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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1906
Page
10
The Yakima valley reports cantaloupes as a highly profitable crop with early shipments to Chicago. Military and political figures are noted, including Le Freudenthal under scrutiny and Governor McDonald calling a dry farming congress in Denver. Spokane vicinity and Twin Falls incidents are mentioned along with railroad expansion plans and mining notes.
Reported ambush near Clark University leaves Policeman Heard and another officer dead while a third officer dies of wounds at Grady hospital. Another officer is missing as militiamen pursue the attackers. A railroad operator is killed and a second man wounded near Howells street. The Englewood marshal is shot but unhurt. Firearm sales are restricted by military order.
Paul O Stensland former president of Milwaukee Avenue State Bank Chicago was arrested in New York after fleeing to Morocco he arrived on the steamer Princ Adelbert and will plead guilty to several charges his confession also implicates other Chicago men according to Assistant State's Attorney Olson
Governor General Ide reports to the Philippine commission that conditions in the Philippines improved materially during the fiscal year. Many provinces are in tranquil states except in parts of Samar and Leyte where fanatical sects caused disturbances amid political tensions.
Unclear OCR text reports a fatal collision involving trains near Minneapolis and St Louis with several injuries and deaths. Details are unreadable. no reliable names or dates can be determined from the fragment.
Taft asserts the United States should allow Cuba to settle its troubles with minimal intervention. He notes peace depends on Cuban factions reconciling through a mediating committee and warns against long occupying forces. He supports giving the republic another chance if moderates harmonize differences.
A burlap bag stamped with Z. K. Mano and a strip of a woman’s skirt are among clues to a revolting murder. A dismembered Italian man’s body was found in an excavation at 604 West Thirty sixth Street, later parts of the body were recovered under hay in an empty freight car at Thirty sixth Street and One Hundred eighteenth Avenue. The head and thighs are missing.
Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston passes through Jacksonville en route to Port Tampa to board a steamer for Havana. He confirms no orders beyond Secretary Taft’s directive to report to Havana at once and criticizes the idea of meeting insurgent Cuban leaders.
Fifty two workers of a chemical firm escaped serious harm when a coach derailed and toppled near town on Sunday. A telegraph pole kept the coach from a worse position, injuring none in the party and allowing fifteen occupants to leave the car.
From Thutelo New York two men died following a prize fight held Saturday. Investigators say both competitors sustained fatal injuries during the bout and were pronounced dead at local hospitals. Officials opened inquiries into the event and related arrangements.
Report from Kamchatka describes the sinking of the Kagetsu Marie and the discovery of eleven dead Japanese near the Kalcha river mouth. The ship was reportedly surprised by Russian soldiers during the night and set ablaze. Local natives report attacks after a patrol killed by a Japanese diver, with bayonets and swords found among wreckage.
In Georgia on Saturday a White mob attacked Black individuals amid rising tensions. Police and fire units intervened on Decatur Street while troops were expected to be mobilized. At least 18 Black people were fatally hurt as sporadic clashes continued through the night.
In Bt Joseph Michigan a hungry boy aged about seven burned to death after striking a match in a pantry. A gasoline pen nearby ignited by the flame set his clothes ablaze as he searched for a doughnut. The tragic accident involved a household accident with improvised fuel.
A garbled OCR fragment references names and places in a legal or official notice. Readable elements include scattered personal names and potential affiliations, but key details are unreadable. The text lacks clear actions, dates, or jurisdictions.
Chicago telegraph workers press wage demands amid crowded office conditions. A strike threat looms as the union plans a conference with leaders to seek wage readjustment before any action.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a public whipping event in Wilmington where Charlen Conley and a woman identified as Frankhelkhew were involved. The text mentions imprisonment, a plan for further punishment, and community reaction at a New York county workhouse setting.
Fragmented text reports a homicide case involving a youth identified as Kye-Jaime Chester fay aged 12 in Maysville. The document references a shooting of a couple and mentions William Savage and local police, with unclear details due to damaged OCR.
Taft and Bacon doubt a middle ground can end the civil conflict in Cuba and fear any favorable ruling would yield only a pause. Roosevelt may set the program as Taft cables his gravity report. An insurgent demonstration near Havana involved 300 men at La Lisa with rural guards nearby.
A mysterious car believed linked to revolutionaries was seized near Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevichs palace at Peterhof. The armed occupants could not prove identities, and the crew allegedly rammed a fence at Tsarskoe Selo in a test run with aims on the emperor.
In Salt Lake City a mass American party meeting named Thomas Weir, Republican, as candidate for representative in congress and Thomas D. Maloney of Oxford for associate justice of the supreme court. Judge C C Goodwin chaired the gathering and delivered a strong address. A late-night rally at The Theatre ratified the choices.
At the Republican state convention in Salt Lake City Joseph Howell of Cache county was renominated for congress over Parley P. Christensen and Franela W. Fishburn. Howell received 335 votes on the first ballot to 157 for Christensen and 27 for Fishburn. Judge Joseph B. Prick of Salt Lake City was the successor candidate for associate Justice of the Supreme Court, defeating Judge Morse.
A rear end collision at Cut Bank Montana killed two stockmen whose names were not reported. Roadmaster Dinton and Hrakeman Critchell were killed as the caboose and two freight cars of the fires train wrecked and caught fire. The trains were eastbound and the collision happened about 11 o'clock at night. Further details were lacking.
New York Central Railway President NewmAN was reportedly arrested on order of Health Officer Darenton for permitting the removal of West Coms by local motives and foundries. Darenton subsequently allowed the president to appear in court.
A garbled report notes acquittals in a peonage case involving defendants Capeilrardead and the Smith brothers. The text references jury guidance by Judge Valloc and an alleged community influence, with many words unclear due to OCR damage.
Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary Bacon struggle to announce a plan as Cuban leaders debate liberty and independence. Taft urges decisive action to determine if Cuba will live as a nation while American peace emissaries hear complaints and avoid provoking U.S. intervention.
Congressman Robert R. Hitt dies at his Mirnaix summer home from heart failure after a period of weakness. Mrs. Hitt and sons W. R. Hitt and H. Hitt were at his bedside. he came here last June and had relied on nurses and doctors most of the time. He was 73 years old.
Anton Benald, indicted by the Los Angeles County grand jury, is charged with murdering his wife Clawite in Santa Monica Canyon near Santa Monica. Her body was found in the canyon by local residents. Benald formerly worked as a butcher in Santa Monica and vanished around September last year. The case is noted as one of Southern California’s famed murder mysteries.
A fragment describes constitutional democracy discussions in Russia with references to Finland and St Petersburg. It notes a central committee approving a 1 tonal convention and tactics for upcoming parliamentary electioneering, with mentions of October sessions and government responses.
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