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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1912
Page
12
The Kemmerer Camera comments on road maps circulating for western Wyoming noting they mislead auto tourists until roads are completed. It criticizes Taft’s approval push and laments high leather costs while stockmen pay high hides prices. The piece also references the Panama Canal tolls and local political shifts post convention.
Fragmented text reports on party activity and revelations with references to individuals and allegiances. The garbled OCR mentions a figure named Lewis and discussions about a national party event and possible elections. Further readable details are not clear enough to identify places or dates.
Fragmentary text discusses cost of paper, writers at the Waty, and references to various names and places. The legible portions hint at a critique or report on paper prices, printing costs, and associated impacts on authors and publications. The text remains garbled with numerous incomplete phrases.
The piece argues Roosevelt maintains a lead in Republican momentum, noting Ohio gains and broad primary support while Taft trails in popular contests. It criticizes party insiders for resisting voter will and hints at a factional battle influencing the convention.
The Junction City News of McCommon and the Chieftain of Soda Springs are added to our exchange. Both papers are excellent and reflect credit on their editors. COO Davis, handling the Cokeville Register, is making good and the Register shows wonderful improvement. Davis is from Indiana and welcomed to Wyoming.
The Kemmerer meeting of Lincoln County Republicans failed to endorse a county helot and accused Evanston politicians of overreach in their bid to dominate county affairs.
A poster outside the Barton store by ALP Welchman advocates a newspaper owned by the people managed by editors and edited by a capable man. The message expresses willingness to engage investors and invites support for a cooperative press in Star Valley with potential talks to broker a deal.
Front page items cover a flood of social notes and official visits in Kemmerer and nearby towns. Local figures including C H Hibbs, Mayor Soliday, Coroner Carnahan, and Joe McGovern travel for business and family matters while sales, services, and new shop offerings loom large. A baseball game between Kemmerer and Frontier and a slate of personal updates fill the week.
The article explains changes to petition timing and signatures for candidates under a new law. It notes petitions must be filed 60 days before the election and require signatures equal to three percent of the last vote, distributed across precincts. It cites Lincoln and Kinta counties with specific precinct counts and vote totals for parties.
Kastor, a popular Evanston merchant, visited Kemmerer over Monday and Tuesday after returning from Europe. He reports business is good in Evanston and notes his county is in prosperous times, with Titanic voyage details referenced in a cautious tone.
Confirmation Services led by Birhoy Mellovern of the Cheyenne diocese will be held at 7 p m for a class of about 40. Public examination of the children will occur, with special music planned. Nearby news notes a ranch visit and a community dance at Mammoth Coal Camp reflecting camp social activity.
A Kempeter party hosted at Christmome on Monday evening featured the engagement of Marion, the popular hostess of Col, and Mrs. H. E. Christnay’s daughter Juden Witherspoon of Frontier. The couple, both prominent among Kempeter’s youth, are expected to face much attention as they begin their plans.
Deputy J.B. McMinn captured a suspect after a morning hold up on the road near Green River. Mildred Allen is in custody in connection with the alleged robbery and a Brady House notice lists a sale in Kemmerer with utilities and corner lot details.
Public advisory outlines routes from Carter to Kemmerer through Cumberland and other stops. Mentions Ells Jean Wellada Gartor Wy in readable fragments.
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