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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1902
Page
11
Fragmentary West Notes itemizes river hazards near Missoula and Colorado timber, a ferry crash with injuries, a murder case tied to a pool hall dispute, and dispersed economic data including agricultural and mining figures. It also references a Montana World’s Fair delegation and state fish law enforcement.
A charming afternoon gown in cheatnut voile features pale tan embroidery, a swathed bodice with a large gold buckle, and leaf bows in cream and brown. A black taffeta jacket with wide cuffs and embroidered layers complements spring wear with belted silhouette and taffeta trimming. The article notes new patterns, drooping shoulder trends, and novel sleeves with bead edged voile details, plus fitted yet flared skirts and decorative velvet ribbons.
Charles J. Osborn, after forty seven years as the St. Louis representative of the Associated Press, steps to advisory editor. He began in 1847 with the Cincinnati Herald and arrived in St. Louis in 1885, serving with distinction and earning wide respect across AP offices nationwide.
The piece notes Parisienne fashion leaning to Eton jackets with shortened back trails for pew skirts, prettier blouses, and hat trends with wide brims and fringe loops. Rich crimson and dark fabrics, deep borders like cashmere shawls, start to appear on gowns and overskirts favored by exclusive Frenchwomen.
Detailed OCR reveals two gowns from Paris with white and pale blue hues. Features include rose pink and pale blue embroidery, camel trim, velvet ribbons, lacy sleeves, back pleats, and intricate panels forming a fitted silhouette with a flounced hem.
In Wyoming a Sunday night church service at the Union Church was interrupted when nonunion firemen staffed the electric light plant at Mount Lookout colliery run by Temple Iron. Striking firemen protested while business leaders urged switching off the lights. Services resumed after lamps were secured, fifteen minutes later.
Oil is rapidly replacing coal as fuel in San Francisco with about 160 permits issued for burning oil substitutes and more changes planned. The shift signals the end of the experimental oil burning phase, as Wallsend coal drops from 7.50 to 5.50 per ton and demand remains weak for large quantities at current prices.
Latest figures show United States leads Great Britain by about four percent with exports surpassing imports for the period. Britain and Germany report monthly imports exceeding 100 million, Britain alone at 212 million. Five nations combined imports and exports total around 100.9 million per month, with France and Holland following.
King Victor Emmanuel appoints Gen Otfolenghi as minister of war, the first Hebrew born and Jewish creed holder to occupy a leading European cabinet post. The Hebrew presence in European cabinets has been rare, with only converts like Lord Beaconsfield and Baron Sonthe preceding.
The Hartford Courant notes that when a congressman says his attention has been called to a newspaper story it signals he is a diligent reader of local papers and a source of revenue to clipping bureaus. The remark suggests cynical use of press clips for influence and information.
Jame Stillman, a leading financier connected to Smith, Wond min & Stillman, rises from humble beginnings in Oy to join his father's firm in New York. The story notes his career in stock markets and his emergence as a financier of notable ability and strength at a young age.
A New York Sun piece argues women are not less inventive than men and can do many tasks with a hairpin. It lists dozens of practical uses from opening cans and hanging curtains to repairing carpentry, sewing, and doctoring an automobile, concluding women can do what they want with such tools.
Philadelphia Magistrate Cuningham exercises unusual leniency for misdemeanors. Bill Jones, found on the highway without navigation, is advised to marry to curb drinking. John Smith, intoxicated, is told married men should not drink and urged to rethink his life choices.
A New York magistrate heard two confidence men accused of swindling a farmer. They claimed they could make two jacks appear by abusing a deck to prove their act. When asked their names the men said Jack O’Brien and Jack Devine. The judge sentenced O’Brien to four years and Devine to three, then wagered that they would not come out together again.
A humorous sketch notes Thomas F. Ryan who tears paper while discussing finance, prompting a reporter to hide the pad. As the interview continues, Ryan fumbles until the paper is returned, then resumes with a successful, uninterrupted talk. It also contains a quip about Americans and provincial towns.
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