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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1903
Page
2
An eclectic, fragmentary dispatch covers theater plans in Oberammergau with elven themes, political remarks from Detroit on Filipino workers, a multinational peanut industry deal, and updates on the Panama Canal project along with U S diplomacy and local incidents.
American forces under Captain Porahing defeated Moros in the Taraca country on Lake Lanao east shore. Ten forts were captured with 115 Moros killed and 13 wounded. 6 Moros taken prisoner. Two Americans were killed and seven wounded. Sultan of Amparaganoda captured. forts dismantled after shelling and assault. Lt Shaw and Lt Gracie led captures at the tenth fort.
A Los Angeles report says police, acting under secret service instructions, arrested a man suspected to be one of four brothers of Czolgosz the assassin of President McKinley. He will be detained until the president leaves the city.
President Roosevelt's California visit drew massive crowds as his train rolled into Los Angeles. Former Rough Riders and local political clubs lined the platforms in uniform, while the Las Flores flower parade drew about 150000 spectators reviewed by the president. Security was tightened with police guarding Westminster hotel where he stayed.
Meager reports reach St Paul Mine of a serious accident at Dexter a small CP station 66 miles west of Port Arthur. Twenty two lives were lost and a large number of laborers were with a work train at Dexter.
A man was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion with no charges yet filed as officials delay release until after President Roosevelt departs. In a separate report, Colonel W. H. Dewey of Nampa died at the Dewey Palace hotel aged 80, a New York native who built mines in Silver City and Thunder Mountain, funded rail lines, and held an estate estimated between 1.0 and 1.25 million dollars.
Reports from Lime Peru indicate bubonic plague discovered in Callan harbor area as city authorities shut a linen mill and quarantine measures were taken. A separate fatal train derailment on adjacent tracks caused a caboose fire with multiple deaths.
Ambassador Tower briefs the Russian foreign office claiming China plans to sign an agreement with a Chinese bank to secure exclusive privileges. Count Lagendorff states Russia agrees to restore Manchuria to China, withdraw troops, and has no intention to interfere with the open door arrangement.
Fragmentary report describes rearming and redeploying units along the tiga river region. Reports mention Kaetian forces, large guns, and a forceful return posture from New Cheang toward Mew Chwane amid warlike preparations.
In Jackson Tennessee the Mobile and Ohio railroad strike grows violent. A worker named Will Yarboro was shot and killed while on the tender of a derailed engine. Police responded to a depot wreck attributed to strikers. The railway company plans to seek federal troops to restore order amid blockages and halted trains.
Captain Pershing and his column returned to Camp Vicare Minda nao after an expedition east of Lake Lanso. The Taraca clash yielded no opposition. prisoners swore allegiance to the United States and were released. Nine dattos and one sultan were among Taraca’s dead. Pershing estimates Taraca’s population at 30,000 and the Lake Lanao district at 100,000, noting previous underestimation.
A fre suspected of incendiary origin razed hundreds of homes and millions of feet of lumber in Ottawa. John White, recently released from prison for arson, was arrested near the scene and will be charged. Elsewhere Callao and Pisco in Peru face bubonic plague infection.
Miners at the Trade Noliar company in Silver City Idaho secure an eight hour day after union committee talks with General Manager Cowan. The change will take effect as soon as possible with plans to implement within a week to ten days. Foreman D Maskie remains hospitalized in Wheatland Wyoming after a rare accident involving a hoisting system and a pipe incident.
Reports from Guatemala describe Santa Maria volcano's eruption blanketing vast areas with ash ten to fifteen feet deep. Coffee plantations near the volcano are wiped out, with about a third of the crop destroyed and 300000 quintals lost, threatening long term sterility of the land.
A stone mason in the town center was seized by two masked men in a carriage. They blindfolded him and drove him to an ancient courtyard where he found a wedged-in woman, trembling behind a stone wall. Revolvers were leveled as the captors demanded silence.
Fragmented report details a conspiratorial plot involving alleged assassination plans against three Colrelions leaders, with payments to hitmen and arming of a faction within the Chinese Educational society. The note mentions a high danger climate, cooperation with authorities, and a defense fund plan tied to prosecutions in China.
A man recounts being forced by a humorist to wall up an opening with a woman behind it, threatened with shooting. Stones and mortar were in the room as the woman injured her husband. The mason sealed the opening, the sack over the man's head, and after 45 minutes, he was abandoned in a lonely city area. He alerted police, who search the Mohammedan quarter but find no trace of the locality.
Nicaragua debates moving to the gold standard with a gradual shift likely over several years. In Washington, Mr. Gora, Nicaragua’s overseer, consults the U.S. expert to guide the transition. Mrs. Leonard of Ayracree, New York, dies after an attack in a personal tragedy, with details of the assault and attempted rescue described.
Fragmentary OCR shows references to British and German representatives at Washington negotiating arbitration under Hague convention. Names and details are garbled, but tone indicates Allied delegates involved in signing questions. mentions Bow and Alfred Taylor amid unclear events along the Kaw River region.
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