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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1916
Page
17
President Wilson spoke at an anniversary ceremony in Charlotte on the Mecklen burg declaration of independence noting Europe’s war mirrors America’s peace in progress. He said Europe’s clash shows how competing national elements may be coordinated through counsel as the war’s processes seem to stall and discussions of ending the war grow.
A Saturday night tornado swept Kemp City Oklahoma eight miles west of Denison Texas killing nine people and injuring thirty eight. The storm demolished twelve businesses a two story hotel and sixty homes. One child died across the Red River in Texas.
The State Department expects a friendly note from General Carranza on the border situation. Indications point to a proposal for a mutual understanding akin to the El Paso military conference accord among Generals Scott Punston and Obregon. If true, the withdrawal request by Carranza would close the related crisis.
A shipping bill appropriating forty thousand to bolster merchant marine was approved by the House on party lines and moves to the Senate where Democrats and Republicans united to defeat a similar measure. The Army in Mexico reports high rations deliveries, while observers note testy Senate talk on related policies and officials' conduct.
A large outdoor memory service was held at a naval yard to honor deceased sailors and Marines, organized by the Massachusetts Army and Navy department. A separate report notes a windstorm and a tornado in Nebraska causing damage and disruptions to local guard units and emergency responders.
Washington reports Germany will not reply to the latest American note on the submarine dispute. The crisis seems closed as Berlin hints no response, while friction lingers over Wolfe von Igel, ex-secretary to the recalled German military attache, linked to a plot to blow up the Welland canal. Count von Bernstorff seeks return of papers from Von Igel, state department refusing thus far.
The Mohonk Lake conference resolute committee presented a platform favoring arbitration in broad terms, avoiding radical reforms. Taft’s League to Enforce Peace voices dismay, while Bryan-led opponents gain cautious support. Separately, Cymric survivors report boiler explosion caused sinking off Liverpool after May 9, per Overseas News Agency dispatches.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, accompanied by a large party, traveled to Charlotte North Carolina to speak at the annual Mecklenburg declaration of independence celebration on Saturday.
Albany authorizes construction of a new prison to replace Sing Sing with a facility to act as receiving and distributing center, approved by Governor Whitman.
Eoin MacNeill leader of the Irish Volunteers and editor of their official organ the Irish Volunteer was shot during the fighting in Dublin. He was a professor at University College Dublin and had commanded the Volunteers for nearly two years.
An Italian execution occurred as Rodriques was hanged at Florence for the January murder of his wife. The report notes the time and details of the sentence and references shifts in naval leadership with Admiral Peters expected to resign to the War General Board and Rear Admiral Badger slated for reassignment.
Washington administration forces in Congress failed to win the five year naval building program. The House committee completed the naval appropriation bill without approving the five year plan. The bill authorizes in 1917 five battle cruisers and various smaller vessels with a total appropriation of 240 million dollars.
Secretary James B Reynolds of the Republican National Committee began preparing the temporary roll of delegates for the national convention. Delegates from all but three states have been chosen. May 25 Texas selects by convention method, South Dakota by direct primary, June 6 West Virginia by direct primary with a single slate amid factional disputes to be settled at later primaries.
A neutral Stockholm dispatch says two German steamships the Kolge Hamburg bound for Mockholim and Bianca were torpedoed off Landsart in the Baltic. The Edges ship was shelled for twenty minutes with two crew injured. Separate item notes a court of equity empowered to adjudicate differences between afflicted segments and unions in the US.
Fragmentary OCR text describes movement from America toward Santo Domingo with references to a forceful or plundering context. Names, dates, and concrete actions are garbled, but the item signals a transit or intervention with potential political implications.
Announcement here Thursday night confirms A L Mehler resigns the presidency of Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line railroads effective July 1. The event prompts no stated severance terms and follows weeks of political activity in Washington regarding federal regulation and banking oversight.
A Lloyds dispatch reports the Dutch steamship Batavier V, 1500 tons, was blown up in the North Sea. Four crew members were lost and the surviving crew reached Great Yarmouth. American citizen Luigi Mancini Mancini of Roswell, New Mexico, drowned. two other Americans aboard were saved. Passenger Samuel Howard Comstock of Santa Monica, California, described the explosion and sinking. the ship sank within twenty minutes and was on its way to London.
Washington report says pilibustering by Republican Leader Mann on Friday night halted Democrats from advancing the administration shipping bill before adjournment. The delay stalls action on the measure as lawmakers adjourn for recess.
Senator Boles Penrose wins the Philadelphia bid in a hard fought contest to overthrow leadership in the state and maintain control. The result marks a decisive victory amid intense campaign pressure as Penrose consolidates support in the Pennsylvanians race.
Reported Soviet and British forces coordinate on the Tigris front as Turks retreat from Hethaleshe and Dujaiam redoubt. Verdun fighting intensifies with French gains around La Mort Homme, Haudremont, and Eaucourt. Prisoners, guns, and machine guns captured. air battles ongoing.
The Armenian population of Trebizond was exterminated after Rosalana entry. Russians found cities looted, Turks responsible, deportations carried out by Constantinople directives. About 10,000 Armenians in Trebizond and 15,000 in Erzerum faced forced emigration, massacre, and property seizure. Some hundreds possibly hid in nearby villages.
Ambassador Morgenthau cited his desire to inform the American public about Turkish conditions and the Armenian sufr含ering, aiming to influence relief funds and Turkish authorities through candid, tactful diplomacy. Separately, marooned explorers near Seward Alaska, Captain Charles and B. Mitchell, arrived after 58 days on a barren island. Campbell and John Lareno drowned in the wreck of the Success and two women perished.
A Pennsylvania passenger train wreck at a crossing two miles west of New Comnerstown killed four people, including Frank Wikson who drove the automobile. A Chicago animal mascot story and a separate windstorm in Gelorado are also noted with fragmented details.
Nevada items recount a series of incidents and updates across Elko and Reno including a fatal spotted fever case in Winnemucca, a physician-turned-printer arrest in Elko, and a pioneer Nevada figure Allan Bragg. Reports cover mining district calls, speed regulation concerns, and exodus of coyote-related incidents.
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