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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1917
Page
15
The Cumberland line operates daily except Sunday with a 7 a.m. departure from Kemmerer and a return arrival at 6:45 p.m. The timetable lists trains Nos 18 6 12:15 p m 12:52 p m 6:09 p m 5 8 4 1:65 a m and 3:65 a m times, showing westbound and eastbound service with morning and evening runs.
In a Kemmerer period piece the writer likens the upcoming annual town election to a battlefield where two tickets clash. They urge unity, warn against party bitterness, and advocate supporting three solid citizens as mayor and councilors in a nonpartisan primary and general election to serve the town.
Kemmerer Chamber of Commerce acts quickly to boost town affairs. A patriotic meeting and dance last Wednesday showcased unity and a planned Wyoming Stock Association convention to Kemmerer, with praise for leaders including President Burch and Oscar Beck of Heamney for organizing the Siekerow era convention. The chamber aims to host stockmen, promising a memorable Kemmerer visit.
A local notice states Kemmerer post office is listed as second class matter for mail handling. The terse entry indicates classification for distribution and processing of mail within the town.
Evanston sent twenty two men to the Company and began raising a second unit with about sixty enlisted. Two committees of twenty business men sponsor public meetings every other night and personally recruit young men. Three Evanston business men offer to support the families of married enlistees. Patriotism on display.
County readers are urged to order a special edition on fine book paper that contains over a hundred pictures and a complete history of Lincoln County. The issue, priced at 26 cents, promises a past and present resume and will be limited to preordered copies. Subscribe to ensure your copy and share with friends to boost readership.
In the present situation Americans may confuse the people of Germany and Austria with their governments. The article argues the trouble lies with the governments, not the people, and that Germans and Austrians in the U S are loyal. It urges avoiding broad accusations to protect loyalty during conflict.
In a Kansas coal town workers angered by no American flag on the premises called a strike. The German operator was told to display the stars and stripes at the highest point before work resumed. The strike lasted just THIRTY MINUTES.
Attorney Ivan 83 Jones returned last week from a trip to San Francisco and says wartime excitement runs high there. Visitors are barred from Mare Island Naval Station after Jones was refused admittance. The precaution targets a former resident now in Sacramento.
Chas. K. E. Hughes, Colonel Roosevelt and W. J. Bryan voice strong loyalty to President Wilson. Hughes quotes the Congress address as unmatched since Lincoln and Roosevelt. Roosevelt and Bryan pledge broad support to the president.
The piece compares populations across Germany France Great Britain and Russia and asserts the United States is the larger nation with wealth approaching the combined totals of France Germany and Britain. It concludes Uncle Sam is aroused to preparedness and will lead in this war.
Bert Smalley shop foreman for Frank Brezovnik has opened a temporary Brezovnik garage headquarters in a former livery stable near Frontier Supply Co. and the lumber yard. Smalley, well known in Lincoln County, previously resided in Big Piney for 15 months. A large quantity of machinery for the new operation is arriving and stored at the site.
A group of German soldiers captured by French forces report they have received no information about ongoing events since February 2. The remark calls into question the Imperial Government as to how its fighting is conducted amid ignorance of current developments.
A resolution urging creation of a committee to revise Germanys constitution passed by a large Reichstag majority. The piece argues that if Germans gain a say in state affairs, the war could end quickly, noting parallels with Russian actions and signaling potential political upheaval at home.
John Reed of the Beckwith-Quinn ranch near Sage reports serious ice and water actuation in the area. A large dam on the Beckwith-Quinn property saw chunks of heavy ice pass over last week while railroad authorities prepare for rising waters. the cool spell has helped, and the ranch cattle wintered nicely.
Copy of Casper Daily Tribune oil edition highlights state oil situation with emphasis on Casper area and well written articles.
The Sheridan Post and Rock Springs papers back John Hay a Rock Springs banker and stockman as a Senate candidate in 1919 challenging F W Mondell for the Republican nomination and urging state support for Hay’s candidacy.
Public notice from Kemmerer Wyoming published weekly under the 1917 act. Robert R. Rose serves as owner and business manager with Chas G Bruce publisher. No bondholders or security holders with 1 percent or more. Sworn April 3, 1917 by notary J A Christmas.
The entry of the United States into the great world war triggered another rise in prices for all staple goods. Authorities hope the Federal government will regulate prices on life’s necessities to some extent.
Organized labor confirms no strikes while the Germany conflict continues. The wartime impact of labor unity is significant, with Great Britain’s early war effectiveness hindered by various stealthy actions.
The text notes growing evidence of U S diplomatic efforts in South American republics and their shift away from Germany. It highlights strengthened bonds with the United States and suggests further alignment in the near future as cooperation deepens across the region.
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