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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1905
Page
10
A wide rundown notes deaths from a football injury in Jewett City and a mine explosion in Lead, Calamities include a Selma fire destroying $60,000, plague on the Trans Siberian line, a Bramarck execution, and other violent or geopolitical events.
St Petersburg Count Witte gains imperial favor and is viewed by keen observers as soon to direct government as premier with a responsible cabinet. Since returning from the United States he aligns with liberals, urging free speech press and assembly aligned with forthcoming douma and broader franchise. The emperor backs his views and favors ministers named by Witte, including General Trepoff as interior minister.
Jerry Simpson, longtime Kansas populist and former congressman known as the sage of Medicine Lodge, died Monday at St Francis hospital in Wichita from aneurism of the aorta. He had lingered ten days with Mrs Simpson and their son Lester at his bedside. Simpson served in the Fifty-second, Fifty-third, and Fifty-fifth congresses and was famed for his reformist zeal and sockless eccentric image.
A Monday meeting in Santiago aimed at abolishing the import tax on Armatne cattle devolved into violence with troops absent. Police struggled to control the crowd, killing ten and injuring hundreds as streets burned and shops were looted. The fire department fought fires while authorities moved to restore order.
Fragmented text from a historical newspaper item describes a maritime event involving a ship named Kartain and a liner near Vancouver. It mentions a missing person or witness, a crowd gathering on a Saturday, and references to ships, distances, and dates in an opaque report.
John Mathews a Salt Lake waterworks employee, 33, was shot dead by Frank Womack, a Oregon Short Line freight depot worker who lived in Mathews’ home. Jealousy over Mrs Elizabeth Mathews sparked the fatal confrontation witnessed by the couple’s children. Womack surrendered to police denying motive.
Reports from Lake Erie detail a fierce thirty six hour gale ending at daybreak Saturday. The Tasmania sank near Pele Island with eight crew lost. the barge Rhoades anchored off Cheboygan Point with all crew saved. a Corrigan fleet vessel reportedly sunk two and a half miles southwest of the southeast shoal lightship.
New York merchants faced a possible citywide trucking strike after the Owners' association clashed with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Police Commissioner McAdoo deployed mounted patrols to avert disorder as crowds gathered in the wholesale dry goods district near Broadway, where nonunion drivers faced agitation.
Edward G. Cunliffe Adams Express employee who fled Pittsburgh with 101000 was arrested in Bridgeport Connecticut. He claimed the stolen money remains intact and offered to return to Pittsburgh. $290 in cash found on him. he admitted the theft and cited salary pressures. The Pittsburgh robbery occurred October 9.
In New York on Sunday three men fought a pistol battle aboard an Eighth Avenue streetcar. The shootout sent the vehicle speeding for half a mile as a trackman named Thomas O'Brien joined in, forcing the conductor to stop. All three attackers, later joined by two more assailants, were severely injured and pursued by police.
A St Petersburg manifesto proclaims peace following the Russo Japanese war. It credits the sacrifices of Russian troops, declares the war over, and says the eastern region will develop in peace with Japan as a friend. The czar invites prayers for Russia’s development and prosperity.
Outlook is serious as the Pan Russian union of railway employees calls a general strike amid Moscow rail congestion. Trains on the Nish in Novgorod branch are halted with broader network disruption likely, the strike aims at political demands and may persist.
Nine men from Philadelphia were rescued after their small craft collided with a barge in the Delaware River near Beverly New Jersey. The Bristol tugboat crew rescued all but one, who died in the crash late Sunday afternoon.
Acting under United States attorney general instructions District Attorney Breckens files injunction suits to break up local trusts. A suit seeks a perpetual injunction against Allen Robinson Lowers & Cooke and Wilder & Co alleging they control 90 percent of island trade and have combined to restrain trade in violation of federal law.
A memorial in Wootminster marked the burial of a notable figure tied to the Shakespeare statue ceremony. Attendees included interpreters and a ceremonial committee, with poignant tributes reflecting her influence on stage life and national respect.
Police investigate a body found near Bolt Lake in Wile city. The man, about 60, was evidently dead for months, possibly months, with unclear cause. Officials weigh homicide versus accidental death as they probe missing person clues.
Sylvester Judd, 26 years a former Georgetown assistant professor of biology, was found hanging by a rope from a rafter in the garret of his home on Proderice row. He had resigned last year due to mental strain and had been treated for malaria.
Fragmentary OCR describes a clash where Cossacks and police disperse a revolutionary meeting. Names and clear details are garbled, leaving uncertain participants and location. The report hints at official actions against a political group and ongoing suppression.
Fragmentary OCR reports a discussion of steamer Lyta and a conjoined effort to dominate transatlantic freight between the United States and Europe. It mentions Japanese cargo relations and tension over currents of commerce, with ships tied up amid government actions and naval authority.
The war office orders rapid return home for reserve soldiers drafted during the war. Demobilization starts in St. Petersburg and Moscow with troops from the last mobilization, then expands to other cities. The Caucasus mobilization will continue separately as ordered.
A report from Graneyise Oregon describes Dora Jennings aged 12 and Jasper Jennings implicated in the death of their father after a month in a dark cell. Officials say Jasper’s confession is partly believed while both children know more than they reveal. The incident occurred while the family was in jail in Jacksonville.
The pioneers of Ball Lake, once trailblazers in the southern California region, arrived back in Los Angeles amid praise from residents and local dignitaries. They were welcomed with hospitality and celebrated for their early efforts and impact on state history.
A tornado swept through Sorento 32 miles northeast of St Louis on Tuesday night killing eight people and injuring thirty five, with thirty five more at risk. Forty homes were destroyed or torn from foundations and residents scoured debris by lantern light to rescue the injured. Property losses run into thousands.
A severe storm caused widespread flooding from St Lewis to Alton with towns like Gratton deluged and lowlands along the Desperes river flooded. A Chicago Peoria and St Louis freight train derailed into Branch Creek near Alton, killing animals and injuring crew who escaped by swimming. Several tramps reportedly perished and Forest Park area was submerged up to deep levels.
A tornado one mile west of Mannford Tuesday killed two children of EB R Andercot and seriously injured Mrs Andersen and Miss Maude Root. The storm path was a quarter mile wide and several other persons were reported hurt.
A Collinsville townman reported wrecking thirty houses in early Wednesday incidents in Hardewville TT. One child was called on twelve persons and injured.
A fire destroyed the entire Guainees portion of Alturas Cal 260 miles north of its place. The town had no fire protection and residents stood by as the blaze consumed structures. The Me republican and Plain Speaker newspapers and offices of Western Union Telegraph company and Wells Fargo Express were burned.
President Roupevelt arrived by presidential train and toured the city then left for Raleigh over the Aeiboard Airline. City officials and citizens gave a hearty welcome that sparked a sustained ovation and a large, festive demonstration as the entry signaled the start of his visit.
Oakland, California resident Katherine Bushoell urged national purity measures at a London rally. She claimed export controls on birth records and foreign trade reflected policy in the Far East, with government protection and encouragement discussed by officials in Hong Kong and beyond.
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