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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
11
A chaotic dispatch describes widespread devastation in Luzon from storms and floods. Bridges and roads washed away, rail lines damaged, and numerous boats and ships lost or damaged. Rescue and survey teams from Washington meet to assess the extent of casualties and property loss.
President Taft spoke at an Inland Waterways league gathering in Corpus Christi advocating deep inland waterways to extend commerce and help regulate railroad rates. He favored amending interstate laws for efficiency but rejected radical change while urging fair treatment of railroads to avoid harming national growth.
News from Bluefields reports General Chamorro’s forces defeated Zelaya’s 1,000 troops near the San Juan river Friday. One hundred government soldiers killed, 300 wounded, two Krupps and 400 rifles captured. The victory boosts insurgent recruitment and may bring fresh reinforcements. The port of Cape Gracios Adios fell with light casualties, granting rebels control of the Atlantic coast.
A crumpled fragment describes an explorer named Histins Explorer Hae and an assertion of discovering the North Pole. It mentions a brief meeting at Eggendemind in Anguet and a discussion of the Macovery with possible prior Danish knowledge.
Captain Lindsay owner and master of the recess was killed by natives after docking near Herbertshous while recruiting labor. He was stabbed, hacked, and burned along with his ship and crew. The attack left the vessel a funeral pyre with natives raiding cabins and holds. Reports spread to Lazecog and Mebertehame.
The ministries were wrecked and Senor Maura, who had held the premiership before, returned to power in a sweeping clerical victory. The move stirred opposition and risks of renewed revolutionary sentiment as Gnaily united against the government’s conduct.
T P O Connor, Irish pause advocate and Redmond ally, says Ireland has never had a better chance for home rule and calls on Irish Americans to back the effort ahead of the November election. Patrick McCarren, longtime Brooklyn Democratic leader, dies after an appendectomy. he shaped Greater New York politics though often condemned by opponents.
Indictments filed in Guthrie Oklahoma accuse the Houghton and Douglas company W H Coyles company and the Lawton Cotton company of violating federal and state anti trust laws. The firms control at least twelve smaller corporations and the action implicates about seventy five people including prominent state figures.
A Northern Luzon typhoon crossed the Benquet mountains causing extreme rainfall with eighteen inches in a short span and twenty six inches in twenty four hours. The Bued river rose sixty feet and wind reached ninety five miles per hour at the observatory. Restoration of the Bagnie road will take about two months. A separate typhoon swept across Luzon on Friday. Alaska Miner Butts Into Controversy. Jacob Suter alleges Dr Cook did not summit Mount McKinley and claims an ice wall blocked further ascent after eight thousand feet. He says Cook’s feats were exaggerated. Albany judge Peckham died at Altamont July night aged born 1828. He served twenty six years on state and federal benches. Contradicting Barrill, affidavits reveal statements about Dr Cook and Mount McKinley. Charles N Fowler urges debate on central bank. letter to Senator Aldrich discusses monetary reform. A Russian chapel in Cuenstochna was robbed of the Virgin image and jeweled crown and offerings. no structural damage reported.
Governor Freer issues proclamation for November 9 special session of the territorial legislature to consider amendments increasing legislator pay and federal salaries. He also pushes land policy to restrict home set aside eighty acres per person to curb alien land holdings and change auction practices. Fatal auto crash in Hubbard claims 14 year old passenger Garner.
A mine explosion near Hariahores Oklahoma injures two workers and leaves one missing as rescue crews respond. The Hook Island Coal Mining Company operates the site and authorities search the area for the missing laborer.
Boston article notes President F A Heinze of Davis Daly Copper Company will travel west to oversee Davis Daly United Copper Qblo Copper and related interests. New York district attorney records permission for him to handle corporate affairs while federal indictments against him are largely dismissed except one count relating to over certification.
American Federation of Labor committees push for industrial education and vocational training within state public schools. Los Angeles Judge Hauser rules on juror eligibility as a woman faces a civil personal injury case, with potential delays in trial proceedings.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local society note about Nanetle Lillard and Ridley in a romantic dispute. The text mentions a palice purchase and a plan involving a peleon and steam, but specifics are unclear.
Lord Kitchener and Lord Curzon clashed over civil versus military supremacy in India. Curzon resigned after a speech, while Kitchener mocked him in London. In Afghanistan matters, Kitchener quipped about the national anthem, dismissing the issue with practical humor.
The 18 year old W Averell Harriman eldest son of Edward Harriman works in an Oregon Short Line survey gang learning the railroad business from the ground up. He earns 65 dollars a month and treats his work like any other employee while Europe beckons for his summer choice.
The University of Melbourne officials plan to correspond with education and scientific bodies across Australia to strengthen international cooperation and activities.
A compact note hints at the start of an industry with a reference to erropinne taetery and parts for a perennial line. The readable text suggests early production or a pioneering effort shaping future work in the sector.
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