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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1903
Page
10
The dispatch lists a string of incidents from Montana and neighboring states. Train robber George Menand, mine strikes at Sunlight and Lewiston, a Northern Pacific fire in Chestnut, a fatal cave-in, and a judge dead in Lewiston mark a turbulent period. Firestorms, earthquakes, river-town robberies, and a bank run surface amid political and social upheaval.
In Pueblo Colorado two masked robbers burst into Sonatan’s cafe opposite the opera house. One shot doctor J H Turner at the table killing him instantly. another guest C B Bishop was wounded. The robbers fled without taking anything. Bishop was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. The incident stunned local patrons as police investigate. Meanwhile Utah’s Fifth Legislature adjourned Sunday evening after a brief session finishing with prayers and a public gesture for leadership, and approving a tax commission appointment plan to draft a uniform tax system with attorney general cooperation.
Paris dispatch reports Dr. Michaude, surgeon aboard the steamer Laos of Messageries Maritimes, died within an hour after a morphine injection error. He had a history of morphine use and made a grave mistake on his final voyage.
Lucinda Withey aged 88 and Joshua Cline aged 92, two of Lapeer county Michigan’s oldest residents, married at the bride’s home in Imlay City. The bride had four previous marriages and Cline his fourth. After the ceremony they posed at home and, later, Cline bought two quarts of oysters. The bride weighs under 100 pounds.
George F B Collins an attorney from Niles City Michigan long believed dead by relatives after a serious illness slipped into a trance. An undertaker prepared to move the body but detected signs of life and medical aid was called. Collins now shows signs of recovery.
A deadly attack described as a Yaqui assault occurred during a stage hold up. The victim, identified as a man, suffered fatal injuries in the incident, prompting police investigation and security reviews. Authorities have yet to release suspects or motive details.
A river steamer on the Yagal river between two towns sank killing all aboard including Alverada and two prominent relatives. Bodies show brutal injuries and robbery. one woman choked, others mutilated. Soldiers pursue alleged murderers. lynching feared.
The census bulletin shows that about 66 percent of the U S population drains to the Atlantic coast region and 53 percent to the Gulf of Mexico area. It notes shift toward the Gulf coast and Pacific areas with foreign born rates and regional racial distributions. data include the Mississippi River drainage, Great Lakes, and Gulf regions.
Reported incident centers on Biarnett Sinclair Rizal province treasurer who attempted death by self harm using policon at the attorney general office. Government decision on prosecution remains unclear while details of Sinclair’s bank holdings are described as muddied amid the note shortage probe.
Fourteen armed masked men entered the widow Mrs. Jacob Reischelder’s house near Cridersville Ohio and took cash totaling 1200 dollars. They bound George James his wife and their son Joseph James and threatened to shoot the elder James and his son as they coerced a granddaughter to reveal where the mortgage was stored. Blanche Reitschelder, 12, was inside during the raid.
Bud Higgins, a mulatto, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Annie Butler, confessed on the witness stand in Indie court to killing her. Assistant State's Attorney Falke pressed Higgins for confirmation, and Higgins replied Yes, I killed her, then described the manner of the murder.
Adolph Krauss of Bear Lakefontaine Missouri killed his wife and six children with a sledge hammer then injured himself. Neighbors note he had become insane and he was found unconscious beside the victims and a newborn baby. His brother discovered the scene after visiting the home.
Dispatches from Malacaka near the Austrian frontier claim seven or more deaths in a tribe menagerie. Woodcutters saw the sypey tribe and eight dancing bears. Bears allegedly fed on stolen children. Jozeph Beachman of Pottsville Pa a coal strike miner faced harassment and mental breakdown. He was sent to an asylum in Schuylkill Haven.
Joseph Ryscavage a miner from Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania was buried under twenty tons of coal in his chamber. He was found alive after miners began digging and heard a groan an hour later they freed him uninjured aside from a few bruises.
Conservative MPP R. R. Gamey of Manitoulin Island alleges he was paid 4000 to back the Liberal government in a sensational Ontario legislature debate. The incident marks the first major bribery accusation in twenty years with a promised full investigation.
A night raid 40 miles north of Lusk by seven masked men overpowered herder John Fivelew, burned a wagon, and killed cattle. The attackers fled toward the north, raising fears of further violence as police arrived to aid the wounded man and livestock owners.
The Alliance from Golow reached New York Friday amid yellow fever fears. George Sauter, once US consul at Guayaquil, was aboard and hurried home after hearing reports of a deadly fever. His wife described the alarming conditions and the high fatality rate.
A regulation appropriates 10000 for the apprehension of the murderers of policeman Meadéeleoth of Waterbury, Cone, killed Sunday. A curfew was adopted by the authorities. The Nonexcellent Lent & Maliway company offers 8000 reward for information leading to the apprehension of the killer.
A long quarrel between miners William Record and Cy Dore in Turret Colorado ended with Dere fatally shooting Record after a sequence of drinking provocations and escalating threats. Dere confronted Record in a cabin and fired as Record allegedly aimed a pistol at him.
Heavy rains push rivers including the Merrimac Penobscot and Kennebec toward flood levels. The Merrimack valley watches dam risk as mills in New Hampshire Massachusetts and Maine face closures. At Lawrence Massachusetts the river disrupts operations and a paper plant reduces output.
Indiana farmer C A Stokes near Munice suffered weeks of bronchial illness after a beetle, lodged in his bronchial tube, was coughed up alive but died soon after exposure to air. Physicians said he was afflicted with bronchial trouble and treatment offered no relief.
Reports describe ongoing clashes in Honduras with martial law in effect and rapid soldier recruitment. Cap Peterson notes renewed violence and expected battles as Conservative and Liberal forces contest control along the Pacific coast, with daily reports of conflicts.
United Mine Workers pledge a $1,000,000 treasury to prosecute United States Marshal Cunningham over the Back Jey WV miners deaths. Pittsburgh lawyers may assist. Injuries from Olean NY hospital calamity rise to about forty five with many in care. Doctors suspect cholera aboard the Karamania amid quarantine. County court convicts Walter H Brooks for murder in a separate bar room incident. judge notes justification under the circumstances.
A sprawling jumble reports on evangelist Sankey and General Faoston in Latin America, U S and British actions, strikes, legal changes, and political turmoil. It mentions Honduran armies, Venezuelan plots, Cuban concerns, and other scattered items with no single clear event.
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