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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1906
Page
10
A chaotic global telegram summarizes agrarian unrest in Novgorod and other regions, naval losses off Dover claim many lives, and political shifts in the United States with multiple trials, lynchings, and legislative maneuvers. Reports cite Turkish forces in El Arish, stock oversubscriptions in Russia, and a looming San Francisco calamity impact.
Frank Smith, an escaped convict who had murdered three officers, was killed near New Era in Clackamas County. Spokane man Harry Draper and his bloodhounds cornered Smith after a long pursuit in timber. Draper fired, ending the chase as Smith attempted to hide valuables.
Lake freight traffic is at a standstill across Detroit Cleveland Duluth and other ports as Jongeshoremen strike spreads. Some nonstriking boats report union banners while South Chicago mills of Illinois Steel Company linked to United Steel are identified as the strike center for this area. About 4100 men are affected by the Cleveland port closure with 1400 idle workers.
Reports indicate the nearby Moteluinie river has fallen twelve feet after a leak from an irrigation project. Waterway flow dropped sharply, with authorities noting the bed lowered by about twelve feet. Farmers report water loss and ongoing efforts to mitigate impacts to crops and supply.
A disturbance on election day led to the deaths of three police officers. Witnesses report gunfire and chaos near the city precinct as authorities launch an investigation. Names, exact location, and details remain unclear amid ongoing inquiries.
In Mount Carmel Pennsylvania a clash between state constabulary and striking mine workers escalated as several hundred foreigners attacked officers. Police fired into the crowd wounding about twenty men with three believed dead. The disturbance spread to mining villages across the southern coal fields.
A tornado struck Furnay county near Oxford at 6 pm Monday causing extensive damage. Telegraph wires fell. several homes wrecked and multiple injuries reported though no deaths. The storm damaged John Reynolds farm, Fred Hartman and Fred Drew homes, Fred Toos and T J Cook properties, Buffalo and Morning View schoolhouses, and many barns as it moved northeast.
San Francisco faces severe food shortages with no near relief. Mayor Schmitz told the general committee that about 700 carloads of food and supplies had been distributed since April 18, while railways like the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe reported only 108 cars en route.
A Colorado & Southern line west of Denver saw twenty passengers injured when two coaches derailed after being pushed from behind on the Clear Creek branch. The train ran backward down a grade for about a mile before leaving the track into a ditch. none fatalities reported.
Thieves in Pasadena on Monday night pried the cornerstone from the North Pasadena Methodist church. The stone weighed about 500 pounds and was removed along with small valuables worth around 10 dollars. Investigators believe the act was deliberate and tied to a larger, expensive office nearby.
Fragmented OCR reads like notes on a missionary beginning with auditors and various church names. Names such as Keane, Terre, Ming, and Al Soul church appear garbled alongside unclear phrases about a start, listeners, and a plan. The fragment lacks coherent events or outcomes.
Police pursue a college instructor in Canttidae Mie amid a telegram dispute involving Toi Vege Keemitie of Chitaen and figures named Henkes Brien Muenter and Mikoiler. The Harvard pall Inaluntin is linked to the case as investigators follow a lead on a contentious matter at the Canlerilge pollen Kewiibe location.
A Montana freight train of forty one lumber cars and a caboose derailed near Reid station ten miles west of Missoula at 6 a m. The engine left the track causing the entire train to pile forty feet high and burn. Engineer J D Sterne and Fireman Ed Juliette were killed. Brakeman G A Murphy was badly injured and died later in Missoula. At least twelve tramps were aboard. three found.
A fugitive, possibly Frank Smith, shoots two officers in Oregon City and Salem. Captain D. Henderson dies from wounds, Sheriff J. S. Shaver mortally injured. both taken to a Salem hospital by special train. The suspect fled toward Woodburn in a rural refuge amid forested cover, evading pursuers.
A Sunday meeting led by former Mayor James D. Phelan discussed securing United States government guarantees for $20 million in bonds. The plan aims to refinance reconstruction costs at 2 to 2.5 percent, with bonds secured by real estate and new construction, effectivelyMortgaging the rebuilt city.
Naples reports disaster as torrential rain and strong winds unleash mud and ash avalanches over Somma and Santa Anastasia. Bridges are destroyed, roads blocked, homes flooded, and telegraph services interrupted while railway sections are swept away. Troops hurry to aid victims as residents flee in terror, though no loss of life is yet confirmed.
Congregations across San Francisco reunited Sunday in open air tents and improvised shelters after fires damaged church buildings. Pastors from multiple denominations visited camps housing hundreds of homeless families, while secure halls and schools aided worshipers.
Two regiments are ordered from Washington to Ban Prancisco to reinforce the force now there. The plan differs from the original proposal approved by General Greely and the War Department. The telegram sent by radio to the War Department Saturday confirms the change and names the units involved.
Fragmented report describes a Dowie appearance at a Tabernacle in Chicago with disjointed details about audience size and remarks. A second thread mentions Lowie Clare and unnamed followers in a distant scene, connected to a new leader and a college setting, with unclear aims and movements.
Washington reports the Philippine commission enacted a corporation law patterned after United States acts. Previously capital could only be organized under the archaic Spanish code of commerce adapted to English shipping interests. The new law allows investment under principles of common law.
A young tamer Martha Lahire was killed by a savage leopard in a Lyons menagerie on Sunday. She had recently married Labire and had traveled with his troupe as principal girl. The beast attacked as she left the cage after a brief handling.
Tiledo prosecutor L W Wachem heimer filed suit in the district court alleging that the Standard OFF company and seventeen aviated companies conspire to control production and transport oil and gas. Revocation of their charters and dissolution of the Hewal agricement are sought, with other parties named as defendants.
A garbled compilation lists burglaries and vault openings, wool market activity in Montana, an amateur athletic meet at the University of Wyoming grounds, a Grant County murder acquittal, railway contract notes in Montana, an Oregon earthquake near Grants Pass, land dispute protests in Maine, and various local crime and legal items with several named places and people.
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