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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1905
Page
10
A collage of social musings and wry observations on fashion golf women autopsy theater and city life notes on Roosevelt Gates Carnegie and dAnnunzio. The piece riffs on luck wealth celebrity crime and the era's quirks with humorous asides and dated references.
On Jolo Island a two week battle pitted Moro chief Pala and 600 followers against Major Wood’s forces including 14th Cavalry and 22nd Infantry. Casualties reported include 300 killed on Pala’s side and seven killed, nineteen wounded on Wood’s, with Pala’s forces driven into Inawamp and surrounded. Pala, a noted trader and warrior, fled from Lahod after massacre orders and sought British protection.
A Santa Fe passenger train No. 17 was wrecked near Emporia Kansas after assailants loosened rails and spikes on a curve. Six passengers were injured and two may die. This marks a fourth attempt in four months to wreck trains at the same spot.
In Asseay, Deux Sevres, police used melinite to breach a fortified house held by a heavily armed outlaw. The siege ended with the outlaw escaping while wounded, sparking a crowd frenzy at the scene. The man, a former gamekeeper, faced charges for shooting his former employer and wounded four gendarmes during the siege.
In Casper, Deputy Sheriff Webb was overpowered by Ed Lee, Martin Tour, and William Wardlows as they freed themselves from the county jail after stealing gear. They gagged Webb’s wife, then released her and rode toward the Casper mountains. A pursuing posse clashed with the bandits at seven miles out, but the escapees fled into the mountains. Leo, a former deputy, knew the country well and faced trial for horse stealing. Tour was a cattle thief and Wardlows a forger and border crook.
Henrietta Trobingon, 89, known as a veiled murderess connected to royalty, dies at Newburg state hospital in New York. She was convicted in the 1853 killings of Timothy Lanagan and Catherine Lubee, wore a veil during trial, and twice refused to remove it. Sentenced to hang, her sentence was commuted. she later spent years in asylums. She maintained her secret identity until death, claiming royal lineage.
In a troubled report a large number of deaths and injuries are listed amid unclear names including Maul, Knows, Dunn, and Om. A chaotic scene mentions a torah and a future critical situation, with several individuals named in a fragmented account.
In Butte Montana seven men were killed and one severely injured in an explosion at the Carra mine on Friday morning. The blast, caused by dynamite carried underground, ripped through the level 1400 feet deep. Wampa and several nearby workers were blown apart, with other crews also killed or badly burned. The Flora business district suffered fire damage, with losses estimated around 200000 dollars.
A garbled early 20th century notice notes Poles gaining land purchase rights in Poland. The fragmented text mentions river or regional improvements and a law permitting Poles to acquire land, with references to land tenure limits and governance.
A man named W. P. Robinson fatally shot and killed five people in a San Diego building after firing a rifle at Mrs. Emma Stewart, her son, and several others, then shot himself. Police report no known motive or prior feud with victims.
Jobh F. Olsen, a traveling salesman and former leader of the Travelers' Protective association in Oregon, has been sentenced to five years in San Quentin for embezzling $860 worth of diamond jewelry owned by Mrs. Ella K. Thurber of this city.
Mrs Rienara Howes wife of Swift & Co casing department manager and Mrs Irving A Want wife of assistant treasurer were each bound in 10000 dollars to ensure their appearance in Chicago as witnesses if federal grand jury indictments are returned in the book inquiry investigation.
A devastating tornado hit Snyder Oklahoma overnight causing massive destruction. Reports list about 100 dead, 150 injured with over forty seriously hurt. Most buildings destroyed and 1,200 population town severely damaged. Wounded evacuated to Guthrie and Oklahoma City hospitals as relief efforts mobilize. Financial losses estimated at 350000 dollars.
A Pennsylvania express train and a freight train loaded with dynamite collided in South Harrisburg at 1 10 am, triggering three massive explosions. The wreckage burned fiercely as passengers slept, with estimates of fifty killed and about one hundred injured. Rescue efforts were overwhelmed, crowds evacuated to hospitals, homes, and a special train carried the dying to Union Station.
May 6 reports indicate a portion of the Russian Pacific squadron entered Hong Kong Bay near Kamraph Bay as tensions over French Indo Chinese policy rise. The issue prompts potential shock waves in commerce with a possible boycott of French goods in the chamber of commerce as government cautions weigh on public opinion.
The American Block growers association formed January 16 by seceders from the National Livestock convention in Denver adopts a constitution and by laws. Delegates choose officers Murdo MacKenzie of Trinidad Colorado as president A D Ricquels of Denver as first vice president J H Boardman of Helena Montana as second vice president. The president may appoint a 30 member executive committee to name the secretary and treasurer.
Report states Admiral Rosentvensky and Rear Admiral Nebogatom joined forces on May 10 and expect a battle within days. The delay was due to coal and provisioning, with the fleet heading northward toward Malucva after a stop to coal and clear Nebogatom’s ships.
A large meeting of Chinese merchants held Thursday urged vigorous resistance to the proposed new Chinese exclusive treaty discussed in the United States. Telegrams were sent to Yuan Shikai and Chow Fu urging modification of terms, with unanimous commitment to boycott American goods until changes are made. Treasury Clerk’s Death in Washington: Wallace H. Hills, 55, chief clerk of the Treasury, found dead in his Carisso, New Mexico hotel room after three weeks away on official business. He had served forty-one years in the Treasury Department.
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