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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
2
Fragmented notes report a fireman killed in Tuccon amid a blaze at Davis Street Furniture. references to Denver murder charges, an Alaska governor marriage, an assassination link to anarchists, political candidacy talks, diphtheria in Caliente, and court validations of railroad wage laws. Diverse items paint a chaotic regional snapshot with no single arc.
The Venezuelan government refuses to arbitrate per five disputed points and requests arbitration through the United States Senate. The State Department notes that separate questions were posed, leaving no basis for future Venezuelan negotiation. Diplomacy appears blocked. The Hague was preferred but not chosen.
Washington report cites Lloyd of Missouri charging railroads with siphoning 70,100,000 from the public through postal mail weighing schemes. He urged a Senate inquiry into Post Office Department expenditures, with Wanger of Pennsylvania promising a formal investigation.
A fragmented report details public alarm in Rome as smallpox fears surface amid debated measures. Officials face criticism over containment ideas while residents fear outbreak and revenue implications from health actions.
A cargo train carrying powder exploded amid a rain soaked scene. Witnesses described a huge fireball as the locomotive derailed, scattering debris and injuring several crew members. Authorities investigated cause while cleanup crews worked through the night.
Lazarus Averbuch, a 22 year old Russian student living with his sister Olga at 218 Washburn avenue, attempted to shoot Chief Shippey in the police hall shortly after 1 Monday morning. The chief drew his revolver and killed the attacker, ending the incident.
President Roosevelt publicized Secretary Root’s analytical review refuting seven charges by Lorin Andrews against Lebbeus Wilfley, administrator of the United States Court for China at Shanghai. The defense argues the alleged faults stem from prior lax justice in Shanghai, not Wilfley’s conduct, and states his mission was to correct conditions.
Washington investigation by the immigration committee on conditions in turpentine camps and other southern industries revealing peonage, with debate on the harm of propaganda spread by labor agents in New York and calls to study immigrant diversion to other regions.
A Missouri railroads layoffs summary claims about ten thousand employees dismissed in the first weeks of June to offset heavy revenue losses. The report cites the state railroad commission and cites figures from executives in San Francisco and Santa Clara, with details of the upheaval in the industry and related incidents.
A group identified as Culerudoans faces criminal charges in Mindu district for allegedly diverting coal and timber from state lands. Prosecutors seek a substantial penalty as the case follows a broader crackdown on resource theft with potential ties to local political figures. Authorities report ongoing investigations and pledge strict enforcement.
Frankfort Kentucky Friday young former Governor William O Bradley was elected to the United States senate after a six week balloting session. He secured sixty four votes from a 126 member assembly with four Democrats crossing over to join Republicans. The result follows a strategy to unite factions against Herkham with Bradley hailed as a long time Republican leader and Kentuckian, a former governor and diplomat candidate.
A Friday attack in Teheran aimed at the Shah of Persia failed to injure him as two bombs were hurled from a house. Three outriders were killed while the shah escaped unharmed by traveling in a carriage behind the procession after sending the motor car ahead.
The fleet of American battleships departed Callao with Magdalen Bay as the next stop where the ships are scheduled to arrive around March 11. The voyage from Callao to Magdalena Bay covers 3012 nautical miles and the timing for subsequent legs to San Francisco depends on target practice at Magdalena Bay, likely about thirty days.
Pat Garrett famed frontier figure and Lincoln County sheriff who killed Billy the Kid was shot dead near Las Cruces New Mexico by J Wayne Brazie a ranch hand during a dispute over a ranch fence Garrett and a friend were returning to Las Cruces when Brazie overtook them A quarrel followed and Garrett allegedly reached for a photo and Brazie fired twice Garrett died at the scene leaving a place in frontier history below.
A leading article from the Russian view discusses an Atpertean plane to fortify Manila and convert Cavite into a powerful Pacific naval base. It argues such a base would enable the United States to implement an open door in Mandarin and open Manchuria to American interests.
Six workers at the No Hone Sulphur mill in Brooklyn were badly burned and lacerated when a sulphur dust explosion followed a spark from grinding machinery. A truck driver suffered a fractured skull as roof sections blew off. The plant was destroyed, losses estimated around 100000 dollars.
Nine St. Paul, Minn There will be no reduction in the salaries of the telegraphers on the Northern Pacific on account of the federal hours of service law effective March 4. The company will comply and workers retain a similar schedule, with some split shifts and no meal hour for nine hour days. Meanwhile, an explosion at the La Rowhia mine near San Juan de Sabinas killed seventy six miners, with cause not yet clear and workers Japanese among the laborers.
A Warrington court ruled a young man is prejudicial to the welfare of "young Americans" and barred him from serving as a special delivery messenger. It orders that the vacancy shall not be filled and that older clerks must meet the duties of the position.
Washington officials from railroads across the country attended an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on extending the nine hour law. Thirty seven applications were filed. two denied for lack of good cause. The remaining thirty five cases, submitted as one, claim inability to hire sufficient telegraph operators and argue the extra workers would financially burden carriers.
Twenty two stockholders of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company ask Governor Hughes to remove District Attorney William Travers Jerome. They accuse him of failing to prosecute alleged jury fixing and sales testimony abuses, delaying actions against life insurance crimes, and tolerating conspiracies to divert railway funds while draining stockholders of their money. The petition was sent from Albany.
A Tokyo report dismisses claims of Japan’s grave financial straits and rejects the notion of a market panic. Observers in New York and London both note perceived exaggeration and misrepresentation in Tokyo’s financial scene.
The former Chief of Police Gh. Guilty found not guilty on charges related to accepting a bribe of 480 for protecting members who redirected funds. The court declared the former police officer not guilty of the breaches, and no further prosecution will proceed in the Balt Lake matter.
Unclear fragmented report outlines a local committee scene with mentions of a diner building, a war context, and a speaker. The text shows mixed names and places, suggesting a tangled political or civic meeting with weak followings and limited support for a proposed route or project.
A garbled report notes a request to President Roosevelt from a member of the Indian Humane society regarding interference at a Manila carnival. The piece mentions a potential penalty or action, referencing a sentient figure and an appeal to the executive, with unclear details about dates or outcomes.
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