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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1902
Page
2
Reports describe cholera outbreaks among Mecca pilgrims and Medina travelers with over a hundred deaths. Strikes and labor unrest rise in Newfoundland shipping and Paterson metal trades while armed bands appear in Macedonia and Albania. Consternation grows in Constantinople as dignitaries face arrests and banishments.
Dispatches from London describe a Boer victory over British forces with Lord Methuen captured, Major Paris and several officers killed or wounded, and hundreds missing or taken. Reports detail Delarey’s forces at Twe-Bosch and Palatettenill, and Kitchener’s telegrams conveying the chaos and uncertain casualty figures.
Secretary Long resigns marking the third cabinet change under President Roosevelt. Rep William Moody of Massachusetts named to succeed him as Navy Secretary after Long agreed to stay through policy alignments. Moody, once rising in Congress, faces a career likely bright, while tides and naval surveys shape ongoing maritime priorities.
A war era incident left a 12 year old boy dead after a firefight with four other youths behind barricades. In a separate disaster report Southern Pacific cites derailment near Maxon Texas killing twelve and injuring forty two as cause. Officials confirm train cars destroyed by fire and tally passengers against tickets.
The American legation in Constantinople presented the note to the porte concerning Miss Stone's capture. It states brigands, not authorities, should be held responsible since ransom and prisoners were delivered in Turkey. The note argues only interior troop movements were offered, and the porte registered responsibility.
The beet sugar total for the season shows 195,000 tons produced in the United States with nine new plants under construction for 1902. Named facilities include Overley Eaton Fort Collins and Phoenix Ariz with capacities from 100 tons up to 100. States listed show California Colorado Idaho Montana Oregon Utah Wyoming with varied capitalization totals and plant counts.
A remarkable operation by De, Desmond on Charlie Nolan, a boy with porumonia, removed a gangrened lung portion to save his life. The unaided surgeon completed the procedure, with recovery reported.
Five men died and several were seriously injured when a gas explosion at the Morogehela Morogehela mine of the Monogahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company followed a premature dynamite blast on Monday. Relief parties sent to aid trapped workers were overcome as the mine burned and air channels were shut. Police and investigators sought to smother the fire while rescuers repeatedly entered through different routes and were forced back by further blasts.
Governor Hunt issues annual quarantine barring sheep from neighboring states where disease risk exists after a hearing with the Utah Wool-Growers Association led by Jesse M. Smith and Liodeny B. Rogers. The policy adds Nevada and Wyoming counties, requires dipping and twelve day holding, and makes Idaho entry optional to assess infection danger.
The New York Chamber of Commerce votes at its monthly meeting to urge Congress to adopt a gold standard. The resolution endorses legislation to strengthen legal tender silver parity with gold and to increase subsidiary silver coinage, introduced in the House on January 15, 1908 by the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures.
The Referendum League of Chicago launches the National Nonpartisan Federation for Majority Rule led by George A. Shirley to organize referendums nationwide. The group seeks state bills to require municipalities to recognize petitions signed by five percent of voters.
Fragmentary report notes an official inspection or review involving Mabini, railway supplies, and government works. It mentions Pablo, Golo, and local entities, with references to Japan and Mignon works. The text is garbled and lacks clear dates or outcomes.
A broken rail caused the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio west bound No 9 to derail twenty five miles west of Sanderson Texas at 9 am Friday. Fifteen killed outright and twenty eight injured as flames consumed cars behind the engine. The private car of Thomas Ryan of New York escaped with no injuries. Warnings sent surgeons by train from El Paso Del Rio and Sanderson. GM W G Van Veen rushed to the scene. Conductor Stockwell, severely hurt, helped stop the next eastbound train after dragging through darkness for two hours.
Two men Isaac Jahneon and Hermann Goettinger were carried about 1000 feet by snow slides at the San Miguel mine near Telluride Colorado Friday. Neither died though Johnson was severely injured. A separate report notes a mine mill destroyed by a snowslide at Silver Chief, owned by former Governor Alva Adams, and ongoing rescue efforts for Liberty Bell mine slide victims suspended due to storms. Additionally, a federal grand jury indicts four anarchists at Home colony for mailing obscene literature with warrants issued for arrest.
Fragmented text references a pending legitimacy measure, a government renewal, and a kingly or national terms. It mentions Spain and a May timing, but lacks clear events, names, or places to pin a concrete news item.
The senate adjourned after a wide debate on the shipping bill and the rural delivery service. Mr. Hanna of Ohio and Mr. Frye led discussions on amendments while Mr. Clay addressed the senate on shipping. A related appropriation measure and foreign affairs topics were noted with speeches by various members.
Fragmented text describes a legislative session involving a bill about jelly or confectionery services and carrier charges. It references a knot of names, places, and numbers, with mentions of hearings, naval actions, and a dramatic incident at Cripple Creek. The passage is heavily garbled OCR, but shows a struggle over a policy and its political theater.
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