saw a curveball that helped turn the game.
Readable traces mention a young person and family ties alongside club and community references. Names and places are garbled, but hints of a Baltimore context and local figures surface amid the OCR noise. The item appears as a damaged note rather than a complete news event.
A garbled newspaper page brings a mosaic of stray lines and names. Marie Laughtenslaughter returns to Swanton, a Beatrice Nebraska note appears, and odd social witticisms mix with fleeting local cues about bikes, weddings, and summer hotels.
Mining reports show Salt Lake brokerage suspending as stocks rebound amid rising activity. Hornet creek strikes near Council Idaho promise rich ore assays while Utah Copper interests may consolidate with Nevada concerns. Pearl Idaho hosts expansive ore bodies, and Telluride hydro plant advances power needs for Idaho mines.
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