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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
3
Florence Fairbanks reports New York fashion trends for wedding and reception gowns. Soft chiffon broadcloths in pastel blues, Empire lines, and long trains dominate, with Cluny lace, filet net, and soutache trims. Velvet fur accents, elaborate gloves, and tailored suits with embroidery mark the season as light coats and cloaks replace heavier outfits.
The Supreme Court opens after holiday recess with major dockets. Great Northern faces a $15,000 fine over Elkins law in a rebate dispute. United States v Ardian H. Larkin involves jewelry seized as smuggled. Tennessee taxation question may affect Sewanee tenants near the University of the South.
Milwaukee dispatch reports Mrs Clara Heyl formerly of Milwaukee to wed Arthur Schlubreck in Berlin. Schlubreck a former lieutenant in the Cuirassier guards is a noted German portrait painter. Heyl won a Milwaukee will contest over her late mother’s estate worth about 8.1 million dollars, then divorced her husband and moved to Germany with her two sons.
Pennsylvania backs Senator Phaland er Chase Knox for the Republican presidential nomination citing his progressiveness and alignment with Roosevelt era policies. President Roosevelt has repeatedly endorsed Knox, praising his achievements and authorizing remarks to support his campaign.
Special to The Call Kansas City January 6 The blast at the First National Bank in Kansas City occurred in the basement and its cause remains unknown. No clue has been found to identify the person responsible and likely never will be.
Washington January 3 Comptroller of the Currency Ridgeley releases a report on 1907 banking. He credits prominent financiers with aiding a smoother readjustment after a severe crisis and warns that overtrading and excess remain issues to curb.
Grave fears are voiced for Duchess of Fife’s health as she travels south for rest after a serious operation last September. The eldest daughter of the kit has endured fragile health for years and seeks renewed strength away from London.
The Duchess of Fife remains largely unseen in public as severe post operative complications from an earlier chill have left her in fragile health. She is described as quiet and unobtrusive, devoted to her husband and two daughters, and insists on living without royal state or etiquette.
Adjutant general from California Washington and Oregon invited by the War Department to conference in Washington D C on coast defenses. Key topics include training volunteer coast artillery reserves and perfecting infantry regiments for coast defense. Meeting expected to lead to assignment of national guard troops to coast artillery work.
The report surveys labor movements and union activity across several regions. It notes prison labor output in the United States, a San Jose cooperative laundry run by county unions, and the jubilee of Britain’s Associated Blacksmiths’ Society. It covers English efforts to municipalize milk, a Berlin donation to Copper Workers, and growth of the Glass Bottle Blowers’ union. It cites the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, calls for a postal savings bank in Denver, and unrest in Austria’s labor sectors. It mentions Butchers’ diplomas, Winnipeg and Vancouver union leaders, and a planned $1 million union license fund increase. It adds Boston as a non‑union cigar capital and broad drinking-supply efforts by Colorado locals. The piece closes with Denver’s local initiatives and ongoing issues in union meeting spaces.
A Memphis conference on child and woman labor precedes the Tennessee State Federation of Labor annual meeting. Hat Trimmers union officers will confer with United Matters of North America on registering more girls as trimmers. German women form a servant girls trade union amid strikes and laundresses seek unity to counter fondanionism.
Delegates arrive in Memphis for the National Farmers Union convention to start tomorrow. President Barrett expects the gathering to be the largest and most important, focusing on reducing cotton acreage to lower production so the group can sustain a 14 cent price in the future.
The American Banana Company of Mobile sues United Fruit in U S court for six million dollars alleging damages to its interests at Gado can Panama and to the company in Costa Rica. The case involves parties in Boston New York and numerous other locations and has drawn broad attention.
The Arkansas Railroad commission issues new rules to improve traveler comfort. All railroads must keep stations clean and sanitary, open ticket offices one hour before and after train arrivals, ensure proper train bulletins, and provide each passenger with a seat.
The national executive board of the United Hatters of North America met in NW York to outline the year’s work. It praised 1001 as a year of growth, especially in the west, and intends to increase organizing activity in the coming year.
County attorneys of Idaho gather in Lewiston for their annual meeting to discuss legislative and common matters. The three day convention ends with a banquet on Wednesday.
Georgia Field Trials in Waynesboro Georgia this week promises strong entries in the Georgia Derby and the Open Derby with top bred dogs entered and good sport anticipated by the association.
Harley Shepherd, 10, died at St Joseph's hospital Deadwood after a New Year’s Eve injury at the Mogul mill in Phina. He lingered in an unconscious condition, with doctors reporting a possible brain bleed. An inquest is scheduled to review the death.
In Burlington Iowa this morning a collision between Burlington and Great Western trains in the river yard killed three people. Both trains were moving fast and box cars obstructed the engine view causing a fatal crash as workers attempted to flee.
The Cheyenne council meets today at White Mountain to discuss settlement of war lands on the reservation. The topic, including opening warplus lands for settlement, is expected to be the most important issue before the council.
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