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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1905
Page
10
reports describe a large Tacoma rally by about 4000 Foresters of America from Washington Oregon and Idaho held last Thursday. the piece lists multiple incidents and notices including deaths protests funds and legal actions across several states.
Postmaster General Cortelyou sent estimates for the 1907 postal budget showing a large overall increase to 192 million dollars for the field service. Rural delivery railway mail and compensation drive the rise, with a projected 29 million needed for rural service and hopes that 1905 deficits shrink in 1906.
Salt Lake City reports a deceased man tied to Utah politics and law, Wiley L. Brown, found by hunters on Pine Ridge five miles up City Creek Canyon. Brown, noted as a prominent attorney and Republican organizer, had been demented for three years and died from exposure after being missing in hilly terrain.
A disaster at sea off Nova Scotia last week claimed four lives aboard a vessel near Halifax. The explosion before dawn killed all four crew members, with two steamers reported missing and a search under way. Names and exact details remain unclear as officials investigate the cause.
Tokyo telegram to the Daily Telegraph reports Japan plans a special squadron to patrol the southern sea near Bing pore. Koreans had no alternative but to accept the treaty, with the premier halted from escaping the palace by Japanese gendarmes. The emperor dismissed him after refusals to sign, and several ministers resigned as the emperor kept the resignations. General Hasegawa will become governor general of Korea.
Washington Secretary Shaw will remain as secretary of the treasury in Roosevelt's cabinet until the end of the upcoming congressional session, and perhaps some months longer. It had been expected he would retire around February to pursue a Republican presidential bid, though he never announced candidacy. A Monday conference confirmed his continuation through the next session and possibly beyond.
About two dozen sailors from the British squadron under Prince Louis of Battenberg were left behind as they overstayed leave. Officers branded them deserters and refused boarding, with many weeping as they were sent away.
East Lake City senator Clark announces the grant of a contract to Deus Bros. & Mendenhall of Springville to grade the Las Vegas to Bull Frog railway. Work begins at once with expected extension traffic by December and completion within six months.
Reported blaze claimed a person burned to death during a morning incident near city hall in Brevport. The event involved city workers and several individuals injured while attempting evacuation or rescue. Authorities are investigating cause and details remain unclear.
A chaotic scene unfolded in London as unemployed men gathered along the Thames embankment to Hyde Park. Women joined clutching at charity appeals and demanding work while condemning relief measures and municipal aid.
Contracts will be let for completing the Denver to Salt Lake line and work will be pushed rapidly. The Gore canyon irrigation site will not block construction as the decision ends the controversy. Trains will run along the new route from Denver to Salt Lake as soon as possible.
In Chicago William McSwain and his brother in law William Cot were arrested on charges of attempting to blackmail Armour & Co executives over stolen letters tied to the beef trust inquiry. McSwain, a former Armour stenographer, allegedly demanded forty one thousand dollars to suppress the files and avert federal exposure.
El Paso news desk reports the American Mining congress adopted resolutions urging a national department of mines presided by a cabinet member. They backed desert water protection, mining claims on Spanish and Mexican land grants, state mining associations, state aid, drainage districts, and a $60 annual tax exemption for mining claims that avoid assessment work was rejected.
In Coly Wyoming derived autopsy on businessman R A Roth who died Sunday night the four doctors split on cause. Two doctors blamed a deadly drug found in the stomach while two others asserted Bright's disease caused death. Stomach and kidney specimens were sent to Chicago for expert analysis and report.
Prealient Castro of Venezuela criticizes France for veiled threat and rejection of a conciliatory memorandum. He says public opinion supports government restraint and tribunal authority recognized by America, while France spurns it. Dated Curaens Venezuela November 16.
Torpedo boat S126 collided with cruiser Undine near Buelk in Kiel bay during a maneuver. The S126 sank with one other torpedo boat lost while thirty two crewmen drown, as Undine’s lights and later searchlight caused the collision and explosion.
Brussels reports the Count of Flanders, brother of King Leopold and heir to the throne, died Friday morning from inflammation of the respiratory organs. The new Belgian heir is Prince Albert of Flanders, born April 1876 and married October 2, 1900 to Princess Elisabeth of In runt.
Saint Petersburg philanthropist receives imperial authorization to distribute Jewish relief funds raised in America and England. He organizes committees to manage the funds with plans to feed and clothe those in urgent need.
Warrington D C Semnor Dryden of New Jersey speaks on reform of the insurance industry. The measure aims to regulate companies under federal authority, differing in approach from prior proposals while maintaining the core objective of oversight. The topic will be considered by the 10th Congress during upcoming sessions.
The steamer Cali fornian from New York reached San Diego after a 64 day voyage. A crew member was killed and several injured due to a bursting water tube on a boiler shortly after departure, though officials declined to discuss details.
Fragmentary note mentions General Chalten reaching age and retirement soon. It suggests Major General Gates to succeed, with reference to Washington and California moves. The legible parts indicate a transition in military leadership to a Major General Baton prior to an upcoming date likely in January.
The article reports disruption around Arsenal players at Toulon as circulars force choices between wing back duties or release. It notes work names and resumed activities in Richefort and Brest while Brest and Orient face ongoing movement constraints.
Mrs Charlotte Welait testified before Judge Hrewtano that she believes her husband married her for money. She said he dumped $18 000 in cash on the stove and watched it burn, then she left him and would not reenter the house.
A reflective poem recounts old markets and towers of gluttony, contrasting past sparing meals with present lavish feasts. It laments vain fashions and warns that, while wealth fuels distant travels, many crave a single seat at the family table.
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