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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1913
Page
15
Albany report states William Sulzer confessed to be governor at noon on October 11 and was removed by impeachment court 43 to 12. Martin H. Glynn sworn in as successor. Sulzer found guilty of falsification and tampering with evidence. acquitted on other charges. No disqualification imposed.
In a late night statement from the executive mansion he branded the impeachment as a Tammany controlled court "infamy" and a political lynching. He said the trial denied his defense as none would be allowed. Guards used machine guns and shots fired at the tent colony clash left a minor dead and several fatally wounded.
Twenty eight admiralty aerial board members die when Count Zeppelin’s airship LI explodes near Johnannelsthal. Lieutenant von Bleut survives badly burned but dies later. Prior to the crash the LI would have joined the naval aerial corps, leaving two trained commanders.
Legislation stopping intercounty liquor shipments in Tennessee and prohibiting interstate personal use shipments over a gallon became effective Friday after Governor Hooper signed two bills. In New York, Timothy L. Woodruff, former lieutenant governor, died October 11. Win estate valued at 500000 to 1000000 goes to widow Jaahelie and son Joba.
A new photograph features Mrs William Sulzer, wife of the ousted New York governor, captured amid ongoing public interest in the Sulzer family and the Albany political aftermath.
A railroad wreck killed four and injured others near Husietpagailie while a feud escalated. Victims include an American and a Mexican worker. Authorities say the incident occurred Tuesday in the northwest region, drawing attention from regional officials.
President Wilson signals readiness to deal with the constitutionalists and consider peace moves in Mexico after October 26 elections. Washington intends to shift from Huerta to negotiations with the constitutionalists, pressing to avoid further violence and preserve peaceful solution.
Provisional President Huerta stated he has not resigned and will not leave the Mexican capital. He claimed if he resigns it will be to seek a resting place, and if forced to flee the capital it will be to join the ranks and fight the rebels.
Washington authorities warn of an imminent severe freight car shortage on U S railroads. The Interstate Commerce Commission issues a vigorous appeal urging railroads and shippers to focus on loading unloading and returning cars promptly to relieve the shortage. In Colorado Grand Junction progress nears completion on a new auto road linking the Moffat and Grand railroads potentially cutting transit time between Denver and Salt Lake. In Arkansas a man is convicted of second degree murder in the death linked to a double incident at Glenwood involving T J Turner and Rhoda Carter.
A jury found Haber guilty of the July murder of the prominent Sacramento socialite Mrs St. Maurice. The verdict impacts the deaf community and follows a high profile night life case in California.
Meridian Mississippi reports a wreck on the Mobile and Ohio line when a special troop train collapsed a trestle. Engine tender jumped track about 200 feet from the bridge causing the baggage car and three coaches to plunge 95 feet. Many injured and killed. rescue hindered by tangled wreckage.
Eleven women rescued from the burning Volturno were brought ashore Saturday aboard the Rappahannock and transferred at Halifax to the liner Florizel. Ten were young girls and Mia Penn Polack was among the survivors, with a poignant scene recorded at the dock.
In Galt Lake City William Samuelson 16 and Charles Samuelson brothers aged, are jailed on a serious charge after an altercation with a Japanese cook at Pioneer Park at midnight Friday. The cook says he was robbed of 1500 dollars. The brothers claim they found no valuables on the man.
Wolgast status shows broken rib after incident with Charley White citing postponed match in Milwaukee. Rube Wad Yell sets modern baseball record as he gains notable top performance in Minnesota. Dirigible flight bans issued in Brazil following disaster amid war ministry orders cancellations and weather notes.
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst arrived on the Provence seeking American support for her militant reform efforts. She is held at Ellis Island under deportation order awaiting a Washington appeal after a board found her an undesirable alien due to a foreign conviction. An appeal was entered and Commissioner Cambrelli will hear arguments.
At the Albany executive mansion a crowd of several hundred gathered to honor former Governor William Sulzer. A loving cup was presented to Sulzer with the inscription naming him a victim of corrupt bossism on October 17, 1913. Mrs. Sulzer received a bouquet as Sulzer blamed his removal on Tammany Hall.
William R. Russell admits he swindled clients for half a million dollars and describes operating with police protection. He names detectives and intermediaries, claiming payments flowed to state officials, including the attorney general, and to police officers.
Tokyo anticipates a boost in foreign commerce as the Panama Canal opens. Japanese exports would reach both North and South American ports, expanding markets and opportunities for trade across the western hemisphere.
A Sunday night blaze endangers the largest railroad terminal in the United States at East St Louis, causing damage exceeding a million dollars. The fire’s origin is unknown and investigators are probing the incident. Nearby Vienna reports Austria demanding immediate Albanian evacuation amid border clashes. A dynamited troop train near Batilia kills forty federals, per official reports.
A southbound Big Four passenger train wreck south of Washington injures three people seriously and leaves many with cuts and burns. George T May of the city knew Daniel Welater and Jobo C Celhoun, with details of the incident noted by officials. The event follows a sequence of failures and a fire breaking out in the forward compartment.
In a Saturday statement Treasury Secretary McAdoo reaffirmed he has no intention of resigning from the cabinet. He spoke to reporters amid questions about a looming cabinet shakeup and the administration’s plans for the future.
The report covers The Prince of Monaco’s big game hunt in Wyoming, a boxing bout in Reno, timber land prospects across Oregon Washington Idaho and California, a Utah Bank suit against Sunes Orchard Land, I W W activity in Idaho, legal actions including disbarment and slander cases, and trends in Nevada agriculture and Oregon wage law challenges. The varied items reflect frontier expansion, legal disputes, and labor issues shaping regional developments.
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