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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1902
Page
6
The Kemmerer Camera published by the Kemmerer Publishing Co lists staff and office details for the weekly paper. An unclear line attributes to Qeualy Provident and G Carey with possible location notes in Trem.
A fragmented report covers multiple events: alleged political assassinations denied. Peru appoints General Canevere to head the army. Venezuela confirms General Castro’s six year presidential term starting in February. floods in Pennsylvania silk mills drive evacuations. fire brigade casualties in Dinkeshuble. Germany reports gold prices rising with improved conditions. Roosevelt plans a West April fishing trip. California rainstorms and California drought relief. a cyclone damages Georgia properties. Chilean papers push for arms reduction talks with Argentina.
A clash near Morong province leaves uncertainty over casualties as insurgents and bandits flee. Constabulary and military troops clamp down across the island chain while reports say Anspil, an American sympathizer, may be alive under torture. Authorities anticipate arrivals from Bohol as extra forces move to suppress malcontents.
General Hughes testified before the Senate committee on the Philippines about Samar military conditions after the Halangiga massacre. He described relocation of natives to near military stations, noting 2 000 of 250 000 people moved for protection, with villages burned when found defiant. He warned policies varied by commander and cited greater than expected lack of civility among the Wiscayans, urging a policy shift.
Representative Snafroth presents a Colorado legislature memorial urging the national administration to use good offices to encourage Britain to amend its policy toward the South Africans. The aim is to secure terms honoring liberty and aligning with Boer aspirations for self rule.
A Charleston delegation pressed President Roosevelt Monday to attend the Charleston exposition. He said he would gladly visit Charleston and the exposition if nothing intervened, and invited the party to dine with him.
A man named Frank A Wells was found dead beside a live electric wire near his Reno residence after reportedly stepping onto a sagged wire during a storm. The incident occurred Sunday night with the head nearly severed.
City of Mattersin Nui faces overwhelming flood damage as the Spruce street raceway may overflow. Three weeks of rising water force hundreds from homes, with fires, bridge collapse, and several mills ruined. Rescue crews, blankets, and boats are rushed to aid victims and restore the district.
The Utah Irrigation Convention delegates passed a memorial to Congress urging arid lands within the state be retained for irrigation expansion. They adopted a resolution to accelerate forest reserve examinations and temporary tracts. A memorial sought cession of a portion of Arizona between the Colorado River and the Utah border. A committee was named to study current federal bills and report to Utah’s delegation. Delegates urged funding from the Utah Legislature to cover convention expenses. The group endorsed the Newlands bill as amended. A motion to grant lands from watery sheds to local residents and municipalities was rejected. The convention adjourned to April next year.
Signor Marconi arrived aboard the Philadelphia from Southampton and announced a wireless telegraph record with sea messages reaching 1500 miles and recordings at 4000 miles, while denying plans for transatlantic service or a wireless link between England and the United States.
The treasury statement released Saturday reports the public debt at the end of business February 2 is 91008 050189, marking a decrease from the prior period. Details note changes in holdings, redemptions, and notes on land held for redemption, with various figures and notes scattered through the document.
The article reports China admitting a grave rebellion near Nanking amid foreign fears for missionaries. It notes over a thousand former soldiers pillaging, China's pledge to protect foreigners, and US minister Conger pressing for swift suppression. It also covers a Nashville murder verdict, sentencing Burnett to fifteen years, with appeals planned.
A violent sequence of three avalanches at the Liberty Bell mine near Telluride Colorado buries the site. Reports say at least fifteen miners died and many others are missing or injured as rescuers struggle amid continuing slides. The disaster occurred after a heavy snowpack failed to be diverted by the guiding ridge. Rescuers reached the scene midday and found seven dead and eight wounded before a second slide buried more, with three more killed in a third slide. The mine employs over 200 workers and sits at about 12 000 feet. A large rescue effort including physicians and troops attempted to save survivors as more bodies are recovered and the fate of the remaining workers remains uncertain.
The case of James Worrown ended in a acquittal after a mob lynching along the Modoc county river area near Took Modoc county. Four mob members named Calvin Hull Jim and Pragh Mall Day and Maria were linked to the perpetrators at Myers hotel during preliminary hearings. The trial featured public clashes between Judge Harel and defense counsel with contempt rulings and jail sentences for some during the proceedings.
Report from Transvaal Colony dated February 2 describes Boer defenders halting a British advance at a wire entanglement near Hoth. Manie Kotha and two noted fighters led counterfire driving Boers back. Casualties included six wounded and at least 160 dead horses with 6,000 cattle left behind.
Secretary John Hay delivers a eulogy in the House of Representatives in Washington in the presence of President Roosevelt Prince Henry Posen and numerous dignitaries. The crowd erupts in a storm of applause as he ends the tribute to William McKinley and Lincoln and Washington are cited in the peroration.
Subcommittee on privileges and elections in South Carolina recommends severe censure for Senators Tillman and McLaurie for offense to the senate last Saturday. Censure to be the sole punishment considered.
A postmaster in the Colonia area reports burning postage stamps of worth 8600 in a May 1 incident in Metuchen. The fire also destroyed other articles valued at 2000. He says the health board ordered the destruction of all items in the post office storage.
Fragmentary text references the White House and a letter from Major Michael Jenking in Charleston. Mentions a request to withdraw acceptance of a resolution, and a reference to President Roosevelt attending an event.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a conflict over ransom and blame between Turkey and Bulgaria. It references 78,000 pall ransom figures, Mint Ellen M. Stun mod Mune, and Larkins soil with possible diplomatic repercussions and questions of responsibility.
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