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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1903
Page
3
Fragmented 1900 era notes describe a string of violent events and political mentions in Wyoming, Montana, and nearby areas. Items reference a murder, a robbery, a hostage incident, a desertion of a mayor, and references to Roosevelt and the St. Louis fair, with various named individuals, places, and dates embedded in garbled OCR text.
Charlie and Arline survive a deadly hotel blaze by using improvised rope to descend from a window. Firemen rescue them as flames consume the corridor. They reunite with Captain Brand and Aleck, planning a hopeful future despite recent tragedy. Arline’s generosity aids fire victims as she sails for England with her husband.
A historical note on Rev Eugene A Hoffman’s endowment to the General Theological Seminary highlights a rare collection of Latin Bibles. Initiated by Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Gutenberg Bible is cited as the library’s premier item, changing hands through sums of twenty thousand five hundred dollars in London to Edinburgh, then back to Hoffman and finally donated to the seminary.
In Steubenville Ohio the mayor proposes a fighting row to settle petty elathentine quarrels among women. He locks the disputants behind back yard fences for an hour of abuse. After the clocks run down they reconcile.
A terse report notes that if a man reaches Creek, he receives no mercy. The line signals harsh treatment and strict consequence within the documented event.
An essay contrasts city dwellers craving the country and God’s handiwork with the lure of grand opera and urban noise. It recalls poets Bacon Cowper Keats and scenes of farm life while mocking a metropolitan theater outing and a comical misadventure with eggs in a foreign land.
A fragmentary exchange features The Greatest Over and The Shade of Noah arguing over stock, industry, and fate. A Cleopatra character muses on a dangerous tale while a breakfast food joke reveals a trivial production line process.
At a ward meeting a pompous speaker proclaims unwavering resolve saying he is stalwart. A smaller man with a squeaky voice interrupts, asks what kind of wart he means, prompting a quizzical exchange amid the gathering.
A playful exchange at the race track leaves Mrs Torkins puzzled by the phrase horseman’s best friend. Charley explains why the horse is tied to people, revealing curiosity about racing lingo and common sayings in a light moment.
In a terse backdrop, Jack notes Percy Pypate is absent after rumors of his death in the Adirondacks. He recalls a hunter who mistook him for a man during a deer hunt that autumn, though exact details remain unclear.
Vague snippets show a weekly tribe, references to Niagara, marriage, a failed meeting, and a stray line about American diplomats. The text reads as disjointed phrases, with characters Madge and Liat from an unspecified tale, and mentions of a teacher of preach and a job loss.
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